And very interesting...I looked at the recipe summary, and instantly understood what it was trying to convey. I had my wife look at it (more the artsy non-engineer type) and she got it, but it wasn't as intuitive to her. Good stuff.
Of course his package builds on Linux and quite an extensive list of libraries, but the MythTV package is capable of many incredible features that rivals Tivo and other commerical PVR's, and at least on my setup, is rock-solid. Good job!
-Mike
The problem is that hardware costs a lot of money to make, if you're talking about items such as CPU's (or other silicon-based components) and hard drives. Fabs cost in the billions of dollars, and depreciate over many many years. No one will want to (or be able to) stay on the cutting edge of those businesses if they're making next to nothing.
On the other hand, software is cheap to produce. Small teams can write and validate software, and its trivial to distribute either on CD or via the internet. OSS has an even greater obvious advantage.
This is capitalism at its best, the best business model will win out. What makes this interesting is the interdependance of one on the other...maybe this is Apple's chance to shine!;)
Part of engineering is creating the best product you can with the materials available. We don't have "clear aluminum" like in that weak Star Trek with the whales yet, so glass will have to do. Microsoft has the tools to make a secure platform, or to at least patch it quickly when holes are discovered, they just don't do it.
Sweet! They both came through, the one sent to Yahoo was stuck in my Bulk folder, and the one to Hotmail was in my inbox (I use the "enhanced" junk mail filtering).
This post is BUSTED.
-Mike
Choline is a naturally occurring nutrient found in egg yolks, milk, nuts, fish, liver and other meats as well as in human breast milk. It is the essential building block for a memory-forming brain chemical called acetylcholine, and it plays a vital role in the formation of cell membranes throughout the body.
If not for upgradable firmware, when do you think products would be launched?
Likely never, as feature creep never stops, and if marketing guys didn't just "shoot the engineer" and start selling, engineers would never stop improving and tweaking the products until it's just so.
Gee, why don't we just not ever release another Linux kernel until it's absolutely flawless? Because even with its flaws (albeit few and far between) people want it NOW!
How do they dissect the virus code? How does it help determine country of origin? How can that lead to finding the writer? Do virus writers have their own signatures? And are they not smart enough to just not include that in the virus that they distribute?
Has anyone tested zinc-oxide cream or any sort of thick hand lotion as thermal interface material? I've tried the former, and my PC is still kicking, although I haven't taken any formal measurements.
AS a Penn State grad, I'll tell you that there are a mulitude of services that I was charged for that I didn't necessarily use. Activities fees, which paid for the IM buildings which I seldom used, computing fees, which I only used my freshman year since I lived off-campus the rest of the time. Plently of others as well. It's just part of the package...
Agreed. For god's sakes, if you're gonna pirate, at LEAST don't get caught! After all the hoo-ha last year about the screeners, you'd think people would be just a tad smarter.
Our big thing at work is email is great, but it pays to actually fly somewhere and talk to someone FTF as needed. You develop better interpersonal relationships, and you can better manage the people working on your project. Just like at home. You don't want to "parent" via IM, so yes, things like "dinner is ready" or "take the dog out" are probably fine, but you probably don't want to discuss family finances or Aunt Betty's latest breakdown over it.
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Perhaps it's more accurate to describe it as a compression wave, since "sound" is only the effect of a compression wave that propogates through a medium and ultimately interpretted by our ears.
These are great ideas, but many of them just do not obey the laws of physics and thermodynamics. Can you really invent something that can just not happen, i.e. a laptop that recharges itself via the light from the screen? You can probably patent it, but that's a different story...
Why is this problem specific to cell phones? What about regular phones?
Regardless, there is a material that they use to make sandals with that is impregnated with some sort of anti-bacterial compound. I believe Teva uses it...anyone familiar with it, and could it be used for phones?
-Mike
They do. But they are certified by the FCC as being required to "accept" all interference generated by othe devices (read the little FCC label on a device sometime). When you're flying 6 miles above the earth at 500+MPH, there's not much room for error, should the avionics systems receive interference from some of these devices.
I'd never want to "be tracked" by anyone when I drive. When do they start sending me speeding tickets because I travelled too many miles in too short a time??
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And very interesting...I looked at the recipe summary, and instantly understood what it was trying to convey. I had my wife look at it (more the artsy non-engineer type) and she got it, but it wasn't as intuitive to her. Good stuff.
