Actually, the way a network, cellular or similar, works is sometimes counter-intuitive. What I am guessing is happening is that he is probably getting into several sites with it out of the pan, and the fixed tower sites are, like the phone, idling back power due to a decent connection being had. With the phone in the pan he is probably only getting into one site and because the connection is more tenuous, the tower and phone both are probably kicking out more wattage.
The bottom line is you don't want too much power or too good a connection, the network was designed for optimal operation at minimal power and crappy signal conditions. A related example was a buddy of mine set up a cellular repeater at his house because of crappy coverage, and was given the important caveat from the cellular folks not to turn up the repeater power too much, as it would lock into many cell sites and cause a degradation of service because the cell network gets all pissy when this happens; when they see duplicate traffic into more than x sites the network begins to ignore some of them. It also causes undue system loading, because that channel should be free in the adjacent cells, but isn't due to too much signal bleeding over... but I digest...
Anyway, I'm an RF Engineer by trade, and a Ham Radio fellow by night - some of the larger amateur systems I designed and maintain are very similar to cellular networks, with multi-site talk-outs and multiple voting receive sites.
Or at least a suburb about 45 minutes straight North of Chicago, anyway, it was overcast right up until about an hour before the storm, then the clouds magically parted and there were just a few left at the horizons. Viewing was damn cold but good - I went out for 2x 10 minute periods and saw a nice one each time I went out. This is the first time good weather and a new moon have made viewing possible in the Chicago area in quite a while, it's almost always overcast when the Persids or Leonids come. Yay!
Hehe - Yes! (Congrats for thinking of it - so far you're the only one:)
I used to track the cat's name with his name changes:
1. Prince = Prince
2. The Artist Known Formerly as Prince = The Cat Formerly Known as Prince
3. The Artist = The Cat
4. Fucking Unpronounceable Symbol = Fucking Unpronounceable Cat
Then he got married (the guy, not my cat) and the state of MN said, "Stupid pretentious asshole, you can NOT put an unpronounceable symbol on a marriage license! Pick a name, douchebag!!" and thus, he went back to the original birth-given name: Prince Nelson Rogers, and the cat went back to just being Prince...
For several weeks after a beloved cat of mine died, I swear I saw him out of the corner of my eye a few times! Most of the "hallucinations" were brief glimpses, but one I particularly remember I turned a corner and swear I saw him sitting there. I even said involuntarily "Hi, Prince..." then realized after a few seconds that nothing was there. Pretty creepy, huh? After about a month or so I stopped "seeing" him around. So long, my friend.
1. Google Maps - Several others have mentioned this, will use cell phone tower triangulation if your model doesn't have a GPS or it's locked like my Verizon 8330 Curve.
2. MicroSky - Nice constellation/sky object finder, if you whip out your berry you can identify that bright planet just above the moon! (It was Jupiter!) You have to register, but it's free.
3. Vlingo - This is really nice - it extends voice commands to the entire phone instead of just the autodialer. You can launch commands, records notes to self, etc. Very nice general purpose speech to text analyzer/converter. The only downside is it seems to transmit and analyze the sample to a remote server so there is a few seconds lag in getting text output.
So you are saying I'm actually right, by precisely (re)making my point; by the millions embracing the cult, it becomes "orthodox" or mainstream and thus an "accepted" religion. Until that happens, it's a cult - which is exactly what I said!
I think the biggest difference is that SAN's use "reconfigurable fabric" in that you can dynamically reallocate (increase/decrease, move) someone's virtual drive(s) around on the fly inside the SAN.
That, and I believe the drivers appear to make SAN look like a local drive, but the NAS is just a large network file server.
Indeed, it is. However, unlike an ATM machine, you don't need a PIN number for a VCR recorder. Ah-HAH!! That must be why when I enter my PIN on my VCR+, it keeps recording that goddamn "American Gladiators" show!!
I get "languishing and dying" from the real world. Are you a ham? I am. In fact, I'm the Repeater Frequency Coordinator for one of the 3 biggest states in the country. So you could say I'm in touch with the pulse of ham radio!
Packet radio operations have been reduced from dozens of active internet gateways and digipeaters to strictly simplex operations and APRS (GPS vehicle location). The main 2 packet radio orgs in our large city have evaporated.
Anyway, no one wants to play with low-speed FSK and AFSK modes anymore, the focus nowadays is on DSSS and TDMA/FDMA digital data/voice systems. Of course there will always be a few old farts that continue to play with it, which explains why CW is still around.
Packet radio is a segment of amateur radio that is languishing and dying at the moment. It was very popular 5-10 years ago, but only offers data speeds of 1200-9600 baud, so it's pretty ancient technology compared to what we're used to these days.
I'm guessing the Packet radio org either no longer exists or is probably depopulated or disinterested in maintaining the IP space anymore.
If you liked that, here's some REAL comedic genius:
Q: What's the difference between an Anonymous Coward and you?
A: None. You are both a humorless, pucker-assed twit without a clue.
(Hint: I said it for the joke value because it's funny, not just for the cheap pot-shot. I couldn't care less about Rush, really. Get a sense of humor. Or a life. Whatever...)
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No, it's Chicago's lakefront Millennium Park.
Faked - see: Snopes as usual, has the straight dope.
Actually it isn't logic, it's physics.
Actually, the way a network, cellular or similar, works is sometimes counter-intuitive. What I am guessing is happening is that he is probably getting into several sites with it out of the pan, and the fixed tower sites are, like the phone, idling back power due to a decent connection being had. With the phone in the pan he is probably only getting into one site and because the connection is more tenuous, the tower and phone both are probably kicking out more wattage.
