"I'd also add that in the last decade we've seen speed cameras almost completely take over from traffic police for traffic law enforcement here in the UK. The end result is that the standard of driving in this country has gone from quite decent to absolutely appalling, and the death rate, which had been dropping for decades, has started to go up."
Do you have any statistics to prove this? I highly doubt that the death rate and driving habits of people have changed simply because of photo radar.
Most likely its because of increased population which results in more traffic and poorer driving attitudes which then results in higher death rates.
Think about it, if you knew that at every street intersection was a camera that would ticket you if you were speeding or ran a red light.
What would you do. Personally I'd slow down and stop for red lights. Not speed up and try to kill someone.
I'm with you. It's the only US zip code i know of.
Who could have predicted that show would turn out to be so usefull.
Do you use Dylan MacKay as the name too?
I just checked out this site for some browser stats. http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.a sp
Obviously the mozilla following is growing, up to 11.4% according to that page. How long and hard do you think these companies are going to work for 11.4% of the market... Is there any point to it, if it actually goes anywhere MS is going to do the same embrase-extend-destroy technique it pioneered.
just my defeatest theory.
So the NX causes problems with some Just In Time compilation programs? Sounds like this could impact Java performace, i'm sure MS is deeply concernered about that...
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Manufacturer Iwill USA Model ZPC Chipset Intel 845GV Formfactor Mini ITX/proprietary Market Portable workstation/fashionable desktop. This machine is primarily marketed to system integrators who will use it to create systems for targeted niche markets like those mentioned above. CPU support 400mhz and 533mhz FSB Pentium4 processors up to 2.53ghz. RAM PC2700 is recommended, but PC2100 and PC1600 will also work. ECC memory is not supported. Maximum RAM capacity is 512MB using one 512MB module.
Iwill ZPC
Graphics capabilities Onboard Intel Extreme Graphics IDE ATA100 (through a conversion daughter board) supports one notebook 2.5" hard drive and one slimline notebook optical drive Firewire Yes (2) (VIA chipset) USB Hi-speed USB 2.0 (4) LAN Realtek 8100B 10/100 Sound ALC650 stereo Power External 90W DC19V power supply Dimensions Height: 54mm (2.13 inches) Width: 184mm (7.24 inches) Depth: 263mm (10.35 inches) Weight 1.95kg (4.3 pounds) net weight 3.75kg (8.27 pounds) with hard drive, RAM, CPU, optical drive and power supply 9-pin serial One Available colors Silver (aluminum) and black Warranty One year through Iwill
The Iwill ZPC is the world's smallest Pentium4 desktop computer supporting the 533FSB. The initial material that Iwill sent me months ago made it look really cool -- there were a variety of different colors and the design was quite attractive. Unfortunately Iwill scrapped all of the colors except black and silver, and those two represent two different models of the ZPC. The black model is designed for slot-loading optical drives and the silver model supports tray-loading optical drives, but other than that they are identical as far as technical specifications are concerned. For my testing I was given one of the silver models. Here's what the front looks like when fully assembled, and here is the rear of the unit.
The ZPC can be purchased with or without the CDRW/DVD combo drive but considering the fact that you can't buy a comparable optical drive for the difference in price, I would suggest getting the full package including the combo drive unless you're running totally from the network or otherwise have no need for a CD drive. The only extra software that it comes with is Nero Express (version 5.5.10.13)
Assembly was surprisingly easy -- almost too easy, and in fact I suspected it was a trap. I was expecting something at least as complex and delicate as a notebook computer but it was actually more like a mini-PC. I have compiled a complete installation guide (including photos!) which can be found here.
The ZPC is rather expensive; unless you're buying in quantity or directly from the manufacturer you won't find one of these under $450 (no hard drive, CPU, or RAM included) but considering what you're getting, that's not all that bad. As far as price for performance is concerned there are a few things to consider. First of all the ZPC is not versatile; it can never be a good gaming machine and since there is no TV-out or DVI connector you're limited to a VGA display, so there's no video editing possibilities. That means that the ZPC is not a replacement (or even competition) for a mini-PC like the Iwill XP4-G or for VIA's ultra-cheap and somewhat expandable Epia C3 integrated CPU solutions. If you're looking for a portable gaming machine, a low-cost, low-performance low-profile desktop system or a TiVo device, the ZPC cannot meet your needs.
So what is the ZPC good for? A lot of things: as an Internet device or appliance, as a stackable node for a cluster, as a small formfactor workstation for cramped or limited spaces (dorm rooms, RVs, yachts, or even cars and airplanes). Being as it does not have a screen with it, the ZPC is not exactly a laptop replacement although it is smaller, lighter, and more durable. If you need a portable machine to take on special jobs (engineers and technicians often need good
How is using Wi-Fi supposed to circumnavigate metered bandwidth? The access point will still need to be connected and that is where it will get metered. So some poor soul suddenly gets a massive bill at the end of the month and becomes homeless...
Why don't ISP's set up proper proxying and caching of other data such as P2P traffic. They could cut down on a huge % traffic to the outside.
Actually, i'm not sure if this will have any effect on making programming easier. If i understand it correctly you'd still have to perform all of the rendering and rasterizing, except you'd have to do it twice at slightly different perspectives to send to each eye. It's still just a 2D image, there's just 2 of them now.
So this could possibly cut frame rates in half i guess.
I think you guys are missing the article here. They aren't using lasers, they're using LEDs so they don't need to worry about the government regulations.
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Why don't we use one of those filesharing networks to mirror sites? Then hopefully the downloading situation could get better as more people grabbed it.
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Hmm, burn your mp3's to an 8 track. That should work out good for you. You know an 8 track isn't a CD with just 8 songs right?
