From what I've heard (and I'm reluctant to use it on mine, since it's been a while since I synced my iPod), you may be able to reset it by powering it on while holding down the menu and play buttons, then pressing the forward and reverse buttons at the same time.
Maybe if you had payed a bit more attention to the comment you were replying to you'd see that the original poster was making (what was admitedly a bad effort at) a joke...
I mean...
Adam made headlines by saying "Huh? Whats that thing under my feet". It has been known to be revolving around a star since the time of Copernicus and people have been making pictures of bits of it for centuries.
Adam... as in Adam and Eve. Get it?
Still, it wasn't funny, but I at leat got your gist tunah.:)
remember that Apple has to protect its intellectual property
No, they don't. Copyrights and patentsdo not have to be defended (remember gif, mp3, etc?). It's a good idea to defend them along with patents, or else you can lose out big time (Frauenhoffer and mp3). Trademarks and servicemarks are the only things that need to be defended, lest they be diluted and become generic (kleneex, asperin, etc). Now the law that's being cited, the Lanham Act, is a trademark law so a defense seems reasonable until you realize that they're using a trademark law to prop up a copyright argument. Something about that doesn't seem quite right. Maybe they need to go back to law school.
The Lanham Act is actually a trademark / service mark protection law, not really a copyright law. To see Apple's lawyers use it in this context seems a bit out of the ordinary, although Apple is notorious for vigorously defending their trademark and look-and-feel related concepts (remember the OS X themes debate a few months back?). Still, if they're relying on the Lanham Act to do their bullying, they might be on shakey footing. Stick to the (deservedly despised) DMCA for things like that.
The AVC Soul is essentially the exact same thing as the Volt, right down to the remote and the flashable firmware (although I have yet to hack the firmware for the Volt so that it works on the Soul, but the Soul's latest version is pretty good as well). The nice thing about the Soul is that it also supports m3u playlists (with the 1.05s firmware), it reads CD-RWs (both regularly burned and packet written) and is generally available for $15-20 less than the Rio Volt. The money you save is more than the cost of shipping in most cases too.
Thanks, I really do appreciate it. It may be cliche, but honestly some of the memories from the last two and a half years are the happiest moments of my life thusfar, and I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. Don't be afraid to take risks with your heart, the potential reward is well worth it. I should know, I fit the shy geek stereotype all too well until a friend of mine talked me into asking my ex out on a date. She said yes, and what happened after that changed who I was.
There's an idea for a geek gift... the courage to take risks rather than hide from them. And cerebral memory upgrades so you never lose the memories you have (wow, managed to drag this back on topic and even get a ref. to the front page poll).
I almost agree, except in my case it would be getting my almost fiancee back. She broke things off right before my birthday, and since that time we've been trying for a friendship, but there's too much hurt for things to be working right. So what am I doing? What any self respecting geek would do. I stopped pouring my money into her and instead am redirecting it to hardware. Sad, but hey I've got some neat new toys to play with so I can try and forget what happened.
Hint for anyone in a serious relationship: if you and the one you love start taking it for granted that you have each other, you'll lose each other. We stopped treating each other as the most precious things in each others lives (instead we just would talk about work, not how we really were) and that was the beginning of the end. Guys, when you're in a place like that listen to your girlfriend and let her know how much you care and respect her. Respect is vital.
Ok, too much off-topic rambling.
Funny you should mention that...
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I was doing some research this morning and came across this article in Smart Computing from November of 1994, seven years ago.The article? "Is DOS Dead?" It almost sounds just like the eulogy for DOS that this/. post is about.
I think you're confusing Al with Mg (Magnesium). Take a look at the earlier story with the videos of chemical reactions for Mg burning while embedded in a block of dry ice...
1) Can you add any software?
- Yes. On my Audrey, I've replaced the default web browser (too bare for my taste) with Voyager (QNX's default browser). I've also added an mp3 player (phplay) as well as VNC and ssh.
