... (and I did RTFA and the ones before) that getting offline (both 'net and financially) would be a wise thing. Seems like most people get tripped up by that, out of curiosity, cash troubles and loneliness.
One such product is the Asus LS201 -- a TFT monitor with a protective panel made of crystal-sapphire. Our Asus rep says not only is it scratch-proof, but it's also 'punch-proof'. We were dared to hit it as hard as we could and told it wouldn't break.
Never ones to shirk from a challenge, we formed an orderly queue and gleefully punched the hell out of our first LS201 sample. Unfortunately one of our punchers was wearing a ring, and the offending jewellery left a 2cm scratch on the supposedly scratch-proof monitor.
Asus sent us a replacement and politely asked us to remove any jewellery before we let rip. We duly obliged, but instead of emerging unscathed, the LS201 developed a small, unidentifiable blemish below the protective panel. It wasn't a scratch or a dent -- it looked more like a small piece of fluff.
Our verdict: the LS201 will not shatter into a million pieces when punched (don't try this at home). It's therefore ideal if you're the type of person who likes to attack inanimate objects, or just drop blameless pieces of technology. But it's most definitely not scratch-proof -- we don't care what the stickers say.
I know several slashdotters leave their computers on 24/7, but I don't. It's akin to leaving a light-bulb on overnight, or leaving the fridge door open. I do have a computer I leave on overnight when it's downloading, but it's a 5headless 00mhz p3 with 256mb ram and it's promptly shut down until I need to download again.
I understand your enthusiastic if misplaced green-ism, but I do hope you know your inefficient 500Mhz P3 with an aging mobo, RAM and PSU is likely 2-3 times as watt-hungry as a a modern energy efficient system. Technology has "moved on" in many ways....
I thought the judge was nothing more than a referee at the trial. The jury is the one that makes the guilty/not guilty determination, no? Or have I been watching too much television?
I don't think many (any?) small-claims cases go to a jury trial.
I've given to the Mozilla project since 2002 through Paypal at $10 per month up until a few months ago, when I knew they finally were well-funded. In the past, they *really* needed small contributors like myself. Now, what they need is what they have needed all along, just like every other OSS project. Good contributors to the codebase.
Our provider forbids photography inside the colocation facility, so if anyone asks, I've never even seen what the installation looks like. What a stupid policy that is.
ISTR that we did indeed see posted pictures of the box once it was shipped to California. And yes, that is a stupid policy.
Of course, I never ended up doing... ah well. Good times back in th elate '90s. Oh and my Everything(2) node http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=383 registration date makes me feel fairly old too. I jumped on when the DNS information got leaked and got myself a nice "RudeDude" graphic rendered before >the box crashed and the feature was turned off. Ah. I'm about two hours off of you at everything http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=757 and probably two hours ahead of you here. Long time no see.:D
I learned this simple technique 23 years ago, as a 22 year old hot-shot at a startup called Microwave Communications Incorporated.
Non-technical people (read: bean counters) like to have slow, soothing explanations, not a lot of jargon laden speechifying. Sometimes, it takes some leveling of your personal technical hubris to ratchet it down a notch, but if you want your IT life to be simple, you have to explain things in terms they'll understand.
None of this requires a book, a seminar or a conference. It's internal, and if you don't learn it intuitively, you won't use it properly.
Then work with XP Embedded. Yes, it's Microsft but I work with it every day and it doesn't suck. In fact, it can be made to nicely jump through hoops and not crash (no pun intended). If you want a robust mini-OS, and you have to go Microsoft AND the hardware platform is not an issue (and it certainly isn't for an F1 budget) you would NEVER go with a toy like WinCE.
In case you're curious, it's pretty much the de facto standard for medical devices these days, barring grandfathered NT stuff. That's what we use.
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... (and I did RTFA and the ones before) that getting offline (both 'net and financially) would be a wise thing. Seems like most people get tripped up by that, out of curiosity, cash troubles and loneliness.
