This means that if my employer pays me in nickels then I also must pay more in income tax to the feds as a nickel is worth more then five cents in pure metal value these days.
No, you can go to the bank and get nickles for 5 cents each. You can not go to the bank and get $20 gold pieces for $20 each.
If you were melting down the nickels and selling the bulk metal you would be in violation of more than tax laws.
A simple check of the serial number should be able to determine whether it is stolen or not.
It has been my (limited) experience that Dell does everything through the "warranty number". Every machine that they ship has one that can be used online to for check warranty status, shipping configuration, and upgrades. I was even surprised to find that a laptop I had bought, used, a year earlier was still under warranty (although never tested to see if they would honor it). From the fine blog;
They asked for a "warranty number" that doesn't actually appear on the machine anywhere...
The company is going to lose BIG TIME on this one.
Not if Settlers Insurance can prove that the late Mr. McCraw knew that he had Hepatitis C. This isn't really about the cause of death it's about lying on the life insurance application. From TFA;
"The law in Tennessee is clear that the cause of death is not relevant," [Company President] Lowe said. "What is relevant is whether the insured truthfully informed the company of his health at time of his death. If an applicant lied, the company has a right to deny the claim." Under state law, Lowe said, insurance companies have a two year period to contest the information in a policy holder's application. If in that time, the company "discovers the applicant did not tell the truth about his health, the company can void or rescind the policy even if the person has died."
Still the policy was only for $25k - it will cost the company more than that in bad press. They should just settle (it's in their name after all;-).
Old people are pathologically addicted to using the word "addiction" to make anything they don't like sound scary. The brain can adapt to virtually any stimulus and once removed, will not function as well without it. So if you go for long countryside walks every day and enjoy it, then you get injured and can't do it for a few months, you'll miss going for those long countryside walks. That's completely different to chemical addiction you get from heroin or nicotine, but then most people can't tell the difference.
Not sure why you felt the need to make a dig against "old people" but whatever.
An addiction is an addiction. You seem to mostly be talking about withdrawal and, yes, there are differences between chemical and psychological withdrawal.
What we are talking about here, using your analogy, is; you go for long countryside walks every day and enjoy it. You enjoy it so much that you choose to go for a walk instead of going to school or work. Then when asked, you lie about ditching school/work.
...Kurzweil suggests we'll all be in robot bodies before the century's end...
I think I would rather have the robot augmentation than chance stem cells turning on me.
From the above link;
Then he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2005. That tumor, it turns out, grew out of the stem cells, obtained from at least two aborted fetuses, used in his brain.
Besides can stem cells give you telescopic vision? Now that would be cool!
You're thinking current. These are static charges, I believe.
How do you hold a static charge across a conductor?
If it conducts then there has to be current, what with ohm's law and all.
But, yeah, there must be something missing in TFA (assuming; since I didn't read it;-) as trying to drop even something less than a volt through a nano-tube would probably vaporize it.
Woah... this is weird! I clicked your link and the found your link... clicked that link and found your link again... I am in the process of seeing how far it goes...
Give him a break, he's probably high;-)
But legalization does have to do with money. Pot is a weed after all - it will grow just about anywhere. How do you tax something like that? While it's true beer and wine can be made at home they are nowhere as easy to make as throwing a handful of seeds out in the backyard. Sow in the spring harvest in the fall. If that doesn't work raid your neighbor's patch.
We bought an 8kW generator when we moved to Maine five years ago. My first thought was to buy a larger unit, but there's a problem with this idea. Compare fuel consumption fully loaded and at half load. IIRC, half load still consumes about 3/4 of the full load fuel. Generators become much less efficient at low loads--this means that you want to size it right, not oversize it. Running a generator isn't cheap.
I have always wondered are there generators that can run off (for those that have it) natural gas or propane? If it is plumed into the homes gas supply it could, in theory, run indefinitely and would be much cleaner (and probably cheaper) than gasoline or diesel. What about running the exhaust into the chimney? That way you could have the generator in your basement rather than an out building.
So far this winter makes it look like a generator is something we should consider for a permanent installation.
Right. Using sonar, the robot is able to determine the composition of the chair.
That's a bit cynical. While it's unlikely this thing is as autonomous as they would like us to believe there may be an explanation for the "detailed" description of the objects. Perhaps it was taught that an object of that height/width is a "wooden chair". And, much as a young child will run around and point at any small animal and say "doggy!" no matter what type of animal it is, anything about that size and shape is recognized as a "wooden chair".
Without more information it's hard to say for sure.
I second that! Been using it on my Linux laptop for over a year to have an XP machine available for the few Windows only apps that I can't avoid.
