I can't seem to get to the article so I'll ask this question that has probably already been answered anyway. I have a digital camera and as it heats up the amount of noise increases, however the pixels most affected by noise tend to be in the same place on every picture. Thats how taking a dark-frame and subtracting can make the pictures look better. So how could the noise on the ccd be used to generate a random number, when the noise tends toward the same pixels?
Transmetta specializes in low power computing. That's their niche - processors that don't eat up much energy. This really isn't a direct-sale market. The stuff they make is built into other devices. So their job is to convience sony and/or palm or whoever makes the low power (read - portable) devices that they are the ones to talk to. So I don't think there's really a need to become well known outside the computing industry.
True, but companies who make consumer devices would be more inclined to listen to Transmeta if consumers were demanding devices with Transmeta processors. The way to convice consumers is with direct marketing. If you were correct, Intel wouldn't need to targer consumers either, since most of Intel's sales are to OEM, not direct either.
What advantage does a airplane have to an orbiter? Were they just trying to get a closer look? What kind of remote-sensing coverage could an airplane get on the planet when Odyssey's GRS can see the entire planet? How many instruments could be loaded up on an airplane? How could you fly it remote control with a 20 minute lag?
It seems to me that an opportunity to actually land on the planet, where GRS shows there to be water and perform wet chemistry experiments is a lot more interesting. This is a step in the right direction. Of course, I'm biased because I work at LPL for Bill Boynton (think GRS, TEGA).
Consumer: "I have an XYZ motherboard with USB 2.0, will a USB 1.1 scanner work with it?"
The answer in either case is yes, it will work.
The problem question is: "I have an XYZ mb w/USB 2.0, will a USB 2.0 scanner be using Full-Speed or High-Speed transfer?"
Answer: "Yes, it will use one or the other."
Perhaps the USB consortium has attempted to be more specific, its obvious the vendors have not. I just bought a Dell notebook and it states that it has 2 USB 2.0 ports in its the technical specifications. I thought that meant it is capable of HI-SPEED. Now how can I be sure? It didn't say Hi-Speed specifically, so are you telling me it only does full-speed?
No, you miss the point. Calling a USB port USB2 that can only do full speed USB2 is misleading. To say that a USB2 port is capable of connecting to full speed device or that a high speed device can connect to a full speed device is not the issue.
Ok, troll, the problem is that if I use my DV camera with usb 2.0 HIGH SPEED and plug it into my brand new computer advertised as having USB2, I would be shocked to find out that it doesn't work any faster than my 1997 gateway p1-233. I wouldn't expect my mouse to work any faster.
We like to prey on these simple glitches only because it is poetic to do so. Saying the MPL failed because a programmer failed to initialize a variable sounds much more interesting and is much easier for a reporter to remember than saying MPL failed because a programmer failed to initialize a variable, which determined how close to the planet the retro-rockets would turn off, and that this was observed in the testing laboratory, but the test data was not annalyzed until after the crash.
An extra million $$ to keep the transmitter on would probably have paid for itself a long time ago.
If they could have full transmitter coverage they would. They can't, there is a communication blackout similar to the one astronauts encounter during re-entry on this planet.
How did you get the stepper motors to work? Did you use the electronics in the drive or build your own? I would like to use them for something, but I have no idea how to get them to work.
An equilateral triangle can fall through its own hole. Think in 3 dimensions with rotating objects.br
no it can't. The widest part of an equilateral triangle is at the edge. If it doesn't fall through when placed correctly there is no orientation where it will fall through, since no other orientation is wider than an edge. A square on the other hand is widest on the diagonal.
Kinetic powered watches already exist. They have a pendulum that winds by you moving. Probably wouldn't work too well with keyboard/desk bound programmers.
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The poster could better extend their battery usage by turning the phone off altogether.
What's stopping someone? Nothing much, encryption. The same thing that prevents someone from modifying open ssh's code to give access to someone's terminal session. Whats stopping them is that modifying the source code will still never reveal the unencrypted data without the private key.
By your logic someone could get an open ssh client's source code and hack the library so that you could decript someone else's session. Thats exactly what encryption aims to prevent.
A normal telephone call, at least in the united states, is carried on a 64Kbps channel. IE, the sound is sampled, converted into a 64Kbps bit stream that is sent through the network to the other end, where it is converted back into an analog stream.
I beleive the limit is actually 56Kbps not 64Kbps. Hence the limit of current modems to 56Kbps. IIRC the FCC throttles that down to 53Kbps to make sure the rest of the channel is used for error correction. So if your ISP advertises 56K connections they are really only giving you 53 (check the fine print)
Regarless, DSL uses analogue phone lines to deliver much higher than 56k. But of course this would be considered broadband and requires specialized equipment.
Actually according to the headline, "Windows XP Apps Must Be Microsoft-Approved"
I don't think Office Depot considers Red Hat or OO to be Windows XP apps.
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I can't seem to get to the article so I'll ask this question that has probably already been answered anyway. I have a digital camera and as it heats up the amount of noise increases, however the pixels most affected by noise tend to be in the same place on every picture. Thats how taking a dark-frame and subtracting can make the pictures look better. So how could the noise on the ccd be used to generate a random number, when the noise tends toward the same pixels?
