What's this about a loader to match the OEM vendor? Got a link or info on it? I know what you're talking about, but have NO idea as to what file(s) it would be, or what loader to use for such a thing. Would be an incredibly useful tool...no more having to keep 14 DVDs around for the various vendors, since no one ships install media anymore...
If you're not running any software that they are authorized to audit for, you haven't agreed to the EULA in said products authorizing such an audit, and you can tell them to go pound sand. "I'm not using any software that falls under your purview, please leave."
Then if they come back with a warrant/court order, you go after them for any and all costs - at outside contracting rates. "Your honor, we chose software that wasn't at all related to any of the BSA's customers/members, and they insisted on invading our business, stopping our work, and costing us money. We want those costs recouped for our lost resources."
Hmmm...interesting possibility. Fixed-frame ring of balloons, with the 'payload' center elevated slightly above the balloons? Get to a certain altitude, and the rocket kicks in - you're not starting from 0 m/s - and you don't have to have enough fuel for the entire launch. Remotely vent the balloons, pick it back up (because you installed GPS and transmitting capability) for re-use.
Big problem: We only have so much helium on the planet.
Then they'll have to pay the price for not listening to their experts, and: A) hire more folk to migrate everything B) run 'unsecured' systems C) lock them down (more) as they'll be unpatched D) head for virtualization for the DOS/XP apps. E) Combination of Virtualization for the Win98 stuff, and compatibility mode for XP software.
Time to start harping about that, if its gonna take that long.
Heh...I remember that. 4-8MB of RAM on 95 meant a huge hole got dug into your HD for swap. 16MB was the minimum target for our refurbished machines at my high school...but when your budget is between nothing and $50 a year, you take and scavenge what you can.
Unless the front bumper and storage area comes back to you (rear-mounted engine)...then you have more concerns than JUST the steering wheel smashing your head...oh, and in this case...the tree.
The one here in Elk River, MN does...last time I wandered in there, anyway. Asked the sales guy about it, says he sees about 1/3 of the store's sales out of that corner...
If we ever MAKE an mp3 player so small that the 3.5mm jack is limiting, might as well sell it integrated with the headphones...cut out the jack entirely. Of course, now you're (potentially) looking at a truly disposable device, as (most) headphones tend to die. At least my wired kind do.... (the wire breaks internally, or the ear covers wear out on the good pair of DJ headphones I picked up 5 years ago...)
Which leads to me not buying games at launch unless I'm SURE I'm going to get my money's worth. These days, its usually "Hey that looks good, but not for multiplayer only (which you generally want to get close to launch, so you can keep up with everyone else and not get stomped a year later) - so I'll add it to my wishlist and pick it up on sale for $12 at Christmas..."
"An ultra-low-power standby supply controller with 10mW no-load capability"
So we want to go from having the switch disconnect power to the lights, to adding 10mW for EVERY lightbulb in existence...how the HELL is this part of a 'Green Wave' in helping me manage power consumption in my house?
Presume I have 50 bulbs in my house. At 10mW, we're talking 2.5W of always-on baseload draw. Multiply that times 75 million (rounded down from the 75.11 million Wolfram Alpha gave me): 2.5 * 75,000,000 = 187,000,000W of 'IDLE' power drawn so I can 'make the most of energy savings in the home.'
Was quite handy when working on the school newspaper's website; as I had taken that as my 'role' - and could work on it whenever and not on the ancient (Early PPC) Macs we had. 900MHz laptop with 256MB?512MB? RAM running Windows XP; worked pretty well.
1.6GHz dual-core, HD6310, no moving parts. Sure its Industrial-design, so it won't be as cheap as a bare board; but it should last a good long time. Add your choice of SSD or moving-parts 2.5" HDD, RAM, and 2 optional Mini Card PCI-E cards, and you're done. I'm hoping multiple companies come out with these, and I can pick one up for under $150 myself...