Even the closed source version (added USB support?) is available for free to anyone who is willing to install it themselves. From the licensing FAQ;
Personal use is when you install the product on one or more PCs yourself and you make use of it (or even your friend, sister and grandmother). It doesn't matter whether you just use it for fun or run your multi-million euro business with it. Also, if you install it on your work PC at some large company, this is still personal use.
There is a reason that telephone exchanges are run on -48VDC, and it's not some fscked up reason like "oh, that's how they ran the first switches in England, and we never got around to changing."
Ah, I know that one, or at least half of it. The reason for the negative voltage is electrolysis. A positive voltage would result in a migration of metal from wires exposed to the environment (telephone poles) to earth. Negative voltage makes the infrastructure last longer. As for the magnitude being 48 Volts (actual spec. usually 36-72 volts) it most likely has to do with the maximum voltage drop between the central office and the terminal (phone).
For $1M, the perp may be encouraged to try some Ninja access. Dead-tree plant in your residence and an anonymous phone call... that's all it would take.
How do you collect the reward if you report it anonymously?
You might be correct (and super paranoid;-) if you rephrase it that the company frames someone they don't like and claim that there was an anonymous tip. That way the company gets free publicity by offering a reward but doesn't have to actually pay the $1M.
Besides I'm sure anyone trying to claim $1M will be thoroughly investigated as well.
What about the fact that Apple has a presence (Apple store, repair depot, training center) in NY?
States have successfully used this to defend charging sales tax on mail order and internet sales that originated out of state.
Couldn't IBM use a similar argument to defend their contract?
You can't divulge any information about something you're working on to people who aren't working on it; not your friends, your neighbours, strangers on the internet, etc. Once it's made public, then you've released it and you can never be granted a patent. Some countries give you a 1-year grace period, but the US and Canada do not.
Well, I'm not a patent attorney but I don't believe that this is the case. You only need to prove (mailing to/. probably wouldn't be considered proof;-) that you discovered whatever you are patenting before anyone else (assuming it meets all other patentability requirements). Of course it's always better to keep things quiet until the application process is completed, but not a requirement.
Input validation is your friend. Without it, things like
''; DROP TABLE *
could be possible.
So, there is no way to keep an arbitrary string from being interpreted as a command?
Sounds like a problem with the app.
Blocking strings at the input level would leave little Bobby Tables with out an education.
That could mean a BSD or proprietary unix, but there is also a GPL notice along the way as well. And, when the graphics do start up, the first screen reminds me an old X Windows start up (X cursor, b/w patterned background).
Cool, it's good to hear that they still make some equipment with a *nix core. Maybe Agilent doesn't advertise that fact because they are afraid of scaring off the HW engineers who think windows is the only way to go.
I've seen CE in robotics and lab equipment (oscilloscopes, vector analysers, EMC measurement,...). I've yet to encounter Linux in this world.
It has always amazed me how much test equipment manufactures have embraced windows. Even HP(Agilent) switched their logic analyzers from HP/UX to windows some time ago.
SONET testers are about the onlyexceptions that I am aware of.
R.O.D. was the first thing that came to mind upon seeing "Papermaster". Awesome name.
May contain bloody violence. I guess bloodless violence is ok then.
Ha! Yeah, for some reason bloodless is considered better than bloody. As a fan of the Three Stooges I tend to agree (imagine if what they did was real;-)
You wouldn't get interference if your television receiver wasn't a POS. We know how to design and build receivers that can operate in hostile RF environments, we just choose not to, because it's cheaper to build the POS.
The receivers worked correctly (met minimum specifications) when they were built. Now that the requirements have changed I need to buy a new receiver that will be more expensive because of the tighter tolerances?
And the old equipment gets sent to a poor country to have the plastic burned away so they can retrieve the metals... er... I mean the equipment gets recycled;-)
That's progress!
As far as GSM noise goes it's not usually the receiver that picks up the noise. The audio amplifier section was the culprit in an iPod/iPhone product that I worked on in the past. Shielding and filtering of the device is the only way to fix the problem.
The best way to choose is the call the local reps and use a loaner model for a week or so.
I second that. If you are planing on buying new (or even if you're not) the local reps for any of the major players will be more than happy to give you a loaner for at least a few days. Maybe even much longer with most major labs not spending as much on capital equipment these days (my assumption).
If you are low budget and looking for used equipment rental companies usually have fully calibrated recent vintage scopes and analyzers for sale at a reasonable price. Just make sure to go with something that supports dumping your data to the network. Even GPIB is better than nothing.
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This means that if my employer pays me in nickels then I also must pay more in income tax to the feds as a nickel is worth more then five cents in pure metal value these days.
No, you can go to the bank and get nickles for 5 cents each. You can not go to the bank and get $20 gold pieces for $20 each.
If you were melting down the nickels and selling the bulk metal you would be in violation of more than tax laws.
