Name the memory sticks. This will make finding "What letter is associated with what disk/stick" much easier. Usually works for cameras too, since they usually just act as interfaces for the stick.
Unless Amazon were shipping Cigarettes, in which case they are required to notify each state of the people buying them and their order, on a monthly basis, or Alchohol, in which case certain states have differing regulations regarding interstate transport.
New York for instance does not allow Alchohol to be shipped to a non-distributor from out of state.
I've been debating about upgrading my PC since its gotten a bit out of date. In a college dorm room you don't have a lot of space, so I've been looking at mini-ITX cases and all, but the Mac-mini looks like a very good alternative. Its small, fanless (so I can leave it on and work with a silent keyboard without bothering my room-mate too badly), and the price and OS-X are both additional plusses.
Also, don't forget the main difference between a Landline and a Cell Phone.
For a Landline, when you call the number, you are calling the location.
For a Cell Phone, when you call the number, you are calling the person.
So, on a campus, when you don't always know where someone is (library, quad, so-and-so's room, class, his/her own dorm room, etc), Cell phones can be extremely usefull in not having to call around to a few different places (not all of which might have phones). The dorm phone on the other hand seems way more limited.
Hey, you might not even WANT to talk to the roommate.
And let's not even think about putting our tin foil hats on with the possibilities of a nation wide ID system..
Umm... hate to break it to you, but if all the states issue Drivers Licenses that meet these criteria, and all the databases have to be linked together, then the government doesn't need to issue a nationwide ID, they will already have one.
Yes, those who don't/can't drive dont have a drivers license, but lots of those people DO have a Non-Drivers license (at least in NY), which is an almost identical state issued document so they can have a proof of age and ID.
Makes me wonder if you'll be able to transfer movies to memory sticks and play them from there. I forget what the limit is for Memory Sticks, but I think the current one is close to 1GB... certainly makes for an interesting storage solution. If Sony is using the MS for the storage solution on the PSP, it would also be interesting if they put it in the PS3. That would help them push the format further, while at the same time allowing for the transfer of data from PSP to PS3 for some interesting crossover possibilities.
Just a minor nitpick... Sony's Clie line are Palm based PDA.
The ultra-slim/light paperback sized portables you're thinking of are their Viao line. As soon as I can afford one of them, they certainly look neat to tote around with you (and decent battery life it appears).
Yeah... a friends boss felt the same way... until he tried it.
The companies mail server was hosed for weeks with complaint e-mails. Damn near ruined the company's reputation (not that it had much of one to begin with).
The same was true when I started in at a startup in the mid 90's.
Developer A - Director of Department - no degree, oldest of the lot Developer B - Lead Programmer - no degree, youngest of the lot Developer C - Age between A & B, switched careers to Comp Sci and got BS in it Developer D - Age between B & C, got BS from prestegeous European university, and was clueless.
Of course that was then, this is now... a BS in CS is worth 2 things:
1) there is a tremendous amount of theory that, while you can certainly pick it up on your own, some people prefer different methods of learning (such as a formalized class). A lot of 'basics' are covered so that you can pick up other things later on in your career.
2) it gets your resume past the first round of cuts when H.R. is told to reduce the list of resumes. This might not be true in small companies (like start-ups), but in larger companies this can be critical to just getting to the interview, unless you have some phenominal experiance on paper (that can be backed up), and your experiance aligns precisely with what they need, without the degree they may not even give your resume a second look.
I got through ~ half of my university education and had to drop out (financial and personal reasons).
Around 6 years later the dot bomb hit and my job was cut after 3 rounds of layoffs. I decided to go back to school and finish off my degree. Now, all in all I'll only have been going for about 2.5 years at once on it (there were a few classes that didn't transfer but most of them did), and not much of it has been 'boring' stuff.
Both Universities were preaty good at offering enough of a range of classes that fulfilled each requirement (outside the C.S. major), that it hasn't been too tough to find something moderately interesting. Granted I might not have bothered to take ANY of the classes in the list if I hadn't had to, but there was at least a choice. There usually isn't one when you're given a 'boring' assignment at work:)
BTW, I have been finding the experiance very enlightening. While I considered myself a decent programmer before, the theoretical background that I've been getting has opened my eyes dramatically.
Some of it I may have taken into account intuitively, and some of it I had read, but I know that I am a better programmer and designer now than when I restarted University.
