$100 an hour, one hour minimum. They provide software. Bottom line, is I rarely do this anymore. It is just not a good use of my time. If they wanted their computer to work right, they would've listened to what I told them in the first place. Idiots.:P
I would agree with you about Marina Sirtis bloating and looking nasty, but I saw her at a comic-con a couple years ago, and she is way hot in person. Go figure. Maybe she shaped up after TNG, or whatever, but maybe there is some truth to the TV camera adding 10 pounds. All I know is: I'd hit it.
Another poster addressed your misconception on majority rule, but I would also like to say you are mistaken in the idea that our country was founded by heavily religious people. That is just not true. There are plenty of essays and articles on the subject, and I suggest you look into it if you are interested in the actual beliefs of our founders. You may be surprised by what you find.
When I was 7 I saved up for a Tandy Color Computer 2. It hooked to the TV and had a very simple basic interpreter, no hard drive, 16k of memory and not much else. I taught myself basic, wrote some silly games, but not much else. Didn't even have a way to save my code.
Later, I would play games at my mom's work, like Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego (on an old ass XT, monochrome). That was real gaming. Or on the Apples at school. Ended up with a Mac Classic at the house later on.
I didn't become a mega computer pimp until I got to do builds for a independant PC retailer at the age of 16, building 486s. Went on as a computer science major in college, but botched that like so many intelligent but aimless geeks. Now I hate computers and study music. I could be a well paid computer dork, or a penniless guitar player. Oh well... rock and roll.
Because teenage girls are stupid. What do you think I meant by including that information? Jeez.
I can't include the information without being a sexist, agist, chauvinist pig. Thanks. You probably believe in gender equality. Well, let me know when you are able to post without the veil of Anonymous Coward. Then maybe your views/thoughts/opinions/questions, other than being troll-tastic, might be relevant.
-J
Well, they may be educational for the blue collar kids, but I think the old school metal Tonka trucks were a lot of fun. The new plastic crap doesn't hold a candle to the metal trucks of my childhood. If it did hold a candle, it would probably melt.
I took a stroll through the toy section at a store recently, and frankly most of the toys look like crap. The new Transformers are junk compared to the Autobots and Decepticons of 15+ years ago. I don't think it is just nostalgia, but a real decline in the quality of the toys. I am sure this holds true for many things, and is probably a reflection of modern manufacturing practices and cost cutting requirements, but everything seems so crappy now.
I would like to get rubik's cube, but they make me angry. My 17 year old (female) cousin knows the trick but she isn't sharing. Guess I could google it.
One of the coolest DIY projects around is the MegaSquirt DIY EFI kit. Designed by Bruce Bowling and Al Grippo and supported by enthusiasts world-wide, they have created a cheap and highly effective fuel injection computer that you can easily assemble with a soddering iron and a little time.
Check the MegaSquirt project out on the web at http://www.msefi.com/ or check out the software at http://megasquirt.sourceforge.net/ (disclaimer: I am one of the Project Admins). A good resource for those interested in MegaSquirt is at http://www.not2fast.com/ (which has a number of other interesting technical articles and programs), which I host through my site, wryday.com!
I built my Squirt without too much trouble, and I am no electronics whiz. It's a great experience, building your own computer, soldering transistors, resistors, capacitors and chips, and producing something quite useful. I have yet to install my MS into my project rally car (an 86 VW GTI), but you can bet she'll be flying when I dial in the fuel maps!
Bowling and Grippo have also developed other kits for related applications, such as ignition and spark controllers. Check out the http://msefi.com/ site for more info.
Now that Linux is a teenager, I am worried that my server is going to sneak into my liquor cabinet, and smoke all my... um... cigarettes. Yeah, that's it.
Happy Birthday!!! Woot! In celebration, I am installing Gentoo on an old laptop (while at work, bah!). It is currently running Win2k, so it's being liberated.
I have a Compaq Alpha Workstation that originally ran NT. It's currently running debian, and it does so pretty well. I made the mistake of doing a dist-upgrade, which on the alphas tends to break things. Bah. I was wanting to put gentoo on it anyways. They are special machines. Took me a while to even get the boot loader down, but when you do... nice.
I have been getting together with a group of friends to play poker for a while now. It's a good opportunity to spend time with friends, and get toasty! The No Limit Texas Hold 'Em from TV has definitely polluted our game though. I have been trying to shake things up by introducing different games, like the 5 card Draw I grew up on. Soon, they may be ready for some 7 Card Stud. I can't wait.
