This article reminds me of what happened to me last weekend.
I was on my way to Toronto, stopped in a Tim Horton's, and because I was working on something rather important and there was a heavy wind/snowstorm going on I whipped out my laptop. I couple sitting at the table over from me wanted to check their email, but was unsure of how I was getting internet. I explained that I was getting internet from some generous local person, they tried to get wireless working, though their laptop's card wasn't powerful enough. So I gave them Netstumbeler and taught them how to use it. I'll bet they're going to be wardriving alot more now;P
The thing was, these guys had an open mind about security, they didn't mind trotting into other people's wireless network any more than I did. It is because of the generosity of the people who left the access points open.
I leave mine open on a another network, just on principle. I limit the bandwidth to un-filtered addresses, just due to the generosity I've received in connecting to others.
Small portable MRI's could not be used only for babies.
I've got a problem with my knee, which was diagnosed without actually *seeing* it through an x-ray machine. With the resolution of an MRI it would likley be visible. Assuming my knee is as big as a babies head, this could be used in orthapedic applications as well.
From the pictures in the article, I figure its big enough to fit most limbs in it.
Upon looking at the layout, one striking thing astonished me. The Ctrl-Z,X,C,V are the same for Qwerty and Colmak.
Muscle memory shortcuts were the one thing that kept me back from using Dvorak, the inital creators of these shortcuts put them in the lower-left hand corner of the keyboard for a reason; they are incredibly easy to access. With Dvorak I found it cumbersome to stretch in weird places. I think that I'll feel truly at home with this layout
So, this means his kid has started being interested in women. I've seen him checking out Mac OS X, but I don't think a there will be a serious relationship after.
1.411 Mbps is used in the transferring of streaming video. However, for the transfering of large files which would hog up all the bandwidth. The solution I'd suggest is NetLimiter.
Just limit the overall bandwidth of each computer to 1.6 mbps and all computers could actually be used in a 10mbit hub. And NetLimiter just installs quickly, on win98 even, without a fuss!
Also, this airship isn't built for hardiness at all. From what I can get from the article it will have many points of faliure. I don't see how a well placed photon torpedoes down a shaft can bring the whole death star^W^W Walrus down.
In the cold cannadian winter I use it to keep my fingertips from freezing.
But on a more serious note; Using the drive bay for fan control is silly, there is software like SpeedFan that can do it for you. And at least for me hard drive cooling isn't an issue at all. Mine are always under 30C. Also, having a fan near the HDD bay would ruin the airflow that most PC's have.
One of the most iportant things I've picked up from my aunt who worked in a K-12 schoolboard. The tech's there, made a magic-marking system so that the creation of comments and maintaining of a permanent record. Sounds like a good idea, it is. Implementation of technology in moderation can increase productivity, but only with certian precautions. Anyways, tis marking system was in its first year of operation, the teachers grudgingly entered in their marks (It was a webapp, in the sense that things can be done simpeler and from anywhere). On the second day of the designated marking-weekend for the teachers the system died and they had to revert to a 12 hour backup. If you go by something like this, be sure to backup. Any information that it is entered over a rapid period of time needs to be backed up at least every hour.
UPS-Wise, K-12 systems aren't that mission critical. If you can configure the bios and everything on the systems to boot up silently without any human intervention. Make it so that once the power gets back on, everything gets back up.
Warming teachers up for technology is very hard. It is easier to talk to the tech-teacher, and get him/her to migrate first if he already hasn't. To warm them up to firefox start talking about how annoying popups and ads are, then explain to him that firefox with adblock can stop them. No use catching them on the compliancy/usability, catch them on the annoyances.
The most important thing I see is to avoid CMS's integrated accross the system. My school started using FirstClass which which is marketed towards the K-12. Teachers will probably love this. In the end, students and teachers will end up hating it. (A freind of mine's in HS and his tech only knows two words; FirstClass and IBM). He dosen't get much email from his teachers or any contact because he can't have any email forwarded.
If you want to use something like this for assignment tracking/calendars, use a system that can integrate it with email. And offer the teachers the posibility of forwarding email to their home address.
If you can come up with enough old boxen suitable for linux, you can do what a freind of mine in the K-12 tech position did. He started some labs which cluster together for use with Firefox/OpenOffice. This only works for the kids, but it still makes a low cost environment.
Again, if you find that some kid gets into your system. Don't get all high and mighty on him, let him audit your network and school and *work for you*. It makes it better for the student as he dosen't get into trouble and still is nutrured for technology.
