There is a feul cell in development that takes glucose from the bloodstream, converts it to electricity and urea. It is supposed to be used for things such as pacemakers. If you eat 4000 calories per day and hook one of these up to your laptop, you can provide a constant 90 watts and still lose weight!
Soon, the stereotypical nerd will be sickly skinny.
Now we just need to shift their focus from network traffic to car traffic - If people can't get to work to manage the router, it may as well be a box of crackerjacks.
Now I am hungry for strange colored popcorn.
Imagine hitting that with a nice heavy dose of degauss. The resulting random data could possibly be a functioning program... Could we create computer life?
You'd need to try and find these programs to get them started, but I bet you could create digital life with this puppy.
With this newest price cut, is it finally reasonable to cluster these little guys? I'd really like to get a few more flops under my belt with finals coming up - 4 math/sci/engineering courses + Euler = I need more computing power if I want to go home before the summer is over.
I had such plans for the summer: Regular cardio excercize, some hacking on a project or two, social interaction...
AND NOW ID IS LOCKING ME IN MY BASEMENT WITH DOOM III
I wonder how much productivity FPSes have stolen from our lives?
Hey - don't diss the segway. It is sooo much easier to segway joust than it is to bicycle joust. Not to mention that it is easier to sue DEKA/Segway for liability when you manage to impale yourself.
No state is going to accept radio active waste, so why don't we just send it over to the middle east so they can dispose of it? They're half a world away! Its FOOLPROOF!
Apparently you do not know the seductive powers of the unattainable. Consider two options.
1) Hot Stat program walks up to you in the middle of the street. "Hi. I am free and skilled. Lets go have stats."
2) Other hot Stat program smiles at you coyly from accross the bar. "Gee... I've never tried Linux before. I've been looking for the right guy forEVER..."
Understand my fantasy now?
They choose Excel? I have never been able to figure that program out. Give me Minitab anyday. Mmmmm..... Multiple Regression.
Excuse me. Me and fantasy minitab for linux have to be alone right now.
The video codec (VP6)is not an open format. It is owned and developed by On2. However, you may remember the Ogg Theora video codec. This is based on VP3, a younger version of VP6, that was released opensource once VP5 came out. Once 6 came out, 4 was released for free (closed source still though). So, On2 aint an evil company. About the liscensing : Most codecs charge for encoders and decoders. On2 only charges for the encoders, and has never charged to decode. This means that there is no per box royalty charged. Sometimes a closed source solution can be as good as an open source solution. I don't mean it as flame bait: If a company has its head on straight and doesn't Microsoft, good aliances and solutions can pop up.
I am a freshman at a college whose standard issue laptop (Dell D600) has a centrino processor, which Linux does not yet support fully. This means that if I am to use the wireless that blankets the entire campus, I have to boot to windows (They come dual booting XP pro and Redhat 9). I am no Linux ninja, but I would really like to learn. However, if it means carrying around a piece of cat5 while everyone else can walk free...
I doubt this would be a great solution for true linux ninjas, but for newbs like me and my classmates, it is a welcome addition. Besides, Olin is so awe inspiring that they are probably already purchasing copies of this for all 75 of us right now.
Because more competition, even friendly competition, is good for us. America feels little motivation to do truly innovative space stuff with only Russia "competing" with it. With china, hopefully we will begin a "keep ahead" race, which if done correctly (friendly) will be of great benefit to us all. Kind of like how Mozilla will make IE become a better product (ok, the anolgy is skewed and incorrect, but...)
If we can afford this race financially, the investment will return back to us several fold.
Woot to China!
Lets see... A fully decked out x9 system has about 94371840 pixels. How many rods and cones can there possibly be in a human eye? 10^14 neurons in the brain, brain is 3 dimensional and the size of my two fists, retina is 2dimensional and fits in the back of my eyeball....
I think we are going to start making monitors that add pixels to your eyes soon.
