Ah yes, the "no wires, how the hell is it going to run" problem. Shame Tesla wasn't a sound engineer, eh?
How about hacking some battery-powered-wireless speakers up to a track-lighting system? That might do the trick nicely, plus make them easier to position and mount.
Game cafes are still in their infancy though, and are yet to be a viable buisness model; remember internet cafes? Not many stuck around after the investment capitol ran out.:(
The common misconception in running a game cafe is that you will cut a profit on charing time for gameplay, as traditional arcades do. If you try to keep current with your venue's game library, you'll find it difficult to keep spending $50/ea. for the games that will bring people in.
In fact, they actually make ends meet by charing for play *and* selling all sorts of slightly overpriced snacks and drinks. Plus, running regularly scheduled events (competitions, product tours, etc) helps too.
A better solution: avoid all the overhead and run a gaming-based club instead. Most gamers interested in this stuff already have the gear at home... so the only experience they'll get that is different from the living room is a social one.
For your efforts, people will get a place to hang out one night a week, a chance at a ladder match, throw down at smash bros, or whatever you conjure up. In addition they may get food (depends on venue) drinks at the bar, and a social experience unlike any house party they've thrown on their own.
3. Don't feed it after midnight and NEVER give it water! This troll-like creature often gets blamed for trouble with devices and systems of all kinds. What is it?
I'm tired of whitewashing history (will I be flamed by those who would consider that a racist remark?). Bad things happen, people were enslaved, tortured, killed, etc, based on pretty much anything. It was bad, we know that, lets move on, but lets also not forget that it happened.
I agree completely.
Actually, I for one always understood the expression as something of a double entendre with a deliberate racist bent. And rightly so, since painting a 'white' view of history is especially dangerous, let alone insensitive and unfair. But the analogy it draws to covering things up, in order to bring the present to "order", is also equally unjust.
It comes close to that line between necessarily sanitizing one's speech from things "profane" (sensorship) and prescribing rules for thought (crimethink). This is especially appropriate given the discussion, and is probably a beter idiom to describe your comment than most slashdotters could summon.
With that I'll add: we have only to fear history if our hearts are vengeful.
A quick cruise of their product info tells it all.
- 80 Mhz processor - Sound chip programmable like a C64 SID - NTSC *and* PAL capable in the same module - Atari Joystick ports *and* RS232 ports. - Expansion Port / Cartridge Slot - Built in Debugging Support - 128K SRAM - "4Kx12 WORD" onboard Flash Ram
For a learning kit this thing is fantastic. For the more adventurous hobbyist, its seriously lacking in features.
Still I was hoping for at least stereo sound, more ram and crude 3D capabilities; something more like a playstation instead of an NES. The price is right for all the stuff you get with it, you're stuck making tetris clones and rewriting MULE all afternoon.
Nuclear Salt Water (this seriously needs to be developed!) I had to look it up. Looks like a good candidate for in-space propulsion. If its as cheap as it is simple, then its definately worth looking into. I doubt it'll get the go-ahead for launchpad stuff... all that plutonium spewing out the back would freak people out.
A nuclear salt-water rocket is a type of rocket designed by Robert Zubrin that would be fueled by water bearing dissolved salts of plutonium or U235. These would be stored in tanks that would prevent a critical mass from forming by some combination of geometry or neutron absorption. The rocket would be powered by a nuclear-thermal reaction when the water was injected into a reaction chamber.
Calculations show that this rocket would have both very high thrust and a very high specific impulse, a rare combination of traits in the rocket world.
What industrial uses could we find for this stored CO2 other then my silly suggestion?
Simply put: carbon is rediculously useful stuff. Any method of sequestering a large portion of it is going to have some kind of benefit down the road.
Off the top of my head, i'd say that once carbon-nanotube based materials are practical, the world will become pretty hungry for *any* source of carbon at a concentration higher than what's present in the atmosphere. The trick is taking something like CO2 and turning it into graphite or something else more readily useful for industry.
