Really? I wasn't aware that conservation cost that much. I thought it would actually save us money, as much as hundreds of billions of dollars, over time.
As population of the world decreases due to flooding, extreme weather and higher rates of skin cancer related death, etc?
I bought a 17 inch widescreen laptop, and hated having to lug it around. So I got myself a "Loop Backpack" from STM. They have about an inch of padding on the sides and bottom, plus a removable bottom that adds extra protection.
It also has a really big section at the back for large items, and heaps of pockets in a front section.
I have an IPCop firewall box at home and an IPCop firewall box at the office.
IPCop (and I assume Smoothwall), lets you set up a VPN connection between two IPCop boxes REALLY quickly.
The price for the entire set up was: My time;
an hour or so, including cabling and adding second NICs to the boxes. The two old PCs I used, were just that: OLD. They would have been given away if I hadn't grabbed them for the VPN.
A ray gun that can stop people in their tracks without harming them may sound like science fiction, but some experts believe it could soon be reality.
The gun is designed to zap its victim with an electric current, using a laser to carry the charge along a beam of ultraviolet light.
The light particles, called photons, would create a path through the air that will be capable of conducting electricity up to a distance of about 100 metres (330 feet).
When the current hits someone, it would interfere with the tiny electrical charges that control the victim's muscles, making movement impossible.
Vital organs protected
But vital organs like the heart and diaphram would not be affected because they are protected by a greater thickness of body tissue.
Corinne Podger of BBC Science: "The stuff of science fiction".
Weapons that freeze muscles are already on sale in the United States, but in order to work they have to be held against the victim's skin. They also have to be recharged after each use.
Apart from having a considerable range, the new 'freeze ray gun' could in theory be fired around corners if mirrors were used. It could also have a constant power source.
Talks in California
The gun is the brainchild of American inventor, Eric Herr, vice-president of HSV technologies. Scientists from the UK's Defence Evaluation Research Agency have already been to California to discuss it with him.
No details of the discussions have been disclosed, but a spokesman for the UK Ministry of Defence said the weapon's potential uses were being considered.
So far, Mr Herr's ray gun remains just an idea. He has taken out a patent on the device, but has yet to raise the $500,000 needed to build a full working prototype.
'Ideal weapon'
Initially, the 'freeze ray' could be the size of a small suitcase, but might eventually be reduced to something more like a flashlight.
Mr Herr believes it could be an ideal weapon for peace-keeping forces, or police facing violent criminals.
But already the project has its critics. They argue that such a laser would be impractical in many situations, and could easily damage the sight of innocent by-standers.
A laptop works decently for some classes where the majority of the notes are non-symbolic, but trying to take notes in a math or physics class is simply impossible, with the subscipts and sketches.
Yes, but a small hi-res camera attached to your notebook/tablet PC, and you don't even have to bother sketching.
This story is about how great the Open Source Community is for fixing an exploit. The Microsoft story was about how incompetent Microsoft is for having an exploit.
Actually the Windows story was about how Microsoft had not patched an exploit they had known about for months.
At a rough guess I'd say 90-95% of mp3s downloaded in Australia, are NOT Australia content.
(Yes, I am just guessing).
ARIA are SUPPOSED to work for Australian artists.
If the mp3s downloaded aren't Australian content, then ARIA are obviously just working as a sub-branch of the RIAA.
As Australia DOES NOT have a free trade agreement with the United States, could someone please tell ARIA to STFU.
The CGI for B5 blew very large, stinky goats. Yes, it was amazing that these people pulled the wool over some people's eyes, but the plain truth is that the CGI sucked (I was a big Toaster fan, and wanted it to be good - but after seeing B5, I never mentioned that my favourite platform was used to make the special effects, because it was so damn embarrassing.)
That is just your opinion.
Space Above and Beyond was basically a rip off of L.Ron Hubbard's Starship Troopers. SciFi for kids really. It cost about $2 million an episode. Whilst Babylon 5 was around the $800,000 mark.
