You can find adapters for aircraft headsets that will let you use bluetooth, etc. These will work in -seriously- noisy environments, may be overkill.
for example: http://www.marvgolden.com/headsets/adapters.htm
NASA's budget is being increased by 6 billion dollars. They're canceling the Constellation program because it wasn't originally funded enough to ever work. The schedule has slipped so much there wasn't going to be a replacement for the Space Shuttle until 2038 or beyond. The director's statement is here: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/420994main_2011_Budget_Administrator_Remarks.pdf
I love this quote from TFA, hopefully frustrated judges will slap down the MPAA for bringing some of these ridiculous lawsuits:
Most cases have been settled out of court, he said, and the ones that aren't are moving slowly through the system, where judges have been baffled with how to treat many of the lawsuits.
"Frankly, most of the reaction I have seen from the federal courts has been bewilderment. They aren't used to having hundreds of people who can't afford attorneys coming in not knowing why they are there in the first place," von Lohmann said. Lawrence's case fits the norm in many of the file-sharing suits, where companies go after the parent or grandparent paying for Internet service, although it is often a child doing the downloading.
In some instances, parents have argued they didn't do the downloading and won, only to have the industry sue the child.
"That is not a very pleasant outcome, but if you truly can't afford it, it's probably easier for your child to file for bankruptcy than for you to file for bankruptcy," von Lohmann said.
Sources please? I'm looking for a hand-held reader that will pick up an RFID tag 12-20 feet away, and the tags that can be picked up thus. Are you talking out of your ass, or can you point me in a profitable direction?
One of the reasons aviation fanatics are very good about trash is the constant warnings around airfields about FOD (Foreign Object Damage). You get a bit of trash sucked into an engine (and most engines will suck up any trash available), and you have one unfortunate pilot.
My Fujitsu Lifebook P-5020 claims to have 11 hours of battery life, but I've never gotten more than 8. Of course, this is with the built in wireless on, so I'm sure if I turned off the wireless and dimmed the screen I'd get more.
It's a small laptop with a slower chip (~1Ghz), which is exactly what I was looking for. The laptop almost fits in a 1-gallon freezer bag, but remains fully useful. I carry it around in the front pocket of my backpack or a thin leather valise. It plays DVDs just fine, burns CDs just quickly enough, has excellent wireless antennae, and the long battery life and portable size make it fit my needs for a non-desktop-replacement portable computing machine. Apparently you can get it to dual boot your favorite distro, but I haven't had the motivation to tackle that yet.
Incidentally, I bought the machine from Portable One in San Jose, and I recommend them- good customer service and good selection, with reasonable prices.
Not if it takes 3.5 volts and draws 3 watts. A light weight solar cell produces milliamps at around 1 volt. For comparison, I found this 3-watt solar array - it looks like it's about the size of a ping pong table.
General Specifications
1. Power: 3.5 V
2. Power consumption: 3 W
Total weight: About 8.9 g
Ok, add the.7 to 2 ounces the battery pack would take and this thing isn't going too far without it s tether. Check out This article for some neat info on lightweight batteries on the horizon.
check out RC Microflight for projects that currently fly under their own (on-board) power.
Prior art in comic books? Barney Google c.1919
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The 1919 King Features comic "Take Barney Google, Fr'instance", and the 1923 Billy Rose song, both feature a character named Barney Google, with "goo-goo-googly eyes". Prior art? See a reference at
http://www.toonopedia.com/google.htm
Reuters makes it even more confusing; they make it seem like the user isn't really missing that much...
Here's their story:
Palm Feeling Blue over Color Claim Mistake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Life just got a little less colorful for Palm Inc. (NasdaqNM:PALM - News)
Palm, the dominant maker of handheld computers, disclosed on Monday that its $249 m130 handheld can display far fewer colors than the company originally claimed.
The m130 -- whose slogan is "as colorful as your life" -- can really display only 58,621 colors, not 65,536 colors, said company spokeswoman Marlene Somsak.
The disclosure, first reported by Wired News, came after months of speculation by some dedicated Palm followers that the device's marketing information was incorrect.
"We discovered that indeed the screen delivers about 11 percent fewer colors than we had believed," Somsak said. She said the product was designed to display the full 65,000 colors, but was not actually built in a way that would allow the display of so many colors.
The company is offering an apology and an explanation to customers, but no rebate or recall, Somsak said.
The error comes as Palm reels from shrinking demand and a technology slump that have sent its stock price tumbling.
Lightning striking the twin towers under the word Babylon... Darpa is going to a lot of trouble to draw parallels between the WTC and an unholy tower struck down by god because it displeased him. Offensive? I think so.
What would the effects be? Unprecedented professionalism in the software industry.
We like to call it Software Engineering. When a Civil Engineer signs off on a bridge, he's stating it is flawless to the best of his ability. He's also accepting liability for the bridge.
If software people want to be treated like professionals, they need to accept the same standards as professionals. If you release something that's broken, and it can be proven you know better, your ass is in the can.
I've got the Kyocera, and if you're going to
carry a palm around anyway, it's a good thing
to have. The phone is integrated well with the
palm, and there is info on-line on upgrading the firmware and OS. It's got a fantastic speakerphone feature as well
The battery life on the Kyocera is amazing... the stats are 180 hours standby, 5 hours talk. My experience has been I need to charge it overnight every 4 or 5 days.
