I think next year we'll be seeing this posted on the Darwin awards for sure. I remeber hearing something a few months back about a guy who built himself a rocket car. He found an old rocket in a junk yard, strapped it to his car and decided to take a spin. Unfortunately he neglected to figure out a way to make it stop. He went to a field, started his car andf then the engine. He was doing beautifully until he smashed into the side of a mountain.
What is this story going to be? The rocket blows up on the launch pad? He hurdles into a building? Or comes crashing down into the ground? Or will he actually make it into space and realize that he forgot to find a way to get back?
To be honest this is the first I have heard of it too...I don't even remember it being mentioned on Slashdot. Then again I might have just forgot due to the fact that I lve no where near Kansas
I just went to the one in New York in Feburary, it was far from a flop. Best experience I have ever had (thanks to the Slashdot booth). We didn't want to leave. Is there another one coming up soon? Or are you talking about next years?
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I still have my old Figitsu DL 2400 Dot mAtrix kicking around for document printing. Sure it gets a paper jam once and awhile...and the strange hissing noise coming from the electronic circuits is worth worrying about. But it has been years and it is still going strong. It ways more than 5 full tower cases but can still print whatever font you want. It also shakes whatever table you have it on like crazy and makes a hell of alot of noise.
But she still works...just like my old 2400 baud external modem.
Senario time... You start going sideway down a hill....you can't stop. You hit a large rock (taller then the height of the board), and it flips on top of you. Wouldn't this hurt? And my point was more along the lines of...if it got away from you...it could be damaged, or lost...
That hoverboard (watched the movie clips) looks pretty cool...and I would love to have one. But I don't think it is safe enough to operate. First off, if you fall off what stops the machine? And further more, what stops it from running over you? You could lose your balance quickly on these. The guys riding them didn't look like they had much balance or control either...just a bit.
Most likely the computer would store the MP3s. UI would be like any CD player. Might have an external component on your computer to setup the play list. Interesting device. I'd wait until the technology grows before getting one.
We were just talking about this the other day, all these internet laws. A company like Sony has rights to Sony.com,.org,.net...etc...whatever they want. You have to have legitamite claim to the name in order to keep it. It is alot of crap. If you buy it...you should own it until your contract becomes void. Tough luck for a company who finds that thier internet address was already taken. Buy it off the other guy. Good investment.
There would also have to be stuff for it to eat, etc, etc....And they mentioned that they found springs, not lakes and rivers. Most likely the water would freeze as soon as it reaches the surface. But microbes could exist in the water despite that.
I guess it is possible (also) that life could also exist beneath the surface; where we can not see it. "scientists here are using the rules of life that apply to earth as a basis for determining life elsewhere"
Guess it all depends on how you define 'life' aswell.
If they really have discovered H2O on the planet Mars then the possibility of life being there is extremely high. This doesn't mean little green men, but microscopic organisms. Only sure fire way to prove it is to successfully send something over there to take readings. And we haven't been to successful with that. So its all a question of when. Maybe by the time we do, those little microbs will have evolved into little green men.
Yeah actually I think it was exhale, but I am still not sure about the being exposed to space part...I seriously doubt it is possible. Only really funny part in the movie was when he named the planet Bob.
Aside from the obvious plot of the entire movie being predictable. The "Dreds" (bad guys) used fighting styles similar to Tie fighters. And most of the battle scences could be seen in every Star Trek movie. Aside from that the only real prob I had was a scene in the beginning when they were trying to escape the starbase. Thier ship had to smash into some doors and blast its way into outerspace. Only prob the cheap glass between them and space was cracked...and breaking fast. So what do they do? Take a deap breath and grab a fire extinquisher. The guy proceeds to break the glass and use the extinquisher to propel themselves to a nearby ship. Except for a few cuts from a previous battle, both are fine. Anyone see that scene in Mission to Mars when he took off his helmet and his head froze up in less than a second? Wouldn't something similar happen? Or was it possible that they were just in a part of space that was normal ambiant temperature?
