Actually, the GP is right about 380 amps. To charge a 2.1Ah battery, you need 2.1/3600*20 amps at the battery's voltage.
You're also right in saying that your household power supply can easily take it at high voltage, but you must take into account the conversion to low voltage too.
The charging equipment would simply be huge and the cable and plug would be ridiculously impractical at 380A.
It looks like a map of Europe to me. Although there has always been some discussion as to where the eastern border of 'Europe' is, the whole of Russia is most certainly not part of Europe. Take a look at some maps. Perhaps you meant to say Eurasia?
The correct action to take after reading my message would be to prevent the story from reaching the front page, since it's really a non-story if it's not the _first_ switch in space. Maybe it's the cash machine:) or perhaps the e-mail just got lost.
In space, it's exposed to all kinds of radiation that normally gets blocked by the earth's atmosphere. This is one of the reasons we try to limit the complexity of electronics sent out to space. (and additionally, shield the hell out of everything) I believe the shuttle uses a computer comparable to a 386, for this reason.
From TFA: "Two redundant LAN switches, developed by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) Astrium, already operate in the ISS network core and now have been joined by HP's ProCurve 2524 switch"
I sent this in an e-mail to Taco when the article was still in the 'mysterious future' but that message must have been stopped by his spam filter or something.
Is there anything 'new' to this version 5.0? From what I can see in the announcement, it is merely a security update from version 4.9:
Changes since OpenSSH 4.9:
Security:
* CVE-2008-1483: Avoid possible hijacking of X11-forwarded connections
by refusing to listen on a port unless all address families bind
successfully.
Yes. Reading my post again now, I realise that it can indeed be interpreted both ways.
What I meant to say is that I don't agree with Schneier; it wouldn't be a good idea for everyone to open up his/her AP, because you could no longer be held responsible for what happens with your internet connection. That would result in easy anonymity for everyone and virtually no chance of getting caught when doing something illegal.
While I agree that anonymity is sometimes important, in this case it'd probably lead to disaster.
No it won't. It only lowers the speed for the PC far away from the AP. It is possible though that some other client closer to the AP 'jams' the connectivity for everyone far away: sort of like it's possible to understand someone who's whispering across the room, unless someone else is yelling in your ear:)
Worse still, the Netcraft link is actually to an old version (from August 2007) of their Web Server Survey which projects a steep line downwards for Apache and a very steep climb for IIS.
If the submitter had linked to the most recent version of the survey, it would be clear that some of the territory that apache lost has already been reclaimed in the last few months and that IIS' market share appears to be stagnating.
Comparing the two graphs, I think it makes a huge difference. Why would the submitter post an old version that paints a dim view for the future of Apache? Sounds like FUD to me...
I got modded off-topic. Which is funny because I was the one who modded this comment off-topic yesterday and got flamed for it! After the flaming replies, the poster got a +5 Informative for doing EXACLY what I'm doing here. I was actually sorry that I'd moderated the comment badly. Heh.
Im' sorry but i have to second the author's opinion on NeoOffice
Yes, it is a nice piece of software and I've been using it extensively over the last few weeks. Today, however I ditched it for OpenOffice on Gentoo (on a mac) because all the imported pictures (schematics) kept disappearing from my documents. I've had this problem about 5 times I think, and importing 10+ files and putting them all back exactly where they were is quite a pain. They would be fine for a whole day of work in NeoOffice and the suddely I would notice that the.ODF had shrunk to less than 50Kb after I closed it. Open it up again and sure enough, all the schematics have gone, for no reason.
The point I'm trying to make is that NeoOffice is a very good piece of software, but in my opinion it really isn't as stable as the real OpenOffice
Nah well, I suppose NeoOffice will very soon be obsolete after the final release of the native OOo
Truly hilarious! I really wish I had mod points right now!
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hmmm... i don't have any experience with what you're mentioning here, but i very much doubt these things will automatically install Nvidia drivers, OpenGL drivers, Ndiswrapper, recompile my kernel, install a good firewall ruleset, etc etc etc...
seriously though, I really really like FreeBSD, I just don't believe that installing it can be easy, as you say. Am i wrong?
