You might be surprised how many GPS 12s are out in the wild. They (and their derivative devices for Marine and Aviation) are darn near indestructible. I have a GPS 12, I use it when I need to measure distances outdoors. Then again, I also have a GPSMAP 696, GPSMAP 740, GPSMAP 175, GPSMAP 195, GPSMAP 295, Streetpilot Colormap, iQue 3600, iQue m5, Streetpilot c330, Forerunner 310XT, and GPS 72, and that's all on one shelf. Yeah, guess what I do...
It is a real world test. LightSquared has this fantasy that people replace GPS hardware like they do cell phones every two years (or less). There are LOTS of GPS receivers out there that are 10+ years old, and they can't grasp the fact that THOSE WORK FINE.
The doors open outward for safety. In case of a crash, an inward opening door is more likely to have problems opening. Similarly, on GA aircraft, doors open outward for the same reason, so you can GTFO of the airplane in an emergency.
Skin drag of the air along the interior walls of the wind tunnel will generate heat and will probably destroy your servers.
I used to work in a closed circuit wind tunnel. It was about 30 ft tall, with the upper test section measuring about 6'x5'x4'. The top speed in the upper test section was about 200mph. After running tests for 4 hours at speeds no greater than 60mph, the temperature inside the test section was 105F. And no, it wasn't from the motor, that was actually outside the tunnel and a shaft protruded in with a prop at the end.
I'd love to see the pictures. I might even be able to tell you something about it...I work at a company heavily involved in GPS technology development that uses its powers for good...
Read TFA. The TSA wanted to put goons on private aircraft and make GA pilots submit data for background checks on their passengers. I'm a private pilot, and like many of my peers, have a seething hatred of the TSA. They seriously dreamed of being able to check over who was going to be in the other seat in a two seat airplane. They have backed off the GA community because of stuff mentioned in TFA.
No, I was on the OS platform tools development team for the phones. In the US, T-mobile will let you put just about anything on their network. They don't really care as long as you don't break things. Strangely, I think the same may still be true about AT&T. So long as the IMEI is valid, you're good, and the phone will work without trouble.
My daily use phone is a first-run engineering prototype and does not have a valid production IMEI. My hacking phones have valid IMEIs, but IMEI tools on the web only understand that they are valid, but can't figure out what kind of phone they are.
They are linux/qtopia based phones. Unfortunately, user builds can't do this. With an engineering build though, I can pretty much just say "echo $NEW_IMEI > imei" in a special device directory and restart the phone software. They are very similar to Openmoko Freerunners though, so I imagine you could probably accomplish the same thing on those.
My employer makes spiffy gadgets for the automotive market, and you may own one of our products. Commonly, developers have VS for building code in a simulator and CodeWright for developing code to run on an embedded device. Version control is done with Git, CI with Jenkins, code review with Gerrit, issue tracking with Jira.
Yes, I guess this does work. My credit was good enough to get a good deal on a mortgage for a house and for a nice new car. But, its low enough that most places won't give me a credit card (I don't need one, so I don't give a damn). I did have someone try to open a card in my name and they got rejected.
The Kansas KTAG system uses RFID. The transponder is actually a sticker you affix to your windshield. You can see the huge antenna and little chip in the middle of the sticker. Unfortunately, these do not operate at highway speed, and you must slow down to 20mph or even stop since the KTAG lanes are gated.
At most consumer electronics companies, if you buy something with an employee discount and sell it at a higher price, at minimum you will receive a formal reprimand, and at some places, you can get fired.
No, sorry, that's the full range, I should have been more specific. The price really depends on what you want to do with it. If its for a non-commercial use such as for modelers and homebuilders, the price will fall on the lower end of the spectrum. If you're Boeing, it will fall on the higher end. I remember writing licenses up for homebuilders.
There is only one version, but different pricing tiers for educational and commercial users. This way, students and professors can get the full functionality at a huge discount off what businesses pay. There's node-locked and floating license options also. A student nodelocked license for a year was only $150, with $100 annual renewal including phone and email support. A single commercial floating perpetual license was something like $9000, but I don't remember the annual support renewals cost.
It started out as someone's graduate research project in the late 80s/early 90s, and today it is the #1 aircraft design software tool in the world. Its installed in universities, aircraft manufacturers, aerospace consulting firms, and government and military institutions across the planet.
Disclaimer: I worked on the software after it went commercial.
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You might be surprised how many GPS 12s are out in the wild. They (and their derivative devices for Marine and Aviation) are darn near indestructible. I have a GPS 12, I use it when I need to measure distances outdoors. Then again, I also have a GPSMAP 696, GPSMAP 740, GPSMAP 175, GPSMAP 195, GPSMAP 295, Streetpilot Colormap, iQue 3600, iQue m5, Streetpilot c330, Forerunner 310XT, and GPS 72, and that's all on one shelf. Yeah, guess what I do...
