There's a reason folks that're "serious" about RF tech shy away from Part 15 gear.
I quote:
"This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.(emphasis mine)
Part 15 devices have no protection, no guarantee of function.
Seems quite the platform to base your IT world on, don't it.
We train, practice and prepare to be useful at a moments notice. All on our own nickle.
Arrangements do exist with many governemnts and agencies. In the US Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES - http://www.ares.org) and Radio Ameteur Civil Emergency System (RACES - http://www.races.net) are two common ones. The American Red Cross as well as The Salvation Army (SATERN - http://satern.org) have their own arrangements with hams.
Traffic passed will be of "life and death" nature, until such traffic is either being carried by other chanels or is no longer there. Then "Health and Welfare" traffic can and will be passed - the "I'm OK" type messages to family and friends.
We hams have a very LONG history of doing this type of work. Many would say it's one of the very reasons we exist. It is our 'public service' to justify our use of public air waves.(be nice if other services remembered that)
You can learn a lot more with some basic research. http://www.arrl.org is a good start point. Look for such things as ARES, RACES and National Traffic System (NTS - http://pages.sbcglobal.net/k9jm/ntsguide.htm)
But as many HP color lasers I've seen that have all 'Xs' for their serial nos (XXXXXXXXXXXXX) - this wouldn't do much of any one any good for anything.
And yes - it's possible to re-set the serial numbers via the front panel, on quite a few of the HP colors.
Now, to just verify that this *is* the serail no that's being 'microprinted' on each page.....
Interesting question: Does even Billy G have enough pocket change to pay for a tech to visit every XP PC in the country - even just once. fix something, check it - do something useful to improve the system....
If he dosen't, re-calc against the assets of MS?
Basicly - if the settlement of some mythical suit forced 'em to personally go around and fix stuff - could they stay solvent?
Someone with one of those fancy HP number crunchers figure it up. Aughta be good for killing a few minutes in class as well as earn ya some karma points.
Actually, it was a great year for the Represented Majoirity of America.
Seems the minority (some at least) are sore loosers and have forgotten what representative elections are all about. Someone looses - nature of the beast. That dosen't intrinsicly mean the sysetm is broke.
Just realize your opinion, no matter how ideal you think it is, is not that of the majority and move along.
Be cautious - I may have screwed up something here, wouldn't be the first time - but I get a 'BAD SIGNATURE' from "Fedora Project " on the above MD5SUMS.
He was defeated here in his race for US Congress. He posted this on his web site Monday. Well worth listening to - no matter what side of what isle/line/issue you stand on.
"We are divided as a state and as a nation. Tuesday evening's results might widen that division, to our collective detriment. Many say that the decision we make at the polls on November 2nd is the most important in our lifetime. I disagree. I think that the decision we make on November 3rd on how to act with the previous day's results is even more vital to our future.
Please join me on Tuesday evening - and every day after - in focusing on the opportunities we face and the work we must do instead of allowing healthy skepticism to spiral into irreversible cynicism. No matter who our new leaders are and no matter what you think of them, we cannot afford to battle for another two or four years between "us" and "them." Win or lose, we all need to roll up our sleeves and get to work." - Ted Ladd
http://www.laddforwyoming.com/
As an aside - the incumbant Rebuplican won that election.
Well, I for one love to know of some type of Radio Frequencie Energy that wasen't Electromagnetic.
Basicly, this is the same idea as me parking my Toyota with it's Radio Shack CB radio next to some trucker and transmitting while he is. Unless he's runnign some kinda 'shoes' - no one's gonna hear either of us. Just some loud, anoying screechie, whiney sounds like what may be used for a bad Sci-Fi movie.
OK, so who's got links to some places online where a guy could actually buy some of this mystical Wi-max gear? A single, strategicly placed, Wi-max base in my town could easily cover ALL OF IT. Yea, pretty small town. What with the lack of DSL coverage, something like this would make a real invenstment opp for some eager geek (me?!).
I find one place "Wi-lan.com" via google - but not only are they not in my country (type accepted???), they've got some marketing channels outside of what I'd prefer to use.
The point is, there is no real difference. The basis of makeing money is to sell something someone will buy. That has *nothing* to do with wether or not it'll run on Windows, *nix, Mac or your Daddy's '57 Packard.
YOU seem to see a difference, somehow, and that's what's limiting your options.
