I wanted to make a huge RAID of USB flash memory "Keys". If it weren't for the worthless speed you get out of USB 1.1, it could be quite cool.
Also, if you had a large number of USB Keys in stacks of long USB Hubs, it would be alot like iso-linear chips on Trek.:)
Now, on a more practical, barely serious note, what about a device with a FireWire 800 interface, that uses standard or DDR SDRAM, holds a battery backup, and writes it's data to a physical drive (preferably external) when power failure occurs...
They can embed both circuitry and speakers on an LCD panel.
Now, they need to make an LCD VNC-like device with stylus control and 802.11b built into the LCD itself. It could also dock and perform as a normal LCD screen while charging.
Using an ultra-thin battery behind the screen, you could have an extremely portable device with long battery life.
Would you buy a.5" thick 15" LCD screen that you could pick up and carry with you to connect to any device running a VNC-style service that laster 7 hours?
I'd be much happier carrying around ink cartridge (pen, not printer) sized plastic tubes of alcohol or hydrogen, as long as there are standard sizes. We've had AA, AAA, C, D and more for decades. I inderstand that portable devicees have their own special shape issues, but a single style of fuel cell would be a huge help.
It merely radiates energy, probably through a sealed casing.
The same thing is used in some cell phones and the occasional electric toothbrush. I also read a while back (no link, sorry) about using a similar system to power heart regulators without placing a "jack" in someone's skin.
Hey, The temperature is increasing on the the cluster, probably as more people are checking out the live temperature monitor. Also, it seems to be loading slower.
You can literally watch the slashdot effect on a server this way.
What we need is some Standard Format Mark-up that allows us to describe the formats the langauges are in. That way, when you copy the data from older media to newer media, there is still some way of interpreting it.
The problem is the same as the formats themselves, though. How do you go about making a formatting language that is so good that it will remain unchanged?
I couldn't believe the details that the newscasters were pushing for this morning. Norman Schwarzkopf was asked how involved the Special Forces were in this campaign. He simply laughed and said "Even if I knew I probably wouldn't be able to discuss that."
I know the media wants to be there for every shot and get incredible footage of things blowing up. I'm sure we'd have cameras broadcasting footage from each bomb, plane, tank, and rifle if the media had their way. They would receive advance notice, so they could go in and set up cameras to get the best angles on the attack.
What the hell is wrong with the media? As early at 10:00 EST they were doing estimates on how much money the strike cost. At 9:45 they were speculating on what had been bombed and why.
I think the Daily Show last night had the best coverage - it was taped before the deadline and aired after. They cut to a segment where Steven said "If we have not bombed them, I disagree with this war with every fiber of my being, but if we have, then I have been behind this effort wholeheartedly the entire time."
Really. I've had my iPod well over a year now and the battery is still working fine.
As for unreplaceable, the casing can be opened and the battery can be disconnected from the iPod. Of course, finding one could be tough. Perhaps Apple will offer in-store replacement of the battery. That still wouldn't help me when mine finally does die.
5.2 MB! As if that's not crazy, there's a Gzip file that expands to 51 MB inside that. Most of it seems to be absorbed in different languages. That's 8-12 songs worth of space, though.
Also, couldn't this have been available via Software Update? I don't spend much time at the iPod homepage. I suppose not everyone needs it, but couldn't there be some way of telling if you ever had an iPod connected? Wishful thinking, maybe.
I remember putting three video cards into a IIci in the computer lab one day after school just for the hell of it, and getting into a load of trouble for taking the computers apart.
Let's see... The Dell started with the 4100 in 2000. The 4200 wasn't available in the US, but they had the 4300. They introduced the 4300S, the 4400, 4500, 4500C, 4500S, 4550, and now the 4590T. This is since 2000.
There were 13 revisions to the CRT iMac, and some of them are barely revisions (The 2000 iMac DV SE was a faster processor and a bigger hard drive, no architecture/component changes beyond that). Several are component upgrades, with the base system being the same. Dell's revisions are different architectures.
Hey, 10 computers over 28 months gives Dell's systems an even shorter shelf-life than the iMac by your calculations.
Apple didn't go away, just the shape. And, if you're tied to a curvy all-in-one system with a CRT, you can still go with the iMac's big brother.
On a more serious note, Apple got lots of praise and lots of flak for producing a translucent computer. They knew it was "trendy" and they knew when to move on. Now everyone making a translucent device that wasn't designed to be translucent should move on, too.
There are all the usual jokes about the vacuum cleaners and the iLamp, but have you heard anyone say, "While the user interface is straightforward and the availability of the BSD architecture is a great plus, I'd never buy one because I think it looks like a lamp." - No. They don't know anything about them, but their friends said Macs suck 15 years ago, so they fall back on the only insults they know.
