I 100 percent agree, this thing is garbage. I mean if it were $2/3000 It would be a respectable piece of prosumer equipment for someone starting out who wants an all-in-one solution; But $8000?!? the mind boggles with all the gear I could grab for that. Mmmm vst rack *drool*
Aside from its usefulness I can't see this as something practicle for live use. I'm sure this thing would die with the first water bottle that hits it (happens sometimes) or the next time my drunken front man knocks it over while the hard drive is spinning (happens all the time).
LCD panels are backlit by CCFLs (Cold Cathode Florocent Lamp) Either 1 or 2 you can tell by looking at the sides of the display and seeing which sides are brighter. CCFLs are those thin ones that are used in scanners. The brightness is kept consistant with a gradual difuser on which the light(s) are mounted.
Yes I know my spelling needs work, but florocesnt is a big word;)
The vast majority of my bandwidth useage, about 50gigs/month, comes from my isps internal usenet server. Yet their D/L cap is only 10gigs/month, why don't they bother me? Downloading from their server costs them pennys, even if im sucking down dvdr images 24/7.
Bandwidth that they have to pay for is used only when I DL/UL elseware on the internet.
Good point. For some reason I thought aluminum was a better conductor.
I did a quick check and found out that aluminum only has about 65% of the conductivity of copper, which would mean a 35% size increase. Copper weighs 2.35 times more then aluminum. So it would be 15% lighter? I personally would prefer my adapter to be lighter rather then smaller, but that's just me.
Also aluminum is a lot cheaper than copper so I don't think cost would be a problem.
I should clarify, I meant it would cost more to manufacture in terms of re-tooling to work with aluminum.
The size of laptop power supplys isn't much of an issue as it once was I'm seeing a lot of those small, thin, light ones that are about the size of an original palm pilot. Personally I would like to see laptops that I can plug a molex power connector into, anytime Im around someone's computer I can just plug it right in, I wouldn't even have to carry anything with me besides maybe a small cable.
Aluminum wire instead of copper for winding the transformer coil would reduce the weight, although the size would remain the same.
The reason copper wire is more common then aluminum is that aluminum is not as malleable (breaks when its bent back and forth) so it is not practical for things like household wiring.
Since coil windings are stationary the only time they could break is during manufacturing, increasing the cost of the final product. From what I gather that's why aluminum is not used.
Their is already a solution for this - Fiber Optic Buses. They haven't made their way to motherboards yet. But I remember reading that it would be ~5 years before they would be common place.
You can already get stuff like Fibre SCSI exterders. http://www.ace-electronics.com/Hardwar e/SCSI_Produ cts/SCSI_Extenders/scsi_fiber_optic_ext.htm
<THG> http://www4.tomshardware.com/storage/2002 0415/inde x.html There are basically two ways to increase the performance of hard drives: increase the rotation speed or increase the data density. Increasing the rotation speed definitely enables better sequential performance, but only if you adjust the read/write mechanism accordingly. Increasing data density is also a popular method - recently, Western Digital announced the first drive with 27 GB per platter, which is in strong contrast to the 15 or 20 GB per platter for most IDE drives and a greater contrast to the even lower densities for most fast-spinning SCSI drives. However, the catch is that high density doesn't allow top rotation speeds, and vice versa. So essentially, designing a fast hard drive involves creating the most ideal balance between rotation speed and density. </THG>
This basically means that if your reading/writeing small files then higher speed/lower density drives are for you. But if you plan to move around large files look for larger density/ slower RPM drives.
Imagine trying to watch porn on this watch, if your watch hand is the same as your wanking hand you could be in for some trouble.
And what if you're in a meeting... Reach into your briefcase, and accidentally hit play?
When I went to the auction site I noticed they had napster t-stirts for sale; I then got to wondering if napster t-shirts had become 'retro' yet (ala Win95/Atari shirts) as I hadn't seen the cat logo in a long time.
Is it just me or does the cat no longer look 'cool' but now has more sheepish, sad look to it? I think its the eyes.
One of the links shows the microwave horns painted pink. Anyone know why this would be done? The site (http://www.drgibson.com/towers/frank_schmid.html) suggests cosmetic reasons, which might not be far off as I've seen cell towers made to look like trees in suburban neiborhoods. Could it have been to block/filter fallout?
Beaing to cheep to buy a crimper I found that a stapler does an okay job. The pins on the side are the hardest, you will need a clamp or something to hold it in place as you do it. This method works fine if you just have one or two cable endsthat need to be crimped.
I feel sorry for all the people that spent $1500 each on Gigabit cards. Then spent a ton of money to get all their cat5 cable pulled and replaced by cat5e.
