That would be fun, of course, but wouldn't the judge be able to saddle you with legal costs for wasting the court's time (when a simple phone call would have cleared up the whole mess)?
"the RIAA's financial beating of small children and elderly couples has only hurt sales and turned an industry once about loving music into one of litigation."
Isn't that supposed to read "and turned an industry once about butt-raping artists and consumers into one of litigation"?
I think it is quite common for democracies to send observers to each other's election, regardless of if foul play is suspected or not. I now that here in Norway we have outside observers, and we are as democratic as anyone, I guess.
On Doom 3 a rear monitor would probably be more useful, for those times when you can hear noises behind you. Just glance over your shoulder...:)
Anyways, wouldn't four monitors (north, south, east, west) also be useful? Then you don't have to split the view.
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In WWII, the government (and all of us) needed gas to remain at a reasonable price for essential activities while not wasting it on the non-essential.
In WWII the American government rationed gas as a way to conserve rubber tires. The Japanese had seized the world's greatest rubber sources in the Pacific (the Dutch East Indies), and since rubber is a vital ingredient in the "war machine", gas was rationed. The Allies were never really short of fuel.
I have always thought that Johnny-5 was the most realistic combat robot that Hollywood ever dreamt up. And I find it a bit ironic that it was invented for a comedy flic...
It would be cool to make the computer sound like R2D2. If you assign meaning to all the twirps and whistles, you could derive some use out of having the computer "speak" to you:
R2: "Tweeeet-twirp screee bleep bleep bleep" Han: "What, Luke went out on a taun-taun four hours ago, didn't bring any shelter with him, now the gates are closing and he hasn't reported in on any communicator network? And the tree-dee is only showing reruns of 'Streets of Mos Eisley'?"
You know, you could just grab a couple of chairs, go to a parking lot, and practice for 30 minutes.
I did the same thing to my wife before her driving test, except we used empty cardboard boxes. Maybe we used two hours, but at least now she knows how to park!
On the other hand, I personally fix cars for fun, but it doesn't stop other people for doing it for money.
Just as I develop software to make a living. Again, people to that for kicks...
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I don't know much about electricity but it seems strange to choose 42 volts as the upper-bound of "human-friendly" when our household stuff is 110. It seems to me that there must be another reason to stay as low as 42.
IIRC, 42V was chosen because it is three times the current voltage and because 48V and higher is defined as "high voltage" in some jurisdictions.
Makes life simpler for those who manufacture and service the vehicles. Plus you can legally tinker with it yourself, so be happy.
You're joking, right? Have you ever even *used* a GPS device in a car or indoors? I happen to be working on a device that has embedded GPS. It's about the size of a quarter, and it has no problems whatsoever in a car or indoors.
I'm using an old Garmin GPS II in my car. I've got a roof-mounted antenna, which is essential. Even so, sometimes the GPS loses coverage in deep valleys or woodlands. I would think your embedded device would have bigger problems, with a small antenna and all.
I've also used military hand-held GPS receivers in the army and had the same experience there.
But if you can provide some sources, I would be interested to check it out.
"Of the 171 firearm-related homicides, 110 were committed with a handgun, 46 with a rifle or shotgun, 7 with a sawed-off rifle or shotgun, 3 with a fully automatic firearm, and 5 with another type of firearm."
What was that "another type" of firearm? Muskets? Rocket launchers? The mind boggles...
It would be interesting if you could dock your laptop and the dock contained another processor and more RAM etc. Thus you could increase the power of your computer when you get home.
You can, sort of. With some laptops you can step down the clock speed when you're running on the battery and want to conserve power, and crank it up again when you are hooked up to the mains.
Maybe it could be useful to switch out half the RAM, step down the bus speed and cut out the dedicted 3D graphics chips. Then again, maybe it already is possible; I don't follow the laptop market that closely.
The key here is if the weapon is designed for blinding only, or has a function to the same effect. Killing people with lasers is OK, blinding them is not. Capiche?
GTA3 was in the news here in Norway a lot when it was released. Different agencies and ministers connected with children all wanted to ban it. Result? Top seller in Norway that year...
I'm married today, mostly because of the cell phone. My then-girlfriend was an exchange student here (Kongsberg, Norway) when we got together, but then she had to go back home (Latvia). The alternative to keep in touch by cell phone was the one land phone in the student dowm (less private, had to arrange beforehand) or letters (less interactive in the short term). So I _love_ cell phones! I've spent a small fortune on phone bills, tho'...
While one person may be perfectly content with an old Pentium 133 system that stores stamp club membership details in a DOS program in "real-time mode",
Use the correct tool for the job; if a pen and notebook or binder will do, use it. No need to use hours and hours to set up a membership database if your club comprises 20 members and have a meeting every first Thursday of the month...
