A bit buggy, but matlab code executes fine on my MBP. I sent in a bug report and corresponded directly with a developer about the problem (print preview has problems), which was an interesting experience for me as a student.
Hi, you were the first among many/. recommendations for tracphone. Verizon wireless phones are the only ones that get any signal where I live, can you tell me if tracphone works with the verizon network?
Considering that the new member numbers are over 1 million, it seems that your low 6 digit UID may have some value.... It wouldn't be the first time someone bought a lower uid for/. "prestige"...
All I know is that given my new mbp with garageband, I won't be dissapointed at all if I can't get a Wii before the Thanksgiving break. That said, I do have a Wii countdown widget running:)
I just got my first mac ever, the MBP C2D. I finally had the chance to play with garageband last night, and I recorded rhythm and lead tracks in just minutes. This was my first time doing any multitrack recording. It went well, sounded pretty good (used a cheapy strat plugged directly in to the line in port) and I was very pleased. I think that if you are interested in making music you will love garageband, especially considering the price. If you aren't an aspiring musician, especially if you don't use a live instrument, I can see that it would not be so much fun just playing with the included loops.
I am comfortably using my first mac (switcher here:) on my lap. It is a 2.33 GHz C2D, 3GB, 160GB hdd, etc MBP. I saved a ton of dough by using the student ADC membership.
I wanted to see just how hot it might get, so I ran 3dmark 2006 in windows. It didn't get so hot that I would complain. I ran the benchmark on the laptop monitor and the Intel thermal analysis tool was visible on a second monitor. The CPU temp peaked at about 60C during the benchmark. I figure that is about the most my system would get to. The case was warm, toasty even, but not anything to deliver any kind of injury....
That said, I played a bit more with the TAT, which allowed me to run a full load on each or both cores. With both cores fully loaded, the CPU temperature reached about 80C. I would say the chassis was very warm at that point, and I would not want to have the notebook on my lap.
All that said, I would like to comment that there are none of the quality control issues I heard about the previous MBPs. It is dead quiet unless you bring your ear right next to the touchpad or are using the dvd drive. It is an incredble joy to use compared to my old windows desktop (P4 1.6, 256MB). I will stop now, as I could go on for quite some time about how pleased I am.
Alton Brown did a show about coffee, and what he had to say about caffiene content vs intensity of roast agrees with you. Also, I, too often feel drowsy from a cup of dark roast coffee.
Fortunately Starbucks on campus had a somewhat lighter than normal "Papua New Guinea" variety available for the last 2 weeks of the spring term. This coffee was both a refreshing beverage and high test fuel. I hope it is available all summer, as the Sumatra is tasty but makes me a bit sleepy.
Over and over again I read posts complaining about the price. Sure, I agree, it is waaaay too expensive. For me. But what about all the 360 "value pack" sales with prices approaching $1000, and ebay sales for even more? I think Sony saw all that happening and decided that it wanted a bigger piece of the action than Microsoft.
I have no doubt that Sony intends to execute the release of the PS3 as closely as possible to the 360. They'll get their $600 for the console knowing that the market will bear nearly twice that if the demand is high. Retailers can set any price they want (abouve $600, that is). The systems will move. It sucks for early adopters, no doubt.
off topic: I am a 30 years-old male who loves games (target demographic), but can't get in to fps on consoles (mouselook >> analog stick), and thinks that sports games are uninteresting at best. I am more excited about the Wii than I have been about anything video game-related since the original NES.
Where are you going to find knowledgeable development/admin,etc staff in an Amish village somewhere?
You might be surprised. Last semester I took half of my classes in Orrville, Ohio, hoping that the commute might be easier than driving to downtown Akron. Turns out it is an hour's drive either way, but it always makes me laugh a bit to consider I drove 45 miles through Amish country to pursue a degree in electrical engineering.
ps- the scenery made it more than worth all the stop signs out in the country. Also, the professors at Wayne College were terrific. I wish I could have stayed there for this term.