Don't most universities have different requirements (shortened with lots of the 'busywork' waved) for those people seeking a second Degree? (I am preaty sure that the City University system in New York does, I just assumed it was standard).
If thats true than a 60 or 80 credit concentration in the field you want could be done at a traditional (accomadating) university in the same 2 to 2 1/2 years.
My VCR can also only tape 6 to 8 hours at a time (maximum), before the tape needs to be changed out. This is fine if I'm home, but can be a problem if I am out of town for a week. (heck, taking a typical weekend, 3hrs of soaps on Friday for the wife, 2 hours of Sci-Fi channel for me, Sat has about 2 hours of Cartoons for the little ones... and the tape is almost out).
The up-side of TiVo is not having to remember to change the tape. The down-side of TiVo is having a hard limit of 'how much can be kept?' instead of 'how much can be recorded before the tape needs changing?' Being able to off-load programs (even if only to 'approved' machines), means the TiVo limit essentially dissapears (you can almost always add more hard drive space), and thats not even looking at the neat ability to 'place shift' your recordings to the device of your choice, whether it is a portable, or the family computer (so the wife can watch HER shows on the TV).
yes. But even if portable media is faster than fetching data over the network, the question becomes how much data versus how fast a network does it take to make the transfer time close enough to neglegable it doesn't matter.
To borrow your example, if I wanted to download a 1MB file on a 19.2 KB modem it would take about 25 minutes (if I remember right, and please feel free to correct me). Alternatively a floppy could move the same amount of data and have it read off in a matter of seconds. The floppy wins, especially if you have multiple floppies worth of data to transfer, provided the travel time is short enough, and your not worried about media errors.
Today, transfering a few MB of data is easy over a highspeed connection is trivial and takes a few seconds (depending on how "highspeed" the connection is). In fact, a CDs worth of data (~700MB) can be transfered in about 2-3 hours over a standard DSL connection (again, depending on the connection speed and type).
In the future, portable media (possibly some compact flash or optical media) will probably be able to transfer more data, but if the amount of data to be transfered is small enough, it won't matter.
The end result is that you might use physical media for backups, transfering data between isolated networks, verified installation media from developers, and things like that, but most of the time, once a computer is up and connected to the "network" it should be faster to download directly to it (hope you have a good firewall and virus protection program though).
personally I like their idea of undercover sharp-shooters on every flight, sort of an extension to Federal Air Marshals on all flights (that used to exist), but again, no uniform, keep everything in the appearance of normality, etc.
The complete search and security check of all bags and passengers just makes SENSE. Its hard to believe the U.S. got away with so little security, while simultaneously ticking off so much of the world, for so long.
Or perhaps helping to test the flight of a craft capable of re-entry (and then perhaps one capable of earth-lunar flights, or perhaps earth-mars flights, or perhaps just general "intra-system" flights).
Wishful thinking, I realize but hey... someone has to dream:)
From the way this sounds, they are trying to pay a fee up front for the appearance, so that you've already gotten some compensation and they can use that "prior contract" (you agreed they could interview you and air the footage, they paid you), so they don't need to get a waiver. Sounds preaty slimy to me.
LDAP authentication support, Built-in terminal services, Plug-and-play, USB, User switching, Compatibility modes, System restore, An eye-ruining GUI, A dog that helps you find files.
Well yes... But the only ting NT4 is missing is...
Yeah. <sarcasm> Having a set of standards for an installation to adhear to would just be wrong, after all, name one thing in computers that ever became predominant because of a standard </sarcasm>
There are lots of places that sell movie coupons for a drastically reduced price (they are usually good for a year from month of purchase).
Through AAA I think its ~5.50 for them. The only catch is that you have to wait till the movie is out for 10 days before you can use the coupon to see the movie.
Only other catch is that it costs an extra $1.00 at the box office if you use them in NYC:(
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Name the memory sticks. This will make finding "What letter is associated with what disk/stick" much easier. Usually works for cameras too, since they usually just act as interfaces for the stick.
Yes ... something that sent me into a coma if I were forced to watch an episode of the "Simple Life" would be very beneficial!
;)
Think of it as a anti-interegation device
Exactly.
Unless Amazon were shipping Cigarettes, in which case they are required to notify each state of the people buying them and their order, on a monthly basis, or Alchohol, in which case certain states have differing regulations regarding interstate transport.
