There are already some nice sized caps in your modern PSU, and while I don't know about LCD's... monitors have some real monsters in there.
Adding a few storage caps isn't going to noticeably add to your load while running. In fact, it may result in cleaner power as caps are often used in conjunction with diodes etc to filter power: diodes to restrict the power to a singular direction, or rectify it, and caps to ensure that the power levels don't fluctuate beyond acceptable levels. This is why people with overpumped stereos often add a bigass capacitor to their car system, because it ensures immediate stable power if there is a drop/spike from the source.
This is marked as funny but actually, I do the same thing. I usually have my laptop on because I keep connected with my gf in another city through skype, etc. I have black electrical tape over the LED's on my laptop because the damn things are actually pretty bright. I've noticed that the ones under the screen don't turn off when the lid is down either, but they're not really that visible with the lid closed and the power draw of having the machine on is more than the LED's by a longshot.
Still, I found of a bunch of cheap radio-shack single-plug "protection circuit" units with what appears to be a physical switch. I have multiple adaptors for my laptop through the house, but when I'm not using one I flip the circuit off so as not to waste power (and also give the brick a chance to cool down).
Somebody else mentioned printers, and I'll be seriously considering now adding one on my HP. I rarely print, and I'm guessing it's not really power-friendly in standby mode.
Actually that's a very good example you've given. For a lot of those, the diseases aren't *cured*, they are prevented via vaccination. That's great for future generations, and in many ways better than a cure, but it still sucks for those that are already afflicted.
The nice thing about vaccines to the medical companies? Well, they can sell those to future generations for a long time into the future, without need for further development (unless, oops, they do something like use mercury as a preservative). This is still good money, and likely a fair bit more than a cure. A good vaccine can be sold for decades or perhaps even centuries, making it still a good cash-cow for the medical industry.
To be fair, I should note that I don't think *all* medical research goes this way. Obviously some people dedicate their lives to the eradication of terrible diseases, conditions, etc. However, the overall agenda of the medical industry, much like any other, is cash gain.
Once those has been exhausted, they perform surgery to remove the infected parts, and then start all over again.
That's the point though, and the problem. Unlike a new PC, medical companies cannot sell you a new "cure" for a disease that has already been cured. The can continue to sell something which alleviates the symptoms, or something that "might work," or "helps a bit" or something that induces a requirement for new additional medications (bonus points for not curing the original ailment).
There is a vested interest in not curing major conditions or diseases. In IT, the vested interest (profit-wise) is to crank out something that's cheap to produce, but better than last year's generation so people will buy new products.
Actually, that's a pretty neat idea, and not just for supercap batteries. I could see safety issues though. First of all in storing the bank itself, and secondly making sure that it couldn't easily be shorted at the access plug. Perhaps if it uses a safety plug rather than a standard wall-plug, something with a bend or curve so that some kid couldn't jam a fork/knife into it and invite lawsuits.
Maybe so, but one must still take into account volume and proximity. In a restaurant, one would hope that there would be enough distance, and less volume, to make this a moot point. If it's a guy behind you in the grocery-store lineup, then perhaps. In a restaurant or other such settings, I've found it much less of an issue.
It reminds me of an old joke though:
A elderly man is sitting in a mall restroom, when the person in the next stall asks "how are you doing today."
Surprised, but not wishing to be impolite, he answers back "I'm fine today, how about yourself."
Over from the next stall, an answer comes back "Good, good. So do you have plans for Friday?"
Again a little shocked at the uncommon restroom friendliness, he answers back "Well, I had just planned to go fishing with the boys and maybe help my wish cook one up for dinner of we catch anything."
From the next stall, the response comes "look, I have to go, some weirdo in the next stall keeps talking to me while I'm on the phone."
Personally, I'd *glad* that he's out there. Not only because the JT articles usually give me something to laugh about, but because the man is so obviously laughable and out-to-lunch that his actions actually point game-haters as a whole. Seriously, would you want this guy championing your cause, you'd get better publicity with Peewee Herman or Steve Urkel.
While those new to JT might briefly take him seriously, the fact is that he's come a long way down the road to being a laughingstock. From supeona'ing the president, to his various rants and tirades, it becomes obvious that the guy is more than a little nutty. The courts look down on him, the bar looks down on him, and most of the industry looks down on him. Personally, I'd rather have JT continue to pull his antics - making the game haters look bad - then actually have them represented by somebody with a few more smarts.
