As I understand it the music cannot be transfered from computer to computer as the files are in a locked windows media file which is computer specific. If you'd like to pay $0.99 cents you can burn the song onto a CD and then transfer it. But then you're really not getting anything out of the deal because that's what everyone charges for a song. Plus the sound quality will go down if you re-rip the song. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Umm, let me get this stright. If you're a student at Penn State part of your fees go to pay for this music service. However, to take advantage of this music service you must own a Windows 2K/XP machine. So if you don't have a 2K or XP box you're paying for other people to listen to music?
What about all the students who are still running NT/95/98/Me or Mac/Linux/Solaris/ect? While I'd bet a good 80 to 90% are running 2K or XP what is the school doing about the rest? If I was a student at Penn State I'd be asking for a partial refund of my fees. How do you Penn students feel about your fees going to this?
As a student I go through a lot of pens and I put them through hell. So far the best I've found in my price range are:
The Pentel R.S.V.P. Med
and
The Pilot EasyTouch Med
They both cost about $1 each depending on how many you buy at once. The are both good pens, but I prefer the Pilot. I've had the plastic crack on the Pentel a couple of times and that makes it awkward to write with. However, i've had no such trouble with the Pilot. They both write smothly and are comfortable to hold.
Apple gave MacCentral got a short answer: (from the article)
"We have temporarily removed the Mac OS X v10.2.8 software update while we resolve an issue affecting Ethernet networking on small number of Power Mac G4 desktop systems. We anticipate that the issue will be resolved soon," said the statement in its entirety.
It's not that the skin expands, but that there is no air pressure on the surface of your skin. With out that pressure your blood will boil. I'll respond more later when I have more time.
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No, you can't use a wetsuit in place of a spacesuit. One of the larger problems with using a wet suit is that it is not vacuum tight. The human body cannot survive inside of a vacumm, so the entire suit has to be pressurized. This rules out a wet suit. There are many more problems with heating and cooling. It turns out to be a very complex problem to make a spacesuit, that's why the things are so expensive.
I didn't used to be much of a fan of KHTML for the same reason that you state above. However, Apple has done a tremendous job bringing it up to speed. With every public beta release of Safari I've noticed a farily dramic increse in the quality of site rendering and a speed increase. Apple is doing an excellent job with it so far. It has a very smooth feeling, and is overall a very good browser for it's current stage of development. I'd take it over IE any day.
That said, I still prefer the Mozilla based Camino. I've never had any problems with it properly displaying sites. Also, it's a bit faster than Safari. I think Safari has great potentail. I'm looking forward to its GM release.
Count me in! It's about time slashdot had its own navy! Think of all the classic video games we set up on that thing. Oh, and we could turn the flight deck into a battle bots arena. The potential is endless. I'm so in, heck I'll even chip in $600. Hey Taco what'cha say, are you in too?
I'm a student in CA, and I just bought a 15" three months ago. I got it with Applecare, and had no issues purchasing it. Infact, it came as part of a package deal Apple set up with my school. I have had to call Applecare once with a USB hub problem (the 10.2.6 update fixed the problem). In California Apple tries their hardest to sell applecare to students. I think there must be some laws on selling extended warr. to students in florida. I highly doubt that they are ignoring the florida market. However, if you just call up Applecare I bet they could explain the situation and your options.
Umm, I think I'm going to have to call B.S. Where did you see this? iTunes plays my cds and cdrs just fine, and I haven't bought a single song from iTMS.
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"Physics is like sex, sure it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it" - Feynman
As a resident of the City of Santa Cruz, I fully agree. If we win the suit we can actually save our fireworks show. I might also add that if we lose the lawsuit we can change our name to Santa Carla! I love this town, I just have never gotten used to all the damn vampires.
This particular enigine isn't, but hybrid rockets in general can be. One of the key componets on the thrust of any rocket is the fuel to oxidizer ratio. By changing this ratio, you can vary the thrust. One of the advantages of hybrids is that the oxidizer is in a liquid/gasous from. You don't get the same level of control that you do with a liquid fuel / liquid oxidizer, but you still are able to change the thrust level. If you're interested in learning more about this I suggest a couple of books.
