I was thinking about this yesterday... I'd be terrified that someone would call the wrong number or something. Or that it would give me some vibrating notification. Or that it would reboot and vibrate on wake. Nope, the life of a bomber is not for me!
I was able to text back and forth with my niece, who was at the race. No idea what network she is on, though the interwebs say it is an AT&T number. I don't think things were being actively jammed.
I agree if we are talking about purchases, but for a streaming service I just don't care. If one day I look at Netflix and see nothing to watch, I'll stop paying the whole 8 bucks a month and move on with life.
Yes, I did such a thing in our bedroom. A dimmed-down incandescent uses so little energy that you rapidly approach a incredibly long payback time. Maybe I'll put in a mixed system in the renovated room as well.
A friend of mine must have had an insecure upbringing, because he's constantly susceptible to status symbol purchases: flashy luxury cars, high-falootin' watches, etc. He's a smart guy, but not an engineer. One time he shows me his new watch, and says, "It's made from tungsten. It's unscratchable!" I told him, that, first off, it's bluish, so it's not tungsten but probably tungsten carbide. Second, if he'll let me demonstrate, I'll scratch it with some sandpaper - since SiC is harder than tungsten carbide. He declined:) I then say something like, "It must weigh a fucking ton..." and he smiles and tells me that it's the heaviest watch they make. Unreal. No idea what it cost, but I certainly hope someone was impressed.
My last Casio (I no longer bother with a watch) lasted several years, even with a 3-day-a-week swimming habit. I think it was $20 at the drug store. It may very well still work, but the battery is gone and I never get a good seal when I put them back together.
Yup, his best bet is to find a good dick-head business type to partner up with and spilt 50/50 (or less if necessary). Edison died famous and rich. Much smarter men have died penniless and frustrated. Find an Edison and be his Tesla - but be smart enough to stake your claim in black and white.
Thanks. I need to redo the room now (as per wife), but I'm thinking of wiring it for DC to support lighting upgrades down the line. Worst case, I just waste a bit of money on extra wire. The kitchen is already wired this way, but not because it was future-proofed. They wired it for low-voltage (halogen) area lighting, with big power supplies in the basement. Currently I'm running around replacing stupid little halogen lightbulbs all the time, but I'll probably replace those with LED as well. Just need to make sure the food still looks edible under LEDs! My experiments with CFLs in the kitchen have been mixed, but mostly it makes the food look like a dog puked it up.
Yeah, I had the same thought, except that it was also dimmer. I wonder if it has something to do with the eye's sensitivity to certain wavelengths? I'm hoping Khyber will chime back in since he seems to have some experience with the technology and seems emotionally invested in it.
But it doesn't have too. You don't need much clearance on the bezel to protect the screen.
Then why are the rugged phones so much bulkier? They all look almost like a phone with a permanent case.
And everyone I know now has a case on their phone.
I know an even split. I'm currently no-cover, though sometimes I have one. Lots of young folks refuse to cover their pretty phone. Women often don't bother since they have it in a purse. It's rare to see Blackberry or slideout in a cover.
Just like everyone I know pays to put a screen protection film on their phones too.
I tried that crap once and it was horrid. Made the screen less responsive to touch. My wife has one integrated with her huge Otter case and it is thinner and better, but the matte finish makes the pretty iPhone screen look horrid.
It could come from the factory that way.
It could, but why would they do that when the rugged phone market is such a niche?
Well, yes and no. It's not "engineered to break" - it's engineered to be small and compact. That it happens to be susceptible to drops is an engineering tradeoff, not a design goal. There are rugged phones on the market, but they make up a small niche because they are bulky and awkward, or at the least, expensive compared to more dainty devices.
Thanks for the info. I'm renovating a room and so I'm considering LEDs back there.
At dim, though, they're goofy looking because the light temp doesn't change
Yes, it would be great if they dimmed the reds less than the other colors to simulate a warm, dimmed room. I'm considering installing 3-color indirect lighting and trying to rig up a controller myself to make a pleasing dim color.
Their spectrum is still very spiky, though not anywhere near as bad as CFLs. And who knows? Maybe people like spikes in certain places? GE sells those blue-tinted bulbs that some people seem to prefer.
Sure... I mean, the ideal is just the visible section of a black-body radiation curve. I just don't know how that can happen. If Philips has pulled this off, then WOW!
Sure, if you are doing a new build or renovation. Some of us are stuck with old houses and old fixtures.
I'm slowly renovating an older house, and I'm looking into stringing low-voltage wiring to support LED lights without needing a power converter in every fixture or unit.
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Presumably, any jamming worth a crap would need to block SMS, which is why I mentioned it.
I was thinking about this yesterday... I'd be terrified that someone would call the wrong number or something. Or that it would give me some vibrating notification. Or that it would reboot and vibrate on wake. Nope, the life of a bomber is not for me!
I was able to text back and forth with my niece, who was at the race. No idea what network she is on, though the interwebs say it is an AT&T number. I don't think things were being actively jammed.
