Was wondering how many/.'ers listen to vinyl, and how has this affected their music purchases.
I have been the pround owner of a VPI Aires Scout for almost a year now.
Although I listen to alot of classical, I found that my wallet took a beating when I went shopping for classical CD's. Little did I know that the same music is available on vinyl, and it's availalble for as little as a dollar.
I recently picked up 3 mint classical records at the New York City Opera thrift shop for a buck a peice. One of these titles on CD still command close to fifteen dollars (on sale, 16.99 regular price)at the local Tower Records.
I also find my vinyl listening session are less iritating on my ears and last longer.
When I was younger, the rule I followed was to always upgrade to the next generation of calculator after I'd understood all of the functions of the previous one.
I'm still trying to understand all the functions of my calculator.
I guess mama wasn't lying when she said I took the short bus to school.
My mistake, I really should have clarified this point. The only time the machine went down is because my girfriend would not stay over if she had to sleep in the same room with the box running. She couldn't sleeep even with the low RPM fan I installed. So offline she(the box, that is;) ) went 'till the next morning.
Other than that, the machine has been problem free.
I honestly don't understand your reply. I'm not trolling but you said "cheap Intel chip"
Is that how Intel's CPU's are thought of in the computing indusrty?
I just purchased an Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz and specifically chose an Intel 875PBZ board for it's stability and reliabilty. With The P4's heat spreader and inergrated heat protection, I consider it a high quality product.
After nearly 3 years of worry free opertaion with a dual Pentium box running almost 24 hours a day without so much as a hiccup on Debian Linux, I thought I made a wise choise with buying Intel.
your university sweatshirt will have a corporate logo on it.
When deep space exploration ramps up, it will be corporations that name everything. The IBM Stellar Sphere. The Phiilip Morris Galaxy. Planet Starbucks
IIRC, the top speed on Ir is about 4Mps. Transferring common files like 3-5 megabyte MP3's might take way longer at this proposed 20kbps wireless rate. Almost every laptop produced in the last couple of years has Ir.
Maybe this could be utlized in some kind of USB/Flash/Wireless keychain that could store user prefences. Walk upto a PC, and presto, your themes, wallpaper, IM buddy list etc, all before you. Walk away and everything is back to default.
Hi there soldier! You seem to have lost power to both engines secondary to a software malfunction, over hostile territory. Would you like me to help you reboot Windows?
Liner notes from the White Stripes album Elephant
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And I quote "No computers were used during the writing, recording, mixing, or mastering of this record"
"All songs on this record recorded to eight track reel to reel at Toe-Rag Studios, Hackney, London, England by gentleman Liam Watson in Apil 2002 except track 4 recorded at the BBC Maida Vale studio by Miti"
I haven't seen liner notes like this (i.e. referring to the recording process) on a rock album in a really long time.
This was the same album that was sent to radio stations in vinyl only, the speculation being, they were trying to avoid it being uploaded to a P2P network. But accoring to an interview, vinyl is their preferred listening medium, and they wanted people to hear it in that same manner.
I have both versions of this album, and I must say, that the vinyl disc, on a VPI Aries Scout and a tube phono preamp are not subtle.
This could/can be the begining of eclectic microstations. You can tune into a 24/7 iTrip at work/your building/bus stop etc., instead of listening to one of big conglomerate boring stations.
I was almost salivating when I read the article, until I realised that I live in the Bronx.
We have Cablevision here, and the service just plain sucks. I'm paying sixty doallrs a month for basic cable with no premium channels. They have a monopoly here, I can't switch cable providers, and my building won't let me have a dish.
The only thing I can count on is for their prices to go up. I can't even get 24/7 pay-per-view porn like they do in Manhattan.
It costs twenty dollars a month for basic channels 2-13 recpetion. Twenty bucks! Some people don't pay that for internet access!
When are they going to regulate cable companies who can't regulate themselves.
I wonder how many people boot Live Linux Distro's like Knoppix, and reboot into whatever is installed (NT, XP, Win2k)when they only really have to.
As a ardernt Linux user, I would just change the BIOS settings to boot from CD first, and pop in Knoppix, or leave the CD-ROM tray empty when I wanted to use windows. No one in IT would need to know what I was upto.
New York City 911 EMS: When you absolutley, positivley cannot call a cab for your toothache
"This article at ComputerWorld describes a sysadmin's discovery that many people in his company are installing Linux on their desktops without consulting IT. The writer is concerned with the security implications,..."
This could make the case for desktop Linux look worse, if people are not securing their dektops and/or keeping up with security updates.
Do you really think enough people will spontaneously be interested in it and learn it on their own for the activity to stay a living one?
Just because the requirments are removed to get your license, does not mean that you will be allowed on the bands that are CW only. This fact should entice some people to learn CW.
I was suprised at all the negative comments this story has received. I guess it's easy for most people to forget where they come from.
Morse code, in my opinion, is an invaluable tool in opening the doors to the young in such fileds as electrical engineering, physics, computers and radio communications.
