The ubiquitous red LED digital alarm clocks and clock radios use the line frequency to keep time. You know, the ones that take a 9 V battery to keep time during a power outage. I'm sure you've seen them. I have a couple of them that are at least 15 years old. They keep very good time, at least up to this point.
As far as I know, they don't use a quartz oscillator to keep time during a power outage. Rather, they use a simple RC circuit which tends to run fast (minutes per day). This circuit also sucks down power, which is why a 9 V battery is only good for a day or two of back up power whereas a cheap Casio digital watch can keep time for years on a button battery.
I just checked the bottom of the one closest to me. For an input it'll only accept 120 V, 60 Hz. It's also made in China. I'm not quite sure how old it is as I got it at a thrift store, I'm guessing it's from the early 80's. It's got a UL marking but none of the others.
I think what the GP was thinking of was the consequences of buffer overflow errors, which, while obviously not impacting to OS stability, directly, can have serious consequences outside of your application.
Unless you're running the classic Mac OS or something like that, this shouldn't be a concern. Any modern OS won't let you write directly to other's process's memory like that.
You must have missed that he was talking about how things were prior to 2005. And that's about right - I was in college at the time, didn't have a lot of money, and wanted a laptop. Pretty much if it booted and didn't look trashed it was worth at least $100, even if it was an original Pentium running Windows 95. Anything decent was well outside what I was willing to pay. Needless to say, I didn't have a laptop until after I graduated.
The first netbooks were smaller than the ones available now, and typically only had something like 4GB of flash for permanent storage. What passes for a netbook now is really just a low end, small laptop.
Of course, you end with the games where if people know they can't get those properties, they'll do their best to make sure no one else gets them either.
My favorites are the dark purple and light blue myself. Most of the time you can get those easier as they aren't perceived as game-enders by other players. While that is true, they do allow you to build up a warchest to construct your empire on another side of the board.
I've got the impression though that the RIAA only considers it legal to create digital files from the media you own. So it's legal to rip your own CD, however, if your friend owns the same CD it is not legal to make a copy of his/her MP3 files (according to the RIAA). Now, it would be kind of hard for the RIAA to prove that a set of files came from your friend and not from your CD, if you both own the exact same CD with the exact same digital bitstream. However, it would probably be a lot easier if you have a CD quality rip but your media is a vinyl record or a cassette.
Well, the problem is that you keep on moving the files to larger hard drives. I mean, you got this album that was originally stored on a 20GB or maybe a 40GB drive, and now it's rattling around on a 1TB+ drive. What do you think is going to happen? Of course your bits keep getting knocked out of sync. What you need to do is get the proper hard drive from the Napster-era to store the music on. I particularly like the Maxtor 2F040L0 drive myself, as I think it gives the music a warmer sound than most others. However, the Seagate ST320011A is an excellent choice for electronic music as that drive really enhances the low frequencies.
Now, while they don't build drives like they used to, these older drives are somewhat fragile and can be prone to failure. However, with the right walnut enclosure, you can keep the positive energy flow going into the drive's casing, which greatly prolongs the life of the motors. Also, don't forget the optically interlocked PATA cable to keep the bits in sync, and the plenum magnets to help keep the heads aligned so you don't get jitter from the next track over. With the proper set up, your Napster-era MP3 files should sound great well into the next decade.
In the US where the displayed price doesn't have the sales tax factored in, I don't know how this would make a difference. Sure, the item may be $4.95, but the real price you actually pay is $5.28 (at least in my municipality). If it was $5.00 even then it would be $5.33. The cashier is probably opening the till in either case.
Of course, to really fix the US system you would have to both get rid of the $x.99 thing and force businesses to post the actual price on items they sell. Pretty unlikely if you ask me.
I'm doubtful about claims that they are any better for the environment.
Compared to what? Granted, they would be worse than a straight human powered pedal bike, but they use drastically less resources and energy than a car or even a motorcycle. I guess they can only carry one person, so if you compared them to the per-passenger costs of mass transit then maybe.
If all you have is the MD5 hash, all you would know is that the data is somehow corrupted, not how to repair it. Granted, there are other ways to back up books than paper, but I would suggest that your standards bureau archive more than just a MD5 hash.