I've know that FreeBSD was much better than Linux for ages;)
Joking aside, FreeBSD is a bit hard to install and get working if you're using it as a workstation OS... I've been using it for 4 years now and it still took most of my free time in a period of 2 weeks to get it installed properly on my newly bought laptop (with all the details and little stuff, that is) Of course when I was done, it was very much worth it. I don't think any system is as robust and stable as FreeBSD.
Granted, google's interface is smoother and faster.
However, the first thing I tried with both microsoft's and google's system is try to find my home town (in Belgium) Twice I was in for a disappointment: google maps doesn't even indicate ANYTHING in belgium (as a matter of fact, when it was first launched, it had even switched the names of Belgium and The Netherlands).
Virtual Earth doesn't zoom any further than a large view of the coutry with the largest cities and towns indicated, but it does at least that! I don't care about how good it is for US map, I never go there!
Sorry, I'm not a big M$ fan, but this time they seem to have done an overall better job.
BTW It also seems to be working great in Firefox on FreeBSD:O Microsoft's pleasantly surprised me with this one!
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Runs Openwrt, 802.11N (5Ghz) USB, gigabit.
You can pick it up new for under 60$
Germany? Green? You may want to read up on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignite
Actually, the GP is right about 380 amps. To charge a 2.1Ah battery, you need 2.1/3600*20 amps at the battery's voltage.
:)
You're also right in saying that your household power supply can easily take it at high voltage, but you must take into account the conversion to low voltage too.
The charging equipment would simply be huge and the cable and plug would be ridiculously impractical at 380A.
You'd need something in this order of magnitude
http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/575796945/GENUINE-ANDERSON-SB-350A-600V-POWER-CONNECTOR-WITH-2-0-AGW-CONTACTS.jpg
It looks like a map of Europe to me.
Although there has always been some discussion as to where the eastern border of 'Europe' is, the whole of Russia is most certainly not part of Europe. Take a look at some maps. Perhaps you meant to say Eurasia?
Yes, I mailed it to the daddypants address...
:) or perhaps the e-mail just got lost.
The correct action to take after reading my message would be to prevent the story from reaching the front page, since it's really a non-story if it's not the _first_ switch in space. Maybe it's the cash machine
In space, it's exposed to all kinds of radiation that normally gets blocked by the earth's atmosphere.
This is one of the reasons we try to limit the complexity of electronics sent out to space. (and additionally, shield the hell out of everything)
I believe the shuttle uses a computer comparable to a 386, for this reason.
From TFA: "Two redundant LAN switches, developed by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) Astrium, already operate in the ISS network core and now have been joined by HP's ProCurve 2524 switch"
;)
I sent this in an e-mail to Taco when the article was still in the 'mysterious future' but that message must have been stopped by his spam filter or something.
Yeah yeah, I must be new here
Security:
* CVE-2008-1483: Avoid possible hijacking of X11-forwarded connections
by refusing to listen on a port unless all address families bind
successfully.
AFAIK, the KDE team is also switching to Apple's fork of KHTML, WebKit.
KHTML is very good of course, but it wouldn't make sense to switch to an engine that's going to be made obolete soon.
Just wanted to drop a reply because I accidentally modded this redundant.
;)
I was aming for Insightful, but the new discussion system sure makes it easy to kinda 'miss'
Yes.
Reading my post again now, I realise that it can indeed be interpreted both ways.
What I meant to say is that I don't agree with Schneier; it wouldn't be a good idea for everyone to open up his/her AP, because you could no longer be held responsible for what happens with your internet connection. That would result in easy anonymity for everyone and virtually no chance of getting caught when doing something illegal.
While I agree that anonymity is sometimes important, in this case it'd probably lead to disaster.
No it won't. It only lowers the speed for the PC far away from the AP. :)
It is possible though that some other client closer to the AP 'jams' the connectivity for everyone far away: sort of like it's possible to understand someone who's whispering across the room, unless someone else is yelling in your ear
Why not? For one thing because it would pretty much guarantee total anonymity to everyone online.
