Yeah, this is why I'm waiting before upgrading my computer. I need to see better 64 bit support in the future. I always plan on doubling everything at next major upgrade. From 2GB -> 4GB, 2 cores -> 4 cores. Until there is an operating system and application support though, I don't think I'm going to go there.
Yeah, just think about how much fuel ships will save being able to take this route as a shortcut. Not only that, the quality and grade of fuel most of cargo ships use is pretty bad.
Well in this case, it's not really so much about the end user. An analog TV station takes a LOT more bandwidth out of the RF spectrum to transmit and is thus wasteful. The TV stations could save a lot of money just giving away digital converter boxes and auctioning off the spectrum.
Yeah, it's as fun as the last time I went into best buy and the guy attempted to tell me the difference between the $300 HD player and the $500 HD player. Both did 1080p 24FPS HDMI. He said the difference was HDMI 1.2 vs. HDMI 1.3. Who the heck cares? He said it was for faster "data transfer" like USB 2.0. No sir. It either plays the movie or it doesn't. Stop thinking the consumer can understand or care about differences like that.
And yes, I'm buying a new 1080p HD TV. No I won't be getting "screwed" because it will serve an immediate purpose for it's price. I.e., movies, gaming, TV, etc...
This DRM install nonsense is the only thing that kept me from buying the game off of steam. I'm not paying $50 for a download only product that may or may not install on my next N generations of computers. I'll wait till it's at least $30 or less in price. I can wait.
Well, the $4,800 and $900 are kind of imaginary numbers. The cost for cellphone providers, even the international ones, is probably 1% of that charge if not less. This is how these providers make a large majority of their profit. It's from the 20% of the users that make up 80% of their bills or maybe the 1% of the users that make up 10% of their profit.
I have to 2nd this suggestion. I've found that I've been browsing the internet more and more on my wii because I can just veg out on the couch and not have to type anything or sit in front of a computer screen. However, the Wii mote is kind of shaky, if they could improve the pointer behavior somewhat I think it would be more intuitive.
And what is their cost per watt? It may be a great option for locations where realestate is expensive, but with the maintanance required of a moving machine I don't see it being competitive in the long term. The question is, does the sterling engine scale well, and will investors put money into it?
I would assume that if the cab isn't yours you don't have a right to complain about it having GPS. The employer doesn't care where you are, they just want to make sure their vehicles aren't being misused.
The project has only just been released. It's got enough functionality to be useful, but we're still working on the code, the documentation, and the examples.sample implementations. The documentation is weak, but it's the right place to start.
Remember that our focus is on tools for building systems; this is not (yet) a drag-and-drop, fill-in-the-blanks, ready-to-go solution. If you're looking for something you can install, configure and run today, Puffin SCADA isn't there yet. "
If you have a $2 million dollar facility with safety systems, are you going to trust the code to something that "isn't there yet"? Might be fun for small hobby SCADA systems though.
Naw, it would be the same problem. Just imagine being stuck on a Linux distribution 10 years old. Who's going to support you there? You'll be immediately told to upgrade to the latest and greatest fix your problems, but then your software may not function anymore. What's worse, is that I am not aware of any popular open source programs for industrial control systems.
Well if it's an interlock safety system, vs. a SCADA system, it has no business being on the plant network. It should be programmed once and then operated in place.
Well, lets say you are able to hack in. Would a bad guy know what to do with all those buttons and knobs without actually seeing the outcome from behind his computer screen? They would also need to retrieve a copy of the plant process diagram somehow, study it, and come up with a devious scheme to make the robots do something catastrophic. And a good safety system would have so many redundant independent interlocks, both physical and electronic, that it would be difficult to do any irreparable harm.
I've worked on a system like that before. The thing is, after you build a $2 million dollar facility and it's been running smooth for 10 years, you are reluctant to spend any more money to upgrade the control system just because Microsoft says it won't support you anymore. Most industrial I/O hardware can function for 10 to 20 years before it ever needs to be replaced. Heck, I would say indefinitely for the most part since most industrial systems have passive cooling mechanisms. I have rarely seen I/O logic fail, it's usually just a main DC power supply and those will never become obsolete or hard to find.
