This thread has me remembering the injet printer I ran back in the imaging lab at the school I attended. This was back about 93 or 94. Way before you could run out to Best Buy and pick up a spiffy home printer.
We got a grant to purchase and operate an IRIS inkjet. The printer cost about $70,000, and the postscript "rip" computer that sat in front (a big and powerful 486DX--the fastest PC on campus initially) was another $20K (the software was the main cost, mind you.)
There was a separate ink cart. for each color--these ran about $120 each.
The printer loaded 11x17 paper by clipping onto one end from the tray, then wrapping it around a spinning drum. The printhead then travelled across the width of the paper and sprayed the ink on the paper as it spun around the drum. Very entertaining engineering, indeed.
The chargeback for each 11x17 print was about $90.
Now, the print quality was AMAZING for the time--photo quality et. all, but still had standard inkjet problems of being non-waterproof and faded under prolonged UV exposure.
Today, I have an HP 750 PSC that cost be about $170, uses two carts (color $30, black $15) and produces a quality equal to the IRIS. And we complain about the cost.
I'd blow my mind if someone told me that about a decade ago!
I think about printers differently than most Slashdot'ers do, apparently. In my spare time, I do a lot of digital and film photography, and use Photoshop to manipulate the images, and create them from scratch.
What I care about is the print, be it a proof or final image.
I shopped around for a very good quality inkjet that is reasonably economical to operate--however the value curve leans definitly towards quality.
I ended up buying an HP PSC 750 for about $175. It uses a multicolor (about $30) and a black cart (about $15).
Now, when I run prints, I have a good idea of what the per image cost is, and just keep it in mind. I don't worry that an extra proof will run the cost of an extra print--in the end its my work, and I just want it to look just so.
Many seem to worry about keeping the per print cost to an absolute minimum, but that just seems bass-ackward to me. I guess if you're doing thousands of prints that makes sense, but most home or even home-office users don't fall into that catagory.
When I'm reading a how-to, or some other form of documentation, I generally download it to my laptop and read it there, if I need to be able to take it with me. I don't waste a ream of paper.
Anyways, I know I'm not necessarily like most people. Just thought some would like to hear a different take on the subject.
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PS. Some will undoubtably jump to the question of the permenance of most inkjet prints. For something that matters--like end product for a client, or show...I use a medium-to-high end service shop. There's plenty available online and the prices these days are fairly economical.
The plethora of Free Software applications available today, none working perfectly, is a problem which stands in the way of major adoption of Linux on the desktop.
The plethora of Microsoft applications available today, none working perfectly, is NOT a problem which stands in the way of the stranglehold Bill and Steve maintain over the desktop.
Someone says, "I'm going to google you" and I'm cool with that. Someone else says, "I'm going to Microsoft you" and I'm likely to get the urge to smack 'em. Really hard, in fact.
Google has a really good reputation in the community, Microsoft does not. If judged by quality alone, Google's engine wins without a competition.
Unfortunately such things are not a bellweather for business success.
No, again...you end up with two circles that intersect (remember, you have no positional data about the third point...that's the one you're trying to locate...you don't know it's signal strenght at the point of transmission, only at the point of recieval)...
Umm...you use DIRECTIONAL ANTENNE. From point A, you line up with the strongest signal direction. From point B you do the same. Where the lines formed from point A and B intersect is C--your target. If the antenne were NOT directional, then yes...you'd have a couple of circles.
Sigh...I'm done now.
For further information, check out
this as a starting point.
This ban makes it harder to track down the journalists, but not impossible. It does require three sensors in mutual contact, instead of one lone sniffer -- this is true.
Hmm...why three? Triangulation requires only two. A third is necessary only if you're worried about altitude--that is, a third dimension.
The desert is pretty flat, so I don't think it matters.
Now, Leto and Chani have grown up sharing every memory
Chani is Paul's girl. Ghanima is Leto II's sister--both of whome are Paul and Chani's kids.
I've just started God Emperor, so can't add much more, sorry.
My understanding is that tonight's SciFi "Children of Dune" has a few good FX shots of Leto II as God Emperor...probably in the third night. I've been told, by those who certainly should know, that there are some simply breath taking shots to wait for.
One PC, running Linux or BSD...pay the 100/per month to attach it. Then using a second ethernet card in the machine attached to a local switch or hub connected to all your other machines. Run iptables and setup SNAT or masquarading.
Done deal. You probably even fit their requirements, since only ONE machine is connected to their network and you are consuming only one IP address.
Wil...and add a few thousand Tribbles and you've got a hit movie on your hands! Particularly if the Tribbles are psychologically abusing Wesley in some fashion.