The bottom line is you don't want too much power or too good a connection, the network was designed for optimal operation at minimal power and crappy signal conditions. A related example was a buddy of mine set up a cellular repeater at his house because of crappy coverage, and was given the important caveat from the cellular folks not to turn up the repeater power too much, as it would lock into many cell sites and cause a degradation of service because the cell network gets all pissy when this happens; when they see duplicate traffic into more than x sites the network begins to ignore some of them. It also causes undue system loading, because that channel should be free in the adjacent cells, but isn't due to too much signal bleeding over... but I digest...
Anyway, I'm an RF Engineer by trade, and a Ham Radio fellow by night - some of the larger amateur systems I designed and maintain are very similar to cellular networks, with multi-site talk-outs and multiple voting receive sites.
Or at least a suburb about 45 minutes straight North of Chicago, anyway, it was overcast right up until about an hour before the storm, then the clouds magically parted and there were just a few left at the horizons. Viewing was damn cold but good - I went out for 2x 10 minute periods and saw a nice one each time I went out. This is the first time good weather and a new moon have made viewing possible in the Chicago area in quite a while, it's almost always overcast when the Persids or Leonids come. Yay!
How about "Napster Baaaaad"?
They'll be trying the existence of Manbearpig. Really, I'm serial!
Wasn't Zinc just proved to cause loss of smell in people? Then I guess you wouldn't be able to tell if it stinks or not!
Hehe - Yes! (Congrats for thinking of it - so far you're the only one :)
I used to track the cat's name with his name changes:
1. Prince = Prince
2. The Artist Known Formerly as Prince = The Cat Formerly Known as Prince
3. The Artist = The Cat
4. Fucking Unpronounceable Symbol = Fucking Unpronounceable Cat
Then he got married (the guy, not my cat) and the state of MN said, "Stupid
pretentious asshole, you can NOT put an unpronounceable symbol on a marriage
license! Pick a name, douchebag!!" and thus, he went back to the original
birth-given name: Prince Nelson Rogers, and the cat went back to just being
Prince...
For several weeks after a beloved cat of mine died, I swear I saw him out of the corner of my eye a few times! Most of the "hallucinations" were brief glimpses, but one I particularly remember I turned a corner and swear I saw him sitting there. I even said involuntarily "Hi, Prince..." then realized after a few seconds that nothing was there. Pretty creepy, huh? After about a month or so I stopped "seeing" him around. So long, my friend.
These are some of the best free apps I've tried:
1. Google Maps - Several others have mentioned this, will use cell phone tower triangulation if your model doesn't have a GPS or it's locked like my Verizon 8330 Curve.
2. MicroSky - Nice constellation/sky object finder, if you whip out your berry you can identify that bright planet just above the moon! (It was Jupiter!) You have to register, but it's free.
3. Vlingo - This is really nice - it extends voice commands to the entire phone instead of just the autodialer. You can launch commands, records notes to self, etc. Very nice general purpose speech to text analyzer/converter. The only downside is it seems to transmit and analyze the sample to a remote server so there is a few seconds lag in getting text output.
Those are the best of the best I've seen so far.
in case I catch the stupid
Too late.
So you are saying I'm actually right, by precisely (re)making my point; by the millions embracing the cult, it becomes "orthodox" or mainstream and thus an "accepted" religion. Until that happens, it's a cult - which is exactly what I said!
Oooh, looks like I hit a nerve, huummmm?
The preceding post was NOT a troll, but the crackpots have voted.
The Truth Hurts, eh?
Numbers...
A few crackpots is a cult, millions of crackpots are a religion.
Historically, I'd say around 500-600 or so is the cutoff point for cults.
A few caught fire or even exploded
This must be the modern equivalent of the flaming bag of dog poop left on a doorstep.
I think the biggest difference is that SAN's use "reconfigurable fabric" in that you can dynamically reallocate (increase/decrease, move) someone's virtual drive(s) around on the fly inside the SAN.
That, and I believe the drivers appear to make SAN look like a local drive, but the NAS is just a large network file server.
Wow. You've completely confused NAS, NSA, and NOS.
Well done!
No, It's actually more like Unavailum. Plenty around, but none where you need it.
Guaranteed Absolutely Safe When Used As Directed!
I get "languishing and dying" from the real world. Are you a ham? I am. In fact, I'm the Repeater Frequency Coordinator for one of the 3 biggest states in the country. So you could say I'm in touch with the pulse of ham radio!
Packet radio operations have been reduced from dozens of active internet gateways and digipeaters to strictly simplex operations and APRS (GPS vehicle location). The main 2 packet radio orgs in our large city have evaporated.
Anyway, no one wants to play with low-speed FSK and AFSK modes anymore, the focus nowadays is on DSSS and TDMA/FDMA digital data/voice systems. Of course there will always be a few old farts that continue to play with it, which explains why CW is still around.
Packet radio is a segment of amateur radio that is languishing and dying at the moment. It was very popular 5-10 years ago, but only offers data speeds of 1200-9600 baud, so it's pretty ancient technology compared to what we're used to these days.
I'm guessing the Packet radio org either no longer exists or is probably depopulated or disinterested in maintaining the IP space anymore.
"Not that clever"??
Man, them's fightin' words if ever I heard any!
You forgot:
"In the end, Kenny gets killed, and it's revealed that the problem can be resolved by a glib solution."
If you liked that, here's some REAL comedic genius:
Q: What's the difference between an Anonymous Coward and you?
A: None. You are both a humorless, pucker-assed twit without a clue.
(Hint: I said it for the joke value because it's funny, not just for the cheap pot-shot. I couldn't care less about Rush, really. Get a sense of humor. Or a life. Whatever...)