Overall Reliability ratings aren't that useful imo. So vendor X has a high rating, and vendor Y doesn't, but why? They should break them down more into specific components and the details on those components, such as hard drive manufacturer and model number.
These days investors look to the next quarterly results to determine if they are making a good investment. Extremely short term.
Space Exploration has always been a much more longer term before we really see or understand what the Return On Investment was.
Space exploration provides a platform for us to tackle new problems, which result in new solutions. Even if we find nothing of value on mars for example, just getting to the point where we can be sure of that will have resulted in a wealth of knowledge.
I'd also like to add that we need more research being done for the exploration of our own planet. Exploring the deepest oceans is on the same difficulty level of space exploration.
The Kameleon Has a "Tactile Response Display". It isn't exactly an lcd, as button location is static, but they do animate and such. They also feel like buttons, a nice remote overall with jp1 connector(JP1 allows you to program it via computer).
Anyway my point is, I don't think that will drive the price up, as a kameleon is only $60. It's pretty cool, worth a look at a local radioshack, not sure who else has them besides online.
The Dell Axim has a very powerful IR transmitter, it seems to perform just as well as my regular remotes. The only thing the sony has over this is a better interface, however the axim has Wifi and bluetooth:)
I've thought about how it would be fun to write a nice remote control program for it, but there's no time for that yet.
If I can get a 5 year warrenty on an ide drive, I think that would make me less likely to purchase a scsi drive on the reliability factor alone. I'm only talking about reliability not speed.
This seems like it could hurt them financially in the long run, but maybe they're trying to increase short term sales?
I played Horizons for 3 months, started a month after release. It had some good ideas and a lot of potential. I did have a big adult dragon (required a difficult and lengthy quest), fun to fly around the game world for a while.
But the game ran out of content, and was plagued by problems and poor management. I don't really plan to play another mmo (played quite a few), they always seem to turn into a waiting game for more things to do.
SCSI is generally more reliable, that's part of what you are paying for. But some people have figured out how to get great reliability with still lower costs. For example, Google is based upon inexpensive and easily replaceable hardware. They have so much and such a robust system that hardware failure is not a problem.
I'm sure some people around here have played a game they whish had lasted a while longer. Whether it's more levels, bosses, items, or storyline.
I don't think a game can ever be too long if you are having a lot of fun playing it. Most recently for me would be Thief 3. It had a lot of great stuff and had fun with it and I wish it was longer. And the whole MMO genere is based on providing enough "content" to keep you wanting to play for as long as possible. Sometimes this is great stuff, other times a boring treadmill.
On a similar note, I have higher than normal expectations on Doom3. For how long it's been in development, it should be oozing with content.
It's not like every game idea out there came to the designers very easily. Some required a lot of thought, while others where obvious or just a fluke. I mean you could have said the same thing about the mouse, oh it's just a gimmick, I'd rather use a keyboard for my games (which are mainly text based at the time)
Then come along whole new generes of games that simply require the mouse. What I'm saying is that sometimes a new thing like a second touch screen is just push designers need to explore things that are truly revolutionary.
I just see a lot of problems that go back to companies not producing enough products for linux. Such as no current games and the newest hardware and accessories.
So what needs to happen is for new products to have good linux support...but developers/manufacturers compare the windows market with linux and see that windows is clearly a more profitable way to go. So the choice is make lots of money, or just make a few geeks happy.
Maybe what needs to happen is to somehow make it extremely easy to port things to linux, more support for things like wine.
Perhaps if they can always monitored for location and vital signs, elderly people can actually have more freedom and safety? They would be more able to get out of the house and do things without worrying about anything.
Some people must choose between a nursing home or a live-in nurse, and this could help mitigate the costs. Maybe even more privacy, nobody will need to physically go in and bother them to see if they're ok, all vitals are constantly monitored.(I don't know if they can monitor vitals like that yet, but they will)
Indeed, I'm now effectively prohibited from using any of my key skills to support myself
Come on now, it sounds like this guy is a very capable engineer and he's saying this? Aren't there any firms in his country that can use someone smart enough to build these things?
