Just had shaw install cable modem service this weekend.
It went great, they saw my spraling collection of computers and decided they didn't want to install software.:)
We made sure everything worked before they left though. (Although, I didn't show them my wireless network up and running, that was 2 minutes after they left.:)
While I personally don't see the issue with rental and on-site viewing I would DEFINITLY be sure to keep solid track of everything.
Selling the DVD to the customer, and buying it back should not be necessary. It also could get you in significant hot water as courts generally do NOT take kindly to feeling manipulated.
(You may not, for instance, be allowed to prevent the customer from leaving with their purchase. Not a big deal for some movies, they will rent it and return it. Other movies may be exceptionally hard to keep in stock that way.)....
A local video rental place will actually sell almost all the movies they have in stock for rent. You have the option to 'Rent or Buy'. My limited understanding of the issues involved (and they are complicated) is that any movie they aquire at regular retail prices MUST be available for sale and not only available for rent. Copies which they buy for Rental purposes do not have to be sell-able. And except for the occasional movie (and most anime) the prices are not out of line. The occasional movie is $80C for no apparent reason.
I've done it a few times myself, same thing, no problem. I know 2 people that fried motherboards while doing it with the older AT-style connector though. (Which, again, I've done a half dozen times without problem..) since I heard of the problem I stopped doing it. How am I supposed to know if the mb was designed correctly to prevent that problem?
Thankfully here in Winnipeg the theaters dropped their prices. It now costs me less than $25 to take 3 people out to a movie, without drinks/popcorn (those are still expensive).
I suspect, by reading what has been said, and guessing at what hasn't, that the backups are probably eating everyone elses productive work, causing more than 40hrs worth of interruption in work. (Directly or indirectly, like the extra time it takes to get back to what you were working on before the user asked for spreadsheet #45, from last June, on the 17th, not the 18th.. or whatever).
The problem is of course that it likely doesn't equate to there being 40hrs worth of work if 1 person handles the backups.
If you really want to get picky. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, wrong with 16bit/44khz stereo sound.
The only reason to go to higher bitrates or frequencies is to add encodings for various surround-sound crap.
Just remember, your average music produced in any format will use the top 10% of the dynamic range only, and the frequencies encoded at the source will be filtered above 22khz anyway.
Occasionally you will be able to buy a special, bonus 'CD' or whatever, encoded with better than that. But you'll pay 5 times it's worth for it.
You can't run any unsigned code on the xbox without using a mod chip. period.
Even linux.
So, it is quite possible to argue that a mod chip exists to allow linux to be used. On the other hand, Microsoft (etc) don't sue the consumer with the mod chip, they sue the resellers.
Look for a company which can weld (yes weld) new batteries into the same battery pack. It'll cost you less than $50 for the batteries.).
Locally there is a company here that does it for laptops. The reason to put them in the same case/holder is that some companies, Motorola for one, have IC's in with the batteries to prevent knock-off batteries from being charged on their phone chargers. (Startacs do this, only branded batteries or licensed batteries can be charged on the phone).
I was able to buy a battery pack for my Startac fopr $13, would have cost $90 for the Motorola brand. (In this case the battery pack has the appropriate IC anyway, works perfectly fine.). Just make sure the batteries have the same ratings as your old ones.
At a previous employer we played Quake at lunch time excessivly for a while. 2 of the girls in the office played occasionally. One of them had to quit because she was having nightmares about it. Seems someone just kept killing her. (me).
How many would have been solved in the same length of time without it. Thats the real question.
If using the software increases the amount of time to solving an otherwise solvable case then the software is flawed. If it reduces the time to solve it enough to save 1 person then the software, in my mind, is worth it. Even if it only helps solve 10% of such investigations, As long as it does not further hinder others.
if you encrypt plain text with a OTP, you can never know what the plaintext was without the OTP because there is NO WAY TO VALIDATE the results. ie: it could be converted to valid plain text in innumerable ways and no-one would know which was correct.
Under Canadian law, Manitoba law atleast, it is a legal requirement that you proceed into an intersection on a green light if you are making a left turn and it is safe to enter the intersection.
It is NOT relevent whether it is safe to proceed THROUGH the intersection.
I know of more than 1 person who failed their drivers test for not following this particular requirement.
On the other hand, it is a rare occasion when you cannot leave the intersection on the yellow/amber, asuming your stuck making a left for that long.
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0.I use a macro in Outlook to process incoming mail and attachments for specific purposes. Works well.
But there is no way in hell Outlook should execute macros within email.
My understanding is there are always content-type, etc attributes for MIME to help support what you describe. We just have to actually use them.
It also allows for 8bit encoding, but that is a more complex issue to resolve completely.
Just had shaw install cable modem service this weekend.
:)
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It went great, they saw my spraling collection of computers and decided they didn't want to install software.
We made sure everything worked before they left though. (Although, I didn't show them my wireless network up and running, that was 2 minutes after they left.
While I personally don't see the issue with rental and on-site viewing I would DEFINITLY be sure to keep solid track of everything.
...
Selling the DVD to the customer, and buying it back should not be necessary. It also could get you in significant hot water as courts generally do NOT take kindly to feeling manipulated.
(You may not, for instance, be allowed to prevent the customer from leaving with their purchase. Not a big deal for some movies, they will rent it and return it. Other movies may be exceptionally hard to keep in stock that way.).