I agree if we are talking about purchases, but for a streaming service I just don't care. If one day I look at Netflix and see nothing to watch, I'll stop paying the whole 8 bucks a month and move on with life.
They could have done what they do on Android an iOS - made a Netflix app.
Yes, I did such a thing in our bedroom. A dimmed-down incandescent uses so little energy that you rapidly approach a incredibly long payback time. Maybe I'll put in a mixed system in the renovated room as well.
A friend of mine must have had an insecure upbringing, because he's constantly susceptible to status symbol purchases: flashy luxury cars, high-falootin' watches, etc. He's a smart guy, but not an engineer. One time he shows me his new watch, and says, "It's made from tungsten. It's unscratchable!" I told him, that, first off, it's bluish, so it's not tungsten but probably tungsten carbide. Second, if he'll let me demonstrate, I'll scratch it with some sandpaper - since SiC is harder than tungsten carbide. He declined :) I then say something like, "It must weigh a fucking ton..." and he smiles and tells me that it's the heaviest watch they make. Unreal. No idea what it cost, but I certainly hope someone was impressed.
My last Casio (I no longer bother with a watch) lasted several years, even with a 3-day-a-week swimming habit. I think it was $20 at the drug store. It may very well still work, but the battery is gone and I never get a good seal when I put them back together.
May I see it?
Tesla "did it wrong". He was brilliant in many ways, but not in business.
Yup, his best bet is to find a good dick-head business type to partner up with and spilt 50/50 (or less if necessary). Edison died famous and rich. Much smarter men have died penniless and frustrated. Find an Edison and be his Tesla - but be smart enough to stake your claim in black and white.
Thanks. I need to redo the room now (as per wife), but I'm thinking of wiring it for DC to support lighting upgrades down the line. Worst case, I just waste a bit of money on extra wire. The kitchen is already wired this way, but not because it was future-proofed. They wired it for low-voltage (halogen) area lighting, with big power supplies in the basement. Currently I'm running around replacing stupid little halogen lightbulbs all the time, but I'll probably replace those with LED as well. Just need to make sure the food still looks edible under LEDs! My experiments with CFLs in the kitchen have been mixed, but mostly it makes the food look like a dog puked it up.
Yeah, I had the same thought, except that it was also dimmer. I wonder if it has something to do with the eye's sensitivity to certain wavelengths? I'm hoping Khyber will chime back in since he seems to have some experience with the technology and seems emotionally invested in it.
But it doesn't have too. You don't need much clearance on the bezel to protect the screen.
Then why are the rugged phones so much bulkier? They all look almost like a phone with a permanent case.
And everyone I know now has a case on their phone.
I know an even split. I'm currently no-cover, though sometimes I have one. Lots of young folks refuse to cover their pretty phone. Women often don't bother since they have it in a purse. It's rare to see Blackberry or slideout in a cover.
Just like everyone I know pays to put a screen protection film on their phones too.
I tried that crap once and it was horrid. Made the screen less responsive to touch. My wife has one integrated with her huge Otter case and it is thinner and better, but the matte finish makes the pretty iPhone screen look horrid.
It could come from the factory that way.
It could, but why would they do that when the rugged phone market is such a niche?
No. The great Wiki says:
"A group of seven companies began the development of USB in 1994: Compaq, DEC, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC and Nortel. "
And the case makes the phone thicker, heavier, and uglier (subjectively).
I don't see how my statement that they are still spiky but not as bad as CFLs is untrue. Here are some charts comparing tungsten to CFLs and the Phillips L-Prize winning bulb. In particular, there is quite a big bump at around 625nm.
Thanks for the info.
Huh? My comment doesn't mention IR/UV? Did you reply to the right comment?
Well, yes and no. It's not "engineered to break" - it's engineered to be small and compact. That it happens to be susceptible to drops is an engineering tradeoff, not a design goal. There are rugged phones on the market, but they make up a small niche because they are bulky and awkward, or at the least, expensive compared to more dainty devices.
Thanks for the info. I'm renovating a room and so I'm considering LEDs back there.
At dim, though, they're goofy looking because the light temp doesn't change
Yes, it would be great if they dimmed the reds less than the other colors to simulate a warm, dimmed room. I'm considering installing 3-color indirect lighting and trying to rig up a controller myself to make a pleasing dim color.
Their spectrum is still very spiky, though not anywhere near as bad as CFLs. And who knows? Maybe people like spikes in certain places? GE sells those blue-tinted bulbs that some people seem to prefer.
Sure... I mean, the ideal is just the visible section of a black-body radiation curve. I just don't know how that can happen. If Philips has pulled this off, then WOW!
Sure, if you are doing a new build or renovation. Some of us are stuck with old houses and old fixtures.
I'm slowly renovating an older house, and I'm looking into stringing low-voltage wiring to support LED lights without needing a power converter in every fixture or unit.
They give off the same spectrum as incandesce
I don't think that is possible.