My understanding in many of these cases is that you *could* do this in theory, but the limitation in doing so is not only the capacitor, but the wiring in your house etc. You can't pull that much power in such a short time without blowing a fuse or other various consequences of a fairly large draw over a short time. You'd not only need a regulator on the output to make it last, but a regulator on the input to reduce the draw to sane levels (and consequently spread it over a longer period of time). This isn't to say that charge times wouldn't be better than batteries, just that they probably wouldn't be measured in a matter of seconds.
Expectant fathers who may end up with the "baby is on the way" call. Parents who get a much deserved night out, but leave the cellular number with the sitter for emergencies. Those with a family member who may need sudden care (medical issues, dementia, etc). Those in a job that requires sudden response (including the professions mentioned in the parent).
If you think that these people should be blocked entirely from making responsible use of their phones, merely to convenience yourself against the a**holes that make irresponsible use of their phones, then that just puts you in a separate group of a**hole. I take care to not be disruptive of others with my own phone, and yes I find it very irritating when others don't act similarly considerate, but by the same token I'm not so bloody high-and-might as to inconvenience a whole room of one people in order to avoid inconveniencing myself in another. How many people who want cellphones blocked are the same types that just sit and bitch when a cellular user is being disruptive, instead of politely pointing it out (and yes, 9 of 10 times when I do so, the people is somewhat embarrassed but ceases the disruptive activity).
Yes, it does take away those privileges. It also takes away the privilege to talk at a normal, non-disruptive volume level, or to polite excuse onself as a non-audible buzzer warns of impending (and possibly important) calls. Perhaps you'd prefer that those who have such calls stick themselves in solitary from the rest of us, but I'd just be happy if the various locations dealt efficiently and directly with the individuals that were actually disruptive.
Clubbing somebody over the head with a hefty rock also takes away their right (by which I assume means, in actuality, ability) to be rude and disruptive, but as much as we'd like to do so in some cases it also takes away a lot more than that, and as such is not deemed acceptable. By the same system, laws are in place that make much of this jamming activity likewise illegal, and thus it is also not acceptable.
While I have in some instances (grocery store line-up, etc) half turned because it seemed somebody was addressing me (pointed at me, talking, and with a headset), it takes about.5 seconds to acknowledge that the aren't, and - if the conversation is of regular volume - ignore it.
With a restaurant, it's not a problem. Why? Well probably because there's no need for me to be tuning in to the conversations of those around me, cellular or otherwise. If they're at normal volume, and the person isn't directly positioned to address me, it's pretty obvious that they're not talking to me, and I've never found a reason to assume otherwise.
This of course doesn't apply to those that speak at a conversational level that would put a stadium PA system to shame, but that's a different story, and one that should be address by either the restaurant, or perhaps a brave individual who is willing to point out the rudeness of such things on the hopeful assumption that the disruptive party will cease the conversation - or reduce their volume level - without becoming confrontational.
100% agreed here. The best way to deal with the issue is to actually address and *deal* with the issue. First of all it means a visible policy against the phones, or at least disturbing of others, much the same as hospitals or theatres do. The second means enforcing it. A few cases:
A few weeks ago I was in the hospital, and was please to see that most people when entering the emergency area would pop out their phones and then turn them off or at least silence them. Various people also foraged outside periodically to turn on their phones and call home, etc. One woman happily ignored the signage, and then proceeded to yack loudly on her phone, sharing her loud conversation with an emergency room full of patients (to add to this, her loud talking and cellphone giggling didn't seem to indicate any need to be in emerg, but that's a different story). I finally got tired of it and when she finished one conversation of many, asked her to kindly turn off her phone. Instantly she became defensive, with the "why should I" attitude, at which point I pointed out that the "no cell phone zone" sign she had likely noticed but happily ignored. While she glared at me for various intervals during the rest of my wait, her phone stayed off, and others seemed happier with this.
The second was in a movie theatre, with some girl a few rows up popping open her phone to send text-messages. At least the sound was off, but you'd be surprised at how bright the glare is (and yes, like any winking light in a dark room, very obvious and distracting). After text-message #3 I asked her to turn it off and she managed to do so with undue fuss (or at least if she gave me a look, it was then too dark to see). Personally I would have been happy enough if she'd done her texting with her phone under a jacket or whatever so that others couldn't see, but most people who both paying to see an overpriced movie actually take the time to watch it rather than texting.
