Okay I didn't dampen the room but I did spend 45 minutes adjusting the speakers (it envolved a protractor and a frikken laser and some string).
The extra 2 channels that are filled is a valid point but atleast im future proof (as much as anyone can be)
PS
That was a good comeback. Verily I salute thee sire, you and your merry band of ner-do wells!
The thing I love about my homebrew system is itcan be upgraded with a new HD PVR card when HD finaly get to the UK there is also the added advantage that it is very easy to add another drive to increase the storage plus i can listen to internet Radio and watch Movies in glorious 7.1 THX certified sound with no monthly fee!
I would of expected only the lazyiest slashdotter to have not built their own PVR!
There is no-way I can even begin to beleave that it is the end of firefly.
Has anyone ever thought of making a fan-series? If a site was set up where donations could be made I would definately donate.
You can't take the sky from me (and if you try I'll shut my eyes, put my fingers in my ears and go lalalalalala)
The DRM will get sorted in time, even if it is a dirty hack, say shoving the HDTV-OUT in to a HD-Capture card and re-encoding on another pc, or as I suspect someone will crack it just as john cracked CSS.
I think the best way to avod piracy is to embrace in an I-Tunes making the cost of a legal copy of a track/movie so cheap as to make illegal downloads not worth it (what with the quality issue and occasion accidental pron download).
On the subject of pirated movies howlong befor DVD rips will include a DTS/Dolby Digital Sound Track, it pisses me off when downloading a movie (that I already own.... yes that should cover me) that my lovely 7.1 THX system only has 2 channels to play with. grr.
I'm only allowing 1 entry per-trili/qunit/pent/sext/ogy
1) Serenity
2) Star Wars V
3) Aliens (Alien II)
4) Star Trek 2 : Wrath of KAHN!
5) Blade Runner
6) Starship Troupers
7) Last Star Fighter
8) Airplane 2
9) Galaxy Quest
10) Starchaser : Ledgened of Orin
Serenity had to win as it is the most well thought out and beleavable sci-fi universe I have ever seen; I think all brown coats accross the globe should picket FOX till they: 1)reverse there descision on the TV series
2) Agree to not interfere with the show in anyway, especialy not in a way that forces Joss to have to write a new pilot over a weekend!
Why are they getting the power from the distributer when there is all that lovely heat comming off the engine/exhaust that could be used to make electricity?
I told you the space chickens were comming!!
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After observing the earth film war of the worlds the space chickens of krankor in a cruel and ironic twist will kill us with a (to them) harmless cold!
Run to the hills! Loot! eat your neighbours! it is the end time!
atleast I think that is the message the media is sending, I could of course be wrong.
Unfortunately my work PC wont let me view the link so forgive me if this is irrelavent but....
exactly what effect is a mear 20 ton craft going to have on an asteroid that is 1/2 mile across? The earths gravity acts with a force of 9.81 and weighs 5.9742 × 10^24, the tractor drone weighs 2.0 x 10^7 so exactly how small a pull will it have?
I think there will be hotels in space befor they finaly finnish the ISS. ISS will be renamed I-DSS and used to house the minimum wage cleaners for the hotels.
Seriously though, people in a space station are very expensive in the long run and although they provide fascility for micro-gravity research ect alot of this could be achived with and un-maned drone. People on the moon however I think is a much better idea as with a few basic supplies it could become self sufficiant what with all the free water and an ample back yard to stick solar pannels, make hydrogen fuel and grow food stuffs. Plus the added bonus of hulking great lumps of rock to shield from radiation.
This may sound like the over simplification of a simpleton but why not stack the tubines ontop of each other? You could get many more turbins/m^2 that way or better still make a wall of smaller turbins that all link up, a small blade could survive much rougher conditions that a hulking great one.
The biggest breakthough we can hope for is for the brainboxes at NASA/ESA to make a launch vehicle that doesn't carry it's own fule. The advantages of such a system are huge, lower mass (several thousand ton of fule less) means less fule all oth which makes for a cheaper and safer launch with heavier payloads.
