I don't drive. I bicycle. It's very easy to get anywhere I need to go around town, and for greater distances there's always public transportation. Over the past few months, I've watched gas prices soar over the 2 dollar mark, I've heared everybody complaining and all the while I silently snicker at these poor drivers, half of whom could easily pick up a bike and cut their gas consumption in half.
But the bicycle from a broad design perspective has not changed much since its invention, save from a departure from amusingly large front (or is it back) wheels. So it seems to me that the bicycle is far from optimised in terms of muscle use. I've seen various contraptions over the years that I suppose attempt to imrove on this. One that I saw just a few days ago appeared to be powered like a rowing machine. Another more popular variation on the cycle has the rider sit much lower to the ground. But I believe this one only serves to have the rider in a more upright position. So does this book point out the "best" design for the cycle?
Don't be obtuse. 1999 is fairly early in terms of the advent of weblogs. I started before blogger (Blogger appears to have started in June 1999 from whois data. ), before movable type, before the countless other services out there. So, ahem, 1999 IS old school. But I didn't claim it was a long time.
I always see these comments in discussion about weblogs, and they REALLY piss me off. These comments are ignorant at best. I won't speak for the unwashed masses of webloggers, but I've been doing it since 1999, from the original, editthispage manila software. Blogs can start out as "narcissistic rantings" but once you start writing well, everything changes. All my relatives and friends regularly read my blog, and they appreciate it for the window it gives into my mind. For example, this entry sparked a discussion between me and my uncle.
So before you start a narcissistic rant about how blogs are mostly narcissistic rantings, remember that this useless forum discussion takes place on a blog. That's right, slashdot is a blog.
Then again, I've started re-ripping all my old CDs, this time using 320 kbps mp3s, and these soak up the space big-time. I can imagine using 80 gb easily within the next few months. No, the iPod mini is great for "low" quality rips and downloaded music, and apparently people seem to be satisfied by that. I would too, though and here lies a small problem. I want GREAT sound for my system at home, but when I'm on the run with my iPod and its earbuds, a 128 kbps mp3 is going to sound just about the same as a 320 kbps mp3. This is why I wish iTunes would downsample the mp3s on my computer for use on the iPod.
Why is this only being marked for e-books? Why not slap a wifi card and set it up to scan the 'net for rss feeds? Laptop monitor? I don't know about the rest of you, but I primarily use my monitor for reading text. Wouldn't it be nice to have a secondary display in which you can do word processing, read and compose email, browse slashdot, run command lines... I don't know about you guys, but I think that would be pretty sweet.
So the question is, would this be possible? Can the screen refresh its contents fast enough for normal computer use? Can it be used interchangably as a regular monitor? If so, this thing sounds great.
As a mac user, I feel left out once again. Why is it that authors of tech books seem to negleect an entire platform?
Seriously though, is it that Mac OS X isn't as widely deployed as windows and isn't used as much for servers as linux that OS X isn't targeted by viruses/worms/trojans, or is OS X simply harder to break into and not worth the time and effort?
That's odd, because I thought you were referring to those annoying Iomega clickers that were all around Macworld a while ago. I got 10 of them, one for each finger.... at least I think it was Iomega. Does anybody remember this?
Obviously you've never played in an orchestra. The conductor by far is the most important person out there, from your high school orchestra to the Vienna Philharmonic. The problem with your theory is that every musician has a different theory as to how a piece should sound. Try buying a few CDs of the same concerto played by different people. They are entirely different in all ways except the notes. The conductor is there to make sure all the musicians are playing the same version of the piece, not their own personal rendition of it.
There are far more efficient and for lack of a better word, lighter, ways of killing someone than a gun. For instance, poison darts, cyanide spray, and lethal injection are just a few examples off the top of my head (yeah, I know, I'm sick).
First HP goes with Apple for music (iTunes and HP iPod) and now they are trying out Linux... that's twice microsoft has been bested in favor of open standards. I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but go HP!
This is clearly an artificial satellite. Look very closely at the line. You can see very faintly a random brightening and dimming. This is a tell-tale characteristic of an old satellite that is rotating on a few of it's axes. The sun glints off the solar panels to different degrees as it rotates and moves, thus the brightening-dimming effect. Quite frankly, I'm surprised NASA missed this.
