I had bought a small electronic part, that came with a wallwart. I wanted to convert it to run on a battery pack. The connector was non-standard, but not THAT unusual
Went to RS, with all the parts, and asked the guy if they had a connector to mate A & B.
"No, I don't think we do"
(WTF?? This is Radio Shack. In here somewhere is a connector that will mate these)
He walked away..I found the part within about 5 minutes.
If that's what it will cost to build, then Sony will sell it at a significantly lower price. If that's what the retail price will be, then xbox sales will skyrocket.
The playstation is primarily a games machine. As such, it's parents buying them for their kids. Once you include a couple of initial release games, dropping $1000+ on the new console is not gonna happen. No matter how much little Johnny screams. $400-500, maybe. A grand? Not a chance. My son is firmly entrenched in the playstation camp. PS1, PS2, PSP. Given the choice between a 360 now, or a PS3 later, he'd rather wait for the PS3. But for $1000? Tough luck, dude. Not happenin'.
(Yes, there are the fools who bought PS2 and 360 consoles for $1000+ on release day from some guy on eBay, but those are abberations.)
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But I don't quite follow. The grandparent poster was skeptical about the value of flexible armor over parts that should never bend. If your shin is bending significantly, your shin's probably broken.
Consider putting it over your upper arm. Your bicep flexes, the bone underneath does not. But if you've ever hit a gate at high speed, you'd LOVE some armor over your upper arm. A rigid plate works, but is much harder to work with. A flexible plate, that moves as your muscles contract, would be a lot better.
Your tibia doesn't flex (a lot), but the skin and muscle between the bone and the outside world does.
...but I think such a system would be a better society overall.
Personally, I think you're insane.
How would cameras in a city councilman's home reduce government abuse? They need merely to go somewhere in the house where the camera isn't. Unless you want every square inch covered, incl bedrooms and bathrooms. I'm sure your wife and daughter would go along with that quite readily. Then they just need to go for a drive if they wish to discuss something in secret.
Why don't you be one of our test subjects. Put several cameras in your house, on a public feed. Let us know how it turns out.
Abuses by the government, while bad, aren't the only thing we have to watch out for.
No, it IS evidence. It is not, however, proof. Just a piece of paper is not 'proof'.
A dead tree letter from you to your buddy saying "The body is buried next to the tree in the back yard" is not proof of anything, except that you can someone can write, and someone put that in your desk drawer. Neither is an email saying the same. Now...that may lead them to grab shovels and start digging. When they dig up that body mentioned in the email...that IS proof. Proof of a dead body in your backyard.
Put these together with other things, and then they have a case.
Not new, just better
Pilots, tank crews, navy crews have been using simulators for years...decades. And now, it is far more than just switchology. Tactics, communication, positioning all come in to play in the sim.
Soldiers on the ground need exactly the same training. It's far easier, faster, and cheaper to put 10 guys in a simulated environment, where they can make mistakes (and learn from those mistakes), than it is to put them out in the field. Reset...let's go over it again.
No, it's not perfect. Nothing really matches the noise, smells, adrenaline of real combat. But it is quite useful.
The U.S. has all sorts of restrictions on free speech! Not quite as totalitarian and sinister as speech restrictions in Europe or Canada or places like that... but "We aren't as Totalitarian as Europe" is no kind of excuse! The U.S. is in no position to lecture anyone, or brag to anyone about Freedom of Speech.
There is no place on the planet with absolute, total 'freedom of speech'. Especially 'freedom of speech' without suffering the consequences of exercising that 'freedom'. It cannot exist. There are, and must be, limits. The obvious "fire" in a crowded theater to start with.
The question is...where are those limits? The the limits that exist in the US, and to a very slightly lesser extent, the EU, are pretty far removed from the limits imposed by the Chinese government.
If, as you claim, "The U.S. is in no position to lecture anyone", who is?
So your phone is constantly 'listening' and evaluating the sound level.
Listening to what, exactly? I can see the headline in a couple of years: "Your cellphone is listening in to all your conversations" And thanks to a new virus, is transmitting them!"
Soon to be followed by a C-64 (which still works). Then down the long road of XT/286/386 frankenputers, etc.
I should break those Commodores out and show my kids.
hmm....the VIC-20 outputs a TV signal. My ATI AIW accepts a TV signal. Using a 3Ghz P4 and dual 19" monitors as a display for a VIC-20 w/ 5k RAM. Now THAT is funny.
The Capitol Police Officer involved, AND the Chief of Police have BOTH apologized and said the arrest was inappropriate, the Sheehan HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING WRONG.
No, the arrest and removal was wrong/premature. What she (both of them) did WAS wrong. The police should have: a) given the opportunity to cover up b) if they did not do that, THEN and only then should the situation possibly be escalated.
The police escalated first, before giving them a chance to correct the situation.
Invited guest or not, protests really have no place at such a gathering. Should we allow sign carrying protesters to parade around the room? If we were to allow any and all protests in the room when congress is in session, they would never get anything done. (That may be good or bad, depending on your viewpoint...:))
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Got something better[1]? If so, don't just bitch...do it!
[1] Something that meets the needs of both the user/consumer and the creator/owner.
I'm sure quite a lot of the /. crowd is interested in that.
