Surely one could examine the block chain and determine whether or not the government has transferred them to another account or not? Given the number of coins involved, seems like it would be pretty easy to figure out.
Most cameras, unless there is a filter installed, can definitely see the IR light through the black plastic. You can confirm this easily by pushing buttons on the remote while pointing it at the camera. You're right though, there would have to be a pretty bright IR source to light up a room well enough to see through the plastic..
If a "sufficient quantity" of HFCS would "disturb" your body, wouldn't that make it exactly a poison? It's sort of like alcohol. Most people can drink a little alcohol without a single noticeable negative effect. But if you drink enough then you become, well, "intoxicated", disturbed by the toxin. I think it's fair to say that HFCS can be classified as a toxin.
By that logic, just about anything would be a toxin. Including water.
That's exactly what I saw happen. It was even more fun during the later part of the several-year transition period, when most of the lights had the all-red delay, but there were still some around that didn't. Hilarity ensued.
It's probably rated for the laptop running at 100% CPU, while charging the battery, screen at 100% brightness, extra hard drive in the Ultrabay, and a few devices hanging off the USB ports. I've connected my laptop up to a Kill-a-watt and found that most of the time it's well below the rating on the power adapter, and this is on the wall side too.
Actually, GM did go bankrupt. Part of the reorganization was that a new company was formed, the stuff they wanted to keep got transferred to the new company, and the old one which included stuff like Pontiac went bust and basically shut down. So kind of like AT&T, what we now know as GM is not the same GM from decades past. Though I agree that they aren't healthy, and seem to act like they'll be able to keep selling gas guzzling trucks and SUVs essentially forever.
Er, your math is a little off -- there was no Mustang fifty years ago. The Mustang came out in 1964, and its generation lasted until 1973.
The people who write Wikipedia kind of have an odd interpretation of that. Most people consider the 64-66 as the first generation, then there was the 67-68's, the 69-70's, and the 71-73's. Granted, they were all the same basic platform, but the 71-73's were quite a bit larger and over a 1,000 lbs heavier than the 64-66 Mustangs and in many ways a completely different car. Read all about it at...err... Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_(first_generation).
On another note I've always found it interesting that the current "retro" Mustang is actually modeled after the '69 more than anything else.
If you take into account live CD's, it's actually been possible for a long time. Just burn your OS to CD or DVD, put it into a computer that lacks a hard drive, and you've basically got a system that you can easily restore back to it's original, working state by just hitting the reset button. Though the several minute (typical) boot time from the optical media is a lot slower than a C64. You could probably speed that up by putting the OS onto some kind of write-protected flash memory, though you may have to be careful since a lot of the write-protect switches on things like SD cards are actually software-controlled and there's nothing to stop someone from making a program that ignores the switch and writes to the media anyway. I guess technically you'd have the same problem with an optical disk you burn in a drive that has burning capabilities.
It seems that if we were to go that route, it would be much easier to dump the waste into one of the gas giants as they are considerably easier to get to and just as permanent. Though we would still have the problem of getting the waste off of Earth in a completely safe manner.
I've never seen an SSD fail in that manner. When you get cells that no longer write, the controller still tries to write to them and the write will partially work, and you end up with massive data corruption. The wear leveling mechanisms, which often only look at how many writes a cell has had and not whether or not the cell is still writable can also make a fantastic mess of the data on the drive, even while you've got it mounted read-only trying to do data recovery..
Though the most common failure is either a controller failure, or as someone else mentioned a firmware problem that leaves you with a still functional, but suddenly blank drive.
The problem is all the updates and patches. Go install the original release of Windows XP and Office XP on something like a 1Ghz P3 with 256MB of ram. This would be a pretty mainstream machine at the time, and you'll find that it will run reasonably fast and snappy. Now, apply all the updates, patches, and service packs (note, this will pretty much take a full day!) and marvel at home the same machine will absolutely crawl and struggle to perform the same tasks.
I'm actually surprised a bit that wireless keyboards don't include a small LCD that indicates the status of the lock keys, since that would require almost no power. You still wouldn't be able to see it in the dark (though if I was to get fancy I would put a backlight in that toggles for a few seconds when one of the lock keys is pushed). Then again, few people I know use a wireless keyboard on a regular desktop set up anyway, as it's generally just an inconvenience.
Same thing around here, it's illegal to leave a vehicle running unattended (you don't actually have to be in the car, but must be close by). But I've never heard of it being illegal to leave a car unlocked.
The other thing that can happen in old engines is you'll get carbon buildups which can increase pressure in the cylinder and reduce your fuel economy, not to mention pinging and knocking. The 'easy' solution (as opposed to tearing the engine apart) is to just use higher octane gas which will make that problem go away, at least for a while. However, the higher octane gas can also cause the carbon to build up faster, so while it can alleviate the side-effects, it can also make the root problem worse in the long run. But for an old beater car that may not matter.
I'd say building your own PC is more popular than ever amongst enthusiasts. For someone who wants a gaming or a high performance system the major manufacturers really don't offer anything interesting anymore, and what they do is seriously expensive. So I see more people building their own, that way they get the video card they want or can get a SSD without paying through the nose for it. It doesn't hurt either that building a PC nowadays couldn't be easier now that all the ribbon cables are gone, no more jumpers, and the BIOS (EFI, whatever) pretty much optimize the settings for you, including automatic overclocking.
That's because the glass goes all the way to the edge with only a thin piece of metal to protect it. So yes, drop and iPhone and you stand a good chance of breaking the screen. Other phones do a better job of protecting the screen.
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Surely one could examine the block chain and determine whether or not the government has transferred them to another account or not? Given the number of coins involved, seems like it would be pretty easy to figure out.