Are you absolutely sure? Doesn't the SCADA system connect to the internal corporate network somewhere? Don't managers want to see live plant operation data from their offices? At least the SCADA systems I've worked with have had a connection to the corporate network at some point. Usually through a dedicated SCADA system. I think in the end though, hackers don't want to actually have to buy the hardware they would need to test their methods out and if your corporate network has already been compromised, you're screwed anyway.
It's more about a local cable company monopolies. There is literally no competition for anything above 6mbps where most people live, so why would prices go lower? Other companies should be allowed to run cable/fiber freely without government intervention. If they have to run it along poles and lease public land to do it, so be it.
So you pay for satellite or cable TV, but the television networks are un-willing to provide a few bytes of information in the form of scheduling information for future programming? I mean, do they want people to pay for their content and watch advertisements or not? $5/month for the few kb worth of data you receive is ridiculous as far as I'm concerned. The TV networks should just get together and standardize on some television scheduling format and release the data themselves.
After all, it would be in the best interests of their customers, the viewers.
I guess the problem in the U.S. is we are all stuck up aesthetic anti-technology types for the most part. If you put anything like a power pole up people start whining and complaining that it is an eyesore. Heck, we can't even build windmills or solar farms because some old people in their 60's who have no idea of it's importance will go down to their local town hall meetings and whine to the mayor.
That doesn't make sense. The use of serial and parallel ports is dictated by the operating system, not the underlying programming language. And most embedded systems components are switching over to USB and Ethernet at a rapid rate. If you still need the serial port, USB adapters are wonderful. You can have more than 2 USB serial ports without problem.
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Yeah, this is why I'm waiting before upgrading my computer. I need to see better 64 bit support in the future. I always plan on doubling everything at next major upgrade. From 2GB -> 4GB, 2 cores -> 4 cores. Until there is an operating system and application support though, I don't think I'm going to go there.
What is so bad about lead acid batteries? They are 100% recyclable. The lead can be re-used for new batteries.
Yeah, just think about how much fuel ships will save being able to take this route as a shortcut. Not only that, the quality and grade of fuel most of cargo ships use is pretty bad.
So the Martian alien invasion IS imminent.
Well in this case, it's not really so much about the end user. An analog TV station takes a LOT more bandwidth out of the RF spectrum to transmit and is thus wasteful. The TV stations could save a lot of money just giving away digital converter boxes and auctioning off the spectrum.
Yeah, it's as fun as the last time I went into best buy and the guy attempted to tell me the difference between the $300 HD player and the $500 HD player. Both did 1080p 24FPS HDMI. He said the difference was HDMI 1.2 vs. HDMI 1.3. Who the heck cares? He said it was for faster "data transfer" like USB 2.0. No sir. It either plays the movie or it doesn't. Stop thinking the consumer can understand or care about differences like that.
And yes, I'm buying a new 1080p HD TV. No I won't be getting "screwed" because it will serve an immediate purpose for it's price. I.e., movies, gaming, TV, etc...
This DRM install nonsense is the only thing that kept me from buying the game off of steam. I'm not paying $50 for a download only product that may or may not install on my next N generations of computers. I'll wait till it's at least $30 or less in price. I can wait.
Yeah, and what if someone parks 3 junker cars in front of the store and leaves them there all day? That'll improve Apple's image.
Well, the $4,800 and $900 are kind of imaginary numbers. The cost for cellphone providers, even the international ones, is probably 1% of that charge if not less. This is how these providers make a large majority of their profit. It's from the 20% of the users that make up 80% of their bills or maybe the 1% of the users that make up 10% of their profit.
Is it just me, or am I the only one that read that description and have no idea what the issue is or what it's about? Can someone please re-word it?
I bet you got your moneys worth out of that printer though! My HP LaserJet 4L is still alive and kicking.
Buy a smaller TV??? It's already only a 24" widescreen and I'll be moving up to a 40" here pretty soon.
