I'd like to see a pic of the machine, especially the liquid nitrogen cooling stuff. I would also like to know if this machine ran for five minutes, ten minutes, melted?
A good article/interview. It makes sense that the biomedical field can contribute to the study of computer viruses considering that the bio and computer type seem to at least "infect" in the same manner. And, in both cases, there are "vectors" for how viruses invade a host. Perhaps there is cross-over from other fields as well. It would be interesting to do a little digging to see what other fields can or do provide the same sort of effect.
You do sort of have to account for families as opposed to individuals. I have not idea what the world-wide actual family size average is but let's say it was four, that would make the stat closer to 10% which actually seems pretty high considering the conditions in a great many countries.
I had an eBayer complain about a transaction and PayPal did not just set aside the amount of the sale which was small - they locked out my entire account which had a ripple affect with other auctions I was running. By the time I was exonerated I had taken a beating. I am not opposed to competition if it might reduce some of this heavy handed behavior.
No, I really don't. The apps that I use don't come with operating systems so I have to install them either way. I haven't had a problem with missing drivers in XP. I like Linux and I like XP. I don't see the need to live in a black & white OS world where one just has to be better and the other just has to suck.
You are so incredibly biased towards Linux/Open Source and away from anything Microsoft that you simply haven't even a modicum of credibility when it comes to comparing these products. I can't take you seriously. Sorry.
That article says that the suit can "move on it's own." I wonder if such a thing could eventually be used to get, for example, an unconscious firefighter out of a burning builder, etc. Now that would be a great use of technology.
I remember (early 70's) the uproar over how calculators would be the end of students knowing how to use a slide rule. I can't say that I remember how to use a slide rule anymore but it was a cool sorta thing considering that it didn't rely on batteries and were relatively inexpensive. Still, I do prefer calculators. I suppose the advent of slide rules upset the abacus advocates....
Some kids actually do a good job of balancing outdoor/indoor physical activity with more sedentary pursuits such as playing with their gaming consoles or surfing the net. When my own two kids (11 & 14) start to bias towards sitting too much I shoo them towards "balance."
...unless (as is the case for many of us) Opera is off the table from the start because it's not open source
While I understand the sentiment and am even somewhat sympathetic to it, I think it ends up being close-minded and I am not sure what good can come of that.
And apparently it doesn't take much provocation, as the Linux community is slowly evolving into a state of mob rule, with the cheerleaders being paranoid crackpot leftovers from the waning days of Amiga. "Too nutty even for the Mac community? We welcome you!"
It's sad & it's true. There are many reasoned voices within SlashDot but most of the posts are knee-jerk reflex responsives that are sophomoric and easily predicted. I don't always agree with Dvorak but I do on this one.
A lower price for attaining music could grow the market all by itself. The iPod does not define the market though it has certainly dominated it in the early going. As the market grows and matures, I think the iPod will represent a much smaller percentage than it currently enjoys. They is room for all comers as well as the iPod. The more the merrier.
Starts and ends at 5wpm. There is only one code test now. The 13 and 20 wpm tests were eliminated in favor of a single 5wpm test (in the United States.)
Friday's ruling represents a sizable setback for the Motion Picture Association of America, which had lobbied for the broadcast flag rules and had intervened in the lawsuit to defend them.
Twenty states have already passed, or are trying to push through, legislation that would impose heavy restrictions on communities creating their own networks in areas already served by Bells and cable companies.
This will eventually (hopefully) be tested at the Supreme Court level. Cities that want to provide this service, as they do any other utility, ought to be allowed to do so.
Here is reasonably good online guide to soldering that certainly hits all of the basics and should allow you to do what you want to accomplish with a little practice. Good luck!
I had to submit one - for free - for them to test. The last test was to find the melting point for the case.... Glad I won the bid or I would have eaten the then $7,000 cost of the unit. The winner was allowed to recover the cost of the test unit.
I sold them for many years and while they are, indeed, black, ugly, and heavy, they also tended to be sturdy and very reliable. I sold 76 to NASA for Shuttle missions (they used them onboard for several years but I have no idea what they use now).
'Why in the world would you think your (cell) phone would work in your house?'
Having worked for one of the larger cellular providers I can answer that question: Because customer are told that their cell phones will work in their homes.
