Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh: the first 100 pages or so are tough, you get dumped into the story without any explanation what is going on. But when you get through that it is difficult to stop reading. One of the best I have read.
Also great: Lyonesse by Jack Vance, the Amber series by Roger Zelazny, Hyperion series by Dan Simmons, Asimov's Foundation.
The RAW files from chdk are not in any standard format and contain no exif information. You can convert them easily to DNG with this tool. It even copies the exif information from the jpg if it is available.
Some Volvo's have the same feature. Were I worked a couple of years ago, the manager went over to get his brand new Volvo. The salesman (also a manager) was showing all the nice features of the car. They were admiring the nice exterior of the car when suddenly there was a "click" and the doors locked. Too bad the keys were on the front seat and the spare keys in the dashboard compartment. I don't know exactly what they had to do to get into the car, but he returned without his shiny new car.
Also fun are the keyless cars (Renault has them here in Europe). You get a credit card size "key" which on some models just has to be near the car to be able to start it. A friend of mine was testing a couple of Renaults for a magazine which had this feature. Accidentally he switched keys with another person. They both were able to start because they were parked close together and the range of the "keys" was large enough. Sometime later my friend had to stop while the other person drove on. After stopping the engine and trying to restart it he discovered that he had the wrong key. He quickly phoned the other person and told him NOT to switch off the engine and drive back. Later models have a warning system where the car starts to beep and shout that the key is out of range. Long live progress:)
Here in the Netherlands we have a 'dual' meter with two counters. During the peak hours counter one runs, during off-peak the other. The electricity supplier sends a signal to the meter two times a day to switch counters.
"The Database is hosted on a single HP ES45 (a 4-CPU server with 16GB of memory) with the storage consisting of HSV EVA5000s and EVA8000s on a SAN. The data are processed into the database using a cluster of 4 ES45s. The database is an Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition."
The standalone quicktime is still there. On the download page to the right of the big FREE DOWNLOAD NOW is a small link 'QuickTime Standalone Installer'
The Dutch government has come under attack from the public because of some very nasty incidents during the last couple of years.
There were cases, highly profiled in the media, where children were abused and even murdered. In hindsite there were clues, but because the parents had moved a couple of times no-one had the whole picture. Child protection did not have information from there sister organizations from other cities, reports from police about the parents which would have provided vital clues about the home situation, were not available.
In general everytime something was going on with the children the people who had to judge the situation had to start from scratch.
What the government now proposes is under pressure from the public to do something and I think it is a good thing.
As much as slashdot loves the odd conspiracy theory left and right and as much as I distrust the Dutch government, I believe this is well intended. But it needs to be well thought out because the possibility of abuse is certainly there.
Very cool. And the world is more then just the USA in satellite view. Searching for anything outside the states does not work yet. But hey, it's a beta. Can't wait for more coverage.
Well, sho.com is counry-restricted. I feel violated somehow. Why would they hide their website from the world?
I live in the Netherlands and we get US tv programs much later, so it is sometimes interesting to see what is happening over there. To come across a site like that is bloody annoying (and yes, a proxy is easy to set up, but why should I have to.)
I see a trend here: NT 3%, 2000 4%, XP 12%...
That is a 33% increase from NT to 2000 and 300% increase from 2000 to XP. So logically the next step is a 3000% increase in crash rates from XP to the next Windows version!!! Wow.. it will crash BEFORE you turn it on. Talk about progress!
My first HP calculator was the HP28S in the late 80's when I went to university. Everyone who could afford one used one. There was a whole community programming and buying (and sharing) books with programs. There was a very active user group with guys hacking the thing and using it as a remote control and other fun things. The only way to make backups was to print everything en retype. Sometimes you would hear the dreaded BEEP meaning the device had reset and you had to type all those programs in again. This usually only happened with the machine language programs. Otherwise it was a very stable machine.
After that I used the HP48SX and the HP48GX. The user interface is more cumbersome than the 28S (more shift keys), but I still have and use the GX regularly. To this day I cannot use a normal calculator without wrecking my brain. RPN is hardwired, I suppose.
It is very interesting. When I was in high school I could fly with a 'normal' calculator, but the transition to RPN was quick and easy. Since that whenever I try to use a normal calculator there is some kind of mental block and I really have to think about it.
The best easter egg in a car I think is this one. Have not found the hidden launch control on my 10 year old rustbucket, though. I am taking apart the digital clock this weekend to find it.
After winning the war using this weapon the Brits would not have to send in much help to the conquered survivors. Hot roasted chicken just falls out of the sky. And it is easy to find in the dark too.
Hmmm. Just checked if gmail.nl (the Netherlands) is registered. The request for registration has been applied today.
No details yet about who, but I bet it is not Google.
John Carmack announced today the Doom 3 engine will be ported to Visual Basic. Really performance critical parts will be done in Java (Microsoft JVM and IE 5.0 or higher required). According to Carmack the performance of the new engine wil 'stun everyone'.
Rumors have already been heard that the Duke Nukem Forever team is eagerly waiting for this engine to become available.
What about people or (even worse) companies who are determined to send data in Excel sheets and it has to be processed automatically. Columns being deleted because the data typist thinks it is no longer needed, adding columns because there is more 'important' info to add, align the zipcode into its column using spaces after the address (hard one to spot!) and of course the very popular extra comments at the bottom of the data breaking the import routines.
