through massive tesla coils on your roof. your neighbours may complain about the unusual localised weather over their house, but you'll be able to charge everything up wirelessly, and light your home by simply propping flourescent light tubes in the corner - they'll glow by themselves...
you know, i thought i was the only person on here who had to deal with all this kind of stuff.
currently wading through a stack of paper around 3 feet high to prepare our preprod boxes for user acceptance testing, and it's *hell*. still, as you say, it pays the mortgage.
...at least, you can't guarantee it. a lot of OEM copies are tied to hardware as part of the licencing deal. this is because joe public doesn't want to pay extra for a retail copy of his OS.
...agreed (we're getting a bit geeky, here, aren't we ) - we audit the software company to make sure they're supplying the audited software in a way which is in itself compliant (in the UK, ISO 9001 for starters, can demonstrate ER/ES compliance, auditing, document control, etc) then you can use their system without having to completely reverse engineer it to show repeatability.
if the developer *couldn't* show this level of assured quality - say they don't use any version control or make any alterations to their code via formal, wet-ink change control procedure - then we couldn't afford to risk using them, unless we took on the responsibility of doing all of this for them - which isn't all that easy unless you're prepared to reverse engineer the whole lot, or work from the source code up.
in much the same way (although i'm personally a bit dubious about this), you can use an OS like Windows 2000 on the grounds that it's a standard, it's proved by use in millions of places world wide, and provided you lock it down and don't patch it without retesting, you can consider it acceptable for clinical use.
Our systems even specify exact driver versions, BIOS firmware, hardware revisions etc. to ensure full compliance.
i'm not getting at you personally, but from professional experience, you have to be 100 percent nailed on it.
sure, we use windows, but we validate it right down to the little rubber feet on the bottom of the PC. exact patch levels, precise build instructions with no permitted deviations...
nope. i work for a pharma company too, and i design, implement and support networks used for clinical data capture, trial submission data and dosage control. we use 3rd party software and they *do* have a due diligence they have to do. you can't consider your whole implementation validated without doing your own exhaustive tests, but the vendor *does* need to be audited and shown to be compliant, using version control and formal system tests. this is just The Way It Is.
well, you can't sell it. trust me on this, this is what i do for a living. and yes, the FDA would regulate pocket calculator output if it was being used for clinical submission data. seriously.
...for any system that records electronic records of patient data, you're required by law to document, validate and formally test it to within an inch of its life. i do this for a living - this is not the kind of thing you can knock up in your back room and use in a medical setting for very long without getting sued/closed down by the FDA/etc.
If you don't know what 21CFR-11, validation, ER/ES etc are, then you should not be doing this.
We don't all live in the US, either.
If I rip my transmission and send the rods through the bonnet after fitting a huge nitrous system that pushes power way outside design spec, do you think the dealership should just fit me a new engine?
if you're reading this in the UK, hie thee to www.jabbasport.co.uk. ignore the iffy website, ring up mike and talk to him.
he'll get your 1.8T up from 150-170 bhp to 211-225BHP for around 400UKP, by custom mapping your ECU with a laptop and a rolling road. I've driven the result, and it rules - doesn't flash up error codes on a VAG diagnostic, doesn't hurt economy unless you keep your foot down.
I remember years ago some were touting heuristic antivirus as the way of the future. Obviously, it didn't work. The idea was to look for certain patterns rather than the actual virus.
if you got 384kbps over bluetooth, i'd be *seriously* surprised, and you've not been able to get internet over 3g until vodafone brought out their package this month. nice idea, piss-poor execution in the UK.
To roam, you need two things. Hardware that works in the area you're using it in - if GSM, there are 3 frequency bands and a lot of new handsets support all of them. You next need a phone company to service you - if in a foreign country this means either your service provider has a roaming agreement with a foreign service provider, or you stick a new SIM in the phone from a new service provider. the latter option will change your phone number.
Fairly simple, really - just ask your phone company.
see parent. the onus of proof isn't on customs to prove anything: it's on you to prove you didn't buy it in the US and aren't trying to dodge import tax. you can argue all you want, but at the end of a day if a US or UK customs official doesn't believe you, your laptop's confiscated and you're sent on your way. i don't particularly agree with this, but it's The Way It Is.
presumably have a harder time proving it. what's your point?
be aware that some US customs staff have lists of serial number starting characters for different countries as well.
They *do* actually check for a US keyboard on laptops coming back to the UK from the US. The onus is unfortunately on you to prove you didn't buy it over there, not on them. You can argue as much as you like over this, but in the real world if you bring something through and customs think you're pulling a fast one, it's going to be confiscated until you prove otherwise or pony up.
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and it's INSANE they've not put the USB storage on the geek's favourite, the cybertool. that thing rules - socket set onboard, and the socket fits motherboard standoffs and rear port screw ins...the problem with all this stuff is that noone does everything in one tool: and i'm not about to start carrying multiple swiss army knives!
Look at validated medical systems for clinical trials - they setup the study, control dosage, trigger dosing, etc.
That's why big pharma companies spend *millions* on validation and testing, as required by the FDA.
"How much is a CPU cycle worth, anyway?"
Well, if I'm an ISP paying a large amount per month to keep my infrastructure running, and spam accounts for 30% of my network traffic, the answer is "quite a lot, actually".
