I can agree with that. Everything across the board should be question. If it is strong, like say algebra, then any debate is pointless. If it is maybe weaker in structure or proof, then quesitoning it and debating it will make it stronger.
Why wouldn't you want your kids to learn as much as possible and then continue on to discuss and debate it? Thats how things get stronger and improve. I am an atheist and strongly believe in evolution. Is it perfect, no of couse not, but neither is science. I was always taught that science starts with a hypothosis and then comes the proof. Many times a proof isn't found or is inconclusive.
Now that being said, religion has no place in a public school. If this is just a way to push creationism, then it is an outrage. But from what I gather they are simply trying to offer the idea that it might not be completely correct. I am very okay with that. And if they do prove it wrong, well great, I look forward to seeing it on Nova.
Most of us have worked hard to move everything we do online. I use the net to manage all of my money, via banks, or trading. I don't worry so much about death, but what if I was in a simple car accident? Who is going to manage my options closing that month? Or is going to keep up on my bills. I don't want to recover only to find out my credit score is in the dumbs, and I lost a bunch of money cause I couldn't close out of trades.
I have actually been in process recently of setting up a way to have my gf or parents access my accounts incase of disability or something. As insecure as it might sound.
So if you are a poor individual you get sued directly, but if you are rich and can afford $27k systems, then the company that is struggleing to get a product to market gets sued?
Well you can't blame them for being smart about the targets.
Who cares about math, when we have to teach our children morals thru the use of pray and creationism. Seriously people, I certainly couldn't do that alone as a parent. I want everyone elses dollars to raise my children for me. Then when we live in a perfect christian society and there are no more jews or muslims or whomever, then we can worry about silly stuff like math. Did Jesus have math? No, all you need to know is that 2 of every species were put on a boat and there were 12 dudes for some super.
These "screw-in" blubs you speak of are typically known as Edison bulbs. Reason should be fairly obvious.
That aside, LED Edison blubs have been out for quite a while. They are rediculously expesive, but I remember researching this as far back as when VOS Pad was posted on/.
Here are some quick links I found just by going to Google.
I hate to say anything good about TimeWarner, but for $6.95/mo they have given me their HD DVR. Works pretty well. Can record 2 channels at once, and supports HD recording as well.
I tried getting a "Media Center" type device together. El Gato has a decent offering on the Mac, but short of that, there isn't much out there. I don't mind not owning the equipment cause it will probably be outdated when IPTV comes. For the price, it can't be beat.
I can't believe the tech is 100yrs old. I knew it was old but 100. For those that say tubes are dated clearly havn't listened to "good" stereo equipment. Might I suggest Audiogon.
I have found it quite interesting that Apple long ago had video in on many of its machines, but recently none do, while MediaCenters become popular.
However a Film/Video major friend, and big Apple advocate quickly corrected me. Firewire is, and with recent cable providers needing to support it, well there is all the video-in you need.
We got chatting and a lot started to fit in place. For example the new G5 iMacs and Cinema displays support VESA mounts, and how H.264 is going to be huge. As well as there great support for DVI.
Now granted $1200 is a lot to pay for a 17" TV, Let along a lot more for the 30", but it isn't like they don't have a potential solution.
iTV or iVideo sounds good to me.
I had a decent home system. Integra driving B&W 602s, and recently I switched. I went to Totem Arros and a Jolida 302a. The difference is night and day. The equipment is all around the same cost, but the sound from the tubes is gorgeous. I am working on setting up an old G3 as a music server. But there is no way in hell that I would use FM. I am using an M-Audio 24/96 as the source and keeping everything in Loseless AAC.
A lot of what comes out from good music is the D/AC. This can greatly change the sound of music. Anyways, IMO this article was dumb. Yes, I love tubes, but this guys approach with FM and iPod as the transport, terrible. I love the iPOD, but it is not the the end-all device that many try to make it.
What happen to the days when Wired was respectable. Is this all it takes to get an article?
I was finally going to jump on and pay the monthly fee and the whole bit. This was the first device that was really going to work in my whole digital audio lifestyle.
I wrote them a letter via the contact page off their site. I know it will not do much, but maybe if everyone does it, we can get it back.
Heck even if it had DRM protection or something, I would have still been happy. FairPlay would have worked.:) Oh wait thats been hacked. hmmmm
I never really saw point one as a big deal, but surely interesting. I have T-Mo and well with 3000minutes/mo, I don't really even think about it. I want to be in touch, I pay for the privledge of others being able to contact me.