I agree with what you are saying, but I do appreciate using my Timex GPS watch (Garmin GPS unit) to track my distance and pace. This is a valuable tool for those of us training for more than just a sweet ass.
I am training to do the Dexter-Ann Arbor Half Marathon again. Had a car accident recently that injured my knee, but I will be ready for the June 6th event.
Thumbs can come in handy. I usually use them to finger 11th chords, especially when I am playing melody concurrently. This is something I use in jazz. For example:
Hold the 6th string 5th fret with your thumb, and you can use your pinky to hit melody notes. It's fingered much like an G barre, really, but with a different root note and a muted 5th string. Sorry I didn't make a better chord diagram...
The Valentine One Radar/Laser Detector is the best "mod" I have bought for my car... It works, and it works well. Of course, if you get hit with laser, you are pretty much fucked, but it's nice to know (I guess). Better than wondering, "Oh shit! Did he see me? Did he have laser?!"
I call mine R2V1... the little beeps it makes when you get a signal are reminiscent of everyone's favorite droid. That, and I get to say, "Thanks R2" when it spots the 5-0. Word.
Maybe you can tell us why it is not ethical to offer an alternate method to acquire the ISOs, which are free (week or not), early. It's not like this places any burden on RedHat. It takes the load off their servers, allowing people who would have hit RedHat, or their mirrors, for the ISOs in a week to get it earlier. This also allows for more people to test it in the early phase of release. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
Don't bother to say that the people who paid the $60, or whatever fee, paid for the right to get it early. That is just silly. They paid for the service they are getting from RedHat, as well as the ability to D/L the ISO from RedHat.
Personally, RedHat can say 'bye' to me. I am going back to Gentoo. We don't need no stinkin' surveys.
Check out the MegaSquirt project for a cheap (~$110 US) Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) controller. You can connect to the MegaSquirt, which is homebuilt, via a serial cable with a laptop/pc/whatever.
You too can customize your cars performance without the cost of a Formula car... =)
This one is worth checking into if you are serious about hacking your car. You get to put the kit together, too.... so it is a real hack, not just an aftermarket ECU you drop in that doesn't give you real control for tuning.
I also build a set-top box to do this kind of stuff with the VIA EPIA hardware. I got mine with the C3-800 chip, so it has a little fan on the processor (not completely fanless like the EDEN chips), very cute. The casetronic case also has a small fan, but it is pretty quiet... at least compared to my Athlon box.
I put a DVD/CDRW slim combo in it (the most expensive single component at $180US), as well as a 100GB HDD, 512MB RAM, rounded cables... I bought the Linksys WET-11 wireless bridge so I could use the build in ethernet port to connect psuedo-wirelessly to the network. I also snagged a wireless keyboard/mouse package from Logitech.
Now I can sit on the couch, browse the web, stream mp3s and watch DVDs.... all the good stuff, right on the big TV. Now I just need a TV worth doing all of that!
Oh yeah, I am currently running Win2k on it, but I will be switching it to linux. Whenever I have time. (that is never... jeez!)
I picked one of these up for my set-top box I built with the VIA EPIA mainboard (mini-ITX), and it works pretty well. Setup is a bit of a pain via their (Linksys') setup CD. Especially if you have changed subnets in the interim. I hate wizards, though; I'd much rather just fill in my configuration manually, or at least in a webform like the linksys routers, so that is just an opinion.
It is pretty nice to browse the web on TV. I also use it to stream MP3s. Rock on.
Let's all go out and buy butterfly costumes and stickers and go through every town we can find, plastering every surface with MSN sweetness. Maybe your town will follow NY's cue, and put the smack directly down on our good friends at MS. Plus, then we'll all have cool butterfly costumes (and halloween's just around the corner)! Whoo hoo!
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$100 an hour, one hour minimum. They provide software. Bottom line, is I rarely do this anymore. It is just not a good use of my time. If they wanted their computer to work right, they would've listened to what I told them in the first place. Idiots.
-J
I would agree with you about Marina Sirtis bloating and looking nasty, but I saw her at a comic-con a couple years ago, and she is way hot in person. Go figure. Maybe she shaped up after TNG, or whatever, but maybe there is some truth to the TV camera adding 10 pounds. All I know is: I'd hit it.
