There was a guy in a quiet bookstore making concert ticket reservations. It started off slowly, with him talking to a computer and saying "aerosmith" occasionally. When that didn't work, he got an operator and we learned he wanted aerosmith/kid rock tickets. He said his credit card number a couple of times, yelling because the connection was bad. Then he explained how he had moved and that he wanted them shipped to a different address -- he spelled out his old and new addressess. Finally, we all got to hear the confirmation number.
I missed my best chance so far to mess with him, partly because I was afraid he could sit on me and not notice. Ideas were...
Call back ticketmaster with all my info and double check the order. Is Mick Jagger the singer? Oh, no, Steven Tyler really sucks. I guess I wanted the Rolling Stones instead. At least that black commedian Rock will be funny. Oh, it's Kid, not Chris. Who's kid? Ick. In that case, can I cancel that order and get some new tickets for the stones? Oh, they're on tour in europe? ok, I guess I'll need a hotel room and a plane ticket -- I'm sure you can sell me those. Thanks.
Hi mastercard? I'd like to report a stolen card. Yeah everyone knows this number and address - I suggest you cancel it immedietly.
What the guy doesn't realize is that anyone who was mildly annoyed with him could leave the coffeehouse and go to a payphone (even weeks later) and mess with his accounts... He should thank me for cancelling his card right away before someone did that...
There are more details at eetimes -- it's a Z80 running at 3 MHz (8 bits, 13k transistors) in a 3 micron process (0.09 micron is the next step in silicon processes). The glass computer works as fast as the original 1970's version did on silicon. They played an old game on the system... I wonder what it was!
But the big difference is when you lift the pen/mouse... this pen will want to know where it is in relation to the other words you've scribbled on a page. Each page is unique so it can tell what page you're writing on -- otherwise it would record scribbles on top of each other. (A 'page-change' button wouldn't work because if went back and added notes to page you wrote last week, it wouldn't know which page)
thanks... it's a classic star trek episoides (description here), so I thought more people would recogonize it. I used to live a couple of metro stops north of union station, and let me tell you, I haven't seen plants like that wandering DC -- If they aren't tribbles, then I wonder what they are!
Jet powered bikes? No, seriously, turbine generators are efficient and low-maintainence. Too bad all that waste heat can't be used more effectively (its used as a dryer or for general-purpose heating in some industrial applications). Check out this neat brochure.
Why so much, and why didn't the MPAA foot the bill? It's not like this technology is going to benefit anyone else. Why are taxpayers footing the bill?
My simple design for this would be a strobe light (or maybe an arc light capable of producing IR) at the back of the theater, projected through a piece of silicon or other cheap IR filter. Since camcorders are sensitive to IR and people aren't, the recording will have any annoying artifact you want to project.
Or, even better, a photographer can go straight home (either downloading at home or on-the-road) from an assignment rather than having to visit the office first.
I had a friend that got a deal on some small-capacity scsi drives and bought 6 with the intent of installing them on one computer. I suggested that he should mount every other one upside down - otherwise when he turned the computer, the momentum of all the drives simultanously spinning would would cause and equal/opposite reaction, causing his computer to spin in the opposite direction on his desk.
I guess that kind of geeky humor is unavoidable when you get a whole mess of satellite attitude control system geeks.
Argh! You're right. Keyboard in fast forward, brain in reverse. I forgot the rather major fact that, at maximum altitude, the speed is zero. (otherwise, it wouldn't be maximum altitude!). Sorry; didn't mean it as a troll. And, yes, I was literally a rocket scientist (scary!)
not to nitpick, but it's annoying when media messes up simple numbers because it makes me wonder if either (a) they just believe everything they're told without checking it or (b) they're getting sloppy with their facts...
The Civilian Space eXploration Team (CSXT) had designed the unmanned Primera rocket to reach a height of more than 60 miles.... The Primera was expected to reach its lofty goal within 90 seconds, which would have broken CSXT's previous world record for amateur rocket speed of 3,205 mph.
Simple math says 60 miles in 90 seconds is 2400 mph, and 2400 mph is less than 3205 mph.
There's been a couple of replies, but they've missed the real answer.
Trademarks apply only to a category of products. As long as the products are different types, there is no infrigement... thus, apple computer and apple records. (actually that's a bad example because the products overlap when you get computers playing music). But, compare orbital and orbital. No infringement. Thus, if "windows" is a software product, and "wordperfect for dummies" is a book, there is no overlap, thus no infringement.