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That would be fun, of course, but wouldn't the judge be able to saddle you with legal costs for wasting the court's time (when a simple phone call would have cleared up the whole mess)?
Isn't that supposed to read "and turned an industry once about butt-raping artists and consumers into one of litigation"?
Something like this?
"I would like to see a "blindfold" test."
You forget that audiophiles don't do blindfold tests...
I think it is quite common for democracies to send observers to each other's election, regardless of if foul play is suspected or not. I now that here in Norway we have outside observers, and we are as democratic as anyone, I guess.
On Doom 3 a rear monitor would probably be more useful, for those times when you can hear noises behind you. Just glance over your shoulder... :)
Anyways, wouldn't four monitors (north, south, east, west) also be useful? Then you don't have to split the view.
In WWII the American government rationed gas as a way to conserve rubber tires. The Japanese had seized the world's greatest rubber sources in the Pacific (the Dutch East Indies), and since rubber is a vital ingredient in the "war machine", gas was rationed. The Allies were never really short of fuel.
I have always thought that Johnny-5 was the most realistic combat robot that Hollywood ever dreamt up. And I find it a bit ironic that it was invented for a comedy flic...
It would be cool to make the computer sound like R2D2. If you assign meaning to all the twirps and whistles, you could derive some use out of having the computer "speak" to you:
R2: "Tweeeet-twirp screee bleep bleep bleep"
Han: "What, Luke went out on a taun-taun four hours ago, didn't bring any shelter with him, now the gates are closing and he hasn't reported in on any communicator network? And the tree-dee is only showing reruns of 'Streets of Mos Eisley'?"
Almost like Lassie...
From that letter:
Why does Z put beaks and feathers on *Orcs*!?
Whoa! I think we should be very happy that Jackson, not Zimmerman made the movies...
I did the same thing to my wife before her driving test, except we used empty cardboard boxes. Maybe we used two hours, but at least now she knows how to park!
On the other hand, I personally fix cars for fun, but it doesn't stop other people for doing it for money.
Just as I develop software to make a living. Again, people to that for kicks...
IIRC, 42V was chosen because it is three times the current voltage and because 48V and higher is defined as "high voltage" in some jurisdictions.
Makes life simpler for those who manufacture and service the vehicles. Plus you can legally tinker with it yourself, so be happy.
You're joking, right? Have you ever even *used* a GPS device in a car or indoors? I happen to be working on a device that has embedded GPS. It's about the size of a quarter, and it has no problems whatsoever in a car or indoors.
I'm using an old Garmin GPS II in my car. I've got a roof-mounted antenna, which is essential. Even so, sometimes the GPS loses coverage in deep valleys or woodlands. I would think your embedded device would have bigger problems, with a small antenna and all.
I've also used military hand-held GPS receivers in the army and had the same experience there.
But if you can provide some sources, I would be interested to check it out.
Alternative:
2. Wrap victim in aluminum foil
or
2. Keep victim indoors or inside a car where the GPS doesn't work
This device is not _that_ hard to foil...
What was that "another type" of firearm? Muskets? Rocket launchers? The mind boggles...
You can, sort of. With some laptops you can step down the clock speed when you're running on the battery and want to conserve power, and crank it up again when you are hooked up to the mains.
Maybe it could be useful to switch out half the RAM, step down the bus speed and cut out the dedicted 3D graphics chips. Then again, maybe it already is possible; I don't follow the laptop market that closely.
I applaud you sentiment, but IMHO "required reading" just seems to turn people off books (or at least that particular book) forever.
- Protocol IV to the 1980 convention
- FAS' take on the same convention
- Comment from the Human Right Watch
The key here is if the weapon is designed for blinding only, or has a function to the same effect. Killing people with lasers is OK, blinding them is not. Capiche?If you look at the "Stavatti approach" page, it's got "Customer Survival" as one of their core values. :)
As a customer, I also value my survival.
IMDB link here.
My parents bought it a video sale "way back when". Not terribly deep, but fun.
Anyone else wants to bet that sales will soar?
GTA3 was in the news here in Norway a lot when it was released. Different agencies and ministers connected with children all wanted to ban it. Result? Top seller in Norway that year...
I'm married today, mostly because of the cell phone. My then-girlfriend was an exchange student here (Kongsberg, Norway) when we got together, but then she had to go back home (Latvia). The alternative to keep in touch by cell phone was the one land phone in the student dowm (less private, had to arrange beforehand) or letters (less interactive in the short term). So I _love_ cell phones! I've spent a small fortune on phone bills, tho'...
It's just that when you work with geeks you learn that it can't be said too often...
Use the correct tool for the job; if a pen and notebook or binder will do, use it. No need to use hours and hours to set up a membership database if your club comprises 20 members and have a meeting every first Thursday of the month...