I might be wrong, but I think certain codecs are already "immune" to this type of ickedyness. I think the VP family of codecs by On2 won't pick up on anything that lasts only 1 frame. It would be a waste of time to encode anything that insignificant anyway. If they really want to protect it, they should just make the movies more whiz-bang, with cool special effects that rely on near perfect accuracy.
I am still using an Omron 12SR, and I am quite happy with it. Sure, your new HP49G might be able to calculate a log in under 5 seconds, and not require an external power supply, and consume less than half a watt, but is all that flash really worth it? This Omron has been functioning perfectly since my dad bought it for 250$ in the 70s, if you ignore that rattle it makes when shaken. Real Soon Now + processor measured in MHz Older than dirt + processor measured in kHz.
In all seriousness, using this particular calculator has saved me from falling into the Graphing Calculator trap. Every one around me whips out their TI - 10000 to do simple x ^ n integrals, and by the time theirs is on, I have done it in my head. I will be upgrading to the 49G when it comes out, but only because my Omron has a habit of oozing battery acid on my hands. I will miss being able to amaze every one by having it calculate a sin and having the display flash random information as the proc takes over the video memory.
Another alternative is On2 ( www.on2.com )'s VP_ family of codecs. If you recall, VP3 is the basis of the Ogg Theora codec. It released VP3 extremely liberally, explicitly allowing others to profit from it or anything derived from it. Recently VP4 was released for "Personal Use". I'm not sure exactly what that means, but you _can_ download it and encode easily and quickly. http://on2.com/vp4.php3
They currently sell their VP5 and VP6 codecs, which I feel are absolutely amazing. VP4 gets near DVD quality under a megabit, VP5 pwns VP4, and VP5 is a 40-50% improvement on processor foot print. Granted, I interned with them for a bit, but they truly do rock, even if I am biased.
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There is a feul cell in development that takes glucose from the bloodstream, converts it to electricity and urea. It is supposed to be used for things such as pacemakers. If you eat 4000 calories per day and hook one of these up to your laptop, you can provide a constant 90 watts and still lose weight!
Soon, the stereotypical nerd will be sickly skinny.
Now we just need to shift their focus from network traffic to car traffic - If people can't get to work to manage the router, it may as well be a box of crackerjacks. Now I am hungry for strange colored popcorn.
I am most awake five minutes _after_ I fail my finals. That way I can devote all of my waking energy to finding a McDonalds to flip burgers at.
Imagine hitting that with a nice heavy dose of degauss. The resulting random data could possibly be a functioning program... Could we create computer life? You'd need to try and find these programs to get them started, but I bet you could create digital life with this puppy.
With this newest price cut, is it finally reasonable to cluster these little guys? I'd really like to get a few more flops under my belt with finals coming up - 4 math/sci/engineering courses + Euler = I need more computing power if I want to go home before the summer is over.
I had such plans for the summer: Regular cardio excercize, some hacking on a project or two, social interaction... AND NOW ID IS LOCKING ME IN MY BASEMENT WITH DOOM III I wonder how much productivity FPSes have stolen from our lives?
Corrrrect Spelling was patented by Clippy in '98. Using akurate spellering wood give a dirrect link between the FUD and the FUDders.
Hey - don't diss the segway. It is sooo much easier to segway joust than it is to bicycle joust. Not to mention that it is easier to sue DEKA/Segway for liability when you manage to impale yourself.
No state is going to accept radio active waste, so why don't we just send it over to the middle east so they can dispose of it? They're half a world away! Its FOOLPROOF!
Apparently you do not know the seductive powers of the unattainable. Consider two options. 1) Hot Stat program walks up to you in the middle of the street. "Hi. I am free and skilled. Lets go have stats." 2) Other hot Stat program smiles at you coyly from accross the bar. "Gee... I've never tried Linux before. I've been looking for the right guy forEVER..." Understand my fantasy now?
They choose Excel? I have never been able to figure that program out. Give me Minitab anyday. Mmmmm..... Multiple Regression. Excuse me. Me and fantasy minitab for linux have to be alone right now.