Most cameras, unless there is a filter installed, can definitely see the IR light through the black plastic. You can confirm this easily by pushing buttons on the remote while pointing it at the camera. You're right though, there would have to be a pretty bright IR source to light up a room well enough to see through the plastic..
It would only be obstruction of justice if he wiped his drive after he learned that he was being investigated.
Perhaps the fines should be a percentage of the profits?
A Citation may not be a very good car, but it will get you to the farmer's market.
By that logic, just about anything would be a toxin. Including water.
That's exactly what I saw happen. It was even more fun during the later part of the several-year transition period, when most of the lights had the all-red delay, but there were still some around that didn't. Hilarity ensued.
It's probably rated for the laptop running at 100% CPU, while charging the battery, screen at 100% brightness, extra hard drive in the Ultrabay, and a few devices hanging off the USB ports. I've connected my laptop up to a Kill-a-watt and found that most of the time it's well below the rating on the power adapter, and this is on the wall side too.
If that's the case, then why haven't those computers been upgraded already?
Actually, GM did go bankrupt. Part of the reorganization was that a new company was formed, the stuff they wanted to keep got transferred to the new company, and the old one which included stuff like Pontiac went bust and basically shut down. So kind of like AT&T, what we now know as GM is not the same GM from decades past. Though I agree that they aren't healthy, and seem to act like they'll be able to keep selling gas guzzling trucks and SUVs essentially forever.
A bug? In Windows? Unbelievable!
Dude, cutting the cord is mainstream now. Well, for those that had cable (or satellite) in the first place.
My guess is that we're only a few years away from only being able to get a clutch in "sporty" models, at least as the US goes.
The people who write Wikipedia kind of have an odd interpretation of that. Most people consider the 64-66 as the first generation, then there was the 67-68's, the 69-70's, and the 71-73's. Granted, they were all the same basic platform, but the 71-73's were quite a bit larger and over a 1,000 lbs heavier than the 64-66 Mustangs and in many ways a completely different car. Read all about it at...err... Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_(first_generation).
On another note I've always found it interesting that the current "retro" Mustang is actually modeled after the '69 more than anything else.
I don't know who that Adam Shaw guy is who wrote that article, but if Pope Francis is pissing him off then the Pope must be doing something right.
If you take into account live CD's, it's actually been possible for a long time. Just burn your OS to CD or DVD, put it into a computer that lacks a hard drive, and you've basically got a system that you can easily restore back to it's original, working state by just hitting the reset button. Though the several minute (typical) boot time from the optical media is a lot slower than a C64. You could probably speed that up by putting the OS onto some kind of write-protected flash memory, though you may have to be careful since a lot of the write-protect switches on things like SD cards are actually software-controlled and there's nothing to stop someone from making a program that ignores the switch and writes to the media anyway. I guess technically you'd have the same problem with an optical disk you burn in a drive that has burning capabilities.
It seems that if we were to go that route, it would be much easier to dump the waste into one of the gas giants as they are considerably easier to get to and just as permanent. Though we would still have the problem of getting the waste off of Earth in a completely safe manner.
I've never seen an SSD fail in that manner. When you get cells that no longer write, the controller still tries to write to them and the write will partially work, and you end up with massive data corruption. The wear leveling mechanisms, which often only look at how many writes a cell has had and not whether or not the cell is still writable can also make a fantastic mess of the data on the drive, even while you've got it mounted read-only trying to do data recovery..
Though the most common failure is either a controller failure, or as someone else mentioned a firmware problem that leaves you with a still functional, but suddenly blank drive.
The problem is all the updates and patches. Go install the original release of Windows XP and Office XP on something like a 1Ghz P3 with 256MB of ram. This would be a pretty mainstream machine at the time, and you'll find that it will run reasonably fast and snappy. Now, apply all the updates, patches, and service packs (note, this will pretty much take a full day!) and marvel at home the same machine will absolutely crawl and struggle to perform the same tasks.
I'm actually surprised a bit that wireless keyboards don't include a small LCD that indicates the status of the lock keys, since that would require almost no power. You still wouldn't be able to see it in the dark (though if I was to get fancy I would put a backlight in that toggles for a few seconds when one of the lock keys is pushed). Then again, few people I know use a wireless keyboard on a regular desktop set up anyway, as it's generally just an inconvenience.
Same thing around here, it's illegal to leave a vehicle running unattended (you don't actually have to be in the car, but must be close by). But I've never heard of it being illegal to leave a car unlocked.
The Kill-A-Watt probably went poof if you somehow managed to plug it into a 230V circuit.
The other thing that can happen in old engines is you'll get carbon buildups which can increase pressure in the cylinder and reduce your fuel economy, not to mention pinging and knocking. The 'easy' solution (as opposed to tearing the engine apart) is to just use higher octane gas which will make that problem go away, at least for a while. However, the higher octane gas can also cause the carbon to build up faster, so while it can alleviate the side-effects, it can also make the root problem worse in the long run. But for an old beater car that may not matter.
I'd say building your own PC is more popular than ever amongst enthusiasts. For someone who wants a gaming or a high performance system the major manufacturers really don't offer anything interesting anymore, and what they do is seriously expensive. So I see more people building their own, that way they get the video card they want or can get a SSD without paying through the nose for it. It doesn't hurt either that building a PC nowadays couldn't be easier now that all the ribbon cables are gone, no more jumpers, and the BIOS (EFI, whatever) pretty much optimize the settings for you, including automatic overclocking.
That's because the glass goes all the way to the edge with only a thin piece of metal to protect it. So yes, drop and iPhone and you stand a good chance of breaking the screen. Other phones do a better job of protecting the screen.