New York for instance does not allow Alchohol to be shipped to a non-distributor from out of state.
Not yet
I've heard he also wears the shirt to mid-terms and finals
actually it is small, but not fanless, and it makes a noise... not very much but if you are in a room which is silent you can hear the fans...
:)
Ah, sorry, that was a miss-type
I meant that it was relatively silent, not fan-less.
and sadly enough I have a professor who only browses the web in Lynx.
Exactly.
I've been debating about upgrading my PC since its gotten a bit out of date. In a college dorm room you don't have a lot of space, so I've been looking at mini-ITX cases and all, but the Mac-mini looks like a very good alternative. Its small, fanless (so I can leave it on and work with a silent keyboard without bothering my room-mate too badly), and the price and OS-X are both additional plusses.
Also, don't forget the main difference between a Landline and a Cell Phone.
For a Landline, when you call the number, you are calling the location.
For a Cell Phone, when you call the number, you are calling the person.
So, on a campus, when you don't always know where someone is (library, quad, so-and-so's room, class, his/her own dorm room, etc), Cell phones can be extremely usefull in not having to call around to a few different places (not all of which might have phones). The dorm phone on the other hand seems way more limited.
Hey, you might not even WANT to talk to the roommate.
And let's not even think about putting our tin foil hats on with the possibilities of a nation wide ID system..
... hate to break it to you, but if all the states issue Drivers Licenses that meet these criteria, and all the databases have to be linked together, then the government doesn't need to issue a nationwide ID, they will already have one.
Umm
Yes, those who don't/can't drive dont have a drivers license, but lots of those people DO have a Non-Drivers license (at least in NY), which is an almost identical state issued document so they can have a proof of age and ID.
Exactly ... Memory Stick.
... certainly makes for an interesting storage solution. If Sony is using the MS for the storage solution on the PSP, it would also be interesting if they put it in the PS3. That would help them push the format further, while at the same time allowing for the transfer of data from PSP to PS3 for some interesting crossover possibilities.
Makes me wonder if you'll be able to transfer movies to memory sticks and play them from there. I forget what the limit is for Memory Sticks, but I think the current one is close to 1GB
Just a minor nitpick ... Sony's Clie line are Palm based PDA.
The ultra-slim/light paperback sized portables you're thinking of are their Viao line. As soon as I can afford one of them, they certainly look neat to tote around with you (and decent battery life it appears).
Yeah ... a friends boss felt the same way ... until he tried it.
The companies mail server was hosed for weeks with complaint e-mails.
Damn near ruined the company's reputation (not that it had much of one to begin with).
The same was true when I started in at a startup in the mid 90's.
... a BS in CS is worth 2 things:
Developer A - Director of Department - no degree, oldest of the lot
Developer B - Lead Programmer - no degree, youngest of the lot
Developer C - Age between A & B, switched careers to Comp Sci and got BS in it
Developer D - Age between B & C, got BS from prestegeous European university, and was clueless.
Of course that was then, this is now
1) there is a tremendous amount of theory that, while you can certainly pick it up on your own, some people prefer different methods of learning (such as a formalized class). A lot of 'basics' are covered so that you can pick up other things later on in your career.
2) it gets your resume past the first round of cuts when H.R. is told to reduce the list of resumes. This might not be true in small companies (like start-ups), but in larger companies this can be critical to just getting to the interview, unless you have some phenominal experiance on paper (that can be backed up), and your experiance aligns precisely with what they need, without the degree they may not even give your resume a second look.
Yes ... but they would be under attack by SCO, and I mean, we wouldn't want to see SCO vs MS in court ... or would we? :P
Interesting idea, but I'm not sure that it works.
:)
I got through ~ half of my university education and had to drop out (financial and personal reasons).
Around 6 years later the dot bomb hit and my job was cut after 3 rounds of layoffs. I decided to go back to school and finish off my degree. Now, all in all I'll only have been going for about 2.5 years at once on it (there were a few classes that didn't transfer but most of them did), and not much of it has been 'boring' stuff.
Both Universities were preaty good at offering enough of a range of classes that fulfilled each requirement (outside the C.S. major), that it hasn't been too tough to find something moderately interesting. Granted I might not have bothered to take ANY of the classes in the list if I hadn't had to, but there was at least a choice. There usually isn't one when you're given a 'boring' assignment at work
BTW, I have been finding the experiance very enlightening. While I considered myself a decent programmer before, the theoretical background that I've been getting has opened my eyes dramatically.
