Not only is Apple alive, they should have some interesting new stuff coming out the beginning of the New Year. The MacWorld keynote is January 6. Rumors are circulating of new, smaller iPods with 2gb and 4gb capacities and a lower price. There are some mockups and pictures here.
While I think you make a valuable point, one that many people would do well to seriously consider, I think it also worth mentioning that most creatures we are aware of do not build supercolliders. Our understanding of the Universe is perhaps minimal at best, and while physicists may believe the possibility of creating a universe-destroying effect as a result of supercollider experimentation to be small, there are of course numerous examples throughout history of scientists being surprised and astounded at experiment results that they considered 'unlikely'. I'm not necessarily suggesting stopping all supercollider experimentation. But perhaps it is just as naive to believe that we _cannot_ affect the entire universe, as it is to believe it's likely that we can do so.
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The DMCA is quite clear in its provisions for allowing questionable material to stay up. BlackBoxVoting had no need to roll over in the first place. The simply needed to submit a DMCA counter notice.
Simply send a counter notice stating that the documents do not breach copyright, and put the website back up. This moves the obligation to Diebold to bring suit!
Of course it's easy to provide advice on how to bring this issue into the courtroom when you have no reason to worry about the implications of the lawsuit. The only way to insure that this information remains available and something is done about it is to have the information available in as many places as possible so that it is impossible to bury it. Are you providing a mirror?
By the way, cdparanoia can rip to AIFF just fine (use the -f flag).
there are also lots of free downloads at my site, earth2willi.com, including losslessly compressed FLAC. Download the FLAC, unzip them to WAV or AIF and load on your iPod! MP3 and Ogg are available too, all totally free of login requirements or service charges, untouched by the RIAA, and complete with print resolution artwork. Stop by the forums while you are there!:)
What are some other options for obtaining FLAC WAV or AIF online?
By the way, cdparanoia can rip to AIFF just fine (use the -f flag).
there are also lots of free downloads at my site, earth2willi.com, including losslessly compressed FLAC. Download the FLAC, unzip them to WAV or AIF and load on your iPod! MP3 and Ogg are available too, all totally free of login requirements or service charges, untouched by the RIAA, and complete with print resolution artwork. Stop by the forums while you are there!:)
What are some other options for obtaining FLAC WAV or AIF online?
As of now, the unit is set to retail at $299.99, similar to Nokia's N-Gage
It has movie functionality to support AVI, MPEG4, QuickTime, etc.
The unit runs an enhanced version of Palm O.S. 5.2.6
Preorders will begin in mid-September
Zodiac is set to launch in October, similar to the N-Gage
It features ananalog controller
MP3 functionality is included, much like the N-Gage
Itsupports Bluetooth for close proximity wireless multiplayer gaming
ATI Imageon powers the Zodiac's graphics
All games will be sold on SD cards as well and the Zodiac has two slots. So you can have two games in at once or a game and a WiFi card! (Information courtsey of PDArcade)
Announced games include Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Doom II, Neverwinter Nights & Spy Hunter
The Zodiac has open source capabilities
Tapwave will be releasing first party titles at launch, but assures us we'll see a host of third party and palm games as well.
The Zodiac is being aided by Fathammer's X-Forge. More on the X-Forge here. An interview withSamuli Syvahuoko, a founder, can be found here.
Fathammer also powers games on the N-Gage, such as Red Faction
X-Forge is a middleware product best described with this quote from the official site: "X-Forge is a comprehensive set of technologies and tools, which enables the creation and deployment of advanced console quality 3D games and other rich 3D content on all major mobile platforms. It is the ideal solution for game publishers and developers as well as mobile device manufacturers to catapult themselves to the next level of mobile gaming." -Fathammer, Ltd. Official Website (URL Listed Above)
it also has a lid to protect the screen. broken screen killed my last PDA..;/
>> Because prior to this accident, the concensus opinion at NASA was that the foamed insulation was low-mass and crumbled easily enough that it didn't pose a threat to the vehicle.
> When it comes to kinetic energy relative velocity plays a far greater part than mass.
See that is what I am saying. I'm not questioning whether there was mismanagement, as unfortunately that much seems pretty much obvious. I'm wondering why it is that after observing the foam impact, studying, and running computer simulations, these same scientists are so surprised at the damage from a real world test. They expected to see some tile damage, not a complete hole in the wing. I realize simulations are only as good as the data you feed it, but it almost seems to indicate that either someone's math (and NASA simulation models as a result) are completely in error, or that perhaps some people knew the possible implications and were basically ignored. I guess that is essentially why this investigation is taking place, but it seems as if the scope of the damage should have been much more obvious from simulations.
