Apparently the newer ones (1992-94) have some sort of gutter/drain arrangement to stop exactly that. See the first link I posted for more on that...
If you've written it off anyway, try the dishwasher - it rescued one of my MS Natural Keyboards that way, although it did change colour a bit:) Make sure it dries properly though - I guess with all that steel, rust would be an issue. --
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My IBM PC/XT has a keyboard that weighs 12kgs (26 pounds), and has fantasic feel. If only it would work on newer PCs... apparently the 'PC-compatible' world is not actually compatible with the original PC anymore.
The XT also has tank-like engineering throughout compared to newer machines. You get the impression that when IBM told the guys at Boca Raton to do it cheap, they didn't really get it.
According to some correspondence I had this weekend, the IBM Model M is what to look for, although I'm not sure where - EBay I guess. Nearest I've gotten brandnew is the IBM 42H1292 from http://www.pckeyboards.com/ --
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It's not an excuse, I think it's more a case that if you are familiar enough with any language, the incentive to change must be pretty large to make it worthwhile.
For example, I only learnt Perl originally because I had a problem I was originally using AWK for, but fell off the end of what AWK would do (filehandling in my case).
I've looked at Python on and off for a couple of years, and for most things I do, I find that doing them in Perl would be easier (for me, as a Perl user), and not worth the additional learning-curve time of Python. For larger projects, one of these days, I'll have another go:) --
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(I know, I know, it was a joke, but it's one of those things like then/than and we're/were/where that annoys me and it's hot today with no aircon in this office.) --
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Isn't this exactly what telcos do? I seem to recall that telco kit runs from a 24V or 12V DC supply. I know that some vendors (Sun for one) do provide servers with the appropriate power setup to do this. --
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A company we talk to, Captec (http://www.captec.co.uk/), also in the UK sent me a flyer last week for their new high-density unit. It has 4 redundant PSUs, an integrated KVM, shared CDROM and FDD, and slots for 20 CPU modules (although the picture shows 10). CPU modules has either 3 10/100 ethernet port or 2 10/100 and one gigabit one, with CPUs up to 1Ghz each in 'socket 370' (presumably FCPGA, actually). --
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Actually, IIS has most of the same API hooks as Apache via ISAPI Filters, which would allow you to write something very similar.
A quick google search turned up this from the Zeus manual of all places, which is an example of how that would work.
I've written my own URL-rewriting functionality for IIS before now with no problem, but at the moment, AFAIK, you do need to use some C to do it. --
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I read some time ago that the police do look at these things on at least some sections of the French autoroute system. I wish I knew where though - just another unsubstantiated/. post:) --
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Either way, I think it's a great idea, and a leap forward to the day when we can detect aggressive driving on the fly and deactivate the vehicle remotely.
There is a considerable difference between driving faster than a posted speed limit and aggressive driving.
Driving at the posted 55 (say) in pissing rain or 20feet visibility fog is theoretically legal, but most likely far more dangerous to all concerned than someone doing 70 on a clear day on the same road with good visibility.
I propose that organisations promoting these types of device for general use (not just for rentals), and similar radar/camera combos like we have in the UK should develop more useful detectors (stupid ass weaving between lanes without signalling cameras, stopping to pick up a lottery ticket in an already double-parked street cameras, and no-rear-view-mirrors cameras). Penalties should be education-oriented rather than entirely financial. That, or admit that it's really a fund-raiser, and not actually directly linked to road safety.
What the world needs is better, more alert drivers, aware of their surrounding and the limits of their vehicles, not another gadget to allow them to talk on their cellphone, or hold a conversation without worrying about speeding. --
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Huh? 4 Million?
I thought it was common knowledge that "There are eight million stories in the naked city." - has the number dropped, or is that immortal line wrong? --
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
and the most annoying pop-up Wandering Monsters in the worst D&D style. --
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Just to clarify another common misconception in this article, you are not forced to distribute your source code if you make mods to a GPLed program - only if you distribute the modified version. --
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
as root, I can hose a Linux system, not matter how stable it is supposed to be).