Dec 05 IEEE Spectrum reports Intel Corp spent $4.778B on R&D in 2004, up 9.6% from 2003, making them the #13 R&D spender on the Spectrum top 100 list. What blows my mind is that some jackass(es) set policy that it is acceptable for the industry leader to piss away over half as much (have been seeing the figure of $2.5B) on a marketing campaign.
Other interesting numbers: #7 Microsoft, $6.5B, down 20.5% from 2003 #11 IBM, $5.167B, up 2% #16 Samsung Electronics, $4.529B, up 35.7% #89 AMD, $935M, up 9.5%
I live in a very small NE ohio town, Nova, and there is currently no DSL available at all. Nova Telco owns the lines here, and doesn't have DSL capability, and Verizon or SBC (I forget which controls adjacent market) doesn't/won't provide DSL service if they can't provide POTS to the address. Speakeasy is unavailable, too.
The cable monopoly here is controlled be Armstrong (Zoom Internet). Earthlink won't/can't sell service here.
This really sucks as it seems that just about all the major players are offering $20-$30 per month broadband service at increasing speeds, while we are stuck with $50 per month for 3Mb/384Kb service, which is discounted be $10 per month if you subscribe to CATV service, which of course starts at over $40 per month.
I like where I live and all, but there is exactly one broadband provider here, and they are not cheap at all. Repeated calls to the Nova Telco lead me to believe they are making no progress at all on their DSL rollout.
Just thought I'd complain for a while... I really wish there was a DSL provider here.
I have been trying the two step frying method, but haven't achieved satisfactory results. Could you share more detail about the first frying session, such as how long for what mass of fries in what volume of oil, what do you do with the fries immediately after? Also, do you have a second pot of oil kept at the higher temperature, or do you work with one pot?
I tend to cook around 3 pounds of potatoes at a time in small batches, using a kitchenaid french fry slicer (sorry- can't find it on kitchenaid.com) to keep the fries uniform. Since I have been using one pot-- actually have moved to using a wok with a bit over 2 liters of oil, I fry at about 300F until the fries float, put them on a cooling rack to drain, and continue until all fries have been fried at 300F and drained. I then fry them at about 360F again in small batches until they float/look done, drain, and season. Unfortunately they are greasy. Could you perhaps give me some pointers?
ps-- for reference, I use good russet potatoes, scrubbed and cut with skins on, and soak in water overnight, and drained with salad spinner before frying. Yes, I am willing to take extra steps to achieve extraordinary results. I haven't had homemade fries as good as those made at restuarants, county fairs, etc, but I know I can do as well or better. And steak fries make my wife happy, which is better for all of us, I think;)
I agree with all of your last paragraph. It is just interesting that other scenic, twisty roads that get all kinds of drivers (see: Highway 1 through Big Sur) don't seem to be such accident-magnets. Really, it would be ideal to have more passing lanes (about 3-5 times more should do it) on 46.
Just a passing thought- I always really looked forward to reaching 101 @ Paso Robles as the definitative waypoint going from deserts/cities/you name it to the Central Coast (Monterey area being my "heaven on earth") despite the remaining distance to the ocean. I wanted to drive faster to get to that point, even at increased risk of not arriving safely.
I really did enjoy driving by the wineries/vineyards and imagining living the wine-makers life.
I wish my wife would pick better lottery numbers. *sigh*
I wonder what just how much oil J&J can extract from the average baby... Also what kind of apparatus is used.
Can you cook with it? What is the smoking point? Does it go rancid quickly like other animal fats? How about saturated fat content?
Would the fast food industry use this without our knowledge?
What about new cars? Could your motor benefit from baby oil for the first several hundred miles?
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Just so you know, the name of the second site listed in the subject here is the name of the guy that runs the site, Anand Lal Shimpi. Hope this helps clear up any confusion.
Side note: Anandtech is easily my favorite site for PC hardware reviews and tech previews. Very professional writers, good background on the benchmarks, and no blatant fanboyism keeps me coming back, and the opposite has had Tom's Hardware redirected to 127.0.0.1 for years now in my hosts file.
That said, I wish that AT's writers would use (and pay attention to) a spell checker- they seem to have fallen off a bit in that area lately. I excuse the overseas writers, but Kris Kubicki-- c'mon, man!