Some of it I may have taken into account intuitively, and some of it I had read, but I know that I am a better programmer and designer now than when I restarted University.
Don't most universities have different requirements (shortened with lots of the 'busywork' waved) for those people seeking a second Degree? (I am preaty sure that the City University system in New York does, I just assumed it was standard).
If thats true than a 60 or 80 credit concentration in the field you want could be done at a traditional (accomadating) university in the same 2 to 2 1/2 years.
Supposedly the headers are faked and Netcraft reports its a Win2K machine.
:)
Whether thats true or not, they probably chose Apache on Linux because they KNOW thats the de-facto standard
(and it gives them a chance to sling some mud at Apache and Linux supposedly being 'hacked')
My VCR can also only tape 6 to 8 hours at a time (maximum), before the tape needs to be changed out. This is fine if I'm home, but can be a problem if I am out of town for a week. (heck, taking a typical weekend, 3hrs of soaps on Friday for the wife, 2 hours of Sci-Fi channel for me, Sat has about 2 hours of Cartoons for the little ones ... and the tape is almost out).
The up-side of TiVo is not having to remember to change the tape. The down-side of TiVo is having a hard limit of 'how much can be kept?' instead of 'how much can be recorded before the tape needs changing?' Being able to off-load programs (even if only to 'approved' machines), means the TiVo limit essentially dissapears (you can almost always add more hard drive space), and thats not even looking at the neat ability to 'place shift' your recordings to the device of your choice, whether it is a portable, or the family computer (so the wife can watch HER shows on the TV).
yes. But even if portable media is faster than fetching data over the network, the question becomes how much data versus how fast a network does it take to make the transfer time close enough to neglegable it doesn't matter.
To borrow your example, if I wanted to download a 1MB file on a 19.2 KB modem it would take about 25 minutes (if I remember right, and please feel free to correct me). Alternatively a floppy could move the same amount of data and have it read off in a matter of seconds. The floppy wins, especially if you have multiple floppies worth of data to transfer, provided the travel time is short enough, and your not worried about media errors.
Today, transfering a few MB of data is easy over a highspeed connection is trivial and takes a few seconds (depending on how "highspeed" the connection is). In fact, a CDs worth of data (~700MB) can be transfered in about 2-3 hours over a standard DSL connection (again, depending on the connection speed and type).
In the future, portable media (possibly some compact flash or optical media) will probably be able to transfer more data, but if the amount of data to be transfered is small enough, it won't matter.
The end result is that you might use physical media for backups, transfering data between isolated networks, verified installation media from developers, and things like that, but most of the time, once a computer is up and connected to the "network" it should be faster to download directly to it (hope you have a good firewall and virus protection program though).
personally I like their idea of undercover sharp-shooters on every flight, sort of an extension to Federal Air Marshals on all flights (that used to exist), but again, no uniform, keep everything in the appearance of normality, etc.
The complete search and security check of all bags and passengers just makes SENSE. Its hard to believe the U.S. got away with so little security, while simultaneously ticking off so much of the world, for so long.
Or perhaps helping to test the flight of a craft capable of re-entry (and then perhaps one capable of earth-lunar flights, or perhaps earth-mars flights, or perhaps just general "intra-system" flights).
... someone has to dream :)
Wishful thinking, I realize but hey
From the way this sounds, they are trying to pay a fee up front for the appearance, so that you've already gotten some compensation and they can use that "prior contract" (you agreed they could interview you and air the footage, they paid you), so they don't need to get a waiver. Sounds preaty slimy to me.
Well yes... But the only ting NT4 is missing is
Yeah.
:)
<sarcasm>
Having a set of standards for an installation to adhear to would just be wrong, after all, name one thing in computers that ever became predominant because of a standard
</sarcasm>
If I had mod points, I would mod you up
There are lots of places that sell movie coupons for a drastically reduced price (they are usually good for a year from month of purchase).
:(
Through AAA I think its ~5.50 for them. The only catch is that you have to wait till the movie is out for 10 days before you can use the coupon to see the movie.
Only other catch is that it costs an extra $1.00 at the box office if you use them in NYC