I grew up with "Pirx in the cosmos", which, for some strange reason, was the only Lem book in our house... (before I went to the library of course). He imagined some great contraptions for torture in it, such as the bath at body temperature while wearing a mask through which you could only breathe, devoid of senses...
It probably is illegal for them to play any copyrighted song to the audience, since public "showing" of the copyrighted material is illegal (or so the annoying things before movies tell us...).
I'd love to see a side by side comparison with a windows-only laptop. I'm afraid though, that it'll be slightly disappointing. I'm expecting similar behavior.
A lot of audiophile equipment doesn't come in 19" format. it's only the (semi-) professional stuff that does. The DJ tables, amplifiers and light switches. They aren't necessarily good, but they're generally more rugged.
Good audiophile equipment is not marked by a form factor. Get a "What Hi-Fi?" magazine and see for yourself.
Not sure anyone cares much about OGG. sure, it's good, but not radically so. It doesn't really support much new, and it doesn't integrate well with current media player apps (yes, that's iTunes and the iPod). I haven't heard anyone in my vicinity (university) ever talk about OGG at all. I take that as a hint.
> You can save battery by shutting down the iSight and bluetooth when you're not using them.
no sh*t Sherlock. I can save up to 45 minutes on my G4 PB, simply by switching BT off as well as wireless. the Firewire iSight is not the least consuming component either...
Right. Have you _seen_ ESR machines? They aren't really small machines to begin with. Plus they can measure only bulk material. Meaning you get a full spectrum of the molecules in the sample. A position resolved analysis on a location on a spinning disk, therefore, seems a bit farfetched. Apart from the fact that when a metal is used, there is a conductivity band involved, meaning that your electrons will be all over the place anyway.
And _then_ try to distinguish between the spin of different electrons and ascertain how they correllate to your data.. nah, I'd say it's pretty much a lost cause just yet.
... before they will try to stop more than one person watching the content at the same time.
cue dr. Vosnocker, bringing us the V-chip. Directly implanted in the brain, it will supply the viewers that haven't paid for the movie with a small electric shock. YEAAARGH!!!
yes, like the kilomanjaro mountain losing its permanent snow layer within a few years, and the permanent snow in the alps getting smaller and smaller. Give me a reference that states that the ice is increasing please.
I was posting this in relation to compatibility with the mac programs BluePhoneElite, Salling Clicker and sync. I happen to know that the K750i is well supported by all those programs as well. Perhaps you may consider buying a mac with your phone;).
(actually I was looking to the K750i as a replacement of my current one year old T630 for my battery is showing signs of age). B.
begin quote: But I suppose Mac and Linux users will make other choices in general, and thus won't buy this phone. end quote.
Well, I personally find the sony-ericsson T630 a very capable phone WRT phone-computer integration. Salling clicker and Bluephoneelite as well as Sync have no problems using it to its fullest potential. Plus it is not as bulky as some of the more recent phones. These days it is quite challenging to find any smaller phone in a standard phone seller's display.
begin quote: (And you really need to bone up on your knowledge of rechargeables, they provide 1.2V for around 80% of their life because the voaltage discharge plateaus over most of their life. Standard non-rechargables start at 1.5V but they will spend over 60% of their life below 1.2V because the voltage they provide drops more or less linearly with use.) end quote.
Well, the voltage of the battery is dependent on the charge you ask of it. AFAIK, the standard battery is capable of maintaining a higher voltage at a certain current than the rechargeables. I research the hydrogen storage capabilities of the materials used in rechargeable batteries, but I must say I sometimes find my more general knowlegde about rechargeable batteries lacking. So yes, I do need to bone up:)
same here, I have the apple mouse/keyboard combo and the mouse lasts 3-4 months with daily use, and the keyboard much longer than that. Be sure to use standard (i.e. non-rechargeable) batteries though. the rechargeable battery voltage is just too low to be useful in this case.
Well, in a technique unrelated to these special lenses, there is SNOM, or Scanning (Probe) Near-Optical Microscopy, in which an AFM-tip is used through which UV light can be measured (using a fiber). Put a UV source underneath your sample, and use the AFM tip to record an optical image. The trick is, that the AFM tip is very close to the surface, much closer than the UV wavelength. Thereby the lightwaves to not have the pathlength to interfere and cancel out, and you can get optical microscopy images with a resolution of about 1/10th the wavelength of the used source.