In addition, cell phone companies (CellularOne for example) are trying to get folks to use their cell phone as their only phone, therefore one would expect it to work in your house.
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I'd like to see a pic of the machine, especially the liquid nitrogen cooling stuff. I would also like to know if this machine ran for five minutes, ten minutes, melted?
A good article/interview. It makes sense that the biomedical field can contribute to the study of computer viruses considering that the bio and computer type seem to at least "infect" in the same manner. And, in both cases, there are "vectors" for how viruses invade a host. Perhaps there is cross-over from other fields as well. It would be interesting to do a little digging to see what other fields can or do provide the same sort of effect.
I am french and I will own up to the arrogant part but the rest, well, really now.....
You do sort of have to account for families as opposed to individuals. I have not idea what the world-wide actual family size average is but let's say it was four, that would make the stat closer to 10% which actually seems pretty high considering the conditions in a great many countries.
I had an eBayer complain about a transaction and PayPal did not just set aside the amount of the sale which was small - they locked out my entire account which had a ripple affect with other auctions I was running. By the time I was exonerated I had taken a beating. I am not opposed to competition if it might reduce some of this heavy handed behavior.
No, I really don't. The apps that I use don't come with operating systems so I have to install them either way. I haven't had a problem with missing drivers in XP. I like Linux and I like XP. I don't see the need to live in a black & white OS world where one just has to be better and the other just has to suck.
You are so incredibly biased towards Linux/Open Source and away from anything Microsoft that you simply haven't even a modicum of credibility when it comes to comparing these products. I can't take you seriously. Sorry.
That article says that the suit can "move on it's own." I wonder if such a thing could eventually be used to get, for example, an unconscious firefighter out of a burning builder, etc. Now that would be a great use of technology.
I remember (early 70's) the uproar over how calculators would be the end of students knowing how to use a slide rule. I can't say that I remember how to use a slide rule anymore but it was a cool sorta thing considering that it didn't rely on batteries and were relatively inexpensive. Still, I do prefer calculators. I suppose the advent of slide rules upset the abacus advocates....
is it just me or is the DVD .iso way to small? It claims it is 4.1 and 4.4GB but it only downloads up to 360MB before it finishes...
I think you are correct. It may be too obvious though....
Some kids actually do a good job of balancing outdoor/indoor physical activity with more sedentary pursuits such as playing with their gaming consoles or surfing the net. When my own two kids (11 & 14) start to bias towards sitting too much I shoo them towards "balance."
While I understand the sentiment and am even somewhat sympathetic to it, I think it ends up being close-minded and I am not sure what good can come of that.
It's sad & it's true. There are many reasoned voices within SlashDot but most of the posts are knee-jerk reflex responsives that are sophomoric and easily predicted. I don't always agree with Dvorak but I do on this one.
A lower price for attaining music could grow the market all by itself. The iPod does not define the market though it has certainly dominated it in the early going. As the market grows and matures, I think the iPod will represent a much smaller percentage than it currently enjoys. They is room for all comers as well as the iPod. The more the merrier.
Starts and ends at 5wpm. There is only one code test now. The 13 and 20 wpm tests were eliminated in favor of a single 5wpm test (in the United States.)
Friday's ruling represents a sizable setback for the Motion Picture Association of America, which had lobbied for the broadcast flag rules and had intervened in the lawsuit to defend them.
This will eventually (hopefully) be tested at the Supreme Court level. Cities that want to provide this service, as they do any other utility, ought to be allowed to do so.
http://www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk/solderfaq.htm
Yeah...what he said.
I had to submit one - for free - for them to test. The last test was to find the melting point for the case.... Glad I won the bid or I would have eaten the then $7,000 cost of the unit. The winner was allowed to recover the cost of the test unit.
I sold them for many years and while they are, indeed, black, ugly, and heavy, they also tended to be sturdy and very reliable. I sold 76 to NASA for Shuttle missions (they used them onboard for several years but I have no idea what they use now).
I can sorta see the first two, but, jeeze, porking the neighbor's cat? Have you no shame at all?
What an incredibly poorly written article. There was good content but it was like jogging through a field of boulders......
Having worked for one of the larger cellular providers I can answer that question: Because customer are told that their cell phones will work in their homes.
In addition, cell phone companies (CellularOne for example) are trying to get folks to use their cell phone as their only phone, therefore one would expect it to work in your house.