My mom (almost 65) does tech support for an embroidery machine manufacturer. It's funny to hear her talk about the 80+ year olds who have no clue about what it means to "right-click" or to "create a new folder".
I'm surprised that there are so many knowlegable folks on slash here that can discuss music and the physics of music
I'm an engineer and self-taught on the guitar and keyboard/piano, although I need a lot more practice. One thing that I'm lacking is a good reference on the theory. For example, I know that "no sharps of flats" is the key of C-major/A-minor. Why? Is it by definition? No one, even the few musicians I've talked to seem to be able to tell me. The same thing with the progression of the progression of the keys G-major, D-major.. I want to be able to derive this sort of thing and not have me be told "just memorize it".
If anyone knows of any web sites or books, I'd love to know which ones are good.
I use SDesk even though it's "closed as of 2000" whatever that means. This is exactly like the FVWM desktop switcher and I've mapped ctrl-arrow key combinations to move around, just like on my Linux system. It's GPLed, so you can theoretically modify it if you want. It's written in Delphi?? I don't even know what that is.
My only complaint is that SDesk seems to take a really low process priority. So that when an application is busy, it's difficult to change desktops. In practice, this doesn't seem to be a problem at all. It's just an occasional irritation.
Americans eat very little fish (except in coastal towns)
Try getting fresh fish in the midwest. That's about as far from an ocean as you can get. Most people who live here don't like seafood. Why? Because it's terrible here! When in coastal towns, I eat it like crazy. But to get fresh fish here, you have to go to a really nice restaurant who has it flown in. That's expensive.
I'm not saying this is an excuse for these people not eating healthy. Personally, I eat oatmeal, tuna, smoked salmon, etc. But fresh? It's not feasible. (maybe I just haven't found the right fish market?) And sure, I'll have a burger or Taco Bell occasionally, but I work out regularly and don't take in more calories than I can burn. I'm 40 and in the best shape of my life.
I absolutely know that I'm not typical, unfortunately.
Replay TV. I've had one for years and love it. If you have more than one, you can stream from one to the other. If you install DVArchive on your PC you can copy shows to your PC's hard drive and then stream them to any Replay box in the house. If you have a recording conflict, the Replay will allow you to schedule it on another free Replay box in the house.
The older models (like I have) had fully-automatic commercial skip. Now you have to manually skip through them like everyone else.
Replay doesn't recommend shows or record anything I don't tell it to. I have enough junk recorded on my own without that thing adding to the pile of unwatched shows.
You can pause indefinitely. I've never used a Tivo, but someone told me you can only pause like 30 minutes? My Echostar DVR will pause up to an hour, but the Replay will pause up to the free capacity of the drive.
I didn't mean to have this turn into a Replay ad. Sorry..
When I call somebody long distance, should my local phone company have to pay the local phone company of the person I'm calling a fee? I'm technically using "their pipes", aren't I?
No, but your long-distance provider does pay the local phone company of the person you are calling. Local phone companies get paid to terminate calls. That's the problem with the people at Verizon. They are wanting to apply traditional telephone mentality to the Internet. They think everyone should pay them to terminate anything on their networks, regardless of whether it's bits or phone calls.
To get rhe same promise from another shape, you would need a much bigger cover than hole.
That's not entirely true. I used to have a postscript file of a shape that was triangular with bulged sides. I can't seem to find that file any more, but I did find
this article that explains the concept fairly well and also shows that not all manhole covers are round or even built so that they can't fall back in!
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The coolest thing about it is that it required you to have a special DECnet MAC address
I'm not sure that was really so great. Sure, reprogrammable NICs are important, but I think that feature preceeded DECnet didn't it? DECnet requires that feature in order to work. Or did DECnet only work on DEC NICs back in the beginning?
The bad thing is that (IIRC) all NICs on a DECnet host are given the same MAC address. You can't connect multiple ethernet interfaces to a switch (called a bridge back then) if they have the same MAC address.
Now that I think about it, Sun does this same stupid thing with Solaris by default. Blecch..
So, my bet is that if they were to offer a $50 version of Photoshop and piracy were impossible, maybe half the Photoshop pirates out there would buy it.
It would be interesting to know how much more money this would make them. I'm guessing a lot.
