And I'll continue to use Google while they remain like they are.
I think if Google ever goes IPO usage will drop off dramatically.
There is something to be respected about privately-held companies, as they are not subject to the whims and trends of a fickle investor group (many of whom can be easily led by a charismatic personality). Myself, I'd rather work for someone that can make real decisions and not rely on professional managers/political game players.
I think the red LED should be used on ECC RAM to indicate which exact bit caused my registered DDR to create a BSOD. I'll just watch carefully through my case window and shut down the system before the offending bit gets to the output of the DIMM.
I had completely forgotten about Kurta and Calcomp. Then again, I've been out of the business for a few years. My brother (who was managing the resources of a design/drafting firm at the time) was selling off these things for, like five bucks a pop 5 years ago.
If you have nothing better to do, consider joining our group.
It's mainly engineers discussing obscure (but sometimes really cool) topics, but a CAD guy that comes from the good old days couldn't hurt.
If you've ever wondered what a "pig" is or wanted to know about cryogenic piping systems, it might just be interesting.
Smells to me like the Apple Music Company (or whatever their official name is - a 5 minute Googling didn't find their URL)'s lawyers are pissed-off because web searchers can't find them and default to something that LOOKS like them.
http://www.applecorps.com/ and http://www.beatles.com/legalnotice/
is all I could find.
A loud "ahem": if you want to be found on the internet, have a website.
...like one with a crosshair attachment for clicking on specific points of a blueprintfor CAD input
We used to call them "digitizer pucks" or just "digitizers". They were used in conjunction with ~11"x17" digitizer tablets that had a clear plastic sheet protecting a printed-out icon menu system for commonly-used engineering symbols.
Some of the high-end, proprietary CAD systems such as PDS and PDMS (for piping design, that is) had much larger digitizing tablets, twin 21" monitors and were horrendously expensive. This was about 20 years ago.
I'm not "knower of all things CAD", but I think virtually all current CAD systems use onscreen menus (or for the customizers/fast finger guys, keyboard shortcuts).
You could place a "blueprint" on top of one of these and trace, but typically this was not the case.
There IS a reason, but its a high cost setup. The Quadro FX 3000 can do Dual DVI at 1600x1200 on each screen.
Are CAD and DCC users that have two monitors going to be using LCDs instead of CRTs? Perhaps LCDs are much improved now, but I remember "color fidelity" issues and response time being considerations.
Basically, though the chance of any particular thing happening to you is miniscule, the chance of something happening to you is high, because there are so many weird things that can happen to you.
This is why I have strapped an extremely low frequency sound generator to my head everytime I go outside (admittedly, not often).
Try to intimidate me? Ha-ha! Take these imagined ghosts and feelings of sickness, you scum!
You might want to keep your laptop's batteries charged; this NewsForge article suggests that the Blaster worm may have played a role in the August 14th blackout affecting the eastern U.S
Hold on there, I thought it was all Canada's fault.
1. All pipe is to be made of a long hole, surrounded by metal or plastic centered around the hole.
2. All pipe is to be hollow throughout the entire length - do not use holes of different length than the pipe.
3. The I.D. (inside diameter) of all pipe must not exceed the O.D. (outside diameter) - otherwise the hole will be on the outside.
4. All pipe is to be supplied with nothing in the hole so that water, steam or other stuff can be put inside at a later date.
5. All pipe should be supplied without rust - this can be more readily applied at the job site. N.B. Some Vendors are now able to supply pre-rusted pipe. If available in your area, this product is recommended as it will save a lot of time on the job site.
6. All pipe over 500ft (153m) in length should have the words "long pipe" clearly painted on each end, so the Contractor will know it is a long pipe.
7. Pipe over 2 miles (3.2km) in length must have the words "long pipe" painted in the middle, so the Contractor will not have to walk the entire length of the pipe to determine whether or not it is a long pipe.
8. All pipe over 6" (152mm) in diameter must have the words "large pipe" painted on it, so the Contractor will not mistake it for small pipe.
9. Flanges must be used on all pipe. Flanges must have holes for bolts quite separate from the big hole in the middle.
10. When ordering 90 degrees, 45 degrees or 30 degrees elbow, be sure to specify right hand or left hand; otherwise you will end up going the wrong way.
11. Be sure to specify to your vendor whether you want level, uphill or downhill pipe. If you use downhill pipe for going uphill, the water will flow the wrong way.
12. All couplings should have either right hand or left hand thread, but do not mix the threads - otherwise, as the coupling is being screwed on one pipe, it is unscrewed from the other.
People are choosing to have more stuff and make more money, rather than work less and have more leisure time.