It is a real world test. LightSquared has this fantasy that people replace GPS hardware like they do cell phones every two years (or less). There are LOTS of GPS receivers out there that are 10+ years old, and they can't grasp the fact that THOSE WORK FINE.
The doors open outward for safety. In case of a crash, an inward opening door is more likely to have problems opening. Similarly, on GA aircraft, doors open outward for the same reason, so you can GTFO of the airplane in an emergency.
She should have told that to Blagojevich!
Skin drag of the air along the interior walls of the wind tunnel will generate heat and will probably destroy your servers.
I used to work in a closed circuit wind tunnel. It was about 30 ft tall, with the upper test section measuring about 6'x5'x4'. The top speed in the upper test section was about 200mph. After running tests for 4 hours at speeds no greater than 60mph, the temperature inside the test section was 105F. And no, it wasn't from the motor, that was actually outside the tunnel and a shaft protruded in with a prop at the end.
I'd love to see the pictures. I might even be able to tell you something about it...I work at a company heavily involved in GPS technology development that uses its powers for good...
Read TFA. The TSA wanted to put goons on private aircraft and make GA pilots submit data for background checks on their passengers. I'm a private pilot, and like many of my peers, have a seething hatred of the TSA. They seriously dreamed of being able to check over who was going to be in the other seat in a two seat airplane. They have backed off the GA community because of stuff mentioned in TFA.
Vorro, the Fawkes of Cunning and Free!
Vorro, he makes the sign of the "V"!
*swish, swish!*
I'm doing my part to shove LightSquared's illegal and treasonous business plan squarely up Mr. Falcone's posterior. They are without a clue.
No, I was on the OS platform tools development team for the phones. In the US, T-mobile will let you put just about anything on their network. They don't really care as long as you don't break things. Strangely, I think the same may still be true about AT&T. So long as the IMEI is valid, you're good, and the phone will work without trouble.
My daily use phone is a first-run engineering prototype and does not have a valid production IMEI. My hacking phones have valid IMEIs, but IMEI tools on the web only understand that they are valid, but can't figure out what kind of phone they are.
They are linux/qtopia based phones. Unfortunately, user builds can't do this. With an engineering build though, I can pretty much just say "echo $NEW_IMEI > imei" in a special device directory and restart the phone software. They are very similar to Openmoko Freerunners though, so I imagine you could probably accomplish the same thing on those.
I'm glad I have a box full of cell phones that I can spoof the IMEI on by running a single command on them.
My employer makes spiffy gadgets for the automotive market, and you may own one of our products. Commonly, developers have VS for building code in a simulator and CodeWright for developing code to run on an embedded device. Version control is done with Git, CI with Jenkins, code review with Gerrit, issue tracking with Jira.
On the balloon I helped send up a couple weeks ago, we used APRS transmitting location from a Garmin GPS18.
Yes, I guess this does work. My credit was good enough to get a good deal on a mortgage for a house and for a nice new car. But, its low enough that most places won't give me a credit card (I don't need one, so I don't give a damn). I did have someone try to open a card in my name and they got rejected.
My N900 has horrible battery life. Getting it to last a day is a miracle.
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. Several senators, congressmen, the FAA, and the DoD are against LightSquared.
The Kansas KTAG system uses RFID. The transponder is actually a sticker you affix to your windshield. You can see the huge antenna and little chip in the middle of the sticker. Unfortunately, these do not operate at highway speed, and you must slow down to 20mph or even stop since the KTAG lanes are gated.
At most consumer electronics companies, if you buy something with an employee discount and sell it at a higher price, at minimum you will receive a formal reprimand, and at some places, you can get fired.
No, sorry, that's the full range, I should have been more specific. The price really depends on what you want to do with it. If its for a non-commercial use such as for modelers and homebuilders, the price will fall on the lower end of the spectrum. If you're Boeing, it will fall on the higher end. I remember writing licenses up for homebuilders.
There is only one version, but different pricing tiers for educational and commercial users. This way, students and professors can get the full functionality at a huge discount off what businesses pay. There's node-locked and floating license options also. A student nodelocked license for a year was only $150, with $100 annual renewal including phone and email support. A single commercial floating perpetual license was something like $9000, but I don't remember the annual support renewals cost.
It started out as someone's graduate research project in the late 80s/early 90s, and today it is the #1 aircraft design software tool in the world. Its installed in universities, aircraft manufacturers, aerospace consulting firms, and government and military institutions across the planet.
Disclaimer: I worked on the software after it went commercial.
Why is there no mention of the GSM Nexus S, the one that actually works outside the US and has an NFC chip?
Right, because the heavily armed and brutally violent drug cartels will fall over themselves to pay taxes to the government.
HIGH FIVE!
I still have a working GPS 12 in my box of goodies too. They did switch to ARM though...