I have driven that road a few times and it has got to be one of the most treacherous passages I can recall. It really is a no-win situation, as you really need to keep on your toes on that road. Perhaps aggressive hazard/speed limit postings could help-- open it up on open stretches an slow down (or die!!!) at hazardous points.
So much of that road is so far from emergency response that I can rationalize taking it easy there. Although that really sucks if you are driving from Tucson to Monterey in one day as I have several times.
Too bad we don't see all that much from Sid Meier anymore. Pirates! was genious, and Red Storm Rising was great, too. And F-19. Untold hours spent in my high school years on those games exclusively. Need I mention Civilization, the marriage killer?
Bottom line-- put Sid's name on the box and that is all it takes to generate a sale.
ps-- yes, I tried out the new(er) version of Pirates! and it is just as good as the old one (passed my up all night gaming test). I'd be playing it right now if my pc could run it smoothly.
$600 gets you a pcb, connectors, the fastest RAM available, not to mention the latest consumer-grade GPU. I think that video cards are still a steal compared to the latest CPUs.
Or consider this-- you get a lot more transistors per dollar with video cards.
I figure it is worth a few bucks just to see what all those Japanese kids are raving all about. What, you haven't bought something just to be in the "in crowd"? Coming from Nintendo, you have better than even odds of it being pretty good.
Now, if only I had a DS... My wife owes me a replacement for breaking the screen in my GBA SP:(
Damn you and your improper nomenclature!
You don't enumerate singular atoms in inorganic molecules. The proper term is dihydrogen oxide.
followed by:
Um, carbon monoxide?
Hmm, what about carbon monoxide?
See organic chemistry... But then I looked a bit further and found this chemistry
and this . Looks like Willis is correct. Thanks to all for helping me re-learn something today!
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There is a beta OS X version of Matlab available. I got a copy from them for free here:l
http://www.mathworks.com/support/faq/macintel.htm
A bit buggy, but matlab code executes fine on my MBP. I sent in a bug report and corresponded directly with a developer about the problem (print preview has problems), which was an interesting experience for me as a student.
Hi, you were the first among many /. recommendations for tracphone. Verizon wireless phones are the only ones that get any signal where I live, can you tell me if tracphone works with the verizon network?
I tried to email them via their website http://www.tracfone.com/contact.jsp?task=contact but clicking on send results in a server error on their side.
thanks in advance.
Also, if there is a referal bonus, I'd hook you up.
Considering that the new member numbers are over 1 million, it seems that your low 6 digit UID may have some value.... It wouldn't be the first time someone bought a lower uid for /. "prestige"...
All I know is that given my new mbp with garageband, I won't be dissapointed at all if I can't get a Wii before the Thanksgiving break. :)
That said, I do have a Wii countdown widget running
I just got my first mac ever, the MBP C2D. I finally had the chance to play with garageband last night, and I recorded rhythm and lead tracks in just minutes. This was my first time doing any multitrack recording. It went well, sounded pretty good (used a cheapy strat plugged directly in to the line in port) and I was very pleased. I think that if you are interested in making music you will love garageband, especially considering the price. If you aren't an aspiring musician, especially if you don't use a live instrument, I can see that it would not be so much fun just playing with the included loops.
I am comfortably using my first mac (switcher here :) on my lap. It is a 2.33 GHz C2D, 3GB, 160GB hdd, etc MBP. I saved a ton of dough by using the student ADC membership.
I wanted to see just how hot it might get, so I ran 3dmark 2006 in windows. It didn't get so hot that I would complain. I ran the benchmark on the laptop monitor and the Intel thermal analysis tool was visible on a second monitor. The CPU temp peaked at about 60C during the benchmark. I figure that is about the most my system would get to. The case was warm, toasty even, but not anything to deliver any kind of injury....
That said, I played a bit more with the TAT, which allowed me to run a full load on each or both cores. With both cores fully loaded, the CPU temperature reached about 80C. I would say the chassis was very warm at that point, and I would not want to have the notebook on my lap.
