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Scavenging OAP Crashes Georgia's Internet
Enlarge photo .Georgian police arrested the 75-year-old pensioner after she single-handedly cut off Internet connections in Georgia and neighbouring Armenia, the interior ministry said.

The woman hacked into the cable which runs through Georgia to Armenia, forcing internet users in both countries offline.

"She found the cable while collecting scrap metal and cut it with a view to stealing it," Georgian interior ministry spokesman Zura Gvenetadze said.

She was arrested in the village of Ksani, north of capital Tbilisi, and has been CHARGED with damaging property.

The pensioner could face up to three years in prison if CONVICTED.

"Taking into account her advancing years, she has been released pending the end of the investigation and subsequent trial," Mr Gvenetadze said.

The attempted cable theft last WEEK brought down internet services for several hours.

Many Georgians' internet connections were also cut in 2009 by another scavenger who damaged the fibre-optic cable while hunting for scrap metal in the impoverished ex-Soviet state.

The company that owns the cable, Georgian Railway Telecom (GRT), said that the latest damage was serious.

It caused 90% of private and corporate online users in Armenia to lose access for nearly 12 hours while also hitting Georgian internet service providers.

"I cannot understand how this lady managed to find and damage the cable," GRT head of marketing Giorgi Ionatamishvili said.

"It has robust protection and such incidents are extremely rare."

GRT's slogan is "your reliable partner in the Caucasus region" and its fibre-optic network is also connected to Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Quote from: harry 48 on April 07, 2011, 09:04:54 AM

The woman hacked into the cable which runs through Georgia to Armenia, forcing internet users in both countries offline.

Ignore the Chinese speech and just watch the illusion



http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hwVy_2eOfsE#t=78neat!
Although the second trick was done with a double coin, the second and third coin placed on to the table was 'one' coin and when knocked instantly flipped into a WHOLE coin, the other coin was in his left hand as he hit the table. SORRY if i ruined the enigma.

But as for putting your hand through the GLASS, that looked pretty cool! Quote from: reddevilggg on February 15, 2011, 04:21:00 PM

But as for putting your hand through the glass, that looked pretty cool!

Is   One Micro    1,000,000,000thHey look

Second hit on google.

http://www.essex1.com/people/speer/large.htmlMicro is a millionth. NANO is a billionth. Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 21, 2011, 09:26:06 AM

Hey look
Second hit on google.

Does AT&T covet your rights?
An Attack on Network Neutrality is really an attack on your rights as a person. To elevate the rights of a corporation is to lower the rights of individuals.
Yes, this is not a new story. But it goes on and on. They just don't stop. If you want decent download speed you have to pay more. Do you may think that is fair? No, it is not. You pay for a 1.5 mbps speed and if you do a P2P connection it drops to half the rate. Why? because they can get away with it. It is their right. If you want to download an ISO image of software that you rightfully can use, they make it hard or impossible. It is their right because they suspect you are a bad guy.

Read this:
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What is Net Neutrality?
The activist website savetheinternet.com has a video explanation of what Net Neutrality means. In a nutshell, it's the idea that wireless carriers and Internet Service Providers shouldn't be able to privilege one website over another. They can put caps on bandwidth, to keep people from using their service too much, but they can't charge you extra to visit a particular site.

Activists consider it important to write these PROTECTIONS into law, because most people in the United States have very few choices when it comes to wireless or high-speed Internet service. WITHOUT formal Net Neutrality laws, activists SAY, people will be at the mercy of the wireless companies and Internet Service Providers.
... more at  HTTP://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110309/tc_ac/8025368_are_att_android_upload_speed_limits_an_attack_on_net_neutrality
Jared Spurbeck – Wed Mar 9, 12:48 pm ET

Hi,
Just REGISTERED after SURFING for an ANSWER. TRYING unsuccessfully to sort out a connection. Would appreciate some help please?How about some more info ? ?

Aerial photos taken over Japan have revealed the scale of devastation across dozens of SUBURBS and tens of thousands of homes and businesses.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htmMight be good to mention how that website works.  You need to move your mouse from right to left to display the after-photos.