The second point, yep have heard that, should have remembered it. It's the whole technology leapfrog effect. Good point though. I have actually heard that POTS is super flaky overseas and cell service is better. In America, that certainly isn't the case. Even during power failures, phones will sometimes stay up.
1) FCC - They have to approve every device and this takes time.
2) Slow adoption rate. The USA isn't big on advanced cells. Not like Europe or Asia.
3) Usually the better phones are GSM. Only recently has GSM become a real option here in the states.
Also: If this type of stuff interestes you, check out Smart Mobs and the book, it is excellent.
http://bbooprevalence.sourceforge.net/
I have been playing around with this one for a while now. It definatly holds promise with certain types of applications. Recently the sites we (company) have been building do not allow for such an architecture and we really needed to SQL Server. Otherwise, I wait for the day to use this in an architecture. It is blindingly fast and pretty easy to code against. If the XPATH queries ever work fully this would be amazing product.
The use much less energy to produce the equal light output. They are much more efficient and don't generate as much heat. They last much longer and would require less maintenance. Oh yea and I was reading an article a long while back, forget URL, that talked about being able to better match the color of the sun. And that the color had a lot to do with health benefits. Don't remember them getting into the ammount of light thought. I could see where it might matter, in uber extreme cases, but only a small amount. Sometimes I think scientists and so called specialists don't take into account the human ability to adapt.
Either way, LED is the answer. Although last time I check an equivalent 60W edison bulb is still around $200. Ouch.
SIP/VOIP is something I have researched a lot about.
Basically, this guy set up a server has a just enough bandwidth to do the directory lookup and is selling the phones. Yippie. Thats it. No VoiceMail or advanced Unified Messaging services. He doesn't even have a way to get back to POTS.
Here is how it should be done.
Like Vonage but make it free from device to device over SIP, then minimal cost back to POTS. Then we want advanced services like TellMe. Oh and use the Cisco ATA 186. Like Vonage, because the thing supports 2 lines and ANY phone.
I have had various PDA's over the years. Everything from Newton, Palms, and finally an IPAQ. I even have a V37 on the way(free offer from MSDN). But recently I bought a Nokia 3650. It syncs with my computer via bluetooth and has proven to be extremely useful. It isn't quite a PDA but close enough where I don't carry the ipaq around anymore. It has contacts(duh) and calendar. With WAP and the amazing support that Symbian has for JAVA and Web technologies it is a great replacement. They just brought out AvantGo and Tipic has a Jabber client which gives me IM to anything. So in short, this phone rocks. Many have slammed the number pad, but once you get use to it, you realize it is better and easier to use. Beyond that I love the loudspeaker mode.
Mix all this with TellMe (VoiceXML services) and eventually VOIP, I can totally see PDA's vanishing. They are too big, and most the time you really just want to display information. So a nice screen is still needed, but as display only.
Yep, it could happen, I already have ditched the PDA.
I love how instantly the first reaction is, well there goes my rights, my privacy, my freedom, and oh yeah the sky is falling.
Have you guys even thought once about the benifits? Think about how many people drive around on bald tires, or what about theft? Something with this could maybe help both of those aspects.
Imagine this scenario, contract with Mobile, now every time I get fuel, a sensor can check my tires and my cars mileage and remind me if I should have them checked out, or rotated.
As for theft, well that is easy. Tires can't be on a car that they shouldn't be.
Seriously, with the audience, this site supposidly draws, I would hope that the creativity would be a little higher, then, "whoa, big brother is after my tire usage"
...but Microsoft is going to win this battle. Sure, I would love to use an open standard like MP4. But Microsoft just makes it too easy for these reasons.
1) Codecs are good. WM9 gives great compression and great quality. We saw this when WMA started to do what MP3's could in half the space.
2) The tools rock. I have been converting DVD's to VCD's for a while. The tools are a pain in the ass. Recently I have been wanting to build a media box to host movies. WM9 Encoder reads in VOB's directly. Hidden feature, beyond that, with the codecs it can keep the 5.1 Dolby and does a great job with the video. I am starting to script it, and soon I will have a nice solution were I pop in a disc, double click an icon, and it rips and compresses, adds to my library and will be available for viewing. Can't get much easier.
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Yes but the digital switchboard will only hold you for a few days while the Mick Jagger tries to capture your new body.
I can agree with that. Everything across the board should be question. If it is strong, like say algebra, then any debate is pointless. If it is maybe weaker in structure or proof, then quesitoning it and debating it will make it stronger.