Yes, those who obstruct the identification process will be breaking the law. A very similar thing is in place these days for automotive license plates. I wonder how long it will take the great big texan in the sky to link automotive legislation to humans and force a clear view of identifiable characteristics.
It appears Amelio already did much of the reorganisation needed for keeping the company afloat, thus paving the way to success for Jobs. However, the information on the discussions with Gates shows that Amelio wasn't as charismatic as Jobs was, and that may have been the killing blow. It also shows the disastrous effects a ruined presentation can have. Equipment failures and bad planning forced the CEO to ad lib his presentation and it turned into a badly cue'd 3 hour "drone-athon" instead of the 1.5 hour show it was supposed to be. Heed this warning all ye gentlemen. All in all an interesting read that also shows the Jobs already forcing things to his hand in the few months he got back. Apparently he also had Jobs afficionado's in place since the early days in various positions at Apple.
interesting idea, but there is a catch, which is that most of the magnetism gets absorbed in the metal shielding around the cylinder. You'd need to construct the engine out of a nonmagnetic, yet highly durable material. I think the crankshaft design is quite optimized these days and that very little energy is lost by transforming vertical motion into rotation. However, coupling a wankel-engine to a dynamo would prove to be more effective. Then you'd eliminate the motion transformation altogether. I believe it was Mazda who successfully applied a wankel engine in one of their later models, so I'd be inclined to apply this technique.
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Have they changed their stance on this?
:)
No, but now they have EULA's
B.
I grew up with "Pirx in the cosmos", which, for some strange reason, was the only Lem book in our house... (before I went to the library of course). He imagined some great contraptions for torture in it, such as the bath at body temperature while wearing a mask through which you could only breathe, devoid of senses...
It probably is illegal for them to play any copyrighted song to the audience, since public "showing" of the copyrighted material is illegal (or so the annoying things before movies tell us...).
B.
I'd love to see a side by side comparison with a windows-only laptop. I'm afraid though, that it'll be slightly disappointing. I'm expecting similar behavior.
B.
you mean 19".
A lot of audiophile equipment doesn't come in 19" format. it's only the (semi-) professional stuff that does. The DJ tables, amplifiers and light switches. They aren't necessarily good, but they're generally more rugged.
Good audiophile equipment is not marked by a form factor. Get a "What Hi-Fi?" magazine and see for yourself.
B.
Wehey!.
Not sure anyone cares much about OGG. sure, it's good, but not radically so. It doesn't really support much new, and it doesn't integrate well with current media player apps (yes, that's iTunes and the iPod).
I haven't heard anyone in my vicinity (university) ever talk about OGG at all. I take that as a hint.
B.
> You can save battery by shutting down the iSight and bluetooth when you're not using them.
no sh*t Sherlock. I can save up to 45 minutes on my G4 PB, simply by switching BT off as well as wireless. the Firewire iSight is not the least consuming component either...
B.
Right. Have you _seen_ ESR machines? They aren't really small machines to begin with.
Plus they can measure only bulk material. Meaning you get a full spectrum of the molecules in the sample. A position resolved analysis on a location on a spinning disk, therefore, seems a bit farfetched. Apart from the fact that when a metal is used, there is a conductivity band involved, meaning that your electrons will be all over the place anyway.
And _then_ try to distinguish between the spin of different electrons and ascertain how they correllate to your data..
nah, I'd say it's pretty much a lost cause just yet.
B.
... before they will try to stop more than one person watching the content at the same time.
cue dr. Vosnocker, bringing us the V-chip. Directly implanted in the brain, it will supply the viewers that haven't paid for the movie with a small electric shock. YEAAARGH!!!
B.
I remembered, I just checked the responses to be sure I didn't post a redundant post :).
So now there are two. I guess the people nowadays just don't read classics anymore...
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and here are mine..e s/images.php3?img_id=10856r _retreat.htm
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImag
http://www.nichols.edu/departments/glacier/glacie
an interesting dilemma indeed. All we can conclude is that there is a change afoot.
