You want to weed them out, have them do experiments with halogens. Fluorine, Chlorine, and Bromine do not react in kind and gentle ways with a great many things, including students.
You're talking about students. They're not veteran technicians. Of course they don't know how to solder. And based on my experience with university engineering labs, it was learn by doing -- there was no "training". As a 20+ year veteran of electronics technician and engineering jobs, I can tell you some employers assume you know what you're doing, and some run IPC training programs (if you don't know what that is, then you probably don't know how to solder properly. One site took it to another level because they categorized soldering as "hot work", requiring additional training for fire safety and carrying extra safety regulation.
I think the premise of the article is probably correct.
impossible deadline to create something which will be entirely too expensive to manufacture and will have a very limited market given the price of a real chicken is only a few dollars.
The biggest problem with cracking in a concrete dam wall is the stress it creates on the surrounding material, and the concentration of forces created at the crack edges. I know this is/. but might I suggest you read something on crack propagation?
So.... Just so I'm following. You want to build an air-tight container, then burn the rubble with gasoline inside the container... Oxygen? Combustion gas (radioactive combustion gas)? any consideration for these given?
You're missing the point. I could have gone and gotten the journal article or gone to the Geotraces site myself as well. In fact, you'll notice one of my options was PPT. Science is doing a disservice by publishing graphs with no scale for reference and of all people, they should know better. You're not supposed to do that, ever. There was an article in a different publication not two days ago showing the trace cesium in the ocean currents that could be attributed to Fukushima. It was done in all scary dark reds and oranges, scaled for maximum impact, and the chart was widely circulated in the mass media. In reality, the trace amounts are barely detectable and insignificant all the way back to the Japanese coastline (except for right next to the accident site). I'm dealing with customers who are concerned about contamination levels around 3 PPB. Current technology allows us to see better than PPT. Maps like this amount to "Hey, we can see something" but don't put it into any context, scientific or otherwise.
Pretty heat map means nothing without a scale. It shows some outflow of some amount of lead based chemicals (paint, tetra ethyl lead, metallic lead, whatever); but, without a scale there is no indication of the amounts. It might be parts per trillion, DAQ counts above measurable background derived from spectral analysis using a crappy camera, % change in mass relative to a neutron star, anything really.
yeah they do. shooting the same round at the range you're going to use in the field makes sense. There's also a push to reduce lead in the air at ranges; so, there is probably pressure to move toward jacketed rounds these days. There's no benefit to paying for full metal jacket rounds over jacketed hollow point and having to stock two different ammunitions if there's no significant price difference.
You can't merge Coast Guard and Navy. The Constitution prohibits use of armed forces in policing the civilian population. That's why they're separate in the first place...
OK, you're clearly not familiar with the product. Sync with My Touch uses a version of Windows Embedded based on the old Windows CE.
It already does work as Bluetooth hands free using a cell phone as a host. Sync connects seamlessly with my Android based phone every time I get into the car. It will read your text messages to you as they come through if you set that option (it's not the default)
It will accept a USB based cell modem if you don't want to use the phone. It already works as a wifi-hotspot with a host cell phone or the modem.
They offer it with a nav system option (although I chose not to pay for that option) and the nav. system is superior to Google Nav. Optionally you can use the Sync app via your phone to upload destination points and get turn by turn directions, even if you don't pay for the nav. option. I.E. not paying for the nav option basically means you're not paying for a local (in the car) copy of the map database.
Not having access to the Play Store is no loss because (a) you shouldn't be playing games on the center console while driving and (b) loading 3rd party apps is both a security risk and risks making the system unstable.
Finally... Android is not free. Yes, you or I can download the system and build a working image. I'm running Cyanogenmod on an old Galaxy S v1. However, some of the software is encumbered and if you're a corporation there are license fees. It's cheap, not free. Of course, Windows CE isn't very expensive either.
When was this? the first version(s) of Sync were buggy. This is where they got the bad reputation in the media. Later versions appear to have most of the kinks worked out and are stable.
Yes, when I travel on occasion I carry all of the above. Some trips it's just a laptop, cell phone and a change of clothes. However, on some trips I'm going to another site for a week to troubleshoot and solve one or more problems. I've learned, through experience, not to assume the site I'm going to will have everything; so, I bring any tools I think I'll need.