Why wouldn't you want your kids to learn as much as possible and then continue on to discuss and debate it? Thats how things get stronger and improve. I am an atheist and strongly believe in evolution. Is it perfect, no of couse not, but neither is science. I was always taught that science starts with a hypothosis and then comes the proof. Many times a proof isn't found or is inconclusive.
Now that being said, religion has no place in a public school. If this is just a way to push creationism, then it is an outrage. But from what I gather they are simply trying to offer the idea that it might not be completely correct. I am very okay with that. And if they do prove it wrong, well great, I look forward to seeing it on Nova.
Most of us have worked hard to move everything we do online. I use the net to manage all of my money, via banks, or trading. I don't worry so much about death, but what if I was in a simple car accident? Who is going to manage my options closing that month? Or is going to keep up on my bills. I don't want to recover only to find out my credit score is in the dumbs, and I lost a bunch of money cause I couldn't close out of trades.
I have actually been in process recently of setting up a way to have my gf or parents access my accounts incase of disability or something. As insecure as it might sound.
So if you are a poor individual you get sued directly, but if you are rich and can afford $27k systems, then the company that is struggleing to get a product to market gets sued? Well you can't blame them for being smart about the targets.
Who cares about math, when we have to teach our children morals thru the use of pray and creationism. Seriously people, I certainly couldn't do that alone as a parent. I want everyone elses dollars to raise my children for me. Then when we live in a perfect christian society and there are no more jews or muslims or whomever, then we can worry about silly stuff like math. Did Jesus have math? No, all you need to know is that 2 of every species were put on a boat and there were 12 dudes for some super.
These "screw-in" blubs you speak of are typically known as Edison bulbs. Reason should be fairly obvious.
/.
That aside, LED Edison blubs have been out for quite a while. They are rediculously expesive, but I remember researching this as far back as when VOS Pad was posted on
Here are some quick links I found just by going to Google.
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
I hate to say anything good about TimeWarner, but for $6.95/mo they have given me their HD DVR. Works pretty well. Can record 2 channels at once, and supports HD recording as well.
I tried getting a "Media Center" type device together. El Gato has a decent offering on the Mac, but short of that, there isn't much out there. I don't mind not owning the equipment cause it will probably be outdated when IPTV comes. For the price, it can't be beat.
First it was a single password, and now it is none.
I can't believe the tech is 100yrs old. I knew it was old but 100. For those that say tubes are dated clearly havn't listened to "good" stereo equipment. Might I suggest Audiogon.
I have found it quite interesting that Apple long ago had video in on many of its machines, but recently none do, while MediaCenters become popular. However a Film/Video major friend, and big Apple advocate quickly corrected me. Firewire is, and with recent cable providers needing to support it, well there is all the video-in you need. We got chatting and a lot started to fit in place. For example the new G5 iMacs and Cinema displays support VESA mounts, and how H.264 is going to be huge. As well as there great support for DVI. Now granted $1200 is a lot to pay for a 17" TV, Let along a lot more for the 30", but it isn't like they don't have a potential solution. iTV or iVideo sounds good to me.
I had a decent home system. Integra driving B&W 602s, and recently I switched. I went to Totem Arros and a Jolida 302a. The difference is night and day. The equipment is all around the same cost, but the sound from the tubes is gorgeous. I am working on setting up an old G3 as a music server. But there is no way in hell that I would use FM. I am using an M-Audio 24/96 as the source and keeping everything in Loseless AAC.
A lot of what comes out from good music is the D/AC. This can greatly change the sound of music. Anyways, IMO this article was dumb. Yes, I love tubes, but this guys approach with FM and iPod as the transport, terrible. I love the iPOD, but it is not the the end-all device that many try to make it.
What happen to the days when Wired was respectable. Is this all it takes to get an article?
...is that the schools website wasn't ./ed in the first 5 mins of this posting.
I was using the term "hacked" quite loosely.
I was finally going to jump on and pay the monthly fee and the whole bit. This was the first device that was really going to work in my whole digital audio lifestyle. I wrote them a letter via the contact page off their site. I know it will not do much, but maybe if everyone does it, we can get it back. Heck even if it had DRM protection or something, I would have still been happy. FairPlay would have worked. :) Oh wait thats been hacked. hmmmm
I never really saw point one as a big deal, but surely interesting. I have T-Mo and well with 3000minutes/mo, I don't really even think about it. I want to be in touch, I pay for the privledge of others being able to contact me.