ANYWAY, the devastation is shocking.  The radiation leak from a nuclear reactor, apparently triggered by the earthquake, is another terrible happening. Quote from: soybean on March 14, 2011, 02:42:11 PM

Might be good to mention how that website works.  You need to move your mouse from right to left to display the after-photos.

Liberty MEDIA sues Hotfile
This was posted on CNET on Feb 8, 2011. It is was titled "MPAA sues Hotfile"
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For the first time, a group of Hollywood film studios has filed a copyright lawsuit against a cyberlocker.
File-hosting SERVICE Hotfile has made a business out of offering a STASH box for people to store their
pirated movies, the Motion Picture Association of America CLAIMS in its suit against Hotfile.
Read more:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20031011-261.html#ixzz1HKLy5Zm7

Hi, Could someone reply to this post, just to see it I get a reply in my email, ThanksReplying to my own post just to seeHi Tomshope

There is a section of the forum called "Off TOPIC" for this kind of THING. It's near the bottom of the forums HOME, underneath "Other".



Salmon Trout
Thanks for letting me know, but it now is not necessary, I did RECEIVE your reply in my email. Thanks Again

Greetings all !
      This is off-topic, but I love reading your forums, because of the many intelligent people that seem to be on this site
My question is centered toward people who live in the US and have Comcast as there TV/computer connection.  I received 1 of their new boxes which supposedly enables an old tv to receive their new digital signals.  In general there was a lag (screen would pop up that says contact comcast blah blah)  before the channel would appear.  and it seemed as though many other channels were no longer available.
       This is the tech part of the question - they sent out a repairman when my wife was at home (I was at work) who immedately said Ah your need to replace your cheap coax cables with the new cables.  I did notice that the cable that came with the converter box is much heavier.  But I have splitters running through the roof of my house which would mean I would have to replace over 300ft of cable.  None of my TV's are HD and I have the on-demand box in the living room.  I guess my misunderstanding is that does the cable coming out of the box at your house need to be replaced with "new coaxial cable) or only the cables that lead from the new digital converter box ?
    As I said this is off-topic, but  if anyone can EXPLAIN any differnces in coaxial cable,  I think a lot of us could learn form people who know vs people who sell.
    Thanks to all.  CH rules the universe !Well,  I used to work in that kind of stuff. In general, Coax cable does not last a s long as you want it to. And every spice and tap is a potential source of trouble. But it affects the quality of your reception, it does not cut off any channel just because of poor quality.
Your TV set should be set to 'cable', not 'antenna' to receive all cable channels. But some  cable systems now require every TV set to have a converter box. It is a real PITA.

My advice, do not replace the cable until you know that is the real problem. I think they want you to have a box on top of every TV.

You could, of course, break your contract and get another company. The fact that they do not give you the service outlined in the contract is a valid reason to break it.
And no, the coax cable does not belong to them. It becomes a permanent part of your home.

BTW, you can make a deal with you TV provider for internet service. So it does become a topic for this FORUM. To date, a cable modem is the way to go. If it is done right.
There are dozens of different types of coaxial cable used in homes, usually referred to as drop cables.  At one time RG-59 was the standard and that's what it sounds like you have.  For a number of years now, RG-6 has been the standard and it is LARGER than RG-59 and therefore has LESS signal loss which is very important at higher frequencies.  Like in anything there are good drop cables and cheap drop cables.  If you have that much RG-59 in your house I would guess it's over 20 years old and could be a problem.  Although, there is nothing wrong with RG-59 in it's self other than excessive signal loss, although really old RG-59 wasn't designed for the higher frequencies in use today.  If you have a mashed cable maybe only that one piece of cable needs to be replaced.

The first thing I would do though is check the splitters in the attic.  Most splitters have markings on them to show their upper frequency limit.  Today, the upper limit on splitters should be 1GHz.  Anything less could cut off upper channels depending upon the bandwidth of your cable system.  I would also check the cables in the attic and make sure there is no damage to the cables.