The last, not cellular related, but similar in concept, was the local "Superstore" gas bar. The three stalls nearest the pay-booth are labeled as "cars only", but continually suffered from a plague of trucks, SUV's, and other vehicles with large or dual gas tanks. I have fond memories of one gentleman who happily to me to f*** myself after I pointed our his large dual-tanked truck was in the car lane, and he compounded his politeness by giving me the finger as he drove away. the gas bar itself did nothing for about the last two years, but in the last month has added a larger "no trucks" sign that people do seem to pay attention to. My take has always been that refusing service to those in the appropriate stalls would have worked nicely (if they're not supposed to be there, why turn on the pump for them), or even better to have wordage on the signs that say those who are using the wrong pump would be charged 7c/L extra. Profit for the gas company, and a good method for dissuading rude pump-hogs.
So the point of all this? Policies are great, but they do jack-shit if they are not acted upon or at least pointed out to those who violate them (and then, if further ignored, they definitely do need to be acted upon). Theatres and hospitals have been known to have security which deals with those violating the 'no phone' rule, whereas the gas station had been known to do nothing about it. As such, an unenforced policy is really about as effective as none at all.
No, do NOT thank him for the link. Moreover, unless you're into fecaleating, I recommend you do not click on it or at the very least do not watch past the first 2-3 seconds. It look good to start... but I really must remember *not* to click on links from slashdot posts.
I have two servers running (LAN and webserver/mailserver). Both have Jetway motherboards: 2x1GB LAN, 1.5Ghz C7 CPU. Low power, low heat... but try not to cram them into too small an enclosure as they still get rather warmish if you box them in with a hard-drive (2.5" laptop drives are better for this).
My one warning is to be wary of some Jetway C7 (1.2Ghz/1.5Ghz) motherboards. My webserver has run without issue, but the LANserver has had odd lockups and I've read of others have this issue with high disk IO etc. I've just switched from an IDE to SATA and updated the BIOS, so it may be a null-issue now but still one to be wary of.
Printers: Rarely have issues, although I did have problems with an HP1020 and the stock Debian driver(s)
Photo software: Picasa, digikam, etc
See as though I've gone through the above with my grandparents, I'd say linux works fairly well in this arena... although I'm not really sure about usig "enlightenment" as an environment for XP-centric users. KDE works nicely though, I have it running without issue for most stuff on a 700Mhz dell laptop with 256MB of RAM.
I usually use text-messages instead of voicemail. Generally that's 10c (well, if I go over what's already in my plan) vs using up minutes at a greater cost
If the author is so into *not* buying services/products from unscrupulous/corrupt companies, how exactly did he get online to post said article? Big ISP's in most cases aren't much better than telcos.
Actually, while I wouldn't put salt in an open exterior wound, I've found it does help with in-the-mouth canker sores. Whenever a nwe allergy season kicks in it takes my body awhile to adjust, and if I'm not careful what I eat then I end up with sore white craters in my inner lip or sometimes cheek. I've found that wetting a Q-tip, putting salt on it, and then rubbing it into the wound causes an initial sting, then blood rises to the surface and they become less bothersome for awhile. They tend tend to heal faster when I do this too.
For those that aren't too keen on the idea of packing salt into the open cut, you can also gargle salt-water for a similar cleansing effect, though I find it's not quite as effective as applying it directly.
Googling for it, many sites do recommend salt-water to cleanse wounds:
Other common substances I've heard that can be good for cleaning wounds include garlic and honey.
I've never really understood the expression "salt in an open wound" myself. Having used it in various situations the sting rarely lasts long and afterwards it usually hurts less than before the cleansing.
I wonder how well a mixed solution of natural anesthetic, capsaicin, and salt and maybe garlic extract would work? Might be a good thing to keep around in a naturist's first-aid kit, or perhaps just concentrated solutions of the above and a good water purifier (purify water on-site and mix). I've been meaning to grow myself some hot peppers anyhow, so perhaps I'll buy a plant or two and see if they survive my rather less-than-green thumb.
Awhile back I received a copy of old albums on CD, notable Bad Company and a Deep Purple disc. One of the things I noticed right away was that the CD had a hiss, like you would hear from a tape on a bad tape-deck. My guess is that the CD was recorded from a tape on a crappy deck, because that's exactly what it sounds like. Music isn't worse on CD's, it's when lazy and greedy music companies pull shit like this that it's worse. In the case of these particular albums, they sound better on tape, not because tape was better, but because decent tape-decks had filters built-in to take out the expected hiss. CD players have no such thing, because there's no reason to expect the hiss would be there (except for greedy and lazy music corps, of course).
