Yep, I can't find the article now, but I read that most job openings are filled by referrals from existing employees. You might be able to find openings online or in the paper, but they will give you a tougher interview process. A recommendation from a friend on the inside will get you a step ahead of the other random applicants.
The Ipod has been the subject of many different discussion on how simple it is to use. It elegant, feature packed, and only takes a few minutes to learn to use. I'm sure Apple probably has some patents on it, but I wonder why other's don't try to copy the design. Even if it's just minor changes, you should still be able to get around the patent infringements.
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I think I remember seeing articles about how people used HAM radio's during the 9/11 attacks to call for help, report situations, and communicate with others. Of course wi-fi wasn't as popular then, but I believe HAM radios would have the edge on distance. Some wi-fi access points don't have coverage more than a few hundred feet.
HAM radios are not as popular as they once were. I think events like this have the ability to bring the hobby to a new generation. With email being so easy to communicate with others around the world, it makes HAM radios look cumbersome.
I think the real attention grabber would be to show how these HAM radios have been around for so long and still continue to get the job done. After all, you can communicate around the world with technology developed before the Internet!
I was one of the people that signed up for the Do Not Call list as soon as it went live on the Internet. To date, I rarely get an unsolicited calls. They happen so rarely that I get suprised when I get a call. All-in-all, I'm pretty happy with my results.
Now that the overall storage has been raised (by a considerable amount), I imagine the next shootout will be over who will allow the largest attatchments or the most attatchments. It sucks when trying to email a bunch of digital pictures to a person that can't use winzip or gzip. If you send them all individually many web email services will only let you send up to 5 at a time.
I realized the redundancy of the link, but I was merely pointing out the price and availiablity. This is a product that I have not tracked pricing for, so I'm not sure if $1,799 is average, high, or low. I also do not know if this is the type of product that has had price reductions over time. I assume that as time goes on and more competitors emerge that the prices will fall even more.
How much do you think it would cost to build one of these? The pride of building one yourself can't be measured, but there would be a cost of developing your own. Either via your upfront costs, maintenance, or time involved. Buying a ready made product does have some advantages.
While many homebrew projects are better than commercial products, you have to be pretty handy to build a product more efficiently than a team of engineers. This company probably had a higher R&D budget and worked out lots of kinks before releasing this lawn mower through multiple iterations of development cycles.
Manual controller (can be used as like a traditional mower for trimming small areas)
It seems expensive, but it if you really want it (and want it now) they are availiable. Even if you don't wan't to spend that type of cash and want to build it from scratch, I'd recommend visiting company websites that develop these and download their product brochures. You might be able to learn enough from them to get some tips on getting started. Look for white papers, FAQs, product manuals too...
Everyone in an IT department has probably heard of how efficient the Google platform is. They have the ability to add and remove nodes easy and fast. Pick up an IT trade mag and they usually have information about the Google cluster. A lot of it is proprietary and secret, but some details are availiable. Such as the fact they have written thier cluster software from the ground up. They added more capability than just web searches. I'm sure they are putting it to use in the Gmail, Froogle, and News sections of their site now.
This is really great news as it's becoming more popular to add CPU clusters to improve performance. Google is probably not the originator of this type of computing, but they have definately pushed it into the mainstream.
Anyone living in NC might want to check out this new cluster going into RTP NC. I wonder if this will be the biggest cluser ever
TV on demand is the future, once you get a taste of it, it's hard to go back.. Luckily for the content providers, TIVO and ReplayTV have already demonstrated the market. Sure TIVO isn't really TV on demand, but it helped define the market.
I understand the cash statement, but many people I know don't carry as much cash on hand as they used too. Especially if you get sick spur-of-the-moment and don't want to have to travel to the ATM just to get some Nyquil in the middle of the night.
What if you have a sore throat and try to go to the drug store for some medicine? If your voice is scratchy, will you be denied your medicine because your voice doesn't match?
Good for beginners
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While it's always good to learn some of the basics, the real hardware hackers have a drive that most people don't have. You have to be willing to break a few things beyond repair while making mods. Also, the creativity of some of the hardware hacks I've seen is outstanding. You can't learn the truely unique hardware hacks from a book. The unique ideas are often the hardest part.
I believe that if this continues to happen, the US as a whole will suffer. Other un-scroupulous countries will steal our IP, knowledge, etc and eventually become close to our equal. Our goverenment needs to step in a lay down some fines on companies that outsource too much. It's not just IT, but lots of jobs. If this continues, the US engineers of today will no longer have a high status, we will simply become commodity workers. We do need to contine raising awareness by voting.
Yomega yoyos rock too, at a much better price
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Wow, that a nice yoyo. I have had good experience with the Yomega's before. It always seemed a lot smoother than a Duncan. I preferred using a bufferfly model at virst to get down the tricks, but the classic model is the way to eventually go. I could do lots of tricks at one time, but I could never do the dual tricks that required using a second yoyo with your left hand. BTW, a nice Yomega will set you back less than $20.
My Sony 5-disc CD changer has shuffle and I bought it in 1992. Still works, and I've used shuffle for years. Sony wasn't the only audio maker to have this feature. I thought everyone used shuffle at one time or another.
No matter how well the software is written, the real question is: Will it help me get a chick in the pub? Getting drunk and eventually getting home is the easy part.
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Will it run on distros other than Redhat? According to the linked page, it looks like it only for redhat enterprise platforms.
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Yep, I can't find the article now, but I read that most job openings are filled by referrals from existing employees. You might be able to find openings online or in the paper, but they will give you a tougher interview process. A recommendation from a friend on the inside will get you a step ahead of the other random applicants.