I guess he can't build missiles there which is a bummer, but surely his skills can be applied to many things such as aerospace engineer. If anything, I bet he'd have better chances in Australia, which isn't too far away.
So lets say I wanted to make a dtrace function that could do something like monitor for a high amount of cross calls. Upon noticing such an occurance it will then gather information on it and create a nice breakdown for me in an easy to see interface.
Or I guess I'm asking, how complex can these functions get? Would it be feasible to tie it in with other things so I could do my own interface to it? Sounds like fun if I can...
You could just google the table of contents
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You could probably just look at the table of contents of this book and do a search on each section/topic. Actually I might try just that, might turn up some interesting stuff.
This is just a simple case of someone not having any patience and rushing everything. But to anyone who has never built a pc, it's actually very easy if you take your time and make sure you do things right.
There are some tips you should know, like installing the cpu and heatsink before the mobo is in the case. And making sure you screw in the mobo with the correct standoffs.
Asheron's Call was awsome. It was small enough that the actual developers could do live events. There were also many pre-scripted events like the shadow wars (floating spires etc.).
There was even a hub town that caused a lot lag on all servers because of the constant overpopulation...so the town (Arwic) actually got blown up into a huge smoldering crater by the shadows:)
These Devs had FUN, and they were Involved with their game, a key element missing from so many today. The storyline was also good in AC, with a few story arcs like the shadows, virindi, olthoi, and Martine / Gaerlan. Sometimes getting to converse with the characters or battle them.
ah good memories of a great game:)
(and I do remember the shadow wars, defending Fort Tethana and other towns.)
No matter what people say, how futile it is etc etc, it's an important step in getting Linux to be more common in the educational environment. A school or library needs to be able to say "we tried our best!" when it comes to these things. It helps linux get its foot in the door.
My company is using WXPe for an upcoming realtime embedded medical diagnostic system. We're solving this by basically rolling our own MSI/Installshield bundles for each and every patch, vulnerability and virus definition.
Call me crazy, but I'm not comfortable with medical equipment needing this kind of support? Was that x-ray machine scanned for viruses before you used it?...
Seems nice for a simple solution for your average person. But lets face it, something we can easily modify and play around with is more fun. I'd do a HTPC in one of those small form factor boxes. You could do something like mythTV in Linux, as well as other options in Windows.
I believe myth tv works as a client/server design, so you can have one mythtv server box streaming to other clients.
Then proceed going overboard with other fun things:)
The problem is that most companies don't use encryption in most of their normal email. I've had very important documents emailed to me, which could be very costly if dropped in the wrong hands.
But average joe lawyer doesn't even know about encryption it seems.
I hate to say it, but it would probably take something like M$ making encryption standard in apps like outlook and exchange.
Just doing some quick googling for blackberry security seems to indicate that it may not be "secure". Although I did find something else about a seperate security module as well.
With all of that data being sent to these things, it could be a treasure trove for identity theft if you could just set up a monitoring/logging device in the airport.
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Space Exploration has always been a much more longer term before we really see or understand what the Return On Investment was.
Space exploration provides a platform for us to tackle new problems, which result in new solutions. Even if we find nothing of value on mars for example, just getting to the point where we can be sure of that will have resulted in a wealth of knowledge.
I'd also like to add that we need more research being done for the exploration of our own planet. Exploring the deepest oceans is on the same difficulty level of space exploration.
Anyway my point is, I don't think that will drive the price up, as a kameleon is only $60. It's pretty cool, worth a look at a local radioshack, not sure who else has them besides online.
I've thought about how it would be fun to write a nice remote control program for it, but there's no time for that yet.
This seems like it could hurt them financially in the long run, but maybe they're trying to increase short term sales?
But the game ran out of content, and was plagued by problems and poor management. I don't really plan to play another mmo (played quite a few), they always seem to turn into a waiting game for more things to do.