You could use the same technique used in an older article to light the LEDs. I couldn't speak to the cost, though.
I would use hollow frosted plastic or glass globes over a solid encasing, but that's mostly personal choice.
This would be a pretty cool project. If your interface is capable of handling multiple balls, you could make add-ons for software like Nagios to show the status of various servers in simple colors.
For no good reason, I came up with this, too:
You could make your indicator a Ping-Pong ball, which is both connected and powered by an RJ-45 cable. This way you could route the output from your software to any wall-jack in an office (pre-planned, though) and make simple indicators available almost anywhere with pre-existing wiring.
My friend and I theorized about creating a house in a cliff face. The house would be dug (excavated?) into the rock, and shaped to your needs.
Important things to remember in this plan were things such as: - A sub-floor or crawlspace below the lowest floor to allow for water drains, wiring, etc.
- Plenty of internal space for ventilation (depending upon the type of rock there could be Radon issues).
- Insulation, depending upon the climate, your rock walls could be cold around the front of the house.
I very much like the "conduit" suggestion of yours. I think it is a good solution to have a centralized access method like that. It allows for easier service, and you never have to worry about where you are going to run that wire.
I would still run network wiring, as wireless should only be used in situations where wires aren't practical/convenient - portable devices mostly. As computers improve, that bandwidth becomes important in-house. (movies, music, etc)
Hell, by the time the PS3 is out, the PS1 could easily be an expansion card for it.
I wonder how badly not having compatibility to the PS1 would affect adoption, though. Many people play their PS1 games because they still can, and that loss might hurt initial adoption.
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I wanted to make a huge RAID of USB flash memory "Keys". If it weren't for the worthless speed you get out of USB 1.1, it could be quite cool.
:)
Also, if you had a large number of USB Keys in stacks of long USB Hubs, it would be alot like iso-linear chips on Trek.
Now, on a more practical, barely serious note, what about a device with a FireWire 800 interface, that uses standard or DDR SDRAM, holds a battery backup, and writes it's data to a physical drive (preferably external) when power failure occurs...
I never would have spent that year in college.
I was thinking thinner, lighter, less inside, less expensive. But I would definately like to try out a TabletPC.
They can embed both circuitry and speakers on an LCD panel.
.5" thick 15" LCD screen that you could pick up and carry with you to connect to any device running a VNC-style service that laster 7 hours?
Now, they need to make an LCD VNC-like device with stylus control and 802.11b built into the LCD itself. It could also dock and perform as a normal LCD screen while charging.
Using an ultra-thin battery behind the screen, you could have an extremely portable device with long battery life.
Would you buy a
So why do astronomers always compare the size of meteors to Volkswagen bugs?
Perhaps you would prefer an Isetta.
The Panther link is a story about 10.2 from August 2002. No details whatsoever. I suppose I'l actually have to go and look for details now. :)
I'd be much happier carrying around ink cartridge (pen, not printer) sized plastic tubes of alcohol or hydrogen, as long as there are standard sizes. We've had AA, AAA, C, D and more for decades. I inderstand that portable devicees have their own special shape issues, but a single style of fuel cell would be a huge help.
Motorola developed an alcohol-based battery replacement in early 2000, but no word since then.
It merely radiates energy, probably through a sealed casing.
The same thing is used in some cell phones and the occasional electric toothbrush. I also read a while back (no link, sorry) about using a similar system to power heart regulators without placing a "jack" in someone's skin.
Actually, a Bluetooth watch could be used with a cellphone in a pocket or on a belt. It would be an interesting "handsfree" way of using the phone.
You know, previewing a story before it makes the page is really worthless on Slashback when you can't "Read More"
Hey, The temperature is increasing on the the cluster, probably as more people are checking out the live temperature monitor. Also, it seems to be loading slower.
You can literally watch the slashdot effect on a server this way.
It takes up space. I noted the 1.2.1 installer folder was sitting next to the 1.2.6 folder in Utilities when I went to launch it.
What we need is some Standard Format Mark-up that allows us to describe the formats the langauges are in. That way, when you copy the data from older media to newer media, there is still some way of interpreting it.
The problem is the same as the formats themselves, though. How do you go about making a formatting language that is so good that it will remain unchanged?
I couldn't believe the details that the newscasters were pushing for this morning. Norman Schwarzkopf was asked how involved the Special Forces were in this campaign. He simply laughed and said "Even if I knew I probably wouldn't be able to discuss that."