Of course his package builds on Linux and quite an extensive list of libraries, but the MythTV package is capable of many incredible features that rivals Tivo and other commerical PVR's, and at least on my setup, is rock-solid. Good job! -Mike
The problem is that hardware costs a lot of money to make, if you're talking about items such as CPU's (or other silicon-based components) and hard drives. Fabs cost in the billions of dollars, and depreciate over many many years. No one will want to (or be able to) stay on the cutting edge of those businesses if they're making next to nothing.
;)
On the other hand, software is cheap to produce. Small teams can write and validate software, and its trivial to distribute either on CD or via the internet. OSS has an even greater obvious advantage.
This is capitalism at its best, the best business model will win out. What makes this interesting is the interdependance of one on the other...maybe this is Apple's chance to shine!
-M
That's what I thinking! I'm already angry enough that my new Yamaha keyboard with 800000 sounds doesn't include the Rhodes.
Part of engineering is creating the best product you can with the materials available. We don't have "clear aluminum" like in that weak Star Trek with the whales yet, so glass will have to do. Microsoft has the tools to make a secure platform, or to at least patch it quickly when holes are discovered, they just don't do it.
Sweet! They both came through, the one sent to Yahoo was stuck in my Bulk folder, and the one to Hotmail was in my inbox (I use the "enhanced" junk mail filtering). This post is BUSTED. -Mike
I have both a Yahoo and Hotmail account...someone email me an invite and I'll verify this post ;)
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mikegrassi@hotmail.com
-M
Sales of EVERYTHING are down. It's not just you guys who are feeling the pain...
Maybe by Cray a while back? Can someone confirm?
Choline is a naturally occurring nutrient found in egg yolks, milk, nuts, fish, liver and other meats as well as in human breast milk. It is the essential building block for a memory-forming brain chemical called acetylcholine, and it plays a vital role in the formation of cell membranes throughout the body.
Likely never, as feature creep never stops, and if marketing guys didn't just "shoot the engineer" and start selling, engineers would never stop improving and tweaking the products until it's just so.
Gee, why don't we just not ever release another Linux kernel until it's absolutely flawless? Because even with its flaws (albeit few and far between) people want it NOW!
Patents are supposed to be "novel" and unique. I don't see anything special about auto playing or mounting media when it is inserted.
How do they dissect the virus code? How does it help determine country of origin? How can that lead to finding the writer? Do virus writers have their own signatures? And are they not smart enough to just not include that in the virus that they distribute?
Has anyone tested zinc-oxide cream or any sort of thick hand lotion as thermal interface material? I've tried the former, and my PC is still kicking, although I haven't taken any formal measurements.
AS a Penn State grad, I'll tell you that there are a mulitude of services that I was charged for that I didn't necessarily use. Activities fees, which paid for the IM buildings which I seldom used, computing fees, which I only used my freshman year since I lived off-campus the rest of the time. Plently of others as well. It's just part of the package...
Agreed. For god's sakes, if you're gonna pirate, at LEAST don't get caught! After all the hoo-ha last year about the screeners, you'd think people would be just a tad smarter.
100% off-topic, but looking at the IMDB page, I noticed that he played in both Godfather II and III, but as different characters!
Our big thing at work is email is great, but it pays to actually fly somewhere and talk to someone FTF as needed. You develop better interpersonal relationships, and you can better manage the people working on your project. Just like at home. You don't want to "parent" via IM, so yes, things like "dinner is ready" or "take the dog out" are probably fine, but you probably don't want to discuss family finances or Aunt Betty's latest breakdown over it.
Perhaps it's more accurate to describe it as a compression wave, since "sound" is only the effect of a compression wave that propogates through a medium and ultimately interpretted by our ears.
These are great ideas, but many of them just do not obey the laws of physics and thermodynamics. Can you really invent something that can just not happen, i.e. a laptop that recharges itself via the light from the screen? You can probably patent it, but that's a different story...
Why is this problem specific to cell phones? What about regular phones? Regardless, there is a material that they use to make sandals with that is impregnated with some sort of anti-bacterial compound. I believe Teva uses it...anyone familiar with it, and could it be used for phones? -Mike
They do. But they are certified by the FCC as being required to "accept" all interference generated by othe devices (read the little FCC label on a device sometime). When you're flying 6 miles above the earth at 500+MPH, there's not much room for error, should the avionics systems receive interference from some of these devices.
Why does google news get popups!?
I'd never want to "be tracked" by anyone when I drive. When do they start sending me speeding tickets because I travelled too many miles in too short a time??
Wouldn't the solution vary from state to state (or even city to city) depending on the sales tax collected?