I also use SATO at a high volume distribution company. These printers are rugged and dependable, although not cheap.. We print literally thousands of labels per day, and some of our printers are still going strong after 10+ years.
We use the M84Pro with 203 dpi heads. They also have 300+ and 600+ dpi heads (more expensive, but higher resolution). We also have one of the MB410i (mobile printing!)
They are capable of 1d & 2d barcodes, several fonts, raster graphics, lines, etc.
You can get modules for serial, parallel, network (ethernet, wifi).
http://www.geminicomputers.com has them for the cheapest, they are a pretty reliable company based out of NYC i think, and ship quickly.
Regarding the other child post -- you don't need a howto. Go to sato's website and download the EXCELLENT programmer's guide. It goes above and beyond, explaining exactly how to program for these things.
Regarding the windows driver -- all it does is convert the GDI print data into ALL RASTER commands to the printer. This means WYSIWYG, however SLOW SLOW SLOW vs. using the actual printer commands.
I also use SATO at my work. Their printers are rugged and dependable, although not cheap..
We use the M84Pro with 203 dpi heads. They also have 300+ and 600+ dpi heads (more expensive, but higher resolution).
They are capable of 1d & 2d barcodes, several fonts, raster graphics, lines, etc.
You can get modules for serial, parallel, network (ethernet, wifi).
http://www.geminicomputers.com has them for the cheapest, they are a pretty reliable company based out of NYC i think, and ship quickly.
Regarding the other child post -- you don't need a howto. Go to sato's website and download the EXCELLENT programmer's guide. It goes above and beyond, explaining exactly how to program for these things.
Regarding the windows driver -- all it does is convert the GDI print data into ALL RASTER commands to the printer. This means WYSIWYG, however SLOW SLOW SLOW vs. using the actual printer commands.
FWIW we've had good luck using PHP & smarty with these printers.. You create templates with smarty then fill in the variables when it is time to print.
Also -- We wrote a simple 'bridge' program which can run on a PC and act like a translator from port 9100 (jet direct / tcp printing) thru to the sato, so it acts like we have a network card in the printer w/o having to pay for one.
Problem is, we tool using humans have started creating laws to protect the stupid from themselves, e.g. "WARNING THIS COFFEE IS HOT, SO PLEASE DON'T GO AHEAD AND DUMP IT ALL OVER YOUR CROTCH WHILE DRIVING", etc etc.
Government, certainly including ours, caters to the lowest common denominator.:(
That's the problem... These people were making the case that by allowing this hotel to be built here, in the long run, the public DOES benefit by increased tax revenue and jobs, etc....
So you'd have to specify (and clearly so), what kind of IMMEDIATE public benefits are allowed.
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I think that the difference in outlook may largely be based on experience.
As a student or young person, one often only experiences the consumption aspect of intellectual property.
Most college students tend to WATCH movies, LISTEN to music, PLAY video games, USE software, etc... Even if they lets say are programmers contributing to open source applications, it is likely out of idealistic motivation, not financial necessity.
The other side, the 'necessity' comes into play once he or she graduates, and comes to see that its nice to be able to get a paycheck for the work that you produce.
Not having been gainfully employed in such a field, it is perhaps more easy to classify all producers of IP as 'big corporations who dont need your cash anyway'.
If you look at the website they have a whole range of pictures, all rendered. Very well in fact. I'm pretty certain this is not case of "photoshopping a newton 2100"...
These guys went so far as to design some of hte interior pieces in some sort of cad program (think http://www.rhino3d.com) to make it look realistic.
I'm not going to bother countering your 'counterpoints' considering most were just reiterations of what I said or implied, and the new information you introduced has absolutely nothing to do with your original comments.
By the way, i've worked on multi dimensional hyperbased megafiles that take up several quads of data in hexadecimal form. Can you beat that?... No. you can't - because it is an outlandish statement that isn't backed up by any factual information.
Wow... I'm amazed at the profound lack of insight that you possess.
Please stop the mindless drivel, it may actually serve to confuse some people.
1) The companies that would "steal boeing's newfangled turbo fan", are more likely going to a) acquire the CAD originals, or b) buy one, and reverse engineer it. Not that your scenario is likely in the 1st place. Are you seriously positing that a flight simulator game would be created that had a high-detail / accurate model of the turbo fan? Oh boy.. god help us all if you think that's even remotely possible.
