The pinout for ethernet connection has grounds, and transmits and receive lines, lacking a Vcc supply. USB, PS/2 and serial have GND and +5v to supply some juice the the device.
Obligitory Simpsons Quote
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· Score: 5, Funny
Bart: Here we go. Kwyjibo. [places his tiles] K-W-Y-J-I-B-O.
Twenty-two points, plus triple-word-score, plus fifty points
for using all my letters. Game's over. I'm outta here. [gets up]
Homer: [grabs Bart with his left hand, holding a banana in his right]
Wait a minute, you little cheater!
You're not going anywhere until you tell me what a kwyjibo is.
Bart: Kwyjibo. Uh... a big, dumb, balding North American ape. With no chin.
Marge: And a short temper.
Homer: I'll show you a big, dumb, balding ape! [leaps for Bart]
Bart: [making his escape] Uh oh. Kwyjibo on the loose!
Also consider that each lock model has the same key throughout the line, so if someone really wanted a laptop he/she'd just need to buy the same model lock you're using and use that key.
I also use the cable lock as the "Laptop Club" when I leave my laptop unattended in the lab. If someone really wanted the machine, all is needed is a cable cutter or hacksaw to cut the thing the cable was wound around. Or I'm sure one could rip the lock connecter off the socket if tried hard enough. Cable lock is good for stopping the lazy-stealers.
A group of sysadmins gather in conference to debate who to deploy SP2 first. After hours of deadlock, a solution was devised:
The sysadmins arranged their seats in an inward facing circle. A secretary is called in to randomly play, pause, and resume a Windows Media Audio file on WMP9. The sysadmins randomly throw to each other the 1 SP2 cd burned last night, exclaiming "SP2! SP2" as the disc is hurled to the next holder. Each time the music stops, whoever holds the cd is eliminated from the circle and the game continues. The last person holding the SP2 update CD is the victim^H^H^H^H^H^H first admin to deploy XP SP2 in his/her department.
Honda will be releasing a hybrid Accord v6 in 2005. (http://www.autosite.com/Previews/2005-honda-accor d-hybrid.asp)
It features a 240hp output, and its a reasonably sized car. However its estimated to start selling at near $30k. Toyota's also planning a Camry Hybrid, in 2006. Options just in time seeing I'll be buying a car within the next 2 years, although I was hoping by then the midsize hybrids would be in 2nd or 3rd generations with any 'beta' problems already worked out.
Perhaps I've been lucky (knock on wood) but TVs seem to last a long time with little maintenance. I figure when a TV finally does bite the dust, its served its lifetime well and about time to buy a new one anyway. People aren't calling repairmen to fix knob-controlled tv's embededded into wood frames are they? (wish they had kept the form design around though)
If you ask me, HP printers have gotten worse then before when they were an "instruments" company instead of a consumer company. I have to wonder how many of the newer monochrome laser printers will serve as long as an old HPLaserJet 4. Just look at their inkjets. Used to be rock solid, now they break every two years. And don't get me started on them shrinking the ink cartridge sizes/capacity on the newer machines...
I don't anything about the cellphone+camera you referenced, but can you do the following with it:
-Take a photo with someone standing in front of a waterfall, such that the person and scenery are in focus, and the waterfall (and mist) blurred to illustrate the motion?,
-Pan to follow a runner at a local marathon (you're standing on the curb of the road) and shoot the runner so that most of the person is sharp, maybe arms and leg have some motion blur, and the background is out of focus and blurred to indicate direction of where runner is moving?
-Take a portrait picture where the person is isolated from the background? (narrow Depth-of-Field)
-Take an indoor flash photo where the lighting is even and natural (ie. not the "deer-caught-in-the-headlights" or black background behind person/object)
I doubt there'll ever be a camera-phone that'll have a lens with aperture of f/2.0 or larger, minimum barrel distortion and chromatic aberration unless they make the phone much larger than todays models to accomodate the larger lens. Plus the cost of such an optics system that provides quality for higher resolution sensors would most likely dominate the cost of phone manufacture. Also can't imagine being able to set exposure values efficently using a keypad to dive through control menus.
