Most (if not all) pay-at-the-pump gas stations don't require a signature if you pay with a credit card at the pump... That leaves credit cards pretty vulnerable as well.
The only system that truly forces you to buy an OS is Mac.
You forgot Sun, SGI, and pretty much any company that sells ready-to-use PCs or workstations that has stayed in business for more than a few years. What was your point again?
you could base life on some other elements (like silicon), but since we've never seen it, we wouldn't even know *how* to look for it, much less recognize it if we did
Ah, Skynet. We will know it is here when the machines rise up against us.:^)
In Tallahassee, we have a duopoly running the broadband market. Both have a tiered pricing structure that benefits the company more than the consumer. Here is the breakdown for Sprint's telecommunications packages (note: prices quoted are for 512 Kb/s DSL, and no, I don't work for Sprint or any of its affiliates -- I just know this info from my own broadband research):
Personal solutions plan: ($39.75/mo.)
call waiting, caller id etc. plus two "premium" features (voice mail, line guard etc)
adding dsl costs an additional $30/mo.
long distance: per usage 7cents/min (no fee if no use)
total w/dsl: $69.74/mo.
Home solutions plan: ($28.90/mo.)
call waiting, caller id and some other stuff plus line guard
adding dsl costs an additional $35/mo.
long distance: per usage 10 cents/min
total w/dsl: $63.90/mo.
A la carte ($21.90/mo.)
breaks down to $11 for basic, $6 for call waiting, $6 for line guard
adding dsl costs an additional $40/mo.
long distance: 30 min free for a month or two. after that it's 15 cents/min. there is also a 40 cent/min option.
total w/dsl: $62.90
Keep in mind that all of these rates are for 512Kb/s DSL. They probably charge $10 or 15/mo. more for 1.5 MB/s. All DSL options have a one year minimum subscription.
Comcast also has tiered prices, which depend on whether you have cable or not. Unfortunately I don't remember them too well, or have them on file. I believe they wanted $63/mo. just for broadband if you don't have cable, and somewhere around $50/mo. if you did have cable.
In case you need GPS coordinates for Tallahassee for your project, they are W84.3, N30.4.
I think if you loaded a Prius with enough tools to dismantle itself, it would weigh enough to where its gas mileage would essentially tend towards zero. We're talking about a car that omits map pockets in the car doors for the sake of reducing weight, you know.:^)
For relaxation, campers... disassembled a Toyota Prius, then put it back together again (it was a rental).
Sounds like fun!
What I wonder about is who brought the tools? Someone would have had to bring a car full of tools in order to completely dismantle another car... Even then, not having pneumatic or electrical power tools would have seriously prolonged the dissection. It takes a good day or two just to remove and reinstall a transmission, let alone the rest of the car. My thought is that they took it apart only far enough to look at the battery pack inside (being that it was a Prius hybrid), and then put it back together.
And if anyone brought a Powerbook, bonus for them!
No fire needed for toasted marshmallows!
Hey, my Powerbook G4 runs warm to the touch, but not hot enough to cook eggs on it... Now my old Athlon 1.33 GHz, that could cook some eggs... Unfortunately it overheated one day and fried itself first though -- even with a decent Thermaltake fan on it. No joke.
I liked old 286s, if only for the fact that they ran cold to the touch. All thermodynamics logic aside, perhaps the campers could refrigerate their goods on a 286, then cook using an Athlon.:^)
You know, I couldn't see anything in that picture, but when I showed it to my cat, she started uncontrollably meowing over and over... How do I stop this horrible meowing?!
It was my understanding that quite a few NASA's space shuttle missions were classified, and the unclassified ones also have classified components to them. Probably just launching some spying satellites (optical, radar, signals intelligence (i.e. echelon)), but then again, who knows what else..
The DoD was involved with quite a few shuttle launches... Many of these are shown on the following shuttle launch histories site. According to this site, there was a DoD payload as early as STS-4 (flight #4), on June 27, 1982. As noted in the first link, the DoD sent their final payload via shuttle at STS-53 (launch #52), on December 2, 1992. So these payloads spanned roughly a 10 year period. Note that this applies only to STS launches -- I am quite sure that nowadays the DoD continues to send classified payloads via other launch vehicles at KSC, such as the Delta series of rockets.
Personally, I find Photoshop is lacking the right hotkeys, and I'm unaware of any way to reconfigure them so that they're more like Gimp...
If you are using Panther (OS X 10.3), you can remap the keyboard combos for Photoshop (or any application for that matter) without much hassle. Here is a guide to the process. It isn't as easy as GTK's "highlight item and press new keyboard combo" feature, but the remappings do tend to stick better than those done with GTK.