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through massive tesla coils on your roof. your neighbours may complain about the unusual localised weather over their house, but you'll be able to charge everything up wirelessly, and light your home by simply propping flourescent light tubes in the corner - they'll glow by themselves...
you know, i thought i was the only person on here who had to deal with all this kind of stuff.
currently wading through a stack of paper around 3 feet high to prepare our preprod boxes for user acceptance testing, and it's *hell*. still, as you say, it pays the mortgage.
...at least, you can't guarantee it. a lot of OEM copies are tied to hardware as part of the licencing deal. this is because joe public doesn't want to pay extra for a retail copy of his OS.
...agreed (we're getting a bit geeky, here, aren't we ) - we audit the software company to make sure they're supplying the audited software in a way which is in itself compliant (in the UK, ISO 9001 for starters, can demonstrate ER/ES compliance, auditing, document control, etc) then you can use their system without having to completely reverse engineer it to show repeatability.
if the developer *couldn't* show this level of assured quality - say they don't use any version control or make any alterations to their code via formal, wet-ink change control procedure - then we couldn't afford to risk using them, unless we took on the responsibility of doing all of this for them - which isn't all that easy unless you're prepared to reverse engineer the whole lot, or work from the source code up.
in much the same way (although i'm personally a bit dubious about this), you can use an OS like Windows 2000 on the grounds that it's a standard, it's proved by use in millions of places world wide, and provided you lock it down and don't patch it without retesting, you can consider it acceptable for clinical use.
Our systems even specify exact driver versions, BIOS firmware, hardware revisions etc. to ensure full compliance.
i'm not getting at you personally, but from professional experience, you have to be 100 percent nailed on it.
sure, we use windows, but we validate it right down to the little rubber feet on the bottom of the PC. exact patch levels, precise build instructions with no permitted deviations...
nope. i work for a pharma company too, and i design, implement and support networks used for clinical data capture, trial submission data and dosage control. we use 3rd party software and they *do* have a due diligence they have to do. you can't consider your whole implementation validated without doing your own exhaustive tests, but the vendor *does* need to be audited and shown to be compliant, using version control and formal system tests. this is just The Way It Is.
well, you can't sell it. trust me on this, this is what i do for a living. and yes, the FDA would regulate pocket calculator output if it was being used for clinical submission data. seriously.
If you don't know what 21CFR-11, validation, ER/ES etc are, then you should not be doing this.
We don't all live in the US, either.
If I rip my transmission and send the rods through the bonnet after fitting a huge nitrous system that pushes power way outside design spec, do you think the dealership should just fit me a new engine?
he'll get your 1.8T up from 150-170 bhp to 211-225BHP for around 400UKP, by custom mapping your ECU with a laptop and a rolling road. I've driven the result, and it rules - doesn't flash up error codes on a VAG diagnostic, doesn't hurt economy unless you keep your foot down.
we'd just bitch about him on Slashdot, and how he didn't have any proof if it wasn't up on BugTraq.
ha ha! oh no, my mistake, it was MASSIVELY LAME.
Have a look at Cisco Security Agent.
if you got 384kbps over bluetooth, i'd be *seriously* surprised, and you've not been able to get internet over 3g until vodafone brought out their package this month. nice idea, piss-poor execution in the UK.
Interestingly, in the UK we can now be extradited on a whim by the US, thanks to laws signed in this year by the lovely David Blunkett.
is it good, or is it whack?
To roam, you need two things. Hardware that works in the area you're using it in - if GSM, there are 3 frequency bands and a lot of new handsets support all of them.
You next need a phone company to service you - if in a foreign country this means either your service provider has a roaming agreement with a foreign service provider, or you stick a new SIM in the phone from a new service provider.
the latter option will change your phone number.
Fairly simple, really - just ask your phone company.
see parent. the onus of proof isn't on customs to prove anything: it's on you to prove you didn't buy it in the US and aren't trying to dodge import tax. you can argue all you want, but at the end of a day if a US or UK customs official doesn't believe you, your laptop's confiscated and you're sent on your way. i don't particularly agree with this, but it's The Way It Is.
..give that linksys a tap with a hammer. you'll be totally safe then.
presumably have a harder time proving it. what's your point?
be aware that some US customs staff have lists of serial number starting characters for different countries as well.
They *do* actually check for a US keyboard on laptops coming back to the UK from the US. The onus is unfortunately on you to prove you didn't buy it over there, not on them. You can argue as much as you like over this, but in the real world if you bring something through and customs think you're pulling a fast one, it's going to be confiscated until you prove otherwise or pony up.
and it's INSANE they've not put the USB storage on the geek's favourite, the cybertool. that thing rules - socket set onboard, and the socket fits motherboard standoffs and rear port screw ins...the problem with all this stuff is that noone does everything in one tool: and i'm not about to start carrying multiple swiss army knives!
That's why big pharma companies spend *millions* on validation and testing, as required by the FDA.
Do we really need to ask this question?
great burner, but T@2 is rubbish: near enough invisible even on the high contrast disks supplied with the drive. complete waste of time.
"How much is a CPU cycle worth, anyway?"
Well, if I'm an ISP paying a large amount per month to keep my infrastructure running, and spam accounts for 30% of my network traffic, the answer is "quite a lot, actually".