Maybe nobodys pointed it out, but why not pre-wire for room and ambient lighting using led's?
I've seen a couple of demo type units and theres a house in Knoxville.... but think geek cool factor for having your own lighting grid in the house. No more bulb changing, *ever*
(+100,000 hrs on some fixtures)
1/10th the current usage,
(could almost be powered by photovoltaic cell/battery combo)
and top it off with infinite variable color output and brightness.
1. Never work on a machine in the users home.
2. Never charge LESS than $30/hr on anything you do. Always have at least one hour minimum charge. Proper billing records (time/materials)is a huge plus.
3. Never guarantee anything concerning software.
You are not the software author OR the end user, and you have NO control over how that software or that end user behaves.
4. Spyware and Malware infections are NOT covered by the warranty you give on hardware repair.
5. If the machine is repaired by you, prove it to the customer. Show him/her that it works now. Boot it up and have him operate it. (hint: time limit of 2-3 minutes)
6. Collect your money then and there. No checks, cash only. Leave cust location within 15 minutes.
DO NOT accept a callback to fix same problem (for no charge) New problems are NEW PROBLEMS, not ones you didn't discover when you were paid to fix the machine. 7. And last: If a user reinfects his/her machine, and then complains that you did not fix it, remind them that you do NOT do spyware/malware removal for free and each repair is billed at an hourly rate. plus tax.
Actually, single layer DVD's are not. I considered that one surface (the actual media) to be a single layer...
With my idea, package two DVD's back to back with a separator between them. and either flip it manually in the player -or- add a second laser head above the DVD to read the top side at the same time the lower section gets read. Voila, DUAL LAYER DVD, equals 4.7Gb X 2 (9.4Gb).
The first time I saw an actual DVD, I thought there might be other, better, ways to increase storage. It may not be original, but it was an inspired revelation (for me), something on the order of spotting the genuine thing in a sea of imitations.
I'll shut up now. I've said my piece.
Make no mistake about it....If you post an innovative design here, SCO or some other "creative agency" will probably try to steal the patent from you. Get your stuff notarized and logged before posting here. Just some friendly advice. I'm still pissed about losing out on my idea for DUAL LAYER DVDS.
I keep seeing the Verizon guy wandering around an empty room saying "Hello, (tap tap) hello. Can you hear...hey, is this thing working? Anybody? Hellooo...."
Costs are going downward because the importer manufacturers are starting to deliver HUGE loads
of high quality really cheap parts. These devices shown are ridiculously over-priced in my opinion (sorry, I still do own an opinion) and I believe I could supply the same type of product far cheaper. E-bay has some sellers that will mail you a package of 100 pieces 5mm bright white LEDs for $20 -$25 USD. Free shipping.
I did make a darkroom safety flood lamp from about $20 worth of red leds and a wall wart back in 1975..and the parts came from the Lafayette Radio and TV store.... it had 48 leds and was 24 inches long. Worked extremely well, too.
WALGREENS {the drugstore in the US) sometimes has these. Saw boxed LED christmas tree lights in the store and in a Sunday supplement newspaper flyer last year. Check the store near you.
They are getting more popular (the led's almost never quit) and have even seen them incorporated into trees (fake trees....echhhh)
A word: they aint as cheap as regular light sets, but I can personally guarantee you that the Blue-only sets are absolutely stunning in the dark!
Good Hunting....
"Things" happen. You know, "things". And then we have to take care of these "things". So, how we gonna take care of this "thing"? Please, please, do not sully my ears with suggestions. It is beneath you. You all know how to take care of "things".
This stuff aint all that new.
Look back to the earliest recording devices and just ID the players involved.
Edison wanted to lock in the format to one of HIS choosing (he chose cylindrical records that were played on a device that he'd locked down the patents on) I know because I own one, it still works too (although compared to a conventional newer vinyl LP the sound quality sucks)
All the big players were there fighting for a piece of that pie.
Now theres a bunch of people with their fingers on the pulse of the world....
yeah right.
Anybody remember Squaredance Rap?
Marketing's BEST efforts...make a car wreck look like a vacation..... in retrospect
1990: cramming 650 Mb onto a CD-R: $850
(single use CD-R price in 1990: $4.50 ea bulk/1000)*************
2000: cramming 4.7 Gb onto a DVD-R: $1600
(single use DVD-R price in 2000: $8 ea in bulk/1000)*************
2004: cramming 1+ Tb onto a 3.5" Unobtanium
Optical Storage disk: priceless.