-jim
company website: http://www.mercury-ce.com/product.php?productid=16151&cat=251&page=1
parent company: http://www.kobian-inc.com/?page=contact-us
CD/DVD media degrades over time. Even the gold-based discs. Proper storage and handling is key. I'd go USB...
Good point. How do we know this really is Slashdot?
1) Taxes (35%)
2) Rent (17%)
3) Food (11%)
4) Tythe (10%)
5) Transportation (7%)
6) Student Loans (7%)
7) Therapy (6%)
6) Bills (4%)
7) Other stuff (3%)
Drop that whole "tythe" thing and you'd have a boatload of cash for blow and hookers. :D
-jim
Would you kids shaddup and go to bed already?
Please turn in your card.
You'd have to talk her into stepping into the sling first. Troublesome.
Build it yourself from source, and run it on your own server. Gosh.
Let ME guess. You didn't actually RTFA? Did you?
We expect to post every "patch Tuesday" with technical information about the vulnerabilities being fixed. .
One such product is the Asus LS201 -- a TFT monitor with a protective panel made of crystal-sapphire. Our Asus rep says not only is it scratch-proof, but it's also 'punch-proof'. We were dared to hit it as hard as we could and told it wouldn't break.
Never ones to shirk from a challenge, we formed an orderly queue and gleefully punched the hell out of our first LS201 sample. Unfortunately one of our punchers was wearing a ring, and the offending jewellery left a 2cm scratch on the supposedly scratch-proof monitor.
Asus sent us a replacement and politely asked us to remove any jewellery before we let rip. We duly obliged, but instead of emerging unscathed, the LS201 developed a small, unidentifiable blemish below the protective panel. It wasn't a scratch or a dent -- it looked more like a small piece of fluff.
Our verdict: the LS201 will not shatter into a million pieces when punched (don't try this at home). It's therefore ideal if you're the type of person who likes to attack inanimate objects, or just drop blameless pieces of technology. But it's most definitely not scratch-proof -- we don't care what the stickers say.
More critically, you deserve credit for convincing your management that that is actually work. Bravissimo! ;)
I understand your enthusiastic if misplaced green-ism, but I do hope you know your inefficient 500Mhz P3 with an aging mobo, RAM and PSU is likely 2-3 times as watt-hungry as a a modern energy efficient system. Technology has "moved on" in many ways....
I don't think many (any?) small-claims cases go to a jury trial.
I've given to the Mozilla project since 2002 through Paypal at $10 per month up until a few months ago, when I knew they finally were well-funded. In the past, they *really* needed small contributors like myself. Now, what they need is what they have needed all along, just like every other OSS project. Good contributors to the codebase.
ISTR that we did indeed see posted pictures of the box once it was shipped to California. And yes, that is a stupid policy.
probably two hours ahead of you here. Long time no see.
And?
Haven't tried it, because I don't need to. But....
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocus/sgspeeches/sta tments_full.asp?statID=105'
-jim
Non-technical people (read: bean counters) like to have slow, soothing explanations, not a lot of jargon laden speechifying. Sometimes, it takes some leveling of your personal technical hubris to ratchet it down a notch, but if you want your IT life to be simple, you have to explain things in terms they'll understand.
None of this requires a book, a seminar or a conference. It's internal, and if you don't learn it intuitively, you won't use it properly.
-jim
Damnit. And just when I was going to post my "OMFG Cracker Ponies !!!" story. Damnit. http://www.flickr.com/photos/15887989@N00/48096188 5/
-jim
In case you're curious, it's pretty much the de facto standard for medical devices these days, barring grandfathered NT stuff. That's what we use.
-jim
Not a Microsoft fanboy.
Interesting thought, but how many hardcore combination SQA Engineer / Whitebox Race Science people do they employ?
I know they haven't called me yet. :)
-jim
http://www.motogpod.com/
Nice screenshot. Where's the BFG? Oh. Wrong Game. -jim