-J
Another poster addressed your misconception on majority rule, but I would also like to say you are mistaken in the idea that our country was founded by heavily religious people. That is just not true. There are plenty of essays and articles on the subject, and I suggest you look into it if you are interested in the actual beliefs of our founders. You may be surprised by what you find.
When I was 7 I saved up for a Tandy Color Computer 2. It hooked to the TV and had a very simple basic interpreter, no hard drive, 16k of memory and not much else. I taught myself basic, wrote some silly games, but not much else. Didn't even have a way to save my code.
Later, I would play games at my mom's work, like Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego (on an old ass XT, monochrome). That was real gaming. Or on the Apples at school. Ended up with a Mac Classic at the house later on.
I didn't become a mega computer pimp until I got to do builds for a independant PC retailer at the age of 16, building 486s. Went on as a computer science major in college, but botched that like so many intelligent but aimless geeks. Now I hate computers and study music. I could be a well paid computer dork, or a penniless guitar player. Oh well... rock and roll.
-J
Because teenage girls are stupid. What do you think I meant by including that information? Jeez. I can't include the information without being a sexist, agist, chauvinist pig. Thanks. You probably believe in gender equality. Well, let me know when you are able to post without the veil of Anonymous Coward. Then maybe your views/thoughts/opinions/questions, other than being troll-tastic, might be relevant. -J
Well, they may be educational for the blue collar kids, but I think the old school metal Tonka trucks were a lot of fun. The new plastic crap doesn't hold a candle to the metal trucks of my childhood. If it did hold a candle, it would probably melt.
I took a stroll through the toy section at a store recently, and frankly most of the toys look like crap. The new Transformers are junk compared to the Autobots and Decepticons of 15+ years ago. I don't think it is just nostalgia, but a real decline in the quality of the toys. I am sure this holds true for many things, and is probably a reflection of modern manufacturing practices and cost cutting requirements, but everything seems so crappy now.
I would like to get rubik's cube, but they make me angry. My 17 year old (female) cousin knows the trick but she isn't sharing. Guess I could google it.
-J
One of the coolest DIY projects around is the MegaSquirt DIY EFI kit. Designed by Bruce Bowling and Al Grippo and supported by enthusiasts world-wide, they have created a cheap and highly effective fuel injection computer that you can easily assemble with a soddering iron and a little time.
Check the MegaSquirt project out on the web at http://www.msefi.com/ or check out the software at http://megasquirt.sourceforge.net/ (disclaimer: I am one of the Project Admins). A good resource for those interested in MegaSquirt is at http://www.not2fast.com/ (which has a number of other interesting technical articles and programs), which I host through my site, wryday.com!
I built my Squirt without too much trouble, and I am no electronics whiz. It's a great experience, building your own computer, soldering transistors, resistors, capacitors and chips, and producing something quite useful. I have yet to install my MS into my project rally car (an 86 VW GTI), but you can bet she'll be flying when I dial in the fuel maps!
Bowling and Grippo have also developed other kits for related applications, such as ignition and spark controllers. Check out the http://msefi.com/ site for more info.
Cheers,
-Joe
I, for one, welcome a Clerks sequel. In soviet Russia, Berzerkers make fuck.
-Nooch
Now that Linux is a teenager, I am worried that my server is going to sneak into my liquor cabinet, and smoke all my... um... cigarettes. Yeah, that's it.
Happy Birthday!!! Woot! In celebration, I am installing Gentoo on an old laptop (while at work, bah!). It is currently running Win2k, so it's being liberated.
-J
I have a Compaq Alpha Workstation that originally ran NT. It's currently running debian, and it does so pretty well. I made the mistake of doing a dist-upgrade, which on the alphas tends to break things. Bah. I was wanting to put gentoo on it anyways. They are special machines. Took me a while to even get the boot loader down, but when you do... nice.
-J
Thanks guys! Some folkes get it. Can you believe someone modded the parent as Offtopic? Jeez. No sense of humor.
I am actually a little surprised this is even a topic. I haven't been capitalizing internet for years. And I punctuate, so you know I am cool.
Heh.
That would hork any php code. Bad mojo.
?> indeed. Harumph.
What the f*ck is the internet?
Yikes! I wish I hadn't tried to help /. that site! Jabba... I mean Parry is scary! She looked hungry, and it scared me...
I have been getting together with a group of friends to play poker for a while now. It's a good opportunity to spend time with friends, and get toasty! The No Limit Texas Hold 'Em from TV has definitely polluted our game though. I have been trying to shake things up by introducing different games, like the 5 card Draw I grew up on. Soon, they may be ready for some 7 Card Stud. I can't wait.