2)Compression.. ??? !?! WTF are you talking about.. Please please please tell me you're smart enough to understand that the #1 way to reduce the size of any 3D file is to reduce the complexity?! It has nothing to do with the precision of the points, it has all to do with the number of features you're representing in the file.
3) "full fledged CAD models can take up gigs, blah blah blah" Wow! more retarded conjecture. Yeah, a cad model can take up gigs.. and yeah, a picture can take up a few megs.. what is your point?!? Any kind of 2D snapshot would instantly be in a whole different realm -- not to mention the 'couple meg' limit, which severely limits the resolution (unless of course you're talking about vector graphics, but i kinda doubt you are)
4) I love your final paragraph, as it fully shows off how little you know about 3D graphics in general. Please explain how this 'lossy format' can enable 'far better 3d games'?.. If you look at games, you'll notice something. Most of the detail comes from texture & bumpmaps, not the model itself. That's becuase higher model detail = more polygons = higher processing power requirement. As i said earlier, reducing the complexity of the model is the ONLY REAL WAY to solve the problem, not by somehow rounding off the precision of the 3d points.
>> dictators
Debatable. >> genocide
I would guess that's pretty universally bad. >> hunger
Ditto. >> slavery
Debatable, but currently viewed as bad by most. >> child abuse
Debatable, given the flexible definition of abuse >> rape
Debatable, likely less of a 'major world problem' anyway. >> privacy
I'm sure this is universally desired by the 'lower classes' and universally undesirable by the 'ruling classes' >> female genital mutilation
Most countries are moving away from this, albeit slowly. But what about male genital mutilation as well? >> government spending
Only debatable if you believe that a government isn't there to serve its populace, but itself.
The grandparent had some arguable points in there, but i hardly think that they are all purely "western values".
I was under the impression that they make money on both ends.
They take lets say 2.5% on the original 'purchase'. If there's a chargeback by the consumer, then the company that put the payment through gets hit for another 2.5% of the purchase.
I also use smarty on a daily basis, and I think the grandparent's post is terribly misleading.
His rant reminds me of people that claim the Atkins diet doesn't work. 9 times out of 10, they are woefully misinformed, underinformed, or just malicious.
This guy should've asked around on how to do things instead of just assuming that if it wasn't immediately obvious, it wasn't possible.
No no.. You're completely wrong -- The two previous posters are clearly more 'in the know' than the people who actually deal with this stuff for a living.
I think the important thing to look at in that particular situation isn't the Khmer Rouge, it's the circumstance that led up to its creation.
What Chomsky was (maybe) attempting to do is draw attention to the fact that the U.S. perhaps engendered negative feelings by bombing the crap out of the country immediately before these people came to power.
In fact, that pretty much seems to be the goal of everything i've read so far. His main message is that actions have consequences, and that the U.S. tends to act in ways that make people not like us.
Now to that, you may reply "well i don't care if people don't like us" -- Which is fine, but don't be surprised then, that people commit terrorist acts against us as we do them.
"We've read his work. Don't make the false assumption that if you read his work, you will adore him. Most who read his work reject it as the fiction it is."
Speaking for multiple people?...
Not that i could even verify that i'm talking to the same person considering you're hiding behidn the AC veil.
Out of curiosity, where do you stand politically.. Aside from disliking Chomsky.. Do you agree with US foreign policy? Domestic policy? The changes since 9/11/01?
Perhaps you should read some of his work instead of citing the usual anti-chomsky rhetoric. You say he 'supports' these groups... I haven't hit a point so far where i've seen him do anything near to what you say.
He simply takes what to me looks like an objective view and points out that America is not as innocent in the world view as we like to think.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.google.com/#q=megasquirt&hl=en&sa=2&fp=ee36edbd3c16a1c5
Not quite what you are saying, but aftermarket "full" ECUs do exist and can be adapted to a variety of cars.
I also use SATO at a high volume distribution company. These printers are rugged and dependable, although not cheap.. We print literally thousands of labels per day, and some of our printers are still going strong after 10+ years.
We use the M84Pro with 203 dpi heads. They also have 300+ and 600+ dpi heads (more expensive, but higher resolution). We also have one of the MB410i (mobile printing!)
They are capable of 1d & 2d barcodes, several fonts, raster graphics, lines, etc.
You can get modules for serial, parallel, network (ethernet, wifi).
http://www.geminicomputers.com has them for the cheapest, they are a pretty reliable company based out of NYC i think, and ship quickly.
