I have had my iPhone for 1 year now and I have no real complaints. Maybe I am just lucky here in the midwest (IN), but in that year I have had a total of 3 dropped dials and 2 dropped calls. The 3G seems peppy to me compared to my old RAZR internet access.
Is this scary technology?
Now your system can become a true zombie on a botnet while asleep. Couldn't a virus/worm just wake your system up and infect it?
They're the things you get the best sounding music from. I have yet to find an mp3 that has as good sound quality as any cd (barring some the the poorly re-mastered ones).
I hate most of the iTunes/Amazon mp3's, they sound like shit when played on a good sound system compared to my CD's.
Glaciers have retreated before, many times, and the Earth survives.
The problem this time round (according to 97% of climatologists) is that it's happening much faster than ever before thanks to human behaviour, and that much of the ecology won't be able to adaptquickly enough.
Us humans doubtless will be able to adapt, but in the short term the impact in terms of our economies and human suffering, will be considerable.
"Recent massive volcanoes have risen from the ocean floor deep under the Arctic ice cap, spewing plumes of fragmented magma into the sea, scientists who filmed the aftermath reported Wednesday.
The eruptions - as big as the one that buried Pompei - took place in 1999 along the Gakkel Ridge, an underwater mountain chain snaking 1,800 kilometres (1,100 miles) from the northern tip of Greenland to Siberia..."
I answer all those questions with fake nonsensical answers. There is no reason to use a real answer to any question as long as YOU know the correct answer.
i.e. Q: What is the name of your first pet?
A: laughing
...best buy will have numerous markets without even token competition
Buy online. Between newegg and Amazon I get everything I need with no hassle and good prices....
Great, so where do you go to actually see and test the products you want? I don't blindly make purchases like this without getting my hands and eyes on it. You can't trust marketing speak and ad's that the product you want is what you are getting. I want to see the picture quality of that TV, I want to play with the setup/record menus to make sure they are intuitive & navigable, I want to check how long the start up time is, etc.
This is why brick & mortar stores won't disappear anytime soon (I hope).
No. Maybe over $10-12/gallon I might. But until then, the cost of gasoline is still only a tiny fraction of my income/living expenses.
Sorry, but I love the sound, power, range, reliability, and serviceability of an ICE powered vehicle. I know a few folks that have boring, slow, expensive hybrids and they have not been happy about reliability/service. No place around here except the dealer service depts. can even troubleshoot/repair them and it is expensive.
It is of great value to me to be able to change my own spark-plugs, brake pads, water pumps, etc. without needing to be an electrical engineer or pay for extremely expensive diagnostic machines to repair my own car.
With the regenerative braking systems, power conversion & distribution circuits, computer controlled everything, the mechanically inclined person will never be able to repair, tune, or mod their electric/hybrid vehicles the way we can with ICE's now.
That's subjective opinion by you. Beemers are way more expensive than most US produced brands. Show me a beemer no longer under warranty and how reliable it really is. I know many folks who have owned multiple BMW's, car runs great handles great and all that but terribly unreliable. Check out the reliability ratings for the Cheyenne/Toureg, horrible track records for such high priced vehicles.
And my Whirlpool washer/drier has been chugging along for 14+ years, let me know when your Electrolux, Bosch, etc. have lasted that long without repair.
Most electronics comes from Asia due to cost of mfg. China's becoming a toxic no-mans land from all the chemicals needed to produce semiconductor products. The US has such high cost of environmental protection we can't afford to to make them here. And most of those consumer products were originally designed here as well. We just outsourced all that R&D years ago and now they have stolen our IP which saved so much R&D money they could improve the tech. we US minds came up with.
Maybe Ireland should have added the stipulation that they would stay X years longer than 10. What enticement does a corp have to stay longer than 10 years otherwise?
Why is the government pushing digital. It is not for the clearer image. It is because it takes less airspace, and you can free and resell a lot of the airspace.
