"deployed years later".. isn't there a risk that the equipment would be obsolete? Field equipment is changing rather rapidly in this day and age, especially electronics.
Clearly not been in.mil. Some high tech stuff, lots thats not...
Sterile bags of saline solution, IV stuff, band aids, field dressings, pioneer tools, food...
Oh, but I have. Military contractor, seven years, electronics. And yes, a lot of the stuff still in use is of elderly pedegree, but just recently there's been some decent advances (probably spurred by new types of warfare, necessity being the mother etc.) and more on the way. More than any other time since *I* was involved, existing gear can be mooted by new countermeasures. So as someone else said, the value appears to be staples like food, clothing. *maybe* small arms ammunition, although there's been some changes recently in that area as well. (five-seven, P90 etc starting to supplant older NATO weapons and rounds) and even medical supplies are undergoing changes (CLEOX, etc).
I'm not saying that at some future time supplies from several years ago would be of *no* value, but it seems like choice of supplies and strategic usage might be tricky. For instance, if small arms ammunition, I'd want to be included something to shoot it with, as that particular round may not be in general use anymore.
But hey, this just begs to be used in a dystopian near-future story, maybe the second sequel to Palmer's Emergence. (If he ever gets around to publishing.)
"deployed years later".. isn't there a risk that the equipment would be obsolete? Field equipment is changing rather rapidly in this day and age, especially electronics.
I live excuse me, work, in the top floor of my building. I try to take the stairs whenever I need to go up any floors. (Up only. Not down, because it hurts my knees.) I also have a hand exerciser on my desk that I use if my hands aren't occupied (on the phone, etc). It serves double duty as an exercise tool and stress reducer. When the weather is good I take walks at lunch, and when it's bad there's always walks around the building.
I had back trouble a few years ago. I set my watch to beep once an hour, which was my signal to get up and stretch and walk around a bit. It really helped.
And, I have a dog, so I'm obligated to go for walks when I get home, which is also a stress reducer.
> A new design for bicycle cranks violates basic principles of physics
At first I was prepared for a crank out of MC Escher, that couldn't exist in the real world. But it's just snake oil. Sigh. In a Kevin Kline voice; DisaPOINTed.
First thing that came to mind. I would say "unnecessary meetings", because sometimes meetings can be beneficial, if you have to coordinate multiple parts of a large project. But my experience has been that most meetings are a waste of everyone's time, an excuse for verbal masturbation, and an attempt to give the appearance of being effective.
I'd put some (but not all) project management tools in this category, but by far the primary issue is meetings.
Well, as I said, I expect HP to become a much smaller company. And then miniscule earnings by historic standards would be acceptable considering the size they had shrunk to.
Yeah, it's really popular with about half the phone using population.
But seriously, a lot of phones in the US use symbian (the OS, not the sex toy). A lot of "feature phones" run symbian. It doesn't get a lot of marketing here.
Not really. More like "I'm going to pursue custody of Suzy and Johnny not because I want them, but because it would make you unhappy." I'm told this is common in divorce.
At first I was inclined to agree, but it's also possible that this is more like a divorce, where HP wants the employees back only because GM wants them.
If I'm understanding you, I think I agree. 1920X1080 as a computer monitor is pants, and 1920X1200 (which I'm using right now, as a matter of fact) is increasingly hard to find. Especially with accurate colors. Because, for Fudd only know what reason, everyone is buying computer monitors in the shape of televisions.
I have to confess I had not thought of that. A 4K screen, assuming it's color accurate and not super saturated to a clownish degree, would make one heck of a workstation monitor. I could have fifty negatives up at a time, or work on a photo in something resembling the resolution of the print. That would be really cool.
> the idea of PaperTab is to use one app at a time, per Papertab. To make tasks easier, users would own 10 or more PaperTabs at once and lay them out to their liking; with multiple tablets to separate your applications,
Wonderful. Windows 8, except in a bunch of separate devices.
I still have an old player and probably 50 discs in my basement right now. I've not played them for probably 5 years now; partially due to the prevalence of new content as well as the fact that the player is composite output only, with AC3 RF out (and me with no decoder).
Sadly, I don't feel like putting them on ebay. Not really worth the hassle. I have thought about trying to buy a better player - but really, it's just delaying the inevitable.
True. Plus, a lot of those titles can probably be found in the DVD cutout bin at the local department store. In a way it's a little sad. We spent so much time and energy on what passed for quality video at the time. Time-domain correctors, CAV vs CLV discs, frame buffers, $1000+ players, fragile discs, and now a $29.95 Chinese DVD player blows our best efforts clean out of the water.