Windows 7 will boot with 96MB...(Install in a VM with the minimum-required 512MB; reduce VM down and down, once I hit 88MB it BSOD'd) - and no, it wasn't as slow as one would think...
If you have anyone who has more RAM that would fit; try it. Many systems have a max memory listing from the manufacturer only because that's the biggest stick they had at the time. My Dell (4-5 years old now) lists 2GB as the max; the actual is a bit over 3GB (Intel chipset limitation) - but Dell only ever tried with 1GB sticks. I've seen many desktops with the same; listing 1-2GB as the max but able to take denser sticks.
Find old machines being cast off/recycled; swipe RAM. Worst case you pass it on to someone else's machine...
Said suits have been tried, and failed miserably. Google's algorithm is a trade secret, and are not required to prop up others business models. They won't try, Google's won enough cases like this, even if they did they'd get their butts handed to them on a platter in court.
Maybe you have to drill the first set of holes, then the machine can take over? (Might make for a simpler machine, anyway) Alternatively, have a model drilling hole base, stand the piece up, and drill in through the pre-drilled holes in the base - there's your starter holes. Now use the aforementioned machine to automatically drill the rest...
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What's this about a loader to match the OEM vendor? Got a link or info on it? I know what you're talking about, but have NO idea as to what file(s) it would be, or what loader to use for such a thing. Would be an incredibly useful tool...no more having to keep 14 DVDs around for the various vendors, since no one ships install media anymore...
If you're not running any software that they are authorized to audit for, you haven't agreed to the EULA in said products authorizing such an audit, and you can tell them to go pound sand. "I'm not using any software that falls under your purview, please leave."
Then if they come back with a warrant/court order, you go after them for any and all costs - at outside contracting rates. "Your honor, we chose software that wasn't at all related to any of the BSA's customers/members, and they insisted on invading our business, stopping our work, and costing us money. We want those costs recouped for our lost resources."
Hmmm...interesting possibility. Fixed-frame ring of balloons, with the 'payload' center elevated slightly above the balloons? Get to a certain altitude, and the rocket kicks in - you're not starting from 0 m/s - and you don't have to have enough fuel for the entire launch. Remotely vent the balloons, pick it back up (because you installed GPS and transmitting capability) for re-use.
Big problem: We only have so much helium on the planet.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is often crucified.
Costs more, but here's an example eSATA/USB2 enclosure with a little 40mm fan, also trayless easy-remove design for quick swapping of drives:
http://www.startech.com/product/SAT3510BU2E-35in-eSATA-USB-Black-SATA-External-Hard-Drive-Enclosure
I've deployed a few of these, they work fairly well. At this point I'm curious when routers will start having USB 3.0 ports on them...
Then they'll have to pay the price for not listening to their experts, and:
A) hire more folk to migrate everything
B) run 'unsecured' systems
C) lock them down (more) as they'll be unpatched
D) head for virtualization for the DOS/XP apps.
E) Combination of Virtualization for the Win98 stuff, and compatibility mode for XP software.
Time to start harping about that, if its gonna take that long.
Heh...I remember that. 4-8MB of RAM on 95 meant a huge hole got dug into your HD for swap. 16MB was the minimum target for our refurbished machines at my high school...but when your budget is between nothing and $50 a year, you take and scavenge what you can.
The 'Enterprise: Team A Wishlist' you link to talks about Firefox 1.5.0.9 and similar versions.
The bottom of the page says it was last modified in 2007.
This IS a feature I've been watching for years - and Mozilla has quietly dropped it along the wayside.
I AM curious as to how IBM deploys/manages their Firefox install - that is their "corporate" browser of choice.
Unless the front bumper and storage area comes back to you (rear-mounted engine)...then you have more concerns than JUST the steering wheel smashing your head...oh, and in this case...the tree.
The one here in Elk River, MN does...last time I wandered in there, anyway. Asked the sales guy about it, says he sees about 1/3 of the store's sales out of that corner...