Well, marketing doesn't always work out. My opinion of the Aztek is that it's bad looks are very overrated. It's not a very good looking vehicle, but really it's just a fish in the sea of ugly that's modern car design. But overall, people seem to accept the bland ugliness that comes out of Detroit (and overseas) nowadays.
You're suggesting that the pro-nuclear lobby has never suggested building newer plants over the years so that old first generation plants could be decommissioned?
How does that interface with all the various thermostats? Or do they just replace whatever you've got with one of theirs?
Around here, they just install a switch that they can use to shut off your A/C compressor remotely. They leave your thermostat and furnace fan alone. For this, they give you a discount on your summer month's electric bill.
The concept is simple. Say the speed limit is 35 MPH (about 50 ft/s) and the yellow light time is 4 seconds. 50 ft/s * 4 s = 200 ft, so you paint the line 200 feet back from the intersection. If a vehicle can't stop in that 200 feet, then there would be no way that vehicle could stop for a red light regardless of if the line was even there and is therefore traveling too fast.
Want to improve road safety? Raise the minimum yellow cycle length to 7 seconds, or 10 seconds on roads with speeds of 40 MPH and up. Add a countdown timer above the light in large numbers that tells how long before the light turns red. Finally, add a minimum two-second all-ways-red cycle before the light in the other direction turns green.
My guess is the effects of this would only be temporary. I remember before there was an all-ways red cycle where I live. People ran red lights a lot less back then. Once they added it in people knew there was a bit of extra time and adapted. Now it's common for 1-2 cars to go through any light that has just turned red.
Fossil fuels are more than energy. A lot of nitrogen fertilizers are synthesized from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are also used to make plastics. Granted, with enough energy you can synthesize the chemicals needed to make fertilizers and plastics, but that energy has to come from somewhere.
Do any cameras even use the IR-based autofocus anymore? With digital, I assume everyone uses the contrast measurement system from the sensor, except for the DSLRs which mostly use phase detection. The IR/ultrasound method dates back from the compact P&S film cameras from the late 80's and 90's.
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The ubiquitous red LED digital alarm clocks and clock radios use the line frequency to keep time. You know, the ones that take a 9 V battery to keep time during a power outage. I'm sure you've seen them. I have a couple of them that are at least 15 years old. They keep very good time, at least up to this point.
As far as I know, they don't use a quartz oscillator to keep time during a power outage. Rather, they use a simple RC circuit which tends to run fast (minutes per day). This circuit also sucks down power, which is why a 9 V battery is only good for a day or two of back up power whereas a cheap Casio digital watch can keep time for years on a button battery.
I just checked the bottom of the one closest to me. For an input it'll only accept 120 V, 60 Hz. It's also made in China. I'm not quite sure how old it is as I got it at a thrift store, I'm guessing it's from the early 80's. It's got a UL marking but none of the others.
Unless you're running the classic Mac OS or something like that, this shouldn't be a concern. Any modern OS won't let you write directly to other's process's memory like that.
You must have missed that he was talking about how things were prior to 2005. And that's about right - I was in college at the time, didn't have a lot of money, and wanted a laptop. Pretty much if it booted and didn't look trashed it was worth at least $100, even if it was an original Pentium running Windows 95. Anything decent was well outside what I was willing to pay. Needless to say, I didn't have a laptop until after I graduated.
The first netbooks were smaller than the ones available now, and typically only had something like 4GB of flash for permanent storage. What passes for a netbook now is really just a low end, small laptop.
And I can buy a 4K television and/or computer monitor where exactly?
Of course, you end with the games where if people know they can't get those properties, they'll do their best to make sure no one else gets them either.
My favorites are the dark purple and light blue myself. Most of the time you can get those easier as they aren't perceived as game-enders by other players. While that is true, they do allow you to build up a warchest to construct your empire on another side of the board.
I've got the impression though that the RIAA only considers it legal to create digital files from the media you own. So it's legal to rip your own CD, however, if your friend owns the same CD it is not legal to make a copy of his/her MP3 files (according to the RIAA). Now, it would be kind of hard for the RIAA to prove that a set of files came from your friend and not from your CD, if you both own the exact same CD with the exact same digital bitstream. However, it would probably be a lot easier if you have a CD quality rip but your media is a vinyl record or a cassette.