The governement has vans that listen for TV tuners - 200,000 people a year are arrested for this. More info at the campaign to abolish the TV license. Remember the internet weather-forecasting toaster? It uses the internet instead of teletext (which requires no fixed wiring) because teletext requires a TV licence... go sound, no picture, go figure!
I always liked the MPAA's argument for DeCSS: it's a digital crowbar. If only the judge had granted the prosecution's argument and regulated it as such.
answer: 1. sound is much slower than radio waves, so the electronics can be slower and simpler (and therefore cheaper). To "slow down" a radio signal, you'd need a large diameter ring of sensors -- something that may not fit on top of a launch tower 2. Lightning is a one-shot deal; it's far easier for electronics to measure delay as a phase angle, which would require a continous waveform.
fun fact: different frequencies travel at different speeds. Thats why far-away thunder "rolls" for a period of time, while near lighting cracks. Theoretically, you don't need the RF component to determine distance. (Fibre optic guys hate this natural phenonemnum because it distorts what they send.)
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There was a guy in a quiet bookstore making concert ticket reservations. It started off slowly, with him talking to a computer and saying "aerosmith" occasionally. When that didn't work, he got an operator and we learned he wanted aerosmith/kid rock tickets. He said his credit card number a couple of times, yelling because the connection was bad. Then he explained how he had moved and that he wanted them shipped to a different address -- he spelled out his old and new addressess. Finally, we all got to hear the confirmation number.
I missed my best chance so far to mess with him, partly because I was afraid he could sit on me and not notice. Ideas were...
Call back ticketmaster with all my info and double check the order. Is Mick Jagger the singer? Oh, no, Steven Tyler really sucks. I guess I wanted the Rolling Stones instead. At least that black commedian Rock will be funny. Oh, it's Kid, not Chris. Who's kid? Ick. In that case, can I cancel that order and get some new tickets for the stones? Oh, they're on tour in europe? ok, I guess I'll need a hotel room and a plane ticket -- I'm sure you can sell me those. Thanks.
Hi mastercard? I'd like to report a stolen card. Yeah everyone knows this number and address - I suggest you cancel it immedietly.
What the guy doesn't realize is that anyone who was mildly annoyed with him could leave the coffeehouse and go to a payphone (even weeks later) and mess with his accounts... He should thank me for cancelling his card right away before someone did that...
There are more details at eetimes -- it's a Z80 running at 3 MHz (8 bits, 13k transistors) in a 3 micron process (0.09 micron is the next step in silicon processes). The glass computer works as fast as the original 1970's version did on silicon. They played an old game on the system... I wonder what it was!
But the big difference is when you lift the pen/mouse... this pen will want to know where it is in relation to the other words you've scribbled on a page. Each page is unique so it can tell what page you're writing on -- otherwise it would record scribbles on top of each other. (A 'page-change' button wouldn't work because if went back and added notes to page you wrote last week, it wouldn't know which page)
Logitech claims this is the first true breakthrough in pen technology in 200 years, but I guess the invention of the ball-point pen in 1888 doesn't qualify. Sigh... gotta love marketing hype!!
thanks... it's a classic star trek episoides (description here), so I thought more people would recogonize it. I used to live a couple of metro stops north of union station, and let me tell you, I haven't seen plants like that wandering DC -- If they aren't tribbles, then I wonder what they are!
In unrelated news, green tribbles have invaded the US, starting with washington. It is not known if they'll reach Canada.
(check out the picture of the train at yahoo)
Jet powered bikes? No, seriously, turbine generators are efficient and low-maintainence. Too bad all that waste heat can't be used more effectively (its used as a dryer or for general-purpose heating in some industrial applications). Check out this neat brochure.
oh no, not the "y-y" word!!!!
Why so much, and why didn't the MPAA foot the bill? It's not like this technology is going to benefit anyone else. Why are taxpayers footing the bill?
My simple design for this would be a strobe light (or maybe an arc light capable of producing IR) at the back of the theater, projected through a piece of silicon or other cheap IR filter. Since camcorders are sensitive to IR and people aren't, the recording will have any annoying artifact you want to project.
So, where do I claim my $2 million?
Or, even better, a photographer can go straight home (either downloading at home or on-the-road) from an assignment rather than having to visit the office first.
