Welcome our corporate overlords, as thou shalt squeeze the last dime out of/. on it's deathbed. We welcome thee, Slash Yahoo . org (You know i'm just joking, right? tho i somehow kinda expect that)
Introduce extreme low caps, then introduce a video streaming service to reap insane bandwidth charges on already vastly overpriced bandwidth:D Cool, i'd like to be the one who collects the overages, but i would never signup for a service like this:)
OK i admit i signed up to dual sim + usb 3G modem for 20€ which disallows P2P, but unlimited otherwise:) now i got a fast "permanent" connection for my garage too:D
Our customers demand FTP, no matter how much we educate about SFTP and show how easy it is, still they insist on using FTP. if ftp goes down that's likely to get complaints faster than http being down. loss of SSH access they barely even notice oO;
seriously, most won't, and it's the most people what matters.
You are probably more close to the HC gamer group than you think you are. I would never shelf out 299€ (it will probably be here atleast 299€) for a handheld console. Hell, i just spent 400€ on phone and was anxious about that even tho it's for work and i need the features (3G, Qwerty, SSH, Browser, Dropbox, Mail. Bought Nokia E7-00)
the security and privacy is exactly the reason i chose Nokia E7-00 with Symbian over android phones etc. Android phones would have had mostly more powerfull hardware, and lots of apps. But Nokia was what i want, QWERTY in non-stupid form is a must, the list gets quite damn limited.
Then the choices were getting a used N900, wait to see if N950 actually gets released afterall, or get E7.
latest & baddest android phones would have cost the same, or almost as good phones a little bit less than E7. I was worried that it would be sluggish with that much slower CPU, but nope. Only thing which is sluggish is Opera! everything else is snappy and fast.
Even using it a lot, hours as navigator, then surfing the net, using as wifi hotspot for my under 60€ android pad etc. the battery lasts days. Now i've not been using it for more than taking a few pics, playing angry birds, checking mail couple times a day, 3 days in and battery indicator still showed full until i played the free angry birds version through, which dropped it to half way.
Plus i like the silvery look, aluminium casing etc. Only bad thing i can say about it is due to the big screen some buttons are in annoying positions, and to get the keyboard in it lacks optical zoom, microsd slot (16Gb inbuilt tho) and battery has to be replaced at shop (Nope, no need to buy new phone!) Camera is otherwise damn good, except you can forget macroshots. You can practically run and still get a good shot!
Lack of apps is a bit annoying tho, but most important are there. Dropbox, Putty SSH etc.
Well, i paid 75$ for my android pad inc. shipping from singapore to Finland:) Brand new, 7", WIFI B/G/N, etc. all of the funky stuff except slower cpu, less memory, no 3g or gps built-in. You can add both via USB:) Tho, i don't need to, my phone has GPS and WIFI Tethering:) (Nokia E7-00 so you can actually get that app for it from official sources, and in Finland no one is going to try stop you from doing that)
So apple took a PDA, wanted 24/7 connectivity, added GPRS to it and noticed it could also be used for calling. (Remember, original iPhones were VERY lacking in phone related features and finishing/polishing)
Clearly Nokia 770 was too early on the market, before technology properly supported what they wanted to do.
In any case, Apple simply took Mac OS X, stripped it down, took something already built, and added a few hippies to dev team (artists), seriously nothing else.
Before you start your fandroid bashing, i've actually never used android before, getting my first android pad from customs tomorrow to see how it is, and i actually am receiving tomorrow my new phone: Nokia E7-00. Sure some iPhone could have been cheaper to buy, but i want something i can actually do whatever i want with AND make phone calls, and i want to make damn sure it will not fail on me for the next couple years:)
Seriously, you need to take a few weeks off from the sunday mass @ your local apple store.
forget the stand and aspect ratio. Just sue anything which has a screen/rectangular information output of sorts (live or otherwise, updateable or not) with a thin single color bezel.
Unfortunately there is no religion around Sony, so it will fail unlike for Apple that works.
they are crying foul for others of just as such vague things btw.
DISCLAIMER: Imho, Apple is the most evil company out there, and i will be celebrating the day they go bankrupt or otherwise close doors. Microsoft is a saint compared to Apple.
That's what you get with a sports car, a high efficiency, wide performance envelope engine in a high efficiency chassis (aerodynamically).
The difference is the price new. Econobox has cheaply made cheap engine, while the sports car has high efficiency, high output engine which costs a lot.