A local video rental place will actually sell almost all the movies they have in stock for rent. You have the option to 'Rent or Buy'. My limited understanding of the issues involved (and they are complicated) is that any movie they aquire at regular retail prices MUST be available for sale and not only available for rent. Copies which they buy for Rental purposes do not have to be sell-able. And except for the occasional movie (and most anime) the prices are not out of line. The occasional movie is $80C for no apparent reason.
I've done it a few times myself, same thing, no problem. I know 2 people that fried motherboards while doing it with the older AT-style connector though. (Which, again, I've done a half dozen times without problem..) since I heard of the problem I stopped doing it. How am I supposed to know if the mb was designed correctly to prevent that problem?
No, code optimized to the degree shown here is entirly impracticle.
Good optimized code is a seperate discussion.
If you ever found a bug in code optimized to that degree you would NOT want to fix it as it could require a complete rewrite from scratch.
Thankfully here in Winnipeg the theaters dropped their prices. It now costs me less than $25 to take 3 people out to a movie, without drinks/popcorn (those are still expensive).
The studios love to lose money. They've made it an art.
The people making money in the industry are the support companies, not the studios.
If you ran a company with the losses most studios do you'd be bankrupt and the creditors would hunt you down.
I suspect, by reading what has been said, and guessing at what hasn't, that the backups are probably eating everyone elses productive work, causing more than 40hrs worth of interruption in work. (Directly or indirectly, like the extra time it takes to get back to what you were working on before the user asked for spreadsheet #45, from last June, on the 17th, not the 18th.. or whatever).
The problem is of course that it likely doesn't equate to there being 40hrs worth of work if 1 person handles the backups.
Actually, I do have a dead pixel on my CRT.
It is a crappy monitor though, and several years old.
If you really want to get picky. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, wrong with 16bit/44khz stereo sound.
The only reason to go to higher bitrates or frequencies is to add encodings for various surround-sound crap.
Just remember, your average music produced in any format will use the top 10% of the dynamic range only, and the frequencies encoded at the source will be filtered above 22khz anyway.
Occasionally you will be able to buy a special, bonus 'CD' or whatever, encoded with better than that. But you'll pay 5 times it's worth for it.
Personally I'm not going to bother with the hassle of getting my xbox modded.
But I also think manufaturers should get their ass kicked for preventing me do WHATEVER I want with stuff I purchase.
To each his own.
You can't run any unsigned code on the xbox without using a mod chip. period.
Even linux.
So, it is quite possible to argue that a mod chip exists to allow linux to be used. On the other hand, Microsoft (etc) don't sue the consumer with the mod chip, they sue the resellers.
Look for a company which can weld (yes weld) new batteries into the same battery pack. It'll cost you less than $50 for the batteries.).
Locally there is a company here that does it for laptops. The reason to put them in the same case/holder is that some companies, Motorola for one, have IC's in with the batteries to prevent knock-off batteries from being charged on their phone chargers. (Startacs do this, only branded batteries or licensed batteries can be charged on the phone).
I was able to buy a battery pack for my Startac fopr $13, would have cost $90 for the Motorola brand. (In this case the battery pack has the appropriate IC anyway, works perfectly fine.).
Just make sure the batteries have the same ratings as your old ones.
Whats really amazing is watching a railcar do the same thing (for petroleum products).
My dad saw the aftermath, the guys pressure washed it inside and out, then closed it. >crunch.
Rather expensive though.
At a previous employer we played Quake at lunch time excessivly for a while. 2 of the girls in the office played occasionally. One of them had to quit because she was having nightmares about it. Seems someone just kept killing her. (me).
oops.
My gf loves RPG games. I hate them. She playes text versions, or graphical, doesn't matter. She loves RPGs.
Tomb Raider amuses her, but she dislikes 3D environment games.
One of my sisters on the other hand would probably like TR, but she has other priorities. Games aren't them.
How many would have been solved in the same length of time without it. Thats the real question.
If using the software increases the amount of time to solving an otherwise solvable case then the software is flawed. If it reduces the time to solve it enough to save 1 person then the software, in my mind, is worth it. Even if it only helps solve 10% of such investigations, As long as it does not further hinder others.
kneecap the bastard and make him crawl to prison.
Even better, nobody seems to have mentioned it:
if you encrypt plain text with a OTP, you can never know what the plaintext was without the OTP because there is NO WAY TO VALIDATE the results. ie: it could be converted to valid plain text in innumerable ways and no-one would know which was correct.
I've owned multiple video cards which do video input.
You know what? A standalone system would do it better.
And in other places it can be a fine of $50,000 to hit some protected animal.
whoops.
BBB in Canada and the United STates doesn't actually have any power.
They can delist a company as a member. woopee.
BBB is a farce. Up here they don't even issue updated certificates. The store gets a plaque and a sticker that says 'current' instead of a year.
useless.
Under Canadian law, Manitoba law atleast, it is a legal requirement that you proceed into an intersection on a green light if you are making a left turn and it is safe to enter the intersection.
It is NOT relevent whether it is safe to proceed THROUGH the intersection.
I know of more than 1 person who failed their drivers test for not following this particular requirement.
On the other hand, it is a rare occasion when you cannot leave the intersection on the yellow/amber, asuming your stuck making a left for that long.