The input current rating is 15A, but the safe rating of the IEC power connector shown in the photos http://img.hexus.net/v2/internationalevents/gc_200 5/galaxy_1.jpg is no more 12A by US standards: 15A connector rating x 80% for continuous loads, per the National Electrical Code(r). That rating would only apply with a #14 power cord. Check the cords you have: they're probably only #18, #16 if you're lucky. The attachment plug is overloaded, too. The NEMA 5-15P that comes on standard US power cords is limited to 12A (the same Code requirements apply).
This unit is "1KW" only in the cut-throat realm of the PC industry. As with any PC supply, the rule-of-thumb is to use no more than half the rated output if you expect it perform well and be reliable.
If you installed the patch, Win2K has no problem. The automatic update system downloaded and installed it the middle of last week. I'm not saying Windows Update is a perfect system, but it does remember to check for new patches on a regular basis, no matter how busy I am or how often the boss adds something to today's to-do list. On the whole, using automatic update is a lot better than waiting until the system gets exploited and then trying to clean up the mess.
Reading the article carefully, it comes down to a landlord/tenant contract dispute between Logan and Continental. The airport says it's a violation of the lease, Continental says it's not. From the FCC standpoint, both WiFi access points are on an equally poor footing: as Part 15 devices they have the lowest priority at 2.4GHz, behind all other authorized uses of that spectrum, such as microwave ovens. The ovens have priority at 2.4GHz: it's a designated RF wasteland for Part 18 "Industrial, Scientific and Medical" (non-communications) equipment. These aren't bothered by interference from unlicensed transmitters, which is why unlicensed WiFi was put there.
Seriously, other nations don't try to fly 20+ year old space hardware, why are we so far behind... The Soyouz design is older (recall the Soyouz-Apollo joint mission). The difference is that the shuttle is a (mostly) reusable rocket ship, the first design of its kind. Soyouz is a crew capsule launched atop one-time-use rockets, based on lessons learned from earlier designs. But no matter what ship you fly in, space travel is a difficult and dangerous undertaking. Space travelers are more akin to test pilots than to airline crews, a situation I expect will remain true for a long time to come.
Plain-text unsubscribe replies to the sending address must always work. HTML unsubscribe is unacceptable, because that is a known delivery tool for malicious scripts, adware, spyware, etc.
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This is politics at its comic best. They want to extend DST until just a month before the winter solstice? In November there's not enough daylight to save! The lights that are off for an hour in the afternoon will be on an extra hour in the morning, because most people must rise before dawn to get to work and school on time. Furnaces with a set-back thermostat will be turned up for an extra pre-dawn hour, at the coldest point in the diurnal cycle. Meanwhile, late March and early April have more than twelve hours of available daylight per day--but no DST!
If they want to fix DST, it would be more sensible to move both the starting date and the end date according to the available hours of daylight (think "equinox"). DST makes more sense in late March than it does in October, let alone November.
The floppy drive's fate was sealed the day AOL changed from sending unsolicited floppy disks to unsolicited CDs. Nothing is cheaper than free reusable media delivered to your mailbox!
The short-trip penalty comes from warming up a cold engine, adjustments necessary to keep the engine running when cold (richer mixture, faster idle) and increased drag from cold lubricants. These same conditions (and cold catalytic converters) mean cold starts account for more pollution per mile than running at normal temperatures. A taxi doesn't shut down the engine for long, so it stays warm and seldom operates under cold-start conditions. Each fare may be a short ride cross-town, but the cab's engine runs for almost the entire shift. Hybrid drive is a good fit for taxicab service.
We still receive magazines for a long-departed family friend (and the bills for them). We have repeatedly sent these back with "DECEASED" written across them. They haven't received a payment in many years, but want to keep the subscription going.
There's the reason the magazines get so pushy with renewals: ad revenue is based on their "circulation" figures, whether those copies get read or dumped in the trash. That's why they never want to let subscribers get away.