If you want to commit a crime online, it's easy enough to drive your car to the next city, open you laptop and connect to a random open AP.
And if you were too lazy to do that, you can always say "It wasn't me, someone else connected through MY open AP!"
Worse still, the Netcraft link is actually to an old version (from August 2007) of their Web Server Survey which projects a steep line downwards for Apache and a very steep climb for IIS.
If the submitter had linked to the most recent version of the survey, it would be clear that some of the territory that apache lost has already been reclaimed in the last few months and that IIS' market share appears to be stagnating.
Comparing the two graphs, I think it makes a huge difference. Why would the submitter post an old version that paints a dim view for the future of Apache? Sounds like FUD to me...
I got modded off-topic. Which is funny because I was the one who modded this comment off-topic yesterday and got flamed for it!
After the flaming replies, the poster got a +5 Informative for doing EXACLY what I'm doing here.
I was actually sorry that I'd moderated the comment badly. Heh.
Parent is another Minicity-link !
Im' sorry but i have to second the author's opinion on NeoOffice
.ODF had shrunk to less than 50Kb after I closed it. Open it up again and sure enough, all the schematics have gone, for no reason.
Yes, it is a nice piece of software and I've been using it extensively over the last few weeks. Today, however I ditched it for OpenOffice on Gentoo (on a mac) because all the imported pictures (schematics) kept disappearing from my documents. I've had this problem about 5 times I think, and importing 10+ files and putting them all back exactly where they were is quite a pain. They would be fine for a whole day of work in NeoOffice and the suddely I would notice that the
The point I'm trying to make is that NeoOffice is a very good piece of software, but in my opinion it really isn't as stable as the real OpenOffice
Nah well, I suppose NeoOffice will very soon be obsolete after the final release of the native OOo
err... Belgium isn't exactly dull, but it is very small, so I can understand why it wouldn't show up on the news very often
:) )
About the famous Belgians:
Present:
Eddy Merckx (5 times Tour de France winner)
Kim Clijsters
Justine Hénin
Amélie Nothomb
Thoots Thielemans
Jaques Brel
Legends:
Father Damien (long time ago, but nevertheless)
Ambiorix (even further in the past
Fictional:
Hércule Poirot
Source?
http://www.wband.com/Gigabit_Ethernet.htm
I don't think they want to enforce it.
They're just making this law so that the courts can blame someone in case of damages
Truly hilarious! I really wish I had mod points right now!
hmmm... i don't have any experience with what you're mentioning here,
but i very much doubt these things will automatically install Nvidia drivers, OpenGL drivers, Ndiswrapper, recompile my kernel, install a good firewall ruleset, etc etc etc...
seriously though, I really really like FreeBSD, I just don't believe that installing it can be easy, as you say. Am i wrong?
Exactly how is this news?
;)
I've know that FreeBSD was much better than Linux for ages
Joking aside, FreeBSD is a bit hard to install and get working if you're using it as a workstation OS...
I've been using it for 4 years now and it still took most of my free time in a period of 2 weeks to get it installed properly on my newly bought laptop (with all the details and little stuff, that is)
Of course when I was done, it was very much worth it. I don't think any system is as robust and stable as FreeBSD.
A huge "Thank You" to the developers!
Granted, google's interface is smoother and faster.
:O
However, the first thing I tried with both microsoft's and google's system is try to find my home town (in Belgium)
Twice I was in for a disappointment: google maps doesn't even indicate ANYTHING in belgium (as a matter of fact, when it was first launched, it had even switched the names of Belgium and The Netherlands).
Virtual Earth doesn't zoom any further than a large view of the coutry with the largest cities and towns indicated, but it does at least that!
I don't care about how good it is for US map, I never go there!
Sorry, I'm not a big M$ fan, but this time they seem to have done an overall better job.
BTW It also seems to be working great in Firefox on FreeBSD
Microsoft's pleasantly surprised me with this one!