I was under the impression that the signal strength indicator formulas/displays/whatever were written to the specifications of the carrier, not the manufacturer. That's how AT&T et al can get away with saying, "More bars in more places."
Oh.. and I forgot, I have my TB install set to put sent items in the Inbox, instead of the sent items folder, that way both sides of a conversation are together.
First, when the GPS unit itself calculates the speed, it records your instantaneous velocity, not an average. It calculates this using the doppler shift present in the GPS signals picked up by the unit, not from how far the unit has travelled.
Second, even the cheapest GPS units I've seen update at least once per second.
Third, the delay, or time offsets of the arrivals of signals from the GPS sattelites are exactly how a GPS unit calculates it's velocity and position. Once a GPS reciever has got a "lock" on its location (usually within first minute or five from startup), the position and velocity calculations it records are for the exact moment they are reported, not for some time in the past.
This link discusses alot of the theory behind how GPS works.
The product in question (MON863) was created to specifically create a toxin (modified Cry3Bb1) in order to protect the plant from a pest called corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.)
I'm assuming that Greenpeace is excited about this because they believe that the "rat study" shows that there is signs that this toxin has an effect on mammals as well. From the looks of the information presented here, an independent, peer reviewed study would be in order.
When buying a system from Dell, etc. Dell provides the support, NOT Microsoft.
That is the whole reason why an OEM copy of Windows costs less than the full retail version, it comes without support from Microsoft. It is intended to be supported by the OEM that puts it on the machine.
Even setting up a rule to drop the packets from D-Link, you still have all the inbound queries eating up bandwidth to the server. At best, you'd only cut the traffic in half.
The only recourse in this situation may be to remove or rename the server. Even if D-Link corrects the problem, the majority of people that own the problem devices will never update them. I would hazard a guess that most people just click through the little setup wizard and never look at their router again.
Right, but IE refuses to resize fonts specified in points as well.
I agree with your point about font sizes though; if you specify in px, that's what you should get. If you specify in pt, it should resize when the user changes font size. This bug relegated me to using percentages for font sizes so that our users that need the bigger fonts can easily change them. grrr..
I didn't realize that startup time could be quantified as weight.
No, you're right. Now that I've thought about it, you probably could weigh the time it takes Acrobat to start. (at least the 6.x series)
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Reading the article linked to from/. story about pebble bed reactors would show you that the turbines are driven by helium in the primary loop. There is no secondary loop. Water can be used as precooling before the helium is recompressed, but water or steam is not required.
The Google search he is refering to is the keyword URL search; where you type "? somethingorother" into the address bar.
This is the first this I change in about:config when I install Firefox, because as good as Google is, until they get their mind-reading software working the "I'm Feeling Lucky" option is just a crap-shoot. As to just using the search bar, I like my toolbars nice, clean and small; I don't need a bunch of different little boxes to type shit into, that's the whole point of context sensitivity.
Until 2 weeks ago, I used to work at a forestry consultancy in central British Columbia, Canada. I haven't had the chance to see the site yet(slashdotted), but from your little quote I see that it was about the TDS Recon. My previous employer has a few of these for field work. They use the TDS Recon with small application for timber cruising. This replaces a very error-prone system of little field cards with cryptic scribblings on them, and cuts labour involved in half.
Pouring rain to -20C middle of winter, these things worked great and the batteries lasted for days. I've personally dropped mine into a creek with no affect whatsoever, and I know the rest of the crew puts their Recons through _hell_.
The only problems they ever have with these machines has to do with the OS on them.
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Best thing I've ever used to pull string through conduit is a vacuum cleaner. Just amazing how well that works.
Last I read, the required platform for BESX is still Exchange, which most certainly is not free.
That was a long time ago...
leave java-script turned off. works nice and fast, looks clean, don't need the latest core iWhatever to render it.
I was under the impression that the signal strength indicator formulas/displays/whatever were written to the specifications of the carrier, not the manufacturer. That's how AT&T et al can get away with saying, "More bars in more places."
Worked for W for eight years...
Oh.. and I forgot, I have my TB install set to put sent items in the Inbox, instead of the sent items folder, that way both sides of a conversation are together.
user_pref("mail.strict_threading", true);
This will get you closer to proper threading by message ID. It's just too bad it isn't available in an easier to use config dialog.
