I used to subscribe to a popular Canadian DVD-by-mail service, and then later suspended my account. Some months later, the company sent me an email questioning why I wasn't using my account. Supposing that it was because I had forgotten my password, the email helpfully contained my account password. Who needs an attacker to crack passwords? I'm not in the habit of using the same password on lots of sites, so this wasn't a big deal for me and my already suspended account, but it might be a big deal for a lot of other users who received similar emails. And that is what I told them when I called to complain and delete my account.
Rightly or wrongly, everything in your resume, including your email address, will be judged by someone. If you don't want to spring for your own domain, and you're not embarrassed by the school you attended (it's already in your resume, right?), you can probably get a free alumni email forwarding account from your alma mater. The school has an interest in keeping in touch with you (soliciting donations from alumni), so I don't expect the account to ever expire, like other free accounts might.
Depending on where you live, you might be able to borrow an energy meter for free. For example, in Ottawa (Canada), the public library system has about 200 Kill-A-Watt meters available to borrow for three weeks, just like a book (search for "kill-a-watt").
Check out the standby power consumption. I was surprised by my powered subwoofer taking 8 watts when it's "off". Along with the TV (6 watts), receiver (6 watts), and DVD player (4 watts), that was enough waste to make me turn them off at the power strip.
Author: Atkinson, William Illsey Title: Nanocosm: nanotechnology and the big changes coming from the inconceivably small
Summary: Atkinson is a technology reporter who surveyed the nanotech field (actually talked to researchers), and from his perspective, Drexler's assembler is not feasible, but he gives lots of other examples of nanotech now in labs around the world.
If you think Drexler is right, reading this book might change your mind.
Whoops, I guess this just goes to show that if you hear about a bomb killing many people at a wedding in Afganistan, don't assume that it's the only one.
Think twice before you RSVP that Afghan wedding invitation!
"A mortar shell meant to be fired in celebration of a wedding in a Pakistani tribal area exploded prematurely Saturday, killing at least 25 people, including the bridegroom and many of his relatives, officials said."
Original: Bad-guy henchman drenched in toxic waste, looking melted, staggers onto the road, where bad-guy drives into him, and he splashes up onto the windshield.
Network TV: Bad-guy henchman drenched in toxic waste, looking melted, staggers onto the road, where bad-guy deftly drives AROUND him!
Imagine my surprise, since I had just told a squeamish fellow-viewer what was about to happen, and then it didn't!
I've actually tested a pair of these little monsters, and they sound really good given their capabilities and price, but I can't recommend them.
The primary problem is that they have a 40-second boot-up time! This is not a Palm, folks. For some reason, these things are not instant-on, and most of the things you want to do with them (wireless chat, play a cheesy game, etc.) are spur-of-the-moment spontaneous sort of things, and waiting over half a minute to "boot" sucks out all of the spontaneity.
The "keyboard" kind of sucks, and the plastic casing seems like it's really brittle -- the kind that will crack if you drop it from table-height (untested). Even so, I'd forgive these minor problems if it were instant-on. Caveat emptor
I love the idea of taking an elevator to space, and I don't doubt that we'll eventually be able to build one (whether it will ever actually happen is another matter).
However, one of the first concerns I had about such a tower, was how to protect it -- not only from accidental collisions with space junk or an errant airliner, but how about a dedicated terrorist with a bunch of missiles?
The Elevator would definitely be a tantalizing target.
This probably applies to American and other theses as well, but here's a statement from the Canadian Theses Service.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/services/theses-e.htm
In part:
"A number of authors of Canadian theses have expressed concern about finding references to their works on Contentville.com, an American Web site. The National Library of Canada is pleased to have the opportunity to clarify misunderstandings relating to the policies and operations of its Canadian Theses Service program.
Every title in the theses collection has been submitted to the National Library with a non-exclusive licence signed by the author, which gives the Library unrestricted authority to reproduce and sell copies of the thesis in microform, paper or electronic formats. The licence also gives the Library the authority to contract this work to third parties. The National Library will not accept any thesis for inclusion in its program without this written permission..."
I signed such a declaration when I submitted my MSc a couple of years ago.
My thesis is available online for free to whoever wants it. I understand it's a wonderful sleep aid:-)
Presumably this works by storing your programming choices centrally, and then downloading them to your Replay device when it next dials-up to the Replay service (nightly?)
This means that most of the scenarios posted (South Park is on in 10 minutes, and the server just crashed... decisions, decisions...) are not feasible with this particular service.
Give the Replay device a web server and an Ethernet port, and then we're cooking with gas.
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I used to subscribe to a popular Canadian DVD-by-mail service, and then later suspended my account. Some months later, the company sent me an email questioning why I wasn't using my account. Supposing that it was because I had forgotten my password, the email helpfully contained my account password. Who needs an attacker to crack passwords? I'm not in the habit of using the same password on lots of sites, so this wasn't a big deal for me and my already suspended account, but it might be a big deal for a lot of other users who received similar emails. And that is what I told them when I called to complain and delete my account.