I can't vouch for that first hand, never having invested in content on VHS. Until DVD, if it wasn't on Laserdisc, we did without. VHS was just too horrible.
> On my current 37" LCD (capable of 720p, 1080i), I notice only a minimal difference between SD DVD's (480i) and HD Blu-rays. The difference is so minimal that I stopped paying the extra dollar or two for Blu-ray disks from Netflix because I couldn't really tell the difference. Perhaps if I had a bigger 1080p capable set I might notice more of a difference, but at my normal viewing distance (10 - 12 feet) the difference is quite minimal on my current set. I don't think I'd notice any difference at all between 720p and 4K without a much larger TV, or sitting much closer to the TV.
Yep, same here, on a 46" Bravia. Moreover, there is considerable overlap between a really well authored 480P DVD and a poorly authored Blu-Ray title. There are other reasons to own a blu-ray player, (a) they're cheap now so why not, (b) they do other things, like playing digital media and Netflix, but the media is still a wash.
But I'm still gung-ho for 4K, because if enough early adopters invest in it, (fooling themselves that they actually see a substantial difference, unless they have a 200 inch screen, and then they'll be too close to it, but never mind) it'll tend to push blu-ray titles into the bargin bins, where I'll do my own shopping.
In the seventies through nineties I was on the leading edge of video -- laserdisc, Beta II, DVD, but lately video has gotten Good Enough that I'm more than content to be on the trailing edge. Convenience, price and good integration have become more important.
Yep. Let me tell you about my laserdisc collection.
The thing is, although the laserdisc media is still (in theory) playable if I had a player for it, the absolute best one could hope for is 480P, assuming that the disc was anamorphic and not hard cropped. Moreover, the same titles on DVD or blu-ray are cheap enough that it makes more sense to re-buy than to try to convert the existing media to something more modern. Annoying but true. I went through the same issue with LPs when CDs became common. (Although, I declined to re-buy the disco albums...)
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Get a nice looking piece of luggage and stuff it with fish heads or something equally obnoxious. Keep your real stuff in a piggly-wiggly bag.
At least now there is a happy face on the bluescreen...
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I did not know that. Wow, Microsoft finally catches up to January 1984.
Help!-bluescreen-crap-reboot-Help!-bluescreen-Crap!-reboot-Help!-bluescreen-CRAP!-reboot
"deployed years later" .. isn't there a risk that the equipment would be obsolete? Field equipment is changing rather rapidly in this day and age, especially electronics.
Clearly not been in .mil. Some high tech stuff, lots thats not...
Sterile bags of saline solution, IV stuff, band aids, field dressings, pioneer tools, food...
Oh, but I have. Military contractor, seven years, electronics. And yes, a lot of the stuff still in use is of elderly pedegree, but just recently there's been some decent advances (probably spurred by new types of warfare, necessity being the mother etc.) and more on the way. More than any other time since *I* was involved, existing gear can be mooted by new countermeasures. So as someone else said, the value appears to be staples like food, clothing. *maybe* small arms ammunition, although there's been some changes recently in that area as well. (five-seven, P90 etc starting to supplant older NATO weapons and rounds) and even medical supplies are undergoing changes (CLEOX, etc).
I'm not saying that at some future time supplies from several years ago would be of *no* value, but it seems like choice of supplies and strategic usage might be tricky. For instance, if small arms ammunition, I'd want to be included something to shoot it with, as that particular round may not be in general use anymore.
But hey, this just begs to be used in a dystopian near-future story, maybe the second sequel to Palmer's Emergence. (If he ever gets around to publishing.)
"deployed years later" .. isn't there a risk that the equipment would be obsolete? Field equipment is changing rather rapidly in this day and age, especially electronics.
I live excuse me, work, in the top floor of my building. I try to take the stairs whenever I need to go up any floors. (Up only. Not down, because it hurts my knees.) I also have a hand exerciser on my desk that I use if my hands aren't occupied (on the phone, etc). It serves double duty as an exercise tool and stress reducer. When the weather is good I take walks at lunch, and when it's bad there's always walks around the building.
I had back trouble a few years ago. I set my watch to beep once an hour, which was my signal to get up and stretch and walk around a bit. It really helped.
And, I have a dog, so I'm obligated to go for walks when I get home, which is also a stress reducer.
> A new design for bicycle cranks violates basic principles of physics
At first I was prepared for a crank out of MC Escher, that couldn't exist in the real world. But it's just snake oil. Sigh. In a Kevin Kline voice; DisaPOINTed.
First thing that came to mind. I would say "unnecessary meetings", because sometimes meetings can be beneficial, if you have to coordinate multiple parts of a large project. But my experience has been that most meetings are a waste of everyone's time, an excuse for verbal masturbation, and an attempt to give the appearance of being effective.