Should we ignore tradition and declare Luna a planet?
After reading This article, I believe that our moon is indeed a planet. He proposes that if it has fusion, it's a star. Otherwise, if it is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity, it's a planet. Otherwise, it's an asteroid.
That's about the most conclusive method I've heard.
The aisles of the stores near me are barely wide enough for two carts to scrape past each other without knocking things off of the shelves
Who really cares? If they build the store like that, let the cart knock the stuff onto the floor! It's not your fault they overcrowded the place...
There's a little tiny Wal-Mart I occasionally go to when I'm passing through town that doesn't have automatic doors. These things have really strong springs with no dampening that force them closed really fast. I just blast the cart right through as if I was expecting them to open automatically. I always get strange looks from people because of the loud noise the metal cart makes against the door, but whatever. I just act surprised/annoyed that the automatic door didn't work. It's better than the foolish way these people look when they struggle against the doors trying to hold them open while pulling a heavy cart behind them.
Take the path of least resistance when in Wal-Mart.
Why cant clients just get a damn clue and respect the software people
I'm a little off topic here, but that is so true... Why is it that if we have acquaintances who work in construction, medical or legal professions, etc. they insist on charging for any and all services? "Oh you need a little help pouring some concrete? Let me give you a price quote."
But if they need help fixing their computer, satellite system, or figuring out how to work their new vehicle GPS, they expect us to jump at the chance to do it for free.
I guess I'm too nice because I don't mind helping "friends" or relatives. I guarantee most of them would be appalled if I tried to charge them even half of what I would charge a real customer.
I recently started using OpenVPN and it works great. It took a little bit to set it up in the multi-client configuration, but it wasn't bad.
I'm going to set everyone in my company up using it. We're small and everyone works either on customer sites or from home. This will allow us to more easily share resources. It works with Linux, Windows, etc.
I'm not a doctor, but I know different people have different reactions and symptoms. As I was reading through Patrick's letter, I was thinking it almost sounds like the hanta virus.
It's common in western states.
It affects the lungs.
It causes decreased oxygen in the blood (which may explain the elevation problems)
It would seem likely that the first doctors in CA would have diagnosed it if it was indeed hantavirus. So maybe I'm off base. It's easy to map a number of diseases into common symptoms, especially if a common symptom is that you just feel bad.
Will I be able to record two shows at once or record oneand watch another? Not if it has to change the channel on my existing cable box.
I don't know about Tivo but I do have a ReplayTV that I use with Dish Network. In your case you have to have two (cable) tuners to record two shows at once. Those could be in the same box, but more likely you would need two separate cable boxes, and probably two Tivos.
Recording one show while watching another is not usually a problem because what you'll find is that you rarely ever watch "live TV". You tend to only watch stuff that is already on the hard drive. So you don't need a second tuner to watch a previously-recorded show while recording a single new show.
As far as controlling the channels, that is usually done through the Tivo. There is an "IR blaster" that is basically just an LED that you tape to the front of the cable box. When you change channels on the Tivo, it automatically controls the cable box for you. In my case, I only use the ReplayTV controller, never the dishnet remote.
You mention you already have a PVR unit. Doesn't your existing one do these same things? I've always assumed they were all pretty much the same in terms of basic functionality.
And you know what? I don't think you can even set the username. I have the WRT54G and I tried to configure a username (instead of just nothing) and I wasn't able to. Maybe I overlooked something, but I went through every tab and read the documentation.
Anyone know how to do it? I'd love to have a name for the "root" user.
I believe the intention of the whitelist is for companies like airlines, Fedex, etc to send legitimate email notifications to their customers without having to worry about SpamAssassin throwing their email in the trash.
Presumably there is some sort of due diligence that is done before bonded status is granted so that any ol' spammer can't just pony up $20k
and get on the list. One thing is for sure -- they wouldn't stay on that list if they are found to be spamming.
I bought my wife a Rio Karma 20 for Christmas and she loves it. She wanted an Ipod after trying all of the various players at the store, but the Karma wasn't available then. She tells me she likes it better than the Ipod because it's smaller.
The Rio Music Manager has been a little tough for her to learn, but she's getting it (she's not too technical). My only complaint about that software is the inability to transfer a playlist from the PC to the Karma. You use the PC to create a playlist on the Karma, but it doesn't look like there's a way to transfer a local playlist to the Karma.