Mt. Fuji sits on the Pacific "ring of fire". I will just wait; eventually Mt. Fuji will move without my involvement. Indeed, magma flow probably will make Mt. Fuji grow back faster than any human could move it away. The real accomplishment would be to permanently stop it from moving, because tectonic plates in motion = big earthquakes, a far too common occurrance in Japan. Mr. Manager, you have asked for exactly the wrong thing to be done. Is it your habit to do so?
So I give you this answer: If you don't like Mt. Fuji where it is, hire that magician who made Diamond Head "disappear" on TV. If you wanted a damn good engineer you could have hired me--but then you opened your mouth and revealed the depth of your foolishness. Thanks for the lunch! [Walks away, humming "Take this job and SHOVE IT!"]
Perhaps using Skodas was way to rig the test. The system was 100% effective: not a single Skoda ever exceeded the speed limit during the test. The same canot be said about the bicycles that were passing them (to get away from the Skodas' exhaust fumes).
If you give everybody free beer today, customers get the lowest short-term price. But you make that up by charging ball-park monopoly prices as soon as you drive the other breweries out of business.
If everybody is free to brew their own beer, changing the recipe if they wish, customers get a lower long-term price. The variety of beers expands, so the customer can choose their favorite mico-brew if a big-batch factory lager is too bland for their palate.
If you run a night club, you use free beer on "Ladie's Night" as a marketing plan. If you like tasty home brews, you have an entirely different point of view. Understand that, and you understand why Sun and RMS use different definitions of "Free".
That statement makes me shidder just as if the boss says "The specification is a living document." What it means today isn't what it means yesterday. If you trust what it says today, you'll be wrong tomorrow.
Precision and consistency are essential for the superset "language", just as they are for the subset "technical specification". Say exactly what you mean. Mean exactly what you say.
The tool uses features in Macromedia Inc.'s popular Flash software, which is used for designing and viewing animated online ads, to secretly make backup copies of a user's cookies before they are deleted. (Emphasis added)
You are changing data on a system you don't own, without the owners permission, for the express purpose of bypassing the system owner's usage policies (using Spybot on a home system is a policy decision, one just as valid as a memo in the corporate IT policy manual). Your product is malicious software. This product belongs in a virus definition file, not in a WSJ article!
Our photographer had to ask *us* for permission to use shots from our wedding in her portfolio.
You found a genuine professional to shoot your wedding! Asking before using your photos in the portfolio shows she honors her responsibilities, too. Without model releases, you don't use private photos for advertising or other commercial purposes. Owning the copyright isn't enough; you need releases too (with some exceptions for photos made in public places, of public figures, concerning matters of public interest, etc.).
Ownership of the images is part of your contract with the photographer. The time to negotiate this is before signing the agreement and paying the deposit, not after the job is done. If you want to own the images the contract should state they will be "work for hire"; otherwise the photographer (as author) owns them by default. Expect to pay more for ownership, because you're asking the photographer to forego future revenue.
A work-for-hire contract protects you against the studio going out of business. That's a real concern with the long copyright periods we have today: I have pictures of long-dead relatives, taken by dead photographers, who worked for studios that failed before I was born. The copyrights on these photos have not expired, so no reputable lab will make copies.
If you own the copyright, mark the originals "(c) [year] [your_name]". Better yet, have the work-for-hire photographer apply your copyright notice to the originals, leaving no doubt she was aware of the work-for-hire arrangement.
IANAL. If you're going to court over photos (or anything else), hire one!
According to analysis done by the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center, the exploit drops at least nine pieces of malicious code--including back doors, other Trojans, spyware, and adware--on any PC whose user surfs to a site that hosts the exploit code.
Trojans and backdoors are already illegal. This isn't a mere pop-up generator or search redirector, it is about cracking security and getting unauthorized access to the entire system. Any "affiliate" in the USA who distributes this code is begging to be prosecuted.