Aside from the issues of using telescopes to look at Columbia in orbit, possibly altered reentry paths, or other methods of mitigating disaster, why do these people actually need to get out a piece of foam and shoot it at a wing? Is it honestly that surprising to rocket scientists that anything, even foam, is going to cause some serious damage at 500mph? The Star Wars/SDI initiative was based around this premise -- the small plastic 'warheads' had no explosives, taking out ICBMs via pure kinetic energy.
Regardless of SDI and the size of the NASA budget, they do have numerous super computers, as well as access to other computing systems. I seem to recall they even did run some tests. How can the computer models be so far off?
Of course, none of this addresses the issue that if NASAs budget hadn't been crippled for decades there would likely already be repair infrastructure in space, rather than a single space station so hobbled by budget cuts they are now considering abandoning it (further excellent use of a small budget). I'm sorry, I know people lost friends and heros during this tragedy, but unfortunately there are also a number of issues surrounding these events that are almost rather incredulous.
Hey, Linux is cool and all, but it would be nice if it were as polished as OSX before Apple is totally squashed between Microsoft and Linux. You have a few points, but there is still a difference for plenty of real-world uses outside of running emacs or nmap.
In regards to the Motorola announcement (something you managed to skip over despite your overwhelming experience with the OS that your post has demonstrated): NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo oooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!@!
yeah, I have a small 'iSomething' radio modulator and it is cool, but they are generally somewhat weak signal strength and can get interference from lightning, radio broadcast, RF noise, etc. Then if you also want to use a DC adapter you have more cables hanging off the iPod. With a car stereo 'dock' you could just shove the iPod in like a VCR tape and maybe use some controls on a faceplate or something, while using the dock connector to pass control commands into the iPod, charge the battery, and do a direct audio line-out. earth2willi.com!
For my system I am planning to use something similar to this hardware setup:
19" Rack -- Depth????
6U for PowerMac 1U for MOTU 24I/O 1U for MOTU MidiExpress XT 2U - 3U Drawer for LCD monitor 4U for Mackie 1604VLZ Mixer 2U for Drawer USB Keyboard, Mouse, Mackie BabyHUI, Contour ShuttlePro (Drawer?) (~16-18U)
plus XRaid (3U), a drawer for parts, cables, and stuff (1U), etc.....
I would like to be able to accommodate 1U for 24+ channel an analog bridge and 2U for Rackmount UPS batteries, but this will probably make the unit larger than I would like
A friendly netizen provided me with this great link for building racks, which also links to some other pages about building PA speaker cabinets and various other related stuff; there is a lot of good info there.
It doesn't cover much about shockmounting though... and I need some sources for parts (not the plywood obviously..the hardware);)
A stirling engine has no moving parts? That's news to me. I followed your link to the sterling engine page and cliped the specs...... I just don't get the 150 RPM and ball bearing portions of the specification if there are no moving parts.;-)
that's because that particular application of the stirling engine is trying to get mechanical energy out of it. (IANAME (mechanical engineer)) but as I understand it a pure stirling engine, essentially an external combustion engine, has no moving parts. Only the expansion and contraction of a gas medium inside the engine causes its motion. I'm not sure they would be any kind of solution because I think you would have to get the 'hot' end of the engine hotter than the cpu you are trying to cool, but then that may be an easier place to work with the thermal energy dissipation issues than the CPU itself. But if you are trying to use the engine for the purpose of thermal energy control, as this would be, the engine itself would have no moving parts.
the engines available at the link provided in the parent are pretty small, intended primarily for educational and entertainment purposes as opposed to real work, I just figured there are some links there to real information on how the stirling engine actually works. they are kind of intersting..taking a bit of time to get up to speed (perhaps another issue in their use for this particular application) but as I was saying they are supposed to be fairly efficient. I'm not sure how this is different than a peltier unit, though.
heh, that picture of a bowel of water on top of an open pc tower case is not something I would necessarily run, but I would imagine that you could make the system safer by enclosing the bowel and lines and perhaps passing the lines in through an empty PCI slot bay..
Still I would imagine you might need more space to accomplish this sort of solution. Has anyone looked into stirling engines as a method of heat transferal? They have no moving parts and are reportedly fairly effecient. I have been looking into using them to harness solar power.