Well, this is actually what I've been doing for a while now. I have a small program called passpack which encrypts all the passwords to one file unlockable via a master password. Also, it has a screen hiding capability so that if someone creeps up behind you you can simply press F8 and its gone. If you want to go the open source direction you can use such applications as Password Safe. Both can be deployed on the network by having a centrally updated file on the internal network
There is also the matter of physical security here with the usb key. Somebody can nab them off you (Remember how the post-production guys of LOTR transported the movie to the editing studio in digital form on several ipods and almost got mugged on the way there!) Having it attachted to you via a string or something might be useful. Even make it a usb watch and just carry a extension cord around. With usb keys you can frequently forget them, or at least I sometimes do.
This really is a docu-drama surrounded in fluff. I see this as "Apollo 13" in 3D, but with them actually landing.
This may spark some interest in going to the moon. But this still cannot beat actually sending some camera's up there. Truthful information is the best information, at least to me.
I've seen and loved all the IMAX space movies, but this one is going too far. Special effects is too icky here. Being a space-head I've tried the methods of weightlessness/semi-weightlessness. From what I've seen from these movies they cannot really compare. The 1/6th gravity will be difficult to simulate without using special effects.
This movie would be much better if there were people talking about going to the moon again and studying the moon.
He began his career in game creation by doing odd things in flash just to pass the time in some classes. Also, due to some administrative efforts to curb time-wasting computer activites by blocking game sites (har). He then started a small website leeching a local band's webspace. His site eventually outgrew itself using game indexing services and the band alerted him of this when he got stuck with a 100$ bill. He then found someone who bought his site, now he works for this guy who pays him in ad revenue.
I'd be glad to let you know that the commmunity created by torrentbits has really been strong. Now a temporary forum has been setup bustling with 2000 users so far. As well plans are taking shape for Torrentbits2.
Well, its sad to see all the admins leave for real life. All you slashdotters know that life is underrated.
As quoted from the forums
-------
Yes... its soon gona be official... RB is preparing the TB main page now...
TB is closed for good... It will not come back...
Read up on TB mainpage in a short while and you will see for yourself...
I know many is gona get sad about this fact but life goes on... Several other sites will prolly pick up the slack...
I just wanna thank everyone involved for their time and dedication to TB and hope life treats you all well...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.../Helshad
Ps... Alright... I know many wanna know the reason for this but all I can say its private reasons... It has nothing to do with the rest of the world... in anyway whatsoever...
We simply dont have the time and dedication we once had... Life has changed for us and thus we felt it was time to end it... And if it makes you all feel better blame it all on me... I started the downfall... hehehe
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The plasma's leaking all over Engineering Seal off engineering with a level 10 forcefeild and jettison the warp core^W^W TV.
I was on my way to Toronto, stopped in a Tim Horton's, and because I was working on something rather important and there was a heavy wind/snowstorm going on I whipped out my laptop. I couple sitting at the table over from me wanted to check their email, but was unsure of how I was getting internet. I explained that I was getting internet from some generous local person, they tried to get wireless working, though their laptop's card wasn't powerful enough. So I gave them Netstumbeler and taught them how to use it. I'll bet they're going to be wardriving alot more now ;P
The thing was, these guys had an open mind about security, they didn't mind trotting into other people's wireless network any more than I did. It is because of the generosity of the people who left the access points open.
I leave mine open on a another network, just on principle. I limit the bandwidth to un-filtered addresses, just due to the generosity I've received in connecting to others.
Small portable MRI's could not be used only for babies.
I've got a problem with my knee, which was diagnosed without actually *seeing* it through an x-ray machine. With the resolution of an MRI it would likley be visible. Assuming my knee is as big as a babies head, this could be used in orthapedic applications as well.
From the pictures in the article, I figure its big enough to fit most limbs in it.
Upon looking at the layout, one striking thing astonished me. The Ctrl-Z,X,C,V are the same for Qwerty and Colmak. Muscle memory shortcuts were the one thing that kept me back from using Dvorak, the inital creators of these shortcuts put them in the lower-left hand corner of the keyboard for a reason; they are incredibly easy to access. With Dvorak I found it cumbersome to stretch in weird places. I think that I'll feel truly at home with this layout
I think Superman can. More X's more man. Then again, this may be Supermanly-looking-woman
I for one, welcome our bacterial overlords.
So, this means his kid has started being interested in women. I've seen him checking out Mac OS X, but I don't think a there will be a serious relationship after.
Just limit the overall bandwidth of each computer to 1.6 mbps and all computers could actually be used in a 10mbit hub. And NetLimiter just installs quickly, on win98 even, without a fuss!
So long and thanks for all the toxic darts..
Also, this airship isn't built for hardiness at all. From what I can get from the article it will have many points of faliure. I don't see how a well placed photon torpedoes down a shaft can bring the whole death star^W^W Walrus down.
In the cold cannadian winter I use it to keep my fingertips from freezing.