I have to 2nd this suggestion. I've found that I've been browsing the internet more and more on my wii because I can just veg out on the couch and not have to type anything or sit in front of a computer screen. However, the Wii mote is kind of shaky, if they could improve the pointer behavior somewhat I think it would be more intuitive.
And what is their cost per watt? It may be a great option for locations where realestate is expensive, but with the maintanance required of a moving machine I don't see it being competitive in the long term. The question is, does the sterling engine scale well, and will investors put money into it?
I would assume that if the cab isn't yours you don't have a right to complain about it having GPS. The employer doesn't care where you are, they just want to make sure their vehicles aren't being misused.
I think they answered my question:
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The project has only just been released. It's got enough functionality to be useful, but we're still working on the code, the documentation, and the examples.sample implementations. The documentation is weak, but it's the right place to start.
Remember that our focus is on tools for building systems; this is not (yet) a drag-and-drop, fill-in-the-blanks, ready-to-go solution. If you're looking for something you can install, configure and run today, Puffin SCADA isn't there yet. "
If you have a $2 million dollar facility with safety systems, are you going to trust the code to something that "isn't there yet"? Might be fun for small hobby SCADA systems though.
Naw, it would be the same problem. Just imagine being stuck on a Linux distribution 10 years old. Who's going to support you there? You'll be immediately told to upgrade to the latest and greatest fix your problems, but then your software may not function anymore. What's worse, is that I am not aware of any popular open source programs for industrial control systems.
Well if it's an interlock safety system, vs. a SCADA system, it has no business being on the plant network. It should be programmed once and then operated in place.
Well, lets say you are able to hack in. Would a bad guy know what to do with all those buttons and knobs without actually seeing the outcome from behind his computer screen? They would also need to retrieve a copy of the plant process diagram somehow, study it, and come up with a devious scheme to make the robots do something catastrophic. And a good safety system would have so many redundant independent interlocks, both physical and electronic, that it would be difficult to do any irreparable harm.
I've worked on a system like that before. The thing is, after you build a $2 million dollar facility and it's been running smooth for 10 years, you are reluctant to spend any more money to upgrade the control system just because Microsoft says it won't support you anymore. Most industrial I/O hardware can function for 10 to 20 years before it ever needs to be replaced. Heck, I would say indefinitely for the most part since most industrial systems have passive cooling mechanisms. I have rarely seen I/O logic fail, it's usually just a main DC power supply and those will never become obsolete or hard to find.
Are you absolutely sure? Doesn't the SCADA system connect to the internal corporate network somewhere? Don't managers want to see live plant operation data from their offices? At least the SCADA systems I've worked with have had a connection to the corporate network at some point. Usually through a dedicated SCADA system. I think in the end though, hackers don't want to actually have to buy the hardware they would need to test their methods out and if your corporate network has already been compromised, you're screwed anyway.
It's more about a local cable company monopolies. There is literally no competition for anything above 6mbps where most people live, so why would prices go lower? Other companies should be allowed to run cable/fiber freely without government intervention. If they have to run it along poles and lease public land to do it, so be it.
I want my 100mbit/s connection now!
So you pay for satellite or cable TV, but the television networks are un-willing to provide a few bytes of information in the form of scheduling information for future programming? I mean, do they want people to pay for their content and watch advertisements or not? $5/month for the few kb worth of data you receive is ridiculous as far as I'm concerned. The TV networks should just get together and standardize on some television scheduling format and release the data themselves.
After all, it would be in the best interests of their customers, the viewers.
I guess the problem in the U.S. is we are all stuck up aesthetic anti-technology types for the most part. If you put anything like a power pole up people start whining and complaining that it is an eyesore. Heck, we can't even build windmills or solar farms because some old people in their 60's who have no idea of it's importance will go down to their local town hall meetings and whine to the mayor.
That doesn't make sense. The use of serial and parallel ports is dictated by the operating system, not the underlying programming language. And most embedded systems components are switching over to USB and Ethernet at a rapid rate. If you still need the serial port, USB adapters are wonderful. You can have more than 2 USB serial ports without problem.