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Not only is Apple alive, they should have some interesting new stuff coming out the beginning of the New Year. The MacWorld keynote is January 6. Rumors are circulating of new, smaller iPods with 2gb and 4gb capacities and a lower price. There are some mockups and pictures here.
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While I think you make a valuable point, one that many people would do well to seriously consider, I think it also worth mentioning that most creatures we are aware of do not build supercolliders. Our understanding of the Universe is perhaps minimal at best, and while physicists may believe the possibility of creating a universe-destroying effect as a result of supercollider experimentation to be small, there are of course numerous examples throughout history of scientists being surprised and astounded at experiment results that they considered 'unlikely'. I'm not necessarily suggesting stopping all supercollider experimentation. But perhaps it is just as naive to believe that we _cannot_ affect the entire universe, as it is to believe it's likely that we can do so.
free music downloads, games, discussion, recipes, and a lot of other crap at earth2willi.com
Of course it's easy to provide advice on how to bring this issue into the courtroom when you have no reason to worry about the implications of the lawsuit. The only way to insure that this information remains available and something is done about it is to have the information available in as many places as possible so that it is impossible to bury it. Are you providing a mirror?
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there are also lots of free downloads at my site, earth2willi.com, including losslessly compressed FLAC. Download the FLAC, unzip them to WAV or AIF and load on your iPod! MP3 and Ogg are available too, all totally free of login requirements or service charges, untouched by the RIAA, and complete with print resolution artwork. Stop by the forums while you are there! :)
What are some other options for obtaining FLAC WAV or AIF online?
there are also lots of free downloads at my site, earth2willi.com, including losslessly compressed FLAC. Download the FLAC, unzip them to WAV or AIF and load on your iPod! MP3 and Ogg are available too, all totally free of login requirements or service charges, untouched by the RIAA, and complete with print resolution artwork. Stop by the forums while you are there! :)
What are some other options for obtaining FLAC WAV or AIF online?
it's supposed to have a 1450mah battery
The Zodiac was formerly named the Helix
It is being developed byTapwave
As of now, the unit is set to retail at $299.99, similar to Nokia's N-Gage
It has movie functionality to support AVI, MPEG4, QuickTime, etc.
The unit runs an enhanced version of Palm O.S. 5.2.6
Preorders will begin in mid-September
Zodiac is set to launch in October, similar to the N-Gage
It features ananalog controller
MP3 functionality is included, much like the N-Gage
Itsupports Bluetooth for close proximity wireless multiplayer gaming
ATI Imageon powers the Zodiac's graphics
All games will be sold on SD cards as well and the Zodiac has two slots. So you can have two games in at once or a game and a WiFi card! (Information courtsey of PDArcade)
Announced games include Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Doom II, Neverwinter Nights & Spy Hunter
The Zodiac has open source capabilities
Tapwave will be releasing first party titles at launch, but assures us we'll see a host of third party and palm games as well.
The Zodiac is being aided by Fathammer's X-Forge. More on the X-Forge here. An interview withSamuli Syvahuoko, a founder, can be found here.
Fathammer also powers games on the N-Gage, such as Red Faction
X-Forge is a middleware product best described with this quote from the official site: "X-Forge is a comprehensive set of technologies and tools, which enables the creation and deployment of advanced console quality 3D games and other rich 3D content on all major mobile platforms. It is the ideal solution for game publishers and developers as well as mobile device manufacturers to catapult themselves to the next level of mobile gaming." -Fathammer, Ltd. Official Website (URL Listed Above)
it also has a lid to protect the screen. broken screen killed my last PDA.. ;/
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See that is what I am saying. I'm not questioning whether there was mismanagement, as unfortunately that much seems pretty much obvious. I'm wondering why it is that after observing the foam impact, studying, and running computer simulations, these same scientists are so surprised at the damage from a real world test. They expected to see some tile damage, not a complete hole in the wing. I realize simulations are only as good as the data you feed it, but it almost seems to indicate that either someone's math (and NASA simulation models as a result) are completely in error, or that perhaps some people knew the possible implications and were basically ignored. I guess that is essentially why this investigation is taking place, but it seems as if the scope of the damage should have been much more obvious from simulations.
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Regardless of SDI and the size of the NASA budget, they do have numerous super computers, as well as access to other computing systems. I seem to recall they even did run some tests. How can the computer models be so far off?
Of course, none of this addresses the issue that if NASAs budget hadn't been crippled for decades there would likely already be repair infrastructure in space, rather than a single space station so hobbled by budget cuts they are now considering abandoning it (further excellent use of a small budget). I'm sorry, I know people lost friends and heros during this tragedy, but unfortunately there are also a number of issues surrounding these events that are almost rather incredulous.