On a very different tangent, the DOE also suggests that you can use some chemistry to keep it from ever becoming gaseous (reduce chance of air pollution). They also suggest using bioremediation to convert the CO2 back into something useful like methane. http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/sequestra tion/novel concepts/
More realistically, if plants are forced to trap their CO2 output, we're more likely to see them combine it with other materials and convert it into carbonates that we already use in industry: like chalk.
The other problem is that the main folks who have an off-the-shelf flight computer that would be suitable is the Air Force. Who obviously isn't going to sell one to "just anyone", which means that an X-prize contender can't have it.
That's probably no coincidence since a "spacecraft" with an autopilot, is basically an explosive device short of a missile. There may be some heavy federal legislation involving the private production of such systems let alone the government not wanting to share such technology with just anyone.
I didn't really have headaches, I had aches in my bones. It's hard to describe, but for at least a week I had this deep ache in all my bones. I assume this is the 'muscle ache' that the study talked about, but to me, it was really deep inside, like it was in my... bones. Very weird.
You're not alone. I just started to quit about two weeks ago. It feels kind of like growing pains almost right? Not fun, but if its going to go away, eventually, then its worth quitting.
... welcome our new Spelunking Russian Overlords. I'd like to remind them that as an NSS member, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in world's deepest underground caves.
Its rediculous to try and compose a metric for system specs simply becuase "better" is entirely too qualatative a term when applied to PC's. There are so many different parts that bottleneck each other in certain circumstances, its impossible to guage what's the all-round-best fit.
That having been said, the big guys can put level markings all over their products if they want, but I'm not buying into this unless these machines can earn EXP and upgrade on their own.
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You're telling me. I had a 286 6mhz machine that I used to teach myself C++ on back in the day. I could hit the 'turbo' switch and watch things fly at 12mhz... although it did really odd things to the vga palette registers at that speed::shrug::.
Still it was useful long until the 'fast' 486's came out. I was able to code small demos on that beast that ran better than my friends' code, all because I had less to work with and every cycle counted for that much more.
Slower machines definately have their place, especially for programming. Joe sixpack would do well to learn this lesson and throw a few bucks at a local geek to keep his old computer to last longer.
Having worked as both an internet tech rep *and* as as a security admin handling these kinds of tokens, I can say that this is going to be a tech-support disaster for AOL.
First off, the more economical (read: cheaper) secureID tokens are notorious for being suseptable to static discharge, moisture and physical impact (dropping). They usually are made with a loop or hole in one end to attach to your id-badge at work: this will most likely be used to attach the device to Joe-Blow's keychain instead (also not good).
Second, a token *will* fall out of sync with the server if not used frequently (takes a few months). The result is a token that may be useful, but will require additional support (call AOL and wait) to resync before it may be used again.
Third, its a physical device that needs to be put in the hands of the user. It will take time to issue and replace, that the end-user may not have. Administrators at AOL *might* be willing to institute temporary passwords to side-step this, but once again, this requires another call to AOL.
Overall, the potential for repeated failure of these devices, in the hands of an ill-informed userbase (does anyone read directions anymore?), plus latencies all over the support process will result in an extremely hard to to manage product.
Furthermore, I seriously doubt that this will do more for AOL other than bolster its image as a secure service provider, which is possibly more than what its competition is doing; the actual product itself may only need to have a marginal value if any. Its a bold move, especially since the $2/mo plus $10 signup probably won't completely cover the hardware and support costs incurred.
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Ah yes, the "no wires, how the hell is it going to run" problem. Shame Tesla wasn't a sound engineer, eh?
How about hacking some battery-powered-wireless speakers up to a track-lighting system? That might do the trick nicely, plus make them easier to position and mount.
I'll add to this that PG County also voted overwhelmingly for Kerry. Coincidence?
Game cafes are still in their infancy though, and are yet to be a viable buisness model; remember internet cafes? Not many stuck around after the investment capitol ran out. :(
The common misconception in running a game cafe is that you will cut a profit on charing time for gameplay, as traditional arcades do. If you try to keep current with your venue's game library, you'll find it difficult to keep spending $50/ea. for the games that will bring people in.