Hell, as a regular user you can hang X and the console badly enough that you can't use it or reset it. I did it yesterday with RH7.1 and Konqueror (sp?). The X server should not be able to crash based on requests from it's clients, but it does. --
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Maybe it's just me, but I can identify any of my home-burned compilation CDs from the first track - and usually know what else is on each one pretty accurately. I would imagine that what most people would do is set up playlists for particular moods/genres, which would work about the same as the CDs in the changer.
If you are looking to pick one song followed by another completely random-access, then of course you are right. --
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
I have no problem navigating a 10-disc changer without looking at it while driving... why should MP3s be any harder? (Apart from the sheer volume of course).
Kenwood now make a $450 headunit that will play CDROMs of MP3s as well as regular CDs, anyway, so the utility of a lot of these things is fading. The UI is a bit basic so far, and they don't have a changer that can deal with data yet, but it's a good first step.
Or, the PhatNoise (http://www.phatnoise.com/CAS.htm) when it's finally done, gets you an MP3 changer compatible with your existing head unit, which is especially handy if you have one of those 'built into the whole dash' things, like Audi, Alfa and Vauxhall do. --
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
I can download from european servers without using transcontinental bandwidth. Welcome to the rest of the world.
And the headline is wrong too - it's a beta (according to the rest of the blurb), not a demo. --
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Since the screenshot is 640x480, my guess is, uh, 640x480.;-)
The DC can do 800x600 though. Although it wouldn't be much fun for text on a TV, you can also output to a VGA monitor. $10 each to allow you to use your PC keyboard and mouse, and you're away. --
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Why 'of course'? What benefit is it to VA that they know I read Freshmeat, Slashdot and Sourceforge but not QuestionExchange (mainly because of their sub-literate banner ad)? I've never noticed a difference in advertising content across the sites... --
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
heh - my housemate's employer got bought by C&W a couple of years ago and it took him ages to train himself to stop calling them that. --
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Slashdot Mirror
Apparently the newer ones (1992-94) have some sort of gutter/drain arrangement to stop exactly that. See the first link I posted for more on that...
:) Make sure it dries properly though - I guess with all that steel, rust would be an issue.
If you've written it off anyway, try the dishwasher - it rescued one of my MS Natural Keyboards that way, although it did change colour a bit
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
hear hear.
My IBM PC/XT has a keyboard that weighs 12kgs (26 pounds), and has fantasic feel. If only it would work on newer PCs... apparently the 'PC-compatible' world is not actually compatible with the original PC anymore.
The XT also has tank-like engineering throughout compared to newer machines. You get the impression that when IBM told the guys at Boca Raton to do it cheap, they didn't really get it.
According to some correspondence I had this weekend, the IBM Model M is what to look for, although I'm not sure where - EBay I guess. Nearest I've gotten brandnew is the IBM 42H1292 from http://www.pckeyboards.com/
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
It's not an excuse, I think it's more a case that if you are familiar enough with any language, the incentive to change must be pretty large to make it worthwhile.
:)
For example, I only learnt Perl originally because I had a problem I was originally using AWK for, but fell off the end of what AWK would do (filehandling in my case).
I've looked at Python on and off for a couple of years, and for most things I do, I find that doing them in Perl would be easier (for me, as a Perl user), and not worth the additional learning-curve time of Python. For larger projects, one of these days, I'll have another go
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I offer my services freely and expect no renumeration for my time, effort or bare cheek.
r en umeration
That's just as well, because it doesn't exist:
http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=
ITYM remuneration .
(I know, I know, it was a joke, but it's one of those things like then/than and we're/were/where that annoys me and it's hot today with no aircon in this office.)
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Ah - I do that anyway - we don't have 110VAC mains :)
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Isn't this exactly what telcos do? I seem to recall that telco kit runs from a 24V or 12V DC supply. I know that some vendors (Sun for one) do provide servers with the appropriate power setup to do this.
--
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
A company we talk to, Captec (http://www.captec.co.uk/), also in the UK sent me a flyer last week for their new high-density unit. It has 4 redundant PSUs, an integrated KVM, shared CDROM and FDD, and slots for 20 CPU modules (although the picture shows 10). CPU modules has either 3 10/100 ethernet port or 2 10/100 and one gigabit one, with CPUs up to 1Ghz each in 'socket 370' (presumably FCPGA, actually).
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
What the heck has ESR got to do with the price of fish?
