A lot of LED christmas lights seem to have a visible flicker noticable from half a mile away. They probably don't have anything along the lines of smoothing capacitors in them. Hopefully we are talking about better technology though
Now if you want to make a billion dollars, invent a bluetooth-activated dildo that fires up on every incoming call. It will certainly contribute to shorter calls so you can get the next one.
Ironically I am pretty sure this was on the screen savers/attack of the show (it was right around when they switched shows) at one point.... Pretty sure it detected the RF from the cell phone though.
And they stated this fact during the show as well. I believe the comment was valid though because the balloon's payload is not going to be traveling on a ballistic trajectory. It will be similar to when they just dropped the bullets from the hight where they reach terminal velocity.
Actually, there is some overlap between wifi and ham frequencies which results in people being able to set up very powerful wifi amplifiers on certain channels (although with major encryption restrictions)
If manned/unmanned missions to the moon become more common there is always the possibility of a limited GPS system being put in place. Might make navigating unmanned missions easier as well as locating the lander after a longer trip. (Although the later could be taken care of by a tracking beacon as long as line of sight doesn't become a significant issue)
Depending on the composition of a material it can burn in space but I doubt a moon/planet that has a massive quantity of oxidizer and fuel sources on the surface would stay that way very long. (All it would take would be heat generated by an impact, etc. to potentially set it off)
People could make automated attacks against linux servers (there are probably some already) that detect if a site is running certain vulnerable scripts and run from there. Some issues could be solved easily by detecting paths on the web server, differences in distributions can be covered by trying the top 3-5 most popular paths (or more intelligent checks) , etc.
One nice thing about running php as the user that owns the site is it makes it more difficult for someone to take out every site on a server.
What would be so hard for botnet owners to make a peer to peer botnet rather than using servers? When a new machine is infected just send it a small list of hosts. Once connected distribute the full list of hosts. Most home networks do not secure upnp so inbound connections are not an issue.
For networks that do not allow firewall reconfiguration.... Infect via removable media or email and then distribute the commands internally through the network until more machines can make direct outbound connections.
Use random ports and encryption to make it harder to track and then use private/public keys so someone can't just send a shutdown command out over the network.
A night-stick has just as much possibility of abuse, injury, death as a taser. What happens when someone with other medical conditions gets hit and it kills them?
Something with less abuse potential is probably the 'shotgun shell' tasers. I am almost positive they just have a built in timer so it isn't a situation where someone can hold the trigger down, etc.
Drinking (not inhaling) clean water is typically considered non lethal too but people have died from that. You can't define anything as non lethal because there is a chance it could be come lethal under the proper circumstances. I am not defending the ways tasers are used (I disagree with some of the uses of tasers), it is just a fact.
Handcuffs could be lethal due to the positioning they cause aggravating an injury/other medical condition or causing a loss of circulation.
In addition to what others have said (crowds), it would probably be more effective (maybe cheaper depending on bulk discounts) when it comes to automated defense than attaching a taser to a couple motors and using a computer to track a target.
The main time I typically see that issue is with DVD decoders. I know VLC has an option to display a video in multiple windows that could be assigned to different screens which would possibly remove that restriction. Running anydvd, etc. in the background might also work.
Something to remember with resolution, is higher resolution doesn't make a bit of difference unless you are a certain distance from the screen. (The human eye just can't see it past a certain point) Even on a movie theater size screen in the second row of just about any theater I can just BARELY notice individual pixels (can't actually see them but any noise in the image is apparent)
Find a way to market the 'resolution' of audio systems (sampling rate, dynamic range, etc.), just not in the way a lot of companies do now (just to increase the price of a product that had that feature for years
In Illinois State's case, depending on who is working at the helpdesk they will be able to get you on the wireless network, etc.
The issues to keep in mind are: 1. You have to have a distribution that has functioning wireless EAP support (kubuntu, unless fixed recently, is somewhat broken but I think ubuntu is fine) 2. Be prepared to convert the VPN configuration from cisco's client that they give to you on the website to your linux client (they will not give out the password in plaintext). They claim juniper's webvpn software works on linux but I am doubtful unless you are running the thing as root. 3. You are possibly still going to be stuck with Microsoft Office depending on the exact requirements of the course (not that big of a deal, enterprise only costs $80 at the university).
They aren't hostile to linux support, but they don't actively support it. They use Blackboard which seemed to work in firefox on linux but I never had to try getting the 'lockdown' browser working.
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You say that once when you get the MRI and once when you get the bill for a new MRI machine
That is why you design it so you can replace the LEDs, circuitry, and lens separately.
A lot of LED christmas lights seem to have a visible flicker noticable from half a mile away. They probably don't have anything along the lines of smoothing capacitors in them. Hopefully we are talking about better technology though
unless you're playing horseshoes or hand grenades.