However that said. Delaying this isn't really going to help anything. Most Americans either don't watch TV (perhaps playing movies) or have cable or satellite hooked up. The largest group effected is the Sr. Citizens. Who are not much effected by the economy (minus the ones with good 401k) but for the most part the pain going digital will be the same today as it will be next year.
Besides there is no important information that you can get on TV that you cant get via the Radio. You may actually get it faster via the radio.
It is because the digital signals can be controlled via DRM and broadcast flag. Then they will have complete control over the broadcasts & content.
There is still not a consumer-level HDDVR on the market and I'm tired of renting cable/dish/tivo stuff, I want my own and to have choices of models & features.
Not for me. FF2 is/was the most stable browser I have been running for past couple years. Now that I am using FF3, every other video plugin crashes on me. I can no longer go to trailer.apple.com to watch HD trailers (still works fine w/FF2 though). FF3 is noticeably slower on my system (Ubuntu 7.10/i686/2.4GHz) than FF2.
Even though I will lose anti-phishing functionality in FF2, moving to FF3 will cause me to lose even more supported add-ons than that.
If you're just need an X server on Windows to connect to your *nix box, I suggest using Xming. It's free, lightweight, easy to configure, and one can quickly setup shortcuts to connect to a specific server and run a program. It's also very useful for getting around a content filter if you can access your own *nix server from the internet.
I don't have any affiliation with Colin Harrison, however I've used other X servers on Windows before and this has been the best. Here's my experience with different X servers:
Exceed - Bloated, expensive, extra licensing fee for doing X11 over SSH, unstable copy and paste (in the past versions I used)
ReflectionX - A bit bloated, expensive, funky interface
Cygwin* - Too many unneeded apps included for just an X server, FREE, difficult to configure if you're not familiar with it
Xming - Light weight, FREE, quick install, can use PuTTY's plink to do configure free X11 forwarding over SSH, copy and paste works, it just works
*In regards to Cygwin, I understand that it is more than just an X server, however it has been recommended a number of times to me as a solution for a free X server on Windows
I prefer vnc for all the above reasons plus it runs on just about every platform in existence.
Those damn TV logos on every channel are so annoying and have been bugging me for a long time. They have even blocked important parts of a scene before.
I'm sure they do it as a sort of watermark to protect the video.
Probably because most users have no idea if it even happened. And the fact that windows probably doesn't log anything that might leave evidence of this exploit or if it was exploited it cleaned the logs up after itself.
The real issue is one that anyone who has ever had to recover a multi-drive array can tell you instantly: if one drive fails, and the other drive was bought at the same time, and has had a nearly identical usage pattern, the odds of the other drive failing are well above average.
Which is why when buying drives for an array you should specify that they all be from different manufacturing lot numbers. I have seen this before, if there was a mfg. glitch a whole batch of drives can be affected by the same problem.
Sun Micro did this by default for us when we got their arrays, I don't know if they still do though. Plus a good vendor "burns in" the drives to weed out infant mortality failures.
You may get to the login screen in about a minute or so but there's no way you're logged into a desktop that fast.
Our corporate images have Safeboot, Symantec AV, Carbon Copy, Proventia Desktop, HP Quick Launch Buttons, etc, etc. on them. It takes ~45 seconds to get to the splash/login but a good 4-5 minutes to get to a fully operational desktop, and this is on a fairly quick 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo/2Gb RAM laptop.
Maybe I should patent this idea.
Similar to the two key system used by nuclear sub commanders to launch a missle, require two (or more) separate pass phrases to access the data where each person only knows ONE of the required pass phrases.
If you are asked for your pass phrase, they woulds still have to figure out who has the other one and coerce them to give theirs up as well. If they are unrelated to the "crime" suspected it would be more difficult legally to force them to reveal it.
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I have had my iPhone for 1 year now and I have no real complaints. Maybe I am just lucky here in the midwest (IN), but in that year I have had a total of 3 dropped dials and 2 dropped calls. The 3G seems peppy to me compared to my old RAZR internet access.
