Actually, people who do well-site testing here in AB don't need a toughbook, as they run tests far enough away and don't really need to get their 'hands dirty'. Most have a slickline truck (they look like airport firetrucks) that sits off the well and recieves all the data from instruments currently down well. Then all that data gets loaded to a memory stick of some sort, then off to either a laptop or gets put on CD for the wellsite analyst. Most slickline trucks have an outdated PC or laptop that does all the data recieving from the instruments. And this is all assuming that they even HAVE a slickline truck (a new well) as compared to remote (wireless, phoneline, ect.) instrumentation. Besides, for all intents and purposes, there are not going to be ANY hazardous fumes that are in the general area, 'cause if there are, well everyone in the immediate vicinity is as good as dead anyways (well is uncapped because of damaged pipe, ect.). Hope that explains a few things...
Oooooorrrrr... Not take the quiter's way out and just get new drivers. Plus you can't build a computer when it's already built for you, which is no fun. Might as well buy a Dell, (way) cheaper than a Mac and you can plug new stuff in when it starts getting old:P
I don't think you have too much to worry about. A merger like this wouldn't change the existing PCIe/AGP graphics card market very much, in the sence that ATI would still make those cards (and apparently their crappy drivers). Just a guess here, but IF they were to merge, I still think that nVidia's cards would work with AMD CPU's, or at least for the first little while. Besides, you run Linux, you should be used to sub-par documentation;)
Why would Intel be saying this? I would like to know what Intel people have to gain by spreading rumors like this, 'cause this type of rumor mongering isn't really hurting anyone's impression of AMD or ATI (not that intel would want to ruin ATI's image). When you think about it, it only makes you want to look to AMD in the future, and away from Intel's new line of 2-core processors. Hmmm, I'm not saying that a merger like this would be bad, I just really want to know what some of the Intel guys are up to...
On another note, AMD might really have something here, and the author really has something there with AMD's intro of the cHT. That alone is an indication that AMD might either buy out or partner up with ATI. I can't see AMD pulling the cHT off without dedicated support from a graphics producer. Anyways, just thinking aloud... or should I say, thinking... onto my keyboard... or something to that effect...:/
Really? I've never once had the problem where I couldn't find a code or walkthrough for any game I've ever played. I even found HEX cheats for Pax Imperia!! And no-one EVER played that game! Maybe you just aren't looking hard enough...
Wouldn't it be more logical to disarm the device and then detonate it in a secure location? Somewhere where it wouldn't do any damage to persons or property? Plus, devices like these would be used in the civilian world, by an organisation like SWAT, and I'm sure they wouldn't use it if there was a risk that it could cause a bomb to explode in someone's house. In a wartime situation however, I don't think that anyone would care if you blew up an IED in a public place as long as no-one was hurt, so in that case it wouldn't matter.
Unfortunatly, EMP could actually set off the device itself! That is, if it was going to be detonated via electronics to begin with (as opposed to just a fuse, which is pretty low-tech)...
Yeah, I had the EXACT same experience last summer (are you working for Astech?) and found out that VB is great if you are integrating your software into a MS Office application, like for instance excel. It's easy to learn, I picked up all my know-how from that paperclip helper guy and the MSDN online database, and it's easy to do fairly complicated things with. The major downside is that it's really slow, and doing complex calculations makes it really really slow. It's not bad though, I would give it a try. Besides you are a software engineer and you should act like one, you were taught to adapt and that's just what you should do!
Hardware interupt, like the keyboard thing mentioned above, could be implimented in a way such that the OS cannot do anything about it. That would be the easiest way.
Just try hooking up a high voltage/high power experimental tesla coil in your basement, within a month I guarentee you they will figure out that your house is the one using 3x the amount of power it's supposed to. Not only that, but depending on what provider you have, they will even phone you asking what you are doing! Trust me, it's not that different...
