Cox has a no servers clause in their TOS for residential customers. If you want to run a server they require you have a business account. I'm not certain wrt Cox nationwide in the U.S but Cox in Virginia definitely monitors their network. If they determine your running a server from a residential account you'll get a cease and desist letter suggesting you can upgrade to a business account if you have a need to run a server.
Article (and doctor) says that it's powered by a plug that inserts behind his left ear. Does that mean he has a power cable running from his head to his chest? How did they implant that?
It's not terribly difficult to run the wire under the skin up the neck to the ear. Better question is why would you? Convenience? Keeping it outside of the typical shirt? Why not use an inductive transfer?
They also said the implant itself fits into the left ventricle. So is the pump basically just powering half of heart,
That's enough to pump the blood through the body. Better than no working heart at all; and, leaves the original there to do what work it can. Although this doesn't sound like exactly the same device, they've been around for a while: see ventricular assist device.
"Permanent" in this case probably means "Not Temporary" since it's not designed to be removed in a relatively short period of time. Pacemakers are "permanent" in that manner too.
Thanks for that. Looks like what I want. It is re-assuring to know the platform won't be exclusive to the Death Star network (or if it is, only for a few weeks).
Microsoft will receive the marketing support of AT&T, which will be the initial exclusive U.S. carrier to sell the Windows Phone 7 smartphones.
I assume T-Mobile will likely come later, as will Verizon once they release the CDMA radio version. Someone else did post a link to the T-Mobile / HTC HD7 phone spec, which looks good. I question the exclusivity though, even if short term. You think they'd have learned something listening to all the complaints from the iPhone crowd -- or perhaps Microsoft is stupid enough to say "If it's good enough for Apple, then it's good enough for us." while ignoring the facts that (1) lots of people jailbreak the iPhone just to use it on T-Mobile's network and (2)Apple is about to release the CDMA version of the iPhone on Verizon's network.
I'm confused by this as well... So the release is initially with GSM radios and one of their manufacturer's is HTC. Why not include T-Mobile in the release?
Message to Microsoft: I feel left out. I was looking forward to the release, to update my ageing WM 6.1 phone and maybe try porting some of my code. If you think I'll change network, to AT&T, just to buy that Windows Phone 7 device, you've lost your mind.
We can give you the definitive "we found fucking life" article once we have boots on the ground. Until then it will be "we have evidence there may be life". Even the new rover (which is soon to launch) might not produce a definitive answer, unless they get lucky...
$3.00/hr + tips. But, to be honest, they're not likely to retire at 55. I just threw that in there to minimize the lifecycle, without introducing the early death due to disease card.
You might want to create black holes. I'm sure you could imagine using them as an energy source... (just have to be a bit careful they don't over eat, if you know what I mean.)
$500k robot + $20,000/yr tech maintenance plan vs. $3.00/hr + tips worker. I'm not going to bother to do the math on that one.
life expectancy of robot: 10 yrs. life expectancy of worker: 38 years (assuming 18yr old at start & retires at 55).
Availability of robot: Call, place order, shows up in crate 3 months later. Availability of hairdresser: Place ad in paper, call local trade schools. Have job filled within 2-4 weeks.
I'm thinking this only makes sense of there's a shortage of people...
a nuke plant in the U.S. was infected a while back... The contractor bypassed the firewall and hooked the system to their computers via a network connection while they were debugging the software. This inadvertently created a connection between the internal protected systems at the nuclear plant and the wide-open, wild and wooly internet. Fortunately, the plant was shut down for maintenance and no critical systems were infected.
valid point. Still, in every one of these cases where someone has tried to link RF to unusual cancer clusters, authorities have ultimately found contaminated soil and/or water.
I haven't read the article... here's my semi-educated guess: It would feel like you stuck your hand in the path of a lightning bolt. Then you'd die an unpleasant death from the massive radiation overdose resulting from the interaction of the high energy particles with the nuclei in your hand. I'm not recommending anyone try it.
funny that. I'm in the same place, having just been responsible for debugging the project and in spite of everyone else's bungles, making sure it's going to be delivered to the customers only a month late.
It was done that way because they used to have a very martial society. To quote Japan's constitution: "The Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes." Since the U.S., Britain, et. al., post WWII, were trying to demilitarize Japan, we agreed to provide protection from outside invasion. They are, as someone else mentioned below, starting to build up their military in response to threats from N. Korea and China.
That's because it's constitutionally prevented from having more than a "defensive force" of small scale. Treaties signed with the U.S. post-WWII require the U.S. to assist in the defense of Japan if it is attacked. See Defense policy of Japan
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buildings are picked up from the bottom, using steel beams run through & under the foundation.
I'd hope that the FBI, as an agency, finds me boring.
Micradooble woould be clooser
pics or it didn't happen...
But then they might blow up the Moon.