"I'd also add that in the last decade we've seen speed cameras almost completely take over from traffic police for traffic law enforcement here in the UK. The end result is that the standard of driving in this country has gone from quite decent to absolutely appalling, and the death rate, which had been dropping for decades, has started to go up."
Do you have any statistics to prove this? I highly doubt that the death rate and driving habits of people have changed simply because of photo radar.
Most likely its because of increased population which results in more traffic and poorer driving attitudes which then results in higher death rates.
Think about it, if you knew that at every street intersection was a camera that would ticket you if you were speeding or ran a red light.
What would you do. Personally I'd slow down and stop for red lights. Not speed up and try to kill someone.
I'm with you. It's the only US zip code i know of. Who could have predicted that show would turn out to be so usefull. Do you use Dylan MacKay as the name too?
woman? in engineering? that's not a woman, that's a man, man!
I just checked out this site for some browser stats. http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.a sp
Obviously the mozilla following is growing, up to 11.4% according to that page. How long and hard do you think these companies are going to work for 11.4% of the market... Is there any point to it, if it actually goes anywhere MS is going to do the same embrase-extend-destroy technique it pioneered.
just my defeatest theory.
well what fun is a crowd if you can't speculate and freak out right?
So the NX causes problems with some Just In Time compilation programs? Sounds like this could impact Java performace, i'm sure MS is deeply concernered about that...
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Manufacturer Iwill USA
Model ZPC
Chipset Intel 845GV
Formfactor Mini ITX/proprietary
Market Portable workstation/fashionable desktop. This machine is primarily marketed to system integrators who will use it to create systems for targeted niche markets like those mentioned above.
CPU support 400mhz and 533mhz FSB Pentium4 processors up to 2.53ghz.
RAM PC2700 is recommended, but PC2100 and PC1600 will also work. ECC memory is not supported. Maximum RAM capacity is 512MB using one 512MB module.
Iwill ZPC
Graphics capabilities Onboard Intel Extreme Graphics
IDE ATA100 (through a conversion daughter board) supports one notebook 2.5" hard drive and one slimline notebook optical drive
Firewire Yes (2) (VIA chipset)
USB Hi-speed USB 2.0 (4)
LAN Realtek 8100B 10/100
Sound ALC650 stereo
Power External 90W DC19V power supply
Dimensions Height: 54mm (2.13 inches)
Width: 184mm (7.24 inches)
Depth: 263mm (10.35 inches)
Weight 1.95kg (4.3 pounds) net weight
3.75kg (8.27 pounds) with hard drive, RAM, CPU, optical drive and power supply
9-pin serial One
Available colors Silver (aluminum) and black
Warranty One year through Iwill
The Iwill ZPC is the world's smallest Pentium4 desktop computer supporting the 533FSB. The initial material that Iwill sent me months ago made it look really cool -- there were a variety of different colors and the design was quite attractive. Unfortunately Iwill scrapped all of the colors except black and silver, and those two represent two different models of the ZPC. The black model is designed for slot-loading optical drives and the silver model supports tray-loading optical drives, but other than that they are identical as far as technical specifications are concerned. For my testing I was given one of the silver models. Here's what the front looks like when fully assembled, and here is the rear of the unit.
The ZPC can be purchased with or without the CDRW/DVD combo drive but considering the fact that you can't buy a comparable optical drive for the difference in price, I would suggest getting the full package including the combo drive unless you're running totally from the network or otherwise have no need for a CD drive. The only extra software that it comes with is Nero Express (version 5.5.10.13)
Assembly was surprisingly easy -- almost too easy, and in fact I suspected it was a trap. I was expecting something at least as complex and delicate as a notebook computer but it was actually more like a mini-PC. I have compiled a complete installation guide (including photos!) which can be found here.
The ZPC is rather expensive; unless you're buying in quantity or directly from the manufacturer you won't find one of these under $450 (no hard drive, CPU, or RAM included) but considering what you're getting, that's not all that bad. As far as price for performance is concerned there are a few things to consider. First of all the ZPC is not versatile; it can never be a good gaming machine and since there is no TV-out or DVI connector you're limited to a VGA display, so there's no video editing possibilities. That means that the ZPC is not a replacement (or even competition) for a mini-PC like the Iwill XP4-G or for VIA's ultra-cheap and somewhat expandable Epia C3 integrated CPU solutions. If you're looking for a portable gaming machine, a low-cost, low-performance low-profile desktop system or a TiVo device, the ZPC cannot meet your needs.
So what is the ZPC good for? A lot of things: as an Internet device or appliance, as a stackable node for a cluster, as a small formfactor workstation for cramped or limited spaces (dorm rooms, RVs, yachts, or even cars and airplanes). Being as it does not have a screen with it, the ZPC is not exactly a laptop replacement although it is smaller, lighter, and more durable. If you need a portable machine to take on special jobs (engineers and technicians often need good
How is using Wi-Fi supposed to circumnavigate metered bandwidth? The access point will still need to be connected and that is where it will get metered. So some poor soul suddenly gets a massive bill at the end of the month and becomes homeless... Why don't ISP's set up proper proxying and caching of other data such as P2P traffic. They could cut down on a huge % traffic to the outside.
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Actually, i'm not sure if this will have any effect on making programming easier. If i understand it correctly you'd still have to perform all of the rendering and rasterizing, except you'd have to do it twice at slightly different perspectives to send to each eye. It's still just a 2D image, there's just 2 of them now. So this could possibly cut frame rates in half i guess.
I think you guys are missing the article here. They aren't using lasers, they're using LEDs so they don't need to worry about the government regulations.
Why don't we use one of those filesharing networks to mirror sites? Then hopefully the downloading situation could get better as more people grabbed it.