I'd put some (but not all) project management tools in this category, but by far the primary issue is meetings.
Well, as I said, I expect HP to become a much smaller company. And then miniscule earnings by historic standards would be acceptable considering the size they had shrunk to.
> but the problem is that people aren't willing to give it a shot
In all seriousness, can you blame them?
Yeah, it's really popular with about half the phone using population.
But seriously, a lot of phones in the US use symbian (the OS, not the sex toy). A lot of "feature phones" run symbian. It doesn't get a lot of marketing here.
Some of the techniques resemble a mass driver, but many do not. It's actually an interesting video.
Not really. More like "I'm going to pursue custody of Suzy and Johnny not because I want them, but because it would make you unhappy." I'm told this is common in divorce.
At first I was inclined to agree, but it's also possible that this is more like a divorce, where HP wants the employees back only because GM wants them.
That's still their motto.
Not completely sure I agree. HP will most likely continue to exist and thrive.
But if you're going to go to all that trouble, why not have one screen that can browse through multiple pages. Like... a tablet?
"Cornish game hen? Yeah, I can do that. Let me call up the template..."
If I'm understanding you, I think I agree. 1920X1080 as a computer monitor is pants, and 1920X1200 (which I'm using right now, as a matter of fact) is increasingly hard to find. Especially with accurate colors. Because, for Fudd only know what reason, everyone is buying computer monitors in the shape of televisions.
I have to confess I had not thought of that. A 4K screen, assuming it's color accurate and not super saturated to a clownish degree, would make one heck of a workstation monitor. I could have fifty negatives up at a time, or work on a photo in something resembling the resolution of the print. That would be really cool.
Ok, I'm sold, bring on 4K.
> the idea of PaperTab is to use one app at a time, per Papertab. To make tasks easier, users would own 10 or more PaperTabs at once and lay them out to their liking; with multiple tablets to separate your applications,
Wonderful. Windows 8, except in a bunch of separate devices.
I still have an old player and probably 50 discs in my basement right now. I've not played them for probably 5 years now; partially due to the prevalence of new content as well as the fact that the player is composite output only, with AC3 RF out (and me with no decoder).
Sadly, I don't feel like putting them on ebay. Not really worth the hassle. I have thought about trying to buy a better player - but really, it's just delaying the inevitable.
True. Plus, a lot of those titles can probably be found in the DVD cutout bin at the local department store. In a way it's a little sad. We spent so much time and energy on what passed for quality video at the time. Time-domain correctors, CAV vs CLV discs, frame buffers, $1000+ players, fragile discs, and now a $29.95 Chinese DVD player blows our best efforts clean out of the water.
Same with VHS to DVD.
I can't vouch for that first hand, never having invested in content on VHS. Until DVD, if it wasn't on Laserdisc, we did without. VHS was just too horrible.
> On my current 37" LCD (capable of 720p, 1080i), I notice only a minimal difference between SD DVD's (480i) and HD Blu-rays. The difference is so minimal that I stopped paying the extra dollar or two for Blu-ray disks from Netflix because I couldn't really tell the difference. Perhaps if I had a bigger 1080p capable set I might notice more of a difference, but at my normal viewing distance (10 - 12 feet) the difference is quite minimal on my current set. I don't think I'd notice any difference at all between 720p and 4K without a much larger TV, or sitting much closer to the TV.
Yep, same here, on a 46" Bravia. Moreover, there is considerable overlap between a really well authored 480P DVD and a poorly authored Blu-Ray title. There are other reasons to own a blu-ray player, (a) they're cheap now so why not, (b) they do other things, like playing digital media and Netflix, but the media is still a wash.
But I'm still gung-ho for 4K, because if enough early adopters invest in it, (fooling themselves that they actually see a substantial difference, unless they have a 200 inch screen, and then they'll be too close to it, but never mind) it'll tend to push blu-ray titles into the bargin bins, where I'll do my own shopping.
In the seventies through nineties I was on the leading edge of video -- laserdisc, Beta II, DVD, but lately video has gotten Good Enough that I'm more than content to be on the trailing edge. Convenience, price and good integration have become more important.
Yep. Let me tell you about my laserdisc collection.
The thing is, although the laserdisc media is still (in theory) playable if I had a player for it, the absolute best one could hope for is 480P, assuming that the disc was anamorphic and not hard cropped. Moreover, the same titles on DVD or blu-ray are cheap enough that it makes more sense to re-buy than to try to convert the existing media to something more modern. Annoying but true. I went through the same issue with LPs when CDs became common. (Although, I declined to re-buy the disco albums...)