Come on, this is basic Economics 101.
Sure, that appears to be the case.
But when does it end? Do you want your kids to have to work 80 hours a week just to make ends meet? I'm assuming that your level of comfort does not include two expensive automobiles, a quarter million-dollar house and a boat.
How much stuff is enough? Is the neverending acquisition of "stuff" covering up for other inadequacies?
It's a fear and peer-based phenomenon. Competition is great but it easily morphs into me too-ism and stunts brains. Most geniuses "compete" not to do a "in yo face, motherfucker!" dance in the enemy's end zone, they do it because they have to.
My pre-web skills are centered around the use of writing utensils.
I've got a Wacom tablet that receives signals from either a mouse or a pen.
I never use the pen. It's annoying and far too sensitive.
The right Rotring used with skill and responsibility, on the other hand, is a thing of beauty.
Does 75% sound more attractive to you (percentage of drivers that know how to drive a manual transmission)? Yup, right out of my ass.
You appear to be coming from a leisure point of view and are oblivious as to what is going on in the real world.
Similar to the occasional "Where's my flying car?" posts, wasn't technology supposed to make life easier and give us all more time for creative/family pursuits?
Is this happening/any sign of it happening anytime soon? Or are people "working" harder and longer than ever before?
Slashdot Mirror
Pfew. Glad they explained that, I'd never-ever would have guessed that.
True. It could have been a Slashdot typing error, but the "c" and the "nk" keys are too far from each other.
I've heard that picking fly shit out of pepper with boxing gloves on can be extremely frustrating.
Could you re-type that, only slower? I can't read that fast.
And I'll continue to use Google while they remain like they are.
I think if Google ever goes IPO usage will drop off dramatically.
There is something to be respected about privately-held companies, as they are not subject to the whims and trends of a fickle investor group (many of whom can be easily led by a charismatic personality). Myself, I'd rather work for someone that can make real decisions and not rely on professional managers/political game players.
The Canadians have a military?
Canada has a warship?
It's pretty funny, read it.
Canadian World Domination
Beware...
35 years ago, my mom had the recipe for a home-grown recipe for Play-Dough gleaned from some womens' magazine.
We had tons of fun making and playing with it and i don't think that the ingredienghds did anyt long-terrm damaggee
"The new phone book's here! The new phone book's here!
(I'm not insinuating that the original poster is a Jerk)
Dated 12 September 2003, and 20 August 2003, respectively:
Spamelot(!), The Broadway Musical
Eric Idle's "The Greedy Bastard Tour"
Preliminary Results of the Search for Mid-Water Objects in Loch Ness using a Chirp Side-Scan Sonar 'Acoustic Net' Technique (2001)
An Eskimo hooker.
Eskimo freebies
I think the red LED should be used on ECC RAM to indicate which exact bit caused my registered DDR to create a BSOD. I'll just watch carefully through my case window and shut down the system before the offending bit gets to the output of the DIMM.
The really exciting will no longer be GETTING into orbit, but rather what we can do once we get there.
I remember reading a science fiction novel a loooong time ago about the effect of zero gravity on boobs. Anyone else read the same book?
Duh. Just found the answer to my own question; it was "Rendezvous with Rama", by some guy (-5, Troll), noted in the link above.
You can harness it's awesome powers to make inflated balloons stick to the ceiling, after you rub them on your head.
I'm bald, you insensitive clod!
I had completely forgotten about Kurta and Calcomp. Then again, I've been out of the business for a few years. My brother (who was managing the resources of a design/drafting firm at the time) was selling off these things for, like five bucks a pop 5 years ago.
If you have nothing better to do, consider joining our group.
It's mainly engineers discussing obscure (but sometimes really cool) topics, but a CAD guy that comes from the good old days couldn't hurt.
If you've ever wondered what a "pig" is or wanted to know about cryogenic piping systems, it might just be interesting.
Paul
Smells to me like the Apple Music Company (or whatever their official name is - a 5 minute Googling didn't find their URL)'s lawyers are pissed-off because web searchers can't find them and default to something that LOOKS like them.
http://www.applecorps.com/
and
http://www.beatles.com/legalnotice/
is all I could find.
A loud "ahem": if you want to be found on the internet, have a website.
For delicate work, such as purely digital drawing, mice force the user to use the whole wrist and arm, rather than far more dextrous fingers.
Heve you tried a pen and tablet solution? They tend to be expensive (as compared to mice) but if you get the sensitivity right it might work for you.
I confess that I have one of these type input systems but don't use the pen (it came with a cordless mouse as well) very much.
