I remember setting up one of those in a conference room at work... the problem was that the range wasn't that great and that the trackball wasn't very easy to work with.
Logitech has something kind of similar to the pointing device in the article, just it's not a gyro based (optical though), it has a laser pointer, and it's based on Bluetooth rather than RF. It's called a Cordless Presenter, more info can be found here and it costs a lot more than the gyro mouse.
The Mario game with Yoshi in it is Super Mario World (aka Super Mario Bros. 4) and it was for the Super Nintendo.
In Mario 3, Mario can fly while being a Racoon or Tanooki Mario whereas in SMW, Mario could only fly if the had a cape or a Blue Yoshi that had something in it's mouth. The one with the colored plungers/buttons that made the block outlines turn into the respective colored blocks is Super Mario World; though Mario 3 had a "P" plunger that turned bricks into coins.
Both Mario 3 and SMW had overhead maps. SMB3 that is part of the SNES All-Stars cartridge allows saving... same as SMW.
Mario 3 does not have a save feature like Zelda or Final Fantasy. It's not mentioned anywhere in the instruction booklet for the NES version and I would think I would know if there was since I have been playing the NES version for a long time.
There is only a continue feature once you have lost all of your lives, but that's it.
There is definitely a save feature in the SNES version along with a save feature for the rest of the SMB games included in All-Stars.
SMB3 was re-released for the Super NES as part of the Super Mario All-Stars package (which included SMB, SMB2 - US, SMB2 - Japan, and SMB3 - all with updated graphics and the ability to save the game). I have the original version of all three US SMB games plus All-Stars.
Shouldn't be an Americans that would represent Hollywood since the US did everything they thought was necessary to kill the Viet-Cong (remember, the Viet-Cong were the one's trying to take over South Vietnam, aka, the non-Comm Vietnamese... there is a difference) by using everything from snipes, napalm, mines, "Agent Orange", the My Lai massacre, killing and bombing of innocent South Vietnamese... who the American soldiers thought were "Charlie"?
Yes... I am Vietnamese, though I was not born in Vietnam nor am I old enough to see the horrible war... but I mother lost almost all of her family due to shots, bombs and mines used by both sides. So I take a bit of resent with that comment.
I've heard bits about how they have been eyeing out the AMD Hammer architecture after giving the proverbial finger to Intel and the IA-64 architecture (primarily the Itanium processor since it is aimed squarely at the UltraSPARC II/III processors, even though the performance of the 1st gen Itanium missed it's target).
Porting Solaris x86 to the x86-64 architecture would be much easier since the 32-bit version would be able to run on a Hammer workstation without too many hassles (except for updating the drivers and what-not to support some of the newer chipsets, etc.); porting Solaris to IA-64 would be a fun task since it is nowhere similar to x86 (primarily when you need to tune the heck out of the compiler to write out decent code to be explicitly parallel, ie: EPIC).
The server looks fairly nice on paper, er, specifications... my question is will Sun be making any workstations that will have an x86 processor (be it Intel or AMD) that can run Solaris x86 or the new Sun Linux distribution? The Sun Blade 100 is fairly inexpensive as it is, but it's technical specs aren't exactly something to write home about.
Not only that be he would annoy everyone else by mangling the recipe and mis-pronouncing each of the dishes' names and ingredients. He may also drive the Iron Chef nuts by using up all couple hundred cloves of garlic.
All of the clues about the mangoes, papaya, cocoa seeds and the pineapples provided a nice clue on where he really was... at the end, he saw a surfer mulling on the beach and asked him how he got there... and was told that he was in Hawaii. Although the show made it feel like he was there for weeks, but it ended up that he was only there for a couple of days. At that point, he just went nuts:)
It probably wouldn't be Coconut, Papaya or Mango... or even Chocolate... well, at least that's my drift after watching the "Good Eats" where he is stranded on an island (which ended up being one in the Hawaiian island chain).
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Er.. I though Solaris (SPARC edition) was 64-bit ever since Solaris 7? Sure, maybe not all of the userland and other applications have been ported yet, but even Solaris 9 has the option to install either the 64-bit version or the 32-bit version.
A lot of the applications need the space, databases, 3D modelling, data processing outside of databases, GIS, etc. The 4GB addressing barrier of 32-bit (sans PAE and virtual addressing of up to ~ 16-64GB) is rather limiting. Check out some of the conversations brewing at Ace's Hardware and you'll see some of the discussions. x86 PAE sucks because the performance of shifting the window is much slower than regular memory operations (but still much faster than swapping out to an already busy I/O subsystem -> hard drives).
So that explains all of the heat streaks (aka hot flashes), wildfires (heartburn), flooding (sweating), and earthquakes (mood swings) that have been going on lately.
PostgreSQL is distributed under the BSD license, as stated in their FAQ. RedHat has also re-packaged PostgreSQL 7.1, included support, and called it "Red Hat Database" (more info here).
So you should be able to build a installation package for PostgreSQL that is on par with say ActivePython or ActivePerl for Windows, and sell it (you don't have to release your code modifications) for a reasonable amount.
