Reports that 'Blu-ray discs don't look right on my HDTV' could result in consumers' switching allegiances to the competing HD DVD standard or postponing purchases of next-generation optical players altogether."
Until this announcement, any purchase I might have made of Blu-Ray was definitely in the "postpone for a long-damn time" category. With this, they're at least in the running vs. HD-DVD.
When I've seen situations like this in the past, the corporation will simply go to another employee and tell them to do what they want.
If the original employee is valuable to the company (other than their obstanancy on this particular issue), they get to keep their job. Otherwise it's "Joe, you're not being a team player" time.
.44 magnum, OTOH, will take their head clean off.
Depends on the operation of the pistol. A gas-operated pistol like the Desert Eagle or Wildey would would certainly hurt a lot, but probably wouldn't kill them. A revolver in.44 Magnum could cause some serious damage simply because there's not much recoil absorption.
Of course, when you run out of bullets, you could tie your 2kg Desert Eagle to the end of a stick and turn it into a mace. :-)
Chip H.
(It's quite possible that an average handgun would be sufficient to penetrate many armors of the time.)
Easily. At close range, even a.22 would go through plate armor. Probably not a 2" thick shield held in front of the armored opponent, but the plate armor itself, sure.
Decentralized power sources suffer from the network connectivity effect. The more power sources you add, the more transmission lines you need. Plus, it's not like major consumers of electricity (Aluminum production, for example) are decentralized.
This will be the second reactor on this site. The existing one was the last commercial nuclear reactor certified for operation in the US after the 3 Mile Island accident.
Because the new rector is more powerful than the one built in the 1980's, they may have to increase the depth of Harris Lake to provide additional cooling water capacity. Which would suck, as the area where I go mountain biking would be under water. But better that than rolling blackouts.
I agree with the picture quality of the SXRD sets -- compared to any other projection set in it's price range, they top them all. But still, when I bought my first HD set the other month, I got a tube display (34" XBR) for two main reasons:
1. 50" (the smallest SXRD) is still far too large for my room. Maybe they'll come out with a 40" at some point.
2. The tube picture quality is still better than even the SXRD. There's a reason why Best Buy et.al. keep the tube sets far away from the projection models (lower margin on them!)
Interesting side-note: The XBR came with a GPL disclosure brochure because the CPU in it runs Linux and uses several libraries that are distributed under the GPL. Fun stuff!
I have a previous generation of this model (the HD-470), and it's excellent. I suspect the new one will fit your needs.
1. It's open-air, so you can hear approaching bosses & coworkers.
2. It's got surprisingly good bass response for an open-air design.
3. It's got a long cord (3m), so it can reach the computer under the desk if need be.
4. Lightweight and comfortable to wear for a couple of hours at a stretch.
Suggestion: Buy a couple of pairs of replacement ear foams, as they will eventually wear out from use.
Absolutely.
What I'm hearing is the guy's boss telling him "And it'd better not crash!"
Typically, when absolute reliability is needed (nuclear power plants, spacecraft, pacemakers), you start subtracting libraries which aren't known to be absolutely reliable, yet in this case they're adding them. In addition, he's wanting it to run on multiple platforms, which radically increases your testing workload.
On top of that, he admits he's got no experience in the techniques needed to produce reliable software. Probably has a short deadline, too.
For the under-educated fast food worker, you could put pictures of burgers, fries, and shakes on the keys.
Getting them to correctly make change, OTOH, is beyond what the technology in the keyboard can offer.
Chip H.
Getting a dev environment running
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..is my big hassle with it. I installed SuSE 9.3 on a spare machine (yes I know v10 is out now), and nothing I did seemed to be able to get Mono to compile. I followed all the help/man pages, both on the mono site as well as Novell's site. Google, both web and newsgroups, was no help either.
Maybe once I get some free time I'll wipe the machine and try again with SuSE 10, since I've heard that the Mono packages come bundled with it. I'll cross my fingers and hope that all the dependencies get satisfied by the installer.
If that doesn't work, I suppose I could install it on Windows. But, what would the point be of doing that?
Hmmm. I wonder if you'll next be required to show ID to enter the US Capitol. Or perhaps to pass through the metal detector in the office building where your congressman has his office?
Probably the best thing to do is to keep the computer in the family room where everyone can see the screen. Your kids will be much less likely to surf adult sites than if the computer were in their bedroom.
In the early 1980's, the Air Force Communications Command (AFCC) changed all their flight, squadron, and group names from "Communications" to "Information Systems". So, the 2049 CG (at McClellan AFB, now closed) became the 2049 ISG.