2) Can you mount network files systems (NFS and SMB)?
- Currently there's some work being done on NFS support, but there are detailed instructions on SMB support (that's how I do my mp3 playing. 20GB stored on a server in my closet, Audrey in my living room for access and playback).
Ever hear of this guy? Edmond Pope is a US Citizen (I'm a friend of his daughter) who was held in Russia for a year, convicted of spying for purchasing plans that have been publically available for almost 10 years. There was almost no outrage here in the US, except here in his hometown of State College, PA. President Clinton even refuse to meet with his wife, for fear of damaging US-Russian relations. even though he was extremely ill (leukemia), Russian doctors refused to allow his doctor to see him, and there was no international outcry over his treatment.
And you think it wouldn't happen to an American? My thoughts are with Sklyarov, and I plan on continuing to write to my legislators and spreading word of his abuse under a law that has no place in this country.
( for the wary, the link is to http://www.usatoday.com/news/comment/columnists/tm oran/tm33.htm)
That's the exact same url I posted. It's a neat concept, but personally, I like my devices seperate. I saw one when I was looking for a cell phone a few weeks ago, and it seemed too cluncky for a cell phone (tiny compared to 5 years ago, but still too big for what I wanted), and it seemed too small for a Palm (I had my IIIe with me and the screen was smaller than that.
You mean something like this? I remembered hearing something about it so I did a little digging around and found the QCP 6035 by Kyocera. I don't recognized the name of the manufacturer, but from what little I did find out I think it's being rebranded and may even be available in the US if you're a Sprint PCS customer.
It's at least 2 out of the 3 items you mentioned.:)
He has this pain in all the diodes down his left side. They've tried replacing them, you know, but it hasn't helped.
and he's worked out that if he sticks his right arm in his left ear he can electrocute himself. Fatally.
:)
But seriously, hasn't the DoD been using robots like this for surveilance in Government buildings? I recall when I was working for the US Army Corps of Engineers that in some buildings there were painted tracks on the floor that were used as "tracks" by both mail delivery robots and robots that were essentially mobile surveillance cameras. It's sounds like Marvin is a bit more autonomous (since he uses GPS rather than a fixed painted track), but it still sounds like essentially the same idea.
So, I have closed the website at the moment. Could somebody with access to koffice.org remove all information about and links to Killu, please?
All Adobe wanted to do was shut down the development of potentially competing software. They succeeded. They knew that they likely don't have a leg to stand on legally, for while Adobe Illustrator(r) is a registered trademark, the word Illustrator itself does not exist as one of their trademarked words (see http://www.adobe.com/misc/trademarks.html).
Just another example of intimidation winning out over what is right. Make your voice and wallet heard by support Kai and letting Adobe know you're unsatisified.
Yeah, there is already a fairly detailed guide, although I think it could use some revising. Know your sysadmin at the FSFs humor archive is what you're looking for. I just discovered it myself a few weeks ago while looking for some rather obscure bit of EMACs trivia (is there any other kind?).
The link is http://www.fsf.org/fun/jokes/know.your.sysadmin.ht ml if slashdot garbles it.
Thanks for the reply. I was in a bit of a rush to post (had to get back to work from lunch). I noticed the upholding of both the FOF and COL in the brief.
It definitely is better news than most here are making it out to be.
It's not over yet, the most important part is tucked away on page 123 of the brief.
Given the limited scope of our disqualification of the District Judge,we have let stand for review his Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
This means that the Findings of Fact (the abuse of monopoly power) still stand, and the case is only subject to review in terms of penalty. The case is being turned over to another judge at the circuit level, and if that other judge reccommends that MS be broken up (more likely he would rec. a lesser penalty) the break-up may still come to pass.
The question implies that there is some middle ground,but we believe there is none.As the rules are written,district court fact findings receive either full deference under the clearly erroneous standard or they must be vacated. There is no de novo appellate review of fact findings and no intermediate level between de novo and clear error,not even for findings the court of appeals may consider sub-par.