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I 100 percent agree, this thing is garbage. I mean if it were $2/3000 It would be a respectable piece of prosumer equipment for someone starting out who wants an all-in-one solution; But $8000?!? the mind boggles with all the gear I could grab for that.
Mmmm vst rack *drool*
Aside from its usefulness I can't see this as something practicle for live use. I'm sure this thing would die with the first water bottle that hits it (happens sometimes) or the next time my drunken front man knocks it over while the hard drive is spinning (happens all the time).
Tomorrow....
oqo: hardware: video
I went to 'page source' in mozilla and found this....
oqo: hardware: video
LCD panels are backlit by CCFLs (Cold Cathode Florocent Lamp) Either 1 or 2 you can tell by looking at the sides of the display and seeing which sides are brighter. CCFLs are those thin ones that are used in scanners. The brightness is kept consistant with a gradual difuser on which the light(s) are mounted.
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Yes I know my spelling needs work, but florocesnt is a big word
At this download rate it seems I'll be able to buy the game before seeing the trailer.....
:)
w00t! 1% complete
We couldn't let pictures of the Jar-Jar like one out, there would be riots in the streets!!
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http://www.netside.net/~tbeech/airbag.html
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Thats right. Chipmunks!!!!
Wheres the one that looks like Tux?
Bandwidth that they have to pay for is used only when I DL/UL elseware on the internet.
I did a quick check and found out that aluminum only has about 65% of the conductivity of copper, which would mean a 35% size increase. Copper weighs 2.35 times more then aluminum. So it would be 15% lighter? I personally would prefer my adapter to be lighter rather then smaller, but that's just me.
Also aluminum is a lot cheaper than copper so I don't think cost would be a problem.
I should clarify, I meant it would cost more to manufacture in terms of re-tooling to work with aluminum.
The size of laptop power supplys isn't much of an issue as it once was I'm seeing a lot of those small, thin, light ones that are about the size of an original palm pilot. Personally I would like to see laptops that I can plug a molex power connector into, anytime Im around someone's computer I can just plug it right in, I wouldn't even have to carry anything with me besides maybe a small cable.
The reason copper wire is more common then aluminum is that aluminum is not as malleable (breaks when its bent back and forth) so it is not practical for things like household wiring.
Since coil windings are stationary the only time they could break is during manufacturing, increasing the cost of the final product. From what I gather that's why aluminum is not used.
Just woke up, still in bed actually - not all that ergonomic... :)
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25mg of dexedrine is a bit better then coffee
Here is the link if someone hasn't posted it already:
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0
DUPE-idy-do
Their is already a solution for this - Fiber Optic Buses. They haven't made their way to motherboards yet. But I remember reading that it would be ~5 years before they would be common place.
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You can already get stuff like Fibre SCSI exterders.
http://www.ace-electronics.com/Hardwa
Should I ask?
Actually it isn't nessessarily true.
2 0415/inde x.html
<THG>
http://www4.tomshardware.com/storage/200
There are basically two ways to increase the performance of hard drives: increase the rotation speed or increase the data density. Increasing the rotation speed definitely enables better sequential performance, but only if you adjust the read/write mechanism accordingly. Increasing data density is also a popular method - recently, Western Digital announced the first drive with 27 GB per platter, which is in strong contrast to the 15 or 20 GB per platter for most IDE drives and a greater contrast to the even lower densities for most fast-spinning SCSI drives. However, the catch is that high density doesn't allow top rotation speeds, and vice versa. So essentially, designing a fast hard drive involves creating the most ideal balance between rotation speed and density.
</THG>
This basically means that if your reading/writeing small files then higher speed/lower density drives are for you. But if you plan to move around large files look for larger density/ slower RPM drives.
Well... Maybe if I had a computer in the car....
Didn't they say the same thing about licence plates when they came out?
Have Fun!
for high security applications.
It even has self-destruct circtury built in.
Check it out.
When I went to the auction site I noticed they had napster t-stirts for sale; I then got to wondering if napster t-shirts had become 'retro' yet (ala Win95/Atari shirts) as I hadn't seen the cat logo in a long time.
Is it just me or does the cat no longer look 'cool' but now has more sheepish, sad look to it? I think its the eyes.
One of the links shows the microwave horns painted pink. Anyone know why this would be done? The site (http://www.drgibson.com/towers/frank_schmid.html) suggests cosmetic reasons, which might not be far off as I've seen cell towers made to look like trees in suburban neiborhoods.
Could it have been to block/filter fallout?
It begs the question; Just what do
I put in those 224 PCI slots?
Canada kicks ass!
I feel sorry for all the people that spent $1500 each on Gigabit cards. Then spent a ton of money to get all their cat5 cable pulled and replaced by cat5e.