Cox has a no servers clause in their TOS for residential customers. If you want to run a server they require you have a business account. I'm not certain wrt Cox nationwide in the U.S but Cox in Virginia definitely monitors their network. If they determine your running a server from a residential account you'll get a cease and desist letter suggesting you can upgrade to a business account if you have a need to run a server.
End to end or standing on top of each other?
Article (and doctor) says that it's powered by a plug that inserts behind his left ear. Does that mean he has a power cable running from his head to his chest? How did they implant that?
It's not terribly difficult to run the wire under the skin up the neck to the ear. Better question is why would you? Convenience? Keeping it outside of the typical shirt? Why not use an inductive transfer?
They also said the implant itself fits into the left ventricle. So is the pump basically just powering half of heart,
That's enough to pump the blood through the body. Better than no working heart at all; and, leaves the original there to do what work it can. Although this doesn't sound like exactly the same device, they've been around for a while: see ventricular assist device.
"Permanent" in this case probably means "Not Temporary" since it's not designed to be removed in a relatively short period of time. Pacemakers are "permanent" in that manner too.
Thanks for that. Looks like what I want. It is re-assuring to know the platform won't be exclusive to the Death Star network (or if it is, only for a few weeks).
Microsoft will receive the marketing support of AT&T, which will be the initial exclusive U.S. carrier to sell the Windows Phone 7 smartphones.
I assume T-Mobile will likely come later, as will Verizon once they release the CDMA radio version. Someone else did post a link to the T-Mobile / HTC HD7 phone spec, which looks good. I question the exclusivity though, even if short term. You think they'd have learned something listening to all the complaints from the iPhone crowd -- or perhaps Microsoft is stupid enough to say "If it's good enough for Apple, then it's good enough for us." while ignoring the facts that (1) lots of people jailbreak the iPhone just to use it on T-Mobile's network and (2)Apple is about to release the CDMA version of the iPhone on Verizon's network.
I find it annoying.
I'm confused by this as well... So the release is initially with GSM radios and one of their manufacturer's is HTC. Why not include T-Mobile in the release?
Message to Microsoft: I feel left out. I was looking forward to the release, to update my ageing WM 6.1 phone and maybe try porting some of my code. If you think I'll change network, to AT&T, just to buy that Windows Phone 7 device, you've lost your mind.
Did he specify which century?
At the rate the fusion researchers are progressing, creating black holes (accidentally at first) and using them for power might be quicker...
We can give you the definitive "we found fucking life" article once we have boots on the ground. Until then it will be "we have evidence there may be life". Even the new rover (which is soon to launch) might not produce a definitive answer, unless they get lucky...
$3.00/hr + tips. But, to be honest, they're not likely to retire at 55. I just threw that in there to minimize the lifecycle, without introducing the early death due to disease card.
You might want to create black holes. I'm sure you could imagine using them as an energy source... (just have to be a bit careful they don't over eat, if you know what I mean.)
$500k robot + $20,000 /yr tech maintenance plan vs. $3.00/hr + tips worker. I'm not going to bother to do the math on that one.
life expectancy of robot: 10 yrs. life expectancy of worker: 38 years (assuming 18yr old at start & retires at 55).
Availability of robot: Call, place order, shows up in crate 3 months later. Availability of hairdresser: Place ad in paper, call local trade schools. Have job filled within 2-4 weeks.
I'm thinking this only makes sense of there's a shortage of people...
a nuke plant in the U.S. was infected a while back... The contractor bypassed the firewall and hooked the system to their computers via a network connection while they were debugging the software. This inadvertently created a connection between the internal protected systems at the nuclear plant and the wide-open, wild and wooly internet. Fortunately, the plant was shut down for maintenance and no critical systems were infected.
valid point. Still, in every one of these cases where someone has tried to link RF to unusual cancer clusters, authorities have ultimately found contaminated soil and/or water.
I haven't read the article... here's my semi-educated guess: It would feel like you stuck your hand in the path of a lightning bolt. Then you'd die an unpleasant death from the massive radiation overdose resulting from the interaction of the high energy particles with the nuclei in your hand. I'm not recommending anyone try it.
Sadly, they're likely to find the school's water supply is contaminated by chemical waste from some industrial source.
funny that. I'm in the same place, having just been responsible for debugging the project and in spite of everyone else's bungles, making sure it's going to be delivered to the customers only a month late.
It was done that way because they used to have a very martial society. To quote Japan's constitution: "The Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes." Since the U.S., Britain, et. al., post WWII, were trying to demilitarize Japan, we agreed to provide protection from outside invasion. They are, as someone else mentioned below, starting to build up their military in response to threats from N. Korea and China.
"Japan doesn't have much of a military,"
That's because it's constitutionally prevented from having more than a "defensive force" of small scale. Treaties signed with the U.S. post-WWII require the U.S. to assist in the defense of Japan if it is attacked. See Defense policy of Japan