RTGs: a whole bunch of thermocouples in series, with "odd" junctions heated up by radioactive decay (plutonium), and "even" pairs cooled by black-body radiation (heat sink fins). Efficiency: not very good. Reliability:fantastic (no moving parts bigger than a neutron). Cost: astronomical!
"Oh yes, my new PC had me register with Microsoft the first time I used it. This is SOOO COOL that they care of us customers. Now I'll never have to worry about email viruses!" [double-clicks attachment]
Reed did not overturn Shannon's theorem. Yes, upgrading an inferior receiver can make a world of difference. But when you start with a receiver that is performing well, close to the channel capacity limit per Shannon's theorem, you encounter diminishing returns (Zeno's paradox). Software Defined Radio and sophisticated analog technology can help you approach a bit closer to the channel limit, but nothing known to man can beat it.
Reliable: yes. Low maintenance: no. DIY: of course! It's more a hobby than transportation. Old Beetles are not fancy, not fast, not modern, but remain a pleasure for those who appreciate the elegance of well-executed simple designs from another era.
The groups who organize these launches follow strict safety procedures. Flight plans and advance coordination with the FAA are required. They will tell you where and when you can launch, issue the NOTAMs (NOtices To Air Men), and so forth. The launch group provides the FAA with position and altitude updates. That's why they plan and announce upcoming launches months in advance; these are no spur-of-the-moment affairs. While you're reading the articles, take a look at this group's efforts. Note the launch site for EOSS-90 is far to the north of Denver International Airport, and well to the east of the smaller Ft. Collins/Loveland airport. The planned and actual flight path stayed well away from the airports' traffic patterns. This is all according to plan!
You claim that "most" hunters violate Colorado state law requiring all edible meat from game animals be prepared for human consumption (see Article XI section 020.D.1). That is insulating to all license holders in this state.
Plus: Full uninteruptible power supply support without running a special set of power circuits, or putting a small UPS under every desk.
Minus: When the central PoE provider or its UPS goes down, you have a major system outage--not just one dead workstation.
Plus: The wiring is inexpensive, paid for, and incompatible with noisy electrical appliances.
Minus: Power delivery depends on the integrity of the Cat5 cable and connectors. They aren't as rugged, and efficiency is low: not only is the wire small, but the lower system voltage means loss percentange increases greatly (as 1/V^2).
Inadequate AC line power should not be an issue. The NEC requires a minimum KW/square foot allocation for office equipment and lighting. When PC usage exploded, the Code was upgraded to accommodate them. In particular, undersized neutral conductors are no longer allowed. If your wiring is up-to-date, average desktop PCs shouldn't be a problem. If it isn't, PoE won't satisfy the building inspector or OSHA.
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This unit is "1KW" only in the cut-throat realm of the PC industry. As with any PC supply, the rule-of-thumb is to use no more than half the rated output if you expect it perform well and be reliable.
If you installed the patch, Win2K has no problem. The automatic update system downloaded and installed it the middle of last week. I'm not saying Windows Update is a perfect system, but it does remember to check for new patches on a regular basis, no matter how busy I am or how often the boss adds something to today's to-do list. On the whole, using automatic update is a lot better than waiting until the system gets exploited and then trying to clean up the mess.
Reading the article carefully, it comes down to a landlord/tenant contract dispute between Logan and Continental. The airport says it's a violation of the lease, Continental says it's not. From the FCC standpoint, both WiFi access points are on an equally poor footing: as Part 15 devices they have the lowest priority at 2.4GHz, behind all other authorized uses of that spectrum, such as microwave ovens. The ovens have priority at 2.4GHz: it's a designated RF wasteland for Part 18 "Industrial, Scientific and Medical" (non-communications) equipment. These aren't bothered by interference from unlicensed transmitters, which is why unlicensed WiFi was put there.