I'll stick with my higher-featured (marketing translation:prosumer) digicam...until I get my hands on a dSLR.
so much for raunchy NBC-style sex or senseless CBS-style violence.
Really now, how hard is it to change the bloody channel when you see something you don't like?..or teach your kids what they shouldn't be watching, or if mature enough watch and understand what's wrong with it or what was being shown on tv reflect on our own real world? If there's a shoot-em-up special and people want to watch it, let them watch in peace. If there's a skinamax special and people want to watch it, let them watch in peace. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Don't pretend that it doesn't exist and that it's "wrong" based on your standards. Besides, as with any literature, if something affirms your beliefs, it's served its purpose. If it contradicts your belief and/or makes you think, it has also served its purpose.
I actually wish new drives were still available in 5, 10, and 20GB sizes. Fortunately I still have a few around but it'd be such a waste to have to buy a 40GB+ to put in a small lite server such as a network gateway/webserv box.
I know I've seen this done before, although not as often on TV as radio. But I do remember the local FOX affiliate at one time having a call-in contest which required a clue that was given during a particular program.
It isn't much different than some radio contests. IE "Be the n-th caller when you hear the song SomeSongThatIsOnlyPlayedOnceToday between the hours a X and Y" That encourages people to listen to the radio all between X and Y hours.
LIMITED LIABILITY Software provided as-is. Softare developer/company is not liable for any physical, financial, or any other loss or damage arising from use of software.
Doesn't all software come with things like this? (nevertheless, thank-goodness I'm not a software developer)
I had the same problem on my Toshiba 2415-S205. It has "multimedia" buttons on the front side of the laptop, and if second button from the right is pressed long enough, the machine will power up. This happened to me recently and the thing was HOT and battery drained to 40%.
Solution: (follow at own risk!)
- take out harddrive from case (to prevent vibration/shock) - Unlatch keyboard from bay. Disconnect keyboard ribbon cable and LCD cable from motherboard. - If you have a miniPCI slot, open it up and untape the two wifi antenna wires, if present - remove most/all screws from bottom of laptop. - (this part you're on your own). Figure out how the laptop is put together, and carefully seperate the two major pieces (top/bottom). You will most likey have to disconnect more things within the keyboard bay to be able to open the laptop. In my case it the power button board and CPU heatsink cover had to be removed. I was able to open the "lid" enough so I didn't have to disconnect the speakers. - Follow the "multimedia buttons" daugherboard's interface ribbon, and disconnect that where it leads. - Reattach all other components and hope it works right (wiht multimedia keys disabled)
Revelation: I feel sorry for whoever in the Phillipines who have to put together these laptops for a living.
I'm not advocating software piracy, but outside the basic "home/office" applications, prices for software are quite large. Examples:
Protel/DXP - PCB design & simulation: $7,995 for single user
IAR Embedded Workbench: ~$2000 (IIRC) *yes, there are *-gcc toolchains that can be used instead.
Mathworks Matlab: $1900 Commercial Use
I would think that firms that use such software actually pay for them, and that the people who are aquiring them in less legal ways are students/hobbists/enthusists who wouldn't be able to buy the packages in the first place anyway, nor use them for commercial purposes.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.edoceo.com/networking/ethernet.php
The pinout for ethernet connection has grounds, and transmits and receive lines, lacking a Vcc supply. USB, PS/2 and serial have GND and +5v to supply some juice the the device.
Bart: Here we go. Kwyjibo. [places his tiles] K-W-Y-J-I-B-O.
Twenty-two points, plus triple-word-score, plus fifty points
for using all my letters. Game's over. I'm outta here. [gets up]
Homer: [grabs Bart with his left hand, holding a banana in his right]
Wait a minute, you little cheater!
You're not going anywhere until you tell me what a kwyjibo is.
Bart: Kwyjibo. Uh... a big, dumb, balding North American ape. With no chin.
Marge: And a short temper.