SCSI is generally more reliable, that's part of what you are paying for. But some people have figured out how to get great reliability with still lower costs. For example, Google is based upon inexpensive and easily replaceable hardware. They have so much and such a robust system that hardware failure is not a problem.
I don't think a game can ever be too long if you are having a lot of fun playing it. Most recently for me would be Thief 3. It had a lot of great stuff and had fun with it and I wish it was longer. And the whole MMO genere is based on providing enough "content" to keep you wanting to play for as long as possible. Sometimes this is great stuff, other times a boring treadmill.
On a similar note, I have higher than normal expectations on Doom3. For how long it's been in development, it should be oozing with content.
Yes it starts at 9pm here, can't wait :)
Why anon? I think that's obvious, I hope...
I'm not really interested in what the current "popular" Distro is. I need to know what has a proven track record in very important areas.
Anyone else's input is also appreciated.
Then come along whole new generes of games that simply require the mouse. What I'm saying is that sometimes a new thing like a second touch screen is just push designers need to explore things that are truly revolutionary.
So what needs to happen is for new products to have good linux support...but developers/manufacturers compare the windows market with linux and see that windows is clearly a more profitable way to go. So the choice is make lots of money, or just make a few geeks happy.
Maybe what needs to happen is to somehow make it extremely easy to port things to linux, more support for things like wine.
Some people must choose between a nursing home or a live-in nurse, and this could help mitigate the costs. Maybe even more privacy, nobody will need to physically go in and bother them to see if they're ok, all vitals are constantly monitored.(I don't know if they can monitor vitals like that yet, but they will)
Come on now, it sounds like this guy is a very capable engineer and he's saying this? Aren't there any firms in his country that can use someone smart enough to build these things?
I guess he can't build missiles there which is a bummer, but surely his skills can be applied to many things such as aerospace engineer. If anything, I bet he'd have better chances in Australia, which isn't too far away.
Or I guess I'm asking, how complex can these functions get? Would it be feasible to tie it in with other things so I could do my own interface to it? Sounds like fun if I can...
You could probably just look at the table of contents of this book and do a search on each section/topic. Actually I might try just that, might turn up some interesting stuff.
There are some tips you should know, like installing the cpu and heatsink before the mobo is in the case. And making sure you screw in the mobo with the correct standoffs.
If you need any more proof of incompetence in Redmond, behold: Calculator Does Not Reliably Subtract Two Numbers in Windows
There was even a hub town that caused a lot lag on all servers because of the constant overpopulation...so the town (Arwic) actually got blown up into a huge smoldering crater by the shadows :)
These Devs had FUN, and they were Involved with their game, a key element missing from so many today. The storyline was also good in AC, with a few story arcs like the shadows, virindi, olthoi, and Martine / Gaerlan. Sometimes getting to converse with the characters or battle them.
ah good memories of a great game :)
(and I do remember the shadow wars, defending Fort Tethana and other towns.)
No matter what people say, how futile it is etc etc, it's an important step in getting Linux to be more common in the educational environment. A school or library needs to be able to say "we tried our best!" when it comes to these things. It helps linux get its foot in the door.
I'm not sure if single is really better than two rails, but I'd assume two rails would be an unnecessary expense when building an elevated system.
My company is using WXPe for an upcoming realtime embedded medical diagnostic system. We're solving this by basically rolling our own MSI/Installshield bundles for each and every patch, vulnerability and virus definition.
Call me crazy, but I'm not comfortable with medical equipment needing this kind of support? Was that x-ray machine scanned for viruses before you used it?...
I believe myth tv works as a client/server design, so you can have one mythtv server box streaming to other clients.
Then proceed going overboard with other fun things :)
But average joe lawyer doesn't even know about encryption it seems.
I hate to say it, but it would probably take something like M$ making encryption standard in apps like outlook and exchange.
With all of that data being sent to these things, it could be a treasure trove for identity theft if you could just set up a monitoring/logging device in the airport.