Same thing with my Corolla Coupe (SR5 in the states) with newer model Corolla engine. 6.5l/100km on highway, 9l/100km on city no matter how hard i trash it, 7.5l/combined, and normal driving in city 8l, but good luck trying to keep up with me when i decide to go, esp. if upfront is some corners:) The 136hp it makes stock might not sound like much, but when that engine has wide power band, is very rev happy and attached to a chassis which weighs less than 1000kg and is not much larger than say a tiny 70's corolla and for the period has good aerodynamics. Infact it's quite damn small, being only about 120cm tall, 160cm wide.
Oh and best of all: It can fit amazing amounts of stuff inside, i stunned myself many times by amount of stuff i could fit inside:O and with the half bucket seat on back as well it was actually quite comfy on rear seat too. So it could almost work as a family sedan too, except i wouldn't want to put a baby seat on the backseat etc. I would want larger car, just for the added safety of mass & size, and easier access to rear seat.
36mpg, and 7kg per HP. Tons of room to haul stuff (i once had 13 pairs of wheels, tools, misc stuff, and 1 passenger), and yet is very sporty good looking agile car. On city, "trashing" it still 26mpg. Nope, not a diesel. 1.6 liter gasoline engine, EFI 16valve DOHC. Cost only couple k, in good condition, and 30yo old car.
'81 Corolla Coupe, known as SR5 in the states, with newer model corolla engine (90s Corolla Levin/Trueno, sports car) and racing spec suspension, with half bucket seats all around. Yet it was still one of the comfier cars i've driven, and fitted quite damn much stuff inside it. Sure a late 90s BMW 535i is comfier, but also guzzles minimum 2 times the gas and rear shock absorbers alone costs more than the corolla.
Surprisingly enough, it wasn't even that noisy of a car. Also it despite having racing suspension, it was not "rock hard, fillings from my teeth dropping out" as long as you were going faster than 40km/h, infact it was quite damn comfy. Just make sure you go through bumps at 40+km/h too, otherwise those fillings WILL drop, but at that speed it's actually quite comfy to go through them.
The downside? Like with all old cars, you need to know how to maintain it yourself, otherwise it easily gets expensive.
Wash the car really well before salting begins, and wax it really well with best wax you can get. Then just rinse it weekly, rarely better washing. Will help stopping the "public face" rusting very well.
Underneath the car apply whole bottom sprayable scratch/chipping protection (black stuff which makes hard surface). On top of that 5+mm thick underbody mass (recommended is min. 3mm thick). It's gooeye stuff, supposed never to dry 100%, black. Usually contains bitumen, pitch etc. Add to both a little bit of used engine oil (yes, i am serious) before applying. Every year check underneath car if you need to add mass. scratch/chipping protection and mass should be applied extra thick inside wheel wells and on skirts (both sides).
Why adding engine oil? Factories are denied from adding that nowadays, but it's the perfect protective agent! and adding a little bit (say 5-10% of volume) is not really a environment hazard at all, it was the factory pollution caused etc.
sprayable tar is very good for enclosures. Probably called simply enclosure protection, those meant for rust protection is mixed with some chemicals etc. and probably they blend it down too. Get tiny hose/straw meant for it, and you can spray it all the way within the enclosures:)
You'll need around 3-4 cans of chipping protection, 4-5 cans of underbody mass, 3 cans of enclosure protection per regular sized sedan.
If you have access to a car lift + compressor it's really easy & fast job with a spray gun meant for this job. Takes under an hour. Just wash the underbody really well first so there's no salt stuck on it, and let it dry completely first:)
What makes your car rust is tiny scratches etc. and the salt + water gets through to that to cause corrosion. Good layer of wax will help tremendously, along with really good paint job. The regular family sedan actually has kinda bad cheap paint job from factory, as the goals are cheap and good looking only. "Fleet" paint, meaning paint meant for professional use only vehicles, such as bulldozers, excavator etc. (There is also "fleet" paint for taxis etc.) is extremely well protective, and if you get your car repainted, i suggest using that.
surface rust sanding is not enough, that will not remove all the rust. You need a metal brush, or preferrably sand blast the rust from all the tiniest pores in the metal, after which zinc + aluminium undercoating (clean relly well with degreaser or otherwise it will not stick), then sanding primer (filler paint), putty/filler, sand it straight, filler paint, sand it even, basecoat, finish coat, clear coat. Why even apply clear coat? It will help in protection, albeit not necessary. If using "fleet paint", clear coat is quite useless tho as the paint is so thick and strong already.