This section essentially says that while Judge Jackson's statements showed a bias, the facts still show that MS broke the law. (It says a lot more, but essentially says that the facts are still there, and MS cannot dispute them).
Essentially what this biolds down to is that the Findings of Fact stand, but the Conclusions of Law (the breakup order) show evidence of judicial bias, and as such will be submitted to another judge to determine a new conclusion (ie: may issue a new breakup order, order release of code, pay a fine to gov't, etc.)
Hope this helps. While I'm not a lawyer yet, IP, antitrust, and constitutional law are in my field.
Sorry about the misunderstanding. When I was working for the US Army Corps of Engineers, a showstopper was a flaw in a project of significant enough size that we would free the work where it stood, evaluate what was wrong and propose solutions. That's how I read "showstopper". A single glitch isn't enough for me to abandon a project, but if that glitch poses a serious risk to life then I'd put things on hold for a serious shakedown.
Anyway, you have a very valid point, and I think some further clarification by the congresscritter would have helped.
"This report does show that this mishap is not the result of a technology problem," said Representative Curt Weldon, Republican of Pennsylvania. His district includes an Osprey plant. "It is an important issue that must be addressed," Mr. Weldon said, "but it should not be a showstopper."
and then later...
The ruptured line caused warning lights to go off in the cockpit, including one on a computer reset button. The pilot, Lt. Col. Keith Sweaney, pushed that button, a standard procedure that should have resulted in no perceptible change in the aircraft.
But instead of resetting the controls, the software changed the pitch of the Osprey's rotors, causing the aircraft to accelerate unevenly.
So let's see... it's not a showstopper. A reset button that instead changed the pitch of the rotors and caused uneven acceleration (which the pilot could not have anticipated). That sounds like a showstopper to me. An we trust people like Rep. Weldon to run the country? Well, as long as he keeps the factory in his district open, I guess that's all that counts, right?
Because some people are either too lazy to do that, or others are putting in _'s after a url and then doing the usual login style obfuscation of the goatse.cx url, like below:
You're forgetting Microsoft has the power of size and money, allowing it to dictate some standards (WinModems?) and since it is the defacto desktop on millions of computers around the world, developers must write good drivers for them. Not that they all do (ATi, especially under Win200, what I'm writing from now).
Here may be just what you're looking for. It's a step by step guide to building a compact Athlon system, small enough that the entire system can be carried in a backpack. For the goatse.cx weary, the link is at http://myhome.netsgo.com/wesleycrushr/Hardware/gui 010405a-1.htm
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From what I've heard (and I'm reluctant to use it on mine, since it's been a while since I synced my iPod), you may be able to reset it by powering it on while holding down the menu and play buttons, then pressing the forward and reverse buttons at the same time.
It might be something to look into.
-jason
I mean...
Adam... as in Adam and Eve. Get it?
Still, it wasn't funny, but I at leat got your gist tunah.
No, they don't. Copyrights and patentsdo not have to be defended (remember gif, mp3, etc?). It's a good idea to defend them along with patents, or else you can lose out big time (Frauenhoffer and mp3). Trademarks and servicemarks are the only things that need to be defended, lest they be diluted and become generic (kleneex, asperin, etc). Now the law that's being cited, the Lanham Act, is a trademark law so a defense seems reasonable until you realize that they're using a trademark law to prop up a copyright argument. Something about that doesn't seem quite right. Maybe they need to go back to law school.
The Lanham Act is actually a trademark / service mark protection law, not really a copyright law. To see Apple's lawyers use it in this context seems a bit out of the ordinary, although Apple is notorious for vigorously defending their trademark and look-and-feel related concepts (remember the OS X themes debate a few months back?). Still, if they're relying on the Lanham Act to do their bullying, they might be on shakey footing. Stick to the (deservedly despised) DMCA for things like that.