Just out of curiosity, what has come out for the PC that would require this card? Most of the major games I've seen coming out lately have been console based. Mind you, I don't game that much anymore... my most recent gaming purchase was C&C3 which will be 1y old soon.
Usually when I consider laying down a few hundred bucks for a video card, it's because it has a feature my current card lacks (TV-In was the last one) or I need it to play a game I like at a reasonable FPS/resolution. So being that my current card does what I need for now, what is there in the PC market that's new, good, and would use a high-end card. No, I'm not trolling. While I might not but the 8800GT, my co-worker is selling his video-card for cheap, but I can't really justify it if I'm got nothing to play on it.
My first guess would be that it was a return that was unchecked, or one that was re-shrink-wrapped and then returned (so they couldn't check).
In either case, I'm hoping the poster bought it was Visa (one word: chargeback). But what I'm wondering at the moment is if there is a way to tell if the item was a return?
Open-boxes are easy, but how about a (supposedly) unopened-box return, or one that has been re-shrink-wrapped? Is the store obligated to put an indicator that his item was a return, and/or do they have it somewhere in the computer?
Personally, I think there should be a requirement for them to track returns and at the least have a sticker or something that lets the customer know the item was previously purchased, supposedly "unopened" or not!
When would you ever have to transfer a full terabyte at a time? Unless you're doing a really bigass backup to this thing, you probably won't.
And if you are, well that's a hell of a lot faster and more convenient than burning 233 standard DVD-R's (about what it would take with non dual-sided discs) or writing the equivilent tape or network-based backup method. Heck, that beats out most disk-to-disk transfers.
Just to add to that. I missed a few steps.
Set the following option under "server settings"/"security settings"
Use secure connection: SSL
You'll also want to add the smtp server:
Server Name: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 587
Username and Password: yourusername@gmail.com
Use secure connection: TLS
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There are already some nice sized caps in your modern PSU, and while I don't know about LCD's... monitors have some real monsters in there.
Adding a few storage caps isn't going to noticeably add to your load while running. In fact, it may result in cleaner power as caps are often used in conjunction with diodes etc to filter power: diodes to restrict the power to a singular direction, or rectify it, and caps to ensure that the power levels don't fluctuate beyond acceptable levels. This is why people with overpumped stereos often add a bigass capacitor to their car system, because it ensures immediate stable power if there is a drop/spike from the source.
This is marked as funny but actually, I do the same thing. I usually have my laptop on because I keep connected with my gf in another city through skype, etc. I have black electrical tape over the LED's on my laptop because the damn things are actually pretty bright. I've noticed that the ones under the screen don't turn off when the lid is down either, but they're not really that visible with the lid closed and the power draw of having the machine on is more than the LED's by a longshot.
Still, I found of a bunch of cheap radio-shack single-plug "protection circuit" units with what appears to be a physical switch. I have multiple adaptors for my laptop through the house, but when I'm not using one I flip the circuit off so as not to waste power (and also give the brick a chance to cool down).
Somebody else mentioned printers, and I'll be seriously considering now adding one on my HP. I rarely print, and I'm guessing it's not really power-friendly in standby mode.
Actually that's a very good example you've given. For a lot of those, the diseases aren't *cured*, they are prevented via vaccination. That's great for future generations, and in many ways better than a cure, but it still sucks for those that are already afflicted.
The nice thing about vaccines to the medical companies? Well, they can sell those to future generations for a long time into the future, without need for further development (unless, oops, they do something like use mercury as a preservative). This is still good money, and likely a fair bit more than a cure. A good vaccine can be sold for decades or perhaps even centuries, making it still a good cash-cow for the medical industry.
To be fair, I should note that I don't think *all* medical research goes this way. Obviously some people dedicate their lives to the eradication of terrible diseases, conditions, etc. However, the overall agenda of the medical industry, much like any other, is cash gain.
Once those has been exhausted, they perform surgery to remove the infected parts, and then start all over again.
That's the point though, and the problem. Unlike a new PC, medical companies cannot sell you a new "cure" for a disease that has already been cured. The can continue to sell something which alleviates the symptoms, or something that "might work," or "helps a bit" or something that induces a requirement for new additional medications (bonus points for not curing the original ailment).