Homer: I'll show you a big, dumb, balding ape! [leaps for Bart]
Bart: [making his escape] Uh oh. Kwyjibo on the loose!
This SQL is YourSQL
This SQL is MySQL
MySQL's changin' Licenses
YourSQL's a G P L
This SQL was made for you and me.
Well, don't forget some folks tried to have a Coffee tax over in Seattle a while back.
new feature of remotely turning off PCs already exists:
ssh -l user *nix.host
Enter Password:
[user@*nix.host]$ su
Enter Password:
[root@*nix.host]# shutdown -h -t now
Also consider that each lock model has the same key throughout the line, so if someone really wanted a laptop he/she'd just need to buy the same model lock you're using and use that key.
I also use the cable lock as the "Laptop Club" when I leave my laptop unattended in the lab. If someone really wanted the machine, all is needed is a cable cutter or hacksaw to cut the thing the cable was wound around. Or I'm sure one could rip the lock connecter off the socket if tried hard enough. Cable lock is good for stopping the lazy-stealers.
A group of sysadmins gather in conference to debate who to deploy SP2 first. After hours of deadlock, a solution was devised:
The sysadmins arranged their seats in an inward facing circle. A secretary is called in to randomly play, pause, and resume a Windows Media Audio file on WMP9. The sysadmins randomly throw to each other the 1 SP2 cd burned last night, exclaiming "SP2! SP2" as the disc is hurled to the next holder. Each time the music stops, whoever holds the cd is eliminated from the circle and the game continues. The last person holding the SP2 update CD is the victim^H^H^H^H^H^H first admin to deploy XP SP2 in his/her department.
"We don't need no thought control"
How about providing healthcare and retirement, seeing these two have been disappearing for quite some time now.
Few months ago when the gas prices started shooting up, I saw a news report of Kerry's and Bush's solution to the high gas prices:
...hope this doesn't fuel a flamewar.
Kerry: we need to look into alternate fuel sources
Bush: we need to explore Alaska for more oil services.
I'm not making this up
Honda will be releasing a hybrid Accord v6 in 2005. (http://www.autosite.com/Previews/2005-honda-accor d-hybrid.asp)
It features a 240hp output, and its a reasonably sized car. However its estimated to start selling at near $30k. Toyota's also planning a Camry Hybrid, in 2006. Options just in time seeing I'll be buying a car within the next 2 years, although I was hoping by then the midsize hybrids would be in 2nd or 3rd generations with any 'beta' problems already worked out.
Perhaps I've been lucky (knock on wood) but TVs seem to last a long time with little maintenance. I figure when a TV finally does bite the dust, its served its lifetime well and about time to buy a new one anyway. People aren't calling repairmen to fix knob-controlled tv's embededded into wood frames are they? (wish they had kept the form design around though)
If you ask me, HP printers have gotten worse then before when they were an "instruments" company instead of a consumer company. I have to wonder how many of the newer monochrome laser printers will serve as long as an old HPLaserJet 4. Just look at their inkjets. Used to be rock solid, now they break every two years. And don't get me started on them shrinking the ink cartridge sizes/capacity on the newer machines...
I don't anything about the cellphone+camera you referenced, but can you do the following with it:
-Take a photo with someone standing in front of a waterfall, such that the person and scenery are in focus, and the waterfall (and mist) blurred to illustrate the motion?,
-Pan to follow a runner at a local marathon (you're standing on the curb of the road) and shoot the runner so that most of the person is sharp, maybe arms and leg have some motion blur, and the background is out of focus and blurred to indicate direction of where runner is moving?
-Take a portrait picture where the person is isolated from the background? (narrow Depth-of-Field)
-Take an indoor flash photo where the lighting is even and natural (ie. not the "deer-caught-in-the-headlights" or black background behind person/object)
-1-3 second exposure to capture fireworks.
I doubt there'll ever be a camera-phone that'll have a lens with aperture of f/2.0 or larger, minimum barrel distortion and chromatic aberration unless they make the phone much larger than todays models to accomodate the larger lens. Plus the cost of such an optics system that provides quality for higher resolution sensors would most likely dominate the cost of phone manufacture. Also can't imagine being able to set exposure values efficently using a keypad to dive through control menus.