Is this scary technology? Now your system can become a true zombie on a botnet while asleep. Couldn't a virus/worm just wake your system up and infect it?
They're the things you get the best sounding music from. I have yet to find an mp3 that has as good sound quality as any cd (barring some the the poorly re-mastered ones). I hate most of the iTunes/Amazon mp3's, they sound like shit when played on a good sound system compared to my CD's.
This may be good news for more HDTV's like the Mitsubishi LaserVue
Glaciers have retreated before, many times, and the Earth survives.
The problem this time round (according to 97% of climatologists) is that it's happening much faster than ever before thanks to human behaviour, and that much of the ecology won't be able to adaptquickly enough.
Us humans doubtless will be able to adapt, but in the short term the impact in terms of our economies and human suffering, will be considerable.
So it might not have anything to do with this? Global Warming - Or Simply Massive Under Sea Volcanoes? - Updated!
"Recent massive volcanoes have risen from the ocean floor deep under the Arctic ice cap, spewing plumes of fragmented magma into the sea, scientists who filmed the aftermath reported Wednesday. The eruptions - as big as the one that buried Pompei - took place in 1999 along the Gakkel Ridge, an underwater mountain chain snaking 1,800 kilometres (1,100 miles) from the northern tip of Greenland to Siberia..."
I answer all those questions with fake nonsensical answers. There is no reason to use a real answer to any question as long as YOU know the correct answer. i.e. Q: What is the name of your first pet? A: laughing
Buy online. Between newegg and Amazon I get everything I need with no hassle and good prices....
Great, so where do you go to actually see and test the products you want? I don't blindly make purchases like this without getting my hands and eyes on it. You can't trust marketing speak and ad's that the product you want is what you are getting. I want to see the picture quality of that TV, I want to play with the setup/record menus to make sure they are intuitive & navigable, I want to check how long the start up time is, etc. This is why brick & mortar stores won't disappear anytime soon (I hope).
Sorry, but I love the sound, power, range, reliability, and serviceability of an ICE powered vehicle. I know a few folks that have boring, slow, expensive hybrids and they have not been happy about reliability/service. No place around here except the dealer service depts. can even troubleshoot/repair them and it is expensive.
It is of great value to me to be able to change my own spark-plugs, brake pads, water pumps, etc. without needing to be an electrical engineer or pay for extremely expensive diagnostic machines to repair my own car.
With the regenerative braking systems, power conversion & distribution circuits, computer controlled everything, the mechanically inclined person will never be able to repair, tune, or mod their electric/hybrid vehicles the way we can with ICE's now.
Well it worked for the cable companies. Ala Carte channels anyone???
That's subjective opinion by you. Beemers are way more expensive than most US produced brands. Show me a beemer no longer under warranty and how reliable it really is. I know many folks who have owned multiple BMW's, car runs great handles great and all that but terribly unreliable. Check out the reliability ratings for the Cheyenne/Toureg, horrible track records for such high priced vehicles. And my Whirlpool washer/drier has been chugging along for 14+ years, let me know when your Electrolux, Bosch, etc. have lasted that long without repair. Most electronics comes from Asia due to cost of mfg. China's becoming a toxic no-mans land from all the chemicals needed to produce semiconductor products. The US has such high cost of environmental protection we can't afford to to make them here. And most of those consumer products were originally designed here as well. We just outsourced all that R&D years ago and now they have stolen our IP which saved so much R&D money they could improve the tech. we US minds came up with.
There was a study that suggested that Cannabinoids increases neurogenesis (growth of new brain cells) by up to 40%. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8155
Maybe Ireland should have added the stipulation that they would stay X years longer than 10. What enticement does a corp have to stay longer than 10 years otherwise?
And also, doesn't most of the HW available now sold already have the BF capabilities? Isn't that what HDCP is all about?
The broadcast flag has failed, FOR NOW! If it can be used it will.