Filler paint is filler which is sprayed like a paint but will provide a good base and cover all tiny speckles etc. doing all those steps, and especially the base well will ensure years to come rust free:)
Just sanding + basic primer + paint == Corroded within a year, guaranteed. Sanding -> does not remove all rust Basic Primer -> is not protective in any fashion, just to provide even color + basis where for paint to stick Paint -> regular spray doesn't offer thick enough coating which would stick well enough, and many of them don't even "close" the surface, ie. humidity can pass straight through to the metal through paint and primer.
The conditions car surface have to endure are some damn hard conditions in areas where salting is obnoxiously heavy.
Oh, using filler is not only for looks, but it also helps to protect the metal under neath by providing a thick layer. It also helps for paint to stick etc.
(Yes, i own a bunch of old cars and they like to throw insane amounts of salt around here)
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definitely an end of era :(
Welcome our corporate overlords, as thou shalt squeeze the last dime out of /. on it's deathbed. We welcome thee, Slash Yahoo . org
(You know i'm just joking, right? tho i somehow kinda expect that)
LOL! Such an epic fail. PR wise.
EPIC win for profits. It's aaaall bullshit :)
Introduce extreme low caps, then introduce a video streaming service to reap insane bandwidth charges on already vastly overpriced bandwidth :D :)
Cool, i'd like to be the one who collects the overages, but i would never signup for a service like this
OK i admit i signed up to dual sim + usb 3G modem for 20€ which disallows P2P, but unlimited otherwise :) now i got a fast "permanent" connection for my garage too :D
Not only that, but for me it's actually DELAYED. Still 1d 22h for me ... "#"/(# annoying.
Well said, well said.
Our customers demand FTP, no matter how much we educate about SFTP and show how easy it is, still they insist on using FTP.
if ftp goes down that's likely to get complaints faster than http being down. loss of SSH access they barely even notice oO;
seriously, most won't, and it's the most people what matters.
You are probably more close to the HC gamer group than you think you are. I would never shelf out 299€ (it will probably be here atleast 299€) for a handheld console. Hell, i just spent 400€ on phone and was anxious about that even tho it's for work and i need the features (3G, Qwerty, SSH, Browser, Dropbox, Mail. Bought Nokia E7-00)
the security and privacy is exactly the reason i chose Nokia E7-00 with Symbian over android phones etc.
Android phones would have had mostly more powerfull hardware, and lots of apps. But Nokia was what i want, QWERTY in non-stupid form is a must, the list gets quite damn limited.
Then the choices were getting a used N900, wait to see if N950 actually gets released afterall, or get E7.
latest & baddest android phones would have cost the same, or almost as good phones a little bit less than E7. I was worried that it would be sluggish with that much slower CPU, but nope. Only thing which is sluggish is Opera! everything else is snappy and fast.
Even using it a lot, hours as navigator, then surfing the net, using as wifi hotspot for my under 60€ android pad etc. the battery lasts days. Now i've not been using it for more than taking a few pics, playing angry birds, checking mail couple times a day, 3 days in and battery indicator still showed full until i played the free angry birds version through, which dropped it to half way.
Plus i like the silvery look, aluminium casing etc. Only bad thing i can say about it is due to the big screen some buttons are in annoying positions, and to get the keyboard in it lacks optical zoom, microsd slot (16Gb inbuilt tho) and battery has to be replaced at shop (Nope, no need to buy new phone!)
Camera is otherwise damn good, except you can forget macroshots. You can practically run and still get a good shot!
Lack of apps is a bit annoying tho, but most important are there. Dropbox, Putty SSH etc.
Yes, it's for business needs. :)
FYI, cost here is 498€ inc. VAT 23% for it.
Otto cycle engine is an heat engine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_engine#Gas_only_cycles
Linux is a kernel, not an operating system.
Albeit a kernel of great scalability and flexibility.