The same is also true with the FreeBSD ports since it checks for the md5 checksum of the file and compares it to the distinfo file located within the port. It is probably also true for the OpenBSD and NetBSD ports collection as well.
If you want to, we can take the thread off of Slashdot and converse via e-mail... you can e-mail me at [rot13]dhrfgvba@pybfrqfep.bet[/rot13]. Gotta be careful about spam bots and other things ya know;-)
I tried to replace my lightbulbs to save energy by opening windows, but all I get is this blue colored thing with some white stuff. Some people can make out words and symbols with it, but I sure can't. I tried to close the window and opened it back up, but the same thing.
What should I do? I tried to reset the window but it's still occurring.
Also, the window has a lock on it for some sort of security, but it seems that things still get in, steal stuff and leave a mess when I'm asleep. When I wake up, I have to put everything into the proper folders or the recycle bin. I don't have any money to upgrade the window either and it requires too much time and effort.
Many of the new laptops no longer include a floppy drive (either built-in or a module) bundled anymore. Instead, you could by one from the manufacturer for an additional cost or get a USB floppy drive.
I definitely agree that the components used within the Compaq servers (at least the Proliant series and not the Prosignia line) are great. I was able to get FreeBSD 4.3 installed from CD onto a DL380 without requiring any special kernel hacks (single processor, no RAID).
I agree that the servers should not be flexing as you described... have you written/contacted someone at Compaq about it? If I had a couple of machines like that, I would be complaining big time with them:)
I haven't used IBM servers for a long time, so I can't really talk about their build quality. As far as Dell is concerned, I guess some of their servers aren't quite as great as the higher end Compaq's. Now the Sun E450 server is built like a rock (and weighs like a boulder... hehe).
Again, thanks for providing me information about the DL360's... I wonder how the DL320's fare.
Dang!!! I guess it is a good thing that we are using rack shelves rated for 250 pounds to place a semi-loaded Sun E450 on (the shelves are sitting in the lowest position of the rack).
If you could get pictures, that would be great! I'd love to see how things look. hehe.
"high gain omni" is short for High gain omnidirectional antenna used by WiFi access points/bridges to help extend the range of an access point or a bridge... say if you are in a large warehouse using WiFi, you can setup an AP or a bridge with that type of antenna to reduce the number of "hops" necessary to send data from one end of the warehouse to the other.
At least, that's my understanding of it... feel free to correct me as I'm also learning the terminology and the equipment used in WiFi setups.
Thanks for the info... I'll keep that in mind if we start looking at the 1U server line and if we will be racking them as oppose to placing them on support shelves.
Does this problem occur with all 1U servers, or is Compaq just skimping on the chassis quality? I apologize for the ignorant questions... but I haven't had the chance to work with 1U servers yet.
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I should have eloborated a bit more... the RF used by the Gyro isn't Bluetooth :)
Logitech has something kind of similar to the pointing device in the article, just it's not a gyro based (optical though), it has a laser pointer, and it's based on Bluetooth rather than RF. It's called a Cordless Presenter, more info can be found here and it costs a lot more than the gyro mouse.
The Mario game with Yoshi in it is Super Mario World (aka Super Mario Bros. 4) and it was for the Super Nintendo.
In Mario 3, Mario can fly while being a Racoon or Tanooki Mario whereas in SMW, Mario could only fly if the had a cape or a Blue Yoshi that had something in it's mouth. The one with the colored plungers/buttons that made the block outlines turn into the respective colored blocks is Super Mario World; though Mario 3 had a "P" plunger that turned bricks into coins.
Both Mario 3 and SMW had overhead maps. SMB3 that is part of the SNES All-Stars cartridge allows saving... same as SMW.
Mario 3 does not have a save feature like Zelda or Final Fantasy. It's not mentioned anywhere in the instruction booklet for the NES version and I would think I would know if there was since I have been playing the NES version for a long time.
There is only a continue feature once you have lost all of your lives, but that's it.
There is definitely a save feature in the SNES version along with a save feature for the rest of the SMB games included in All-Stars.
SMB3 was re-released for the Super NES as part of the Super Mario All-Stars package (which included SMB, SMB2 - US, SMB2 - Japan, and SMB3 - all with updated graphics and the ability to save the game). I have the original version of all three US SMB games plus All-Stars.
Shouldn't be an Americans that would represent Hollywood since the US did everything they thought was necessary to kill the Viet-Cong (remember, the Viet-Cong were the one's trying to take over South Vietnam, aka, the non-Comm Vietnamese... there is a difference) by using everything from snipes, napalm, mines, "Agent Orange", the My Lai massacre, killing and bombing of innocent South Vietnamese... who the American soldiers thought were "Charlie"?
Yes... I am Vietnamese, though I was not born in Vietnam nor am I old enough to see the horrible war... but I mother lost almost all of her family due to shots, bombs and mines used by both sides. So I take a bit of resent with that comment.
I've heard bits about how they have been eyeing out the AMD Hammer architecture after giving the proverbial finger to Intel and the IA-64 architecture (primarily the Itanium processor since it is aimed squarely at the UltraSPARC II/III processors, even though the performance of the 1st gen Itanium missed it's target).