Well it was a kids film, I don't expect much from it.
How can you not have a computer that makes noise? I get worried sick when I don't hear the hum of my PC fans. I woke up one night about 4 in the morning to the sound of silence, which was odd cause my computer is on 24/7. I looked at my alarm clock and it was stil working, so we had power. I jumped out of bed to discover that the lights on my case were off. I quickly pressed the power button, but to my surprise nothing happened. I dismanteld the computer and detacted the power supply and tested it by itself. Nothing happened. I quickly grabbed a backup power supply, rigged it to the side of the case, attached the cables to the mobo, and turned it on. I great sigh of relief when the leds came back on and the system booted normally. Thankfully there was no damage. Except one fried power supply, I think the PC fan stopped and the power supply over heated.
Sounds tell you what is wrong with a computer. Look at the sounds your PC speaker makes when it boots up. The sound of your CDROM spinning up (which tells you when you can finally access it). You can't just have a computer that generates no sound, you'd never know wtf it is doing.
I wouldn't be surprised if we were playing movies from Palm Pilots in the near future. Storage devices are becoming smaller...processors running on less power. We just need to get small displays that show almost picture perfect quality and we have it.
Well it just shows that the little guy has a chance to make it big too. Tortise and the Hare time again. Linux/BSD vs Windows AMD vs Intel Palm vs WinCE the list could go on... Like I said it was a personal feeling, which seems to be the personal feeling of most people. Your hatred for the whole thing is because you stand to lose alot, while we stand to gain (cheaper and better procesors). And keep your profanity to yourself, it wasn't needed.
Putting the Intel VS Transmeta thing aside. Look at what is really being accomplished here. More processors on the market that use less power will help the portable PC market grow. Right now the processors in Palm Pilots and other handhelds aren't so good. New processors like this will soon change all that. (I know what most ppl are thinking: 'What do I need with 500Mhz on my palm pilot?' But eventually, one day, notebooks will be as small as the palm pilot, but as interactive and useful as your home PC. This is making it one step closer). I think alot of the negative comments that seem to be posted here are because of all the AMD vs Intel junk that has been going on for awhile and now they seem to think Transmeta is going to recieve the same type of match. But look at what it did to AMD? They were very much a struggling company until the K7's hit the market. Transmeta is the same way, maybe Intel coming into the light will force newer and better chips from both sides.
And on a personal note, I would love to see Intel crash and burn and AMD take over in the processor market. But Intel has been around for such along time I doubt it is going to happen.
If and when MS breaks up, the application portion of the company would be foolish to only keep making Windows Applications. Branching out and creating more solutions for other markets like Linux/Unix, Mac, and BSD would be very lucritive. But then that whole monopoly thing might be brought back up again...might have to split that company up too... There is going to be nothing left of Microsoft eventually...all the money they will be making will be used to fight off the courts... You might even see more open source products heading our way from Microsoft, just think, you'll be able to code Outlook just the way your "ILOVEYOU" virus wants...
I knew someone was going to come across and take apart my simple explanation. Firstly, Mars lander was not using Plasma propulsion. Do you know how much it is going to cost? Obviously not...but i doubt it is going to be cheaper, most likely a great deal more expensive. Secondly, the goal of the nuclear strike wasn't to creat enuclear power, i agree, but cheap, cost effective power was a result. We had to spend alot of money and resources to get it refined and where it is now.
Cheap parts? What Radio Shack do you shop at? Thier components are way over priced. You want cheap you have to shop at a place like Active Electronics, or buy them in bulk of 50's and 100s. I don't cosider them mid-level...I would rather buy from Walmart than Radioshack. And that is sad.
This bestoes me with alot of confidence...last time I walked into a Radio Shack I asked the guy behind the desk for a set of RCA jacks. And he had no frikken clue what I was talking about... I wouldn't be surprised if this thing fell apart trying to take off.