I don't remember being that impressed by Space Above and Beyond's CGI.
However the biggest thing is audio work. I finally have audio interfaces that will work with a laptop (firewire and usb), however the drives are still damn slow. So that means it's either a lot of wating, or bringing an external drive. Oh, and you can never have too much CPU for that sort of thing.
I have a desktop replacement notebook P4-2.6GHz (desktop processor) that I use for both 3PS games and audio recording.
It has a ATI 9000Pro mobility graphics chip and a 17inch widescreen display, so games are pretty damn cool.
Until a couple of months ago I would've agreed with you on the notebook HDDs being too slow for audio applications. However, recently Hitachi brought out a 7200RPM 60GB notebook HDD, which kicks serious arse. Of course, they are currently a helluva lot more expensive than standard notebook HDDs. Expect that to change as other brands ramp up their speed.
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Really? I wasn't aware that conservation cost that much. I thought it would actually save us money, as much as hundreds of billions of dollars, over time.
As population of the world decreases due to flooding, extreme weather and higher rates of skin cancer related death, etc?
Toshiba is developing a sub inch HD
Hard Drive: "I was in the pool! I was in the pool!"
Yeah Mr Hard dive, but you were sub-inch when you were Hard
Half those images are bits of the robot itself.
If they wanted hi-res images of the robot, why not take them BEFORE they sent it to Mars?
Is Mars really THAT boring?
I think I will be SELLING my mom to buy some stock :)
You can't, she was "publicly offered" more than 20 years ago.
I thought it was because the United States administration were worried that
if he did fly over France, the french would surrender to him.
I bought a 17 inch widescreen laptop, and hated having to lug it around. So I got myself a "Loop Backpack" from STM. They have about an inch of padding on the sides and bottom, plus a removable bottom that adds extra protection.
It also has a really big section at the back for large items, and heaps of pockets in a front section.
STM Backpacks
Noise and heat are big considerations for me, and a HD is one of the biggest sources of both....
Its a FIREwall; it takes care of the heat for you.
For me, its price and simplicity.
I have an IPCop firewall box at home and an IPCop firewall box at the office.
IPCop (and I assume Smoothwall), lets you set up a VPN connection between two IPCop boxes REALLY quickly.
The price for the entire set up was: My time; an hour or so, including cabling and adding second NICs to the boxes. The two old PCs I used, were just that: OLD. They would have been given away if I hadn't grabbed them for the VPN.
Maybe not. This article is fairly old, I wonder how much further along they are:
Phaser
A ray gun that can stop people in their tracks without harming them may sound like science fiction, but some experts believe it could soon be reality.
The gun is designed to zap its victim with an electric current, using a laser to carry the charge along a beam of ultraviolet light.
The light particles, called photons, would create a path through the air that will be capable of conducting electricity up to a distance of about 100 metres (330 feet).
When the current hits someone, it would interfere with the tiny electrical charges that control the victim's muscles, making movement impossible.
Vital organs protected
But vital organs like the heart and diaphram would not be affected because they are protected by a greater thickness of body tissue.
Corinne Podger of BBC Science: "The stuff of science fiction". Weapons that freeze muscles are already on sale in the United States, but in order to work they have to be held against the victim's skin. They also have to be recharged after each use.
Apart from having a considerable range, the new 'freeze ray gun' could in theory be fired around corners if mirrors were used. It could also have a constant power source.
Talks in California
The gun is the brainchild of American inventor, Eric Herr, vice-president of HSV technologies. Scientists from the UK's Defence Evaluation Research Agency have already been to California to discuss it with him.
No details of the discussions have been disclosed, but a spokesman for the UK Ministry of Defence said the weapon's potential uses were being considered.
So far, Mr Herr's ray gun remains just an idea. He has taken out a patent on the device, but has yet to raise the $500,000 needed to build a full working prototype.