But on a more serious note; Using the drive bay for fan control is silly, there is software like SpeedFan that can do it for you. And at least for me hard drive cooling isn't an issue at all. Mine are always under 30C. Also, having a fan near the HDD bay would ruin the airflow that most PC's have.
One of the most iportant things I've picked up from my aunt who worked in a K-12 schoolboard.
The tech's there, made a magic-marking system so that the creation of comments and maintaining of a permanent record. Sounds like a good idea, it is. Implementation of technology in moderation can increase productivity, but only with certian precautions.
Anyways, tis marking system was in its first year of operation, the teachers grudgingly entered in their marks (It was a webapp, in the sense that things can be done simpeler and from anywhere). On the second day of the designated marking-weekend for the teachers the system died and they had to revert to a 12 hour backup. If you go by something like this, be sure to backup. Any information that it is entered over a rapid period of time needs to be backed up at least every hour.
UPS-Wise, K-12 systems aren't that mission critical. If you can configure the bios and everything on the systems to boot up silently without any human intervention. Make it so that once the power gets back on, everything gets back up.
Warming teachers up for technology is very hard. It is easier to talk to the tech-teacher, and get him/her to migrate first if he already hasn't. To warm them up to firefox start talking about how annoying popups and ads are, then explain to him that firefox with adblock can stop them. No use catching them on the compliancy/usability, catch them on the annoyances.
The most important thing I see is to avoid CMS's integrated accross the system. My school started using FirstClass which which is marketed towards the K-12. Teachers will probably love this. In the end, students and teachers will end up hating it. (A freind of mine's in HS and his tech only knows two words; FirstClass and IBM). He dosen't get much email from his teachers or any contact because he can't have any email forwarded.
If you want to use something like this for assignment tracking/calendars, use a system that can integrate it with email. And offer the teachers the posibility of forwarding email to their home address.
If you can come up with enough old boxen suitable for linux, you can do what a freind of mine in the K-12 tech position did. He started some labs which cluster together for use with Firefox/OpenOffice. This only works for the kids, but it still makes a low cost environment.
Again, if you find that some kid gets into your system. Don't get all high and mighty on him, let him audit your network and school and *work for you*. It makes it better for the student as he dosen't get into trouble and still is nutrured for technology.
There is also the matter of physical security here with the usb key. Somebody can nab them off you (Remember how the post-production guys of LOTR transported the movie to the editing studio in digital form on several ipods and almost got mugged on the way there!) Having it attachted to you via a string or something might be useful. Even make it a usb watch and just carry a extension cord around. With usb keys you can frequently forget them, or at least I sometimes do.
This is not really as interesting as it may seem.
This really is a docu-drama surrounded in fluff. I see this as "Apollo 13" in 3D, but with them actually landing.
This may spark some interest in going to the moon. But this still cannot beat actually sending some camera's up there. Truthful information is the best information, at least to me.
I've seen and loved all the IMAX space movies, but this one is going too far. Special effects is too icky here. Being a space-head I've tried the methods of weightlessness/semi-weightlessness. From what I've seen from these movies they cannot really compare. The 1/6th gravity will be difficult to simulate without using special effects.
This movie would be much better if there were people talking about going to the moon again and studying the moon.
He began his career in game creation by doing odd things in flash just to pass the time in some classes. Also, due to some administrative efforts to curb time-wasting computer activites by blocking game sites (har). He then started a small website leeching a local band's webspace. His site eventually outgrew itself using game indexing services and the band alerted him of this when he got stuck with a 100$ bill. He then found someone who bought his site, now he works for this guy who pays him in ad revenue.
This all has happened in the space of one year.
I'd be glad to let you know that the commmunity created by torrentbits has really been strong. Now a temporary forum has been setup bustling with 2000 users so far. As well plans are taking shape for Torrentbits2. Well, its sad to see all the admins leave for real life. All you slashdotters know that life is underrated. As quoted from the forums ------- Yes... its soon gona be official... RB is preparing the TB main page now... TB is closed for good... It will not come back... Read up on TB mainpage in a short while and you will see for yourself... I know many is gona get sad about this fact but life goes on... Several other sites will prolly pick up the slack... I just wanna thank everyone involved for their time and dedication to TB and hope life treats you all well... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all... /Helshad
Ps... Alright... I know many wanna know the reason for this but all I can say its private reasons... It has nothing to do with the rest of the world... in anyway whatsoever...
We simply dont have the time and dedication we once had... Life has changed for us and thus we felt it was time to end it... And if it makes you all feel better blame it all on me... I started the downfall... hehehe
Lokitorrents is infact going down, they're giving out the alternative URL in their channel.
'Tis a black day for Bittorrent