At the university I was at, you didn't have to pay for the CDs. They had the CD available at the Library for free, all you had to do is check them out for 24 hrs install and you are ready to go.
One little problem with that Discovery was the orbiter that delivered the Hubble Space Telescope, during STS-31, in the first place.
Discovery was also the shuttle that did the 1999 maintenance (STS-103). Endeavor did the 1993 maintenance (STS-61), and finally Columbia did the 2002 maintenance (STS-109).
The maintenance can be preformed by any of the shuttles as long as they have the Payload Deployment and Retrieval System (the robotic arm).
The retrieval (as it appears that they may want to do) is another story, but I believe that they can remove the upgraded airlock.
People who say mp3 is poor quality don't have a clue. Chances are they are listening to 128kb/s, recorded through the soundcard, from a cheap CD-ROM's audio output, played through crappy on-board sound chips, onto poor quality speakers. Of course it's going to be poor!
I remember those days, rippings CDs were a pain in the butt then, because you were actually recording stuff.
I don't miss then one bit, being able to rip an entire CD, encode and tag it a fraction of the time. Boy has technology changed, I still have my original Rio some where, hard to compare it to the Ipod.
I am sorry but I can send you hundreds of unsolicited mail to your mailbox via snailmail, what makes your inbox different?
Personally I am not for it because I like spam, but I have always believed give the government an inch they will take a mile. I believe the anti-spam legislation can use used in other ways if passed.
Personally I don't see them just giving out the software. I would see the first couple of elections be military only. Then slowly move it out to the public. They are stupid to try it with the general public first, give the military a crack at it first, you have a more secure environment. And they are the ones that need it the most.
WAAS was just "officially" turned on by the FAA, its accurate enough to replace the CAT I approach in the FAA's eyes, it's accurate enough for me.
Another good feature that WAAS brings with it, is it has a way of transmitting if it detects irregularities in the GPS signal, and the WAAS satellites can be used as back up GPS satellites.
Server 2003 was designed in mind to NT4 users, they found that 50% of their server customers didn't upgrade because Win2K wasn't too compatiable.
But it is time to go.
The cable itself, the conduits that they are covered in, the time it took for them to bury it, and the employees that man the NOCs aren't free.
I know that Level 3 has spent alot of money laying consuit all over the world, and they developed technology to blow new cable though the lines to fill those empty conduits.
Just imagine the security concerns you know someone that knows WiFi cracking could make a ton of money off of stolen passwords and credit cards. Hey wait a second I am someone that knows a bit about that....
Nah, I just have my wireless outside my LAN, I have a Cisco PIX 501 between the internet and my WiFi and my LAN. If my WiFi needs to use LAN resources (other than FTP for file storage) I just use a VPN.
I'm too cheap to buy Cisco WiFi products, but their firewall are in my price range.
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At the university I was at, you didn't have to pay for the CDs. They had the CD available at the Library for free, all you had to do is check them out for 24 hrs install and you are ready to go.
Discovery was also the shuttle that did the 1999 maintenance (STS-103). Endeavor did the 1993 maintenance (STS-61), and finally Columbia did the 2002 maintenance (STS-109).
The maintenance can be preformed by any of the shuttles as long as they have the Payload Deployment and Retrieval System (the robotic arm).
The retrieval (as it appears that they may want to do) is another story, but I believe that they can remove the upgraded airlock.
Personally I am waiting for some to do something with MP3's. I don't like DRM, it's my music I can do what I want with it.
Also am waiting for a service to provides files with greater than 128kbps available for download. If I am paying for the song, I want high quality.
Bah that is old school, we just started using a time machine, we just jump in before they shred the documents and steal them.
I am pretty sure that for a security clearance you need to go though the screening.
All our admins get their own name based login, and our master admin account is an employee that we made up.
The actual administrator account has no privileges, and our IDS will go crazy if it logs in.
Dear Google,
Can you please me the Google Image Search for kittens please?
Sincerely,
Computer Less
The people that just steal music could care less about the quality, they just want the song.
I remember those days, rippings CDs were a pain in the butt then, because you were actually recording stuff.
I don't miss then one bit, being able to rip an entire CD, encode and tag it a fraction of the time. Boy has technology changed, I still have my original Rio some where, hard to compare it to the Ipod.
People just won't buy them. Look at what happened to DIVX, as long as CDs and CD burners are around DRM based music just won't take off.
Personally I am not for it because I like spam, but I have always believed give the government an inch they will take a mile. I believe the anti-spam legislation can use used in other ways if passed.
Personally I don't see them just giving out the software. I would see the first couple of elections be military only. Then slowly move it out to the public. They are stupid to try it with the general public first, give the military a crack at it first, you have a more secure environment. And they are the ones that need it the most.
Funny how ad placement works, with this story I get a Orcale ad.
Another good feature that WAAS brings with it, is it has a way of transmitting if it detects irregularities in the GPS signal, and the WAAS satellites can be used as back up GPS satellites.
Moved from a basement of a building to the third floor of another because of hurricanes, and availability of more networks at lower costs.
Server 2003 was designed in mind to NT4 users, they found that 50% of their server customers didn't upgrade because Win2K wasn't too compatiable. But it is time to go.
Nah, SETI@Home.
I want to believe.
Try hooking up 588 486's.
Trade a plane. $32k is what I sold a IFR PA-28-140 for, a real gem, I loved flying it.
And I have quite a few other ones for around that price, mostly the two seat models. You can find quite a few C172s for that price too.
True but it isn't certfied. Personally my dream home built is quite a bit more, Lancair 4P Turbine. Hehe at least 300kts cruise.
I can buy you a gem of a Piper Cherokee for that, then you would be flying for real.
*shrugs* That's about how much I have spent on all my flying minus the money I made by doing a little instruction and commercial flying.
The cable itself, the conduits that they are covered in, the time it took for them to bury it, and the employees that man the NOCs aren't free.
I know that Level 3 has spent alot of money laying consuit all over the world, and they developed technology to blow new cable though the lines to fill those empty conduits.
Just imagine the security concerns you know someone that knows WiFi cracking could make a ton of money off of stolen passwords and credit cards. Hey wait a second I am someone that knows a bit about that....
1. Lobby for a national wireless internet
2. Alter my device so it records every packet
3. Don't get caught
4. Profit
Just what we always needed a swimming cockroach.
Nah, I just have my wireless outside my LAN, I have a Cisco PIX 501 between the internet and my WiFi and my LAN. If my WiFi needs to use LAN resources (other than FTP for file storage) I just use a VPN.
I'm too cheap to buy Cisco WiFi products, but their firewall are in my price range.