then there is 3M engineering fluid 1107 (i think is the number). liquid stable from -110c - +250c. do a water style cooling system with that and pre cool with a compressor based system (located where the noise + heat is a non-issue). That's what I do with one of my systems (not a pc). -nB
Oh so true! My standard build process(linux or windows): install OS, patch, config, ghost. Install Apps, patch config, test, restore ghost repeat till it's "right", ghost.
Now once I go dorking around with whatever app, or someone hops on my machine and opens IE instead of Moz or Firefox, I can simply restore the ghost. All the user data is stored on a network drive. -nB
The chatroom is an extension of "public place" where you have no reasonable expectation of privacy. As to the VoIP I would assume a wiretap order would be required. -nB
True. In fact through a third party I had access to the rip on 0 day. I still have yet to see the movie because of the suckage that was Ep1 and 2. So . . . yeah, I believe them media types. Piracy kills little fuzzy kittens and all that. -nB
That works better for software. In the realm of hardware up front costs are higher, thus people who early adopt (software) may not do so, or at least have to limit how many things they can do. I for one was thinking about pre-ordering the kit, hoping it was in the $300 range. It is actually 10X that and while I may have pinched pennies and carried a sack lunch to work for a month to get a couple hundred together had the price been say $500, I can not (and will not) buy this for the three grand, thus at least one dev will not be playing with this till it becomes a mass market item. -nB
No problem, just DL it straight from the high speed server, but because the bandwith is not community subsidized, you will need to pay a 40% premium. (for example)
Which will just make the PS3 all that much better -- Blu-Ray is a superior format performance-wise!! I'm not trying to troll here, just pointing out that this will probably bite M$ in the a$$ if HD-DVD doesn't pan out. Of course, this does "tip the balance" toward HD-DVD.
Actually there is a flaw in your logic called Sony Inc. Beta was a superior format, Sony pushed it hard. Sony charged exorbitant licensing fees. Sony lost. Same thing will happen here. The only good thing (for Sony) is that it should make PS3 games pretty damn hard to copy as all the PCs will come with the "industry standard" HD-DVD and you'd have to go by a (Sony DRM'd) BluRay to burn BluRay content, which will detect some signature of a Sony game and refuse to make the burn, or will make a coaster. -nB
And from your argument comes the result: My children are going to be home schooled, supplemented with a "conservative" (and hopefully not overly religious) private school for grades 7-12. -nB
Fair enough and I quite agree with you . . . except: [rant] I think that we (the USA, just in case you're "them") should ram a classical education down our kids throats with a tire iron if we have to. I am afraid of our schools, which will pass a child up to the next grade when they are not ready, schools that have all but eliminated all vocational education, for those who college is either not an option or choice. [/rant]
True enough on all your points. I do believe that a moonbase is possible and could be profitable (more so than an Ln space station). There are several raw materials there through which we could build a tunnel based station cheaply (relative to an above ground or space based station). low gravity manufacturing and/or energy production, etc. -nB
I'm thinking a tourist, prepared for the event, could have fun. 1) look suspicious, but innocuiously so (like the author) 2) get harassed 3) scream for your consulate and turn it into an international fiasco. 4) sell your 15 mins of fame for . . . 5) profit! -nB
You know the main executable doesn't _have_ to run locally right?
Any reason why that photoshop web-app cant be running on a 4 way box somewhere (along with as many other apps the box can run till it hits 90% processor time), with you simply on a remote desktop session? The only app that wouldn't work for is games where timing is important.
Not saying that's the right way to do it, but it does nullify your "it can't be done" style argument.
-nB
Ant they are supposed to do what? Declare bankruptcy and "take it out on their employees" allowing the creditors to acquire "and continue to push their doomed technology".
Either way the employees would be out of work. -nB
Nah, just a lack of spell check. And an excellent example. This is/., where I don't particularly care if I have a typo or anything else amiss in my post. Had this been a post to the company web page (or a global server deployment) I would have used spellcheck, re-read it, and then, depending on what it is, have another person read it. Had I been at M$ or AOL I would have not done a deployment without substantionally more testing.
BTW, How the hell was my previous post a troll? Sure wasn't meant that way. -nB
a) The high end disks are for caching the most used portions of the DB, b) which is on SATA. c) The backups are on refurb UDMA100 disks. a sub 1) The rest of the high speed and availability disk space is devoted to a hidden share of MP3s XVIDs and porn for the BOFH admin staff.:P
I do agree with you. I have thought about starting a blog (or even keeping a journal here or on paper in my desk), I never do, mostly because I can't stand to read my own writing (when on the topic of discussion). If I can't stnad to read it, then I'm not even going to expect anyone else to do so either.
"Is assimilating AOL the quantum link to 'p3ning' Google?"
Actually, no.
