I just purchased a Dell DJ Ditty so that I could play my Yahoo Music Unlimited Subscription Service audio files. Now that Dell is no longer supporting the DJ Ditty http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/ 24/2154216, will I have a broken MP3 player when and if Microsoft upgrades their DRM to a "unbreakable" version 12? My MP3 player's firmware is built to handle current Subscription services, will the next gen DRM require a firmware upgrade?
I still call this affliction "Nintendo Thumb" no matter what it comes from. Great to see I'm not the only one.
Ways a person could get a case of "Nintendo Thumb"
1. Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-A-B-A-B-Star t
2. Flip Book Sketch Artist
3. Apparently Texting
4. Street Fighter
5. Spin Tricks on Any Tony Hawk Game
6. Playing a Bass Guitar
We actually would ping the bullet with a laser pulse to get the third dimension. So if the bullet was coming straight at you (hopefully not too straight!), you could get the velocity, acceleration, and even jerk depending on how many returns you got.
Snipers can be clever and mask their body heat, they can also mask the sound their gun makes. What they can't mask is the IR signature of their bullets as they travel to their target. This is the info that my company capitalized on when we made our Sniper Detector.
See here...http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?si d=164293&cid=13718299
Unfortunately, the only way the beltway sniper could have been caught in the act was an array of sensors, around the entire DC,Northern VA, and Southern MD areas. They have placed acoustic systems in rough neighborhoods and were able to pinpoint the location of a gun at the time of the shot. A single one of these acoustic systems would cover roughly a city block, not feasible for the beltway sniper discussion.
The main idea with sniper detection is not to find the amazing elite sniper that everyone keeps talking about, the one who kills his target with one shot and escapes into the darkness. The idea is to find the first guy who takes a shot at our troops, then launch ten gernades at his location. This is a powerful deterrent, imagine how hard it would be to motivate some guys to fire at the soldiers who had this technology on their side. This was the intended use of the Trex Enterprises' Sniper Detection system. We were even able to tell you what kind of bullet the guy was firing based on the ballistics our sensor produced.
The expensive "defogger" solutions that you buy at your local dive shop is merely diluted baby shampoo. Give that a try, you can make gallons of it for the price of the $8 - 2oz bottle. I never bother though, cause I got the spit with me anyways!
I appologize for continuing this off-topic discussion. I simply wanted to point out that not all Americans are "Ugly Americans" as described by the parent. I would say that the "Ugly American" definition as given above is more of a stereotype than an archetype, with the key difference being that his definition is oversimplified. I want to emphasize here that I am not attacking, just pointing out that I am offended by being lumped into a group of mean people because they happened to be from the same country as I am. I think this is a useful discussion, but unfortunately not necessary for Wil Wheaton to worry about. However it would be fun if he weighed in on it, being an American that has traveled around the universe an all. Starfleet Academy will also be located in Ugly America (Ugly San Francisco to be exact).
Thanks,
James
People who use ones country of origin to pass a judgement on them.
Just because you had a bad experience with a couple of Americans who took time to flame you cause they are bored, doesn't mean that all Americans are looking to tear you down to make themselves feel better.
I'm just not a big fan of jumping on the "anti-american" bandwagon and making a prejudicial statement about people from America. It doesn't matter where you are from. If you wanted to say anything about America, it's that there are more cultures here than anywhere else in the world. If you could walk 4 blocks in New York City and be able to sum up the "culture" there, I would be amazed.
I'm not trying to flame you or anything, and yes, I am from America (Hawaii), I just don't like the prejudice that your post included.
Thanks
James
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I just purchased a Dell DJ Ditty so that I could play my Yahoo Music Unlimited Subscription Service audio files. Now that Dell is no longer supporting the DJ Ditty http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/ 24/2154216, will I have a broken MP3 player when and if Microsoft upgrades their DRM to a "unbreakable" version 12? My MP3 player's firmware is built to handle current Subscription services, will the next gen DRM require a firmware upgrade?
I still call this affliction "Nintendo Thumb" no matter what it comes from. Great to see I'm not the only one.
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Ways a person could get a case of "Nintendo Thumb"
1. Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-A-B-A-B-Sta
2. Flip Book Sketch Artist
3. Apparently Texting
4. Street Fighter
5. Spin Tricks on Any Tony Hawk Game
6. Playing a Bass Guitar
This is great news, now my wife can stop telling me that we've already seen this one as I playback what the Tivo gives me. I [heart] AdultSwim
We actually would ping the bullet with a laser pulse to get the third dimension. So if the bullet was coming straight at you (hopefully not too straight!), you could get the velocity, acceleration, and even jerk depending on how many returns you got.
Snipers can be clever and mask their body heat, they can also mask the sound their gun makes. What they can't mask is the IR signature of their bullets as they travel to their target. This is the info that my company capitalized on when we made our Sniper Detector. See here...http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?si d=164293&cid=13718299
Unfortunately, the only way the beltway sniper could have been caught in the act was an array of sensors, around the entire DC,Northern VA, and Southern MD areas. They have placed acoustic systems in rough neighborhoods and were able to pinpoint the location of a gun at the time of the shot. A single one of these acoustic systems would cover roughly a city block, not feasible for the beltway sniper discussion. The main idea with sniper detection is not to find the amazing elite sniper that everyone keeps talking about, the one who kills his target with one shot and escapes into the darkness. The idea is to find the first guy who takes a shot at our troops, then launch ten gernades at his location. This is a powerful deterrent, imagine how hard it would be to motivate some guys to fire at the soldiers who had this technology on their side. This was the intended use of the Trex Enterprises' Sniper Detection system. We were even able to tell you what kind of bullet the guy was firing based on the ballistics our sensor produced.
I work for a company called Trex Enterprises, and we built one of these a long time ago. Go check it out on our website... http://www.trexenterprises.com/laserrad.html
The expensive "defogger" solutions that you buy at your local dive shop is merely diluted baby shampoo. Give that a try, you can make gallons of it for the price of the $8 - 2oz bottle. I never bother though, cause I got the spit with me anyways!
I appologize for continuing this off-topic discussion. I simply wanted to point out that not all Americans are "Ugly Americans" as described by the parent. I would say that the "Ugly American" definition as given above is more of a stereotype than an archetype, with the key difference being that his definition is oversimplified. I want to emphasize here that I am not attacking, just pointing out that I am offended by being lumped into a group of mean people because they happened to be from the same country as I am. I think this is a useful discussion, but unfortunately not necessary for Wil Wheaton to worry about. However it would be fun if he weighed in on it, being an American that has traveled around the universe an all. Starfleet Academy will also be located in Ugly America (Ugly San Francisco to be exact). Thanks, James
People who use ones country of origin to pass a judgement on them. Just because you had a bad experience with a couple of Americans who took time to flame you cause they are bored, doesn't mean that all Americans are looking to tear you down to make themselves feel better. I'm just not a big fan of jumping on the "anti-american" bandwagon and making a prejudicial statement about people from America. It doesn't matter where you are from. If you wanted to say anything about America, it's that there are more cultures here than anywhere else in the world. If you could walk 4 blocks in New York City and be able to sum up the "culture" there, I would be amazed. I'm not trying to flame you or anything, and yes, I am from America (Hawaii), I just don't like the prejudice that your post included. Thanks James