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Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh: the first 100 pages or so are tough, you get dumped into the story without any explanation what is going on. But when you get through that it is difficult to stop reading. One of the best I have read.
Also great: Lyonesse by Jack Vance, the Amber series by Roger Zelazny, Hyperion series by Dan Simmons, Asimov's Foundation.
The RAW files from chdk are not in any standard format and contain no exif information. You can convert them easily to DNG with this tool. It even copies the exif information from the jpg if it is available.
This is the breakthrough we were waiting for. Duke Nukem Forever is right around the corner now!
Some Volvo's have the same feature. Were I worked a couple of years ago, the manager went over to get his brand new Volvo. The salesman (also a manager) was showing all the nice features of the car. They were admiring the nice exterior of the car when suddenly there was a "click" and the doors locked. Too bad the keys were on the front seat and the spare keys in the dashboard compartment. I don't know exactly what they had to do to get into the car, but he returned without his shiny new car.
Also fun are the keyless cars (Renault has them here in Europe). You get a credit card size "key" which on some models just has to be near the car to be able to start it. A friend of mine was testing a couple of Renaults for a magazine which had this feature. Accidentally he switched keys with another person. They both were able to start because they were parked close together and the range of the "keys" was large enough. Sometime later my friend had to stop while the other person drove on. After stopping the engine and trying to restart it he discovered that he had the wrong key. He quickly phoned the other person and told him NOT to switch off the engine and drive back. Later models have a warning system where the car starts to beep and shout that the key is out of range. Long live progress :)
First parent?
Here in the Netherlands we have a 'dual' meter with two counters. During the peak hours counter one runs, during off-peak the other. The electricity supplier sends a signal to the meter two times a day to switch counters.
It's in the article:
"The Database is hosted on a single HP ES45 (a 4-CPU server with 16GB of memory) with the storage consisting of HSV EVA5000s and EVA8000s on a SAN. The data are processed into the database using a cluster of 4 ES45s. The database is an Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition."
The standalone quicktime is still there. On the download page to the right of the big FREE DOWNLOAD NOW is a small link 'QuickTime Standalone Installer'
The Dutch government has come under attack from the public because of some very nasty incidents during the last couple of years.
There were cases, highly profiled in the media, where children were abused and even murdered. In hindsite there were clues, but because the parents had moved a couple of times no-one had the whole picture. Child protection did not have information from there sister organizations from other cities, reports from police about the parents which would have provided vital clues about the home situation, were not available.
In general everytime something was going on with the children the people who had to judge the situation had to start from scratch.
What the government now proposes is under pressure from the public to do something and I think it is a good thing.
As much as slashdot loves the odd conspiracy theory left and right and as much as I distrust the Dutch government, I believe this is well intended. But it needs to be well thought out because the possibility of abuse is certainly there.
In the upper right corner click 'satellite'. Took me a while too. ;)
Very cool. And the world is more then just the USA in satellite view. Searching for anything outside the states does not work yet. But hey, it's a beta. Can't wait for more coverage.
Well, sho.com is counry-restricted. I feel violated somehow. Why would they hide their website from the world?
I live in the Netherlands and we get US tv programs much later, so it is sometimes interesting to see what is happening over there. To come across a site like that is bloody annoying (and yes, a proxy is easy to set up, but why should I have to.)
I hope this does not become a trend...
I see a trend here: NT 3%, 2000 4%, XP 12%... That is a 33% increase from NT to 2000 and 300% increase from 2000 to XP. So logically the next step is a 3000% increase in crash rates from XP to the next Windows version!!! Wow.. it will crash BEFORE you turn it on. Talk about progress!
After that I used the HP48SX and the HP48GX. The user interface is more cumbersome than the 28S (more shift keys), but I still have and use the GX regularly. To this day I cannot use a normal calculator without wrecking my brain. RPN is hardwired, I suppose.
It is very interesting. When I was in high school I could fly with a 'normal' calculator, but the transition to RPN was quick and easy. Since that whenever I try to use a normal calculator there is some kind of mental block and I really have to think about it.
The best easter egg in a car I think is this one. Have not found the hidden launch control on my 10 year old rustbucket, though. I am taking apart the digital clock this weekend to find it.
Each individual ring is manufactured in several pieces. The pieces ar then moved inside the tunnel and the ring assembled in place.
After winning the war using this weapon the Brits would not have to send in much help to the conquered survivors. Hot roasted chicken just falls out of the sky. And it is easy to find in the dark too.
Hmmm. Just checked if gmail.nl (the Netherlands) is registered. The request for registration has been applied today. No details yet about who, but I bet it is not Google.
'Surrender and prepare to be boarded.' 'That will be the day...'
Rumors have already been heard that the Duke Nukem Forever team is eagerly waiting for this engine to become available.
What about people or (even worse) companies who are determined to send data in Excel sheets and it has to be processed automatically. Columns being deleted because the data typist thinks it is no longer needed, adding columns because there is more 'important' info to add, align the zipcode into its column using spaces after the address (hard one to spot!) and of course the very popular extra comments at the bottom of the data breaking the import routines.
What question is that? ;)