A simple check of the serial number should be able to determine whether it is stolen or not.
It has been my (limited) experience that Dell does everything through the "warranty number". Every machine that they ship has one that can be used online to for check warranty status, shipping configuration, and upgrades. I was even surprised to find that a laptop I had bought, used, a year earlier was still under warranty (although never tested to see if they would honor it). From the fine blog;
They asked for a "warranty number" that doesn't actually appear on the machine anywhere...
Why would something like that have been removed?
The company is going to lose BIG TIME on this one.
Not if Settlers Insurance can prove that the late Mr. McCraw knew that he had Hepatitis C. This isn't really about the cause of death it's about lying on the life insurance application. From TFA;
"The law in Tennessee is clear that the cause of death is not relevant," [Company President] Lowe said. "What is relevant is whether the insured truthfully informed the company of his health at time of his death. If an applicant lied, the company has a right to deny the claim."
Under state law, Lowe said, insurance companies have a two year period to contest the information in a policy holder's application. If in that time, the company "discovers the applicant did not tell the truth about his health, the company can void or rescind the policy even if the person has died."
Still the policy was only for $25k - it will cost the company more than that in bad press. They should just settle (it's in their name after all;-).
Old people are pathologically addicted to using the word "addiction" to make anything they don't like sound scary. The brain can adapt to virtually any stimulus and once removed, will not function as well without it. So if you go for long countryside walks every day and enjoy it, then you get injured and can't do it for a few months, you'll miss going for those long countryside walks. That's completely different to chemical addiction you get from heroin or nicotine, but then most people can't tell the difference.
Not sure why you felt the need to make a dig against "old people" but whatever.
An addiction is an addiction. You seem to mostly be talking about withdrawal and, yes, there are differences between chemical and psychological withdrawal.
What we are talking about here, using your analogy, is; you go for long countryside walks every day and enjoy it. You enjoy it so much that you choose to go for a walk instead of going to school or work. Then when asked, you lie about ditching school/work.
...Kurzweil suggests we'll all be in robot bodies before the century's end...
I think I would rather have the robot augmentation than chance stem cells turning on me.
From the above link;
Then he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2005. That tumor, it turns out, grew out of the stem cells, obtained from at least two aborted fetuses, used in his brain.
Besides can stem cells give you telescopic vision? Now that would be cool!
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Can't believe I fell for it again!
(the link in google cache still works but wasn't worth the effort IMHO)
This video has been removed because of terms of use violation.
Why do I feel like I've been rickrolled?-)
You're thinking current. These are static charges, I believe.
How do you hold a static charge across a conductor?
If it conducts then there has to be current, what with ohm's law and all.
But, yeah, there must be something missing in TFA (assuming; since I didn't read it;-) as trying to drop even something less than a volt through a nano-tube would probably vaporize it.
Woah... this is weird! I clicked your link and the found your link... clicked that link and found your link again... I am in the process of seeing how far it goes...
Give him a break, he's probably high;-)
But legalization does have to do with money. Pot is a weed after all - it will grow just about anywhere. How do you tax something like that? While it's true beer and wine can be made at home they are nowhere as easy to make as throwing a handful of seeds out in the backyard. Sow in the spring harvest in the fall. If that doesn't work raid your neighbor's patch.
We bought an 8kW generator when we moved to Maine five years ago. My first thought was to buy a larger unit, but there's a problem with this idea. Compare fuel consumption fully loaded and at half load. IIRC, half load still consumes about 3/4 of the full load fuel. Generators become much less efficient at low loads--this means that you want to size it right, not oversize it. Running a generator isn't cheap.
I have always wondered are there generators that can run off (for those that have it) natural gas or propane? If it is plumed into the homes gas supply it could, in theory, run indefinitely and would be much cleaner (and probably cheaper) than gasoline or diesel.
What about running the exhaust into the chimney? That way you could have the generator in your basement rather than an out building.
So far this winter makes it look like a generator is something we should consider for a permanent installation.
Right. Using sonar, the robot is able to determine the composition of the chair.
That's a bit cynical. While it's unlikely this thing is as autonomous as they would like us to believe there may be an explanation for the "detailed" description of the objects. Perhaps it was taught that an object of that height/width is a "wooden chair". And, much as a young child will run around and point at any small animal and say "doggy!" no matter what type of animal it is, anything about that size and shape is recognized as a "wooden chair".
Without more information it's hard to say for sure.
Even the closed source version (added USB support?) is available for free to anyone who is willing to install it themselves. From the licensing FAQ;
Personal use is when you install the product on one or more PCs yourself and you make use of it (or even your friend, sister and grandmother). It doesn't matter whether you just use it for fun or run your multi-million euro business with it. Also, if you install it on your work PC at some large company, this is still personal use.