I know the media wants to be there for every shot and get incredible footage of things blowing up. I'm sure we'd have cameras broadcasting footage from each bomb, plane, tank, and rifle if the media had their way. They would receive advance notice, so they could go in and set up cameras to get the best angles on the attack.
What the hell is wrong with the media? As early at 10:00 EST they were doing estimates on how much money the strike cost. At 9:45 they were speculating on what had been bombed and why.
I think the Daily Show last night had the best coverage - it was taped before the deadline and aired after. They cut to a segment where Steven said "If we have not bombed them, I disagree with this war with every fiber of my being, but if we have, then I have been behind this effort wholeheartedly the entire time."
Really. I've had my iPod well over a year now and the battery is still working fine.
As for unreplaceable, the casing can be opened and the battery can be disconnected from the iPod. Of course, finding one could be tough. Perhaps Apple will offer in-store replacement of the battery. That still wouldn't help me when mine finally does die.
5.2 MB! As if that's not crazy, there's a Gzip file that expands to 51 MB inside that. Most of it seems to be absorbed in different languages. That's 8-12 songs worth of space, though.
Also, couldn't this have been available via Software Update? I don't spend much time at the iPod homepage. I suppose not everyone needs it, but couldn't there be some way of telling if you ever had an iPod connected? Wishful thinking, maybe.
My biggest issue is having my iPod not start back up after pausing & locking it. It "starts playing" but is just locked. Reset to fix.
It only takes a few seconds, but it's annoying. Maybe 1.2.6 will help out in that area, too.
I remember putting three video cards into a IIci in the computer lab one day after school just for the hell of it, and getting into a load of trouble for taking the computers apart.
I always figured printers held that slot.
Let's see...
The Dell started with the 4100 in 2000. The 4200 wasn't available in the US, but they had the 4300. They introduced the 4300S, the 4400, 4500, 4500C, 4500S, 4550, and now the 4590T.
This is since 2000.
There were 13 revisions to the CRT iMac, and some of them are barely revisions (The 2000 iMac DV SE was a faster processor and a bigger hard drive, no architecture/component changes beyond that). Several are component upgrades, with the base system being the same. Dell's revisions are different architectures.
Hey, 10 computers over 28 months gives Dell's systems an even shorter shelf-life than the iMac by your calculations.
Apple didn't go away, just the shape. And, if you're tied to a curvy all-in-one system with a CRT, you can still go with the iMac's big brother.
On a more serious note, Apple got lots of praise and lots of flak for producing a translucent computer. They knew it was "trendy" and they knew when to move on. Now everyone making a translucent device that wasn't designed to be translucent should move on, too.
There are all the usual jokes about the vacuum cleaners and the iLamp, but have you heard anyone say, "While the user interface is straightforward and the availability of the BSD architecture is a great plus, I'd never buy one because I think it looks like a lamp." - No. They don't know anything about them, but their friends said Macs suck 15 years ago, so they fall back on the only insults they know.
Sorry for the rant.
You could use the same technique used in an older article to light the LEDs. I couldn't speak to the cost, though.
I would use hollow frosted plastic or glass globes over a solid encasing, but that's mostly personal choice.
This would be a pretty cool project. If your interface is capable of handling multiple balls, you could make add-ons for software like Nagios to show the status of various servers in simple colors.
For no good reason, I came up with this, too:
You could make your indicator a Ping-Pong ball, which is both connected and powered by an RJ-45 cable. This way you could route the output from your software to any wall-jack in an office (pre-planned, though) and make simple indicators available almost anywhere with pre-existing wiring.
My friend and I theorized about creating a house in a cliff face. The house would be dug (excavated?) into the rock, and shaped to your needs.
Important things to remember in this plan were things such as:
- A sub-floor or crawlspace below the lowest floor to allow for water drains, wiring, etc.
- Plenty of internal space for ventilation (depending upon the type of rock there could be Radon issues).
- Insulation, depending upon the climate, your rock walls could be cold around the front of the house.
I very much like the "conduit" suggestion of yours. I think it is a good solution to have a centralized access method like that. It allows for easier service, and you never have to worry about where you are going to run that wire.
I would still run network wiring, as wireless should only be used in situations where wires aren't practical/convenient - portable devices mostly. As computers improve, that bandwidth becomes important in-house. (movies, music, etc)
I know! Those black and white brochures may not look like much, but the products almost always meet your expectations. Something like this:
Oh! It's isn't gray!
That is an excellent plan.
Hell, by the time the PS3 is out, the PS1 could easily be an expansion card for it.
I wonder how badly not having compatibility to the PS1 would affect adoption, though. Many people play their PS1 games because they still can, and that loss might hurt initial adoption.