In order to be successful selling - well, anything - you just have to have something someone will buy. It dosen't even have to be WORTH buying!!
I've yet to see how the GPL, Linux or anything even slashdotish has anything to do with that one way or the other.
If you can't sell water - sell the bottle it comes in. It's sure worked for Evian.
Again, just because you can't seem to find a way to do it dosen't mean it can't be done.
Different question. My personal experiences are not what you made the blanket statement about. Though thank you for the ego boost by seeing my personal history as the history of Linux - quite an undeserved honor. And another example of simplistic thinking.
You said "... can't make money selling Linux..."
Granted many places don't make money selling linux, but that's not because they can't. Many choose not to. Instead they use a different income model to feed tehir business. Selling services being one popular flavor.
In the mean time, you may want to take a look at the earnings statemnest for such places as HP, IBM, RedHat, SUSE, etc, etc, etc....
Quite a few places are gaining duckets selling linux and/or Linux services - just cuz you can't figure out how to don't mean it can't be done.
Considering that 'The Web' is a (rather large) set of inter-linked pages (mostly) hosted on HTTP servers, I'd have to say 'NO'. No ATM anywhere in the world is connected to 'The Web'. Your bank may have a 'web' interface to their sysetms - but that's a different question.
Now, these ATMs may well be connected to the Internet, but I seriously doubt they're using HTTP. I'd guess they're using whatever the 'ATM protocol' is to handle communications via the Internet - likely even via VPN or other secure tunnel - but that wouldn't be 'The Web'.
In other words - the freak'n Web is *NOT* the Internet ya dork! The many sites that make up the World Wide Web are interconnected via the Internet. There are many, Many, MANY other services, protocols and functions that use the Internet. This 'Web' thing you mention is only one of them.
For the last freak'n time - the Internet is *NOT* The Web!!!
What we realy need is a method to moderate the stories themselves - not just the commnets. Can ya see it now? "-5 Dupe"
Some of the stories that do get accepted, it's stunning what gets front page exposure. While other stories that get rejected - you know, real news that nerds could use...
Stuff evaporates when given the opportunity - keep some spare on hand, JIC.
Also, isn't it a chlorinated flourocarbon? An ozone depleter - something the left coast grass kissers would be less than happy about. Hundreds of leaky liquid cooling systems chewing up their ozone. I can hear the legislation hitting the fan now.....
Anyone who thinks BPL will 'bring broadband to millions' clearly not only dosen't understand how BPL works, but has willingly swallowed the same propoganda the BPL advocates have been spewing out for months.
BPL has a range limit. Repeaters are required every so many feet (hundreds? thousands? I don't have the range at hand - but it's in the range of most DSL systems). These cost money. Their cost must ultimately be passed on to subscribers.
Deployment costs are similar to cable and DSL for urban areas.
In many places in the country, the distribution grid is barely able to transmit 60Hz power. Can you imagine the retrofit and upgrade that'll be needed to reliably transmit RF signals? That means even MORE money, increase in subscription costs, etc, etc. (but we could wind up with a reliable power grid!)
Until there's a substantial market base to support deployement - whatever the technology - it ain't gonna happen.
All BPL gains us is potential for another provider in the frey - a potential increase in competition for exisiting services. But expand coverage areas? Quit smoke'n your socks and whishing in your hands.
Time will tell - but this Amazing Karmack predicts there'll be a very few, token, subsidised BPL deployments. The majority of those that must use their own money to deploy this will recognise it for the wild goose it is.
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Read the FCC notice for your WAP lately?
There's a reason folks that're "serious" about RF tech shy away from Part 15 gear.
I quote:
"This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.(emphasis mine)
Part 15 devices have no protection, no guarantee of function.
Seems quite the platform to base your IT world on, don't it.
Title 47 CFR:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/rules/
Quite a few actualy.
. ht ml
Helps if you visit the Knoppix web page of the subject in question and take even a brief look around. (VTFWP - I lay claim to a new acronym!)
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en
I've noticed a lot of Law Offices using WP. What's the deal? Some bar deal or other?
Why do lawyers use WP?
Your assumptions are mostly correct.
We train, practice and prepare to be useful at a moments notice. All on our own nickle.
Arrangements do exist with many governemnts and agencies. In the US Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES - http://www.ares.org) and Radio Ameteur Civil Emergency System (RACES - http://www.races.net) are two common ones. The American Red Cross as well as The Salvation Army (SATERN - http://satern.org) have their own arrangements with hams.