Just my 2 cents.
-Jason
Thanks, I really do appreciate it. It may be cliche, but honestly some of the memories from the last two and a half years are the happiest moments of my life thusfar, and I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. Don't be afraid to take risks with your heart, the potential reward is well worth it. I should know, I fit the shy geek stereotype all too well until a friend of mine talked me into asking my ex out on a date. She said yes, and what happened after that changed who I was.
There's an idea for a geek gift... the courage to take risks rather than hide from them. And cerebral memory upgrades so you never lose the memories you have (wow, managed to drag this back on topic and even get a ref. to the front page poll).
Thanks again.
-Jason
I almost agree, except in my case it would be getting my almost fiancee back. She broke things off right before my birthday, and since that time we've been trying for a friendship, but there's too much hurt for things to be working right. So what am I doing? What any self respecting geek would do. I stopped pouring my money into her and instead am redirecting it to hardware. Sad, but hey I've got some neat new toys to play with so I can try and forget what happened.
Hint for anyone in a serious relationship: if you and the one you love start taking it for granted that you have each other, you'll lose each other. We stopped treating each other as the most precious things in each others lives (instead we just would talk about work, not how we really were) and that was the beginning of the end. Guys, when you're in a place like that listen to your girlfriend and let her know how much you care and respect her. Respect is vital.
Ok, too much off-topic rambling.
I was doing some research this morning and came across this article in Smart Computing from November of 1994, seven years ago.The article? "Is DOS Dead?" It almost sounds just like the eulogy for DOS that this /. post is about.
I think you're confusing Al with Mg (Magnesium). Take a look at the earlier story with the videos of chemical reactions for Mg burning while embedded in a block of dry ice...
Here's some answers to your questions:
1) Can you add any software?
- Yes. On my Audrey, I've replaced the default web browser (too bare for my taste) with Voyager (QNX's default browser). I've also added an mp3 player (phplay) as well as VNC and ssh.
2) Can you mount network files systems (NFS and SMB)?
- Currently there's some work being done on NFS support, but there are detailed instructions on SMB support (that's how I do my mp3 playing. 20GB stored on a server in my closet, Audrey in my living room for access and playback).
Hope this helps.
...of these things!
(this garbage included to bypass the lameness filter. blargh.)
Ever hear of this guy? Edmond Pope is a US Citizen (I'm a friend of his daughter) who was held in Russia for a year, convicted of spying for purchasing plans that have been publically available for almost 10 years. There was almost no outrage here in the US, except here in his hometown of State College, PA. President Clinton even refuse to meet with his wife, for fear of damaging US-Russian relations. even though he was extremely ill (leukemia), Russian doctors refused to allow his doctor to see him, and there was no international outcry over his treatment.
m oran/tm33.htm)
And you think it wouldn't happen to an American? My thoughts are with Sklyarov, and I plan on continuing to write to my legislators and spreading word of his abuse under a law that has no place in this country.
( for the wary, the link is to http://www.usatoday.com/news/comment/columnists/t
That's the exact same url I posted. It's a neat concept, but personally, I like my devices seperate. I saw one when I was looking for a cell phone a few weeks ago, and it seemed too cluncky for a cell phone (tiny compared to 5 years ago, but still too big for what I wanted), and it seemed too small for a Palm (I had my IIIe with me and the screen was smaller than that.
You mean something like this? I remembered hearing something about it so I did a little digging around and found the QCP 6035 by Kyocera. I don't recognized the name of the manufacturer, but from what little I did find out I think it's being rebranded and may even be available in the US if you're a Sprint PCS customer.
:)
It's at least 2 out of the 3 items you mentioned.
He has this pain in all the diodes down his left side. They've tried replacing them, you know, but it hasn't helped.
and he's worked out that if he sticks his right arm in his left ear he can electrocute himself. Fatally.