For about a 10 month period.
The culture of the rest of the USAF was not ready for this change, and the other major commands essentially forced AFCC to change them all back by refusing to update all their documentation & correspondence to the new names.
The difference between then and now, is of course 22 calendar years and 60+ internet years. Also, this is the entire USAF, and not a supporting major command. Who knows -- they might actually get this change to stick.
... solving a problem is identifying the problem you want solved.
What has ICANN been doing that's needs fixing?
From what I've heard, they've been doing pretty good work. Sure, there have been some WIPO conflicts, but that's to be expected. But on the whole, I don't see a need for change.
The 360 doesn't play most of the games I already own. Why should I throw good money after bad?
Yes, they're creating patches to allow some of the older games to run, but you can bet that once the 360 is actually released, that development effort will be tapered off.
Sure, $2.50 is a lot, compared with other music services [cough cough iTMS]. But what will inflate it even more is the cost of the airtime to download a 3mb music file, even at 3G data rates.
Don't forget the state & federal taxes (univeral access fee, sales tax, facilities recovery fee, etc. etc.) Also - the music you just bought won't fit on your typical SIM card, so if you change phones, guess what, you get to buy it all over again.
Why are they talking to the US Govt? They should be talking to ICANN, who owns the root name list.
It's as if I complained to the city government about how the local newspaper manages their subscription list. The city doesn't own the subscription list, they don't manage the subscription list, so why would I complain to them about it?
I think this is a cultural thing, partly caused by the Europeans thinking that everything must come from the government. If it's run by a private firm, they don't want to deal with them directly, they insist on using the government as an intermediary, which just slows everything down and introduces chances for mis-communication.
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Reports that 'Blu-ray discs don't look right on my HDTV' could result in consumers' switching allegiances to the competing HD DVD standard or postponing purchases of next-generation optical players altogether."
Until this announcement, any purchase I might have made of Blu-Ray was definitely in the "postpone for a long-damn time" category. With this, they're at least in the running vs. HD-DVD.
Chip H.
When I've seen situations like this in the past, the corporation will simply go to another employee and tell them to do what they want.
If the original employee is valuable to the company (other than their obstanancy on this particular issue), they get to keep their job. Otherwise it's "Joe, you're not being a team player" time.
Chip H.
.44 magnum, OTOH, will take their head clean off. Depends on the operation of the pistol. A gas-operated pistol like the Desert Eagle or Wildey would would certainly hurt a lot, but probably wouldn't kill them. A revolver in .44 Magnum could cause some serious damage simply because there's not much recoil absorption.
:-)
Of course, when you run out of bullets, you could tie your 2kg Desert Eagle to the end of a stick and turn it into a mace.
Chip H.
(It's quite possible that an average handgun would be sufficient to penetrate many armors of the time.)
.22 would go through plate armor. Probably not a 2" thick shield held in front of the armored opponent, but the plate armor itself, sure.
Easily. At close range, even a
Chip H.
Decentralized power sources suffer from the network connectivity effect. The more power sources you add, the more transmission lines you need. Plus, it's not like major consumers of electricity (Aluminum production, for example) are decentralized.
Chip H.
The Shearon Harris plant has been selected by Progress Energy for their proposed new reactor -- a Westinghouse AP-1000.
Morningstar news report
This will be the second reactor on this site. The existing one was the last commercial nuclear reactor certified for operation in the US after the 3 Mile Island accident.
Because the new rector is more powerful than the one built in the 1980's, they may have to increase the depth of Harris Lake to provide additional cooling water capacity. Which would suck, as the area where I go mountain biking would be under water. But better that than rolling blackouts.
Chip H.
I agree with the picture quality of the SXRD sets -- compared to any other projection set in it's price range, they top them all. But still, when I bought my first HD set the other month, I got a tube display (34" XBR) for two main reasons:
1. 50" (the smallest SXRD) is still far too large for my room. Maybe they'll come out with a 40" at some point.
2. The tube picture quality is still better than even the SXRD. There's a reason why Best Buy et.al. keep the tube sets far away from the projection models (lower margin on them!)
Interesting side-note: The XBR came with a GPL disclosure brochure because the CPU in it runs Linux and uses several libraries that are distributed under the GPL. Fun stuff!
Chip H.
Someone call me when they offer a memory controller per core.
Chip H.
http://www.pgpi.org/
I have a previous generation of this model (the HD-470), and it's excellent. I suspect the new one will fit your needs.