There is a vested interest in not curing major conditions or diseases. In IT, the vested interest (profit-wise) is to crank out something that's cheap to produce, but better than last year's generation so people will buy new products.
Actually, that's a pretty neat idea, and not just for supercap batteries. I could see safety issues though. First of all in storing the bank itself, and secondly making sure that it couldn't easily be shorted at the access plug. Perhaps if it uses a safety plug rather than a standard wall-plug, something with a bend or curve so that some kid couldn't jam a fork/knife into it and invite lawsuits.
Maybe so, but one must still take into account volume and proximity. In a restaurant, one would hope that there would be enough distance, and less volume, to make this a moot point. If it's a guy behind you in the grocery-store lineup, then perhaps. In a restaurant or other such settings, I've found it much less of an issue.
It reminds me of an old joke though:
A elderly man is sitting in a mall restroom, when the person in the next stall asks "how are you doing today."
Surprised, but not wishing to be impolite, he answers back "I'm fine today, how about yourself."
Over from the next stall, an answer comes back "Good, good. So do you have plans for Friday?"
Again a little shocked at the uncommon restroom friendliness, he answers back "Well, I had just planned to go fishing with the boys and maybe help my wish cook one up for dinner of we catch anything."
From the next stall, the response comes "look, I have to go, some weirdo in the next stall keeps talking to me while I'm on the phone."
Personally, I'd *glad* that he's out there. Not only because the JT articles usually give me something to laugh about, but because the man is so obviously laughable and out-to-lunch that his actions actually point game-haters as a whole. Seriously, would you want this guy championing your cause, you'd get better publicity with Peewee Herman or Steve Urkel.
While those new to JT might briefly take him seriously, the fact is that he's come a long way down the road to being a laughingstock. From supeona'ing the president, to his various rants and tirades, it becomes obvious that the guy is more than a little nutty. The courts look down on him, the bar looks down on him, and most of the industry looks down on him. Personally, I'd rather have JT continue to pull his antics - making the game haters look bad - then actually have them represented by somebody with a few more smarts.
Let's time how long it takes to fully boot the OS...
I wouldn't be entirely surprised if the homebrow minux machine comes out ahead.
My understanding in many of these cases is that you *could* do this in theory, but the limitation in doing so is not only the capacitor, but the wiring in your house etc. You can't pull that much power in such a short time without blowing a fuse or other various consequences of a fairly large draw over a short time. You'd not only need a regulator on the output to make it last, but a regulator on the input to reduce the draw to sane levels (and consequently spread it over a longer period of time). This isn't to say that charge times wouldn't be better than batteries, just that they probably wouldn't be measured in a matter of seconds.
Lots of other situations:
Expectant fathers who may end up with the "baby is on the way" call. Parents who get a much deserved night out, but leave the cellular number with the sitter for emergencies. Those with a family member who may need sudden care (medical issues, dementia, etc). Those in a job that requires sudden response (including the professions mentioned in the parent).
If you think that these people should be blocked entirely from making responsible use of their phones, merely to convenience yourself against the a**holes that make irresponsible use of their phones, then that just puts you in a separate group of a**hole. I take care to not be disruptive of others with my own phone, and yes I find it very irritating when others don't act similarly considerate, but by the same token I'm not so bloody high-and-might as to inconvenience a whole room of one people in order to avoid inconveniencing myself in another. How many people who want cellphones blocked are the same types that just sit and bitch when a cellular user is being disruptive, instead of politely pointing it out (and yes, 9 of 10 times when I do so, the people is somewhat embarrassed but ceases the disruptive activity).
Yes, it does take away those privileges. It also takes away the privilege to talk at a normal, non-disruptive volume level, or to polite excuse onself as a non-audible buzzer warns of impending (and possibly important) calls. Perhaps you'd prefer that those who have such calls stick themselves in solitary from the rest of us, but I'd just be happy if the various locations dealt efficiently and directly with the individuals that were actually disruptive.
Clubbing somebody over the head with a hefty rock also takes away their right (by which I assume means, in actuality, ability) to be rude and disruptive, but as much as we'd like to do so in some cases it also takes away a lot more than that, and as such is not deemed acceptable. By the same system, laws are in place that make much of this jamming activity likewise illegal, and thus it is also not acceptable.
While I have in some instances (grocery store line-up, etc) half turned because it seemed somebody was addressing me (pointed at me, talking, and with a headset), it takes about .5 seconds to acknowledge that the aren't, and - if the conversation is of regular volume - ignore it.