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I think next year we'll be seeing this posted on the Darwin awards for sure. I remeber hearing something a few months back about a guy who built himself a rocket car. He found an old rocket in a junk yard, strapped it to his car and decided to take a spin. Unfortunately he neglected to figure out a way to make it stop. He went to a field, started his car andf then the engine. He was doing beautifully until he smashed into the side of a mountain.
What is this story going to be? The rocket blows up on the launch pad? He hurdles into a building? Or comes crashing down into the ground? Or will he actually make it into space and realize that he forgot to find a way to get back?
I think we should watch this one very closely...
Next year same time...
To be honest this is the first I have heard of it too...I don't even remember it being mentioned on Slashdot. Then again I might have just forgot due to the fact that I lve no where near Kansas
I just went to the one in New York in Feburary, it was far from a flop. Best experience I have ever had (thanks to the Slashdot booth). We didn't want to leave.
Is there another one coming up soon? Or are you talking about next years?
Here's our webpage journal. Word from the wise, if you love free stuff, bring an extra hockey bag.
I still have my old Figitsu DL 2400 Dot mAtrix kicking around for document printing. Sure it gets a paper jam once and awhile...and the strange hissing noise coming from the electronic circuits is worth worrying about. But it has been years and it is still going strong. It ways more than 5 full tower cases but can still print whatever font you want. It also shakes whatever table you have it on like crazy and makes a hell of alot of noise.
But she still works...just like my old 2400 baud external modem.
Your snowboard prolly isn't a $1,400(US) , 2 ton truck
Senario time...
You start going sideway down a hill....you can't stop. You hit a large rock (taller then the height of the board), and it flips on top of you. Wouldn't this hurt?
And my point was more along the lines of...if it got away from you...it could be damaged, or lost...
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That hoverboard (watched the movie clips) looks pretty cool...and I would love to have one. But I don't think it is safe enough to operate. First off, if you fall off what stops the machine? And further more, what stops it from running over you?
You could lose your balance quickly on these. The guys riding them didn't look like they had much balance or control either...just a bit.
Most likely the computer would store the MP3s. UI would be like any CD player. Might have an external component on your computer to setup the play list.
Interesting device. I'd wait until the technology grows before getting one.
We were just talking about this the other day, all these internet laws. A company like Sony has rights to Sony.com, .org, .net...etc...whatever they want. You have to have legitamite claim to the name in order to keep it.
It is alot of crap. If you buy it...you should own it until your contract becomes void. Tough luck for a company who finds that thier internet address was already taken. Buy it off the other guy. Good investment.
There would also have to be stuff for it to eat, etc, etc....And they mentioned that they found springs, not lakes and rivers. Most likely the water would freeze as soon as it reaches the surface. But microbes could exist in the water despite that.
I guess it is possible (also) that life could also exist beneath the surface; where we can not see it.
"scientists here are using the rules of life that apply to earth as a basis for determining life elsewhere"
Guess it all depends on how you define 'life' aswell.
If they really have discovered H2O on the planet Mars then the possibility of life being there is extremely high. This doesn't mean little green men, but microscopic organisms. Only sure fire way to prove it is to successfully send something over there to take readings. And we haven't been to successful with that. So its all a question of when.
Maybe by the time we do, those little microbs will have evolved into little green men.
Yeah actually I think it was exhale, but I am still not sure about the being exposed to space part...I seriously doubt it is possible.
Only really funny part in the movie was when he named the planet Bob.
Aside from the obvious plot of the entire movie being predictable. The "Dreds" (bad guys) used fighting styles similar to Tie fighters. And most of the battle scences could be seen in every Star Trek movie.
Aside from that the only real prob I had was a scene in the beginning when they were trying to escape the starbase. Thier ship had to smash into some doors and blast its way into outerspace. Only prob the cheap glass between them and space was cracked...and breaking fast. So what do they do? Take a deap breath and grab a fire extinquisher. The guy proceeds to break the glass and use the extinquisher to propel themselves to a nearby ship. Except for a few cuts from a previous battle, both are fine.
Anyone see that scene in Mission to Mars when he took off his helmet and his head froze up in less than a second? Wouldn't something similar happen? Or was it possible that they were just in a part of space that was normal ambiant temperature?
