If there's one thing I've learned from cartoons, it's that the wisest move is always to announce your plans to at least someone who might be able to stop them, if not the whole world.
a lot of people (like myself) grew up in japan with famicom being the first video game system they played...
Funny, I grew up in the USA, and the NES was the first video game system I played. And other than a Playstation purchase (just for Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9), I've never bought a non-Nintendo system. Nor do I care to. 10 years ago, that was about fanboyism, but now, I just don't have time.
If you have it, though luck, go find another hobby, and don't screw up mine.
Not to mention that they discovered this problem at least 20 years ago, because I remember reading a warning about it in the manual to my NES Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt game pak.
In order for a circumstance to be ironic, it has to be not only unexpected, but directly contrary to what was expected. I hope that clears things up. If not, someone else will undoubtedly come along and correct me.
It uses the word "incongruity" in that definition... That means that any difference would matter, not just the single outcome where everything happened opposite of the expected result.
Nice article. I can vouch for it, but there are a few minor corrections that need to be noted.
I work for an HVAC controls contractor, and I know of dummy stats, but not 90% for sure. Probably 20%, and only where we get repeated problem calls. The other thing is, what is considered a "dummy"?
We use a thermistor wall "stat", which is just a temperature sensitive resistor that allows our controller to know what temperature the room is and whether it needs to heat or cool. A "thermostat" is just a temperature sensor with an integrated controller, and many of them use a thermistor.
On these wall-mounted temperature sensors, we frequently use a setpoint adjustment, either electronic (with buttons) or resistance-based (a "slide-pot" potentiometer). The software for the controller will keep the temperature in a centrally defined range, but the slide-pot will allow you to slide that range up or down a degree or two. We usually give our customers a +/-2 degree swing.
So they're not really placebos. A 2 degree difference is enough to trigger a call for heat or cool, usually. And if it's not, then you don't need it anyway.:)
72(all temperatures in this post are Fahrenheit, so get a calculator and simmer down, Euro-boy) is considered the "ideal" indoor temperature. Keeping the temperature higher costs more. Keeping it lower costs WAY more.
I work with commercial HVAC controls all the time (I work for an Automated Logic dealer) and I can tell you with the authority of a fair dose of experience that people don't have a clue what temperature they're comfortable at. No clue at all. Not even when beaten with a clue stick.
77 is hot. 65 is cold. We generally set our systems to keep a zone between 72 and 74. Some customers (especially school districts) like to drop that "standard" differential to 70-73. A wider range uses less energy (turning equipment on and off gets very expensive) and lowering the temperature allows the heat to cycle off for longer periods (thus saving energy). All this energy savings adds up to $$Your-Tax-Dollars-At-Work$$ being used for other things that are more important, like teaching the kids.
Other customers (like building management companies) like to keep rigid rules about the tolerances in certain rooms (like data centers) to keep the room cool. They're usually a set-it-and-forget-it situation, unless something breaks. Then you have to fix it right now.
Still other customers (like office buildings) will just let the workers run them ragged with every breeze that ruffles their hair, changing setpoints constantly. They're the ones we love to hate, since they're always complaining about the decision they made yesterday to lower/raise the temperature and how it made things too cold/hot and now they're uncomfortable again. All too frequently, we find that these people need a good bitchslapping. We also find that frequently, their problems are caused by a poorly designed building and/or their desire to have control of something in their hectic, pointless lives.
I fear all too many/.'ers fit into this last category and would love to escape. Knowledge is power, and now you know. Do something about it. Don't just gripe about "Temperature Facists".
It would be much better just to hook those acoustic sensors (along with a motion sensor) up to remotely detonated mines. Place the mines as if they're manholes, notify everyone in the neighborhood to head for cover when they hear a "thump, thump, thump", and watch the 'tards fly.
Now that's a noise ordnance! (Not the same as an ordinance, btw...)
Ok, let's assume this spinning-off thing happens...
You pay $100,000 per month for our services. We guarantee service will work no matter what, or you don't pay. Your regular package is a web server, some file servers, and 100 desktops. The desktops have access to the 'net and an office suite.
If some worm comes along and starts deleting the office suite and clogging the 'net connection, our revenue stream is on the line. Stupid users would then be cutting into our bottom line, and we'd have no choice but to deny them access, restrict their accounts, or, god forbid, unplug them in order to maintain order, peace, and food on the table.
Then we'd have to carefully reconstruct the house of cards, and this time we're gonna use a little glue. Now none of the users (since we don't know who messed it up the first time) get to access anything on the list of restricted sites. Yet, there are so many sites out there... we couldn't possibly block them all. And another user inflicts the same pain all over again. And we don't get paid... again.
This time, we're gluing these cards to bricks and rebuilding it the right way! Total lockdown. Yes, IT does make money. Yes users do need to be locked down. Yes we do own you. You're the worker bee. We're the beekeeper. You can sting us all you want, but we're just going to protect ourselves even more in the future.