If we ever MAKE an mp3 player so small that the 3.5mm jack is limiting, might as well sell it integrated with the headphones...cut out the jack entirely. Of course, now you're (potentially) looking at a truly disposable device, as (most) headphones tend to die. At least my wired kind do.... (the wire breaks internally, or the ear covers wear out on the good pair of DJ headphones I picked up 5 years ago...)
What game is that? (So that the developers and publishers can be ostracized appropriately) - AND held up as an example.
Which leads to me not buying games at launch unless I'm SURE I'm going to get my money's worth. These days, its usually "Hey that looks good, but not for multiplayer only (which you generally want to get close to launch, so you can keep up with everyone else and not get stomped a year later) - so I'll add it to my wishlist and pick it up on sale for $12 at Christmas..."
Oops, that's what I get for attempting math while still without caffeine. Still, not an insignificant baseload, regardless...
"An ultra-low-power standby supply controller with 10mW no-load capability"
So we want to go from having the switch disconnect power to the lights, to adding 10mW for EVERY lightbulb in existence...how the HELL is this part of a 'Green Wave' in helping me manage power consumption in my house?
Presume I have 50 bulbs in my house. At 10mW, we're talking 2.5W of always-on baseload draw. Multiply that times 75 million (rounded down from the 75.11 million Wolfram Alpha gave me): 2.5 * 75,000,000 = 187,000,000W of 'IDLE' power drawn so I can 'make the most of energy savings in the home.'
HA!
Source:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=houses+in+america
(It gave a 2009 count of owner-occupied housing units)
I did, in 2001-2003.
Was quite handy when working on the school newspaper's website; as I had taken that as my 'role' - and could work on it whenever and not on the ancient (Early PPC) Macs we had. 900MHz laptop with 256MB?512MB? RAM running Windows XP; worked pretty well.
http://semiaccurate.com/2011/01/19/compulab-shows-embedded-amd-brazos-system/
1.6GHz dual-core, HD6310, no moving parts. Sure its Industrial-design, so it won't be as cheap as a bare board; but it should last a good long time. Add your choice of SSD or moving-parts 2.5" HDD, RAM, and 2 optional Mini Card PCI-E cards, and you're done. I'm hoping multiple companies come out with these, and I can pick one up for under $150 myself...
Windows 7 will boot with 96MB...(Install in a VM with the minimum-required 512MB; reduce VM down and down, once I hit 88MB it BSOD'd) - and no, it wasn't as slow as one would think...
If you have anyone who has more RAM that would fit; try it. Many systems have a max memory listing from the manufacturer only because that's the biggest stick they had at the time. My Dell (4-5 years old now) lists 2GB as the max; the actual is a bit over 3GB (Intel chipset limitation) - but Dell only ever tried with 1GB sticks. I've seen many desktops with the same; listing 1-2GB as the max but able to take denser sticks.
Find old machines being cast off/recycled; swipe RAM. Worst case you pass it on to someone else's machine...
Said suits have been tried, and failed miserably. Google's algorithm is a trade secret, and are not required to prop up others business models. They won't try, Google's won enough cases like this, even if they did they'd get their butts handed to them on a platter in court.
Previous Slashdot discussion:
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/03/11/1711252/Google-Introduces-Domain-Blocking-To-Search
Article discussing how:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/hide-sites-to-find-more-of-what-you.html
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Sadly, I've seen it before, several times. Or when you click the button...only to get the signature.
Maybe you have to drill the first set of holes, then the machine can take over? (Might make for a simpler machine, anyway) Alternatively, have a model drilling hole base, stand the piece up, and drill in through the pre-drilled holes in the base - there's your starter holes. Now use the aforementioned machine to automatically drill the rest...
Because its gained sentience, and is replicating.
Only one man can stop it - Gordan Freeman.
YOU are Gordon. SAVE THE WORLD!