All that said, I would like to comment that there are none of the quality control issues I heard about the previous MBPs. It is dead quiet unless you bring your ear right next to the touchpad or are using the dvd drive. It is an incredble joy to use compared to my old windows desktop (P4 1.6, 256MB). I will stop now, as I could go on for quite some time about how pleased I am.
Alton Brown did a show about coffee, and what he had to say about caffiene content vs intensity of roast agrees with you. Also, I, too often feel drowsy from a cup of dark roast coffee.
Fortunately Starbucks on campus had a somewhat lighter than normal "Papua New Guinea" variety available for the last 2 weeks of the spring term. This coffee was both a refreshing beverage and high test fuel. I hope it is available all summer, as the Sumatra is tasty but makes me a bit sleepy.
Over and over again I read posts complaining about the price. Sure, I agree, it is waaaay too expensive. For me. But what about all the 360 "value pack" sales with prices approaching $1000, and ebay sales for even more? I think Sony saw all that happening and decided that it wanted a bigger piece of the action than Microsoft.
I have no doubt that Sony intends to execute the release of the PS3 as closely as possible to the 360. They'll get their $600 for the console knowing that the market will bear nearly twice that if the demand is high. Retailers can set any price they want (abouve $600, that is). The systems will move. It sucks for early adopters, no doubt.
off topic: I am a 30 years-old male who loves games (target demographic), but can't get in to fps on consoles (mouselook >> analog stick), and thinks that sports games are uninteresting at best. I am more excited about the Wii than I have been about anything video game-related since the original NES.
You might be surprised. Last semester I took half of my classes in Orrville, Ohio, hoping that the commute might be easier than driving to downtown Akron. Turns out it is an hour's drive either way, but it always makes me laugh a bit to consider I drove 45 miles through Amish country to pursue a degree in electrical engineering.
ps- the scenery made it more than worth all the stop signs out in the country. Also, the professors at Wayne College were terrific. I wish I could have stayed there for this term.
Dec 05 IEEE Spectrum reports Intel Corp spent $4.778B on R&D in 2004, up 9.6% from 2003, making them the #13 R&D spender on the Spectrum top 100 list. What blows my mind is that some jackass(es) set policy that it is acceptable for the industry leader to piss away over half as much (have been seeing the figure of $2.5B) on a marketing campaign.
Other interesting numbers:
#7 Microsoft, $6.5B, down 20.5% from 2003
#11 IBM, $5.167B, up 2%
#16 Samsung Electronics, $4.529B, up 35.7%
#89 AMD, $935M, up 9.5%
See IEEE Spectrum's Top 100 table here
My dad had a TI-994A. Here we go!
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So many lost hours waiting to connect to the local bbs... I should have learned to play basketball.
I am looking forward to the US release of Mario Cocktail Party Game.
Oh, if only it would defrag parking lots!
especially at the University of Akron, between classes... but finding your car might be a problem.
I live in a very small NE ohio town, Nova, and there is currently no DSL available at all. Nova Telco owns the lines here, and doesn't have DSL capability, and Verizon or SBC (I forget which controls adjacent market) doesn't/won't provide DSL service if they can't provide POTS to the address. Speakeasy is unavailable, too.
The cable monopoly here is controlled be Armstrong (Zoom Internet). Earthlink won't/can't sell service here.
This really sucks as it seems that just about all the major players are offering $20-$30 per month broadband service at increasing speeds, while we are stuck with $50 per month for 3Mb/384Kb service, which is discounted be $10 per month if you subscribe to CATV service, which of course starts at over $40 per month.
I like where I live and all, but there is exactly one broadband provider here, and they are not cheap at all. Repeated calls to the Nova Telco lead me to believe they are making no progress at all on their DSL rollout.
Just thought I'd complain for a while... I really wish there was a DSL provider here.
I have been trying the two step frying method, but haven't achieved satisfactory results. Could you share more detail about the first frying session, such as how long for what mass of fries in what volume of oil, what do you do with the fries immediately after? Also, do you have a second pot of oil kept at the higher temperature, or do you work with one pot?