Ok, maybe that was a little over-the-top and BOFH-ish, but the point is still valid. You're not seeing the whole picture because you're covering your eyes.
If you read his comment correctly and realize (again, correctly) that it's a contrast between two approaches to parenting, you'll see the difference.
One group of parents is illustrated to be excessively strict, yet distant and unsupporting. They ban their children from watching TV, yet do nothing to fill their child's time.
The other group of parents is illustrated to be more balanced in their approach, not banning TV, but discouraging it, all the while giving their children something better to do.
The first group has smart, yet emotionally stunted children. The second group has emotionally balanced children, yet with even higher intelligence (in general).
So you're saying that in order to reduce the burden of government on our freedoms, we must first overload it with tyranny to cause the masses to revolt?/. the world.
Heh... there are about 4 or 5 replies from Apple newbies down here.
I suppose you're all too cool to have ever used MacOS 8.5 - 9.2, which came complete with FindByContent and the FBCIndexingScheduler for use with Sherlock 1.0 (back when it was an Oooh! Wow! feature, circa 1998).
If you ever mount a Windows partition on MacOS, it will still to this day put.DS_Store (DAVE Sharing folder preferences storage, even though OSX uses its own SMB/CIFS, they still go by Thursby's filename), TheVolumeSettingsFolder (duh), and TheFBCLockFolder (FindByContent index) on your drive. Even MacOS X does this.
I'm away from my Mac right now, but I'm a bit surprised it doesn't still have FBC.
But we can have it both ways. The DeCSS code is our property. It just happens to resemble someone else's property. They still posess their property, though.
And the DVD is our property, and we can do whatever we want with it. It's not protected in any way from our own whims.
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Hehehe... It seemed stupid to me at first, but I noticed after a couple of years that a bunch of stuff in these games I was playing had consistent numeric limits. Everything came as 4 elements, 8 medallions, 16 hearts, 31/32 life bars, 64 levels, 128 screens, 255 rupees...
Then I started doing some research into the way computers worked. I started calling those numbers "binary" numbers. I've learned a lot since then, but these patterns are actually what sparked my interest in all sorts of computer stuff.
And I still learn all sorts of stuff digging through the guts of old NES games with the cheat finder in FCE Ultra. You'd be amazed what they could fit in a byte back then.:)
OSX runs like crap on a G3 of less than about 800MHz
No, OSX runs just fine on my PowerBook G3 333MHz. It has 320MB of RAM. And for reference, the system bus clocks at 66MHz, so OSX works just fine with that performance limitation as well. I run Mail, TextEdit, iCal, Address Book, Word X, Excel X, Powerpoint X, Entourage X, iTunes, Melody Assistant, Audio Overload, Graphic Converter, Safari, IE(if necessary), and Terminal on it. All work just fine, and at a decent speed.
Being from the old (read: MacOS 8 and 9) school, I tend not to run more than 2 or 3 apps at a time, which probably helps performance. Then again, my Athlon (32-bit 3000+, 1GB DDR333, Win2k) system even chokes occasionally when I run too many apps at once. It's usually a disk usage problem.
Meanwhile, the PPC almost always has 64K L1 cache (32K instruction, 32K data).
The PPC 750 (the "G3") had 512k or 1MB of L2 cache running at bus speed (66 or 100 MHz). (Source: Apple - Note: This page shows L2 cache to be 512k and 300MHz to be an available option. The 300MHz PPC750 had a 1MB L2 cache).
Early G4's had 1MB of L2 running at bus speed (100 or 133 MHz). (Source: Apple)
Later G4's had 256K of L2 (at processor speed) and 1MB or 2MB of L3 (at 1/4th processor speed). (Source: Apple - 1MB - 2MB)
The G5's have 512k of L2 running at processor speed. (Source: Apple)
And lots and lots of registers...
I can understand why you might like cheap/fast-enough/common x86 processors. I just don't understand why anyone would defend the poor design decisions that bite them in the ass.
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If there's one thing I've learned from cartoons, it's that the wisest move is always to announce your plans to at least someone who might be able to stop them, if not the whole world.
Mua-ha-ha...
I could modify a Yorkie to not pee on the carpet the old-fashioned MacGyver way...
A clothespin. (Ouch...)
a lot of people (like myself) grew up in japan with famicom being the first video game system they played...
Funny, I grew up in the USA, and the NES was the first video game system I played. And other than a Playstation purchase (just for Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9), I've never bought a non-Nintendo system. Nor do I care to. 10 years ago, that was about fanboyism, but now, I just don't have time.
If you have it, though luck, go find another hobby, and don't screw up mine.
Not to mention that they discovered this problem at least 20 years ago, because I remember reading a warning about it in the manual to my NES Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt game pak.