While I have not read any major news on this I think this may be M$ killing AOL (by accident). My wife still wants her AOL e-mail address. Why? I have no clue. What I do know is that for the past three days the web authentecation server has been down, thus preventing a user from checking their spam without using the AOL application. When I finally got tired of being blamed for her inability to get her spam I called the AOL HellDesk. The person on the other end admitted that they have some critical server issues (when I poked for a better answer than "use the AOL app"). I made the comment that based on M$ 20% share of AOL I predict that 20% of their servers are down. (apperantly it is most of their internet gateway), this was confirmed by the tech.
So my take: M$ buys controlling interest in AOL, shoves W2003 server etc. down their throat, doesn't do a proper impact study and blindly forges ahead. Result? nothing. Why? cause the AOL users don't know any better. Ultimately they'll work it out and such, but in the meantime their incompetance is shining through.
Thank you. Seems there is an issue with the firmware in these players that Phillips doesn't care to address.
For anyone else: clicking the video button on the remote a few times will fix it (going to the menu and back) or use the latest Xvid codec (time to upgrade:).
Still doesn't help with the videos on the Archos (and to the AC below: it's a gen one MM20 archos has disowned it). -nB
You're right, of course. I was having an off day, but I'm not giving up anyway.
In an established industry I would conceed(sp?) the point. In a nacent technology (MP3 players 4-5 years ago) there is an avalanche effect that as you start getting a substantial lead, it gets easier to grow that lead. At some point, however, your rate of growth reverses (in theory it could just flat line). I suppose I should have qualified my previous statement with "to maintain that kind of MSS". -nB
Because generally the embedded devices have to fit everything in firmware they are almost by default feature constrained. Furthermore, usually one design team manages the entire device (and if more than one design team, one manager owns the entire device). Because of this the design _will_ contain compromises. If it didn't it would be too late to market to make it worth producing. That is life.
I want a cell phone, a media device (I like movies in my pocket, thus my purchase of an Archos), and possibly a PDA, all independant and simple. If you can somehow make the PDA have the battery life of my media device then we can talk about combining those two. -nB
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then there is 3M engineering fluid 1107 (i think is the number).
liquid stable from -110c - +250c. do a water style cooling system with that and pre cool with a compressor based system (located where the noise + heat is a non-issue).
That's what I do with one of my systems (not a pc).
-nB
"Norton Ghost is your friend ;)"
Oh so true!
My standard build process(linux or windows):
install OS, patch, config, ghost.
Install Apps, patch config, test, restore ghost
repeat till it's "right", ghost.
Now once I go dorking around with whatever app, or someone hops on my machine and opens IE instead of Moz or Firefox, I can simply restore the ghost. All the user data is stored on a network drive.
-nB
and the canadian goose migration seems to have moved farther south this winter too ;) ;)
-nB
The chatroom is an extension of "public place" where you have no reasonable expectation of privacy.
As to the VoIP I would assume a wiretap order would be required.
-nB
True. In fact through a third party I had access to the rip on 0 day. I still have yet to see the movie because of the suckage that was Ep1 and 2. So . . . yeah, I believe them media types. Piracy kills little fuzzy kittens and all that.
-nB
More mundane than that:
Nobody has yet to successfully sign their own Xbox game.
-nB
That works better for software.
In the realm of hardware up front costs are higher, thus people who early adopt (software) may not do so, or at least have to limit how many things they can do. I for one was thinking about pre-ordering the kit, hoping it was in the $300 range. It is actually 10X that and while I may have pinched pennies and carried a sack lunch to work for a month to get a couple hundred together had the price been say $500, I can not (and will not) buy this for the three grand, thus at least one dev will not be playing with this till it becomes a mass market item.
-nB
No problem, just DL it straight from the high speed server, but because the bandwith is not community subsidized, you will need to pay a 40% premium. (for example)
Cheers,
-nB
Which will just make the PS3 all that much better -- Blu-Ray is a superior format performance-wise!! I'm not trying to troll here, just pointing out that this will probably bite M$ in the a$$ if HD-DVD doesn't pan out. Of course, this does "tip the balance" toward HD-DVD.
Actually there is a flaw in your logic called Sony Inc.
Beta was a superior format, Sony pushed it hard. Sony charged exorbitant licensing fees. Sony lost.
Same thing will happen here. The only good thing (for Sony) is that it should make PS3 games pretty damn hard to copy as all the PCs will come with the "industry standard" HD-DVD and you'd have to go by a (Sony DRM'd) BluRay to burn BluRay content, which will detect some signature of a Sony game and refuse to make the burn, or will make a coaster.
-nB
I meant conservative in an educational sense, not political sense. Sry.
-nB
And from your argument comes the result:
My children are going to be home schooled, supplemented with a "conservative" (and hopefully not overly religious) private school for grades 7-12.