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Actually, IIS has most of the same API hooks as Apache via ISAPI Filters, which would allow you to write something very similar.
A quick google search turned up this from the Zeus manual of all places, which is an example of how that would work.
I've written my own URL-rewriting functionality for IIS before now with no problem, but at the moment, AFAIK, you do need to use some C to do it.
--
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
I read some time ago that the police do look at these things on at least some sections of the French autoroute system. I wish I knew where though - just another unsubstantiated /. post :)
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Either way, I think it's a great idea, and a leap forward to the day when we can detect aggressive driving on the fly and deactivate the vehicle remotely.
There is a considerable difference between driving faster than a posted speed limit and aggressive driving.
Driving at the posted 55 (say) in pissing rain or 20feet visibility fog is theoretically legal, but most likely far more dangerous to all concerned than someone doing 70 on a clear day on the same road with good visibility.
I propose that organisations promoting these types of device for general use (not just for rentals), and similar radar/camera combos like we have in the UK should develop more useful detectors (stupid ass weaving between lanes without signalling cameras, stopping to pick up a lottery ticket in an already double-parked street cameras, and no-rear-view-mirrors cameras). Penalties should be education-oriented rather than entirely financial. That, or admit that it's really a fund-raiser, and not actually directly linked to road safety.
What the world needs is better, more alert drivers, aware of their surrounding and the limits of their vehicles, not another gadget to allow them to talk on their cellphone, or hold a conversation without worrying about speeding.
--
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Huh? 4 Million?
I thought it was common knowledge that "There are eight million stories in the naked city." - has the number dropped, or is that immortal line wrong?
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
and the most annoying pop-up Wandering Monsters in the worst D&D style.
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
of what Slashdot stories were like before I turned off Mr Malda.
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Just to clarify another common misconception in this article, you are not forced to distribute your source code if you make mods to a GPLed program - only if you distribute the modified version.
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
as root, I can hose a Linux system, not matter how stable it is supposed to be).
Hell, as a regular user you can hang X and the console badly enough that you can't use it or reset it. I did it yesterday with RH7.1 and Konqueror (sp?). The X server should not be able to crash based on requests from it's clients, but it does.
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
to have a unix config file named after him, along with Frank Hosts.
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Perhaps the X Consortium (or the Open Group or whatever those officious corporate ass-sucking whores called themselves then)
I think you're confusing the X Consortium and X/Open...
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Maybe it's just me, but I can identify any of my home-burned compilation CDs from the first track - and usually know what else is on each one pretty accurately. I would imagine that what most people would do is set up playlists for particular moods/genres, which would work about the same as the CDs in the changer.
If you are looking to pick one song followed by another completely random-access, then of course you are right.
--
the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
I have no problem navigating a 10-disc changer without looking at it while driving... why should MP3s be any harder? (Apart from the sheer volume of course).
Kenwood now make a $450 headunit that will play CDROMs of MP3s as well as regular CDs, anyway, so the utility of a lot of these things is fading. The UI is a bit basic so far, and they don't have a changer that can deal with data yet, but it's a good first step.
Or, the PhatNoise (http://www.phatnoise.com/CAS.htm) when it's finally done, gets you an MP3 changer compatible with your existing head unit, which is especially handy if you have one of those 'built into the whole dash' things, like Audi, Alfa and Vauxhall do.
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
I can download from european servers without using transcontinental bandwidth. Welcome to the rest of the world.
And the headline is wrong too - it's a beta (according to the rest of the blurb), not a demo.
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Since the screenshot is 640x480, my guess is, uh, 640x480. ;-)
The DC can do 800x600 though. Although it wouldn't be much fun for text on a TV, you can also output to a VGA monitor. $10 each to allow you to use your PC keyboard and mouse, and you're away.
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
thanks :) I haven't seen it in a little while...
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
A is True, and B is True, but A does not imply B.
Why 'of course'? What benefit is it to VA that they know I read Freshmeat, Slashdot and Sourceforge but not QuestionExchange (mainly because of their sub-literate banner ad)? I've never noticed a difference in advertising content across the sites...
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the telephone rings / problem between screen and chair / thoughts of homocide
Cowboy & Witless
heh - my housemate's employer got bought by C&W a couple of years ago and it took him ages to train himself to stop calling them that.
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