In order for a circumstance to be ironic, it has to be not only unexpected, but directly contrary to what was expected. I hope that clears things up. If not, someone else will undoubtedly come along and correct me.
It uses the word "incongruity" in that definition... That means that any difference would matter, not just the single outcome where everything happened opposite of the expected result.
Consider yourself corrected.
And never discount the x86 version, codenamed "Pussy".
Nice article. I can vouch for it, but there are a few minor corrections that need to be noted.
:)
I work for an HVAC controls contractor, and I know of dummy stats, but not 90% for sure. Probably 20%, and only where we get repeated problem calls. The other thing is, what is considered a "dummy"?
We use a thermistor wall "stat", which is just a temperature sensitive resistor that allows our controller to know what temperature the room is and whether it needs to heat or cool. A "thermostat" is just a temperature sensor with an integrated controller, and many of them use a thermistor.
On these wall-mounted temperature sensors, we frequently use a setpoint adjustment, either electronic (with buttons) or resistance-based (a "slide-pot" potentiometer). The software for the controller will keep the temperature in a centrally defined range, but the slide-pot will allow you to slide that range up or down a degree or two. We usually give our customers a +/-2 degree swing.
So they're not really placebos. A 2 degree difference is enough to trigger a call for heat or cool, usually. And if it's not, then you don't need it anyway.
The humidity is causing that, most likely.
In summer, the humidity outside is high, but in air-conditioned buildings, the humidity is low (it's all dripping from the condenser coil).
In winter, the humidity outside is low, and the hot air inside still has low humidity.
72(all temperatures in this post are Fahrenheit, so get a calculator and simmer down, Euro-boy) is considered the "ideal" indoor temperature. Keeping the temperature higher costs more. Keeping it lower costs WAY more.
/.'ers fit into this last category and would love to escape. Knowledge is power, and now you know. Do something about it. Don't just gripe about "Temperature Facists".
I work with commercial HVAC controls all the time (I work for an Automated Logic dealer) and I can tell you with the authority of a fair dose of experience that people don't have a clue what temperature they're comfortable at. No clue at all. Not even when beaten with a clue stick.
77 is hot. 65 is cold. We generally set our systems to keep a zone between 72 and 74. Some customers (especially school districts) like to drop that "standard" differential to 70-73. A wider range uses less energy (turning equipment on and off gets very expensive) and lowering the temperature allows the heat to cycle off for longer periods (thus saving energy). All this energy savings adds up to $$Your-Tax-Dollars-At-Work$$ being used for other things that are more important, like teaching the kids.
Other customers (like building management companies) like to keep rigid rules about the tolerances in certain rooms (like data centers) to keep the room cool. They're usually a set-it-and-forget-it situation, unless something breaks. Then you have to fix it right now.
Still other customers (like office buildings) will just let the workers run them ragged with every breeze that ruffles their hair, changing setpoints constantly. They're the ones we love to hate, since they're always complaining about the decision they made yesterday to lower/raise the temperature and how it made things too cold/hot and now they're uncomfortable again. All too frequently, we find that these people need a good bitchslapping. We also find that frequently, their problems are caused by a poorly designed building and/or their desire to have control of something in their hectic, pointless lives.
I fear all too many
Jean Grey is all but carbon-copied from the X-Men comics I used to own.
Hey, while we're making these copies, do you think I could get one? I'd really like to have one of those.
Thanks.
It would be much better just to hook those acoustic sensors (along with a motion sensor) up to remotely detonated mines. Place the mines as if they're manholes, notify everyone in the neighborhood to head for cover when they hear a "thump, thump, thump", and watch the 'tards fly.
Now that's a noise ordnance! (Not the same as an ordinance, btw...)
I wouldn't worry about it too much. This thing's about as easy to defeat as a copy-protected CD.
Just put electrical tape over the IR sensor. Problem solved. Carry on.
Ok, let's assume this spinning-off thing happens...
You pay $100,000 per month for our services. We guarantee service will work no matter what, or you don't pay. Your regular package is a web server, some file servers, and 100 desktops. The desktops have access to the 'net and an office suite.
If some worm comes along and starts deleting the office suite and clogging the 'net connection, our revenue stream is on the line. Stupid users would then be cutting into our bottom line, and we'd have no choice but to deny them access, restrict their accounts, or, god forbid, unplug them in order to maintain order, peace, and food on the table.
Then we'd have to carefully reconstruct the house of cards, and this time we're gonna use a little glue. Now none of the users (since we don't know who messed it up the first time) get to access anything on the list of restricted sites. Yet, there are so many sites out there... we couldn't possibly block them all. And another user inflicts the same pain all over again. And we don't get paid... again.
This time, we're gluing these cards to bricks and rebuilding it the right way! Total lockdown. Yes, IT does make money. Yes users do need to be locked down. Yes we do own you. You're the worker bee. We're the beekeeper. You can sting us all you want, but we're just going to protect ourselves even more in the future.
