I am a NY state resident as well and I can say that the cell phone is no picnic either. At least eight or nine dollars of my bill (nearly a third) all go to a host of regulatory fees, receipt taxes, and such.
Really, it's just confusing to me that as a group,/. can still talk about how great pac-man was (with a straight face), and yet totally trash Amateur Radio.
I've had my license for ten years next month. I'm not on the air much anymore. Aside from emergency communications and such, the internet has ham radio beat hands down. Packet is STILL capped at 9600 bps as it was when I first got my ticket. Worldwide communications can take place easily over AIM, IRC and the like (no reliance on sunspots, can cuss and use encryption to your hearts content).
I think there is a great educational value in ham radio, but the kids (who are the new blood to keep the hobby going forward) don't seem to be gravitating towards it in the face of such competition.
Current hams, please feel free to correct me or debate the above.
and doing things with the computer in school that isn't what the class is exactly doing at the time is verboden. Rather than let the students explore and have a shot at learning something useful, they're taught by rote. What a waste.
What about bandwidth concerns? I'm sure whatever satellite pipe they're using wouldn't support every user on the plane on Vonage, Kazaa or someother such bandwidth-hogging service.
IIRC, Cassini had quite a few protesters due to the fact that it carried a considerable amount of plutonium as a power source. That would have been a disaster if the launch vehicle exploded ala Challenger in the upper atomosphere.
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when overzealous males try to "tune in Tokyo" at E3.
I am a NY state resident as well and I can say that the cell phone is no picnic either. At least eight or nine dollars of my bill (nearly a third) all go to a host of regulatory fees, receipt taxes, and such.
what's with Hollywood's need to write out-of-character surf stunts into sci-fi/fantasy movies?
You must have forgotten that Frankie and Annette still rule Hollywood with an iron fist.
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This guy strikes me as someone who would walk into a deli and say:
"I'll have a BLT, hold the bacon and lettuce, and don't DARE give me a tomato sandwich!"
I did too. I wonder if Phil's Flank Steak has anything to say about that.
They probably died before they could buy a vowel.
I'm relieved that the Bangles are no longer considered a national treasure there.
Plus their are no trolls and crapflooders in ham radio.
:)
You haven't been on a repeater with a jammer on it.
Really, it's just confusing to me that as a group, /. can still talk about how great pac-man was (with a straight face), and yet totally trash Amateur Radio.
I've had my license for ten years next month. I'm not on the air much anymore. Aside from emergency communications and such, the internet has ham radio beat hands down. Packet is STILL capped at 9600 bps as it was when I first got my ticket. Worldwide communications can take place easily over AIM, IRC and the like (no reliance on sunspots, can cuss and use encryption to your hearts content).
I think there is a great educational value in ham radio, but the kids (who are the new blood to keep the hobby going forward) don't seem to be gravitating towards it in the face of such competition.
Current hams, please feel free to correct me or debate the above.
and doing things with the computer in school that isn't what the class is exactly doing at the time is verboden. Rather than let the students explore and have a shot at learning something useful, they're taught by rote. What a waste.
I don't know either, but I imagine beowulf cluster of these.
What about bandwidth concerns? I'm sure whatever satellite pipe they're using wouldn't support every user on the plane on Vonage, Kazaa or someother such bandwidth-hogging service.
IIRC, Cassini had quite a few protesters due to the fact that it carried a considerable amount of plutonium as a power source. That would have been a disaster if the launch vehicle exploded ala Challenger in the upper atomosphere.
Nobody would complain if they started Office 2K5 and were greated by The Librarian.
I wouldn't be happy if my machine kept telling me to be quiet.
But would you keep it in the closet?
Hey, it worked for the robot from Small Wonder.
Must be a chick.
Flip it over and check.
How many women do you see at stateside installfests by comparison?
I'd think you'd find Jimmy Hoffa in a chicken costume before you'd find two women to rub together at such a geekfest.
In terms of compatibility, were there any common stumbling points of getting hardware to play nice?
In other words, how much hardware commonly available on the Egyptian market is unsupported by Linux?
I have heard that electrical wiring in the new hybrids run through all sorts of places, including roof and roof posts.
:)
On the bright side, you won't need to carry a defibrillator to these accident scenes.
Oh, you and your silly stories of the "daystar". Warp speed, Mr. Sulu!
the translation of Hamlet into Klingon might be a disservice to the complexity of the author's intention
Like hell. If Hamlet were to be beheaded by Kahless, I might have paid more attention in English class.
What do I look like, Al Gore?
Imagine what'll happen when Fark gets a hold of it...
1ts a trap!
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I'll have to take that Milli Vanili DVD back to the store.