Sudgestions my are: magnetic pulse/rail gun to repel/shoot the craft (probably work better on the moon) fire the fule at the craft at a plate unter the craft (exploding on contact) Space elevator go solar! That Jap station with the 3^2km pannels might come in useful.
But when are they going to get me a laptop that can last 12 years bewteen charges!?
Instead of lithium organo-what ever why not use decay from an alpha source with a long (20+years) halflife? the alpha emmissions can be shielded by a modest tianium/glass shell
Best think is to assume the worst (no power/water/food), I most of this is you centric as you need to take care of your self first. I've also assumed you will be there for more than one day, if this is not the case then ignor the section on sleeping. In general you need the think of the following when packing.
Stuff to Wear
I would advise a good pair of hiking boots and lots of good socks to keep your feet comfy, I do not know howmuch water is there if it is a lot then army surplus swamp boots are a good choice.
Hard waring cloaths like jeans and a shirt you can ware over a t-shirt. With jeans it is worth taking two pairs; a dry set and a wet/dirty set, wear the wet/dirty ones in the day and the dry set in the evening when you have finished working.
Stuff to Sleep in
If accomedation is an issue the a good tent is neeted pref with a fly screen. Dont for get a sleeping mat as the ground is realy uncomfortable without one and will ruin a nights sleep.
A good warm sleeping bag, it is best to have on that is too warm as you can unzip it to cool off
Stuff to Eat
As you have a u-haul pack tins (and a tin opener!)/de-hydrated that cant go off and high energy foods like nuts, chocolate is also good as well.. it's chocolate!
Stuff to Drink
Bring clean water and lots of it if there is not any available each team member will need between 2->4l of water a day if they are working hard. Water sterilisation kit may also be use full, I would advise boiling then adding a chlorien baised purifyer, there are addatives you can add afterwards that will take away the taste if you want.
Keep your clean and dirt water separate, never gather untrerated water in the same container as you drink from!
Tea/Coffee/fruit concentrate
Tools
A Good First Aid kit (Always assue that you may have to deal with a serious cut/breakage), there are many available from camping stores ask the staff there. You may want to add some anti-dihoretics to the kit as this can be quite serious.
Blankets
Small Axe/Saw
A Good knife
Mobile Phone
Light, tourches(+spare batts)/gas lantern
Gas Stove
Fire lighting kit
Lots of rope and gaffer/duct tape
Plastic ground sheeting
I think the crux of the matter is sony has spent alot developing HD-DVD in the ame way that the developers of HD-DVD cost quite a bit in R&D. To the victors go the spoils and this is the real drive by each party to re-coupe costs and (step 3) profit!
This could of been avoided if everyone had got together at the begining and worked as one team but with politics (both office and national) this can realy happen so there will always be conflicting standards. I beleave this will get worse not better as nations like china start to assert themself in the world, after all if 2bn Chinese decide to use there own format it is a sizable market.
Considering there were arguements over the colour of the first prototype wheel should all technology be banned, in this reporters oppinion the answer is, Yes.
*I would like to appologise for the poor spelling to those who care*
Why shield the whole house? bricks and morter are not effected but EM; Instead wear cloathing made with a wire mess sown in and a the ubiquitus foil hat, that way you can take it with you.
is that some people have to evolution pointed out to them. I for one will welcome our new Psionic overlords.
BTW closed minded religous type what if evloution is gods own service pack?? Homosapien V12.2beta service 99999999 fixes : Psychic powers option now avaiable
Control module for penis fixed (now remains enabled)
installed error checking to prevent feminist bigatory loop
Spell checker for slashdot posters added
Slashdot Mirror
Okay I didn't dampen the room but I did spend 45 minutes adjusting the speakers (it envolved a protractor and a frikken laser and some string). The extra 2 channels that are filled is a valid point but atleast im future proof (as much as anyone can be) PS That was a good comeback. Verily I salute thee sire, you and your merry band of ner-do wells!