Went to RS, with all the parts, and asked the guy if they had a connector to mate A & B.
"No, I don't think we do"
(WTF?? This is Radio Shack. In here somewhere is a connector that will mate these)
He walked away..I found the part within about 5 minutes.
Idiots.
True. But no matter WHAT you do, there will always be that one assclown whom you cannot please. And who may walk out with your stuff.
The playstation is primarily a games machine. As such, it's parents buying them for their kids. Once you include a couple of initial release games, dropping $1000+ on the new console is not gonna happen. No matter how much little Johnny screams. $400-500, maybe. A grand? Not a chance.
My son is firmly entrenched in the playstation camp. PS1, PS2, PSP. Given the choice between a 360 now, or a PS3 later, he'd rather wait for the PS3. But for $1000? Tough luck, dude. Not happenin'.
(Yes, there are the fools who bought PS2 and 360 consoles for $1000+ on release day from some guy on eBay, but those are abberations.)
Consider putting it over your upper arm. Your bicep flexes, the bone underneath does not. But if you've ever hit a gate at high speed, you'd LOVE some armor over your upper arm.
A rigid plate works, but is much harder to work with. A flexible plate, that moves as your muscles contract, would be a lot better.
Your tibia doesn't flex (a lot), but the skin and muscle between the bone and the outside world does.
You're thinking of TurboTax from a couple of years ago.
Why isn't one or both parties arrested?
"Fuck you, Chief"
Personally, I think you're insane.
How would cameras in a city councilman's home reduce government abuse? They need merely to go somewhere in the house where the camera isn't. Unless you want every square inch covered, incl bedrooms and bathrooms. I'm sure your wife and daughter would go along with that quite readily.
Then they just need to go for a drive if they wish to discuss something in secret.
Why don't you be one of our test subjects. Put several cameras in your house, on a public feed. Let us know how it turns out.
Abuses by the government, while bad, aren't the only thing we have to watch out for.
A laptop, with an external drive if necessary.
They can say that all they want. Doesn't make it true, though.
A dead tree letter from you to your buddy saying "The body is buried next to the tree in the back yard" is not proof of anything, except that you can someone can write, and someone put that in your desk drawer. Neither is an email saying the same.
Now...that may lead them to grab shovels and start digging. When they dig up that body mentioned in the email...that IS proof. Proof of a dead body in your backyard.
Put these together with other things, and then they have a case.
Pilots, tank crews, navy crews have been using simulators for years...decades. And now, it is far more than just switchology. Tactics, communication, positioning all come in to play in the sim.
Soldiers on the ground need exactly the same training. It's far easier, faster, and cheaper to put 10 guys in a simulated environment, where they can make mistakes (and learn from those mistakes), than it is to put them out in the field.
Reset...let's go over it again.
No, it's not perfect. Nothing really matches the noise, smells, adrenaline of real combat. But it is quite useful.
There is no place on the planet with absolute, total 'freedom of speech'. Especially 'freedom of speech' without suffering the consequences of exercising that 'freedom'. It cannot exist.
There are, and must be, limits. The obvious "fire" in a crowded theater to start with.
The question is...where are those limits? The the limits that exist in the US, and to a very slightly lesser extent, the EU, are pretty far removed from the limits imposed by the Chinese government.
If, as you claim, "The U.S. is in no position to lecture anyone", who is?
So you can leave Britain, but not enter anywhere else. OK...got it.
And how often does that happen? A span of a week or so, once or twice a lifetime. I'm pretty sure your boss can handle the possible interruption.
So your phone is constantly 'listening' and evaluating the sound level.
Listening to what, exactly? I can see the headline in a couple of years:
"Your cellphone is listening in to all your conversations"
And thanks to a new virus, is transmitting them!"
How about no? Letting callers decide whether to override YOUR preferences? That'll work well.
How about just put the damn thing on silent/vibrate, and leave the rest of us out of your phone call world. I don't need to hear your l33t ringtone.
I should break those Commodores out and show my kids.
hmm....the VIC-20 outputs a TV signal. My ATI AIW accepts a TV signal.
Using a 3Ghz P4 and dual 19" monitors as a display for a VIC-20 w/ 5k RAM. Now THAT is funny.
True, but is it a trend on the rise? If so, maybe they can nip it in the bud.
"No, the arrest and removal was wrong/premature. "
But you go ahead and ignore that if it makes you feel better.
No, the arrest and removal was wrong/premature. What she (both of them) did WAS wrong. The police should have :
a) given the opportunity to cover up
b) if they did not do that, THEN and only then should the situation possibly be escalated.
The police escalated first, before giving them a chance to correct the situation.
Invited guest or not, protests really have no place at such a gathering. Should we allow sign carrying protesters to parade around the room? If we were to allow any and all protests in the room when congress is in session, they would never get anything done.
(That may be good or bad, depending on your viewpoint...:))
1 is the 2005 budget, 1 is the 2006 budget.
This is where reading the linked articles helps.
You have a funny definition of the word 'finally'.
"Congress voted Saturday to give NASA all of the $16.2 billion it sought for 2005"
"Congress on Wednesday approved a $16.5 billion budget for NASA, fully funding the administration's moon-Mars exploration initiative for a second consecutive year."