With all the outrage generated by John Q Public (the easily manipulated ones) over this site, the original article fails to mention that he did violate the rules. HE WAS HOSTING EPISODES OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL, WITHOUT EXPRESSLY WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE OWNERS OF THAT MATERIAL.
The article makes it sound like he had an agreement with those owners, but if you read closely, nowhere does it say that he obtained permission to do what he did. I agree, calling out the FBI on him was a little over the top, but the MPAA (and the RIAA) just love having the government do their work for them. That way, they don't have to pay lawyers to do it for them: Its free...when you can claim you've been damaged by others actions and can point to a new "law" for compensation.
Now I'll grant that there wasn't a huge crime here. He did have content that was previously broadcasted. And I don't think theres a single fansite out there that could slide free of "copyright" infringement charges, should the owner of the copyright get pissed enough.
I can only say one thing, If I create something of value, do not assume that I will allow you to duplicate, replay, or archive for later public
display without my permission.
If control is granted through the letter of the law, then that law is what will protect my rights from the thieving lot of scum that all the rest of world has living in it. And you know who you are.
Like the header says, I can see this. It appears as though this enterprising individual wants us to slot him an easy product development idea.
Duh, nope.
You basically want a diskless o/s that runs off a usb bus that will let you eliminate the hardware power drain of a conventional HD for the more efficient use of solid-state RAM. And you intend to use that same usb bus to store and retrieve data on the usb drive.
Nope can't be done.
No way.
Not gonna happen.
Before you run to the Patent Office, there is much Prior Art.
All of the ealiest PC's were like that. The O/S
was loaded off of 5 1/4 floppies, and since it was DOS, it would only do a few proggies simultaniously before maxxing out the whole system bus bandwidth.
taaaadahhh! Locked up.
With a diskless O/S, you'll need bandwidth big enough to drive a truck through.
Think they treated you like crap? Let me tell you, they are PIGS, and do not deserve anyone's business. Several years ago, I went looking for a new washing machine and found an attractively priced, now discontinued, on-display unit that was perfect at my local BB. Got a salesman to write it up, paid CASH ($459), got a receipt, picked a delivery time, and walked out the door. Fast forward three days. Phone rings, BB says they cannot deliver washer due to fact that they sold it to someone else the following day, and would I want to wait for two more weeks until they could deliver another one?
I declined the wait, and returned to the store for a refund. When I asked the main desk clerk for a refund, she replied that the refund would be MAILED from the main office for BB within 30 days. I stated that that was UNACCEPTABLE. She stated that that was store policy for all returned items. When I replied that I could not return what had not been delivered, and I was canceling a sale, she stated over again that I would have to wait for the main office to send the check. At this point I was inches away from punching up the launch code. My wife pressured me to calm down and suggested we call the police and make a report about a felony theft. When the now present store manager said "what felony theft?" I replied "The felony theft of my $459 cash that you will not return."
He restated the "store policy". I restated my intent on getting a warrant for his arrest.
He sputtered a second and then backed down and authorized my immediate refund. I e-mailed BB at the corporate HQ the next morning, and informed them of the shenanigans of this particular store, and besides advising them of the illegality of withholding customers money longer than was necessary, I also told them that they had lost a customer forever, -and- that I would try to discourage anyone from purchasing anything from them again.
I recieved no reply to the e-mail, leading me to believe that they do not have any interest in true customer service.
Who are these clowns? Have they lost all of what little they had of intelligence?
According to the stuff I've read, these small fuel cells have a measurable life span of -hours-.
Estimates I've seen are between 200 and 500
hours for those currently being produced.
Not something I'd want to buy again and again and again. So what if it runs out of fuel. You've got to spend 3 to 10 times the price of a conventional battery to replace it???
No thanks. Keep working on it. I'll wait.
These days with the very large digital switchgear in most cities currently installed, all you need to do is dial the number of the phone you are speaking on. Dialtone is replaced with a msg that "the phone you are attempting to call has another call in progress"
Note: It does NOT say or indicate that the line is busy. After you hang up, (as in disconnect)
the switchgear will ring the number automagically.
When you pick up, you'll likely recieve a pulsed tone signal thats placed on the line for the tech to use to measure signal.
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Free Ice Cream????? In March?? In this Godawful snowstorm?
Maybe nobodys pointed it out, but why not pre-wire for room and ambient lighting using led's? I've seen a couple of demo type units and theres a house in Knoxville.... but think geek cool factor for having your own lighting grid in the house. No more bulb changing, *ever* (+100,000 hrs on some fixtures) 1/10th the current usage, (could almost be powered by photovoltaic cell/battery combo) and top it off with infinite variable color output and brightness.
