BTW: I think this is really a great idea, and although its bound to be misunderstood and misimplemented by many teachers and administrators, it does have the potential to really benefit TONS of students. I'm encouraged by the governors actual awareness that faculty will need just as much training and help (if not more) than any of the kids. Good stuff.
Best idea ive heard so far...but how about that black epoxy that almost all companies use to coat circuits/chips/boards with? That shit is tough. I once decided to see if i could slowly scratch my way through some on a chip (dead video card)... I spent HOURS... all for naught.
Of course if you ever experienced a heavy explosion or earthquake, the strands may break and you would be sol until it could be replaced.
fuckin moderator crack addicts.
nothing more to seehere folks, the moderators were sure of that...especially for all the blind folks - fuck them and their ability to view ascii art anyways... (keyword ART; like it or not it still is art.
The ATI cards display is tuned by default for the laptop lcd panel, but it is easily adaptable to external displays. The reason you cant get all the performance you want out of an external monitor is two-fold. First, the laptop is setup to drive the lcd panel mainly, everything else is an afterthought, which is why the supported resolutions generally arent that high. Secondly, the laptop is designed to prolong batery life as long as possible, so the output strength of the external VGA port is absolutely minimal (which can be very detrimental image-wise to an external device that wants LOTS of signal). To get the best picture possible on your monitor look at your "F" keys, one of them will have a pictogram of a montior or will be labeled "lcd/crt" or similar. Now find your "Function" (Fn) key, and hold it. Press and release the "F" key you found. You may need to repeat this procedure 1-3 times. Your laptop display should turn off and the image should be displayed on the external device only. This will ensure that your computer's full video signal is being sent to the external device. ALso, if you are running windows, go to your diplay properties and then settings, then click advanced and got to the "displays" tab. You will see your monitor and laptop (and probably a TV) set the monitor to primary and the laptop (panel) to secondary, this will also ensure that the majority of signal goes to the external device. The ATI rage mobility card is a very good card as far as laptop cards go. The ati and nvidia brands DO have much more frequent driver updates as well.
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with YOUR mom? thats just too much for me to bear, can i just come on her face instead?
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Fantastic idea! Just what I want...composing slashdot posts in Grafiti -- losing my stylus...etc. -- blech.
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I hate to say it but at this point almost anything involving BeOs will be a good thing. I mean, it s a good OS and seeing it mostly shelved now is a bit sad...I'd like to see (A) the products that the small embedded version is supposedly going to run on eventually (B) the small embedded OS that is supposedly going to run on these devices eventually (c) the full OS being developed again and released again (d) if all else fails, a proper burial for this cuddly and friendly alternative OS.
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So, if I get this right:
"Handspring" is going to eventually benefit from an OS that has been "sprung" by "Palm"...Oh the pain of bad irony.
Ok so big screen TVs arent terribly hard to find anymore. They arent as expensive either. But ive got a 27" TV that hasnt been used for two years and this sounds like fun to try. I'll happily pay a few bucks for a fresnel lens and a semi-reasonable excuse to take apart my unused TV. Even if the picture isnt that great, it could be used to run winamp/xmms visual plugins at a party. The bottom line is that I think this still is a good idea for tinkerers and the financially challenged.
I can understand how text to speech programs work...
But how about Ascii Art?
I mean...as I scroll through slashdot, the goatse.cx ascii art and the apparently forgotten penis birds are semi aggravating...although still a bit funny. How can Ascii art (for better or worse) be translated into something the blind can enjoy? It sure would suck to be listening to a page of comments and then have to sit through a gigantor ascii pic of natalie portman (pants full of hot grits of course) being interpreted and pronounced by the software. The only solution I can think of is maybe some sort of braille printer, but it might be hard to grasp (I know,bad pun). Any insight?
OK...did some more googling, and found some interesting schtuff. Freedom Scientific sells all sorts of accessiblity products for people. They DO sell the Jaws software, as well as other possible solutions for your friend. This is is the link to their main site http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html, and this is the link to the Jaws page http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_news/nr_JAWS4. asp.
I have encountered several times, a program called Jaws. Yes, it is windows based... but it does the job. The web site, as far as I know is http://www.hj.com, but this site seems to be down or no longer in existence.
Here is the link to the googel cache...: http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:duIpRtE66tM:w ww.hj.com/Index.html++site:www.hj.com+jaws&hl=en
From my (albeit third party) experiences, it does web borwsing as well as regular Windows windows (haha) etc..
Well, I do believe extra screen real estate is good; less scrolling and MUCH better window tiling. But I think that the ultimate kicker, since I sit in front of these damn boxes all day, is REDUCED EYE STRAIN.
As my monitors get bigger, my eyes hurt less. This is why I am in love with my InFocusLP-530 (XGA resolution, progressive scan component video, DVI connection, and 2000 lumens!)...it kicks but, especially at lan parties.