In fact, they actually make ends meet by charing for play *and* selling all sorts of slightly overpriced snacks and drinks. Plus, running regularly scheduled events (competitions, product tours, etc) helps too.
A better solution: avoid all the overhead and run a gaming-based club instead. Most gamers interested in this stuff already have the gear at home... so the only experience they'll get that is different from the living room is a social one.
For your efforts, people will get a place to hang out one night a week, a chance at a ladder match, throw down at smash bros, or whatever you conjure up. In addition they may get food (depends on venue) drinks at the bar, and a social experience unlike any house party they've thrown on their own.
That's flatter than the state of Kansas!
... well at least those of the IHOP variety anyway.
Then by conjecture, that would also make the surface of Titan flatter than a pancake!
I'm tired of whitewashing history (will I be flamed by those who would consider that a racist remark?). Bad things happen, people were enslaved, tortured, killed, etc, based on pretty much anything. It was bad, we know that, lets move on, but lets also not forget that it happened.
I agree completely.
Actually, I for one always understood the expression as something of a double entendre with a deliberate racist bent. And rightly so, since painting a 'white' view of history is especially dangerous, let alone insensitive and unfair. But the analogy it draws to covering things up, in order to bring the present to "order", is also equally unjust.
It comes close to that line between necessarily sanitizing one's speech from things "profane" (sensorship) and prescribing rules for thought (crimethink). This is especially appropriate given the discussion, and is probably a beter idiom to describe your comment than most slashdotters could summon.
With that I'll add: we have only to fear history if our hearts are vengeful.
Ah yes... I was thinking that too. Especially when half the screenshots on their main page are all demo effects. ;)
I wonder if we're going to see an XGS category at Assembly next summer?
A quick cruise of their product info tells it all.
- 80 Mhz processor
- Sound chip programmable like a C64 SID
- NTSC *and* PAL capable in the same module
- Atari Joystick ports *and* RS232 ports.
- Expansion Port / Cartridge Slot
- Built in Debugging Support
- 128K SRAM
- "4Kx12 WORD" onboard Flash Ram
For a learning kit this thing is fantastic. For the more adventurous hobbyist, its seriously lacking in features.
Still I was hoping for at least stereo sound, more ram and crude 3D capabilities; something more like a playstation instead of an NES. The price is right for all the stuff you get with it, you're stuck making tetris clones and rewriting MULE all afternoon.
Pfftt.. that's nothing. At least you had something to go by.
/*Drunk: fix later*/
He could have written it in cold fusion or perl without the comments.
Plus, nothing tops:
Nuclear Salt Water (this seriously needs to be developed!)
I had to look it up. Looks like a good candidate for in-space propulsion. If its as cheap as it is simple, then its definately worth looking into. I doubt it'll get the go-ahead for launchpad stuff... all that plutonium spewing out the back would freak people out.
A nuclear salt-water rocket is a type of rocket designed by Robert Zubrin that would be fueled by water bearing dissolved salts of plutonium or U235. These would be stored in tanks that would prevent a critical mass from forming by some combination of geometry or neutron absorption. The rocket would be powered by a nuclear-thermal reaction when the water was injected into a reaction chamber.
Calculations show that this rocket would have both very high thrust and a very high specific impulse, a rare combination of traits in the rocket world.
Ditto. The geek in me wondered if this was even proper grammar (sans the 'Bar' and all).
mitzvah Audio pronunciation of "mitzvah" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mtsv)
n. pl. mitzvoth (-vt, -vs) or mitzvahs
1.
1. A commandment of the Jewish law.
2. The fulfillment of such a commandment.
2. A worthy deed.
My vote is that he meant #2. Thanks to grandparent.
Humans have a large percentage of carbon...
Charlton Heston: The space elevator is made of people!
What industrial uses could we find for this stored CO2 other then my silly suggestion?
a tion/novel concepts/
Simply put: carbon is rediculously useful stuff. Any method of sequestering a large portion of it is going to have some kind of benefit down the road.
Off the top of my head, i'd say that once carbon-nanotube based materials are practical, the world will become pretty hungry for *any* source of carbon at a concentration higher than what's present in the atmosphere. The trick is taking something like CO2 and turning it into graphite or something else more readily useful for industry.