The thing I love about my homebrew system is itcan be upgraded with a new HD PVR card when HD finaly get to the UK there is also the added advantage that it is very easy to add another drive to increase the storage plus i can listen to internet Radio and watch Movies in glorious 7.1 THX certified sound with no monthly fee!
I would of expected only the lazyiest slashdotter to have not built their own PVR!
There is no-way I can even begin to beleave that it is the end of firefly. Has anyone ever thought of making a fan-series? If a site was set up where donations could be made I would definately donate.
You can't take the sky from me (and if you try I'll shut my eyes, put my fingers in my ears and go lalalalalala)
I however come from sussex and in this county we obay the laws of THERMODYNAMICS
Actualy the majority of an airports suface area is in driect contact with air, it is only the foot print that is attached to the ground.
You'll never find a bigger hive of scum and villainy, we must be cautious.
The DRM will get sorted in time, even if it is a dirty hack, say shoving the HDTV-OUT in to a HD-Capture card and re-encoding on another pc, or as I suspect someone will crack it just as john cracked CSS.
I think the best way to avod piracy is to embrace in an I-Tunes making the cost of a legal copy of a track/movie so cheap as to make illegal downloads not worth it (what with the quality issue and occasion accidental pron download).
On the subject of pirated movies howlong befor DVD rips will include a DTS/Dolby Digital Sound Track, it pisses me off when downloading a movie (that I already own.... yes that should cover me) that my lovely 7.1 THX system only has 2 channels to play with. grr.
does it run (Fe)Linux?
I'll get my hat....
This guy I knew made a compleate wooden car, with a wooden engine and wooden seat and wooden wheels. The only problem is it wooden go.
Ba-Boom-Swish! - I'll get my coat....
I'm only allowing 1 entry per-trili/qunit/pent/sext/ogy
1) Serenity
2) Star Wars V
3) Aliens (Alien II)
4) Star Trek 2 : Wrath of KAHN!
5) Blade Runner
6) Starship Troupers
7) Last Star Fighter
8) Airplane 2
9) Galaxy Quest
10) Starchaser : Ledgened of Orin
Serenity had to win as it is the most well thought out and beleavable sci-fi universe I have ever seen; I think all brown coats accross the globe should picket FOX till they:
1)reverse there descision on the TV series
2) Agree to not interfere with the show in anyway, especialy not in a way that forces Joss to have to write a new pilot over a weekend!
"You cant take the sky from me!"
PS go to the signal
Why are they getting the power from the distributer when there is all that lovely heat comming off the engine/exhaust that could be used to make electricity?
After observing the earth film war of the worlds the space chickens of krankor in a cruel and ironic twist will kill us with a (to them) harmless cold!
Run to the hills! Loot! eat your neighbours! it is the end time!
atleast I think that is the message the media is sending, I could of course be wrong.
Unfortunately my work PC wont let me view the link so forgive me if this is irrelavent but....
exactly what effect is a mear 20 ton craft going to have on an asteroid that is 1/2 mile across? The earths gravity acts with a force of 9.81 and weighs 5.9742 × 10^24, the tractor drone weighs 2.0 x 10^7 so exactly how small a pull will it have?
"Japan, is it just me and the rest of the world that think pre-pubecent guntoting blonds are not good national mascots" - Crow T. Robot
so much so that I also submit that we fire the meat inspectors and protect against avian-flu/BSE/Ebola/Parasites by saying grace.
I think there will be hotels in space befor they finaly finnish the ISS. ISS will be renamed I-DSS and used to house the minimum wage cleaners for the hotels.
Seriously though, people in a space station are very expensive in the long run and although they provide fascility for micro-gravity research ect alot of this could be achived with and un-maned drone.
People on the moon however I think is a much better idea as with a few basic supplies it could become self sufficiant what with all the free water and an ample back yard to stick solar pannels, make hydrogen fuel and grow food stuffs. Plus the added bonus of hulking great lumps of rock to shield from radiation.
This may sound like the over simplification of a simpleton but why not stack the tubines ontop of each other? You could get many more turbins/m^2 that way or better still make a wall of smaller turbins that all link up, a small blade could survive much rougher conditions that a hulking great one.