Slashdot Mirror
Moller website.
Links are good, people!
Ahh but can these robots protect us from those deadly water striders that make us thirsty? They don't break the surface of the water, you know.
But the bicycle from a broad design perspective has not changed much since its invention, save from a departure from amusingly large front (or is it back) wheels. So it seems to me that the bicycle is far from optimised in terms of muscle use. I've seen various contraptions over the years that I suppose attempt to imrove on this. One that I saw just a few days ago appeared to be powered like a rowing machine. Another more popular variation on the cycle has the rider sit much lower to the ground. But I believe this one only serves to have the rider in a more upright position. So does this book point out the "best" design for the cycle?
How is this any different than sub-surface scattering? I know there are a few lightwave plugins out there that can do this. Something I googled
What use is 5.1 if CDs (most anyway) only have 2 channels?
Don't be obtuse. 1999 is fairly early in terms of the advent of weblogs. I started before blogger (Blogger appears to have started in June 1999 from whois data. ), before movable type, before the countless other services out there. So, ahem, 1999 IS old school. But I didn't claim it was a long time.
So before you start a narcissistic rant about how blogs are mostly narcissistic rantings, remember that this useless forum discussion takes place on a blog. That's right, slashdot is a blog.
Does that mean that if you hack a server in Australia from America, you are prosecuted under Australian law?
Then again, I've started re-ripping all my old CDs, this time using 320 kbps mp3s, and these soak up the space big-time. I can imagine using 80 gb easily within the next few months. No, the iPod mini is great for "low" quality rips and downloaded music, and apparently people seem to be satisfied by that. I would too, though and here lies a small problem. I want GREAT sound for my system at home, but when I'm on the run with my iPod and its earbuds, a 128 kbps mp3 is going to sound just about the same as a 320 kbps mp3. This is why I wish iTunes would downsample the mp3s on my computer for use on the iPod.
So the question is, would this be possible? Can the screen refresh its contents fast enough for normal computer use? Can it be used interchangably as a regular monitor? If so, this thing sounds great.
Seriously though, is it that Mac OS X isn't as widely deployed as windows and isn't used as much for servers as linux that OS X isn't targeted by viruses/worms/trojans, or is OS X simply harder to break into and not worth the time and effort?
That's odd, because I thought you were referring to those annoying Iomega clickers that were all around Macworld a while ago. I got 10 of them, one for each finger.... at least I think it was Iomega. Does anybody remember this?
Most of these cellphone acronyms go in one ear and out the other, but I thought the "new" thing was GSM. Weren't TDMA and CDMA on their way out?
From the guys who divulged KFC's secred recipite. Sorry, I couldn't resist...
What about pico?
Wow, 20 years is a long time to work on a problem without cracking. Congratulations, Toshikatsu.
Obviously you've never played in an orchestra. The conductor by far is the most important person out there, from your high school orchestra to the Vienna Philharmonic. The problem with your theory is that every musician has a different theory as to how a piece should sound. Try buying a few CDs of the same concerto played by different people. They are entirely different in all ways except the notes. The conductor is there to make sure all the musicians are playing the same version of the piece, not their own personal rendition of it.
I don't know if it's done, but perhaps DARPA should give these vehicles access to the more precise military GPS system.
Apparently you don't have comcast.
Because you know that a floppy drive adds hundreds to the manufacturing cost.
Are you their employer?
There are far more efficient and for lack of a better word, lighter, ways of killing someone than a gun. For instance, poison darts, cyanide spray, and lethal injection are just a few examples off the top of my head (yeah, I know, I'm sick).
These look more like personal assassination drones than surveillance equipment. Visions of DUNE come to mind...
First HP goes with Apple for music (iTunes and HP iPod) and now they are trying out Linux... that's twice microsoft has been bested in favor of open standards. I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but go HP!
This is clearly an artificial satellite. Look very closely at the line. You can see very faintly a random brightening and dimming. This is a tell-tale characteristic of an old satellite that is rotating on a few of it's axes. The sun glints off the solar panels to different degrees as it rotates and moves, thus the brightening-dimming effect. Quite frankly, I'm surprised NASA missed this.