Seriously, other nations don't try to fly 20+ year old space hardware, why are we so far behind... The Soyouz design is older (recall the Soyouz-Apollo joint mission). The difference is that the shuttle is a (mostly) reusable rocket ship, the first design of its kind. Soyouz is a crew capsule launched atop one-time-use rockets, based on lessons learned from earlier designs. But no matter what ship you fly in, space travel is a difficult and dangerous undertaking. Space travelers are more akin to test pilots than to airline crews, a situation I expect will remain true for a long time to come.
No, your watch will be just fine. The DST/non-DST status is encoded in the WWVB data stream. See the NIST web site for details.
Plain-text unsubscribe replies to the sending address must always work. HTML unsubscribe is unacceptable, because that is a known delivery tool for malicious scripts, adware, spyware, etc.
Plain-text requests and complaints to abuse@... and postmaster@... must always be read and acted on promptly.
Subscriptions must always be for a limited duration (one year is reasonable), and require another confirmed opt-in for renewal.
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All mail should be plain text, never html.
Animation and scripts must never be used.
Links in the mail should resolve to the same domain as the "from" address.
Each message must have new and useful content. "Buy our stuff, best prices anywhere!" is neither new nor useful, so if that's all you have to say--don't waste my time!
If they want to fix DST, it would be more sensible to move both the starting date and the end date according to the available hours of daylight (think "equinox"). DST makes more sense in late March than it does in October, let alone November.
The floppy drive's fate was sealed the day AOL changed from sending unsolicited floppy disks to unsolicited CDs. Nothing is cheaper than free reusable media delivered to your mailbox!
The short-trip penalty comes from warming up a cold engine, adjustments necessary to keep the engine running when cold (richer mixture, faster idle) and increased drag from cold lubricants. These same conditions (and cold catalytic converters) mean cold starts account for more pollution per mile than running at normal temperatures. A taxi doesn't shut down the engine for long, so it stays warm and seldom operates under cold-start conditions. Each fare may be a short ride cross-town, but the cab's engine runs for almost the entire shift. Hybrid drive is a good fit for taxicab service.
There's the reason the magazines get so pushy with renewals: ad revenue is based on their "circulation" figures, whether those copies get read or dumped in the trash. That's why they never want to let subscribers get away.
So I give you this answer: If you don't like Mt. Fuji where it is, hire that magician who made Diamond Head "disappear" on TV. If you wanted a damn good engineer you could have hired me--but then you opened your mouth and revealed the depth of your foolishness. Thanks for the lunch! [Walks away, humming "Take this job and SHOVE IT!"]
Perhaps using Skodas was way to rig the test. The system was 100% effective: not a single Skoda ever exceeded the speed limit during the test. The same canot be said about the bicycles that were passing them (to get away from the Skodas' exhaust fumes).
If everybody is free to brew their own beer, changing the recipe if they wish, customers get a lower long-term price. The variety of beers expands, so the customer can choose their favorite mico-brew if a big-batch factory lager is too bland for their palate.
If you run a night club, you use free beer on "Ladie's Night" as a marketing plan. If you like tasty home brews, you have an entirely different point of view. Understand that, and you understand why Sun and RMS use different definitions of "Free".
I should have decided between "shiver" and "shudder" before submitting. I expect to be expelled from the grammar and spelling Gestapo...
That statement makes me shidder just as if the boss says "The specification is a living document." What it means today isn't what it means yesterday. If you trust what it says today, you'll be wrong tomorrow.
Precision and consistency are essential for the superset "language", just as they are for the subset "technical specification". Say exactly what you mean. Mean exactly what you say.
You are changing data on a system you don't own, without the owners permission, for the express purpose of bypassing the system owner's usage policies (using Spybot on a home system is a policy decision, one just as valid as a memo in the corporate IT policy manual). Your product is malicious software. This product belongs in a virus definition file, not in a WSJ article!