Laptop(s), tablets and phone I travel with have Lojack (or equivalent) service installed. Best case scenario is I can find it, worst case is I can reach out and turn it into a brick. I put laminated business cards in packages. Zip tie laminated business cards to some items and my bags. There's also a laminated business card or two tucked into my laptop behind covers so I can prove ownership, down the road, even if it gets wiped. Cables, etc. of any value get labels. Tools and small items get run through my employer's laser engraver. Still, small items occasionally go missing, either misplaced or stolen. Had a beard trimmer disappear out of my bag once, who'd want a used beard trimmer? It's not a perfect world, just do the best you can.
It's not a question of the security on the OBD2 port. In most modern cars all the computers internally are networked together; so, the center console computer can actually talk to the PCM. It's theoretically possible to have any one of the computers push an update. My suspicion is that they're not allowing OTA updates to reduce risk.
Yes, I know anyone can buy an OBDII interface, I have one. Requiring a piece of "special" hardware to connect to the computer for updates both limits who can do it and requires physical access. Making OTA updates possible means anyone who can hack the update encryption and attach a proper digital signature (because, we all know that's impossible) can push anything they want.
There are already a number of manufacturers that allow updates to the on board computer using a USB drive. Ford allows you to update the My Touch system via a SD card. The onboard computer can also connect to the internet via a cell phone or satellite connection to retrieve data. Since the computers are all networked together in the car via CANBus, it is certainly conceivable that the PCM or ABS controller could be updated indirectly via a push from the "entertainment center" computer. They just have to enable it
Now, having said that, there's probably a very good reason they are not allowing the PCM, ABS controller, etc. to be updated that way: security. By requiring updates using the OBDII connector it requires "special hardware" (which I do own) and limits the potential for damage.
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If you're going for longevity and survivability, you need to use stainless steel foil.
Visual Basic, please let it be Visual Basic that's going away.
Fortran never went away. It's still used in a lot of engineering and scientific work.
An industrial site or process is generally the result of experimentation carried out in a lab. That means shit in the lab sometimes goes wrong.
They're making a comparison between university labs and commercial labs.
You want to weed them out, have them do experiments with halogens. Fluorine, Chlorine, and Bromine do not react in kind and gentle ways with a great many things, including students.
You're talking about students. They're not veteran technicians. Of course they don't know how to solder. And based on my experience with university engineering labs, it was learn by doing -- there was no "training". As a 20+ year veteran of electronics technician and engineering jobs, I can tell you some employers assume you know what you're doing, and some run IPC training programs (if you don't know what that is, then you probably don't know how to solder properly. One site took it to another level because they categorized soldering as "hot work", requiring additional training for fire safety and carrying extra safety regulation.
I think the premise of the article is probably correct.
impossible deadline to create something which will be entirely too expensive to manufacture and will have a very limited market given the price of a real chicken is only a few dollars.
The biggest problem with cracking in a concrete dam wall is the stress it creates on the surrounding material, and the concentration of forces created at the crack edges. I know this is /. but might I suggest you read something on crack propagation?
So.... Just so I'm following. You want to build an air-tight container, then burn the rubble with gasoline inside the container... Oxygen? Combustion gas (radioactive combustion gas)? any consideration for these given?
and as to your hole... water table? Fault lines?
How do you disassemble the Fukushima site? Very carefully...
You're missing the point. I could have gone and gotten the journal article or gone to the Geotraces site myself as well. In fact, you'll notice one of my options was PPT. Science is doing a disservice by publishing graphs with no scale for reference and of all people, they should know better. You're not supposed to do that, ever. There was an article in a different publication not two days ago showing the trace cesium in the ocean currents that could be attributed to Fukushima. It was done in all scary dark reds and oranges, scaled for maximum impact, and the chart was widely circulated in the mass media. In reality, the trace amounts are barely detectable and insignificant all the way back to the Japanese coastline (except for right next to the accident site). I'm dealing with customers who are concerned about contamination levels around 3 PPB. Current technology allows us to see better than PPT. Maps like this amount to "Hey, we can see something" but don't put it into any context, scientific or otherwise.
Pretty heat map means nothing without a scale. It shows some outflow of some amount of lead based chemicals (paint, tetra ethyl lead, metallic lead, whatever); but, without a scale there is no indication of the amounts. It might be parts per trillion, DAQ counts above measurable background derived from spectral analysis using a crappy camera, % change in mass relative to a neutron star, anything really.