Market valuation can be a strange thing, especially with hi-tech items... It happens with automobiles as well -- everyone wants the latest and greatest, but they often fail to realize that yesterday's latest is almost as great (and often half price).
I'd say the worst industry this happens with is school textbooks. One edition is usually nearly identical to the previous version, but is offered at a premium price. It is too bad they change the problems around to force people to "upgrade"!
Thankfully, in software, we have open source and free software which act as a hedge against this sort of monopolistic pricing. I hope that in the future, the concept of open source starts applying to published material such as school textbooks -- that way, people would do it for the love of it, and not just for the money. I bet this sort of change would result in a better product over time, as well. But I digress...
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My guess is that they are trying to get Bruce Campbell himself to do the voices for Duke Nukem Forever, and he won't...
Me: Powerbook G4 (15"). Industrial Engineer.
Friend 1: Powerbook G4 (17"). Computer Scientist.
Friend 2: Powerbook G4 (12"). Sound Engineer.
Friend 3: iBook (12"). Chemical Engineer.
Believe me, times change...
Most (if not all) pay-at-the-pump gas stations don't require a signature if you pay with a credit card at the pump... That leaves credit cards pretty vulnerable as well.
This is even more off-topic, but hey, thanks for the link. :^)
Point taken, but what was your original point? I am, of course, assuming you are the same Anonymous Coward as before. :^)
And remember, there are not four lights. :^)
And then there's the invariably annoying "Sweatin' to the Oldies with DR. MOBUTU"...
If only you knew that "fshalor" knows more classical music than most of the DJs of classical radio stations. :^)
No, but I may as well. All I watch nowadays is PBS and Jeopardy. :^)
BTW, "rabbit ears" is the affectionate term for a TV antenna.
Power to the rabbit ears, brother! I'm right there with you.
Forgot to mention: Sprint's uplink in Tallahassee is 128Kb/s, and no, I don't work for Comcast or its affiliates, either. :^)
Personal solutions plan: ($39.75/mo.)
call waiting, caller id etc. plus two "premium" features (voice mail, line guard etc)
adding dsl costs an additional $30/mo.
long distance: per usage 7cents/min (no fee if no use)
total w/dsl: $69.74/mo.
Home solutions plan: ($28.90/mo.)
call waiting, caller id and some other stuff plus line guard
adding dsl costs an additional $35/mo.
long distance: per usage 10 cents/min
total w/dsl: $63.90/mo.
A la carte ($21.90/mo.)
breaks down to $11 for basic, $6 for call waiting, $6 for line guard
adding dsl costs an additional $40/mo.
long distance: 30 min free for a month or two. after that it's 15 cents/min. there is also a 40 cent/min option.
total w/dsl: $62.90
Keep in mind that all of these rates are for 512Kb/s DSL. They probably charge $10 or 15/mo. more for 1.5 MB/s. All DSL options have a one year minimum subscription.
Comcast also has tiered prices, which depend on whether you have cable or not. Unfortunately I don't remember them too well, or have them on file. I believe they wanted $63/mo. just for broadband if you don't have cable, and somewhere around $50/mo. if you did have cable.
In case you need GPS coordinates for Tallahassee for your project, they are W84.3, N30.4.
It makes one wonder... Is the word "keyword" a keyword now?
I would venture to say that they would need a Leatherman Crunch and a few other unique Leathermans to get into the heart of the car... :^)
I think if you loaded a Prius with enough tools to dismantle itself, it would weigh enough to where its gas mileage would essentially tend towards zero. We're talking about a car that omits map pockets in the car doors for the sake of reducing weight, you know. :^)
Here is a slightly extended list:
7. Mass deployment of Ham Radio antennae and wiring
8. "Creative" methods of starting and maintaining the campfire
I'm sure there are more, but those have been my own experiences...
I liked old 286s, if only for the fact that they ran cold to the touch. All thermodynamics logic aside, perhaps the campers could refrigerate their goods on a 286, then cook using an Athlon.
You know, I couldn't see anything in that picture, but when I showed it to my cat, she started uncontrollably meowing over and over... How do I stop this horrible meowing?!
Market valuation can be a strange thing, especially with hi-tech items... It happens with automobiles as well -- everyone wants the latest and greatest, but they often fail to realize that yesterday's latest is almost as great (and often half price).
I'd say the worst industry this happens with is school textbooks. One edition is usually nearly identical to the previous version, but is offered at a premium price. It is too bad they change the problems around to force people to "upgrade"!
Thankfully, in software, we have open source and free software which act as a hedge against this sort of monopolistic pricing. I hope that in the future, the concept of open source starts applying to published material such as school textbooks -- that way, people would do it for the love of it, and not just for the money. I bet this sort of change would result in a better product over time, as well. But I digress...
Yeah, I'm surprised the HP iPod won't be offered in beige... :^)