I had a friend that got a deal on some small-capacity scsi drives and bought 6 with the intent of installing them on one computer. I suggested that he should mount every other one upside down - otherwise when he turned the computer, the momentum of all the drives simultanously spinning would would cause and equal/opposite reaction, causing his computer to spin in the opposite direction on his desk.
I guess that kind of geeky humor is unavoidable when you get a whole mess of satellite attitude control system geeks.
Argh! You're right. Keyboard in fast forward, brain in reverse. I forgot the rather major fact that, at maximum altitude, the speed is zero. (otherwise, it wouldn't be maximum altitude!). Sorry; didn't mean it as a troll. And, yes, I was literally a rocket scientist (scary!)
not to nitpick, but it's annoying when media messes up simple numbers because it makes me wonder if either (a) they just believe everything they're told without checking it or (b) they're getting sloppy with their facts...
... The Primera was expected to reach its lofty goal within 90 seconds, which would have broken CSXT's previous world record for amateur rocket speed of 3,205 mph.
The Civilian Space eXploration Team (CSXT) had designed the unmanned Primera rocket to reach a height of more than 60 miles.
Simple math says 60 miles in 90 seconds is 2400 mph, and 2400 mph is less than 3205 mph.
There's been a couple of replies, but they've missed the real answer.
Trademarks apply only to a category of products. As long as the products are different types, there is no infrigement... thus, apple computer and apple records. (actually that's a bad example because the products overlap when you get computers playing music). But, compare orbital and orbital. No infringement. Thus, if "windows" is a software product, and "wordperfect for dummies" is a book, there is no overlap, thus no infringement.
But ya' gotta love the irony!
From your website: I decided to get rid of the little content that was left here...
;-)
I guess without any content, it doesn't take much to run your server
>Making CD's is like printing money.
So is providing pay-for-use downloads, except you save on the cost of CD manufacturing.
So, pay-for-use downloads is like printing money, except you don't have to bother with the printing part?
So many people have given microsoft the finger over the years that I'm sure they have more than they'll ever need...
Craig's company Celera was mapping a suposedly anonymous genome, but then craig admitted it was his dna. As a Celera shareholder, I wonder if that qualifies as a $600k perk that he got.
EETimes has a sorter article, and Comms design has a more in-depth article covering some of the problems TI may face.
Most people use a 4 chip solution - with each chip's process suited for its use:
- power management (high current)
- baseband/applications processing (good routing)
- memory (high density)
- RF/IF plus power amp (high speed, high voltage)
How expensive/feasable is it going to be to put a high-density ferroelectric EPROM memory along with SDRAM and a 6-volt RF power amp?
AFGA uses Adobe fonts in that document, and none of their own! See Rotis and Plantin.
I NCD+ATRotisSerifi bris-Boldi s-Bold
-- pdffont reports these fonts:
JAFADN+ATRotisSerif
JAEPOI+Exlibris-Bold
Plantin-Italic
Symbol
JAIMNO+Exlibris-Bold
JA
JAMJLC+ATRotisSerif
JAMKFK+Exl
JBBHAD+ATRotisSansSerif
JBBFNC+Exlibr
JBBGBH+ATRotisSerif
(I couldn't get adobe's name out of the pdf, but I assume these trademarks are exclusive to adobe)
The governement has vans that listen for TV tuners - 200,000 people a year are arrested for this. More info at the campaign to abolish the TV license. Remember the internet weather-forecasting toaster? It uses the internet instead of teletext (which requires no fixed wiring) because teletext requires a TV licence... go sound, no picture, go figure!
I always liked the MPAA's argument for DeCSS: it's a digital crowbar. If only the judge had granted the prosecution's argument and regulated it as such.
I thought this was related to internet cafe fined for letting users burn but thankfully not.
cool, thanks for the research!
answer:
1. sound is much slower than radio waves, so the electronics can be slower and simpler (and therefore cheaper). To "slow down" a radio signal, you'd need a large diameter ring of sensors -- something that may not fit on top of a launch tower
2. Lightning is a one-shot deal; it's far easier for electronics to measure delay as a phase angle, which would require a continous waveform.
fun fact: different frequencies travel at different speeds. Thats why far-away thunder "rolls" for a period of time, while near lighting cracks. Theoretically, you don't need the RF component to determine distance. (Fibre optic guys hate this natural phenonemnum because it distorts what they send.)