;)
I tend to cook around 3 pounds of potatoes at a time in small batches, using a kitchenaid french fry slicer (sorry- can't find it on kitchenaid.com) to keep the fries uniform. Since I have been using one pot-- actually have moved to using a wok with a bit over 2 liters of oil, I fry at about 300F until the fries float, put them on a cooling rack to drain, and continue until all fries have been fried at 300F and drained. I then fry them at about 360F again in small batches until they float/look done, drain, and season. Unfortunately they are greasy. Could you perhaps give me some pointers?
ps-- for reference, I use good russet potatoes, scrubbed and cut with skins on, and soak in water overnight, and drained with salad spinner before frying. Yes, I am willing to take extra steps to achieve extraordinary results. I haven't had homemade fries as good as those made at restuarants, county fairs, etc, but I know I can do as well or better. And steak fries make my wife happy, which is better for all of us, I think
Thanks!
Bob
Oh, God I am glad I finished my Guinness before I read that. That should be modded like +26, Funny!
Thanks for the laugh!
Bob
Thanks for the reply.
I agree with all of your last paragraph. It is just interesting that other scenic, twisty roads that get all kinds of drivers (see: Highway 1 through Big Sur) don't seem to be such accident-magnets. Really, it would be ideal to have more passing lanes (about 3-5 times more should do it) on 46.
Just a passing thought- I always really looked forward to reaching 101 @ Paso Robles as the definitative waypoint going from deserts/cities/you name it to the Central Coast (Monterey area being my "heaven on earth") despite the remaining distance to the ocean. I wanted to drive faster to get to that point, even at increased risk of not arriving safely.
I really did enjoy driving by the wineries/vineyards and imagining living the wine-makers life.
I wish my wife would pick better lottery numbers. *sigh*
I wonder what just how much oil J&J can extract from the average baby... Also what kind of apparatus is used.
Can you cook with it? What is the smoking point? Does it go rancid quickly like other animal fats? How about saturated fat content?
Would the fast food industry use this without our knowledge?
What about new cars? Could your motor benefit from baby oil for the first several hundred miles?
Just so you know, the name of the second site listed in the subject here is the name of the guy that runs the site, Anand Lal Shimpi. Hope this helps clear up any confusion.
Side note: Anandtech is easily my favorite site for PC hardware reviews and tech previews. Very professional writers, good background on the benchmarks, and no blatant fanboyism keeps me coming back, and the opposite has had Tom's Hardware redirected to 127.0.0.1 for years now in my hosts file.
That said, I wish that AT's writers would use (and pay attention to) a spell checker- they seem to have fallen off a bit in that area lately. I excuse the overseas writers, but Kris Kubicki-- c'mon, man!
I have driven that road a few times and it has got to be one of the most treacherous passages I can recall. It really is a no-win situation, as you really need to keep on your toes on that road. Perhaps aggressive hazard/speed limit postings could help-- open it up on open stretches an slow down (or die!!!) at hazardous points.
So much of that road is so far from emergency response that I can rationalize taking it easy there. Although that really sucks if you are driving from Tucson to Monterey in one day as I have several times.
Wasn't James Dean killed there?
Too bad we don't see all that much from Sid Meier anymore. Pirates! was genious, and Red Storm Rising was great, too. And F-19. Untold hours spent in my high school years on those games exclusively. Need I mention Civilization, the marriage killer?
Bottom line-- put Sid's name on the box and that is all it takes to generate a sale.
ps-- yes, I tried out the new(er) version of Pirates! and it is just as good as the old one (passed my up all night gaming test). I'd be playing it right now if my pc could run it smoothly.
$600 gets you a pcb, connectors, the fastest RAM available, not to mention the latest consumer-grade GPU. I think that video cards are still a steal compared to the latest CPUs.
Or consider this-- you get a lot more transistors per dollar with video cards.
I figure it is worth a few bucks just to see what all those Japanese kids are raving all about. What, you haven't bought something just to be in the "in crowd"? Coming from Nintendo, you have better than even odds of it being pretty good.
:(
Now, if only I had a DS... My wife owes me a replacement for breaking the screen in my GBA SP
Only elderly Koreans are smart enough to avoid (case) fan death.