The first is "Space Propulsion Analysis and Design" by Humble, Henry, and Larson. Chapter 7 is all about hybrids and their characteristics.
The second is "Rocket Propulsion Elements" by Sutton, and Biblarz. Chapter 15 is on hybrids.
Actually, you can throttle them. The oxidizer is in a gasous/liquid form and by changing how much is pumped into the chamber, you change the thrust. Of course you can just have the valve all the way open or all the way closed, that keeps the cost of development down. In that case the system produces a set level of thrust, which works fine for most applications.
It is possible to stop all thrust with the solid fuel(HTPB in this case) still in the chamber. All you have to do is shut off the oxidizer. The rubber can't burn, even if it's at temperature without the oxidizer. Infact, hybrids can also be restarted.
No, it is not a typo. The solid portion of the fuel is called Hydroxyl Terminated PolyButadiene (HTPB), and it is a rubber. It's roughly the consitancy of those rubber bouncy balls when it hardens. It's a very common rocket fuel, and as I recall it's what they use in the shuttle bosters (need to check that to be sure). It's been around for as long as I've been building rockets.
No, if they are killed they do not win the prize. You have to sucessfully fly to an average height of 100km twice, and the craft must land intact. The prize is only for a pair of round trips. Not a one way.
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"Even logic must give way to physics" - Spock
I got it to run just fine under OSX using "java org/jxul/xulrunner/Main" However, one thing that may be causing you problems is that the URLs have to be entered like "http://www.google.com" just typing in "www.google.com" will not work. Also, you have to click on the Go! button, hitting enter doesn't work.
By the way, great error messages! When I try to open a new tab I get the following "This function is not implemented. Don't just sit there! Go and implement it!" lol
say... would Apple also be following industry standard on ATAPI devices? How about DDR ram? and PCI cards (like my new Audigy 2?) (Things I'de LOVE to know before I upgrade again)
Yes apple does follow the standard on ATAPI Devices. Apple just sticks standard CD/DVD drives in their systems.
Yes they do use Standard DDR ram, in the higher end machines, PC133 in the lower machines like the eMac. Also, the laptop ram is standard SO-DIMM 133 or DDR in the case of the 17".
Yes, PCI cards can be put in the powermac line. I'm not sure if the Audigy 2 has OSX drivers. This tends to be the largest problem I've had with mac hardware. Macs use the exact same standards as PCs, however not all companies will write OSX drivers for them. However, often the *nix/bsd hardware hacks work. Epson never has gotten around to writting drivers for my SS2500, however I use CUPS and it works perfect.
In conclusion, Apple runs the same basic hardware as everyone else. The difference is in the PPC chip, and of course the bios. Everything else is industry standard.
Sorry, I was tired when I submitted the article. What I should have said was that this is the first time that US Astronauts have ever landed in a foriegn country. Tito doesn't really count because he was a paid Tourist, not an astronaut.
And you don't think the record store you will buy the cds from won't keep the credit card number in their records? Compaines keep very good records off all credit card numbers incase someone challanges the credit card purchase.
You: "Oh I swear dear credit card company I didn't buy those 50 cds. Someone must have gotten a hold of my account number."
Record store: "Oh yes they did, here's the credit card number, when it was swiped, and an electronic version of their signiture."
You: "umm,..."
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I guess my 1st question is why do you want to do this? While I'm not aware of any program that does this (unless virtual PC will do it), most any linux program can be run on OSX with a recompile. I have several custom linux programs running on my powerbook right now. Didn't have a single problem porting any of them. They're all fairly simple programs for school, but it still was really easy.
If there's anything that you really need linux for you can always do a dual boot. If have a certain task you want to accomplish post a reply and I'll see if I can help.
