Just put another resistor on the board, and change the power output relative to it's value that requires extra pins and top layer board real estate if you use a voltage divider as you implied (one resistor can be internal to the part) then you also need an A/D converter, if you use GPIO style pins then you need3-7 pins for configuration. Either way costs go up, and in a market where $0.03 per unit will lose a design (my company lost the Xbox ethernet part that way) cheap as possible is the rule. -nB
I agree with the GP though, morally you should correct errors in your favor as fervently as you attempt to fix errors that work against you. I.e. I may not care if I discover a mis-charge of $0.50 either way on a credit card receipt, and certainly would not expend time and gas to correct such a mistake, but if the error was several thousand (as has happened to me in an ATM deposit in the past) I certainly would try to fix the error. -nB
It would be called a mis-deal, the deck would be pulled and the tapes reviewed. If they found someone sneaking cards into the deck then that person would be prosecuted. We know the deck did not come with two Kings of Spades because of procedures in place specifically for that reason, namely playing the deck one card at a time face up upon opening a deck of cards.
So so true. I wonder, even though damage will have been done by the time this gets to court, can it be easily tossed out or is an executive order immune from such things? -nB
"When the crash comes, it will be bad. But not for me, because I'll finally be able to afford to buy a house!"
I am in the identical boat as you, except in California. We are already seeing record foreclosures as a result of insane loans coming due (5/15/80, 80% traditional loan, 15% interest only for 10 years, 5%, negative amortization, typically paying only 15-20% of the interest, balloon due in 5 years for anywhere between 110 and 150% of the original 5% loan). -nB
If his dad had said that then his dad would have been right...
But to say "you're stupid 'cause those numbers won't come up" is quite wrong.
Besides I would *pay* to see 1000 people win on the same suite of numbers, it's be a real life "Bruce Almighty" moment and really quite funny. On an aside, whenever I buy a lotto ticket, I see it as a license to let my mind wander off and dream about buying enigma machines on e-bay (that and old Merc diesels).
I'll show them. I'll throw all my computing gear out a German apartment window and get me an Amiga (or was a Commodore? I don't remember).
As it is I have ghosts of all windows installs I use, and re-apply them liberally and often to wipe out registry cruft (and any possible malware infestations). -nB
Specifically Google has an exchange that reads: We'll give you software applications, remote disk space, and e-mail. In exchange anything you use our services for we will parse for key[words|phrases] and serve you an ad or two. This is how you agree to pay for using our services.
Now... if Microsoft were to come out with an OS that was free as in beer in exchange for taking a percentage of your screen for ads then it would fall under the same overall principle, aside from the disk space portion. If the ads were as inoffencive as Google's text ads, I may even consider it. My gut feeling, however, says otherwise, and if I have to pay for an OS then looking at my files as anything other than blocks of bits to store on a disk and optimize for space will happen over my dead computer. -nB
on my home server I did the following: P3 ABIT BE6II board, 512 megs ram 100Mbps ethernet. I have a small boot drive, only has the OS and made a ghost (it crashes I don't care, just pop in a new disk and restore the image). I have a pair of 300gig drives for dynamic content, they are mirrored. I have JBOD for everything else (static content like media files) the static content is either unimportant, or already on backup media (DVD). I've found this is the ideal balance for me and servs my needs nicely. Wouldn't fly in a corp environment, but for home it's ideal. -nB
"sure you can open it, will it look right? NO, the 1997 browser will simply skip the unknown tags."
Now I realize you said it's different than the encoded formatting, but there is still no excuse for not giving the user his/her files back. The trial should either save in a compatible format with the previous version at least, or should have vast warnings.
Honestly, I'm against piracy, but I could see this as a viable argument: Installed "trial", reverted because trial wasn't worth buying for $450, got locked out of files, pirated new version.
Correct, but because titles are not copyrightable they can use the title. Personally if I was a heri of the Asamov estate I would have sued over the use of the NS-5, USR&MM and "Nestor" names and trademarks.