Well, i paid 75$ for my android pad inc. shipping from singapore to Finland :) Brand new, 7", WIFI B/G/N, etc. all of the funky stuff except slower cpu, less memory, no 3g or gps built-in. You can add both via USB :) :) (Nokia E7-00 so you can actually get that app for it from official sources, and in Finland no one is going to try stop you from doing that)
Tho, i don't need to, my phone has GPS and WIFI Tethering
This http://www.saares.net/verkkokauppa/files/nokia-e7-00.jpg doesn't look like an iPhone :)
Oh crap! Someone thought of something like iPhone before it came out:
http://alypuhelin.nettisivu.org/files/2011/05/nokia.jpg
SUE SUE SUE SUE!
http://www.brighthand.com/assets/4911.jpg
It resembles an iPhone!
How could they allow such devices as this to exist: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/PalmTX.jpg without a myriad of lawsuits!
So apple took a PDA, wanted 24/7 connectivity, added GPRS to it and noticed it could also be used for calling. (Remember, original iPhones were VERY lacking in phone related features and finishing/polishing)
Best smartphone i know was pretty much a prototype which slipped into mass production:
http://blog.dialaphone.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/nokia-n900.JPG
Before that there was N810 which actually predates iPhone:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N800
Or for some really early work:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_770_Internet_Tablet
Clearly Nokia 770 was too early on the market, before technology properly supported what they wanted to do.
In any case, Apple simply took Mac OS X, stripped it down, took something already built, and added a few hippies to dev team (artists), seriously nothing else.
Before you start your fandroid bashing, i've actually never used android before, getting my first android pad from customs tomorrow to see how it is, and i actually am receiving tomorrow my new phone: Nokia E7-00. Sure some iPhone could have been cheaper to buy, but i want something i can actually do whatever i want with AND make phone calls, and i want to make damn sure it will not fail on me for the next couple years :)
Seriously, you need to take a few weeks off from the sunday mass @ your local apple store.
Every single tablet before iPad had the same general look and feel :)
Have fun on Sunday mass @ Apple Store :)
forget the stand and aspect ratio. Just sue anything which has a screen/rectangular information output of sorts (live or otherwise, updateable or not) with a thin single color bezel.
Unfortunately there is no religion around Sony, so it will fail unlike for Apple that works.
(yes, even newspapers fall to that category)
they are crying foul for others of just as such vague things btw.
DISCLAIMER: Imho, Apple is the most evil company out there, and i will be celebrating the day they go bankrupt or otherwise close doors. Microsoft is a saint compared to Apple.
I thought it was extremely common event. The rare event is that for once people are able to see past their religion, becoming enlightened.
when i made this comment it was purely a joke meant to represent the sad state of patent and trademark system being totally screwed.
Maybe the conversion this started is proof of that. :)
or a seedbox
Single discreet GPU does more work than over 100 dual core & quad core CPUs for the workload i need them for ...
Integrated GPUs still did about 15 CPUs worth of work for that workload ... That is significant, no matter how you put it.
Someone has patented aspirin and ibuprofen. The 2 most common over the counter pain killers.
After that hospitals are sued over a patent on health care procedure.
That's just before all car sales have to be stopped because someone has patented the gas tank lid.
That's what you get with a sports car, a high efficiency, wide performance envelope engine in a high efficiency chassis (aerodynamically).
The difference is the price new. Econobox has cheaply made cheap engine, while the sports car has high efficiency, high output engine which costs a lot.
Same thing with my Corolla Coupe (SR5 in the states) with newer model Corolla engine. 6.5l/100km on highway, 9l/100km on city no matter how hard i trash it, 7.5l/combined, and normal driving in city 8l, but good luck trying to keep up with me when i decide to go, esp. if upfront is some corners :)
The 136hp it makes stock might not sound like much, but when that engine has wide power band, is very rev happy and attached to a chassis which weighs less than 1000kg and is not much larger than say a tiny 70's corolla and for the period has good aerodynamics. Infact it's quite damn small, being only about 120cm tall, 160cm wide.
Here is a pic of similar car: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TE71_drift_2.JPG
Oh and best of all: It can fit amazing amounts of stuff inside, i stunned myself many times by amount of stuff i could fit inside :O and with the half bucket seat on back as well it was actually quite comfy on rear seat too. So it could almost work as a family sedan too, except i wouldn't want to put a baby seat on the backseat etc. I would want larger car, just for the added safety of mass & size, and easier access to rear seat.
Also GT cars tend to have high efficiency, higher cost engines.
36mpg, and 7kg per HP. Tons of room to haul stuff (i once had 13 pairs of wheels, tools, misc stuff, and 1 passenger), and yet is very sporty good looking agile car.