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As I understand it the music cannot be transfered from computer to computer as the files are in a locked windows media file which is computer specific. If you'd like to pay $0.99 cents you can burn the song onto a CD and then transfer it. But then you're really not getting anything out of the deal because that's what everyone charges for a song. Plus the sound quality will go down if you re-rip the song. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Umm, let me get this stright. If you're a student at Penn State part of your fees go to pay for this music service. However, to take advantage of this music service you must own a Windows 2K/XP machine. So if you don't have a 2K or XP box you're paying for other people to listen to music? What about all the students who are still running NT/95/98/Me or Mac/Linux/Solaris/ect? While I'd bet a good 80 to 90% are running 2K or XP what is the school doing about the rest? If I was a student at Penn State I'd be asking for a partial refund of my fees. How do you Penn students feel about your fees going to this?
http://www.saverocketrynow.org/
The Pentel R.S.V.P. Med
and
The Pilot EasyTouch Med
They both cost about $1 each depending on how many you buy at once. The are both good pens, but I prefer the Pilot. I've had the plastic crack on the Pentel a couple of times and that makes it awkward to write with. However, i've had no such trouble with the Pilot. They both write smothly and are comfortable to hold.
Physicsnerd
"We have temporarily removed the Mac OS X v10.2.8 software update while we resolve an issue affecting Ethernet networking on small number of Power Mac G4 desktop systems. We anticipate that the issue will be resolved soon," said the statement in its entirety.
The full article can be found here:2 8pulled/index.php?redirect=1064334986000
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/23/10
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It's not that the skin expands, but that there is no air pressure on the surface of your skin. With out that pressure your blood will boil. I'll respond more later when I have more time. physicsnerd
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That said, I still prefer the Mozilla based Camino. I've never had any problems with it properly displaying sites. Also, it's a bit faster than Safari. I think Safari has great potentail. I'm looking forward to its GM release.
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"Physics is like sex. Sure, it may have some practical results, but that's not why we do it." - Feynman
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"Physics is like sex, sure it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it" - Feynman
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"Even logic must give way to physics" - Spock
The first is "Space Propulsion Analysis and Design" by Humble, Henry, and Larson. Chapter 7 is all about hybrids and their characteristics.
The second is "Rocket Propulsion Elements" by Sutton, and Biblarz. Chapter 15 is on hybrids.
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"Even logic must give way to physics"
It is possible to stop all thrust with the solid fuel(HTPB in this case) still in the chamber. All you have to do is shut off the oxidizer. The rubber can't burn, even if it's at temperature without the oxidizer. Infact, hybrids can also be restarted.
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"Even logic must give way to physics" - Spock
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"Even logic must give way to physics" - Spock
By the way, great error messages! When I try to open a new tab I get the following "This function is not implemented. Don't just sit there! Go and implement it!" lol
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"Even logic must give way to physics" - Spock
Yes apple does follow the standard on ATAPI Devices. Apple just sticks standard CD/DVD drives in their systems.
Yes they do use Standard DDR ram, in the higher end machines, PC133 in the lower machines like the eMac. Also, the laptop ram is standard SO-DIMM 133 or DDR in the case of the 17".
Yes, PCI cards can be put in the powermac line. I'm not sure if the Audigy 2 has OSX drivers. This tends to be the largest problem I've had with mac hardware. Macs use the exact same standards as PCs, however not all companies will write OSX drivers for them. However, often the *nix/bsd hardware hacks work. Epson never has gotten around to writting drivers for my SS2500, however I use CUPS and it works perfect.
In conclusion, Apple runs the same basic hardware as everyone else. The difference is in the PPC chip, and of course the bios. Everything else is industry standard.
physicsnerd
Sorry, I was tired when I submitted the article. What I should have said was that this is the first time that US Astronauts have ever landed in a foriegn country. Tito doesn't really count because he was a paid Tourist, not an astronaut.
physicsnerd
And you don't think the record store you will buy the cds from won't keep the credit card number in their records? Compaines keep very good records off all credit card numbers incase someone challanges the credit card purchase. You: "Oh I swear dear credit card company I didn't buy those 50 cds. Someone must have gotten a hold of my account number." Record store: "Oh yes they did, here's the credit card number, when it was swiped, and an electronic version of their signiture." You: "umm, ..."
physicsnerd
I guess my 1st question is why do you want to do this? While I'm not aware of any program that does this (unless virtual PC will do it), most any linux program can be run on OSX with a recompile. I have several custom linux programs running on my powerbook right now. Didn't have a single problem porting any of them. They're all fairly simple programs for school, but it still was really easy. If there's anything that you really need linux for you can always do a dual boot. If have a certain task you want to accomplish post a reply and I'll see if I can help.