:)
But seriously, hasn't the DoD been using robots like this for surveilance in Government buildings? I recall when I was working for the US Army Corps of Engineers that in some buildings there were painted tracks on the floor that were used as "tracks" by both mail delivery robots and robots that were essentially mobile surveillance cameras. It's sounds like Marvin is a bit more autonomous (since he uses GPS rather than a fixed painted track), but it still sounds like essentially the same idea.
All Adobe wanted to do was shut down the development of potentially competing software. They succeeded. They knew that they likely don't have a leg to stand on legally, for while Adobe Illustrator(r) is a registered trademark, the word Illustrator itself does not exist as one of their trademarked words (see http://www.adobe.com/misc/trademarks.html).
Just another example of intimidation winning out over what is right. Make your voice and wallet heard by support Kai and letting Adobe know you're unsatisified.
Yeah, there is already a fairly detailed guide, although I think it could use some revising. Know your sysadmin at the FSFs humor archive is what you're looking for. I just discovered it myself a few weeks ago while looking for some rather obscure bit of EMACs trivia (is there any other kind?).
t ml if slashdot garbles it.
The link is http://www.fsf.org/fun/jokes/know.your.sysadmin.h
Thanks for the reply. I was in a bit of a rush to post (had to get back to work from lunch). I noticed the upholding of both the FOF and COL in the brief.
It definitely is better news than most here are making it out to be.
This means that the Findings of Fact (the abuse of monopoly power) still stand, and the case is only subject to review in terms of penalty. The case is being turned over to another judge at the circuit level, and if that other judge reccommends that MS be broken up (more likely he would rec. a lesser penalty) the break-up may still come to pass.
This section essentially says that while Judge Jackson's statements showed a bias, the facts still show that MS broke the law. (It says a lot more, but essentially says that the facts are still there, and MS cannot dispute them).
Essentially what this biolds down to is that the Findings of Fact stand, but the Conclusions of Law (the breakup order) show evidence of judicial bias, and as such will be submitted to another judge to determine a new conclusion (ie: may issue a new breakup order, order release of code, pay a fine to gov't, etc.)
Hope this helps. While I'm not a lawyer yet, IP, antitrust, and constitutional law are in my field.
Sorry about the misunderstanding. When I was working for the US Army Corps of Engineers, a showstopper was a flaw in a project of significant enough size that we would free the work where it stood, evaluate what was wrong and propose solutions. That's how I read "showstopper". A single glitch isn't enough for me to abandon a project, but if that glitch poses a serious risk to life then I'd put things on hold for a serious shakedown.
Anyway, you have a very valid point, and I think some further clarification by the congresscritter would have helped.
and then later...
So let's see... it's not a showstopper. A reset button that instead changed the pitch of the rotors and caused uneven acceleration (which the pilot could not have anticipated). That sounds like a showstopper to me. An we trust people like Rep. Weldon to run the country? Well, as long as he keeps the factory in his district open, I guess that's all that counts, right?
Sigh.
Because some people are either too lazy to do that, or others are putting in _'s after a url and then doing the usual login style obfuscation of the goatse.cx url, like below:
_ __ ____________________@goatse.cx
http://www.cnn.com_____________________:_______
Nicely hidden, while looking at mouseover like a legit url.
You're forgetting Microsoft has the power of size and money, allowing it to dictate some standards (WinModems?) and since it is the defacto desktop on millions of computers around the world, developers must write good drivers for them. Not that they all do (ATi, especially under Win200, what I'm writing from now).
Here may be just what you're looking for. It's a step by step guide to building a compact Athlon system, small enough that the entire system can be carried in a backpack. For the goatse.cx weary, the link is at http://myhome.netsgo.com/wesleycrushr/Hardware/gui 010405a-1.htm
Hope this helps.
-Jason
Like 209-209-49-202.oakinreach.inreach.net is a reliable news source. It's tired, it's no longer funny, and I can't take anymore.
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