Excellent concept!! Unfortunately the central vacumm system I once had was LOUD. In fact, it sounded suspiciously like someone was running a vacuum in the other room! I forget the name of the manufacturer or model, but it was a 4hp electric motor that plugged into 240V. At any rate...
#1 It is LOUD
#2 It would probably suck (heh heh) electricity like a madman. (newer models are likely more efficient)
#2 I suspect these unit are NOT designed to stand up to the stress of constant running, or even running for extended periods.
But, in the spirit of your above comment, I would like to hear if anyone has had any luck with some sort of central cooling system for multiple computers.
You Sir, are correct. If call-151's friend doesn't already have coax cable run throughout the house this is most certainly the time and place to do it. In my semi-limited experience, a zip tie every several feet helps greatly when running multiple cables at the same time.
On a side note, I did at one time rent a house with a central vacuum system, and with the system came copious quantities of coiled vacuum hose (well, three 20' lengths anyways) and many assorted attachments. If you wanted to make your rack/router/servers/main wire collection point look snappy, you could attach an extension hose to the wall socket and run it to the wire's destination and run the wires though the extension hose. I have also seen CLEAR hoses for sale as well...
Well actually, depending on the direction of network traffic at any given moment; The performance may suck, blow - or to the amazement of Bart Simpson, it may both suck and blow at the same time.
Wow... an AC made a correct observation.
You Mr. AC are absolutely correct, there is no such word as: agreeance. It merely sounded correct so I typed it. My sincerest apologies go out ot all those offended and/or permanently scarred. In addition I will provide a new and hopefully acceptable re-phrasing of my previous comment: I fully concur.
As for the making fun of my.sig, yes it may blow, but only because so much of my time goes toward seeking out the ultimate concise and funny.sig - oh yeah, it also must display my cleverness. I hope you understand the resources I have had to allocate to this search has detracted from the quality of.sig currently displayed.
I wasnt saying anything was wrong with it. It's just the way it was done resembled Titan AE so much that i got distracted for a minute or two thinking about it.
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This radio interview with the gov really says more than the articles...(realplater, WinMedia, and quicktime) here: http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,45866,00.h tml#
BTW: I think this is really a great idea, and although its bound to be misunderstood and misimplemented by many teachers and administrators, it does have the potential to really benefit TONS of students. I'm encouraged by the governors actual awareness that faculty will need just as much training and help (if not more) than any of the kids. Good stuff.
... but I still like the chain link fence idea with guard dogs ...
thats nothing a couple of steaks marinated in arsenic/most any toxin wont quickly fix.
Best idea ive heard so far...but how about that black epoxy that almost all companies use to coat circuits/chips/boards with? That shit is tough. I once decided to see if i could slowly scratch my way through some on a chip (dead video card)... I spent HOURS... all for naught.
Of course if you ever experienced a heavy explosion or earthquake, the strands may break and you would be sol until it could be replaced.
For ultimate traffic generation with IIS, don't forget the Nimda and Sircam patches!
fuckin moderator crack addicts.
nothing more to seehere folks, the moderators were sure of that...especially for all the blind folks - fuck them and their ability to view ascii art anyways... (keyword ART; like it or not it still is art.
The ATI cards display is tuned by default for the laptop lcd panel, but it is easily adaptable to external displays. The reason you cant get all the performance you want out of an external monitor is two-fold. First, the laptop is setup to drive the lcd panel mainly, everything else is an afterthought, which is why the supported resolutions generally arent that high. Secondly, the laptop is designed to prolong batery life as long as possible, so the output strength of the external VGA port is absolutely minimal (which can be very detrimental image-wise to an external device that wants LOTS of signal). To get the best picture possible on your monitor look at your "F" keys, one of them will have a pictogram of a montior or will be labeled "lcd/crt" or similar. Now find your "Function" (Fn) key, and hold it. Press and release the "F" key you found. You may need to repeat this procedure 1-3 times. Your laptop display should turn off and the image should be displayed on the external device only. This will ensure that your computer's full video signal is being sent to the external device. ALso, if you are running windows, go to your diplay properties and then settings, then click advanced and got to the "displays" tab. You will see your monitor and laptop (and probably a TV) set the monitor to primary and the laptop (panel) to secondary, this will also ensure that the majority of signal goes to the external device. The ATI rage mobility card is a very good card as far as laptop cards go. The ati and nvidia brands DO have much more frequent driver updates as well.
with YOUR mom? thats just too much for me to bear, can i just come on her face instead?
Fantastic idea! Just what I want...composing slashdot posts in Grafiti -- losing my stylus...etc. -- blech.
I hate to say it but at this point almost anything involving BeOs will be a good thing. I mean, it s a good OS and seeing it mostly shelved now is a bit sad...I'd like to see (A) the products that the small embedded version is supposedly going to run on eventually (B) the small embedded OS that is supposedly going to run on these devices eventually (c) the full OS being developed again and released again (d) if all else fails, a proper burial for this cuddly and friendly alternative OS.