'Ideal weapon'
Initially, the 'freeze ray' could be the size of a small suitcase, but might eventually be reduced to something more like a flashlight.
Mr Herr believes it could be an ideal weapon for peace-keeping forces, or police facing violent criminals.
But already the project has its critics. They argue that such a laser would be impractical in many situations, and could easily damage the sight of innocent by-standers.
Link to HSV Tech
Yes, I was going to ask if that was 15,000 watts peak RMS,
or peak 15,000 watts Bruce Perens.
The spyware in the dell The spyware in the dell Hi-ho, the derry-o The spyware in the dell
A laptop works decently for some classes where the majority of the notes are non-symbolic, but trying to take notes in a math or physics class is simply impossible, with the subscipts and sketches.
Yes, but a small hi-res camera attached to your notebook/tablet PC,
and you don't even have to bother sketching.
I for one, welcome our new Vegan overlords...
I, for one, don't. If they're as dusty as the story suggests, its going to be a
bitch to get the carpets clean after they visit.
This story is about how great the Open Source Community is for fixing an exploit. The Microsoft story was about how incompetent Microsoft is for having an exploit.
Actually the Windows story was about how Microsoft had not patched an exploit they had known about for months.
This Linux exploit had ALREADY been patched.
Just a small correction "bonii" is the plural of "penis".
Yes, and your HisMother, so you should know. ;-)
IE6 scaled the picture so that the words "ongoing peer review of code", looked like ;-)
they read "ongoing poor review of code".
Dear Mr Smarmy,
APRA, the "Australian Performing Rigts Association" ONLY collect money for PUBLIC performances of music.
Pot Kettle Black Stupid Fuckstick, ARIA's MAIN job is to collect money for Australia Artists. ARIA ONLY collect money for AUSTRALIAN Artists. Grow up!
From the article "Mr Speck said ARIA did not plan to prosecute individual music downloaders, as the US music industry had done."
They aren't going to punish the copyright infringers AT ALL.
This is like punishing the rock, and not the boy who threw it.
At a rough guess I'd say 90-95% of mp3s downloaded in Australia, are NOT Australia content.
(Yes, I am just guessing).
ARIA are SUPPOSED to work for Australian artists.
If the mp3s downloaded aren't Australian content, then ARIA are obviously just working as a sub-branch of the RIAA.
As Australia DOES NOT have a free trade agreement with the United States, could someone please tell ARIA to STFU.
Not if you wanted it to look good.
The CGI for B5 blew very large, stinky goats. Yes, it was amazing that these people pulled the wool over some people's eyes, but the plain truth is that the CGI sucked (I was a big Toaster fan, and wanted it to be good - but after seeing B5, I never mentioned that my favourite platform was used to make the special effects, because it was so damn embarrassing.)
That is just your opinion.
Space Above and Beyond was basically a rip off of L.Ron Hubbard's Starship Troopers. SciFi for kids really. It cost about $2 million an episode. Whilst Babylon 5 was around the $800,000 mark.
I don't remember being that impressed by Space Above and Beyond's CGI.
However the biggest thing is audio work. I finally have audio interfaces that will work with a laptop (firewire and usb), however the drives are still damn slow. So that means it's either a lot of wating, or bringing an external drive. Oh, and you can never have too much CPU for that sort of thing.
I have a desktop replacement notebook P4-2.6GHz (desktop processor) that I use for both 3PS games and audio recording.
It has a ATI 9000Pro mobility graphics chip and a 17inch widescreen display, so games are pretty damn cool.
Until a couple of months ago I would've agreed with you on the notebook HDDs being too slow for audio applications. However,
recently Hitachi brought out a 7200RPM 60GB notebook HDD, which kicks serious arse. Of course, they are currently a helluva
lot more expensive than standard notebook HDDs. Expect that to change as other brands ramp up their speed.
Wouldn't Moore's Law have failed by now without AMD competing for market share?
Wanna trade wives?
;-)
Wife swapping, how quaintly 1970s