Why is the government pushing digital. It is not for the clearer image. It is because it takes less airspace, and you can free and resell a lot of the airspace. However that said. Delaying this isn't really going to help anything. Most Americans either don't watch TV (perhaps playing movies) or have cable or satellite hooked up. The largest group effected is the Sr. Citizens. Who are not much effected by the economy (minus the ones with good 401k) but for the most part the pain going digital will be the same today as it will be next year. Besides there is no important information that you can get on TV that you cant get via the Radio. You may actually get it faster via the radio.
It is because the digital signals can be controlled via DRM and broadcast flag. Then they will have complete control over the broadcasts & content. There is still not a consumer-level HDDVR on the market and I'm tired of renting cable/dish/tivo stuff, I want my own and to have choices of models & features.
Perhaps someone just should call Gordon Ramsey and have him visit the shop? If he thought that poster was harsh just wait until Ramsey gets there....
Not for me. FF2 is/was the most stable browser I have been running for past couple years. Now that I am using FF3, every other video plugin crashes on me. I can no longer go to trailer.apple.com to watch HD trailers (still works fine w/FF2 though). FF3 is noticeably slower on my system (Ubuntu 7.10/i686/2.4GHz) than FF2. Even though I will lose anti-phishing functionality in FF2, moving to FF3 will cause me to lose even more supported add-ons than that.
Except when the broadcast flag is implemented you won't even be able to DVR it.
If you're just need an X server on Windows to connect to your *nix box, I suggest using Xming. It's free, lightweight, easy to configure, and one can quickly setup shortcuts to connect to a specific server and run a program. It's also very useful for getting around a content filter if you can access your own *nix server from the internet.
I don't have any affiliation with Colin Harrison, however I've used other X servers on Windows before and this has been the best. Here's my experience with different X servers: Exceed - Bloated, expensive, extra licensing fee for doing X11 over SSH, unstable copy and paste (in the past versions I used) ReflectionX - A bit bloated, expensive, funky interface Cygwin* - Too many unneeded apps included for just an X server, FREE, difficult to configure if you're not familiar with it Xming - Light weight, FREE, quick install, can use PuTTY's plink to do configure free X11 forwarding over SSH, copy and paste works, it just works
*In regards to Cygwin, I understand that it is more than just an X server, however it has been recommended a number of times to me as a solution for a free X server on Windows
I prefer vnc for all the above reasons plus it runs on just about every platform in existence.
Those damn TV logos on every channel are so annoying and have been bugging me for a long time. They have even blocked important parts of a scene before. I'm sure they do it as a sort of watermark to protect the video.
Probably because most users have no idea if it even happened. And the fact that windows probably doesn't log anything that might leave evidence of this exploit or if it was exploited it cleaned the logs up after itself.
The real issue is one that anyone who has ever had to recover a multi-drive array can tell you instantly: if one drive fails, and the other drive was bought at the same time, and has had a nearly identical usage pattern, the odds of the other drive failing are well above average.
Which is why when buying drives for an array you should specify that they all be from different manufacturing lot numbers. I have seen this before, if there was a mfg. glitch a whole batch of drives can be affected by the same problem. Sun Micro did this by default for us when we got their arrays, I don't know if they still do though. Plus a good vendor "burns in" the drives to weed out infant mortality failures.
You may get to the login screen in about a minute or so but there's no way you're logged into a desktop that fast. Our corporate images have Safeboot, Symantec AV, Carbon Copy, Proventia Desktop, HP Quick Launch Buttons, etc, etc. on them. It takes ~45 seconds to get to the splash/login but a good 4-5 minutes to get to a fully operational desktop, and this is on a fairly quick 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo/2Gb RAM laptop.
Congressional term limits need to be re-imposed. Career politicians/lawmakers are the problem.
Maybe I should patent this idea. Similar to the two key system used by nuclear sub commanders to launch a missle, require two (or more) separate pass phrases to access the data where each person only knows ONE of the required pass phrases. If you are asked for your pass phrase, they woulds still have to figure out who has the other one and coerce them to give theirs up as well. If they are unrelated to the "crime" suspected it would be more difficult legally to force them to reveal it.