There is no special CA car like there was in the 80's
Not so...at all. In fact, the 1999 and 2000 year of the Mazda Miata came in two flavors. One for CA which includes two catalytic converters while the federal version (the remaining 49 states) has only one. The differences are also a bit different in fuel/air map programming in the ECU (so I've been told) along with minor differences in location of the O2 sensors.
I would be very careful about burning vast amounts of pure hydrogen in a modern IC engine. It's well know that after running an engine on pure hydrogen for X amount of miles (kilometers), piston rings crack and valves chip. This happens because of a process known as hydrogen embrittlement.
You will never find a single country on planet Earth where corruption does not take place. It's part of human nature. Obviously, the US is no exception as much as I'd like to believe.
I hope you don't get a virus or bot that hijacks your PC into a SPAM server. That's almost as bad as having an auto-dialer calling out to a 900 number through the phone modem. Expect to be shocked come your next bill.
Second, do you really want to be profiled by the RIAA and MPAA based on how much you bay for bandwidth usage? They will assume you're downloading illegal content and thus slap a sopenia on your ISP to have your IP connections logged. Guilt by association.
Am I the only one here that knows about Off By One? It's 1.2MB in size and contains just the EXE file. No install needed. Just google for it.
From the website.
The Off By One Web Browser may be the world's smallest and fastest web browser with full HTML 3.2 support. It is a completely self-contained, stand-alone 1.2 MB application with no dependencies on any other browser or browser component. For Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
I'd be a better lawyer than you, that's for damn sure!
Point being, fair-use DOES come into play with P2P so long as you own the original media. For example, it's perfectly LEGAL to download an MP3 of a song (or album) from a P2P network as long as you actually own the original media.
Now you might prefer to rip your own disks to MP3s, but others find it too troublesome. For these people, it's easier to download the songs (obviously they're not entitled to remixes unless they own the original CD containing that too).
After doing a little research, I did find that it's illegal to copy a DVD even as a backup! Thus, you can't download a movie in any video format as it would have required it coming form the DVD source directly...assuming it's from DVD. Now, if the original source was from VHS, Film, etc, it's LEGAL as long as you own the original media. So my idea of going out and purchasing DVDs is worthless if the movies she/he downloaded originated from a DVD source.
Hiccups do happen, but it's usually caused by something on the coax line or at the fiber node (could be a blade going bad). But in my experience, there's plenty of bandwidth to go around given each fiber node allocates between 20 and 500 users at once. Your cable co will (and supposed too) split nodes that are saturated if necessary. This tends to happen in an area of the city that holds plenty of apartment complexes due to population density.
Point being, your neighborhood P2P junkies should not affect your net performance as long as your local cable co is doing their job. If they have to resort to capping people rather then upgrading their own network, they have much bigger issues to worry about...such as planning for future growth to maintain reliable service.
SARA is better than Passport. But truth be known, they're both buggy as hell. Now that Cisco owns Scientific Atlanta, let's hope the code will be cleaned up in future revisions.
Personally, I'd rather them scrap it and start all over for an OS based on a Linux or Tron kernal.
I agree with you 100% Does the rest of slashdot expect their cable provider to call them and say
"Sir/mam, your cable modem might have connectivity problems. We saw it go down for 5 minutes in a 24 hour period."
Fogetaboutit! Aint gonna happen. If you have an issue, call tech support so they can help resolve the issue. 9 times out of 10, it will require a tech dispatched to clean up the signal levels on the line or replace cable segments.
Burstable = Maximum limit you can download and upload within the cap assuming the rest of the internet is congestion free.
Stream = Whatever the cable company considers acceptable given the rest of the obstacles on the internet from point A (your connection) to point B (destination).
FYI I've worked for TimeWarner Austin over 2 years. Feel free to ask me anything;)
Even if she did pirate songs from P2P, she can still get off the hook far cheaper then paying a fine from the RIAA. Just go out and purchase all the CDs and DVDs of the content you downloaded. Because you now own the physical media, she can claim fair-use. At this point, the argument would have to be made if she purchased the media before or after the downloading. Much harder to do.
Back when I had Win98, I used to have my Recycle Bin themed as a toilet. When it was full, the lid was down. When empty, lid was up. As for the sound effect...well...use your imagination;)
With Windows XP SP2, there is a new feature called DEP (Data Execution Prevention). As I know, all AMD 64bit CPUs support this at the hardware level.
From Microsoft's help and support applet...
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) helps prevent damage from viruses and other security threats that attack by running (executing) malicious code from memory locations that only Windows and other programs should use. This type of threat causes damage by taking over one or more memory locations in use by a program. Then it spreads and harms other programs, files, and even your e-mail contacts.
Unlike a firewall or antivirus program, DEP does not help prevent harmful programs from being installed on your computer. Instead, it monitors your programs to determine if they use system memory safely. To do this, DEP software works alone or with compatible microprocessors to mark some memory locations as "non-executable". If a program tries to run code--malicious or not--from a protected location, DEP closes the program and notifies you.
DEP can take advantage of software and hardware support. To use DEP, your computer must be running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later, or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later. DEP software alone helps protect against certain types of malicious code attacks but to take full advantage of the protection that DEP can offer, your processor must support "execution protection". This is a hardware-based technology designed to mark memory locations as non-executable. If your processor does not support hardware-based DEP, it's a good idea to upgrade to a processor that offers execution protection features.
Na, this time we put the blame on Gore. He came up with the idea of a penguin walking in the desert. However, once that penguin starts backing some heat and wears desert camo...then we can blame Bush too.
The D-pad (up, down, left, right) is pressure sensitive as are the other buttons. I just finished playing Gran Turismo 4 last night. Pressure sensitive buttons are not just useful, but necessary in the game!