With a restaurant, it's not a problem. Why? Well probably because there's no need for me to be tuning in to the conversations of those around me, cellular or otherwise. If they're at normal volume, and the person isn't directly positioned to address me, it's pretty obvious that they're not talking to me, and I've never found a reason to assume otherwise.
This of course doesn't apply to those that speak at a conversational level that would put a stadium PA system to shame, but that's a different story, and one that should be address by either the restaurant, or perhaps a brave individual who is willing to point out the rudeness of such things on the hopeful assumption that the disruptive party will cease the conversation - or reduce their volume level - without becoming confrontational.
There are better ways to deal with the issue.
100% agreed here. The best way to deal with the issue is to actually address and *deal* with the issue. First of all it means a visible policy against the phones, or at least disturbing of others, much the same as hospitals or theatres do. The second means enforcing it. A few cases:
A few weeks ago I was in the hospital, and was please to see that most people when entering the emergency area would pop out their phones and then turn them off or at least silence them. Various people also foraged outside periodically to turn on their phones and call home, etc. One woman happily ignored the signage, and then proceeded to yack loudly on her phone, sharing her loud conversation with an emergency room full of patients (to add to this, her loud talking and cellphone giggling didn't seem to indicate any need to be in emerg, but that's a different story). I finally got tired of it and when she finished one conversation of many, asked her to kindly turn off her phone. Instantly she became defensive, with the "why should I" attitude, at which point I pointed out that the "no cell phone zone" sign she had likely noticed but happily ignored. While she glared at me for various intervals during the rest of my wait, her phone stayed off, and others seemed happier with this.
The second was in a movie theatre, with some girl a few rows up popping open her phone to send text-messages. At least the sound was off, but you'd be surprised at how bright the glare is (and yes, like any winking light in a dark room, very obvious and distracting). After text-message #3 I asked her to turn it off and she managed to do so with undue fuss (or at least if she gave me a look, it was then too dark to see). Personally I would have been happy enough if she'd done her texting with her phone under a jacket or whatever so that others couldn't see, but most people who both paying to see an overpriced movie actually take the time to watch it rather than texting.
The last, not cellular related, but similar in concept, was the local "Superstore" gas bar. The three stalls nearest the pay-booth are labeled as "cars only", but continually suffered from a plague of trucks, SUV's, and other vehicles with large or dual gas tanks. I have fond memories of one gentleman who happily to me to f*** myself after I pointed our his large dual-tanked truck was in the car lane, and he compounded his politeness by giving me the finger as he drove away. the gas bar itself did nothing for about the last two years, but in the last month has added a larger "no trucks" sign that people do seem to pay attention to. My take has always been that refusing service to those in the appropriate stalls would have worked nicely (if they're not supposed to be there, why turn on the pump for them), or even better to have wordage on the signs that say those who are using the wrong pump would be charged 7c/L extra. Profit for the gas company, and a good method for dissuading rude pump-hogs.
So the point of all this? Policies are great, but they do jack-shit if they are not acted upon or at least pointed out to those who violate them (and then, if further ignored, they definitely do need to be acted upon). Theatres and hospitals have been known to have security which deals with those violating the 'no phone' rule, whereas the gas station had been known to do nothing about it. As such, an unenforced policy is really about as effective as none at all.
No, do NOT thank him for the link. Moreover, unless you're into fecaleating, I recommend you do not click on it or at the very least do not watch past the first 2-3 seconds. It look good to start... but I really must remember *not* to click on links from slashdot posts.
I have two servers running (LAN and webserver/mailserver). Both have Jetway motherboards: 2x1GB LAN, 1.5Ghz C7 CPU. Low power, low heat... but try not to cram them into too small an enclosure as they still get rather warmish if you box them in with a hard-drive (2.5" laptop drives are better for this).
My one warning is to be wary of some Jetway C7 (1.2Ghz/1.5Ghz) motherboards. My webserver has run without issue, but the LANserver has had odd lockups and I've read of others have this issue with high disk IO etc. I've just switched from an IDE to SATA and updated the BIOS, so it may be a null-issue now but still one to be wary of.
Powerpoint: OpenOffice Impress
Printers: Rarely have issues, although I did have problems with an HP1020 and the stock Debian driver(s)
Photo software: Picasa, digikam, etc
See as though I've gone through the above with my grandparents, I'd say linux works fairly well in this arena... although I'm not really sure about usig "enlightenment" as an environment for XP-centric users. KDE works nicely though, I have it running without issue for most stuff on a 700Mhz dell laptop with 256MB of RAM.