So, if I get this right:
"Handspring" is going to eventually benefit from an OS that has been "sprung" by "Palm"...Oh the pain of bad irony.
Ok so big screen TVs arent terribly hard to find anymore. They arent as expensive either. But ive got a 27" TV that hasnt been used for two years and this sounds like fun to try. I'll happily pay a few bucks for a fresnel lens and a semi-reasonable excuse to take apart my unused TV. Even if the picture isnt that great, it could be used to run winamp/xmms visual plugins at a party. The bottom line is that I think this still is a good idea for tinkerers and the financially challenged.
I can understand how text to speech programs work...
But how about Ascii Art?
I mean...as I scroll through slashdot, the goatse.cx ascii art and the apparently forgotten penis birds are semi aggravating...although still a bit funny. How can Ascii art (for better or worse) be translated into something the blind can enjoy? It sure would suck to be listening to a page of comments and then have to sit through a gigantor ascii pic of natalie portman (pants full of hot grits of course) being interpreted and pronounced by the software. The only solution I can think of is maybe some sort of braille printer, but it might be hard to grasp (I know,bad pun). Any insight?
OK...did some more googling, and found some interesting schtuff. Freedom Scientific sells all sorts of accessiblity products for people. They DO sell the Jaws software, as well as other possible solutions for your friend. This is is the link to their main site http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html, and this is the link to the Jaws page http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_news/nr_JAWS4. asp.
I have encountered several times, a program called Jaws. Yes, it is windows based... but it does the job. The web site, as far as I know is http://www.hj.com, but this site seems to be down or no longer in existence.
w ww.hj.com/Index.html++site:www.hj.com+jaws&hl=en
Here is the link to the googel cache...: http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:duIpRtE66tM:
From my (albeit third party) experiences, it does web borwsing as well as regular Windows windows (haha) etc..
I especially like the "save cart for later" link...I had to click it...I mean, if i keep playing, eventually i'll win the lottery...right?
Well, I do believe extra screen real estate is good; less scrolling and MUCH better window tiling. But I think that the ultimate kicker, since I sit in front of these damn boxes all day, is REDUCED EYE STRAIN.
As my monitors get bigger, my eyes hurt less. This is why I am in love with my InFocus LP-530 (XGA resolution, progressive scan component video, DVI connection, and 2000 lumens!)...it kicks but, especially at lan parties.
You could buy 2 Apple 22 inch displays for $5000 AND a maxed out G4 and still have $1000s in change!
Thats silly.
If I wanted a maxed out abacus with a cool display, I would buy one. But not from Apple.
I would like to preface this by saying that *BSD is NOT dying.
Thank you.
I wonder if a Beowulf Cluster of CVS machines could suck the hot grits out of Natalie Portman's pants.....
Excellent concept!! Unfortunately the central vacumm system I once had was LOUD. In fact, it sounded suspiciously like someone was running a vacuum in the other room! I forget the name of the manufacturer or model, but it was a 4hp electric motor that plugged into 240V. At any rate...
#1 It is LOUD
#2 It would probably suck (heh heh) electricity like a madman. (newer models are likely more efficient)
#2 I suspect these unit are NOT designed to stand up to the stress of constant running, or even running for extended periods.
But, in the spirit of your above comment, I would like to hear if anyone has had any luck with some sort of central cooling system for multiple computers.
You Sir, are correct. If call-151's friend doesn't already have coax cable run throughout the house this is most certainly the time and place to do it. In my semi-limited experience, a zip tie every several feet helps greatly when running multiple cables at the same time.
On a side note, I did at one time rent a house with a central vacuum system, and with the system came copious quantities of coiled vacuum hose (well, three 20' lengths anyways) and many assorted attachments. If you wanted to make your rack/router/servers/main wire collection point look snappy, you could attach an extension hose to the wall socket and run it to the wire's destination and run the wires though the extension hose. I have also seen CLEAR hoses for sale as well...
Well actually, depending on the direction of network traffic at any given moment; The performance may suck, blow - or to the amazement of Bart Simpson, it may both suck and blow at the same time.
DOH!
Damn - thats one of the most insightful comments ive read about the whole copy protection boondoggle.
thanks.
Wow... an AC made a correct observation.
.sig, yes it may blow, but only because so much of my time goes toward seeking out the ultimate concise and funny .sig - oh yeah, it also must display my cleverness. I hope you understand the resources I have had to allocate to this search has detracted from the quality of .sig currently displayed.
You Mr. AC are absolutely correct, there is no such word as: agreeance. It merely sounded correct so I typed it. My sincerest apologies go out ot all those offended and/or permanently scarred. In addition I will provide a new and hopefully acceptable re-phrasing of my previous comment: I fully concur.
As for the making fun of my
I wasnt saying anything was wrong with it. It's just the way it was done resembled Titan AE so much that i got distracted for a minute or two thinking about it.