For what it's worth I just did a photoshop diff on the durning and after images and then bumped up the contrast a smidge. The results can be found here: Image Link (5.2
MB JPEG)
I guess you could, but for a about $50 more you could get this from Dell. Or better yet older pocket PCs sell pretty cheap on ebay.
Or if a pocket PC isn't your thing the Palm Zire is a good price too.
I agree though that the DS wouldn be the only one with two screens, but I'm not sure that would be worth it.
I would have just taken the screws out of the bottom to look inside. Why go to all the trouble to scan it. It's not like it was wired to explode or anything.
I will admit the the pictures are pretty cool looking.
The really interesting thing about these PDF is that if I open them in Illustrator I can delete the vector text "SPECIMEN" without effecting the the raster image of the bill. Which leaves me with a pretty good, yes a little low res, but good version of the bill to print on my color printer. So, um why won't my scanner scan it again?
I was wondering if the FCC has considered opening up a portion of the FM and even AM radio spectrum for use by the public. It seems that radio has a need to have an allocation similar to that of public access on television. I realize that NPR affiliate stations fill part of this niche but really what I'm looking for is something where the programing is by the people for the people. This would be a chance for real community based radio broadcasts.
It seems that the people are in need of a public band on the FM spectrum to use for local & artistic uses. I know a lot of artists and local groups that could benefit from having a radio station run in a similar fashion to public access.
I'm not sure if the solution is one big organized station broadcasting with lots of power over the greater metro areas or instead many tiny low powered broadcasts that are more neighborhood specific. The FCC does have an initiative for a Low Power FM (LPFM) broadcast radio stations which could be used for educational non-commercial use. The range would be about 3 and half miles. Which could be great for neighborhood based programming. Trouble is that this initiative doesn't care if you get overpowered by other broadcasters. There are a lot of rules about getting permits and what your content is going to be though.
I'm not sure if these stations themselves would be managed by the FCC or by local government or by a new non profit that could work with government agencies. Ideally I see the service being run in a co-op style
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For what it's worth I just did a photoshop diff on the durning and after images and then bumped up the contrast a smidge. The results can be found here: Image Link (5.2 MB JPEG)
I guess you could, but for a about $50 more you could get this from Dell. Or better yet older pocket PCs sell pretty cheap on ebay. Or if a pocket PC isn't your thing the Palm Zire is a good price too. I agree though that the DS wouldn be the only one with two screens, but I'm not sure that would be worth it.
I would have just taken the screws out of the bottom to look inside. Why go to all the trouble to scan it. It's not like it was wired to explode or anything. I will admit the the pictures are pretty cool looking.
The really interesting thing about these PDF is that if I open them in Illustrator I can delete the vector text "SPECIMEN" without effecting the the raster image of the bill. Which leaves me with a pretty good, yes a little low res, but good version of the bill to print on my color printer. So, um why won't my scanner scan it again?
Of course I prefer the Tractowheel
Man, that's a heck of a long way to drive drunk. What is one to do to avoid sobriety?
I was wondering if the FCC has considered opening up a portion of the FM and even AM radio spectrum for use by the public. It seems that radio has a need to have an allocation similar to that of public access on television. I realize that NPR affiliate stations fill part of this niche but really what I'm looking for is something where the programing is by the people for the people. This would be a chance for real community based radio broadcasts.
It seems that the people are in need of a public band on the FM spectrum to use for local & artistic uses. I know a lot of artists and local groups that could benefit from having a radio station run in a similar fashion to public access.
I'm not sure if the solution is one big organized station broadcasting with lots of power over the greater metro areas or instead many tiny low powered broadcasts that are more neighborhood specific. The FCC does have an initiative for a Low Power FM (LPFM) broadcast radio stations which could be used for educational non-commercial use. The range would be about 3 and half miles. Which could be great for neighborhood based programming. Trouble is that this initiative doesn't care if you get overpowered by other broadcasters. There are a lot of rules about getting permits and what your content is going to be though.
I'm not sure if these stations themselves would be managed by the FCC or by local government or by a new non profit that could work with government agencies. Ideally I see the service being run in a co-op style