If you go to http://www.searchking.com, there is a link at the top titled "Google Confesses". He makes a handful of references to the contents within the site, including legal documents, and of course, his own "personal conclusions" about the situation.
The paragraph that got me rolling was:
"In these documents, you will find answers, (according to google), to questions like:
DID GOOGLE DO IT INTENTIONALLY?
CAN GOOGLE DO IT TO YOU?
WHAT CAN YOU DO IF THEY DO?
HOW IMPORTANT IS PAGE RANK TO PLACEMENT?
ARE THEY WORRIED ABOUT OTHER LAWSUITS?
You can learn answers to these questions and more ---- but not for free. It's going to cost you $20 to see the documents. The $20 for the password to view these papers is not a sale. It is a donation to the SearchKing legal fund. "
W * O * W
That's so stupid it's just simply impressive. I have this morbid curiosity to find out just how many people would spend $20 to read this moron's "insights." Me thinks I've learned more from my cats.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry!
Google is a site designed to be a resource for US. That is their mission. They don't give a flying fsck about providing a profit center to some other company--nor should it be considered their responsibility to support.
Gads.
The apocalypse must certainly be arriving Monday. Or, at least, I hope it is.
One only need apply this senario to XP to behold the future...
Not exactly...
My understanding (as limited as that may be) of IBM's OS/2 "subscription" is more like a support contract (like you get with Cisco.) You'll get notified of patches, updates, fixes, etc... However, if the contract/subscription lapses you're still able to run the software, since you own the license.
With the MS subscription model, you are purchasing a limited lifetime license. If you terminate the subscription, then after the license period expires, you can no longer run the software.
Big difference, actually. Not that I don't agree that the MS plan is doomed--just that the same afliction does not apply to the IBM OS/2 situation.
In Solaris, Kelvin's days are spent in a futile effort to understand a planet with strange characteristics and irrational features that combine logic and chaos into an alien mixture that defies human understanding.
I have largely the same feelings whenever I port software to a Sun system.
Thank you. That is probably the funniest post I've seen on Slashdot in a very long time.
I needed the chuckle, as I'm dreading having to go back to work tomorrow!
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This thread has me remembering the injet printer I ran back in the imaging lab at the school I attended. This was back about 93 or 94. Way before you could run out to Best Buy and pick up a spiffy home printer.
We got a grant to purchase and operate an IRIS inkjet. The printer cost about $70,000, and the postscript "rip" computer that sat in front (a big and powerful 486DX--the fastest PC on campus initially) was another $20K (the software was the main cost, mind you.)
There was a separate ink cart. for each color--these ran about $120 each.
The printer loaded 11x17 paper by clipping onto one end from the tray, then wrapping it around a spinning drum. The printhead then travelled across the width of the paper and sprayed the ink on the paper as it spun around the drum. Very entertaining engineering, indeed.
The chargeback for each 11x17 print was about $90.
Now, the print quality was AMAZING for the time--photo quality et. all, but still had standard inkjet problems of being non-waterproof and faded under prolonged UV exposure.
Today, I have an HP 750 PSC that cost be about $170, uses two carts (color $30, black $15) and produces a quality equal to the IRIS. And we complain about the cost.
I'd blow my mind if someone told me that about a decade ago!
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I think about printers differently than most Slashdot'ers do, apparently. In my spare time, I do a lot of digital and film photography, and use Photoshop to manipulate the images, and create them from scratch.
What I care about is the print, be it a proof or final image.
I shopped around for a very good quality inkjet that is reasonably economical to operate--however the value curve leans definitly towards quality.
I ended up buying an HP PSC 750 for about $175. It uses a multicolor (about $30) and a black cart (about $15).
Now, when I run prints, I have a good idea of what the per image cost is, and just keep it in mind. I don't worry that an extra proof will run the cost of an extra print--in the end its my work, and I just want it to look just so.
Many seem to worry about keeping the per print cost to an absolute minimum, but that just seems bass-ackward to me. I guess if you're doing thousands of prints that makes sense, but most home or even home-office users don't fall into that catagory.
When I'm reading a how-to, or some other form of documentation, I generally download it to my laptop and read it there, if I need to be able to take it with me. I don't waste a ream of paper.
Anyways, I know I'm not necessarily like most people. Just thought some would like to hear a different take on the subject.
-buf
PS. Some will undoubtably jump to the question of the permenance of most inkjet prints. For something that matters--like end product for a client, or show...I use a medium-to-high end service shop. There's plenty available online and the prices these days are fairly economical.
Ok...perhaps ironic would've been a better description, but certainly...not a troll.
I can't believe that I'm complaining about moderation anyways. It was before I had coffee.