You found a genuine professional to shoot your wedding! Asking before using your photos in the portfolio shows she honors her responsibilities, too. Without model releases, you don't use private photos for advertising or other commercial purposes. Owning the copyright isn't enough; you need releases too (with some exceptions for photos made in public places, of public figures, concerning matters of public interest, etc.).
Ownership of the images is part of your contract with the photographer. The time to negotiate this is before signing the agreement and paying the deposit, not after the job is done. If you want to own the images the contract should state they will be "work for hire"; otherwise the photographer (as author) owns them by default. Expect to pay more for ownership, because you're asking the photographer to forego future revenue.
A work-for-hire contract protects you against the studio going out of business. That's a real concern with the long copyright periods we have today: I have pictures of long-dead relatives, taken by dead photographers, who worked for studios that failed before I was born. The copyrights on these photos have not expired, so no reputable lab will make copies.
If you own the copyright, mark the originals "(c) [year] [your_name]". Better yet, have the work-for-hire photographer apply your copyright notice to the originals, leaving no doubt she was aware of the work-for-hire arrangement.
IANAL. If you're going to court over photos (or anything else), hire one!
Trojans and backdoors are already illegal. This isn't a mere pop-up generator or search redirector, it is about cracking security and getting unauthorized access to the entire system. Any "affiliate" in the USA who distributes this code is begging to be prosecuted.
RTGs: a whole bunch of thermocouples in series, with "odd" junctions heated up by radioactive decay (plutonium), and "even" pairs cooled by black-body radiation (heat sink fins). Efficiency: not very good. Reliability:fantastic (no moving parts bigger than a neutron). Cost: astronomical!
"Oh yes, my new PC had me register with Microsoft the first time I used it. This is SOOO COOL that they care of us customers. Now I'll never have to worry about email viruses!" [double-clicks attachment]
Reed did not overturn Shannon's theorem. Yes, upgrading an inferior receiver can make a world of difference. But when you start with a receiver that is performing well, close to the channel capacity limit per Shannon's theorem, you encounter diminishing returns (Zeno's paradox). Software Defined Radio and sophisticated analog technology can help you approach a bit closer to the channel limit, but nothing known to man can beat it.
Reliable: yes. Low maintenance: no. DIY: of course! It's more a hobby than transportation. Old Beetles are not fancy, not fast, not modern, but remain a pleasure for those who appreciate the elegance of well-executed simple designs from another era.
The groups who organize these launches follow strict safety procedures. Flight plans and advance coordination with the FAA are required. They will tell you where and when you can launch, issue the NOTAMs (NOtices To Air Men), and so forth. The launch group provides the FAA with position and altitude updates. That's why they plan and announce upcoming launches months in advance; these are no spur-of-the-moment affairs. While you're reading the articles, take a look at this group's efforts. Note the launch site for EOSS-90 is far to the north of Denver International Airport, and well to the east of the smaller Ft. Collins/Loveland airport. The planned and actual flight path stayed well away from the airports' traffic patterns. This is all according to plan!
You claim that "most" hunters violate Colorado state law requiring all edible meat from game animals be prepared for human consumption (see Article XI section 020.D.1). That is insulating to all license holders in this state.
Plus: Full uninteruptible power supply support without running a special set of power circuits, or putting a small UPS under every desk.
Minus: When the central PoE provider or its UPS goes down, you have a major system outage--not just one dead workstation.
Plus: The wiring is inexpensive, paid for, and incompatible with noisy electrical appliances.
Minus: Power delivery depends on the integrity of the Cat5 cable and connectors. They aren't as rugged, and efficiency is low: not only is the wire small, but the lower system voltage means loss percentange increases greatly (as 1/V^2).
Inadequate AC line power should not be an issue. The NEC requires a minimum KW/square foot allocation for office equipment and lighting. When PC usage exploded, the Code was upgraded to accommodate them. In particular, undersized neutral conductors are no longer allowed. If your wiring is up-to-date, average desktop PCs shouldn't be a problem. If it isn't, PoE won't satisfy the building inspector or OSHA.