The only complaint about the unit itself is that there is no way to hook it to a belt, or strap it to your arm, etc. There is a small fabric bag to keep the front from getting scratched, but then you just have to keep it in your pocket which doesn't seem good if you are doing physical work like house cleaning, stuff outside, etc.
All in all, it's a great little player. If I had another $300 I'd get one for myself. I'm still happy with my squeezebox though. It was an mp3 Christmas:)
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My mom (almost 65) does tech support for an embroidery machine manufacturer. It's funny to hear her talk about the 80+ year olds who have no clue about what it means to "right-click" or to "create a new folder".
I'm an engineer and self-taught on the guitar and keyboard/piano, although I need a lot more practice. One thing that I'm lacking is a good reference on the theory. For example, I know that "no sharps of flats" is the key of C-major/A-minor. Why? Is it by definition? No one, even the few musicians I've talked to seem to be able to tell me. The same thing with the progression of the progression of the keys G-major, D-major.. I want to be able to derive this sort of thing and not have me be told "just memorize it".
If anyone knows of any web sites or books, I'd love to know which ones are good.
-David
My favorite quote from the Vista license is in section 8:
You may not: work around any technical limitations in the software
I guess they are talking about things like intentional limitations such as only installing on one PC. It just cracks me up though.
I use SDesk even though it's "closed as of 2000" whatever that means. This is exactly like the FVWM desktop switcher and I've mapped ctrl-arrow key combinations to move around, just like on my Linux system. It's GPLed, so you can theoretically modify it if you want. It's written in Delphi?? I don't even know what that is.
My only complaint is that SDesk seems to take a really low process priority. So that when an application is busy, it's difficult to change desktops. In practice, this doesn't seem to be a problem at all. It's just an occasional irritation.
I think they got in trouble for that. I wish I could find the link now.
Here's the link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105414/
(single white female) :)
Try getting fresh fish in the midwest. That's about as far from an ocean as you can get. Most people who live here don't like seafood. Why? Because it's terrible here! When in coastal towns, I eat it like crazy. But to get fresh fish here, you have to go to a really nice restaurant who has it flown in. That's expensive.
I'm not saying this is an excuse for these people not eating healthy. Personally, I eat oatmeal, tuna, smoked salmon, etc. But fresh? It's not feasible. (maybe I just haven't found the right fish market?) And sure, I'll have a burger or Taco Bell occasionally, but I work out regularly and don't take in more calories than I can burn. I'm 40 and in the best shape of my life.
I absolutely know that I'm not typical, unfortunately.
The older models (like I have) had fully-automatic commercial skip. Now you have to manually skip through them like everyone else.
Replay doesn't recommend shows or record anything I don't tell it to. I have enough junk recorded on my own without that thing adding to the pile of unwatched shows.
You can pause indefinitely. I've never used a Tivo, but someone told me you can only pause like 30 minutes? My Echostar DVR will pause up to an hour, but the Replay will pause up to the free capacity of the drive.
I didn't mean to have this turn into a Replay ad. Sorry..
OMG.. I'm still laughing so hard I'm crying! That's the best...
I just ran out of mod points today, otherwise you'd get one..
No, but your long-distance provider does pay the local phone company of the person you are calling. Local phone companies get paid to terminate calls. That's the problem with the people at Verizon. They are wanting to apply traditional telephone mentality to the Internet. They think everyone should pay them to terminate anything on their networks, regardless of whether it's bits or phone calls.
That's not entirely true. I used to have a postscript file of a shape that was triangular with bulged sides. I can't seem to find that file any more, but I did find this article that explains the concept fairly well and also shows that not all manhole covers are round or even built so that they can't fall back in!
I'm not sure that was really so great. Sure, reprogrammable NICs are important, but I think that feature preceeded DECnet didn't it? DECnet requires that feature in order to work. Or did DECnet only work on DEC NICs back in the beginning?
The bad thing is that (IIRC) all NICs on a DECnet host are given the same MAC address. You can't connect multiple ethernet interfaces to a switch (called a bridge back then) if they have the same MAC address.
Now that I think about it, Sun does this same stupid thing with Solaris by default. Blecch..