Ok, maybe that was a little over-the-top and BOFH-ish, but the point is still valid. You're not seeing the whole picture because you're covering your eyes.
If you read his comment correctly and realize (again, correctly) that it's a contrast between two approaches to parenting, you'll see the difference.
One group of parents is illustrated to be excessively strict, yet distant and unsupporting. They ban their children from watching TV, yet do nothing to fill their child's time.
The other group of parents is illustrated to be more balanced in their approach, not banning TV, but discouraging it, all the while giving their children something better to do.
The first group has smart, yet emotionally stunted children. The second group has emotionally balanced children, yet with even higher intelligence (in general).
So you're saying that in order to reduce the burden of government on our freedoms, we must first overload it with tyranny to cause the masses to revolt? /. the world.
Mr Rutan, could you loft my rack? thanks.
Why did I chuckle when I read that? Was it something about the thought of a blonde bimbo saying that to a rich aerospace guy?
As I pointed out in another part of this discussion, MacOS used to have FindByContent, beginning with MacOS 8.5.
Google, welcome to 1998. Good to see you.
Heh... there are about 4 or 5 replies from Apple newbies down here.
.DS_Store (DAVE Sharing folder preferences storage, even though OSX uses its own SMB/CIFS, they still go by Thursby's filename), TheVolumeSettingsFolder (duh), and TheFBCLockFolder (FindByContent index) on your drive. Even MacOS X does this.
I suppose you're all too cool to have ever used MacOS 8.5 - 9.2, which came complete with FindByContent and the FBCIndexingScheduler for use with Sherlock 1.0 (back when it was an Oooh! Wow! feature, circa 1998).
If you ever mount a Windows partition on MacOS, it will still to this day put
I'm away from my Mac right now, but I'm a bit surprised it doesn't still have FBC.
But we can have it both ways. The DeCSS code is our property. It just happens to resemble someone else's property. They still posess their property, though.
And the DVD is our property, and we can do whatever we want with it. It's not protected in any way from our own whims.
Hehehe... It seemed stupid to me at first, but I noticed after a couple of years that a bunch of stuff in these games I was playing had consistent numeric limits. Everything came as 4 elements, 8 medallions, 16 hearts, 31/32 life bars, 64 levels, 128 screens, 255 rupees...
:)
Then I started doing some research into the way computers worked. I started calling those numbers "binary" numbers. I've learned a lot since then, but these patterns are actually what sparked my interest in all sorts of computer stuff.
And I still learn all sorts of stuff digging through the guts of old NES games with the cheat finder in FCE Ultra. You'd be amazed what they could fit in a byte back then.
this guy seems like someone who thinks they know a lot about digital electronics, but doesn't
He has a bose lifestyle system
'Nuff said.
OSX runs like crap on a G3 of less than about 800MHz
No, OSX runs just fine on my PowerBook G3 333MHz. It has 320MB of RAM. And for reference, the system bus clocks at 66MHz, so OSX works just fine with that performance limitation as well. I run Mail, TextEdit, iCal, Address Book, Word X, Excel X, Powerpoint X, Entourage X, iTunes, Melody Assistant, Audio Overload, Graphic Converter, Safari, IE(if necessary), and Terminal on it. All work just fine, and at a decent speed.
Being from the old (read: MacOS 8 and 9) school, I tend not to run more than 2 or 3 apps at a time, which probably helps performance. Then again, my Athlon (32-bit 3000+, 1GB DDR333, Win2k) system even chokes occasionally when I run too many apps at once. It's usually a disk usage problem.
Meanwhile, the PPC almost always has 64K L1 cache (32K instruction, 32K data).
The PPC 750 (the "G3") had 512k or 1MB of L2 cache running at bus speed (66 or 100 MHz). (Source: Apple - Note: This page shows L2 cache to be 512k and 300MHz to be an available option. The 300MHz PPC750 had a 1MB L2 cache).
Early G4's had 1MB of L2 running at bus speed (100 or 133 MHz). (Source: Apple)
Later G4's had 256K of L2 (at processor speed) and 1MB or 2MB of L3 (at 1/4th processor speed). (Source: Apple - 1MB - 2MB)
The G5's have 512k of L2 running at processor speed. (Source: Apple)
And lots and lots of registers...
I can understand why you might like cheap/fast-enough/common x86 processors. I just don't understand why anyone would defend the poor design decisions that bite them in the ass.
Microsoft doesn't develop a full Exchange client for the Mac, and it's very unlikely that they ever will.
Yeah... except for Outlook. Sure, it's the OS9 Office 2001 version, but you didn't specify MacOS X. And you can run it in Classic.
All licenses issued from Roswell, NM have that already. And instead of the proper state motto, it says "We come in peace."