Traffic passed will be of "life and death" nature, until such traffic is either being carried by other chanels or is no longer there. Then "Health and Welfare" traffic can and will be passed - the "I'm OK" type messages to family and friends.
We hams have a very LONG history of doing this type of work. Many would say it's one of the very reasons we exist. It is our 'public service' to justify our use of public air waves.(be nice if other services remembered that)
You can learn a lot more with some basic research. http://www.arrl.org is a good start point. Look for such things as ARES, RACES and National Traffic System (NTS - http://pages.sbcglobal.net/k9jm/ntsguide.htm)
Maybe it's just a really crappy WAP.
Like this ol Linksys here on the receptionists desk we use for a paper weight. Can't connect to it unless your laptop is with in 10' of it.
Same laptop has no probs connecting to other WAPS at quite nice distances (parking lot 3 floors down as one)
But as many HP color lasers I've seen that have all 'Xs' for their serial nos (XXXXXXXXXXXXX) - this wouldn't do much of any one any good for anything.
And yes - it's possible to re-set the serial numbers via the front panel, on quite a few of the HP colors.
Now, to just verify that this *is* the serail no that's being 'microprinted' on each page.....
Interesting question: Does even Billy G have enough pocket change to pay for a tech to visit every XP PC in the country - even just once. fix something, check it - do something useful to improve the system....
If he dosen't, re-calc against the assets of MS?
Basicly - if the settlement of some mythical suit forced 'em to personally go around and fix stuff - could they stay solvent?
Someone with one of those fancy HP number crunchers figure it up. Aughta be good for killing a few minutes in class as well as earn ya some karma points.
Actually, it was a great year for the Represented Majoirity of America.
Seems the minority (some at least) are sore loosers and have forgotten what representative elections are all about. Someone looses - nature of the beast. That dosen't intrinsicly mean the sysetm is broke.
Just realize your opinion, no matter how ideal you think it is, is not that of the majority and move along.
Yup - as has happend on many occasions, I screwed that poooch. They're good.
Sorry hotneutron! My bad.
Yes - this is Fedora Core 3 - final. Not a beta, not a test - but the actual relase of FC3.
Enjoy.
Be cautious - I may have screwed up something here, wouldn't be the first time - but I get a 'BAD SIGNATURE' from "Fedora Project " on the above MD5SUMS.
Anyone else verify?
He was defeated here in his race for US Congress. He posted this on his web site Monday. Well worth listening to - no matter what side of what isle/line/issue you stand on.
"We are divided as a state and as a nation. Tuesday evening's results might widen that division, to our collective detriment. Many say that the decision we make at the polls on November 2nd is the most important in our lifetime. I disagree. I think that the decision we make on November 3rd on how to act with the previous day's results is even more vital to our future.
Please join me on Tuesday evening - and every day after - in focusing on the opportunities we face and the work we must do instead of allowing healthy skepticism to spiral into irreversible cynicism. No matter who our new leaders are and no matter what you think of them, we cannot afford to battle for another two or four years between "us" and "them." Win or lose, we all need to roll up our sleeves and get to work." - Ted Ladd
http://www.laddforwyoming.com/
As an aside - the incumbant Rebuplican won that election.
Electromagnetic Radio Frequencie Energy.
Well, I for one love to know of some type of Radio Frequencie Energy that wasen't Electromagnetic.
Basicly, this is the same idea as me parking my Toyota with it's Radio Shack CB radio next to some trucker and transmitting while he is. Unless he's runnign some kinda 'shoes' - no one's gonna hear either of us. Just some loud, anoying screechie, whiney sounds like what may be used for a bad Sci-Fi movie.
Kinda like this 'gee whiz' article....
OK, so who's got links to some places online where a guy could actually buy some of this mystical Wi-max gear? A single, strategicly placed, Wi-max base in my town could easily cover ALL OF IT. Yea, pretty small town. What with the lack of DSL coverage, something like this would make a real invenstment opp for some eager geek (me?!).
I find one place "Wi-lan.com" via google - but not only are they not in my country (type accepted???), they've got some marketing channels outside of what I'd prefer to use.
Come on slashdoters - share the 'insight'!
The point is, there is no real difference. The basis of makeing money is to sell something someone will buy. That has *nothing* to do with wether or not it'll run on Windows, *nix, Mac or your Daddy's '57 Packard.