Regarding the other child post -- you don't need a howto. Go to sato's website and download the EXCELLENT programmer's guide. It goes above and beyond, explaining exactly how to program for these things.
Regarding the windows driver -- all it does is convert the GDI print data into ALL RASTER commands to the printer. This means WYSIWYG, however SLOW SLOW SLOW vs. using the actual printer commands.
I also use SATO at my work. Their printers are rugged and dependable, although not cheap..
We use the M84Pro with 203 dpi heads. They also have 300+ and 600+ dpi heads (more expensive, but higher resolution).
They are capable of 1d & 2d barcodes, several fonts, raster graphics, lines, etc.
You can get modules for serial, parallel, network (ethernet, wifi).
http://www.geminicomputers.com has them for the cheapest, they are a pretty reliable company based out of NYC i think, and ship quickly.
Regarding the other child post -- you don't need a howto. Go to sato's website and download the EXCELLENT programmer's guide. It goes above and beyond, explaining exactly how to program for these things.
Regarding the windows driver -- all it does is convert the GDI print data into ALL RASTER commands to the printer. This means WYSIWYG, however SLOW SLOW SLOW vs. using the actual printer commands.
FWIW we've had good luck using PHP & smarty with these printers.. You create templates with smarty then fill in the variables when it is time to print.
Also -- We wrote a simple 'bridge' program which can run on a PC and act like a translator from port 9100 (jet direct / tcp printing) thru to the sato, so it acts like we have a network card in the printer w/o having to pay for one.
-Tomaj
Problem is, we tool using humans have started creating laws to protect the stupid from themselves, e.g. "WARNING THIS COFFEE IS HOT, SO PLEASE DON'T GO AHEAD AND DUMP IT ALL OVER YOUR CROTCH WHILE DRIVING", etc etc.
:(
Government, certainly including ours, caters to the lowest common denominator.
-Tomaj
The last line of what you wrote...
That's the problem... These people were making the case that by allowing this hotel to be built here, in the long run, the public DOES benefit by increased tax revenue and jobs, etc....
So you'd have to specify (and clearly so), what kind of IMMEDIATE public benefits are allowed.
I think that the difference in outlook may largely be based on experience.
As a student or young person, one often only experiences the consumption aspect of intellectual property.
Most college students tend to WATCH movies, LISTEN to music, PLAY video games, USE software, etc... Even if they lets say are programmers contributing to open source applications, it is likely out of idealistic motivation, not financial necessity.
The other side, the 'necessity' comes into play once he or she graduates, and comes to see that its nice to be able to get a paycheck for the work that you produce.
Not having been gainfully employed in such a field, it is perhaps more easy to classify all producers of IP as 'big corporations who dont need your cash anyway'.
Just my 2 cents.
Here's a link tha ttook me 30 seconds to find, show's off the stuff rhino's good for:
http://tw.rhino3d.com/ipaq/photos.htm
(look at the 2nd row, "model wireframes")
Hahahahah
Ok, now you've really taught me a lesson!
You insult my intelligence after clearly misinterpreting my post.
Well done!
If you look at the website they have a whole range of pictures, all rendered. Very well in fact. I'm pretty certain this is not case of "photoshopping a newton 2100"...
These guys went so far as to design some of hte interior pieces in some sort of cad program (think http://www.rhino3d.com) to make it look realistic.
Nigh Eve
You're right, i apologize.
Your ad hominem attacks were weak. :(
I'm not going to bother countering your 'counterpoints' considering most were just reiterations of what I said or implied, and the new information you introduced has absolutely nothing to do with your original comments.
By the way, i've worked on multi dimensional hyperbased megafiles that take up several quads of data in hexadecimal form. Can you beat that?... No. you can't - because it is an outlandish statement that isn't backed up by any factual information.
Wow... I'm amazed at the profound lack of insight that you possess.
Please stop the mindless drivel, it may actually serve to confuse some people.
1) The companies that would "steal boeing's newfangled turbo fan", are more likely going to a) acquire the CAD originals, or b) buy one, and reverse engineer it. Not that your scenario is likely in the 1st place. Are you seriously positing that a flight simulator game would be created that had a high-detail / accurate model of the turbo fan? Oh boy.. god help us all if you think that's even remotely possible.
