It's interesting you are discussing solder joints, as those are probably where most of the failures occur. Those solder joints can only take so many thermal cycles before failing. Furthermore, we are making our electronics smaller and cramming them into smaller areas. This causes all sorts of problems. The solder joints are smaller, or are almost non-existant (through pin vs. SMD). Also, as we make things smaller the leads get closer to one another. Look at some of the latest IC's and the legs are crazy close. Something your tube amp benefits from that all modern electronics are plagued with is lead solder. Ever since solder became tin based, problems have arisen. Tin solder has a strong tendency to grow "tin whiskers" (i'm not kidding). These little whiskers can bridge leads on components and cause shorts. As the leads get closer together, the whiskers are more likely to cause a short. Satellites have been lost due to these whiskers. The entire electronics industry is running into this, and it is not going to get better until either a new solder is released, or some sort of coating can be applied that doesn't negatively affect the life of the components.
You missed what they said. If you kept reading just another sentence or two, you would've understood.
Using the "next lowest intensity" as you described gets them to the 200k figure, not only a few thousand. The perfect black, "off", gets you to infinity.
Good idea....but wouldn't you want to view that image in all its HDR glory? If you took a photo in HDR and you can't view it the same way you took it, it's not doing much good for you.
True conversation that I was a part of at the GM proving grounds in Arizona.
GM Engineer: "Here at the proving grounds we test cars. If a car is too weak we build it up, if a car is too strong, we build it down"
One of us: "Build it down?"
GM Engineer: "Yup. We don't build cars that last 100,000 miles because then no one needs to buy a new car."
Here's my problem with this. They use the same 130 point test as Audioholics, but the Audioholics scores are higher in some instances (where a direct comparison exists). I don't know much about "Hardware Info", but Audioholics is fairly well known.
HW-INFO Audioholics
Denon DVD-3910 (58) (75)
Panasonic DVD-S97 (68) (85)
This is a MOON lander, which could one day may be used to land on Mars, but probably would require changes due to differences in gravity, atmosphere, etc.
When Redhat or Suse ship their distro, they are not allowed to include the DLLs. The location you downloaded them from is not allowed to distribute the DLLs. You are not allowed to download the DLLs. It has not stopped me from doing it for xine, mplayer, etc., doing this is in violation of copyright. What Real is doing is providing a LEGAL way of acquiring these codecs.
From what I have been reading today, is in the past, plans have been found for explosives that could be easily transported. One of the chemicals is in powder form, and it would be mixed with an acid, in liquid form. So, you would have to drink this acid. Not something I would want to do normally. Granted, acids range from deadly (hydrofluoric) to rather benign (vinegar). But I'm not an explosives expert, so I don't know what types of acid, or the concentrations that would be used in a bomb such as this.
First part you asked how the car knows the token isn't present. Well, there is a transmitter/receiver in the dash/steering column that sends a signal to the key/fob when the key is inserted. Then, because the circuitry of the RFID tag is excited, it transmits back a code to the receiver in the car. The receiver reads this code and the computer in the car verifies that it is the proper code for that car. If it is, it allows the car to start. If the code is incorrect, it prevents the car from starting.
When the RFID token is not present, the computer prevents the car from starting. Without the ECU, your engine can't run. It is vital to the operation of your car. If the software in the ECU actively prevents operation of the car, there isn't anything you can do about it except to load new software onto the ECU that you cooked up (good luck).
All this is, is an additional commentary act. The original sounds of the movie are coming off the dvd that you provide. There is nothing that should stop me from sitting in a room, making a recording on my comments of the movie, and then releasing it. Granted, entities such as Major League Baseball are currently trying to prevent people from providing their own sportscasts of baseball games. Not sure all the details there, but this maybe, eventually, could be prohibited. Let's hope not.
I'd imagine that when your file is downloaded and complete, Apple will then do a hash check to make sure your file is not corrupt. If it is, it will erase the file and redownload. That's how you get around corrupt files, or at least that's one way I could think of doing it.