It would be interesting to know how much more money this would make them. I'm guessing a lot.
After reading This article, I believe that our moon is indeed a planet. He proposes that if it has fusion, it's a star. Otherwise, if it is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity, it's a planet. Otherwise, it's an asteroid.
That's about the most conclusive method I've heard.
Who really cares? If they build the store like that, let the cart knock the stuff onto the floor! It's not your fault they overcrowded the place...
There's a little tiny Wal-Mart I occasionally go to when I'm passing through town that doesn't have automatic doors. These things have really strong springs with no dampening that force them closed really fast. I just blast the cart right through as if I was expecting them to open automatically. I always get strange looks from people because of the loud noise the metal cart makes against the door, but whatever. I just act surprised/annoyed that the automatic door didn't work. It's better than the foolish way these people look when they struggle against the doors trying to hold them open while pulling a heavy cart behind them.
Take the path of least resistance when in Wal-Mart.
I'm a little off topic here, but that is so true... Why is it that if we have acquaintances who work in construction, medical or legal professions, etc. they insist on charging for any and all services? "Oh you need a little help pouring some concrete? Let me give you a price quote."
But if they need help fixing their computer, satellite system, or figuring out how to work their new vehicle GPS, they expect us to jump at the chance to do it for free.
I guess I'm too nice because I don't mind helping "friends" or relatives. I guarantee most of them would be appalled if I tried to charge them even half of what I would charge a real customer.
I'm going to set everyone in my company up using it. We're small and everyone works either on customer sites or from home. This will allow us to more easily share resources. It works with Linux, Windows, etc.
I highly recommend it.
Thank you!! I've been trying to figure that out forever. That's the only thing I missed when swithcing to Mozilla. Now I'll never look back..
Excellent description... That's the most logical explanation I've read so far..
Thanks for the post.
It's common in western states.
It affects the lungs.
It causes decreased oxygen in the blood (which may explain the elevation problems)
It would seem likely that the first doctors in CA would have diagnosed it if it was indeed hantavirus. So maybe I'm off base. It's easy to map a number of diseases into common symptoms, especially if a common symptom is that you just feel bad.
Unless it is.
I don't know about Tivo but I do have a ReplayTV that I use with Dish Network. In your case you have to have two (cable) tuners to record two shows at once. Those could be in the same box, but more likely you would need two separate cable boxes, and probably two Tivos.
Recording one show while watching another is not usually a problem because what you'll find is that you rarely ever watch "live TV". You tend to only watch stuff that is already on the hard drive. So you don't need a second tuner to watch a previously-recorded show while recording a single new show.
As far as controlling the channels, that is usually done through the Tivo. There is an "IR blaster" that is basically just an LED that you tape to the front of the cable box. When you change channels on the Tivo, it automatically controls the cable box for you. In my case, I only use the ReplayTV controller, never the dishnet remote.
You mention you already have a PVR unit. Doesn't your existing one do these same things? I've always assumed they were all pretty much the same in terms of basic functionality.
Anyone know how to do it? I'd love to have a name for the "root" user.
I believe the intention of the whitelist is for companies like airlines, Fedex, etc to send legitimate email notifications to their customers without having to worry about SpamAssassin throwing their email in the trash.
Presumably there is some sort of due diligence that is done before bonded status is granted so that any ol' spammer can't just pony up $20k and get on the list. One thing is for sure -- they wouldn't stay on that list if they are found to be spamming.
The Rio Music Manager has been a little tough for her to learn, but she's getting it (she's not too technical). My only complaint about that software is the inability to transfer a playlist from the PC to the Karma. You use the PC to create a playlist on the Karma, but it doesn't look like there's a way to transfer a local playlist to the Karma.
The only complaint about the unit itself is that there is no way to hook it to a belt, or strap it to your arm, etc. There is a small fabric bag to keep the front from getting scratched, but then you just have to keep it in your pocket which doesn't seem good if you are doing physical work like house cleaning, stuff outside, etc.
All in all, it's a great little player. If I had another $300 I'd get one for myself. I'm still happy with my squeezebox though. It was an mp3 Christmas :)
That's unfortunate, but true. Just like Pat 5182823 which is a clock in a toilet seat. Oh yeah, that deserves a patent.