On city, "trashing" it still 26mpg. Nope, not a diesel. 1.6 liter gasoline engine, EFI 16valve DOHC.
Cost only couple k, in good condition, and 30yo old car.
'81 Corolla Coupe, known as SR5 in the states, with newer model corolla engine (90s Corolla Levin/Trueno, sports car) and racing spec suspension, with half bucket seats all around. Yet it was still one of the comfier cars i've driven, and fitted quite damn much stuff inside it. Sure a late 90s BMW 535i is comfier, but also guzzles minimum 2 times the gas and rear shock absorbers alone costs more than the corolla.
Surprisingly enough, it wasn't even that noisy of a car. Also it despite having racing suspension, it was not "rock hard, fillings from my teeth dropping out" as long as you were going faster than 40km/h, infact it was quite damn comfy. Just make sure you go through bumps at 40+km/h too, otherwise those fillings WILL drop, but at that speed it's actually quite comfy to go through them.
The downside? Like with all old cars, you need to know how to maintain it yourself, otherwise it easily gets expensive.
Wash the car really well before salting begins, and wax it really well with best wax you can get. Then just rinse it weekly, rarely better washing. Will help stopping the "public face" rusting very well.
Underneath the car apply whole bottom sprayable scratch/chipping protection (black stuff which makes hard surface). On top of that 5+mm thick underbody mass (recommended is min. 3mm thick). It's gooeye stuff, supposed never to dry 100%, black. Usually contains bitumen, pitch etc. Add to both a little bit of used engine oil (yes, i am serious) before applying.
Every year check underneath car if you need to add mass.
scratch/chipping protection and mass should be applied extra thick inside wheel wells and on skirts (both sides).
Why adding engine oil? Factories are denied from adding that nowadays, but it's the perfect protective agent! and adding a little bit (say 5-10% of volume) is not really a environment hazard at all, it was the factory pollution caused etc.
sprayable tar is very good for enclosures. Probably called simply enclosure protection, those meant for rust protection is mixed with some chemicals etc. and probably they blend it down too. Get tiny hose/straw meant for it, and you can spray it all the way within the enclosures :)
You'll need around 3-4 cans of chipping protection, 4-5 cans of underbody mass, 3 cans of enclosure protection per regular sized sedan.
If you have access to a car lift + compressor it's really easy & fast job with a spray gun meant for this job. Takes under an hour. Just wash the underbody really well first so there's no salt stuck on it, and let it dry completely first :)
What makes your car rust is tiny scratches etc. and the salt + water gets through to that to cause corrosion. Good layer of wax will help tremendously, along with really good paint job. The regular family sedan actually has kinda bad cheap paint job from factory, as the goals are cheap and good looking only. "Fleet" paint, meaning paint meant for professional use only vehicles, such as bulldozers, excavator etc. (There is also "fleet" paint for taxis etc.) is extremely well protective, and if you get your car repainted, i suggest using that.
surface rust sanding is not enough, that will not remove all the rust. You need a metal brush, or preferrably sand blast the rust from all the tiniest pores in the metal, after which zinc + aluminium undercoating (clean relly well with degreaser or otherwise it will not stick), then sanding primer (filler paint), putty/filler, sand it straight, filler paint, sand it even, basecoat, finish coat, clear coat. Why even apply clear coat? It will help in protection, albeit not necessary. If using "fleet paint", clear coat is quite useless tho as the paint is so thick and strong already.
Filler paint is filler which is sprayed like a paint but will provide a good base and cover all tiny speckles etc. doing all those steps, and especially the base well will ensure years to come rust free :)
Just sanding + basic primer + paint == Corroded within a year, guaranteed.
Sanding -> does not remove all rust
Basic Primer -> is not protective in any fashion, just to provide even color + basis where for paint to stick
Paint -> regular spray doesn't offer thick enough coating which would stick well enough, and many of them don't even "close" the surface, ie. humidity can pass straight through to the metal through paint and primer.
The conditions car surface have to endure are some damn hard conditions in areas where salting is obnoxiously heavy.
Oh, using filler is not only for looks, but it also helps to protect the metal under neath by providing a thick layer. It also helps for paint to stick etc.
(Yes, i own a bunch of old cars and they like to throw insane amounts of salt around here)
the wheel wins every one of them, and bashing tools predate even that!
Anvil is a tool as well, right?
It matters if you use it or not, not that how you use it.