True enough. Our IT has enough sense (in spite of their massive red tape) to know this. All machines run Connected net backup daily, notebooks run whenever on the corp network (daily, immediately if a day is missed). The users can restore files as needed and machine restores are done by IT. It all "just works".
Users can back up thier PDAs phones whatever to the PC and CNB will grab it. There is a folder in the my documents folder called NoBackup. Great for storing iso images and such. -nB
Try pressing stop-stop-play on your DVD player (hit and miss when using the remote). Almost any Taiwanese unit I've tried this on (and many others like Phillips, Panasonic, etc.) this will drop you straight to the root menu.
My entire point was that I want to listen to my music on a portable device. If I have an iPod, then I *could* re-purchase the song through iTunes. Since I personally have an archos, there is no on-line music store I can buy from that I am aware of (and nor should I have to as I own the bloody disk). But if I am unable to rip the disk because of DRM then we have ourselves a problem where my only recourse is filesharing networks. -nB
A company to hate I think that's microsoft around here, though Sony is up there too I guess.
Nothing wrong with preventing copy yes there is something wrong. I do not want to buy a song from iTunes for a buck that I already have on disk, just to listen to it on my iPod, or better yet, I don't have an iPod, so iTunes is useless to me, and AllOfMP3 is shuttered so I can't get MP3's there, thus they have to come from my CD or from file-sharing as my only two choices.
The company they hired pushed faulty software Actually I think this was a different company than the root kit, but since most everyone who understands the media's goal with DRM agrees it's defective by design, then yes I agree.
As a person who has used sony programs and devices for years ditto, though no more and never again if at all avoidable
I can attest that normally their EULA's are in your face and pretty annoying. This case just seems out of character for the company. betamax licensing was just as bad, no it's not that far out of character. Just in the consumers face nowdays. The Sony I used to love is dead. Management changes have turned it from a pioneering company into a slogging lumbering hulk that only wants more money, not customers' loyalty. -nB
as to the americium, did you hear of the boy scout that made a working breeder reactor largly from old smoke detectors and coleman lantern mantles? http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html -nB
Slashdot Mirror
-nB
Godwins law by extension.
The example you gave is equivalent to the morality of Jewish extermination, just less extreme.
-nB
because they're trying to be biased without being too obvious...
-nB
FWIW I know better and they still take my money.
I agree with the GP though, morally you should correct errors in your favor as fervently as you attempt to fix errors that work against you. I.e. I may not care if I discover a mis-charge of $0.50 either way on a credit card receipt, and certainly would not expend time and gas to correct such a mistake, but if the error was several thousand (as has happened to me in an ATM deposit in the past) I certainly would try to fix the error.
-nB
It would be called a mis-deal, the deck would be pulled and the tapes reviewed.
If they found someone sneaking cards into the deck then that person would be prosecuted. We know the deck did not come with two Kings of Spades because of procedures in place specifically for that reason, namely playing the deck one card at a time face up upon opening a deck of cards.
-nB
Um...
not entirely true. Drop a mouse from high enough and it will burn up.
(yes I know what you meant, but still...)
-nB
So so true.
I wonder, even though damage will have been done by the time this gets to court, can it be easily tossed out or is an executive order immune from such things?
-nB
"When the crash comes, it will be bad. But not for me, because I'll finally be able to afford to buy a house!"
I am in the identical boat as you, except in California.
We are already seeing record foreclosures as a result of insane loans coming due (5/15/80, 80% traditional loan, 15% interest only for 10 years, 5%, negative amortization, typically paying only 15-20% of the interest, balloon due in 5 years for anywhere between 110 and 150% of the original 5% loan).
-nB
If his dad had said that then his dad would have been right...
But to say "you're stupid 'cause those numbers won't come up" is quite wrong.
Besides I would *pay* to see 1000 people win on the same suite of numbers, it's be a real life "Bruce Almighty" moment and really quite funny. On an aside, whenever I buy a lotto ticket, I see it as a license to let my mind wander off and dream about buying enigma machines on e-bay (that and old Merc diesels).