There is no way most parents could/would shell out 500 dollars and upwards for even a used HF rig for their kid to get started in their "hobby".
But I bet you that same kid would never foget his first QSO with his home built, 200mw, 9 volt battery operated rig and a wire antenna. Especially if he's chatting it up with another ham 2 states away. These kist are available for as little as 20 bucks online, minus the cost of the soldering iron.
As for the art of morse code "dying", the poster has no idea that there are hundreds of contests that take place yearly on a international level.
I guess it's easier for parents to sit their kids in front of a tv/interet enabled computer than to sit with them and help them learn their first morse charachters.
>What chemical rechargeable batteries last the longest/recharge the most?
on what you are using them for. Hi drain devices like high powered flashlights, RC cars, sweedish massagers.. are better off with Ni-Cd which can take that kind of abuse, and are cheaper. Low drain devices like PDA's and other small consumer devices are better suited with Lithium Ion. They discharge at a more stable rate, are more immune to "memory effect" and have a higher charge/discharge life.
>Simply make donor status mandatory for a motorcycle license and eliminate the helmet laws.
All joking aside, if you wanted to increase the number of donors from motorcyclists, they are better off wearing a helmet. Paramedics usually do not transport patients in traumatic arrest with obvious mortal injury, i.e., greay matter splattered on pavement. Severe head truama patients with relatively stable vitals signs are more likely to be harvested.
It still amazes me though, how many states have a no helemt law still in effect. Anybody remember Garey Busey's little accident?
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Anybody know what, if any, features are being added for the laptop user? Last time a checked, journaled filesystems, like ext3, were generally a no-no if you wanted you battery to last.
Maybe a filesystem just for laptop/tablet pc users?
I am not familiar with X plane , but I wonder how it compares to the Flightgear project. One of the advantages of that project being open source was extensibilty. The project has all sorts of modding potential.
apt-get install flightgear for all you deb heads. runs on win32 also
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Im trying to balance my fears of terrorist threats to my respect other for peoples freedom of speech. It's an uneasy feeling.
Could be used as a source of energy for implantable pacemakers and defibrillators, with the battery as a backup.
Would the morbidly obese qualify for US Department of Energy rebates?
Was wondering how many /.'ers listen to vinyl, and how has this affected their music purchases.
I have been the pround owner of a VPI Aires Scout for almost a year now.
Although I listen to alot of classical, I found that my wallet took a beating when I went shopping for classical CD's. Little did I know that the same music is available on vinyl, and it's availalble for as little as a dollar.
I recently picked up 3 mint classical records at the New York City Opera thrift shop for a buck a peice. One of these titles on CD still command close to fifteen dollars (on sale, 16.99 regular price)at the local Tower Records.
I also find my vinyl listening session are less iritating on my ears and last longer.
When I was younger, the rule I followed was to always upgrade to the next generation of calculator after I'd understood all of the functions of the previous one.
I'm still trying to understand all the functions of my calculator.
I guess mama wasn't lying when she said I took the short bus to school.
...running almost 24 hours a day...
;) ) went 'till the next morning.
My mistake, I really should have clarified this point. The only time the machine went down is because my girfriend would not stay over if she had to sleep in the same room with the box running. She couldn't sleeep even with the low RPM fan I installed. So offline she(the box, that is
Other than that, the machine has been problem free.
I honestly don't understand your reply. I'm not trolling but you said "cheap Intel chip"
Is that how Intel's CPU's are thought of in the computing indusrty?
I just purchased an Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz and specifically chose an Intel 875PBZ board for it's stability and reliabilty. With The P4's heat spreader and inergrated heat protection, I consider it a high quality product.
After nearly 3 years of worry free opertaion with a dual Pentium box running almost 24 hours a day without so much as a hiccup on Debian Linux, I thought I made a wise choise with buying Intel.
Can anybody shed some light?
Maybe you can partner this up with cheap WiFi and some solar powered WiFi repeaters.
You could also have one attending physician in charge of many physician assitants in many small towns, instead of just using it for teaching.
your university sweatshirt will have a corporate logo on it.
When deep space exploration ramps up, it will be corporations that name everything. The IBM Stellar Sphere. The Phiilip Morris Galaxy. Planet Starbucks
IIRC, the top speed on Ir is about 4Mps. Transferring common files like 3-5 megabyte MP3's might take way longer at this proposed 20kbps wireless rate. Almost every laptop produced in the last couple of years has Ir.
Maybe this could be utlized in some kind of USB/Flash/Wireless keychain that could store user prefences. Walk upto a PC, and presto, your themes, wallpaper, IM buddy list etc, all before you. Walk away and everything is back to default.
Hi there soldier! You seem to have lost power to both engines secondary to a software malfunction, over hostile territory. Would you like me to help you reboot Windows?