I'll stick with my higher-featured (marketing translation:prosumer) digicam...until I get my hands on a dSLR.
so much for raunchy NBC-style sex or senseless CBS-style violence.
..or teach your kids what they shouldn't be watching, or if mature enough watch and understand what's wrong with it or what was being shown on tv reflect on our own real world? If there's a shoot-em-up special and people want to watch it, let them watch in peace. If there's a skinamax special and people want to watch it, let them watch in peace. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Don't pretend that it doesn't exist and that it's "wrong" based on your standards. Besides, as with any literature, if something affirms your beliefs, it's served its purpose. If it contradicts your belief and/or makes you think, it has also served its purpose.
Really now, how hard is it to change the bloody channel when you see something you don't like?
http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/26/commentary/wastler /wastler/
Right now lawyers for both sides are just hurling threatening letters at one another. If the dispute ends up in court, it'll be interesting.
TRO: "You've hurt our music!"
Jibjab: "You've got no humor!"
Both: "This judge will surely side with me!"
I actually wish new drives were still available in 5, 10, and 20GB sizes. Fortunately I still have a few around but it'd be such a waste to have to buy a 40GB+ to put in a small lite server such as a network gateway/webserv box.
I know I've seen this done before, although not as often on TV as radio. But I do remember the local FOX affiliate at one time having a call-in contest which required a clue that was given during a particular program.
It isn't much different than some radio contests. IE "Be the n-th caller when you hear the song SomeSongThatIsOnlyPlayedOnceToday between the hours a X and Y" That encourages people to listen to the radio all between X and Y hours.
LIMITED LIABILITY
Software provided as-is. Softare developer/company is not liable for any physical, financial, or any other loss or damage arising from use of software.
Doesn't all software come with things like this? (nevertheless, thank-goodness I'm not a software developer)
think that's bad...at least you ain't using a Trident 512K (that's right, Kb, not Mb) ISA video card. Got a couple of those lying around here.
I had the same problem on my Toshiba 2415-S205. It has "multimedia" buttons on the front side of the laptop, and if second button from the right is pressed long enough, the machine will power up. This happened to me recently and the thing was HOT and battery drained to 40%.
Solution: (follow at own risk!)
- take out harddrive from case (to prevent vibration/shock)
- Unlatch keyboard from bay. Disconnect keyboard ribbon cable and LCD cable from motherboard.
- If you have a miniPCI slot, open it up and untape the two wifi antenna wires, if present
- remove most/all screws from bottom of laptop.
- (this part you're on your own). Figure out how the laptop is put together, and carefully seperate the two major pieces (top/bottom). You will most likey have to disconnect more things within the keyboard bay to be able to open the laptop. In my case it the power button board and CPU heatsink cover had to be removed. I was able to open the "lid" enough so I didn't have to disconnect the speakers.
- Follow the "multimedia buttons" daugherboard's interface ribbon, and disconnect that where it leads.
- Reattach all other components and hope it works right (wiht multimedia keys disabled)
Revelation: I feel sorry for whoever in the Phillipines who have to put together these laptops for a living.
fansub Anime! Find a good one like Naruto and Full Metal Alchemist (although FMA recently got licensed) and you're set.
Better than the Primetime crap that comes on broadcast tv...
the program can't be vulnerable if it ain't running, right?
I'm not advocating software piracy, but outside the basic "home/office" applications, prices for software are quite large. Examples:
Protel/DXP - PCB design & simulation: $7,995 for single user
IAR Embedded Workbench: ~$2000 (IIRC)
*yes, there are *-gcc toolchains that can be used instead.
Mathworks Matlab: $1900 Commercial Use
I would think that firms that use such software actually pay for them, and that the people who are aquiring them in less legal ways are students/hobbists/enthusists who wouldn't be able to buy the packages in the first place anyway, nor use them for commercial purposes.