The toughest part is the software, which is usually very proprietary. I used to work in the planetarium field, and people like Evans and Sutherland were just rolling out massive, all-dome video systems. Usually these consisted of 4 projectors that would cover the dome in 3d. The computers that were running this stuff were pretty simple. One computer per projector, plus one computer that told the other computers what to draw. None of the computers were over 400Mhz. Granted, this was for regular video playback. To play a real-time 3d animation, that's where the hardware really had to be kicked up. I suspect that today's 3Ghz machines with the latest graphics cards could easily do what is needed. It won't be cheap, but it won't be super-expensive. Like I said, the hard part is having the software that corrects for the distortion of whatever surface you are projecting on so that it appears in true 3d.
The sea level was specifically chosen at Mars to coincide with the triple point. That's how I mean it was probably *intended* that way. They figured out at what elevation the triple point would exist at a certain temperature and they called that "sea level" of Mars. It would stand to reason that any other solid body without a "sea" would have "sea level" defined in a similar manner.
You know, I agree with you and I think that many people are blowing it out of proportion. Yes, I have had the experience of a person on a cell phone, but it happens only on occasion. I have had noisy people, or "cheerers", but usually during movies that I will expect it in like Matrix or Star Wars. Lastly, the numbers that people generate for concessions is a little obscene. $5 would by a large coke in the souvenir cups, plus the one dollar refill (Cup = $4, refill = $1). Popcorn is about $4 for a medium to large thing of popcorn. Personally, I keep my movie costs down by just watching the movie and skipping concessions. Not to mention that my waistline thanks me for not ingesting over 1000 calories and unknown grams of fat in a two hour sitting.
It is interesting in the article where it mentions that this lobster is "the size of a salad plate". Makes you wonder if the divers are contemplating the same thing you are.
Well, in a dump a lot of methane gas is produced as the items break down. Normally, this gas is just burnt. What if you burnt the gas to heat the styrofoam? It would be quasi-self sustaining.
No, they weren't trying to create the Budweiser, they just noticed it as a by-product of this biological process. They're trying to figure out how to get it to become Guinness. Harp may be a logical interim step though.
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Two words....Credit Union. Their goal is to serve the underserved. The exact people that you are referncing and the banks don't want.
It's interesting you are discussing solder joints, as those are probably where most of the failures occur. Those solder joints can only take so many thermal cycles before failing. Furthermore, we are making our electronics smaller and cramming them into smaller areas. This causes all sorts of problems. The solder joints are smaller, or are almost non-existant (through pin vs. SMD). Also, as we make things smaller the leads get closer to one another. Look at some of the latest IC's and the legs are crazy close. Something your tube amp benefits from that all modern electronics are plagued with is lead solder. Ever since solder became tin based, problems have arisen. Tin solder has a strong tendency to grow "tin whiskers" (i'm not kidding). These little whiskers can bridge leads on components and cause shorts. As the leads get closer together, the whiskers are more likely to cause a short. Satellites have been lost due to these whiskers. The entire electronics industry is running into this, and it is not going to get better until either a new solder is released, or some sort of coating can be applied that doesn't negatively affect the life of the components.
Using the "next lowest intensity" as you described gets them to the 200k figure, not only a few thousand. The perfect black, "off", gets you to infinity.
Good idea....but wouldn't you want to view that image in all its HDR glory? If you took a photo in HDR and you can't view it the same way you took it, it's not doing much good for you.
True conversation that I was a part of at the GM proving grounds in Arizona. GM Engineer: "Here at the proving grounds we test cars. If a car is too weak we build it up, if a car is too strong, we build it down" One of us: "Build it down?" GM Engineer: "Yup. We don't build cars that last 100,000 miles because then no one needs to buy a new car."
Here's my problem with this. They use the same 130 point test as Audioholics, but the Audioholics scores are higher in some instances (where a direct comparison exists). I don't know much about "Hardware Info", but Audioholics is fairly well known. HW-INFO Audioholics Denon DVD-3910 (58) (75) Panasonic DVD-S97 (68) (85)
This is a MOON lander, which could one day may be used to land on Mars, but probably would require changes due to differences in gravity, atmosphere, etc.