You are correct, PCM and the MyTouch computer are two different computers. They can, however, communicate with each other via the CANbus link.
yeah they do. shooting the same round at the range you're going to use in the field makes sense. There's also a push to reduce lead in the air at ranges; so, there is probably pressure to move toward jacketed rounds these days. There's no benefit to paying for full metal jacket rounds over jacketed hollow point and having to stock two different ammunitions if there's no significant price difference.
You can't merge Coast Guard and Navy. The Constitution prohibits use of armed forces in policing the civilian population. That's why they're separate in the first place...
I'll second this. While the UI isn't the best design in the world, my updated 2014 doesn't exhibit the issues the parent poster is describing.
OK, you're clearly not familiar with the product. Sync with My Touch uses a version of Windows Embedded based on the old Windows CE.
It already does work as Bluetooth hands free using a cell phone as a host. Sync connects seamlessly with my Android based phone every time I get into the car. It will read your text messages to you as they come through if you set that option (it's not the default)
It will accept a USB based cell modem if you don't want to use the phone. It already works as a wifi-hotspot with a host cell phone or the modem.
They offer it with a nav system option (although I chose not to pay for that option) and the nav. system is superior to Google Nav. Optionally you can use the Sync app via your phone to upload destination points and get turn by turn directions, even if you don't pay for the nav. option. I.E. not paying for the nav option basically means you're not paying for a local (in the car) copy of the map database.
Not having access to the Play Store is no loss because (a) you shouldn't be playing games on the center console while driving and (b) loading 3rd party apps is both a security risk and risks making the system unstable.
Finally... Android is not free. Yes, you or I can download the system and build a working image. I'm running Cyanogenmod on an old Galaxy S v1. However, some of the software is encumbered and if you're a corporation there are license fees. It's cheap, not free. Of course, Windows CE isn't very expensive either.
When was this? the first version(s) of Sync were buggy. This is where they got the bad reputation in the media. Later versions appear to have most of the kinks worked out and are stable.
The Windows Embedded OS used for real-time is not based on the desktop Windows. Its a derivative of the old Windows CE and is a bit more stable.
Yes, when I travel on occasion I carry all of the above. Some trips it's just a laptop, cell phone and a change of clothes. However, on some trips I'm going to another site for a week to troubleshoot and solve one or more problems. I've learned, through experience, not to assume the site I'm going to will have everything; so, I bring any tools I think I'll need.
Laptop(s), tablets and phone I travel with have Lojack (or equivalent) service installed. Best case scenario is I can find it, worst case is I can reach out and turn it into a brick. I put laminated business cards in packages. Zip tie laminated business cards to some items and my bags. There's also a laminated business card or two tucked into my laptop behind covers so I can prove ownership, down the road, even if it gets wiped. Cables, etc. of any value get labels. Tools and small items get run through my employer's laser engraver. Still, small items occasionally go missing, either misplaced or stolen. Had a beard trimmer disappear out of my bag once, who'd want a used beard trimmer? It's not a perfect world, just do the best you can.
First rule of real time: No recursion.
Many of those infotainment centers are running Microsoft Windows Embedded.
It's not a question of the security on the OBD2 port. In most modern cars all the computers internally are networked together; so, the center console computer can actually talk to the PCM. It's theoretically possible to have any one of the computers push an update. My suspicion is that they're not allowing OTA updates to reduce risk.
Yes, I know anyone can buy an OBDII interface, I have one. Requiring a piece of "special" hardware to connect to the computer for updates both limits who can do it and requires physical access. Making OTA updates possible means anyone who can hack the update encryption and attach a proper digital signature (because, we all know that's impossible) can push anything they want.
There are already a number of manufacturers that allow updates to the on board computer using a USB drive. Ford allows you to update the My Touch system via a SD card. The onboard computer can also connect to the internet via a cell phone or satellite connection to retrieve data. Since the computers are all networked together in the car via CANBus, it is certainly conceivable that the PCM or ABS controller could be updated indirectly via a push from the "entertainment center" computer. They just have to enable it
Now, having said that, there's probably a very good reason they are not allowing the PCM, ABS controller, etc. to be updated that way: security. By requiring updates using the OBDII connector it requires "special hardware" (which I do own) and limits the potential for damage.