2)Compression.. ??? !?! WTF are you talking about.. Please please please tell me you're smart enough to understand that the #1 way to reduce the size of any 3D file is to reduce the complexity?! It has nothing to do with the precision of the points, it has all to do with the number of features you're representing in the file.
3) "full fledged CAD models can take up gigs, blah blah blah" Wow! more retarded conjecture. Yeah, a cad model can take up gigs.. and yeah, a picture can take up a few megs.. what is your point?!? Any kind of 2D snapshot would instantly be in a whole different realm -- not to mention the 'couple meg' limit, which severely limits the resolution (unless of course you're talking about vector graphics, but i kinda doubt you are)
4) I love your final paragraph, as it fully shows off how little you know about 3D graphics in general. Please explain how this 'lossy format' can enable 'far better 3d games'?.. If you look at games, you'll notice something. Most of the detail comes from texture & bumpmaps, not the model itself. That's becuase higher model detail = more polygons = higher processing power requirement. As i said earlier, reducing the complexity of the model is the ONLY REAL WAY to solve the problem, not by somehow rounding off the precision of the 3d points.
>> dictators
Debatable.
>> genocide
I would guess that's pretty universally bad.
>> hunger
Ditto.
>> slavery
Debatable, but currently viewed as bad by most.
>> child abuse
Debatable, given the flexible definition of abuse
>> rape
Debatable, likely less of a 'major world problem' anyway.
>> privacy
I'm sure this is universally desired by the 'lower classes' and universally undesirable by the 'ruling classes'
>> female genital mutilation
Most countries are moving away from this, albeit slowly. But what about male genital mutilation as well?
>> government spending
Only debatable if you believe that a government isn't there to serve its populace, but itself.
The grandparent had some arguable points in there, but i hardly think that they are all purely "western values".
I was under the impression that they make money on both ends.
They take lets say 2.5% on the original 'purchase'. If there's a chargeback by the consumer, then the company that put the payment through gets hit for another 2.5% of the purchase.
Well said.. i wish i had mod points :(
I also use smarty on a daily basis, and I think the grandparent's post is terribly misleading.
His rant reminds me of people that claim the Atkins diet doesn't work. 9 times out of 10, they are woefully misinformed, underinformed, or just malicious.
This guy should've asked around on how to do things instead of just assuming that if it wasn't immediately obvious, it wasn't possible.
The only claim i make is that it is more likely that the scientists & administrator at NASA have a better clue than joe slashdot.
No no.. You're completely wrong -- The two previous posters are clearly more 'in the know' than the people who actually deal with this stuff for a living.
Suspician... does that require a 4 year degree?
Interesting observation...
I wonder if anyone outside the u.s. / canada, where 'Acura' doesn't exist has had the same experience?
-Tomaj
So there's no information about yourself that you wouldn't mind everyone in the world having access to?
I guess i'm unfamiliar with that term... I assume you mean that you think i was trying to make you say you're white?..
I didn't say "Out of curiosity, what race are you"..
-Tomaj
I can't even respond to that completely ignorant comment.
http://www.diacritica.com/sobaka/2003/chomsky.html
Ok, so Chomsky bit the bullet on that one...
I think the important thing to look at in that particular situation isn't the Khmer Rouge, it's the circumstance that led up to its creation.
What Chomsky was (maybe) attempting to do is draw attention to the fact that the U.S. perhaps engendered negative feelings by bombing the crap out of the country immediately before these people came to power.
In fact, that pretty much seems to be the goal of everything i've read so far. His main message is that actions have consequences, and that the U.S. tends to act in ways that make people not like us.
Now to that, you may reply "well i don't care if people don't like us" -- Which is fine, but don't be surprised then, that people commit terrorist acts against us as we do them.
"We've read his work. Don't make the false assumption that if you read his work, you will adore him. Most who read his work reject it as the fiction it is."
Speaking for multiple people?...
Not that i could even verify that i'm talking to the same person considering you're hiding behidn the AC veil.
Out of curiosity, where do you stand politically.. Aside from disliking Chomsky.. Do you agree with US foreign policy? Domestic policy? The changes since 9/11/01?
-Tomaj
Perhaps you should read some of his work instead of citing the usual anti-chomsky rhetoric. You say he 'supports' these groups... I haven't hit a point so far where i've seen him do anything near to what you say.
He simply takes what to me looks like an objective view and points out that America is not as innocent in the world view as we like to think.
-Tomaj