B.
yes, like the kilomanjaro mountain losing its permanent snow layer within a few years, and the permanent snow in the alps getting smaller and smaller. Give me a reference that states that the ice is increasing please.
B.
Okay, I dare you to use Irix for a while... For anything useful...
Hmm, I'd like to see a trackball which you can also rotate around it's vertical axis.
B.
I was posting this in relation to compatibility with the mac programs BluePhoneElite, Salling Clicker and sync. ;).
I happen to know that the K750i is well supported by all those programs as well.
Perhaps you may consider buying a mac with your phone
(actually I was looking to the K750i as a replacement of my current one year old T630 for my battery is showing signs of age).
B.
begin quote:
But I suppose Mac and Linux users will make other choices in general, and thus won't buy this phone.
end quote.
Well, I personally find the sony-ericsson T630 a very capable phone WRT phone-computer integration. Salling clicker and Bluephoneelite as well as Sync have no problems using it to its fullest potential. Plus it is not as bulky as some of the more recent phones. These days it is quite challenging to find any smaller phone in a standard phone seller's display.
B.
Actually having a scientist check article submissions for /.?
One who can distinguish between a pressure unit and a lenth unit?
B.
begin quote:
:)
(And you really need to bone up on your knowledge of rechargeables, they provide 1.2V for around 80% of their life because the voaltage discharge plateaus over most of their life. Standard non-rechargables start at 1.5V but they will spend over 60% of their life below 1.2V because the voltage they provide drops more or less linearly with use.)
end quote.
Well, the voltage of the battery is dependent on the charge you ask of it. AFAIK, the standard battery is capable of maintaining a higher voltage at a certain current than the rechargeables.
I research the hydrogen storage capabilities of the materials used in rechargeable batteries, but I must say I sometimes find my more general knowlegde about rechargeable batteries lacking. So yes, I do need to bone up
B.
same here, I have the apple mouse/keyboard combo and the mouse lasts 3-4 months with daily use, and the keyboard much longer than that. Be sure to use standard (i.e. non-rechargeable) batteries though. the rechargeable battery voltage is just too low to be useful in this case.
B.
Well, in a technique unrelated to these special lenses, there is SNOM, or Scanning (Probe) Near-Optical Microscopy, in which an AFM-tip is used through which UV light can be measured (using a fiber). Put a UV source underneath your sample, and use the AFM tip to record an optical image.
The trick is, that the AFM tip is very close to the surface, much closer than the UV wavelength. Thereby the lightwaves to not have the pathlength to interfere and cancel out, and you can get optical microscopy images with a resolution of about 1/10th the wavelength of the used source.
B.
Well, wear a balaklava and be labelled as a potential terrorist or criminal!
B.
Yes, those who obstruct the identification process will be breaking the law. A very similar thing is in place these days for automotive license plates.
I wonder how long it will take the great big texan in the sky to link automotive legislation to humans and force a clear view of identifiable characteristics.
B.
It appears Amelio already did much of the reorganisation needed for keeping the company afloat, thus paving the way to success for Jobs.
However, the information on the discussions with Gates shows that Amelio wasn't as charismatic as Jobs was, and that may have been the killing blow.
It also shows the disastrous effects a ruined presentation can have. Equipment failures and bad planning forced the CEO to ad lib his presentation and it turned into a badly cue'd 3 hour "drone-athon" instead of the 1.5 hour show it was supposed to be. Heed this warning all ye gentlemen.
All in all an interesting read that also shows the Jobs already forcing things to his hand in the few months he got back. Apparently he also had Jobs afficionado's in place since the early days in various positions at Apple.
Cool.
B.
interesting idea, but there is a catch, which is that most of the magnetism gets absorbed in the metal shielding around the cylinder. You'd need to construct the engine out of a nonmagnetic, yet highly durable material.
I think the crankshaft design is quite optimized these days and that very little energy is lost by transforming vertical motion into rotation. However, coupling a wankel-engine to a dynamo would prove to be more effective. Then you'd eliminate the motion transformation altogether. I believe it was Mazda who successfully applied a wankel engine in one of their later models, so I'd be inclined to apply this technique.
B.
And what of breaking?
Oh, you mean "what about braking?"
B.