-J
I agree with what you are saying, but I do appreciate using my Timex GPS watch (Garmin GPS unit) to track my distance and pace. This is a valuable tool for those of us training for more than just a sweet ass.
I am training to do the Dexter-Ann Arbor Half Marathon again. Had a car accident recently that injured my knee, but I will be ready for the June 6th event.
Have you ever used MS Windows? Have you ever used MS Windows... on Weed?
It's great man... there a little paper clip hiding in the corner. What's he doing there? I don't know, man!!! Red team go! Red team go!!!
Thumbs can come in handy. I usually use them to finger 11th chords, especially when I am playing melody concurrently. This is something I use in jazz. For example:
| -x----
A11 (A eleven)
E-|-3----
B-|-3-5(p)
D-|-4----
G-|-5----
A-
E-|-5(t)-
Hold the 6th string 5th fret with your thumb, and you can use your pinky to hit melody notes. It's fingered much like an G barre, really, but with a different root note and a muted 5th string. Sorry I didn't make a better chord diagram...
-Joe
The Valentine One Radar/Laser Detector is the best "mod" I have bought for my car... It works, and it works well. Of course, if you get hit with laser, you are pretty much fucked, but it's nice to know (I guess). Better than wondering, "Oh shit! Did he see me? Did he have laser?!"
I call mine R2V1... the little beeps it makes when you get a signal are reminiscent of everyone's favorite droid. That, and I get to say, "Thanks R2" when it spots the 5-0. Word.
Highly recommended. 5 of 5 stars. Dude.
-J
"Sun can rise again!" And I just installed phoenix... That's weird.
Maybe you can tell us why it is not ethical to offer an alternate method to acquire the ISOs, which are free (week or not), early. It's not like this places any burden on RedHat. It takes the load off their servers, allowing people who would have hit RedHat, or their mirrors, for the ISOs in a week to get it earlier. This also allows for more people to test it in the early phase of release. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
Don't bother to say that the people who paid the $60, or whatever fee, paid for the right to get it early. That is just silly. They paid for the service they are getting from RedHat, as well as the ability to D/L the ISO from RedHat.
Personally, RedHat can say 'bye' to me. I am going back to Gentoo. We don't need no stinkin' surveys.
-J
Check out the MegaSquirt project for a cheap (~$110 US) Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) controller. You can connect to the MegaSquirt, which is homebuilt, via a serial cable with a laptop/pc/whatever.
You too can customize your cars performance without the cost of a Formula car... =)
This one is worth checking into if you are serious about hacking your car. You get to put the kit together, too.... so it is a real hack, not just an aftermarket ECU you drop in that doesn't give you real control for tuning.
-Joe
I also build a set-top box to do this kind of stuff with the VIA EPIA hardware. I got mine with the C3-800 chip, so it has a little fan on the processor (not completely fanless like the EDEN chips), very cute. The casetronic case also has a small fan, but it is pretty quiet... at least compared to my Athlon box.
I put a DVD/CDRW slim combo in it (the most expensive single component at $180US), as well as a 100GB HDD, 512MB RAM, rounded cables... I bought the Linksys WET-11 wireless bridge so I could use the build in ethernet port to connect psuedo-wirelessly to the network. I also snagged a wireless keyboard/mouse package from Logitech.
Now I can sit on the couch, browse the web, stream mp3s and watch DVDs.... all the good stuff, right on the big TV. Now I just need a TV worth doing all of that!
Oh yeah, I am currently running Win2k on it, but I will be switching it to linux. Whenever I have time. (that is never... jeez!)
-J
I picked one of these up for my set-top box I built with the VIA EPIA mainboard (mini-ITX), and it works pretty well. Setup is a bit of a pain via their (Linksys') setup CD. Especially if you have changed subnets in the interim. I hate wizards, though; I'd much rather just fill in my configuration manually, or at least in a webform like the linksys routers, so that is just an opinion.
It is pretty nice to browse the web on TV. I also use it to stream MP3s. Rock on.
-Joe
Let's all go out and buy butterfly costumes and stickers and go through every town we can find, plastering every surface with MSN sweetness. Maybe your town will follow NY's cue, and put the smack directly down on our good friends at MS. Plus, then we'll all have cool butterfly costumes (and halloween's just around the corner)! Whoo hoo!
-J