First, when the GPS unit itself calculates the speed, it records your instantaneous velocity, not an average. It calculates this using the doppler shift present in the GPS signals picked up by the unit, not from how far the unit has travelled.
Second, even the cheapest GPS units I've seen update at least once per second.
Third, the delay, or time offsets of the arrivals of signals from the GPS sattelites are exactly how a GPS unit calculates it's velocity and position. Once a GPS reciever has got a "lock" on its location (usually within first minute or five from startup), the position and velocity calculations it records are for the exact moment they are reported, not for some time in the past.
This link discusses alot of the theory behind how GPS works.
Thank you for the link. That is good information, although it's not piracy, it's sharing for personal use.
Read the article.
The product in question (MON863) was created to specifically create a toxin (modified Cry3Bb1) in order to protect the plant from a pest called corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.)
I'm assuming that Greenpeace is excited about this because they believe that the "rat study" shows that there is signs that this toxin has an effect on mammals as well. From the looks of the information presented here, an independent, peer reviewed study would be in order.
What everyone has missed so far, and the biggest difference from your car with wheels and a car that flies:
If something goes wrong with your current wheeled car, it's not going to plummet from the sky and dig in like Wile E.
When buying a system from Dell, etc. Dell provides the support, NOT Microsoft.
That is the whole reason why an OEM copy of Windows costs less than the full retail version, it comes without support from Microsoft. It is intended to be supported by the OEM that puts it on the machine.
System Restore in WindowsXP is not the same.
Now Volume Shadow Copies that is found on Windows 2003 Server probably comes close, although it is hardly a robust or reliable solution.
Even setting up a rule to drop the packets from D-Link, you still have all the inbound queries eating up bandwidth to the server. At best, you'd only cut the traffic in half.
The only recourse in this situation may be to remove or rename the server. Even if D-Link corrects the problem, the majority of people that own the problem devices will never update them. I would hazard a guess that most people just click through the little setup wizard and never look at their router again.
One nitpick: A licence to drive a car is not a right. It is a privilege
Right, but IE refuses to resize fonts specified in points as well.
I agree with your point about font sizes though; if you specify in px, that's what you should get. If you specify in pt, it should resize when the user changes font size. This bug relegated me to using percentages for font sizes so that our users that need the bigger fonts can easily change them. grrr..
Seeing how Google has been doing thus far in the market, I'd hardly say that they are being driven around the track buy "some ordinary guy".
You forgot to mention Grandma and her rocker strapped onto the roof...
I didn't realize that startup time could be quantified as weight.
No, you're right. Now that I've thought about it, you probably could weigh the time it takes Acrobat to start. (at least the 6.x series)
Reading the article linked to from /. story about pebble bed reactors would show you that the turbines are driven by helium in the primary loop. There is no secondary loop. Water can be used as precooling before the helium is recompressed, but water or steam is not required.
The Google search he is refering to is the keyword URL search; where you type "? somethingorother" into the address bar.
This is the first this I change in about:config when I install Firefox, because as good as Google is, until they get their mind-reading software working the "I'm Feeling Lucky" option is just a crap-shoot. As to just using the search bar, I like my toolbars nice, clean and small; I don't need a bunch of different little boxes to type shit into, that's the whole point of context sensitivity.
Think ESRI ArcPad and the Belkin Bluetooth GPS receiver...
Until 2 weeks ago, I used to work at a forestry consultancy in central British Columbia, Canada. I haven't had the chance to see the site yet(slashdotted), but from your little quote I see that it was about the TDS Recon. My previous employer has a few of these for field work. They use the TDS Recon with small application for timber cruising. This replaces a very error-prone system of little field cards with cryptic scribblings on them, and cuts labour involved in half.
Pouring rain to -20C middle of winter, these things worked great and the batteries lasted for days. I've personally dropped mine into a creek with no affect whatsoever, and I know the rest of the crew puts their Recons through _hell_.
The only problems they ever have with these machines has to do with the OS on them.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGHH!!!
Dammit, now i have to go rent Princess Bride again :)