And I quote "No computers were used during the writing, recording, mixing, or mastering of this record"
"All songs on this record recorded to eight track reel to reel at Toe-Rag Studios, Hackney, London, England by gentleman Liam Watson in Apil 2002 except track 4 recorded at the BBC Maida Vale studio by Miti"
I haven't seen liner notes like this (i.e. referring to the recording process) on a rock album in a really long time.
This was the same album that was sent to radio stations in vinyl only, the speculation being, they were trying to avoid it being uploaded to a P2P network. But accoring to an interview, vinyl is their preferred listening medium, and they wanted people to hear it in that same manner.
I have both versions of this album, and I must say, that the vinyl disc, on a VPI Aries Scout and a tube phono preamp are not subtle.
And the detail! It sounds glorious!
This could/can be the begining of eclectic microstations. You can tune into a 24/7 iTrip at work/your building/bus stop etc., instead of listening to one of big conglomerate boring stations.
My other sig is an ambulance!
I was almost salivating when I read the article, until I realised that I live in the Bronx.
We have Cablevision here, and the service just plain sucks. I'm paying sixty doallrs a month for basic cable with no premium channels. They have a monopoly here, I can't switch cable providers, and my building won't let me have a dish.
The only thing I can count on is for their prices to go up. I can't even get 24/7 pay-per-view porn like they do in Manhattan.
It costs twenty dollars a month for basic channels 2-13 recpetion. Twenty bucks! Some people don't pay that for internet access!
When are they going to regulate cable companies who can't regulate themselves.
I wonder how many people boot Live Linux Distro's like Knoppix, and reboot into whatever is installed (NT, XP, Win2k)when they only really have to.
As a ardernt Linux user, I would just change the BIOS settings to boot from CD first, and pop in Knoppix, or leave the CD-ROM tray empty when I wanted to use windows. No one in IT would need to know what I was upto.
New York City 911 EMS: When you absolutley, positivley cannot call a cab for your toothache
"This article at ComputerWorld describes a sysadmin's discovery that many people in his company are installing Linux on their desktops without consulting IT. The writer is concerned with the security implications,..."
This could make the case for desktop Linux look worse, if people are not securing their dektops and/or keeping up with security updates.
That someon jumped through all the hoops that Microsoft put up to keep they're strong hold?
If enoungh people jump thru these hoops, the hoops collapse like a set of dominoes.
United we stand, divided we....yada yada yada...
You get the point.
With a pocketfull beowulf cluter of these, you'd probably be more popular with the ladies than with the super-computer cluster crowd. ;)
Haven't built many antennas have you?
The math to calculate radiation patterns is mind numbing.
Second only to optics, IIRC.
Do you really think enough people will spontaneously be interested in it and learn it on their own for the activity to stay a living one?
Just because the requirments are removed to get your license, does not mean that you will be allowed on the bands that are CW only. This fact should entice some people to learn CW.
I was suprised at all the negative comments this story has received. I guess it's easy for most people to forget where they come from.
Morse code, in my opinion, is an invaluable tool in opening the doors to the young in such fileds as electrical engineering, physics, computers and radio communications.
There is no way most parents could/would shell out 500 dollars and upwards for even a used HF rig for their kid to get started in their "hobby".
But I bet you that same kid would never foget his first QSO with his home built, 200mw, 9 volt battery operated rig and a wire antenna. Especially if he's chatting it up with another ham 2 states away. These kist are available for as little as 20 bucks online, minus the cost of the soldering iron.
As for the art of morse code "dying", the poster has no idea that there are hundreds of contests that take place yearly on a international level.
I guess it's easier for parents to sit their kids in front of a tv/interet enabled computer than to sit with them and help them learn their first morse charachters.
>What chemical rechargeable batteries last the longest/recharge the most?
on what you are using them for. Hi drain devices like high powered flashlights, RC cars, sweedish massagers.. are better off with Ni-Cd which can take that kind of abuse, and are cheaper. Low drain devices like PDA's and other small consumer devices are better suited with Lithium Ion. They discharge at a more stable rate, are more immune to "memory effect" and have a higher charge/discharge life.
>Simply make donor status mandatory for a motorcycle license and eliminate the helmet laws.
All joking aside, if you wanted to increase the number of donors from motorcyclists, they are better off wearing a helmet.
Paramedics usually do not transport patients in traumatic arrest with obvious mortal injury, i.e., greay matter splattered on pavement.
Severe head truama patients with relatively stable vitals signs are more likely to be harvested.
It still amazes me though, how many states have a no helemt law still in effect. Anybody remember Garey Busey's little accident?
Anybody know what, if any, features are being added for the laptop user? Last time a checked, journaled filesystems, like ext3, were generally a no-no if you wanted you battery to last.
Maybe a filesystem just for laptop/tablet pc users?
I am not familiar with X plane , but I wonder how it compares to the Flightgear project. One of the advantages of that project being open source was extensibilty. The project has all sorts of modding potential.
apt-get install flightgear for all you deb heads.
runs on win32 also