The biggest breakthough we can hope for is for the brainboxes at NASA/ESA to make a launch vehicle that doesn't carry it's own fule. The advantages of such a system are huge, lower mass (several thousand ton of fule less) means less fule all oth which makes for a cheaper and safer launch with heavier payloads.
Sudgestions my are:
magnetic pulse/rail gun to repel/shoot the craft (probably work better on the moon)
fire the fule at the craft at a plate unter the craft (exploding on contact)
Space elevator go solar! That Jap station with the 3^2km pannels might come in useful.
20 years and billions in R&D and the only change is in Longhorn we have RSOD aswell as BSOD. 20 years well spent I think./
That is all I have to say on the matter.
But when are they going to get me a laptop that can last 12 years bewteen charges!?
Instead of lithium organo-what ever why not use decay from an alpha source with a long (20+years) halflife? the alpha emmissions can be shielded by a modest tianium/glass shell
Best think is to assume the worst (no power/water/food), I most of this is you centric as you need to take care of your self first. I've also assumed you will be there for more than one day, if this is not the case then ignor the section on sleeping. In general you need the think of the following when packing.
Stuff to Wear
I would advise a good pair of hiking boots and lots of good socks to keep your feet comfy, I do not know howmuch water is there if it is a lot then army surplus swamp boots are a good choice.
Hard waring cloaths like jeans and a shirt you can ware over a t-shirt. With jeans it is worth taking two pairs; a dry set and a wet/dirty set, wear the wet/dirty ones in the day and the dry set in the evening when you have finished working.
Stuff to Sleep in
If accomedation is an issue the a good tent is neeted pref with a fly screen.
Dont for get a sleeping mat as the ground is realy uncomfortable without one and will ruin a nights sleep.
A good warm sleeping bag, it is best to have on that is too warm as you can unzip it to cool off
Stuff to Eat
As you have a u-haul pack tins (and a tin opener!)/de-hydrated that cant go off and high energy foods like nuts, chocolate is also good as well.. it's chocolate!
Stuff to Drink
Bring clean water and lots of it if there is not any available each team member will need between 2->4l of water a day if they are working hard.
Water sterilisation kit may also be use full, I would advise boiling then adding a chlorien baised purifyer, there are addatives you can add afterwards that will take away the taste if you want.
Keep your clean and dirt water separate, never gather untrerated water in the same container as you drink from!
Tea/Coffee/fruit concentrate
Tools
A Good First Aid kit (Always assue that you may have to deal with a serious cut/breakage), there are many available from camping stores ask the staff there. You may want to add some anti-dihoretics to the kit as this can be quite serious.
Blankets
Small Axe/Saw
A Good knife
Mobile Phone
Light, tourches(+spare batts)/gas lantern
Gas Stove
Fire lighting kit
Lots of rope and gaffer/duct tape
Plastic ground sheeting
I think the crux of the matter is sony has spent alot developing HD-DVD in the ame way that the developers of HD-DVD cost quite a bit in R&D. To the victors go the spoils and this is the real drive by each party to re-coupe costs and (step 3) profit!
This could of been avoided if everyone had got together at the begining and worked as one team but with politics (both office and national) this can realy happen so there will always be conflicting standards. I beleave this will get worse not better as nations like china start to assert themself in the world, after all if 2bn Chinese decide to use there own format it is a sizable market.
Considering there were arguements over the colour of the first prototype wheel should all technology be banned, in this reporters oppinion the answer is, Yes.
*I would like to appologise for the poor spelling to those who care*
Why shield the whole house? bricks and morter are not effected but EM; Instead wear cloathing made with a wire mess sown in and a the ubiquitus foil hat, that way you can take it with you.
is that some people have to evolution pointed out to them. I for one will welcome our new Psionic overlords.
BTW closed minded religous type what if evloution is gods own service pack?? Homosapien V12.2beta service 99999999
fixes : Psychic powers option now avaiable
Control module for penis fixed (now remains enabled)
installed error checking to prevent feminist bigatory loop
Spell checker for slashdot posters added