I'd hit it! *runs back to fark*
The video codec (VP6)is not an open format. It is owned and developed by On2. However, you may remember the Ogg Theora video codec. This is based on VP3, a younger version of VP6, that was released opensource once VP5 came out. Once 6 came out, 4 was released for free (closed source still though). So, On2 aint an evil company. About the liscensing : Most codecs charge for encoders and decoders. On2 only charges for the encoders, and has never charged to decode. This means that there is no per box royalty charged. Sometimes a closed source solution can be as good as an open source solution. I don't mean it as flame bait: If a company has its head on straight and doesn't Microsoft, good aliances and solutions can pop up.
>You can sleep with real ones. News to me. How are you supposed to fit on the bed with all that extra girl next to you?
With a few more source code leakages, I am sure we can get 5 to be pushed back to the point where it is quantum.
I am a freshman at a college whose standard issue laptop (Dell D600) has a centrino processor, which Linux does not yet support fully. This means that if I am to use the wireless that blankets the entire campus, I have to boot to windows (They come dual booting XP pro and Redhat 9). I am no Linux ninja, but I would really like to learn. However, if it means carrying around a piece of cat5 while everyone else can walk free... I doubt this would be a great solution for true linux ninjas, but for newbs like me and my classmates, it is a welcome addition. Besides, Olin is so awe inspiring that they are probably already purchasing copies of this for all 75 of us right now.
Because more competition, even friendly competition, is good for us. America feels little motivation to do truly innovative space stuff with only Russia "competing" with it. With china, hopefully we will begin a "keep ahead" race, which if done correctly (friendly) will be of great benefit to us all. Kind of like how Mozilla will make IE become a better product (ok, the anolgy is skewed and incorrect, but...) If we can afford this race financially, the investment will return back to us several fold. Woot to China!
I use the radiator from an old 57 chevy as a heat sink.
Lets see... A fully decked out x9 system has about 94371840 pixels. How many rods and cones can there possibly be in a human eye? 10^14 neurons in the brain, brain is 3 dimensional and the size of my two fists, retina is 2dimensional and fits in the back of my eyeball.... I think we are going to start making monitors that add pixels to your eyes soon.
I might be wrong, but I think certain codecs are already "immune" to this type of ickedyness. I think the VP family of codecs by On2 won't pick up on anything that lasts only 1 frame. It would be a waste of time to encode anything that insignificant anyway. If they really want to protect it, they should just make the movies more whiz-bang, with cool special effects that rely on near perfect accuracy.
I am still using an Omron 12SR, and I am quite happy with it. Sure, your new HP49G might be able to calculate a log in under 5 seconds, and not require an external power supply, and consume less than half a watt, but is all that flash really worth it? This Omron has been functioning perfectly since my dad bought it for 250$ in the 70s, if you ignore that rattle it makes when shaken. Real Soon Now + processor measured in MHz Older than dirt + processor measured in kHz. In all seriousness, using this particular calculator has saved me from falling into the Graphing Calculator trap. Every one around me whips out their TI - 10000 to do simple x ^ n integrals, and by the time theirs is on, I have done it in my head. I will be upgrading to the 49G when it comes out, but only because my Omron has a habit of oozing battery acid on my hands. I will miss being able to amaze every one by having it calculate a sin and having the display flash random information as the proc takes over the video memory.
This is only proof that there is a god, and he does not approve of cell-phoning and driving.
Another alternative is On2 ( www.on2.com )'s VP_ family of codecs. If you recall, VP3 is the basis of the Ogg Theora codec. It released VP3 extremely liberally, explicitly allowing others to profit from it or anything derived from it. Recently VP4 was released for "Personal Use". I'm not sure exactly what that means, but you _can_ download it and encode easily and quickly.
http://on2.com/vp4.php3
They currently sell their VP5 and VP6 codecs, which I feel are absolutely amazing. VP4 gets near DVD quality under a megabit, VP5 pwns VP4, and VP5 is a 40-50% improvement on processor foot print. Granted, I interned with them for a bit, but they truly do rock, even if I am biased.