You got that backwards. It is "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades"
Now if you want to make a billion dollars, invent a bluetooth-activated dildo that fires up on every incoming call. It will certainly contribute to shorter calls so you can get the next one.
Ironically I am pretty sure this was on the screen savers/attack of the show (it was right around when they switched shows) at one point.... Pretty sure it detected the RF from the cell phone though.
And they stated this fact during the show as well. I believe the comment was valid though because the balloon's payload is not going to be traveling on a ballistic trajectory. It will be similar to when they just dropped the bullets from the hight where they reach terminal velocity.
Actually, there is some overlap between wifi and ham frequencies which results in people being able to set up very powerful wifi amplifiers on certain channels (although with major encryption restrictions)
Tech guys: "But the people who like to buy new hardware already know cheaper places to buy from than us"
So is the title. More appropriate would have been "Moved Into First Place for" instead of "Claims" but that doesn't fit on the screen as well.
If manned/unmanned missions to the moon become more common there is always the possibility of a limited GPS system being put in place. Might make navigating unmanned missions easier as well as locating the lander after a longer trip. (Although the later could be taken care of by a tracking beacon as long as line of sight doesn't become a significant issue)
Depending on the composition of a material it can burn in space but I doubt a moon/planet that has a massive quantity of oxidizer and fuel sources on the surface would stay that way very long. (All it would take would be heat generated by an impact, etc. to potentially set it off)
People could make automated attacks against linux servers (there are probably some already) that detect if a site is running certain vulnerable scripts and run from there. Some issues could be solved easily by detecting paths on the web server, differences in distributions can be covered by trying the top 3-5 most popular paths (or more intelligent checks) , etc.
One nice thing about running php as the user that owns the site is it makes it more difficult for someone to take out every site on a server.
What would be so hard for botnet owners to make a peer to peer botnet rather than using servers? When a new machine is infected just send it a small list of hosts. Once connected distribute the full list of hosts. Most home networks do not secure upnp so inbound connections are not an issue.
For networks that do not allow firewall reconfiguration.... Infect via removable media or email and then distribute the commands internally through the network until more machines can make direct outbound connections.
Use random ports and encryption to make it harder to track and then use private/public keys so someone can't just send a shutdown command out over the network.
In theory that device wouldn't be attached to his account.
A night-stick has just as much possibility of abuse, injury, death as a taser. What happens when someone with other medical conditions gets hit and it kills them?
Something with less abuse potential is probably the 'shotgun shell' tasers. I am almost positive they just have a built in timer so it isn't a situation where someone can hold the trigger down, etc.
Drinking (not inhaling) clean water is typically considered non lethal too but people have died from that. You can't define anything as non lethal because there is a chance it could be come lethal under the proper circumstances. I am not defending the ways tasers are used (I disagree with some of the uses of tasers), it is just a fact.
Handcuffs could be lethal due to the positioning they cause aggravating an injury/other medical condition or causing a loss of circulation.
In addition to what others have said (crowds), it would probably be more effective (maybe cheaper depending on bulk discounts) when it comes to automated defense than attaching a taser to a couple motors and using a computer to track a target.
It depends.... Is that high-end smartphone free*?
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I think you are underestimating the ability of game companies to screw something simple up
The main time I typically see that issue is with DVD decoders. I know VLC has an option to display a video in multiple windows that could be assigned to different screens which would possibly remove that restriction. Running anydvd, etc. in the background might also work.
I think barnes and noble and amazon sell them. (Of course not for every book, it is usually collectors editions, etc.)
Description of the limits of human vision in relation to resolution: http://audioholics.com/education/display-formats-technology/1080p-and-the-acuity-of-human-vision/understanding-1080p-resolution-in-displays.html
Something to remember with resolution, is higher resolution doesn't make a bit of difference unless you are a certain distance from the screen. (The human eye just can't see it past a certain point) Even on a movie theater size screen in the second row of just about any theater I can just BARELY notice individual pixels (can't actually see them but any noise in the image is apparent)
Find a way to market the 'resolution' of audio systems (sampling rate, dynamic range, etc.), just not in the way a lot of companies do now (just to increase the price of a product that had that feature for years
In Illinois State's case, depending on who is working at the helpdesk they will be able to get you on the wireless network, etc.
The issues to keep in mind are:
1. You have to have a distribution that has functioning wireless EAP support (kubuntu, unless fixed recently, is somewhat broken but I think ubuntu is fine)
2. Be prepared to convert the VPN configuration from cisco's client that they give to you on the website to your linux client (they will not give out the password in plaintext). They claim juniper's webvpn software works on linux but I am doubtful unless you are running the thing as root.
3. You are possibly still going to be stuck with Microsoft Office depending on the exact requirements of the course (not that big of a deal, enterprise only costs $80 at the university).
They aren't hostile to linux support, but they don't actively support it. They use Blackboard which seemed to work in firefox on linux but I never had to try getting the 'lockdown' browser working.