1. Never work on a machine in the users home. 2. Never charge LESS than $30/hr on anything you do. Always have at least one hour minimum charge. Proper billing records (time/materials)is a huge plus. 3. Never guarantee anything concerning software. You are not the software author OR the end user, and you have NO control over how that software or that end user behaves. 4. Spyware and Malware infections are NOT covered by the warranty you give on hardware repair. 5. If the machine is repaired by you, prove it to the customer. Show him/her that it works now. Boot it up and have him operate it. (hint: time limit of 2-3 minutes) 6. Collect your money then and there. No checks, cash only. Leave cust location within 15 minutes. DO NOT accept a callback to fix same problem (for no charge) New problems are NEW PROBLEMS, not ones you didn't discover when you were paid to fix the machine. 7. And last: If a user reinfects his/her machine, and then complains that you did not fix it, remind them that you do NOT do spyware/malware removal for free and each repair is billed at an hourly rate. plus tax.
Favorite quote from the series?
Midget and Gin comes to mind
Whats it feel like be trolled? I really want to know. You sound so, (whats the word I'm searching for?) oh yeah,.... USED.
Where does this affect my new Beer Media Player Edition (used to be Beer XP Pro) with the built in mini speakers in the can?
How lame of a list is it that picks most of the top grossers of the past 10 years while ignoring the other 99% that were made before 1995?
Actually, single layer DVD's are not. I considered that one surface (the actual media) to be a single layer... With my idea, package two DVD's back to back with a separator between them. and either flip it manually in the player -or- add a second laser head above the DVD to read the top side at the same time the lower section gets read. Voila, DUAL LAYER DVD, equals 4.7Gb X 2 (9.4Gb). The first time I saw an actual DVD, I thought there might be other, better, ways to increase storage. It may not be original, but it was an inspired revelation (for me), something on the order of spotting the genuine thing in a sea of imitations. I'll shut up now. I've said my piece.
Make no mistake about it....If you post an innovative design here, SCO or some other "creative agency" will probably try to steal the patent from you. Get your stuff notarized and logged before posting here. Just some friendly advice. I'm still pissed about losing out on my idea for DUAL LAYER DVDS.
I should have eaten lunch first, then read the article....
Does the batter hang together well when you deep-fry them?
I keep seeing the Verizon guy wandering around an empty room saying "Hello, (tap tap) hello. Can you hear...hey, is this thing working? Anybody? Hellooo...."
Costs are going downward because the importer manufacturers are starting to deliver HUGE loads of high quality really cheap parts. These devices shown are ridiculously over-priced in my opinion (sorry, I still do own an opinion) and I believe I could supply the same type of product far cheaper. E-bay has some sellers that will mail you a package of 100 pieces 5mm bright white LEDs for $20 -$25 USD. Free shipping. I did make a darkroom safety flood lamp from about $20 worth of red leds and a wall wart back in 1975..and the parts came from the Lafayette Radio and TV store.... it had 48 leds and was 24 inches long. Worked extremely well, too.
WALGREENS {the drugstore in the US) sometimes has these. Saw boxed LED christmas tree lights in the store and in a Sunday supplement newspaper flyer last year. Check the store near you. They are getting more popular (the led's almost never quit) and have even seen them incorporated into trees (fake trees....echhhh) A word: they aint as cheap as regular light sets, but I can personally guarantee you that the Blue-only sets are absolutely stunning in the dark! Good Hunting....
"Things" happen. You know, "things". And then we have to take care of these "things". So, how we gonna take care of this "thing"? Please, please, do not sully my ears with suggestions. It is beneath you. You all know how to take care of "things".
We dont HAVE any antimatter. And we cannot get any. Check back tommorrow.
This stuff aint all that new. Look back to the earliest recording devices and just ID the players involved. Edison wanted to lock in the format to one of HIS choosing (he chose cylindrical records that were played on a device that he'd locked down the patents on) I know because I own one, it still works too (although compared to a conventional newer vinyl LP the sound quality sucks) All the big players were there fighting for a piece of that pie.