The second point, yep have heard that, should have remembered it. It's the whole technology leapfrog effect. Good point though. I have actually heard that POTS is super flaky overseas and cell service is better. In America, that certainly isn't the case. Even during power failures, phones will sometimes stay up.
1) FCC - They have to approve every device and this takes time.
2) Slow adoption rate. The USA isn't big on advanced cells. Not like Europe or Asia.
3) Usually the better phones are GSM. Only recently has GSM become a real option here in the states.
Also: If this type of stuff interestes you, check out Smart Mobs and the book, it is excellent.
http://bbooprevalence.sourceforge.net/ I have been playing around with this one for a while now. It definatly holds promise with certain types of applications. Recently the sites we (company) have been building do not allow for such an architecture and we really needed to SQL Server. Otherwise, I wait for the day to use this in an architecture. It is blindingly fast and pretty easy to code against. If the XPATH queries ever work fully this would be amazing product.
The use much less energy to produce the equal light output. They are much more efficient and don't generate as much heat. They last much longer and would require less maintenance. Oh yea and I was reading an article a long while back, forget URL, that talked about being able to better match the color of the sun. And that the color had a lot to do with health benefits. Don't remember them getting into the ammount of light thought. I could see where it might matter, in uber extreme cases, but only a small amount. Sometimes I think scientists and so called specialists don't take into account the human ability to adapt. Either way, LED is the answer. Although last time I check an equivalent 60W edison bulb is still around $200. Ouch.
SIP/VOIP is something I have researched a lot about. Basically, this guy set up a server has a just enough bandwidth to do the directory lookup and is selling the phones. Yippie. Thats it. No VoiceMail or advanced Unified Messaging services. He doesn't even have a way to get back to POTS. Here is how it should be done. Like Vonage but make it free from device to device over SIP, then minimal cost back to POTS. Then we want advanced services like TellMe. Oh and use the Cisco ATA 186. Like Vonage, because the thing supports 2 lines and ANY phone.
Have you seen the lack of innovation in interface design on Linux. Trust me, everyone has a copy. :)
I have had various PDA's over the years. Everything from Newton, Palms, and finally an IPAQ. I even have a V37 on the way(free offer from MSDN). But recently I bought a Nokia 3650. It syncs with my computer via bluetooth and has proven to be extremely useful. It isn't quite a PDA but close enough where I don't carry the ipaq around anymore. It has contacts(duh) and calendar. With WAP and the amazing support that Symbian has for JAVA and Web technologies it is a great replacement. They just brought out AvantGo and Tipic has a Jabber client which gives me IM to anything. So in short, this phone rocks. Many have slammed the number pad, but once you get use to it, you realize it is better and easier to use. Beyond that I love the loudspeaker mode.
Mix all this with TellMe (VoiceXML services) and eventually VOIP, I can totally see PDA's vanishing. They are too big, and most the time you really just want to display information. So a nice screen is still needed, but as display only.
Yep, it could happen, I already have ditched the PDA.
I love how instantly the first reaction is, well there goes my rights, my privacy, my freedom, and oh yeah the sky is falling.
Have you guys even thought once about the benifits? Think about how many people drive around on bald tires, or what about theft? Something with this could maybe help both of those aspects.
Imagine this scenario, contract with Mobile, now every time I get fuel, a sensor can check my tires and my cars mileage and remind me if I should have them checked out, or rotated.
As for theft, well that is easy. Tires can't be on a car that they shouldn't be.
Seriously, with the audience, this site supposidly draws, I would hope that the creativity would be a little higher, then, "whoa, big brother is after my tire usage"
Let the flames begin. =}
...but Microsoft is going to win this battle. Sure, I would love to use an open standard like MP4. But Microsoft just makes it too easy for these reasons. 1) Codecs are good. WM9 gives great compression and great quality. We saw this when WMA started to do what MP3's could in half the space. 2) The tools rock. I have been converting DVD's to VCD's for a while. The tools are a pain in the ass. Recently I have been wanting to build a media box to host movies. WM9 Encoder reads in VOB's directly. Hidden feature, beyond that, with the codecs it can keep the 5.1 Dolby and does a great job with the video. I am starting to script it, and soon I will have a nice solution were I pop in a disc, double click an icon, and it rips and compresses, adds to my library and will be available for viewing. Can't get much easier.
With all of the cool case designs for MINI-ITX or the fact that the EPIA-M was just released, this is what gets reported on? How sad.