The first thing I think I'm going to do is to get a pair of noise canceling headphones...
Have you tried any non-noise canceling headphones? The HVAC system in my office is quite loud, but, using some cheap Sony headphones, I have never needed to turn my music up to painful levels to drown background sounds out.
If you feel you need such expensive headphones I think you should consider looking at what is locally available - making returns much easier.
Are we, as Slashdot readers, supposed to be upset when Microsoft incorporates programs into Windows, or are we supposed to be upset when Microsoft sells additional programs?
Isn't this just the kind of action we have been asking for? Instead of abusing their monopoly by giving away products (i.e. IE) it looks like Microsoft is actually selling a product. How dare they!
Before someone replies with a line like "It's funny that M$ is selling an additional product to fix their own broken software." I want to mention that many many spyware programs do not exploit Windows, but rather exploit gullible users..
What hardware are you using as a controller for the 5800?
Though the 5800 has NEMA output via it's serial ports, it can not do the processing on-board for RTD or RTK. (I assume RTD because of the base you linked to.)
You don't need anything fancy as far as your computer is concerned - what you need is a computer armoire. They need not take up any more floor space than a desk, and can hold (keep away from little fingers) so much more.
Everything - keyboard, mouse, monitor, and all the wires can be kept safely behind closed doors when not in use.
I am curious what how this relates to the effect of stress on the immune system.
Is the immune system weakened somehow by this? Are a weakened immune system and this shortening of the telomeres both symptoms of another problem? Are the telomeres shortened in these white blood cells because the immune system has been running it's self to rags due to stress? Or is the fact they found this shortening in white blood cells a red herring?
Then again, this was a study of 58 women. Not a very large sample, and I'm male - so I'm safe.
(I always was jealous of my sisters as a child. I found it unfair that sharks were man-eaters.)
You're not the only one to mention that they are quality parts. That's good to know, a little late in my case (sorry for the bad pun) but still good to know.
I noticed that also. If it's the same bits that means they are selling you a fancy case with the words "X-Arcade" painted on it for $90.50. The bare joystick cost $5.50 (a two-pack costs $11) and the 8 buttons are worth $4. (a twenty-pack costs $10)
From Happcontrols.com I can't find a bare arcade joystick for under $14.
The again Xgaming does say about their X-Arcade Solo: "Measuring in at 11 inches from side to side and built with 12 LBS of industrial grade materials... They must mean 1 pound of particleboard and 11 pounds of lead weights on the bottom.
Kit? This appears to be nothing more than an arcade controller interface. This is nothing more than 1 part that you need to build your own.
The "arcade parts bundle" at the bottom of the article really scares me and is probably quite telling. $19.95 for 20 arcade-style buttone AND 2 arcade-style joysticks? Quality.
The crackpots who are trying to stop windpower because it might kill birds should concentrate on the things that actually are killing birds: cars, cats, buildings, and loss of habitat.
Are you suggesting that expressing concern and raising an awareness about another source of migratory bird death puts somebody in the "crackpot" category?
More Americans die every year as a result of automobile accidents than as a result of prostate cancer. Does this mean that anyone raising awareness about prostate cancer is a crackpot?
It's not an either/or world. IF wind powered generators are killing birds then that needs to be considered when evaluating wind farms' value to society. Just because wind farms are not the primary cause of bird deaths by humans does not mean that the issue should not be addressed.
IF windfarms are not a large threat to birds then great, it makes things easier, but that still does not discredit those who had previously expressed concerns.
And the hot exhaust from the turbine would feel absolutely lovely against one's leg while being carried in a pocket
On your fears of hot exhaust:
My cell phone = 3.6v battery @ 850 mah. That is 3.06 watt hours. If I talk non-stop on my phone it takes two hours to kill the battery. That's 1.53 watts consumed at FULL usage. 1.53 watt hours = 1,316 calories. That's enough heat to raise 1.3 Liters of water one stinkin' degree - over the course of one hour. I'm willing to be your thigh contains more than 1.3 Liters of water.
Assume 33% efficiency and you still don't have much to fear.
If this is true - and their experiment with the slab of aluminum offers decent evidence - why do modern seismological methods work as well as they do?
Money is the prime driver in many forms of research, and nobody has as much money vested in geologic surveys as the oil companies. Why haven't they already discovered this effect?
Question: Do seismic surveys currently employ a Radon transform (like how CAT scans reconstruct a 2D image from 1D projections)? If so, how would this "pinball effect" affect that?
There might be errors in the GPS datasets commercially available, but...
Considering most people don't understand the difference between datums (NAD27 vs. NAD83 for example) much less the difference between different realizations of the same datum (NAD83(1986) vs. NAD83(CORS96) for example) I am willing to believe that human error plays a significant role.
And lets not even get into vertical errors people encounter when using different geoid models.
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This article reminds me of a conversation I was having with my crew the other day...
Marco: Robot body? No way! That goes against the natural order.
Sparks: Well, you'd have the strength of five men.
Marco: I got that now!