I like those terms;-)
There is a reason that telephone exchanges are run on -48VDC, and it's not some fscked up reason like "oh, that's how they ran the first switches in England, and we never got around to changing."
Ah, I know that one, or at least half of it. The reason for the negative voltage is electrolysis. A positive voltage would result in a migration of metal from wires exposed to the environment (telephone poles) to earth. Negative voltage makes the infrastructure last longer.
As for the magnitude being 48 Volts (actual spec. usually 36-72 volts) it most likely has to do with the maximum voltage drop between the central office and the terminal (phone).
For $1M, the perp may be encouraged to try some Ninja access. Dead-tree plant in your residence and an anonymous phone call... that's all it would take.
How do you collect the reward if you report it anonymously?
You might be correct (and super paranoid;-) if you rephrase it that the company frames someone they don't like and claim that there was an anonymous tip. That way the company gets free publicity by offering a reward but doesn't have to actually pay the $1M.
Besides I'm sure anyone trying to claim $1M will be thoroughly investigated as well.
What about the fact that Apple has a presence (Apple store, repair depot, training center) in NY?
States have successfully used this to defend charging sales tax on mail order and internet sales that originated out of state.
Couldn't IBM use a similar argument to defend their contract?
You can't divulge any information about something you're working on to people who aren't working on it; not your friends, your neighbours, strangers on the internet, etc. Once it's made public, then you've released it and you can never be granted a patent. Some countries give you a 1-year grace period, but the US and Canada do not.
/. probably wouldn't be considered proof;-) that you discovered whatever you are patenting before anyone else (assuming it meets all other patentability requirements). Of course it's always better to keep things quiet until the application process is completed, but not a requirement.
Well, I'm not a patent attorney but I don't believe that this is the case. You only need to prove (mailing to
If I'm wrong please post a link to the relevant section of the law.
To get you started here is Cornell's page on the subject:
102. Conditions for patentability; novelty and loss of right to patent
Input validation is your friend. Without it, things like
''; DROP TABLE *
could be possible.
So, there is no way to keep an arbitrary string from being interpreted as a command?
Sounds like a problem with the app.
Blocking strings at the input level would leave little Bobby Tables with out an education.
In the news today 80s popster Feargal Sharkey was complaining of the dearth of legal pay-for-download music companies:
"A good Mart these days is hard to find" he sang
Yes, I'm concerned by the political undertones of this;-)
That could mean a BSD or proprietary unix, but there is also a GPL notice along the way as well. And, when the graphics do start up, the first screen reminds me an old X Windows start up (X cursor, b/w patterned background).
Cool, it's good to hear that they still make some equipment with a *nix core. Maybe Agilent doesn't advertise that fact because they are afraid of scaring off the HW engineers who think windows is the only way to go.
I've seen CE in robotics and lab equipment (oscilloscopes, vector analysers, EMC measurement, ...). I've yet to encounter Linux in this world.
It has always amazed me how much test equipment manufactures have embraced windows. Even HP(Agilent) switched their logic analyzers from HP/UX to windows some time ago.
SONET testers are about the only exceptions that I am aware of.
then why is he taking his name straight from Peter's boat on "Family Guy"?
Not exactly the same but close enough.
Some people have no imagination.
May contain bloody violence. I guess bloodless violence is ok then.
Ha! Yeah, for some reason bloodless is considered better than bloody. As a fan of the Three Stooges I tend to agree (imagine if what they did was real;-)
Maybe this guys forefathers were masters of papers?
You mean like these people?-)
You wouldn't get interference if your television receiver wasn't a POS. We know how to design and build receivers that can operate in hostile RF environments, we just choose not to, because it's cheaper to build the POS.
The receivers worked correctly (met minimum specifications) when they were built. Now that the requirements have changed I need to buy a new receiver that will be more expensive because of the tighter tolerances?
And the old equipment gets sent to a poor country to have the plastic burned away so they can retrieve the metals...
er... I mean the equipment gets recycled;-)
That's progress!
As far as GSM noise goes it's not usually the receiver that picks up the noise. The audio amplifier section was the culprit in an iPod/iPhone product that I worked on in the past. Shielding and filtering of the device is the only way to fix the problem.
The best way to choose is the call the local reps and use a loaner model for a week or so.
I second that. If you are planing on buying new (or even if you're not) the local reps for any of the major players will be more than happy to give you a loaner for at least a few days. Maybe even much longer with most major labs not spending as much on capital equipment these days (my assumption).
If you are low budget and looking for used equipment rental companies usually have fully calibrated recent vintage scopes and analyzers for sale at a reasonable price. Just make sure to go with something that supports dumping your data to the network. Even GPIB is better than nothing.