And the other half are to monster.com
-nB
Bravo!
I'll show them.
I'll throw all my computing gear out a German apartment window and get me an Amiga (or was a Commodore? I don't remember).
As it is I have ghosts of all windows installs I use, and re-apply them liberally and often to wipe out registry cruft (and any possible malware infestations).
-nB
Rather than modding I will respond...
Specifically Google has an exchange that reads: We'll give you software applications, remote disk space, and e-mail. In exchange anything you use our services for we will parse for key[words|phrases] and serve you an ad or two. This is how you agree to pay for using our services.
Now... if Microsoft were to come out with an OS that was free as in beer in exchange for taking a percentage of your screen for ads then it would fall under the same overall principle, aside from the disk space portion. If the ads were as inoffencive as Google's text ads, I may even consider it. My gut feeling, however, says otherwise, and if I have to pay for an OS then looking at my files as anything other than blocks of bits to store on a disk and optimize for space will happen over my dead computer.
-nB
"Of course, most of us would look like crap in a tight spandex bodystocking anyway."
And therein is how I will repel the micro-meteorites. My ugly-ass body will scare them enough to deflect their path.
-nB
um...
in reference to the "hoax" landings or the secrete base on the dark side?
on my home server I did the following:
P3 ABIT BE6II board, 512 megs ram 100Mbps ethernet.
I have a small boot drive, only has the OS and made a ghost (it crashes I don't care, just pop in a new disk and restore the image).
I have a pair of 300gig drives for dynamic content, they are mirrored.
I have JBOD for everything else (static content like media files) the static content is either unimportant, or already on backup media (DVD). I've found this is the ideal balance for me and servs my needs nicely.
Wouldn't fly in a corp environment, but for home it's ideal.
-nB
"sure you can open it, will it look right? NO, the 1997 browser will simply skip the unknown tags."
Now I realize you said it's different than the encoded formatting, but there is still no excuse for not giving the user his/her files back. The trial should either save in a compatible format with the previous version at least, or should have vast warnings.
Honestly, I'm against piracy, but I could see this as a viable argument: Installed "trial", reverted because trial wasn't worth buying for $450, got locked out of files, pirated new version.
-nB
Correct, but because titles are not copyrightable they can use the title. Personally if I was a heri of the Asamov estate I would have sued over the use of the NS-5, USR&MM and "Nestor" names and trademarks.
Just sayin...
So will the Windows Malicious Software Tool thus flag the Kernal as AdWare?
On a flip note, ad supported Vista? Free, but we get to serve you ads?
but a 100% over my dead body for looking at user files!
True enough.
Our IT has enough sense (in spite of their massive red tape) to know this.
All machines run Connected net backup daily, notebooks run whenever on the corp network (daily, immediately if a day is missed).
The users can restore files as needed and machine restores are done by IT.
It all "just works".
Users can back up thier PDAs phones whatever to the PC and CNB will grab it.
There is a folder in the my documents folder called NoBackup. Great for storing iso images and such.
-nB
And then there is a buffer overflow event, causing data packed collisions, next thing you know I've got your mocha executing in my late.
Try pressing stop-stop-play on your DVD player (hit and miss when using the remote). Almost any Taiwanese unit I've tried this on (and many others like Phillips, Panasonic, etc.) this will drop you straight to the root menu.
-nB
and his interpretation is 100% correct, if crass.
My entire point was that I want to listen to my music on a portable device.
If I have an iPod, then I *could* re-purchase the song through iTunes. Since I personally have an archos, there is no on-line music store I can buy from that I am aware of (and nor should I have to as I own the bloody disk). But if I am unable to rip the disk because of DRM then we have ourselves a problem where my only recourse is filesharing networks.
-nB
The Sony I used to love is dead. Management changes have turned it from a pioneering company into a slogging lumbering hulk that only wants more money, not customers' loyalty.
-nB
metal detectors don't nuke you.
l
as to the americium, did you hear of the boy scout that made a working breeder reactor largly from old smoke detectors and coleman lantern mantles?
http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.htm
-nB