Well, the problem is that you keep on moving the files to larger hard drives. I mean, you got this album that was originally stored on a 20GB or maybe a 40GB drive, and now it's rattling around on a 1TB+ drive. What do you think is going to happen? Of course your bits keep getting knocked out of sync. What you need to do is get the proper hard drive from the Napster-era to store the music on. I particularly like the Maxtor 2F040L0 drive myself, as I think it gives the music a warmer sound than most others. However, the Seagate ST320011A is an excellent choice for electronic music as that drive really enhances the low frequencies.
Now, while they don't build drives like they used to, these older drives are somewhat fragile and can be prone to failure. However, with the right walnut enclosure, you can keep the positive energy flow going into the drive's casing, which greatly prolongs the life of the motors. Also, don't forget the optically interlocked PATA cable to keep the bits in sync, and the plenum magnets to help keep the heads aligned so you don't get jitter from the next track over. With the proper set up, your Napster-era MP3 files should sound great well into the next decade.
In the US where the displayed price doesn't have the sales tax factored in, I don't know how this would make a difference. Sure, the item may be $4.95, but the real price you actually pay is $5.28 (at least in my municipality). If it was $5.00 even then it would be $5.33. The cashier is probably opening the till in either case.
Of course, to really fix the US system you would have to both get rid of the $x.99 thing and force businesses to post the actual price on items they sell. Pretty unlikely if you ask me.
So is a sock full of nickels at five times the cost.
Compared to what? Granted, they would be worse than a straight human powered pedal bike, but they use drastically less resources and energy than a car or even a motorcycle. I guess they can only carry one person, so if you compared them to the per-passenger costs of mass transit then maybe.
If all you have is the MD5 hash, all you would know is that the data is somehow corrupted, not how to repair it. Granted, there are other ways to back up books than paper, but I would suggest that your standards bureau archive more than just a MD5 hash.
Well, marketing doesn't always work out. My opinion of the Aztek is that it's bad looks are very overrated. It's not a very good looking vehicle, but really it's just a fish in the sea of ugly that's modern car design. But overall, people seem to accept the bland ugliness that comes out of Detroit (and overseas) nowadays.
So you're suggesting that local businesses board up their windows anytime they think there might be a riot? Really?
You're suggesting that the pro-nuclear lobby has never suggested building newer plants over the years so that old first generation plants could be decommissioned?
I wonder if that's what he also did for his email?
How does that interface with all the various thermostats? Or do they just replace whatever you've got with one of theirs?
Around here, they just install a switch that they can use to shut off your A/C compressor remotely. They leave your thermostat and furnace fan alone. For this, they give you a discount on your summer month's electric bill.
Or just go straight to the source: The Gallery of Transport Loss.
Terrible website design, but fascinating content and pictures of various transport mishaps.
The concept is simple. Say the speed limit is 35 MPH (about 50 ft/s) and the yellow light time is 4 seconds. 50 ft/s * 4 s = 200 ft, so you paint the line 200 feet back from the intersection. If a vehicle can't stop in that 200 feet, then there would be no way that vehicle could stop for a red light regardless of if the line was even there and is therefore traveling too fast.
My guess is the effects of this would only be temporary. I remember before there was an all-ways red cycle where I live. People ran red lights a lot less back then. Once they added it in people knew there was a bit of extra time and adapted. Now it's common for 1-2 cars to go through any light that has just turned red.
Unless you're Mitt Romney, of course.
Or, if you want to stick with the nuclear theme, the hundreds of times we intentionally nuked ourselves back in the 50's and 60's.
Fossil fuels are more than energy. A lot of nitrogen fertilizers are synthesized from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are also used to make plastics. Granted, with enough energy you can synthesize the chemicals needed to make fertilizers and plastics, but that energy has to come from somewhere.
Do any cameras even use the IR-based autofocus anymore? With digital, I assume everyone uses the contrast measurement system from the sensor, except for the DSLRs which mostly use phase detection. The IR/ultrasound method dates back from the compact P&S film cameras from the late 80's and 90's.
He could be losing a few MB due to integrated graphics.