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I agree. Shit happens, it's how you deal with it that counts. I think a proactive recall strategy is just as important as a solid design track record.
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The Ipod has been the subject of many different discussion on how simple it is to use. It elegant, feature packed, and only takes a few minutes to learn to use. I'm sure Apple probably has some patents on it, but I wonder why other's don't try to copy the design. Even if it's just minor changes, you should still be able to get around the patent infringements.
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I think I remember seeing articles about how people used HAM radio's during the 9/11 attacks to call for help, report situations, and communicate with others. Of course wi-fi wasn't as popular then, but I believe HAM radios would have the edge on distance. Some wi-fi access points don't have coverage more than a few hundred feet.
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HAM radios are not as popular as they once were. I think events like this have the ability to bring the hobby to a new generation. With email being so easy to communicate with others around the world, it makes HAM radios look cumbersome.
I think the real attention grabber would be to show how these HAM radios have been around for so long and still continue to get the job done. After all, you can communicate around the world with technology developed before the Internet!
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I was one of the people that signed up for the Do Not Call list as soon as it went live on the Internet. To date, I rarely get an unsolicited calls. They happen so rarely that I get suprised when I get a call. All-in-all, I'm pretty happy with my results.
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Yeah, any word on the safety of something like this? I'd hate to have an explosion in my pants.
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That was an oversight on my part.
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Here is a non-referral link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00
Now that the overall storage has been raised (by a considerable amount), I imagine the next shootout will be over who will allow the largest attatchments or the most attatchments. It sucks when trying to email a bunch of digital pictures to a person that can't use winzip or gzip. If you send them all individually many web email services will only let you send up to 5 at a time.
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I realized the redundancy of the link, but I was merely pointing out the price and availiablity. This is a product that I have not tracked pricing for, so I'm not sure if $1,799 is average, high, or low. I also do not know if this is the type of product that has had price reductions over time. I assume that as time goes on and more competitors emerge that the prices will fall even more.
How much do you think it would cost to build one of these? The pride of building one yourself can't be measured, but there would be a cost of developing your own. Either via your upfront costs, maintenance, or time involved. Buying a ready made product does have some advantages.
While many homebrew projects are better than commercial products, you have to be pretty handy to build a product more efficiently than a team of engineers. This company probably had a higher R&D budget and worked out lots of kinks before releasing this lawn mower through multiple iterations of development cycles.
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Features:
Fully automated Docking Station mower
Recharges it's power pack by itself
Departs on your schedule
Manual controller (can be used as like a traditional mower for trimming small areas)
It seems expensive, but it if you really want it (and want it now) they are availiable. Even if you don't wan't to spend that type of cash and want to build it from scratch, I'd recommend visiting company websites that develop these and download their product brochures. You might be able to learn enough from them to get some tips on getting started. Look for white papers, FAQs, product manuals too...
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Everyone in an IT department has probably heard of how efficient the Google platform is. They have the ability to add and remove nodes easy and fast. Pick up an IT trade mag and they usually have information about the Google cluster. A lot of it is proprietary and secret, but some details are availiable. Such as the fact they have written thier cluster software from the ground up. They added more capability than just web searches. I'm sure they are putting it to use in the Gmail, Froogle, and News sections of their site now.
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This is really great news as it's becoming more popular to add CPU clusters to improve performance. Google is probably not the originator of this type of computing, but they have definately pushed it into the mainstream. Anyone living in NC might want to check out this new cluster going into RTP NC. I wonder if this will be the biggest cluser ever
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Maybe he wasn't trying to be too greedy. After all, it might be hard to hide $52,000 from a fraudulent sale.
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TV on demand is the future, once you get a taste of it, it's hard to go back.. Luckily for the content providers, TIVO and ReplayTV have already demonstrated the market. Sure TIVO isn't really TV on demand, but it helped define the market.
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I understand the cash statement, but many people I know don't carry as much cash on hand as they used too. Especially if you get sick spur-of-the-moment and don't want to have to travel to the ATM just to get some Nyquil in the middle of the night.
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What if you have a sore throat and try to go to the drug store for some medicine? If your voice is scratchy, will you be denied your medicine because your voice doesn't match?
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While it's always good to learn some of the basics, the real hardware hackers have a drive that most people don't have. You have to be willing to break a few things beyond repair while making mods. Also, the creativity of some of the hardware hacks I've seen is outstanding. You can't learn the truely unique hardware hacks from a book. The unique ideas are often the hardest part.
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Does Nokia outsource to any other contries?
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I believe that if this continues to happen, the US as a whole will suffer. Other un-scroupulous countries will steal our IP, knowledge, etc and eventually become close to our equal. Our goverenment needs to step in a lay down some fines on companies that outsource too much. It's not just IT, but lots of jobs. If this continues, the US engineers of today will no longer have a high status, we will simply become commodity workers. We do need to contine raising awareness by voting.
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Wow, that a nice yoyo. I have had good experience with the Yomega's before. It always seemed a lot smoother than a Duncan. I preferred using a bufferfly model at virst to get down the tricks, but the classic model is the way to eventually go. I could do lots of tricks at one time, but I could never do the dual tricks that required using a second yoyo with your left hand. BTW, a nice Yomega will set you back less than $20.
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My Sony 5-disc CD changer has shuffle and I bought it in 1992. Still works, and I've used shuffle for years. Sony wasn't the only audio maker to have this feature. I thought everyone used shuffle at one time or another.
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Yeah, the freeware version probably would only let you get fat and ugly chicks. You gotta pay $$$ for the pro version for the decent chicks.
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No matter how well the software is written, the real question is: Will it help me get a chick in the pub? Getting drunk and eventually getting home is the easy part.
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