They have car mp3 players with a full sized (3.5", waaay cheaper) drive in the trunk in a removable enclosure. Take it in the house, sync, put it back in the car. I've even heard of ones that sync automatically over wi-fi...
I dont have an iPod, but i do have a 20gb portable. I usually listen to one playlist. That playlist happens to be my entire collection of 5700 songs. Sometimes i'll hear the same song twice in 2 days, other times i'll hear something i havn't heard in months. If i really wanna listen to something specic i can acess it quickly enough, but the master shuffle is only 2 button presses after the unit powers up.
Headphones in the car aren't a good idea, and as sibling poster pointed out, probably illegal. Your better off getting a tape adapter if your car stereo has a tape player (mine does, but i wish it just had RCA ins, no loss...), or an FM adapter. I'd recomend a digital one, because otherwise they're a bitch to tune and the signal will drop annoyingly in the middle of traffic.
I'd worry about the bag zapping the drive less than the step you left out, a length of hose or tubing from your mouth to outside of the bag you've just duct taped around your waist...
I havn't heard an x86 computer referred to as an "IBM compatable" for years. Generally people make a distinction between Macs and PCs. Still, at least its PCs and not Mac or Windows.
I picked up a couple of these on sale at walgreens for some ridiculously low price ($10 i think, but they usually retailed for about $50 at the time). I'd read a few things about them, they had rudimentary AI and a lot of hack value physicaly. After about 20 minutes of them crawling around my floor exploring the place i got fed up with the noise, it was this awful screeching that could be heard through the entire house. Took em to the basement cracked em all open (i turned them off, leaving them still screaming while i did this would make me one sick bastard...) and soldered in a, i think 100 ohm, resistor right before the little piezo chip thing. Put em back together and their screeching was quieted to an acceptable level that you hear the motor grinding before you hear the bugs noise when their approaching.
really, but it impresses people. Last year i got a ti-83+ silver edition, clear case with silver glitter in the plastic. Thought what the hell and threw 2 blue leds and a microswitch inside the thing. Turned out brighter than i expected, enough to read by in the dark or enough to catch the attention of the person at the next desk if i turn it on. Also changed the backlight in my old nokia from green to blue(ps surface mount leds are a bitch and a half to solder even with a fine tip). The coolest thing though probably was building a 56k acoustic coupler. Old school phreaking is always cool non pc hardware hacking too... Ah, memories of junior high and beige boxing...
Saw a girl at school the other day wearing a good charlotte t-shirt and a clash wristband *(insert rant about hot topic here)* i wanted to club her in the head with something and demand she name 3 clash songs besides should i stay or should i go.
Jack: A new car built by my company leaves somewhere travelling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now: should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.
Single Serving Friend: Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents?
Jack: You wouldn't believe.
Single Serving Friend: Which car company do you work for?
I love SG-1, and for the most part its better than the movie IMHO, but they have tried spinoffs already, and that makes me nervous. Anybody remember Stargate: Infinity? It was a very short lived saturday morning cartoon. Just terrible.
The voyager dvds will be out in september IIRC, but expect them to be priced similar to TNG and DS9. I may rent the he first few, but the show jumped the shark when Kes left and somehow they only ended up having one of three plot lines for every ep after that.
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The old modem upgrade trick...
They have car mp3 players with a full sized (3.5", waaay cheaper) drive in the trunk in a removable enclosure. Take it in the house, sync, put it back in the car. I've even heard of ones that sync automatically over wi-fi...
I dont have an iPod, but i do have a 20gb portable. I usually listen to one playlist. That playlist happens to be my entire collection of 5700 songs. Sometimes i'll hear the same song twice in 2 days, other times i'll hear something i havn't heard in months. If i really wanna listen to something specic i can acess it quickly enough, but the master shuffle is only 2 button presses after the unit powers up.
Headphones in the car aren't a good idea, and as sibling poster pointed out, probably illegal. Your better off getting a tape adapter if your car stereo has a tape player (mine does, but i wish it just had RCA ins, no loss...), or an FM adapter. I'd recomend a digital one, because otherwise they're a bitch to tune and the signal will drop annoyingly in the middle of traffic.
I'd worry about the bag zapping the drive less than the step you left out, a length of hose or tubing from your mouth to outside of the bag you've just duct taped around your waist...
I think this already happens at tailgate parties...
Maybe not beer, with shipping and all, but some dvds and a bottle of liquor from amazon would be awesom...
I've yelled fire in a crowded theatre. For the most part people just give you strange looks...
Screw that, as an avid pez collector, i want the damn giant beer pez dispenser, maybe not labatt tho...
I havn't heard an x86 computer referred to as an "IBM compatable" for years. Generally people make a distinction between Macs and PCs. Still, at least its PCs and not Mac or Windows.
Almost eveyone i know, even non-techies, use Winamp for music at least, those of them who've gotten around to downloading 5 use it for video too.
I picked up a couple of these on sale at walgreens for some ridiculously low price ($10 i think, but they usually retailed for about $50 at the time). I'd read a few things about them, they had rudimentary AI and a lot of hack value physicaly. After about 20 minutes of them crawling around my floor exploring the place i got fed up with the noise, it was this awful screeching that could be heard through the entire house. Took em to the basement cracked em all open (i turned them off, leaving them still screaming while i did this would make me one sick bastard...) and soldered in a, i think 100 ohm, resistor right before the little piezo chip thing. Put em back together and their screeching was quieted to an acceptable level that you hear the motor grinding before you hear the bugs noise when their approaching.
really, but it impresses people. Last year i got a ti-83+ silver edition, clear case with silver glitter in the plastic. Thought what the hell and threw 2 blue leds and a microswitch inside the thing. Turned out brighter than i expected, enough to read by in the dark or enough to catch the attention of the person at the next desk if i turn it on. Also changed the backlight in my old nokia from green to blue(ps surface mount leds are a bitch and a half to solder even with a fine tip). The coolest thing though probably was building a 56k acoustic coupler. Old school phreaking is always cool non pc hardware hacking too... Ah, memories of junior high and beige boxing...
No, we nuke the mars ice caps, release water vapor and carbon dioxide. Quick and easy terraforming.
Which role do you think he'd rather be associated with...
You wouldn't even need a router. Wi-fi webcam.
Clicky...
Saw a girl at school the other day wearing a good charlotte t-shirt and a clash wristband *(insert rant about hot topic here)* i wanted to club her in the head with something and demand she name 3 clash songs besides should i stay or should i go.
Jack: A new car built by my company leaves somewhere travelling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now: should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.
Single Serving Friend: Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents?
Jack: You wouldn't believe.
Single Serving Friend: Which car company do you work for?
Jack: A major one.
Yes people were willing to pay an illegally inflated price for said items. Doesn't make it any less illegal because consumers are stupid.
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I love SG-1, and for the most part its better than the movie IMHO, but they have tried spinoffs already, and that makes me nervous. Anybody remember Stargate: Infinity? It was a very short lived saturday morning cartoon. Just terrible.
No, that wouldn't work, hed have to regrow his mullet.
The voyager dvds will be out in september IIRC, but expect them to be priced similar to TNG and DS9. I may rent the he first few, but the show jumped the shark when Kes left and somehow they only ended up having one of three plot lines for every ep after that.
Clickey...