How much power will this thing draw under full load? 1,000 to 2,000 watts? As I know, finding a PSU that can handle 1,000 watts is rare. Even so, some houses will trip under that load.
Sounds like you'll need a seperate power bus from the main braker box if you want to game on this rig.
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There is no special CA car like there was in the 80's
Not so...at all. In fact, the 1999 and 2000 year of the Mazda Miata came in two flavors. One for CA which includes two catalytic converters while the federal version (the remaining 49 states) has only one. The differences are also a bit different in fuel/air map programming in the ECU (so I've been told) along with minor differences in location of the O2 sensors.
It's called CARB (California Air Resources Board) certification.
I dunno about Season 5. But you should have posted AC. Now I'm afraid "The Shield" my come knocking on your door in with the letters F. B. I
I would be very careful about burning vast amounts of pure hydrogen in a modern IC engine. It's well know that after running an engine on pure hydrogen for X amount of miles (kilometers), piston rings crack and valves chip. This happens because of a process known as hydrogen embrittlement.
Money BUYS law enforcement!
You will never find a single country on planet Earth where corruption does not take place. It's part of human nature. Obviously, the US is no exception as much as I'd like to believe.
Imagine if Hillary Clinton was our President? After hearing her rant/rave like a banshee on the floor... *shivers*
I hope you don't get a virus or bot that hijacks your PC into a SPAM server. That's almost as bad as having an auto-dialer calling out to a 900 number through the phone modem. Expect to be shocked come your next bill.
Second, do you really want to be profiled by the RIAA and MPAA based on how much you bay for bandwidth usage? They will assume you're downloading illegal content and thus slap a sopenia on your ISP to have your IP connections logged. Guilt by association.
When I worked at Time Warner Cable in Austin, all of our DVR units (Scientific Atlanta 8000 and 8300) with failed drives were Maxtor.
I think they should be renamed to "Crapstor" because they're truly crap!
That's right. Don't piss off the penguin, or he'll slice your nuts off. I must remember that...
From the website.
I'd be a better lawyer than you, that's for damn sure!
Point being, fair-use DOES come into play with P2P so long as you own the original media. For example, it's perfectly LEGAL to download an MP3 of a song (or album) from a P2P network as long as you actually own the original media.
Now you might prefer to rip your own disks to MP3s, but others find it too troublesome. For these people, it's easier to download the songs (obviously they're not entitled to remixes unless they own the original CD containing that too).
After doing a little research, I did find that it's illegal to copy a DVD even as a backup! Thus, you can't download a movie in any video format as it would have required it coming form the DVD source directly...assuming it's from DVD. Now, if the original source was from VHS, Film, etc, it's LEGAL as long as you own the original media. So my idea of going out and purchasing DVDs is worthless if the movies she/he downloaded originated from a DVD source.
Ya, because laywers fuck people over. I on the other hand, do not.
Sounds like the rep you spoke too is full of BS.
Hiccups do happen, but it's usually caused by something on the coax line or at the fiber node (could be a blade going bad). But in my experience, there's plenty of bandwidth to go around given each fiber node allocates between 20 and 500 users at once. Your cable co will (and supposed too) split nodes that are saturated if necessary. This tends to happen in an area of the city that holds plenty of apartment complexes due to population density.
Point being, your neighborhood P2P junkies should not affect your net performance as long as your local cable co is doing their job. If they have to resort to capping people rather then upgrading their own network, they have much bigger issues to worry about...such as planning for future growth to maintain reliable service.
SARA is better than Passport. But truth be known, they're both buggy as hell. Now that Cisco owns Scientific Atlanta, let's hope the code will be cleaned up in future revisions.
Personally, I'd rather them scrap it and start all over for an OS based on a Linux or Tron kernal.
I agree with you 100% Does the rest of slashdot expect their cable provider to call them and say
"Sir/mam, your cable modem might have connectivity problems. We saw it go down for 5 minutes in a 24 hour period."
Fogetaboutit! Aint gonna happen. If you have an issue, call tech support so they can help resolve the issue. 9 times out of 10, it will require a tech dispatched to clean up the signal levels on the line or replace cable segments.
Burstable = Maximum limit you can download and upload within the cap assuming the rest of the internet is congestion free.
;)
Stream = Whatever the cable company considers acceptable given the rest of the obstacles on the internet from point A (your connection) to point B (destination).
FYI I've worked for TimeWarner Austin over 2 years. Feel free to ask me anything
Even if she did pirate songs from P2P, she can still get off the hook far cheaper then paying a fine from the RIAA. Just go out and purchase all the CDs and DVDs of the content you downloaded. Because you now own the physical media, she can claim fair-use. At this point, the argument would have to be made if she purchased the media before or after the downloading. Much harder to do.
Back when I had Win98, I used to have my Recycle Bin themed as a toilet. When it was full, the lid was down. When empty, lid was up. As for the sound effect...well...use your imagination ;)
From Microsoft's help and support applet...
Na, this time we put the blame on Gore. He came up with the idea of a penguin walking in the desert. However, once that penguin starts backing some heat and wears desert camo...then we can blame Bush too.
The truth is often spoken in jest.
I'm not sure about double, but it will contribute to their GDP no doubt.
I guess that means we can't talk smack about China anymore huh? I might get my IP logged on slashdot and shipped off to a firing squad.
The D-pad (up, down, left, right) is pressure sensitive as are the other buttons. I just finished playing Gran Turismo 4 last night. Pressure sensitive buttons are not just useful, but necessary in the game!
Because in space, NO ONE can hear you burp!
Drink very carefully!
How much power will this thing draw under full load? 1,000 to 2,000 watts? As I know, finding a PSU that can handle 1,000 watts is rare. Even so, some houses will trip under that load.
Sounds like you'll need a seperate power bus from the main braker box if you want to game on this rig.