Transmetta specializes in low power computing. That's their niche - processors that don't eat up much energy. This really isn't a direct-sale market. The stuff they make is built into other devices. So their job is to convience sony and/or palm or whoever makes the low power (read - portable) devices that they are the ones to talk to. So I don't think there's really a need to become well known outside the computing industry.
True, but companies who make consumer devices would be more inclined to listen to Transmeta if consumers were demanding devices with Transmeta processors. The way to convice consumers is with direct marketing. If you were correct, Intel wouldn't need to targer consumers either, since most of Intel's sales are to OEM, not direct either.
What advantage does a airplane have to an orbiter? Were they just trying to get a closer look? What kind of remote-sensing coverage could an airplane get on the planet when Odyssey's GRS can see the entire planet? How many instruments could be loaded up on an airplane? How could you fly it remote control with a 20 minute lag?
It seems to me that an opportunity to actually land on the planet, where GRS shows there to be water and perform wet chemistry experiments is a lot more interesting. This is a step in the right direction. Of course, I'm biased because I work at LPL for Bill Boynton (think GRS, TEGA).
Phoenix, a joint project between the University of Arizona and Planetary Laboratory was...
That should read:
Phoenix, a proposal of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory was...
Why not email him at president@whitehouse.com?
Consumer: "I have an XYZ motherboard with USB 2.0, will a USB 1.1 scanner work with it?"
The answer in either case is yes, it will work.
The problem question is: "I have an XYZ mb w/USB 2.0, will a USB 2.0 scanner be using Full-Speed or High-Speed transfer?"
Answer: "Yes, it will use one or the other."
Perhaps the USB consortium has attempted to be more specific, its obvious the vendors have not. I just bought a Dell notebook and it states that it has 2 USB 2.0 ports in its the technical specifications. I thought that meant it is capable of HI-SPEED. Now how can I be sure? It didn't say Hi-Speed specifically, so are you telling me it only does full-speed?
No, you miss the point. Calling a USB port USB2 that can only do full speed USB2 is misleading. To say that a USB2 port is capable of connecting to full speed device or that a high speed device can connect to a full speed device is not the issue.
Ok, troll, the problem is that if I use my DV camera with usb 2.0 HIGH SPEED and plug it into my brand new computer advertised as having USB2, I would be shocked to find out that it doesn't work any faster than my 1997 gateway p1-233. I wouldn't expect my mouse to work any faster.
I think you must be refering to Marana, AZ.
Here is a photo.
Are you talking about Marana, AZ?
Here's a photo.
We like to prey on these simple glitches only because it is poetic to do so. Saying the MPL failed because a programmer failed to initialize a variable sounds much more interesting and is much easier for a reporter to remember than saying MPL failed because a programmer failed to initialize a variable, which determined how close to the planet the retro-rockets would turn off, and that this was observed in the testing laboratory, but the test data was not annalyzed until after the crash.
An extra million $$ to keep the transmitter on would probably have paid for itself a long time ago.
If they could have full transmitter coverage they would. They can't, there is a communication blackout similar to the one astronauts encounter during re-entry on this planet.
Have fun. If you're an EE, you'll feel good about using your education
Damn, I knew I shouldn't have dropped EE for CS. What education?
How did you get the stepper motors to work? Did you use the electronics in the drive or build your own? I would like to use them for something, but I have no idea how to get them to work.
An equilateral triangle can fall through its own hole. Think in 3 dimensions with rotating objects.br no it can't. The widest part of an equilateral triangle is at the edge. If it doesn't fall through when placed correctly there is no orientation where it will fall through, since no other orientation is wider than an edge. A square on the other hand is widest on the diagonal.
lol
You would never need to replace the batteries in a cordless keyboard again. Recharge them by typing!
Same goes for cordless mice! Recharge by scrolling!
Kinetic powered watches already exist. They have a pendulum that winds by you moving. Probably wouldn't work too well with keyboard/desk bound programmers.
The poster could better extend their battery usage by turning the phone off altogether.
No Kidding.
Um, the AP over exaggerated or misunderstood what the scientists said. Imagine that.
This one makes more sense.
by the way, that's my boss in the picture from the CNN article.
What's stopping someone? Nothing much, encryption. The same thing that prevents someone from modifying open ssh's code to give access to someone's terminal session. Whats stopping them is that modifying the source code will still never reveal the unencrypted data without the private key.
By your logic someone could get an open ssh client's source code and hack the library so that you could decript someone else's session. Thats exactly what encryption aims to prevent.
A normal telephone call, at least in the united states, is carried on a 64Kbps channel. IE, the sound is sampled, converted into a 64Kbps bit stream that is sent through the network to the other end, where it is converted back into an analog stream.
I beleive the limit is actually 56Kbps not 64Kbps. Hence the limit of current modems to 56Kbps. IIRC the FCC throttles that down to 53Kbps to make sure the rest of the channel is used for error correction. So if your ISP advertises 56K connections they are really only giving you 53 (check the fine print)
Regarless, DSL uses analogue phone lines to deliver much higher than 56k. But of course this would be considered broadband and requires specialized equipment.
Actually according to the headline, "Windows XP Apps Must Be Microsoft-Approved"
I don't think Office Depot considers Red Hat or OO to be Windows XP apps.