I usually use text-messages instead of voicemail. Generally that's 10c (well, if I go over what's already in my plan) vs using up minutes at a greater cost
If the author is so into *not* buying services/products from unscrupulous/corrupt companies, how exactly did he get online to post said article? Big ISP's in most cases aren't much better than telcos.
Actually, while I wouldn't put salt in an open exterior wound, I've found it does help with in-the-mouth canker sores. Whenever a nwe allergy season kicks in it takes my body awhile to adjust, and if I'm not careful what I eat then I end up with sore white craters in my inner lip or sometimes cheek. I've found that wetting a Q-tip, putting salt on it, and then rubbing it into the wound causes an initial sting, then blood rises to the surface and they become less bothersome for awhile. They tend tend to heal faster when I do this too.
For those that aren't too keen on the idea of packing salt into the open cut, you can also gargle salt-water for a similar cleansing effect, though I find it's not quite as effective as applying it directly.
Googling for it, many sites do recommend salt-water to cleanse wounds:
Wilderness survival, Intellihealth, and Pediatric advisor (for skin infection)
Other common substances I've heard that can be good for cleaning wounds include garlic and honey.
I've never really understood the expression "salt in an open wound" myself. Having used it in various situations the sting rarely lasts long and afterwards it usually hurts less than before the cleansing.
I wonder how well a mixed solution of natural anesthetic, capsaicin, and salt and maybe garlic extract would work? Might be a good thing to keep around in a naturist's first-aid kit, or perhaps just concentrated solutions of the above and a good water purifier (purify water on-site and mix). I've been meaning to grow myself some hot peppers anyhow, so perhaps I'll buy a plant or two and see if they survive my rather less-than-green thumb.
The foundation setup to promote it has abandoned it.. so it's a walking corpse now
It's not dead, it's... UNDEAD!
Awhile back I received a copy of old albums on CD, notable Bad Company and a Deep Purple disc. One of the things I noticed right away was that the CD had a hiss, like you would hear from a tape on a bad tape-deck. My guess is that the CD was recorded from a tape on a crappy deck, because that's exactly what it sounds like. Music isn't worse on CD's, it's when lazy and greedy music companies pull shit like this that it's worse. In the case of these particular albums, they sound better on tape, not because tape was better, but because decent tape-decks had filters built-in to take out the expected hiss. CD players have no such thing, because there's no reason to expect the hiss would be there (except for greedy and lazy music corps, of course).
Just out of curiosity, what has come out for the PC that would require this card? Most of the major games I've seen coming out lately have been console based. Mind you, I don't game that much anymore... my most recent gaming purchase was C&C3 which will be 1y old soon.
Usually when I consider laying down a few hundred bucks for a video card, it's because it has a feature my current card lacks (TV-In was the last one) or I need it to play a game I like at a reasonable FPS/resolution. So being that my current card does what I need for now, what is there in the PC market that's new, good, and would use a high-end card. No, I'm not trolling. While I might not but the 8800GT, my co-worker is selling his video-card for cheap, but I can't really justify it if I'm got nothing to play on it.
My first guess would be that it was a return that was unchecked, or one that was re-shrink-wrapped and then returned (so they couldn't check).
In either case, I'm hoping the poster bought it was Visa (one word: chargeback). But what I'm wondering at the moment is if there is a way to tell if the item was a return?
Open-boxes are easy, but how about a (supposedly) unopened-box return, or one that has been re-shrink-wrapped? Is the store obligated to put an indicator that his item was a return, and/or do they have it somewhere in the computer?
Personally, I think there should be a requirement for them to track returns and at the least have a sticker or something that lets the customer know the item was previously purchased, supposedly "unopened" or not!
When would you ever have to transfer a full terabyte at a time? Unless you're doing a really bigass backup to this thing, you probably won't.
And if you are, well that's a hell of a lot faster and more convenient than burning 233 standard DVD-R's (about what it would take with non dual-sided discs) or writing the equivilent tape or network-based backup method. Heck, that beats out most disk-to-disk transfers.
Just to add to that. I missed a few steps.
Set the following option under "server settings"/"security settings"
Use secure connection: SSL
You'll also want to add the smtp server:
Server Name: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 587
Username and Password: yourusername@gmail.com
Use secure connection: TLS