Murphy: Not five men, five gorillas! But, since you're that strong, if you try to pet a kitten, you'd crush it.
For Windows Total Recorder http://www.highcriteria.com/ will copy any audio stream - protected or not - on a schedule, or real time.
Have you tried any non-noise canceling headphones? The HVAC system in my office is quite loud, but, using some cheap Sony headphones, I have never needed to turn my music up to painful levels to drown background sounds out.
If you feel you need such expensive headphones I think you should consider looking at what is locally available - making returns much easier.
This story summary takes the cake.
Are we, as Slashdot readers, supposed to be upset when Microsoft incorporates programs into Windows, or are we supposed to be upset when Microsoft sells additional programs?
Isn't this just the kind of action we have been asking for? Instead of abusing their monopoly by giving away products (i.e. IE) it looks like Microsoft is actually selling a product.
How dare they!
Before someone replies with a line like "It's funny that M$ is selling an additional product to fix their own broken software." I want to mention that many many spyware programs do not exploit Windows, but rather exploit gullible users..
What hardware are you using as a controller for the 5800?
Though the 5800 has NEMA output via it's serial ports, it can not do the processing on-board for RTD or RTK. (I assume RTD because of the base you linked to.)
I, for one, welcome our old USENET overlords!
You don't need anything fancy as far as your computer is concerned - what you need is a computer armoire. They need not take up any more floor space than a desk, and can hold (keep away from little fingers) so much more.
Everything - keyboard, mouse, monitor, and all the wires can be kept safely behind closed doors when not in use.
You got a manual with your last hardware/software purchase? Lucky bastard!
I am curious what how this relates to the effect of stress on the immune system.
Is the immune system weakened somehow by this?
Are a weakened immune system and this shortening of the telomeres both symptoms of another problem?
Are the telomeres shortened in these white blood cells because the immune system has been running it's self to rags due to stress?
Or is the fact they found this shortening in white blood cells a red herring?
Then again, this was a study of 58 women. Not a very large sample, and I'm male - so I'm safe.
(I always was jealous of my sisters as a child. I found it unfair that sharks were man-eaters.)
Christ, for £1,791.38 the thing better be rack-mountable like most other audio/video equipment in that price-range.
You're not the only one to mention that they are quality parts. That's good to know, a little late in my case (sorry for the bad pun) but still good to know.
I noticed that also.
If it's the same bits that means they are selling you a fancy case with the words "X-Arcade" painted on it for $90.50. The bare joystick cost $5.50 (a two-pack costs $11) and the 8 buttons are worth $4. (a twenty-pack costs $10)
From Happcontrols.com I can't find a bare arcade joystick for under $14.
The again Xgaming does say about their X-Arcade Solo:
"Measuring in at 11 inches from side to side and built with 12 LBS of industrial grade materials...
They must mean 1 pound of particleboard and 11 pounds of lead weights on the bottom.
Kit?
This appears to be nothing more than an arcade controller interface. This is nothing more than 1 part that you need to build your own.
The "arcade parts bundle" at the bottom of the article really scares me and is probably quite telling. $19.95 for 20 arcade-style buttone AND 2 arcade-style joysticks? Quality.
Are you suggesting that expressing concern and raising an awareness about another source of migratory bird death puts somebody in the "crackpot" category?
More Americans die every year as a result of automobile accidents than as a result of prostate cancer. Does this mean that anyone raising awareness about prostate cancer is a crackpot?
It's not an either/or world. IF wind powered generators are killing birds then that needs to be considered when evaluating wind farms' value to society. Just because wind farms are not the primary cause of bird deaths by humans does not mean that the issue should not be addressed.
IF windfarms are not a large threat to birds then great, it makes things easier, but that still does not discredit those who had previously expressed concerns.
On your fears of hot exhaust:
My cell phone = 3.6v battery @ 850 mah.
That is 3.06 watt hours.
If I talk non-stop on my phone it takes two hours to kill the battery.
That's 1.53 watts consumed at FULL usage.
1.53 watt hours = 1,316 calories.
That's enough heat to raise 1.3 Liters of water one stinkin' degree - over the course of one hour.
I'm willing to be your thigh contains more than 1.3 Liters of water.
Assume 33% efficiency and you still don't have much to fear.
I think they already do. How else do you explain what makes the front page on any given day?
If this is true - and their experiment with the slab of aluminum offers decent evidence - why do modern seismological methods work as well as they do?
Money is the prime driver in many forms of research, and nobody has as much money vested in geologic surveys as the oil companies. Why haven't they already discovered this effect?
Question: Do seismic surveys currently employ a Radon transform (like how CAT scans reconstruct a 2D image from 1D projections)? If so, how would this "pinball effect" affect that?
There might be errors in the GPS datasets commercially available, but...
Considering most people don't understand the difference between datums (NAD27 vs. NAD83 for example) much less the difference between different realizations of the same datum (NAD83(1986) vs. NAD83(CORS96) for example) I am willing to believe that human error plays a significant role.
And lets not even get into vertical errors people encounter when using different geoid models.