That BSA is not your father's Boy Scouts of America, the BSA is Microsoft's personal National Guard. Have a grudge against your current employer? Give them a call. The BSA has the legal rights to fix them up real good.
DX'ing TV requires more expensive equipment to find the results as rewarding, but it too is done.
Like a flyback transformer? Amazing how just one transformer acts as the horizontal trace, generates both the high voltage and low voltage power supplies, and syncs the picture. Television electronics is innovative (used to be a good word) when it comes to simplicity.
Building a wireless internet, like building a television should be a good lab project for high school science students.
Re:So you can't save it.. [or can you]
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If you captured every bit of the conversation? Well, let's say the server issuing the video issues a unique cryptographic challenge and expects your computer to issue a unique response. This can allow fingerprinting each movie downloaded with your identification. The only problem for us is that the proprietary player had part of that key negotiation and verified it was an "approved" download. So you can now see it once.
Looks like the future of computer technology is getting permission to use the stuff we just bought. Great progress in exchange for our pocketbook.
Speaking of Australians, our toilets up here in fat ass North America flush clockwise. So, in what direction does fat ass Southern hemisphere toilets flush?
Don't tell me they flush them clockwise too, that imbalance would make this world go down under quicker than I thought.
I'm sorry, but damning water is insignificant compared to the millions of holiday travelers distributing their fat mass South every winter and moving right back North to their summer homes *every* year.
This is going to swing the earth's seasons off balance and this planet is going to be spinning in two directions.
A few cans of strategically placed Mountain Dew next to your wireless card helps reflect the microwaves, allowing a fast connection with no interruptions.
They described carbonated milk was needed, because milk is no longer popular, or uncool. Milk? Are we raising a boneless generation of kids who have no taste? Milk is an essential ingredient that adds flavor to breads, butter for potatoes, etc.
Why are we giving up on this wonderful juice fresh from the cow's breasts? Are we on the way to consuming sythetic foods?
they said that current burn proof technology uses special sectors on the CD that a CDROM drive can't read.
If a cdrom drive can't read it, then those sectors are irrelevant. If some day these "hidden" sectors were to become important, one could access low level functions of the cdrom drive or hack the microcontroller to see what's in there. Sounds like a fun way to spend a lazy afternoon.
Don't dismiss a particular choice of operating system, because of "it had a lot of hype." OS2 did indeed have a vocal base of users and had marketing behind its sales; however, it wasn't hype. OS2 worked. Let me rephrase that: It was reliable. Although the OS2 releases of yesterday are outdated by our standards, businesses still use it. Where I work, it is a good platform for controlling large, complex machines where failure is extremely expensive.
How reliable is it? The OS2 control computers at work have not needed to be rebooted over 5 years since its installation. Not bad.
Ouch. The ZX81 was the first computer I built and own, but the membrane force needed to get reliable typing motivated me to search for an aftermarket keyboard. Back in those days, an aftermarket keyboard meant a bunch of keys on a plastic base that needed soldering and a case made for it.
Unlike today's keyboards, the old ones had a distinctive solid feel through the heavy keys. Each key was its unique switch on a heavy plastic frame. The weight of they keys were nothing considering the lack of friction heavy construction provided. And this was a cheap keyboard in its day ($20.) More expensive models had a HAL effect switch for each key. Pressing a key had the smoothest action and least friction. Top of the line keyboards had a very light spring under tension to create a threshold that stimulated typing action.
Today's keyboards just don't compare to the old clickety clunkers of yesterday. The keys in modern keyboards have a sloppy path of travel not staying level under the fingers, giving bad feedback. The keys on older keyboards stayed level under force and would travel an accurate straight path downwards when pressed. Good keyboard feedback is noticeable after a short time. Its a feel that can be compared with a car that wanders between lanes down the road with one that tracks the center on its own.
Everyone needs to save those old junk keyboards, especially the ones made in the 70's. Gold connectors, HAL effect switches, and solid metal frames rival the finest precision machines known as typewriters they were to replace.
The future looks good. That accountant will quickly come in a patented software package that will allow 5 simultaneous connections with the upgrade license. Available on NT.
Even if vmware runs multiple operating systems at the same time?
Re:NITROGEN WARNING is similar to TCP/IP warning
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Some people may think its a joke, but the levels of DHMO in humans has been staggering the last few years. I hear it becomes most serious on the weekends. Please be careful of the consumption of beverages that may contain significant quantities.
Re:It's not new! (was Re:Tivo Functions)
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I used to detect commercials by detecting the fade to black editing when the station switched from the program to the commercials. There's a quick fade to black on the picture signal.
I had an old Zentith television that had a capacitor go bad and did the same thing. It was the only thing that ever broke on a television that I really appreciated. To bad it didn't blank the sound --the most annoying part of commercials.
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That BSA is not your father's Boy Scouts of America, the BSA is Microsoft's personal National Guard. Have a grudge against your current employer? Give them a call. The BSA has the legal rights to fix them up real good.
when its better free?
So, where can I get my cool NSA Linux t-shirt?