Rightly or wrongly, everything in your resume, including your email address, will be judged by someone. If you don't want to spring for your own domain, and you're not embarrassed by the school you attended (it's already in your resume, right?), you can probably get a free alumni email forwarding account from your alma mater. The school has an interest in keeping in touch with you (soliciting donations from alumni), so I don't expect the account to ever expire, like other free accounts might.
Favouring both network neutrality, and alliteration, I prefer "Network Neutrality NOT Nixed in Norway."
Depending on where you live, you might be able to borrow an energy meter for free. For example, in Ottawa (Canada), the public library system has about 200 Kill-A-Watt meters available to borrow for three weeks, just like a book (search for "kill-a-watt").
Check out the standby power consumption. I was surprised by my powered subwoofer taking 8 watts when it's "off". Along with the TV (6 watts), receiver (6 watts), and DVD player (4 watts), that was enough waste to make me turn them off at the power strip.
Author: Atkinson, William Illsey
Title: Nanocosm: nanotechnology and the big changes coming from the inconceivably small
Summary: Atkinson is a technology reporter who surveyed the nanotech field (actually talked to researchers), and from his perspective, Drexler's assembler is not feasible, but he gives lots of other examples of nanotech now in labs around the world.
If you think Drexler is right, reading this book might change your mind.
Whoops, I guess this just goes to show that if you hear about a bomb killing many people at a wedding in Afganistan, don't assume that it's the only one.
Think twice before you RSVP that Afghan wedding invitation!
Get the facts straight, please:
"A mortar shell meant to be fired in celebration of a wedding in a Pakistani tribal area exploded prematurely Saturday, killing at least 25 people, including the bridegroom and many of his relatives, officials said."
Read the story.
Movie: Robocop
Original: Bad-guy henchman drenched in toxic waste, looking melted, staggers onto the road, where bad-guy drives into him, and he splashes up onto the windshield.
Network TV: Bad-guy henchman drenched in toxic waste, looking melted, staggers onto the road, where bad-guy deftly drives AROUND him!
Imagine my surprise, since I had just told a squeamish fellow-viewer what was about to happen, and then it didn't!
I've always been amused by the observation that in cold climates, incandescent light bulbs approach 100% efficiency, since the heat is desirable.
- lock all the doors
- kill the engine
- turn on the radio really loud
- crank the heat to maximum
In other words, makes the criminal(s) uncomfortable.Was I the only one that read the story title and then wondered what the heck Archie and Jughead had to do with patent challenges?
I've actually tested a pair of these little monsters, and they sound really good given their capabilities and price, but I can't recommend them.
The primary problem is that they have a 40-second boot-up time! This is not a Palm, folks. For some reason, these things are not instant-on, and most of the things you want to do with them (wireless chat, play a cheesy game, etc.) are spur-of-the-moment spontaneous sort of things, and waiting over half a minute to "boot" sucks out all of the spontaneity.
The "keyboard" kind of sucks, and the plastic casing seems like it's really brittle -- the kind that will crack if you drop it from table-height (untested). Even so, I'd forgive these minor problems if it were instant-on. Caveat emptor
All for naught, really.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I love the idea of taking an elevator to space, and I don't doubt that we'll eventually be able to build one (whether it will ever actually happen is another matter).
However, one of the first concerns I had about such a tower, was how to protect it -- not only from accidental collisions with space junk or an errant airliner, but how about a dedicated terrorist with a bunch of missiles?
The Elevator would definitely be a tantalizing target.
Forget the jacket, let me know when the Techno-Trousers are available -- as long as they haven't gone wrong!
This probably applies to American and other theses as well, but here's a statement from the Canadian Theses Service.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/services/theses-e.htm
In part:"A number of authors of Canadian theses have expressed concern about finding references to their works on Contentville.com, an American Web site. The National Library of Canada is pleased to have the opportunity to clarify misunderstandings relating to the policies and operations of its Canadian Theses Service program.
Every title in the theses collection has been submitted to the National Library with a non-exclusive licence signed by the author, which gives the Library unrestricted authority to reproduce and sell copies of the thesis in microform, paper or electronic formats. The licence also gives the Library the authority to contract this work to third parties. The National Library will not accept any thesis for inclusion in its program without this written permission..."
I signed such a declaration when I submitted my MSc a couple of years ago.
My thesis is available online for free to whoever wants it. I understand it's a wonderful sleep aid :-)
Presumably this works by storing your programming choices centrally, and then downloading them to your Replay device when it next dials-up to the Replay service (nightly?)
This means that most of the scenarios posted (South Park is on in 10 minutes, and the server just crashed... decisions, decisions...) are not feasible with this particular service.
Give the Replay device a web server and an Ethernet port, and then we're cooking with gas.