It's a little large, but light and well-balanced. I think I'm going to skip the Treo generation of phones and see what happens next. (Incidentally, the Kyocera was released less than a year ago. Check out
Palm InfoCenter's 2001 year in review
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Something like these will work: http://www.mypilotstore.com/mypilotstore/sep/3334 http://pilotproduct.com/products-page-2/?category=8 The first uses a 9V battery to power the headset, the second uses USB power. The USB solution will only work with computer audio, of course- but if you are using a VOIP app it would work just fine
You can find adapters for aircraft headsets that will let you use bluetooth, etc. These will work in -seriously- noisy environments, may be overkill. for example: http://www.marvgolden.com/headsets/adapters.htm
NASA's budget is being increased by 6 billion dollars. They're canceling the Constellation program because it wasn't originally funded enough to ever work. The schedule has slipped so much there wasn't going to be a replacement for the Space Shuttle until 2038 or beyond. The director's statement is here: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/420994main_2011_Budget_Administrator_Remarks.pdf
If you want to juggle several accounts and not worry about firewalls, go to Meebo, which does Gmail, Jabber, AIM, ICQ and MSN in a browser window.
TRW ceased to exist about 4 years ago- it was scooped up by Northrop in a hostile takeover.
"universal and doesn't need any source", what kind of crap is that? Here's an article that contradicts you, mr. universal: http://www.naturalphysiques.com/cms/index.php?item id=43&catid=4
Sources please? I'm looking for a hand-held reader that will pick up an RFID tag 12-20 feet away, and the tags that can be picked up thus. Are you talking out of your ass, or can you point me in a profitable direction?
One of the reasons aviation fanatics are very good about trash is the constant warnings around airfields about FOD (Foreign Object Damage). You get a bit of trash sucked into an engine (and most engines will suck up any trash available), and you have one unfortunate pilot.
Sweet! Thanks for the info!
My Fujitsu Lifebook P-5020 claims to have 11 hours of battery life, but I've never gotten more than 8. Of course, this is with the built in wireless on, so I'm sure if I turned off the wireless and dimmed the screen I'd get more.
It's a small laptop with a slower chip (~1Ghz), which is exactly what I was looking for. The laptop almost fits in a 1-gallon freezer bag, but remains fully useful. I carry it around in the front pocket of my backpack or a thin leather valise. It plays DVDs just fine, burns CDs just quickly enough, has excellent wireless antennae, and the long battery life and portable size make it fit my needs for a non-desktop-replacement portable computing machine. Apparently you can get it to dual boot your favorite distro, but I haven't had the motivation to tackle that yet.
Incidentally, I bought the machine from Portable One in San Jose, and I recommend them- good customer service and good selection, with reasonable prices.
According to the Original speech announcing the plan, what you propose is already viewed as the first necessary step.
Why the hell would you be doing dynamic memory allocation in an RTOS? Bad coder. Bad, Bad, Bad.
Not if it takes 3.5 volts and draws 3 watts. A light weight solar cell produces milliamps at around 1 volt. For comparison, I found this 3-watt solar array - it looks like it's about the size of a ping pong table.
1. Power: 3.5 V
2. Power consumption: 3 W
Total weight: About 8.9 g
Ok, add the .7 to 2 ounces the battery pack would take and this thing isn't going too far without it s tether. Check out This article for some neat info on lightweight batteries on the horizon.
check out RC Microflight for projects that currently fly under their own (on-board) power.
The 1919 King Features comic "Take Barney Google, Fr'instance", and the 1923 Billy Rose song, both feature a character named Barney Google, with "goo-goo-googly eyes". Prior art? See a reference at http://www.toonopedia.com/google.htm
Palm Feeling Blue over Color Claim Mistake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Life just got a little less colorful for Palm Inc. (NasdaqNM:PALM - News)
Palm, the dominant maker of handheld computers, disclosed on Monday that its $249 m130 handheld can display far fewer colors than the company originally claimed.
The m130 -- whose slogan is "as colorful as your life" -- can really display only 58,621 colors, not 65,536 colors, said company spokeswoman Marlene Somsak.
The disclosure, first reported by Wired News, came after months of speculation by some dedicated Palm followers that the device's marketing information was incorrect.
"We discovered that indeed the screen delivers about 11 percent fewer colors than we had believed," Somsak said. She said the product was designed to display the full 65,000 colors, but was not actually built in a way that would allow the display of so many colors.
The company is offering an apology and an explanation to customers, but no rebate or recall, Somsak said.
The error comes as Palm reels from shrinking demand and a technology slump that have sent its stock price tumbling.
http://www.ti.com/sc/docs/news/2000/00004.htm
I haven't found the part number for the finished product yet, but pretty cool stuff, no?
Lightning striking the twin towers under the word Babylon... Darpa is going to a lot of trouble to draw parallels between the WTC and an unholy tower struck down by god because it displeased him. Offensive? I think so.
What would the effects be? Unprecedented professionalism in the software industry. We like to call it Software Engineering. When a Civil Engineer signs off on a bridge, he's stating it is flawless to the best of his ability. He's also accepting liability for the bridge. If software people want to be treated like professionals, they need to accept the same standards as professionals. If you release something that's broken, and it can be proven you know better, your ass is in the can.
I've got the Kyocera, and if you're going to carry a palm around anyway, it's a good thing to have. The phone is integrated well with the palm, and there is info on-line on upgrading the firmware and OS. It's got a fantastic speakerphone feature as well
The battery life on the Kyocera is amazing... the stats are 180 hours standby, 5 hours talk. My experience has been I need to charge it overnight every 4 or 5 days.
It's a little large, but light and well-balanced. I think I'm going to skip the Treo generation of phones and see what happens next. (Incidentally, the Kyocera was released less than a year ago. Check out Palm InfoCenter's 2001 year in review