YOU seem to see a difference, somehow, and that's what's limiting your options.
In order to be successful selling - well, anything - you just have to have something someone will buy. It dosen't even have to be WORTH buying!!
I've yet to see how the GPL, Linux or anything even slashdotish has anything to do with that one way or the other.
If you can't sell water - sell the bottle it comes in. It's sure worked for Evian.
Again, just because you can't seem to find a way to do it dosen't mean it can't be done.
Different question. My personal experiences are not what you made the blanket statement about. Though thank you for the ego boost by seeing my personal history as the history of Linux - quite an undeserved honor. And another example of simplistic thinking.
You said "... can't make money selling Linux..."
Granted many places don't make money selling linux, but that's not because they can't. Many choose not to. Instead they use a different income model to feed tehir business. Selling services being one popular flavor.
In the mean time, you may want to take a look at the earnings statemnest for such places as HP, IBM, RedHat, SUSE, etc, etc, etc....
Quite a few places are gaining duckets selling linux and/or Linux services - just cuz you can't figure out how to don't mean it can't be done.
What kind of FUD is that?
There's nothing endemic to Linux, the GPL or most other open source licenses that restrict selling it.
Typical BillDroid FUD
Considering that 'The Web' is a (rather large) set of inter-linked pages (mostly) hosted on HTTP servers, I'd have to say 'NO'. No ATM anywhere in the world is connected to 'The Web'. Your bank may have a 'web' interface to their sysetms - but that's a different question.
Now, these ATMs may well be connected to the Internet, but I seriously doubt they're using HTTP. I'd guess they're using whatever the 'ATM protocol' is to handle communications via the Internet - likely even via VPN or other secure tunnel - but that wouldn't be 'The Web'.
In other words - the freak'n Web is *NOT* the Internet ya dork! The many sites that make up the World Wide Web are interconnected via the Internet. There are many, Many, MANY other services, protocols and functions that use the Internet. This 'Web' thing you mention is only one of them.
For the last freak'n time - the Internet is *NOT* The Web!!!
It was just an "oversight" to not include it in the origional post, eh?
In my line of work, those 'oversights' are called negligence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3962573.stm
Disable the lawyers first.
What we realy need is a method to moderate the stories themselves - not just the commnets. Can ya see it now? "-5 Dupe"
Some of the stories that do get accepted, it's stunning what gets front page exposure. While other stories that get rejected - you know, real news that nerds could use...
It's time to extend the voice of the community
Bad Dupes
And in light of what gets rejected, makes one wonder what this place is really all about anymore.
Uh, maybe cuz that wunder-water is pretty damned expenseive:
"250 cc bottle ~ 1 lbs = $110 plus shipping
1 liter bottle ~ 4 lbs = $240 plus shipping"
from: http://www.parallax-tech.com/fluorine.htm#price
Stuff evaporates when given the opportunity - keep some spare on hand, JIC.
Also, isn't it a chlorinated flourocarbon? An ozone depleter - something the left coast grass kissers would be less than happy about. Hundreds of leaky liquid cooling systems chewing up their ozone. I can hear the legislation hitting the fan now.....
Google for "Field Strength Meter"
and maybe tinfoil hats....
Anyone who thinks BPL will 'bring broadband to millions' clearly not only dosen't understand how BPL works, but has willingly swallowed the same propoganda the BPL advocates have been spewing out for months.
BPL has a range limit. Repeaters are required every so many feet (hundreds? thousands? I don't have the range at hand - but it's in the range of most DSL systems). These cost money. Their cost must ultimately be passed on to subscribers.
Deployment costs are similar to cable and DSL for urban areas.
In many places in the country, the distribution grid is barely able to transmit 60Hz power. Can you imagine the retrofit and upgrade that'll be needed to reliably transmit RF signals? That means even MORE money, increase in subscription costs, etc, etc. (but we could wind up with a reliable power grid!)
Until there's a substantial market base to support deployement - whatever the technology - it ain't gonna happen.
All BPL gains us is potential for another provider in the frey - a potential increase in competition for exisiting services. But expand coverage areas? Quit smoke'n your socks and whishing in your hands.
Time will tell - but this Amazing Karmack predicts there'll be a very few, token, subsidised BPL deployments. The majority of those that must use their own money to deploy this will recognise it for the wild goose it is.