1. It's open-air, so you can hear approaching bosses & coworkers.
2. It's got surprisingly good bass response for an open-air design.
3. It's got a long cord (3m), so it can reach the computer under the desk if need be.
4. Lightweight and comfortable to wear for a couple of hours at a stretch.
Suggestion: Buy a couple of pairs of replacement ear foams, as they will eventually wear out from use.
Chip H.
Absolutely.
What I'm hearing is the guy's boss telling him "And it'd better not crash!"
Typically, when absolute reliability is needed (nuclear power plants, spacecraft, pacemakers), you start subtracting libraries which aren't known to be absolutely reliable, yet in this case they're adding them. In addition, he's wanting it to run on multiple platforms, which radically increases your testing workload.
On top of that, he admits he's got no experience in the techniques needed to produce reliable software. Probably has a short deadline, too.
My crystal ball says he's doomed to failure.
Chip H.
This is why they declined to attend the hearings. They knew it would turn out to be a combination of witch hunt and ass whupping.
Oh, and some grandstanding, too.
Chip H.
For the under-educated fast food worker, you could put pictures of burgers, fries, and shakes on the keys.
Getting them to correctly make change, OTOH, is beyond what the technology in the keyboard can offer.
Chip H.
..is my big hassle with it. I installed SuSE 9.3 on a spare machine (yes I know v10 is out now), and nothing I did seemed to be able to get Mono to compile. I followed all the help/man pages, both on the mono site as well as Novell's site. Google, both web and newsgroups, was no help either.
Maybe once I get some free time I'll wipe the machine and try again with SuSE 10, since I've heard that the Mono packages come bundled with it. I'll cross my fingers and hope that all the dependencies get satisfied by the installer.
If that doesn't work, I suppose I could install it on Windows. But, what would the point be of doing that?
Chip H.
So, you're saying they're feral?
Chip H.
Hmmm. I wonder if you'll next be required to show ID to enter the US Capitol. Or perhaps to pass through the metal detector in the office building where your congressman has his office?
Chip H.
Probably the best thing to do is to keep the computer in the family room where everyone can see the screen. Your kids will be much less likely to surf adult sites than if the computer were in their bedroom.
Chip H.
Excellent choice.
Another one in a similar vein is "Show stopper!" by G. Pascal Zachary, about the development of Windows NT.
Chip H.
In the early 1980's, the Air Force Communications Command (AFCC) changed all their flight, squadron, and group names from "Communications" to "Information Systems". So, the 2049 CG (at McClellan AFB, now closed) became the 2049 ISG.
For about a 10 month period.
The culture of the rest of the USAF was not ready for this change, and the other major commands essentially forced AFCC to change them all back by refusing to update all their documentation & correspondence to the new names.
The difference between then and now, is of course 22 calendar years and 60+ internet years. Also, this is the entire USAF, and not a supporting major command. Who knows -- they might actually get this change to stick.
Chip H.
Anyone got a sample of President Bush's DNA to submit for testing?
This is a good step towards construction of a lunar or mars base. I was hoping for something that would get Caterpillar or Terex involved, though.
Also - are these structural building elements the standard concrete cinderblocks (CMU) that are used to build shopping malls, etc?
Chip H.
... solving a problem is identifying the problem you want solved.
What has ICANN been doing that's needs fixing?
From what I've heard, they've been doing pretty good work. Sure, there have been some WIPO conflicts, but that's to be expected. But on the whole, I don't see a need for change.
Chip H.
The 360 doesn't play most of the games I already own. Why should I throw good money after bad?
Yes, they're creating patches to allow some of the older games to run, but you can bet that once the 360 is actually released, that development effort will be tapered off.
Chip H.
Sure, $2.50 is a lot, compared with other music services [cough cough iTMS]. But what will inflate it even more is the cost of the airtime to download a 3mb music file, even at 3G data rates.
Don't forget the state & federal taxes (univeral access fee, sales tax, facilities recovery fee, etc. etc.) Also - the music you just bought won't fit on your typical SIM card, so if you change phones, guess what, you get to buy it all over again.
This is shaping up to be such a *deal*, oh yes...
Chip H.
Why are they talking to the US Govt? They should be talking to ICANN, who owns the root name list.
It's as if I complained to the city government about how the local newspaper manages their subscription list. The city doesn't own the subscription list, they don't manage the subscription list, so why would I complain to them about it?
I think this is a cultural thing, partly caused by the Europeans thinking that everything must come from the government. If it's run by a private firm, they don't want to deal with them directly, they insist on using the government as an intermediary, which just slows everything down and introduces chances for mis-communication.
Chip H.