Now theres a bunch of people with their fingers on the pulse of the world.... yeah right. Anybody remember Squaredance Rap? Marketing's BEST efforts...make a car wreck look like a vacation..... in retrospect
1990: cramming 650 Mb onto a CD-R: $850 (single use CD-R price in 1990: $4.50 ea bulk/1000)************* 2000: cramming 4.7 Gb onto a DVD-R: $1600 (single use DVD-R price in 2000: $8 ea in bulk/1000)************* 2004: cramming 1+ Tb onto a 3.5" Unobtanium Optical Storage disk: priceless.
In space, no one can hear you sue.
With all the outrage generated by John Q Public (the easily manipulated ones) over this site, the original article fails to mention that he did violate the rules. HE WAS HOSTING EPISODES OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL, WITHOUT EXPRESSLY WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE OWNERS OF THAT MATERIAL. The article makes it sound like he had an agreement with those owners, but if you read closely, nowhere does it say that he obtained permission to do what he did. I agree, calling out the FBI on him was a little over the top, but the MPAA (and the RIAA) just love having the government do their work for them. That way, they don't have to pay lawyers to do it for them: Its free...when you can claim you've been damaged by others actions and can point to a new "law" for compensation. Now I'll grant that there wasn't a huge crime here. He did have content that was previously broadcasted. And I don't think theres a single fansite out there that could slide free of "copyright" infringement charges, should the owner of the copyright get pissed enough. I can only say one thing, If I create something of value, do not assume that I will allow you to duplicate, replay, or archive for later public display without my permission. If control is granted through the letter of the law, then that law is what will protect my rights from the thieving lot of scum that all the rest of world has living in it. And you know who you are.
Like the header says, I can see this. It appears as though this enterprising individual wants us to slot him an easy product development idea. Duh, nope. You basically want a diskless o/s that runs off a usb bus that will let you eliminate the hardware power drain of a conventional HD for the more efficient use of solid-state RAM. And you intend to use that same usb bus to store and retrieve data on the usb drive. Nope can't be done. No way. Not gonna happen. Before you run to the Patent Office, there is much Prior Art. All of the ealiest PC's were like that. The O/S was loaded off of 5 1/4 floppies, and since it was DOS, it would only do a few proggies simultaniously before maxxing out the whole system bus bandwidth. taaaadahhh! Locked up. With a diskless O/S, you'll need bandwidth big enough to drive a truck through.
Think they treated you like crap? Let me tell you, they are PIGS, and do not deserve anyone's business. Several years ago, I went looking for a new washing machine and found an attractively priced, now discontinued, on-display unit that was perfect at my local BB. Got a salesman to write it up, paid CASH ($459), got a receipt, picked a delivery time, and walked out the door. Fast forward three days. Phone rings, BB says they cannot deliver washer due to fact that they sold it to someone else the following day, and would I want to wait for two more weeks until they could deliver another one? I declined the wait, and returned to the store for a refund. When I asked the main desk clerk for a refund, she replied that the refund would be MAILED from the main office for BB within 30 days. I stated that that was UNACCEPTABLE. She stated that that was store policy for all returned items. When I replied that I could not return what had not been delivered, and I was canceling a sale, she stated over again that I would have to wait for the main office to send the check. At this point I was inches away from punching up the launch code. My wife pressured me to calm down and suggested we call the police and make a report about a felony theft. When the now present store manager said "what felony theft?" I replied "The felony theft of my $459 cash that you will not return." He restated the "store policy". I restated my intent on getting a warrant for his arrest. He sputtered a second and then backed down and authorized my immediate refund. I e-mailed BB at the corporate HQ the next morning, and informed them of the shenanigans of this particular store, and besides advising them of the illegality of withholding customers money longer than was necessary, I also told them that they had lost a customer forever, -and- that I would try to discourage anyone from purchasing anything from them again. I recieved no reply to the e-mail, leading me to believe that they do not have any interest in true customer service. Who are these clowns? Have they lost all of what little they had of intelligence?
According to the stuff I've read, these small fuel cells have a measurable life span of -hours-. Estimates I've seen are between 200 and 500 hours for those currently being produced. Not something I'd want to buy again and again and again. So what if it runs out of fuel. You've got to spend 3 to 10 times the price of a conventional battery to replace it??? No thanks. Keep working on it. I'll wait.
These days with the very large digital switchgear in most cities currently installed, all you need to do is dial the number of the phone you are speaking on. Dialtone is replaced with a msg that "the phone you are attempting to call has another call in progress" Note: It does NOT say or indicate that the line is busy. After you hang up, (as in disconnect) the switchgear will ring the number automagically. When you pick up, you'll likely recieve a pulsed tone signal thats placed on the line for the tech to use to measure signal.