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I wasn't talking about his wife. I was talking about his bitch. ;)
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This got moderated as a troll??? Good lord, someone doesn't have a sense of humor this morning.
The plethora of Microsoft applications available today, none working perfectly, is NOT a problem which stands in the way of the stranglehold Bill and Steve maintain over the desktop.
Grr.
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Since when is Firewire a new hardware technology? It's been around for quite a while...
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Someone says, "I'm going to google you" and I'm cool with that. Someone else says, "I'm going to Microsoft you" and I'm likely to get the urge to smack 'em. Really hard, in fact.
Google has a really good reputation in the community, Microsoft does not. If judged by quality alone, Google's engine wins without a competition.
Unfortunately such things are not a bellweather for business success.
No, no, no. It's fine if someone ELSE tests it under production! ;P
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Umm...you use DIRECTIONAL ANTENNE. From point A, you line up with the strongest signal direction. From point B you do the same. Where the lines formed from point A and B intersect is C--your target. If the antenne were NOT directional, then yes...you'd have a couple of circles.
Sigh...I'm done now.
For further information, check out this as a starting point.
Nope. Two points...the third in the "triangle" is the point you are locating.
With two directional antennas in separate locations, you end up with two lines that intersect at the origin.
Hmm...why three? Triangulation requires only two. A third is necessary only if you're worried about altitude--that is, a third dimension.
The desert is pretty flat, so I don't think it matters.
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because extra beaurocracy _always_ solves organizational problems. Please, no...
the bunny suits were a nice touch!
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Dune 2 == Dune Messiah
Now, Leto and Chani have grown up sharing every memory
Chani is Paul's girl. Ghanima is Leto II's sister--both of whome are Paul and Chani's kids.
I've just started God Emperor, so can't add much more, sorry.
My understanding is that tonight's SciFi "Children of Dune" has a few good FX shots of Leto II as God Emperor...probably in the third night. I've been told, by those who certainly should know, that there are some simply breath taking shots to wait for.
One PC, running Linux or BSD...pay the 100/per month to attach it. Then using a second ethernet card in the machine attached to a local switch or hub connected to all your other machines. Run iptables and setup SNAT or masquarading.
Done deal. You probably even fit their requirements, since only ONE machine is connected to their network and you are consuming only one IP address.
An excuse for geeks all round not to shower. Ew.
Yeah...but Splinter Cell kicks ass, dude! Don't give up on 'em until you play it!
Wil...and add a few thousand Tribbles and you've got a hit movie on your hands! Particularly if the Tribbles are psychologically abusing Wesley in some fashion.
I can see it now...
airautopr0n.com.
The paragraph that got me rolling was:
"In these documents, you will find answers, (according to google), to questions like:
DID GOOGLE DO IT INTENTIONALLY?
CAN GOOGLE DO IT TO YOU?
WHAT CAN YOU DO IF THEY DO?
HOW IMPORTANT IS PAGE RANK TO PLACEMENT?
ARE THEY WORRIED ABOUT OTHER LAWSUITS?
You can learn answers to these questions and more ---- but not for free. It's going to cost you $20 to see the documents. The $20 for the password to view these papers is not a sale. It is a donation to the SearchKing legal fund. "
W * O * W
That's so stupid it's just simply impressive. I have this morbid curiosity to find out just how many people would spend $20 to read this moron's "insights." Me thinks I've learned more from my cats.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry!
Google is a site designed to be a resource for US. That is their mission. They don't give a flying fsck about providing a profit center to some other company--nor should it be considered their responsibility to support.
Gads.
The apocalypse must certainly be arriving Monday. Or, at least, I hope it is.
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Though not usually one to nit pick, since you used it twice...the term is "petit" not "petite". They jury isn't selected for it's tiny size! ;)
Allow me to add to that...work at a university. The "abilities" of tenured professors and the sort are fairly impressive.
:(
Of course, by abilities, I'm referring to them in their destructive and or disruptive potential.
Not exactly...
My understanding (as limited as that may be) of IBM's OS/2 "subscription" is more like a support contract (like you get with Cisco.) You'll get notified of patches, updates, fixes, etc... However, if the contract/subscription lapses you're still able to run the software, since you own the license.
With the MS subscription model, you are purchasing a limited lifetime license. If you terminate the subscription, then after the license period expires, you can no longer run the software.
Big difference, actually. Not that I don't agree that the MS plan is doomed--just that the same afliction does not apply to the IBM OS/2 situation.
I have largely the same feelings whenever I port software to a Sun system.
Thank you. That is probably the funniest post I've seen on Slashdot in a very long time.
I needed the chuckle, as I'm dreading having to go back to work tomorrow!