Porting Solaris x86 to the x86-64 architecture would be much easier since the 32-bit version would be able to run on a Hammer workstation without too many hassles (except for updating the drivers and what-not to support some of the newer chipsets, etc.); porting Solaris to IA-64 would be a fun task since it is nowhere similar to x86 (primarily when you need to tune the heck out of the compiler to write out decent code to be explicitly parallel, ie: EPIC).
The server looks fairly nice on paper, er, specifications... my question is will Sun be making any workstations that will have an x86 processor (be it Intel or AMD) that can run Solaris x86 or the new Sun Linux distribution? The Sun Blade 100 is fairly inexpensive as it is, but it's technical specs aren't exactly something to write home about.
I'm not dissing garlic at all... I love garlic (along with hot peppers and sweet Walla Walla onions).
:)
I'll try the recipe out this weekend... once I get to the groceries and refill my garlic stash
Not only that be he would annoy everyone else by mangling the recipe and mis-pronouncing each of the dishes' names and ingredients. He may also drive the Iron Chef nuts by using up all couple hundred cloves of garlic.
All of the clues about the mangoes, papaya, cocoa seeds and the pineapples provided a nice clue on where he really was... at the end, he saw a surfer mulling on the beach and asked him how he got there... and was told that he was in Hawaii. Although the show made it feel like he was there for weeks, but it ended up that he was only there for a couple of days. At that point, he just went nuts :)
A lot of the applications need the space, databases, 3D modelling, data processing outside of databases, GIS, etc. The 4GB addressing barrier of 32-bit (sans PAE and virtual addressing of up to ~ 16-64GB) is rather limiting. Check out some of the conversations brewing at Ace's Hardware and you'll see some of the discussions. x86 PAE sucks because the performance of shifting the window is much slower than regular memory operations (but still much faster than swapping out to an already busy I/O subsystem -> hard drives).
So that explains all of the heat streaks (aka hot flashes), wildfires (heartburn), flooding (sweating), and earthquakes (mood swings) that have been going on lately.
So you should be able to build a installation package for PostgreSQL that is on par with say ActivePython or ActivePerl for Windows, and sell it (you don't have to release your code modifications) for a reasonable amount.
The same is also true with the FreeBSD ports since it checks for the md5 checksum of the file and compares it to the distinfo file located within the port. It is probably also true for the OpenBSD and NetBSD ports collection as well.
If you want to, we can take the thread off of Slashdot and converse via e-mail... you can e-mail me at [rot13]dhrfgvba@pybfrqfep.bet[/rot13]. Gotta be careful about spam bots and other things ya know ;-)
I can't hear a single word you say... can you repeat that again? :)
I wouldn't mind repelling the users away from my cube or the server room. hehe.
About a RAID array of say 14-15 15K RPM SCSI hard drives?
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I tried to replace my lightbulbs to save energy by opening windows, but all I get is this blue colored thing with some white stuff. Some people can make out words and symbols with it, but I sure can't. I tried to close the window and opened it back up, but the same thing.
What should I do? I tried to reset the window but it's still occurring.
Also, the window has a lock on it for some sort of security, but it seems that things still get in, steal stuff and leave a mess when I'm asleep. When I wake up, I have to put everything into the proper folders or the recycle bin. I don't have any money to upgrade the window either and it requires too much time and effort.
Please help! Thanks.
Many of the new laptops no longer include a floppy drive (either built-in or a module) bundled anymore. Instead, you could by one from the manufacturer for an additional cost or get a USB floppy drive.
I definitely agree that the components used within the Compaq servers (at least the Proliant series and not the Prosignia line) are great. I was able to get FreeBSD 4.3 installed from CD onto a DL380 without requiring any special kernel hacks (single processor, no RAID).
:)
I agree that the servers should not be flexing as you described... have you written/contacted someone at Compaq about it? If I had a couple of machines like that, I would be complaining big time with them
I haven't used IBM servers for a long time, so I can't really talk about their build quality. As far as Dell is concerned, I guess some of their servers aren't quite as great as the higher end Compaq's. Now the Sun E450 server is built like a rock (and weighs like a boulder... hehe).
Again, thanks for providing me information about the DL360's... I wonder how the DL320's fare.
Dang!!! I guess it is a good thing that we are using rack shelves rated for 250 pounds to place a semi-loaded Sun E450 on (the shelves are sitting in the lowest position of the rack).
If you could get pictures, that would be great! I'd love to see how things look. hehe.
"high gain omni" is short for High gain omnidirectional antenna used by WiFi access points/bridges to help extend the range of an access point or a bridge... say if you are in a large warehouse using WiFi, you can setup an AP or a bridge with that type of antenna to reduce the number of "hops" necessary to send data from one end of the warehouse to the other.
At least, that's my understanding of it... feel free to correct me as I'm also learning the terminology and the equipment used in WiFi setups.
Thanks for the info... I'll keep that in mind if we start looking at the 1U server line and if we will be racking them as oppose to placing them on support shelves.
Does this problem occur with all 1U servers, or is Compaq just skimping on the chassis quality? I apologize for the ignorant questions... but I haven't had the chance to work with 1U servers yet.