-nB
Fair enough and I quite agree with you . . . except:
[rant]
I think that we (the USA, just in case you're "them") should ram a classical education down our kids throats with a tire iron if we have to. I am afraid of our schools, which will pass a child up to the next grade when they are not ready, schools that have all but eliminated all vocational education, for those who college is either not an option or choice.
[/rant]
True enough on all your points.
I do believe that a moonbase is possible and could be profitable (more so than an Ln space station).
There are several raw materials there through which we could build a tunnel based station cheaply (relative to an above ground or space based station).
low gravity manufacturing and/or energy production, etc.
-nB
you do not extort. You are asking for payment for goods rendered (in a round about sort of way).
-nB
I'm thinking a tourist, prepared for the event, could have fun.
1) look suspicious, but innocuiously so (like the author)
2) get harassed
3) scream for your consulate and turn it into an international fiasco.
4) sell your 15 mins of fame for . . .
5) profit!
-nB
from TFA:
"I am carrying a bulky rucksack, and kept my rucksack with me at all times;"
This was deemed suspicious. (Aren't we told not to leave our bags out of our sight elsewhere?)
-nB
You know the main executable doesn't _have_ to run locally right? Any reason why that photoshop web-app cant be running on a 4 way box somewhere (along with as many other apps the box can run till it hits 90% processor time), with you simply on a remote desktop session? The only app that wouldn't work for is games where timing is important. Not saying that's the right way to do it, but it does nullify your "it can't be done" style argument. -nB
Ant they are supposed to do what?
Declare bankruptcy and "take it out on their employees" allowing the creditors to acquire "and continue to push their doomed technology".
Either way the employees would be out of work.
-nB
"Is this what they call irony?"
/., where I don't particularly care if I have a typo or anything else amiss in my post. Had this been a post to the company web page (or a global server deployment) I would have used spellcheck, re-read it, and then, depending on what it is, have another person read it. Had I been at M$ or AOL I would have not done a deployment without substantionally more testing.
Nah, just a lack of spell check. And an excellent example. This is
BTW, How the hell was my previous post a troll? Sure wasn't meant that way.
-nB
no no no you got that all wrong.
:P
a) The high end disks are for caching the most used portions of the DB,
b) which is on SATA.
c) The backups are on refurb UDMA100 disks.
a sub 1) The rest of the high speed and availability disk space is devoted to a hidden share of MP3s XVIDs and porn for the BOFH admin staff.
-nB
(I refuse to use the term "Blogosphere").
:P
You just did.
I do agree with you. I have thought about starting a blog (or even keeping a journal here or on paper in my desk), I never do, mostly because I can't stand to read my own writing (when on the topic of discussion). If I can't stnad to read it, then I'm not even going to expect anyone else to do so either.
Besides, therapy is what my shrink is for.
-nB
"Is assimilating AOL the quantum link to 'p3ning' Google?"
Actually, no.
While I have not read any major news on this I think this may be M$ killing AOL (by accident).
My wife still wants her AOL e-mail address. Why? I have no clue. What I do know is that for the past three days the web authentecation server has been down, thus preventing a user from checking their spam without using the AOL application. When I finally got tired of being blamed for her inability to get her spam I called the AOL HellDesk. The person on the other end admitted that they have some critical server issues (when I poked for a better answer than "use the AOL app"). I made the comment that based on M$ 20% share of AOL I predict that 20% of their servers are down. (apperantly it is most of their internet gateway), this was confirmed by the tech.
So my take:
M$ buys controlling interest in AOL, shoves W2003 server etc. down their throat, doesn't do a proper impact study and blindly forges ahead. Result? nothing. Why? cause the AOL users don't know any better. Ultimately they'll work it out and such, but in the meantime their incompetance is shining through.
-nB
Thank you.
:).
Seems there is an issue with the firmware in these players that Phillips doesn't care to address.
For anyone else:
clicking the video button on the remote a few times will fix it (going to the menu and back) or use the latest Xvid codec (time to upgrade
Still doesn't help with the videos on the Archos (and to the AC below: it's a gen one MM20 archos has disowned it).
-nB
You're right, of course. I was having an off day, but I'm not giving up anyway.
In an established industry I would conceed(sp?) the point. In a nacent technology (MP3 players 4-5 years ago) there is an avalanche effect that as you start getting a substantial lead, it gets easier to grow that lead. At some point, however, your rate of growth reverses (in theory it could just flat line). I suppose I should have qualified my previous statement with "to maintain that kind of MSS".
-nB
Because generally the embedded devices have to fit everything in firmware they are almost by default feature constrained. Furthermore, usually one design team manages the entire device (and if more than one design team, one manager owns the entire device). Because of this the design _will_ contain compromises. If it didn't it would be too late to market to make it worth producing. That is life.
I want a cell phone, a media device (I like movies in my pocket, thus my purchase of an Archos), and possibly a PDA, all independant and simple. If you can somehow make the PDA have the battery life of my media device then we can talk about combining those two.
-nB