Well it was a kids film, I don't expect much from it.
How can you not have a computer that makes noise? I get worried sick when I don't hear the hum of my PC fans.
I woke up one night about 4 in the morning to the sound of silence, which was odd cause my computer is on 24/7. I looked at my alarm clock and it was stil working, so we had power. I jumped out of bed to discover that the lights on my case were off. I quickly pressed the power button, but to my surprise nothing happened. I dismanteld the computer and detacted the power supply and tested it by itself. Nothing happened. I quickly grabbed a backup power supply, rigged it to the side of the case, attached the cables to the mobo, and turned it on.
I great sigh of relief when the leds came back on and the system booted normally. Thankfully there was no damage. Except one fried power supply, I think the PC fan stopped and the power supply over heated.
Sounds tell you what is wrong with a computer. Look at the sounds your PC speaker makes when it boots up. The sound of your CDROM spinning up (which tells you when you can finally access it).
You can't just have a computer that generates no sound, you'd never know wtf it is doing.
I wouldn't be surprised if we were playing movies from Palm Pilots in the near future. Storage devices are becoming smaller...processors running on less power. We just need to get small displays that show almost picture perfect quality and we have it.
Well it just shows that the little guy has a chance to make it big too. Tortise and the Hare time again.
Linux/BSD vs Windows
AMD vs Intel
Palm vs WinCE
the list could go on...
Like I said it was a personal feeling, which seems to be the personal feeling of most people. Your hatred for the whole thing is because you stand to lose alot, while we stand to gain (cheaper and better procesors).
And keep your profanity to yourself, it wasn't needed.
Putting the Intel VS Transmeta thing aside. Look at what is really being accomplished here. More processors on the market that use less power will help the portable PC market grow. Right now the processors in Palm Pilots and other handhelds aren't so good. New processors like this will soon change all that. (I know what most ppl are thinking: 'What do I need with 500Mhz on my palm pilot?' But eventually, one day, notebooks will be as small as the palm pilot, but as interactive and useful as your home PC. This is making it one step closer).
I think alot of the negative comments that seem to be posted here are because of all the AMD vs Intel junk that has been going on for awhile and now they seem to think Transmeta is going to recieve the same type of match.
But look at what it did to AMD? They were very much a struggling company until the K7's hit the market. Transmeta is the same way, maybe Intel coming into the light will force newer and better chips from both sides.
And on a personal note, I would love to see Intel crash and burn and AMD take over in the processor market. But Intel has been around for such along time I doubt it is going to happen.
If and when MS breaks up, the application portion of the company would be foolish to only keep making Windows Applications. Branching out and creating more solutions for other markets like Linux/Unix, Mac, and BSD would be very lucritive. But then that whole monopoly thing might be brought back up again...might have to split that company up too...
There is going to be nothing left of Microsoft eventually...all the money they will be making will be used to fight off the courts...
You might even see more open source products heading our way from Microsoft, just think, you'll be able to code Outlook just the way your "ILOVEYOU" virus wants...
I knew someone was going to come across and take apart my simple explanation.
Firstly, Mars lander was not using Plasma propulsion. Do you know how much it is going to cost? Obviously not...but i doubt it is going to be cheaper, most likely a great deal more expensive.
Secondly, the goal of the nuclear strike wasn't to creat enuclear power, i agree, but cheap, cost effective power was a result. We had to spend alot of money and resources to get it refined and where it is now.
Cheap parts? What Radio Shack do you shop at? Thier components are way over priced. You want cheap you have to shop at a place like Active Electronics, or buy them in bulk of 50's and 100s.
I don't cosider them mid-level...I would rather buy from Walmart than Radioshack. And that is sad.
This bestoes me with alot of confidence...last time I walked into a Radio Shack I asked the guy behind the desk for a set of RCA jacks. And he had no frikken clue what I was talking about...
I wouldn't be surprised if this thing fell apart trying to take off.
should be "personal point of view".....