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how is it that I got modded down for them not reading the subject line?! ;p
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Hey, Linux is cool and all, but it would be nice if it were as polished as OSX before Apple is totally squashed between Microsoft and Linux. You have a few points, but there is still a difference for plenty of real-world uses outside of running emacs or nmap.
o oooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!@!
In regards to the Motorola announcement (something you managed to skip over despite your overwhelming experience with the OS that your post has demonstrated): NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
interesting idea... I know there is a touch-based control surface that works over USB or MIDI, but it is more like 5+ 'strips' that would work well to replace mixer controls. This smooth surface could emulate mixer controls as well as piano keys! sure playing a real acoustic piano is the real®©(TM) thing, but this would be great for music composition on the road. now if only there were some small LED under the keyboard to make multiple radical remappings more apparent.... :)
>>>>so if your sitting in traffic for example...you can be talking on GAIM.
>>And you thought cell phones caused accidents...
1. install methods to capitalize on and increase traffic
2. ????
3. $$ Profit
4. There is no step 4!
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yeah, I have a small 'iSomething' radio modulator and it is cool, but they are generally somewhat weak signal strength and can get interference from lightning, radio broadcast, RF noise, etc. Then if you also want to use a DC adapter you have more cables hanging off the iPod. With a car stereo 'dock' you could just shove the iPod in like a VCR tape and maybe use some controls on a faceplate or something, while using the dock connector to pass control commands into the iPod, charge the battery, and do a direct audio line-out. earth2willi.com!
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it's option. windows user. :P
I figured it would be the topmost piece of hardware in the rack, so it wouldn't have to be on rails but can still remain horizontal.
yeah, I figured not everyone who visits k5 also visits slashdot, and vice-versa ;)
For my system I am planning to use something similar to this hardware setup:
19" Rack -- Depth????
6U for PowerMac
1U for MOTU 24I/O
1U for MOTU MidiExpress XT
2U - 3U Drawer for LCD monitor
4U for Mackie 1604VLZ Mixer
2U for Drawer USB Keyboard, Mouse, Mackie BabyHUI, Contour ShuttlePro (Drawer?)
(~16-18U)
plus XRaid (3U), a drawer for parts, cables, and stuff (1U), etc.....
I would like to be able to accommodate 1U for 24+ channel an analog bridge and 2U for Rackmount UPS batteries, but this will probably make the unit larger than I would like
Anything I am forgeting?
A friendly netizen provided me with this great link for building racks, which also links to some other pages about building PA speaker cabinets and various other related stuff; there is a lot of good info there.
;)
It doesn't cover much about shockmounting though... and I need some sources for parts (not the plywood obviously..the hardware)
best wishes!
willi
and Microsoft software passes these security certifications?...
i live in hawaii. that will be one big ass splash...
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A stirling engine has no moving parts? That's news to me. I followed your link to the sterling engine page and cliped the specs...... I just don't get the 150 RPM and ball bearing portions of the specification if there are no moving parts. ;-)
that's because that particular application of the stirling engine is trying to get mechanical energy out of it. (IANAME (mechanical engineer)) but as I understand it a pure stirling engine, essentially an external combustion engine, has no moving parts. Only the expansion and contraction of a gas medium inside the engine causes its motion. I'm not sure they would be any kind of solution because I think you would have to get the 'hot' end of the engine hotter than the cpu you are trying to cool, but then that may be an easier place to work with the thermal energy dissipation issues than the CPU itself. But if you are trying to use the engine for the purpose of thermal energy control, as this would be, the engine itself would have no moving parts.
the engines available at the link provided in the parent are pretty small, intended primarily for educational and entertainment purposes as opposed to real work, I just figured there are some links there to real information on how the stirling engine actually works. they are kind of intersting..taking a bit of time to get up to speed (perhaps another issue in their use for this particular application) but as I was saying they are supposed to be fairly efficient. I'm not sure how this is different than a peltier unit, though.
lots of free music downloads! earth2willi.com
heh, that picture of a bowel of water on top of an open pc tower case is not something I would necessarily run, but I would imagine that you could make the system safer by enclosing the bowel and lines and perhaps passing the lines in through an empty PCI slot bay..
Still I would imagine you might need more space to accomplish this sort of solution. Has anyone looked into stirling engines as a method of heat transferal? They have no moving parts and are reportedly fairly effecient. I have been looking into using them to harness solar power.
interesting,.. do you have a reference on this?
thanks