...like one with a crosshair attachment for clicking on specific points of a blueprintfor CAD input
We used to call them "digitizer pucks" or just "digitizers". They were used in conjunction with ~11"x17" digitizer tablets that had a clear plastic sheet protecting a printed-out icon menu system for commonly-used engineering symbols.
Some of the high-end, proprietary CAD systems such as PDS and PDMS (for piping design, that is) had much larger digitizing tablets, twin 21" monitors and were horrendously expensive. This was about 20 years ago.
I'm not "knower of all things CAD", but I think virtually all current CAD systems use onscreen menus (or for the customizers/fast finger guys, keyboard shortcuts).
You could place a "blueprint" on top of one of these and trace, but typically this was not the case.
Paul
Piping Design Central
There IS a reason, but its a high cost setup. The Quadro FX 3000 can do Dual DVI at 1600x1200 on each screen.
Are CAD and DCC users that have two monitors going to be using LCDs instead of CRTs? Perhaps LCDs are much improved now, but I remember "color fidelity" issues and response time being considerations.
Basically, though the chance of any particular thing happening to you is miniscule, the chance of something happening to you is high, because there are so many weird things that can happen to you.
This is why I have strapped an extremely low frequency sound generator to my head everytime I go outside (admittedly, not often).
Try to intimidate me? Ha-ha! Take these imagined ghosts and feelings of sickness, you scum!
You might want to keep your laptop's batteries charged; this NewsForge article suggests that the Blaster worm may have played a role in the August 14th blackout affecting the eastern U.S
Hold on there, I thought it was all Canada's fault.
RTFA, all you need is a 7 metre pipe.
Additionally consider the following specs:
1. All pipe is to be made of a long hole, surrounded by metal or plastic centered around the hole.
2. All pipe is to be hollow throughout the entire length - do not use holes of different length than the pipe.
3. The I.D. (inside diameter) of all pipe must not exceed the O.D. (outside diameter) - otherwise the hole will be on the outside.
4. All pipe is to be supplied with nothing in the hole so that water, steam or other stuff can be put inside at a later date.
5. All pipe should be supplied without rust - this can be more readily applied at the job site. N.B. Some Vendors are now able to supply pre-rusted pipe. If available in your area, this product is recommended as it will save a lot of time on the job site.
6. All pipe over 500ft (153m) in length should have the words "long pipe" clearly painted on each end, so the Contractor will know it is a long pipe.
7. Pipe over 2 miles (3.2km) in length must have the words "long pipe" painted in the middle, so the Contractor will not have to walk the entire length of the pipe to determine whether or not it is a long pipe.
8. All pipe over 6" (152mm) in diameter must have the words "large pipe" painted on it, so the Contractor will not mistake it for small pipe.
9. Flanges must be used on all pipe. Flanges must have holes for bolts quite separate from the big hole in the middle.
10. When ordering 90 degrees, 45 degrees or 30 degrees elbow, be sure to specify right hand or left hand; otherwise you will end up going the wrong way.
11. Be sure to specify to your vendor whether you want level, uphill or downhill pipe. If you use downhill pipe for going uphill, the water will flow the wrong way.
12. All couplings should have either right hand or left hand thread, but do not mix the threads - otherwise, as the coupling is being screwed on one pipe, it is unscrewed from the other.
People are choosing to have more stuff and make more money, rather than work less and have more leisure time.
Come on, this is basic Economics 101.
Sure, that appears to be the case.
But when does it end? Do you want your kids to have to work 80 hours a week just to make ends meet? I'm assuming that your level of comfort does not include two expensive automobiles, a quarter million-dollar house and a boat.
How much stuff is enough? Is the neverending acquisition of "stuff" covering up for other inadequacies?
It's a fear and peer-based phenomenon. Competition is great but it easily morphs into me too-ism and stunts brains. Most geniuses "compete" not to do a "in yo face, motherfucker!" dance in the enemy's end zone, they do it because they have to.
But everyone wants to be a hero.
My pre-web skills are centered around the use of writing utensils.
I've got a Wacom tablet that receives signals from either a mouse or a pen.
I never use the pen. It's annoying and far too sensitive. The right Rotring used with skill and responsibility, on the other hand, is a thing of beauty.
Does 75% sound more attractive to you (percentage of drivers that know how to drive a manual transmission)? Yup, right out of my ass.
You appear to be coming from a leisure point of view and are oblivious as to what is going on in the real world.
Similar to the occasional "Where's my flying car?" posts, wasn't technology supposed to make life easier and give us all more time for creative/family pursuits?
Is this happening/any sign of it happening anytime soon? Or are people "working" harder and longer than ever before?