When Redhat or Suse ship their distro, they are not allowed to include the DLLs. The location you downloaded them from is not allowed to distribute the DLLs. You are not allowed to download the DLLs. It has not stopped me from doing it for xine, mplayer, etc., doing this is in violation of copyright. What Real is doing is providing a LEGAL way of acquiring these codecs.
I know!
From what I have been reading today, is in the past, plans have been found for explosives that could be easily transported. One of the chemicals is in powder form, and it would be mixed with an acid, in liquid form. So, you would have to drink this acid. Not something I would want to do normally. Granted, acids range from deadly (hydrofluoric) to rather benign (vinegar). But I'm not an explosives expert, so I don't know what types of acid, or the concentrations that would be used in a bomb such as this.
When the RFID token is not present, the computer prevents the car from starting. Without the ECU, your engine can't run. It is vital to the operation of your car. If the software in the ECU actively prevents operation of the car, there isn't anything you can do about it except to load new software onto the ECU that you cooked up (good luck).
Umm....they do say Cisco and have said it for over a year on Linksys wireless access points at least.
All this is, is an additional commentary act. The original sounds of the movie are coming off the dvd that you provide. There is nothing that should stop me from sitting in a room, making a recording on my comments of the movie, and then releasing it. Granted, entities such as Major League Baseball are currently trying to prevent people from providing their own sportscasts of baseball games. Not sure all the details there, but this maybe, eventually, could be prohibited. Let's hope not.
I'd imagine that when your file is downloaded and complete, Apple will then do a hash check to make sure your file is not corrupt. If it is, it will erase the file and redownload. That's how you get around corrupt files, or at least that's one way I could think of doing it.
Ok...I see what you are saying, and I agree that the motion tracking and modification would up the ante quite a bit.
The toughest part is the software, which is usually very proprietary. I used to work in the planetarium field, and people like Evans and Sutherland were just rolling out massive, all-dome video systems. Usually these consisted of 4 projectors that would cover the dome in 3d. The computers that were running this stuff were pretty simple. One computer per projector, plus one computer that told the other computers what to draw. None of the computers were over 400Mhz. Granted, this was for regular video playback. To play a real-time 3d animation, that's where the hardware really had to be kicked up. I suspect that today's 3Ghz machines with the latest graphics cards could easily do what is needed. It won't be cheap, but it won't be super-expensive. Like I said, the hard part is having the software that corrects for the distortion of whatever surface you are projecting on so that it appears in true 3d.
And you are supposed to be able to differentiate mobile numbers from land lines how?
The sea level was specifically chosen at Mars to coincide with the triple point. That's how I mean it was probably *intended* that way. They figured out at what elevation the triple point would exist at a certain temperature and they called that "sea level" of Mars. It would stand to reason that any other solid body without a "sea" would have "sea level" defined in a similar manner.
Actually, it probably was chosen on purpose to be that way.
You know, I agree with you and I think that many people are blowing it out of proportion. Yes, I have had the experience of a person on a cell phone, but it happens only on occasion. I have had noisy people, or "cheerers", but usually during movies that I will expect it in like Matrix or Star Wars. Lastly, the numbers that people generate for concessions is a little obscene. $5 would by a large coke in the souvenir cups, plus the one dollar refill (Cup = $4, refill = $1). Popcorn is about $4 for a medium to large thing of popcorn. Personally, I keep my movie costs down by just watching the movie and skipping concessions. Not to mention that my waistline thanks me for not ingesting over 1000 calories and unknown grams of fat in a two hour sitting.
It is interesting in the article where it mentions that this lobster is "the size of a salad plate". Makes you wonder if the divers are contemplating the same thing you are.
Well....they have a way of doing it now. So I would propose that they do it however they currently are.
Well, in a dump a lot of methane gas is produced as the items break down. Normally, this gas is just burnt. What if you burnt the gas to heat the styrofoam? It would be quasi-self sustaining.
No, they weren't trying to create the Budweiser, they just noticed it as a by-product of this biological process. They're trying to figure out how to get it to become Guinness. Harp may be a logical interim step though.
No air on the moon, hence to aerodynamic "lift"