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Actually, people who do well-site testing here in AB don't need a toughbook, as they run tests far enough away and don't really need to get their 'hands dirty'. Most have a slickline truck (they look like airport firetrucks) that sits off the well and recieves all the data from instruments currently down well. Then all that data gets loaded to a memory stick of some sort, then off to either a laptop or gets put on CD for the wellsite analyst. Most slickline trucks have an outdated PC or laptop that does all the data recieving from the instruments. And this is all assuming that they even HAVE a slickline truck (a new well) as compared to remote (wireless, phoneline, ect.) instrumentation. Besides, for all intents and purposes, there are not going to be ANY hazardous fumes that are in the general area, 'cause if there are, well everyone in the immediate vicinity is as good as dead anyways (well is uncapped because of damaged pipe, ect.). Hope that explains a few things...
Oooooorrrrr... Not take the quiter's way out and just get new drivers. Plus you can't build a computer when it's already built for you, which is no fun. Might as well buy a Dell, (way) cheaper than a Mac and you can plug new stuff in when it starts getting old :P
I don't think you have too much to worry about. A merger like this wouldn't change the existing PCIe/AGP graphics card market very much, in the sence that ATI would still make those cards (and apparently their crappy drivers). Just a guess here, but IF they were to merge, I still think that nVidia's cards would work with AMD CPU's, or at least for the first little while. Besides, you run Linux, you should be used to sub-par documentation ;)
Why would Intel be saying this? I would like to know what Intel people have to gain by spreading rumors like this, 'cause this type of rumor mongering isn't really hurting anyone's impression of AMD or ATI (not that intel would want to ruin ATI's image). When you think about it, it only makes you want to look to AMD in the future, and away from Intel's new line of 2-core processors. Hmmm, I'm not saying that a merger like this would be bad, I just really want to know what some of the Intel guys are up to... On another note, AMD might really have something here, and the author really has something there with AMD's intro of the cHT. That alone is an indication that AMD might either buy out or partner up with ATI. I can't see AMD pulling the cHT off without dedicated support from a graphics producer. Anyways, just thinking aloud... or should I say, thinking... onto my keyboard... or something to that effect... :/
? - I think that about sums up your post...
Really? I've never once had the problem where I couldn't find a code or walkthrough for any game I've ever played. I even found HEX cheats for Pax Imperia!! And no-one EVER played that game! Maybe you just aren't looking hard enough...
Wouldn't it be more logical to disarm the device and then detonate it in a secure location? Somewhere where it wouldn't do any damage to persons or property? Plus, devices like these would be used in the civilian world, by an organisation like SWAT, and I'm sure they wouldn't use it if there was a risk that it could cause a bomb to explode in someone's house. In a wartime situation however, I don't think that anyone would care if you blew up an IED in a public place as long as no-one was hurt, so in that case it wouldn't matter.
Unfortunatly, EMP could actually set off the device itself! That is, if it was going to be detonated via electronics to begin with (as opposed to just a fuse, which is pretty low-tech)...
Yeah, I had the EXACT same experience last summer (are you working for Astech?) and found out that VB is great if you are integrating your software into a MS Office application, like for instance excel. It's easy to learn, I picked up all my know-how from that paperclip helper guy and the MSDN online database, and it's easy to do fairly complicated things with. The major downside is that it's really slow, and doing complex calculations makes it really really slow. It's not bad though, I would give it a try. Besides you are a software engineer and you should act like one, you were taught to adapt and that's just what you should do!
Try looking up child porn, it's also disturbing...
That australia is pretty high on the cia search rank, higher than the US even...
Hardware interupt, like the keyboard thing mentioned above, could be implimented in a way such that the OS cannot do anything about it. That would be the easiest way.
Just try hooking up a high voltage/high power experimental tesla coil in your basement, within a month I guarentee you they will figure out that your house is the one using 3x the amount of power it's supposed to. Not only that, but depending on what provider you have, they will even phone you asking what you are doing! Trust me, it's not that different...