On a very different tangent, the DOE also suggests that you can use some chemistry to keep it from ever becoming gaseous (reduce chance of air pollution). They also suggest using bioremediation to convert the CO2 back into something useful like methane.
http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/sequestr
More realistically, if plants are forced to trap their CO2 output, we're more likely to see them combine it with other materials and convert it into carbonates that we already use in industry: like chalk.
Acutally, its still the FAQ, you just pronounce it: FAH-Q instead. ;)
I for one welcome our new unable-to-stop-at-120MPH overlords.
The other problem is that the main folks who have an off-the-shelf flight computer that would be suitable is the Air Force. Who obviously isn't going to sell one to "just anyone", which means that an X-prize contender can't have it.
That's probably no coincidence since a "spacecraft" with an autopilot, is basically an explosive device short of a missile. There may be some heavy federal legislation involving the private production of such systems let alone the government not wanting to share such technology with just anyone.
Just a thought.
I didn't really have headaches, I had aches in my bones. It's hard to describe, but for at least a week I had this deep ache in all my bones. I assume this is the 'muscle ache' that the study talked about, but to me, it was really deep inside, like it was in my... bones. Very weird.
You're not alone. I just started to quit about two weeks ago. It feels kind of like growing pains almost right? Not fun, but if its going to go away, eventually, then its worth quitting.
... welcome our new Spelunking Russian Overlords. I'd like to remind them that as an NSS member, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in world's deepest underground caves.
You might have something there.
:(
Suppose the dirt they use for the glassing process contained a lot of phosphorus... your new x-mas decorations wouldn't need to be plugged in anymore.
But then again, that %20 waste content would make it the last time you deck the halls.
Heheh... this could be reduced to the classic logic problem:
Do you always lie or do you always tell the truth?
Its rediculous to try and compose a metric for system specs simply becuase "better" is entirely too qualatative a term when applied to PC's. There are so many different parts that bottleneck each other in certain circumstances, its impossible to guage what's the all-round-best fit.
That having been said, the big guys can put level markings all over their products if they want, but I'm not buying into this unless these machines can earn EXP and upgrade on their own.
You're telling me. I had a 286 6mhz machine that I used to teach myself C++ on back in the day. I could hit the 'turbo' switch and watch things fly at 12mhz... although it did really odd things to the vga palette registers at that speed ::shrug::.
Still it was useful long until the 'fast' 486's came out. I was able to code small demos on that beast that ran better than my friends' code, all because I had less to work with and every cycle counted for that much more.
Slower machines definately have their place, especially for programming. Joe sixpack would do well to learn this lesson and throw a few bucks at a local geek to keep his old computer to last longer.
Since this is slashdot, you probably had everyone right up until 'potato'.
I haven't read that one yet, you insensitive clod. :(
Having worked as both an internet tech rep *and* as as a security admin handling these kinds of tokens, I can say that this is going to be a tech-support disaster for AOL.
First off, the more economical (read: cheaper) secureID tokens are notorious for being suseptable to static discharge, moisture and physical impact (dropping). They usually are made with a loop or hole in one end to attach to your id-badge at work: this will most likely be used to attach the device to Joe-Blow's keychain instead (also not good).
Second, a token *will* fall out of sync with the server if not used frequently (takes a few months). The result is a token that may be useful, but will require additional support (call AOL and wait) to resync before it may be used again.
Third, its a physical device that needs to be put in the hands of the user. It will take time to issue and replace, that the end-user may not have. Administrators at AOL *might* be willing to institute temporary passwords to side-step this, but once again, this requires another call to AOL.
Overall, the potential for repeated failure of these devices, in the hands of an ill-informed userbase (does anyone read directions anymore?), plus latencies all over the support process will result in an extremely hard to to manage product.
Furthermore, I seriously doubt that this will do more for AOL other than bolster its image as a secure service provider, which is possibly more than what its competition is doing; the actual product itself may only need to have a marginal value if any. Its a bold move, especially since the $2/mo plus $10 signup probably won't completely cover the hardware and support costs incurred.