DX'ing TV requires more expensive equipment to find the results as rewarding, but it too is done.
Like a flyback transformer? Amazing how just one transformer acts as the horizontal trace, generates both the high voltage and low voltage power supplies, and syncs the picture. Television electronics is innovative (used to be a good word) when it comes to simplicity.
Building a wireless internet, like building a television should be a good lab project for high school science students.
If you captured every bit of the conversation? Well, let's say the server issuing the video issues a unique cryptographic challenge and expects your computer to issue a unique response. This can allow fingerprinting each movie downloaded with your identification. The only problem for us is that the proprietary player had part of that key negotiation and verified it was an "approved" download. So you can now see it once.
Looks like the future of computer technology is getting permission to use the stuff we just bought. Great progress in exchange for our pocketbook.
Can you explain how you came up with $600 a month in costs for your ISP? That sounds a bit high. Could you break down these figures?
And what the hell is the US's obsession with calling us "down under"?!
You'll turn the world upside down if you call US down under!
Speaking of Australians, our toilets up here in fat ass North America flush clockwise. So, in what direction does fat ass Southern hemisphere toilets flush?
Don't tell me they flush them clockwise too, that imbalance would make this world go down under quicker than I thought.
Oh, there was rioting by advocates this archived article reports.
I'm sorry, but damning water is insignificant compared to the millions of holiday travelers distributing their fat mass South every winter and moving right back North to their summer homes *every* year.
This is going to swing the earth's seasons off balance and this planet is going to be spinning in two directions.
A few cans of strategically placed Mountain Dew next to your wireless card helps reflect the microwaves, allowing a fast connection with no interruptions.
Pie tins work wonders too.
They described carbonated milk was needed, because milk is no longer popular, or uncool. Milk? Are we raising a boneless generation of kids who have no taste? Milk is an essential ingredient that adds flavor to breads, butter for potatoes, etc.
Why are we giving up on this wonderful juice fresh from the cow's breasts? Are we on the way to consuming sythetic foods?
You haven't seen the vi lovers home page have you?
Good question.
they said that current burn proof technology uses special sectors on the CD that a CDROM drive can't read.
If a cdrom drive can't read it, then those sectors are irrelevant. If some day these "hidden" sectors were to become important, one could access low level functions of the cdrom drive or hack the microcontroller to see what's in there. Sounds like a fun way to spend a lazy afternoon.
what you say !!
Don't dismiss a particular choice of operating system, because of "it had a lot of hype." OS2 did indeed have a vocal base of users and had marketing behind its sales; however, it wasn't hype. OS2 worked. Let me rephrase that: It was reliable. Although the OS2 releases of yesterday are outdated by our standards, businesses still use it. Where I work, it is a good platform for controlling large, complex machines where failure is extremely expensive.
How reliable is it? The OS2 control computers at work have not needed to be rebooted over 5 years since its installation. Not bad.
Ouch. The ZX81 was the first computer I built and own, but the membrane force needed to get reliable typing motivated me to search for an aftermarket keyboard. Back in those days, an aftermarket keyboard meant a bunch of keys on a plastic base that needed soldering and a case made for it.
Unlike today's keyboards, the old ones had a distinctive solid feel through the heavy keys. Each key was its unique switch on a heavy plastic frame. The weight of they keys were nothing considering the lack of friction heavy construction provided. And this was a cheap keyboard in its day ($20.) More expensive models had a HAL effect switch for each key. Pressing a key had the smoothest action and least friction. Top of the line keyboards had a very light spring under tension to create a threshold that stimulated typing action.
Today's keyboards just don't compare to the old clickety clunkers of yesterday. The keys in modern keyboards have a sloppy path of travel not staying level under the fingers, giving bad feedback. The keys on older keyboards stayed level under force and would travel an accurate straight path downwards when pressed. Good keyboard feedback is noticeable after a short time. Its a feel that can be compared with a car that wanders between lanes down the road with one that tracks the center on its own.
Everyone needs to save those old junk keyboards, especially the ones made in the 70's. Gold connectors, HAL effect switches, and solid metal frames rival the finest precision machines known as typewriters they were to replace.
Just wait. You haven't seen encoding all your bases in prime numbers yet...
The future looks good. That accountant will quickly come in a patented software package that will allow 5 simultaneous connections with the upgrade license. Available on NT.
except that he dares to go against the Slashdot mob party line.
There's the average joe user party line, and the RIAA sponsored party line. I understand where you stand.
Even if vmware runs multiple operating systems at the same time?
Some people may think its a joke, but the levels of DHMO in humans has been staggering the last few years. I hear it becomes most serious on the weekends. Please be careful of the consumption of beverages that may contain significant quantities.
going for -1, bitch troll?
I used to detect commercials by detecting the fade to black editing when the station switched from the program to the commercials. There's a quick fade to black on the picture signal.
I had an old Zentith television that had a capacitor go bad and did the same thing. It was the only thing that ever broke on a television that I really appreciated. To bad it didn't blank the sound --the most annoying part of commercials.