BTW, legally, if Comcast installed the cable, it is their property until you disconnect.  Then they have 15 days to retrieve it (which they almost never do) and after 15 days it is your property.  If the cable was installed by a builder, it is your property.

Cable companies are going digital because they can fit many more channels into the space one analog channel takes up.  Many cable systems have already gone all digital, which means a box on every older set.  Almost all newer TVs can display unencrypted digital channels without a box.  At some point in the future all cable channels will be digital.  People seem to get upset about cable channels going digital, but they forget all satellite channels are digital and that doesn't seem to bother anybody.I'm going through the Comcast changeover now.  If your signal is clear on the analog TV's without the converter, new cable drops are not required.  My house is full of RG-59 & the signals are good to all the TV's (mostly analog with DTA's) and the cable modem.  The Comcast technician should have measured the signals at the end of the drops (right at the TV's).  If he did not do this, he's not doing his job properly.

The little DTA's actually work quite well, but I just had a 3mo old unit lose sync and could not be rebooted by the CSA's, the little green light just kept flashing.  New one had to be activated even after the exchange.  I think Comcast is pretty overwhelmed with this changeover & few CSA's or techs know what to do.Thanks for all your replies,
      Have yet to decide as to what I am going to do, as I need to replace over 300ft of cable.  rthompsonwon80819 - if rg-569 was the old standard is RG6 the new standard. - As I stated before no HD TV's involved.
RG-6 has been the standard for a number of years.  There are larger drop cables, but they are very difficult to work with inside the home.  It doesn't matter if you have HD or not, it's the higher channels that are affected by excessive cable signal loss.  If you have a staple or nail through the cable in the attic any channel could be affected.Reference.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaxial_cableGeek, I just read the Wikipedia article on coaxial cable, and normally I consider Wikipedia a reasonably good source of information, but the article on coaxial cable was horrible and outdated.  I'd edit it tonight, but it's after 1am and I've had several glasses of wine, but I plan to work on  it tomorrow.  It's just got too many misstatements and unclear facts.

It starts off with a picture of RG-59 with two center conductors.  There are some video cables with two center conductors, but it's not RG-59. Quote

It starts off with a picture of RG-59 with two center conductors.

...It starts off with a picture of RG-59 with two center conductors.  There are some video cables with two center conductors, but it's not RG-59.

Found on Digg.
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Safe nuclear does exist, and China is leading the way with thorium  (telegraph.co.uk )— A few weeks before the tsunami struck Fukushima’s uranium REACTORS and shattered public faith in nuclear power, China revealed that it was launching a rival TECHNOLOGY to build a safer, cleaner, and ultimately cheaper network of reactors based on thorium. 

Try Thorium - Nuclear Energy Without The Side Effects
by Jamie Reygle
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But nuclear energy produces about 13,000 times the amount of energy per pound of fuel than coal, and considerably less waste. The only problem with the waste, of course, is that uranium and plutonium produce immeasurably more dangerous waste than coal, or oil, or natural gas, or any other energy source currently in widespread use: not only does it need to be stored safely for thousands of years (like that's going to happen), but if it gets in the wrong hands, well, use your imagination.
...  (Click link for full story with diagrams.)
http://inventorspot.com/articles/unclear_nuclear_try_thorium_nuclear_energy_without_side_effects

Wow! Hard to believe! Why didn't they tell us years ago about this?

I never understood why it was called the Periodic Table...
Is it supposed to change every year ? ?

I'm confused...

great Time-Lapse Videos to watch


http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157625888896725/
I love the beginning of the 'Everglades camping' ONE, the aeroplanes ( i THINK they are planes, as they change direction) remind me of a scene in STAR Wars.the xmas lights one is goodTime lapses are probably one of the coolest things to watch in video format PRODUCED by photos with still cameras.  Stop motion is another favorite of mine that is really neat.

Where does he get this energy from?

I am NEW here, and just WANTED to SAY hello, before I got to POSTING to topics. If I can be of help, just LET me know. Thanks. welcome to the forum

So why can't I get "Stay The Night" out of my head?
Chicks DIG it ? ?What's wrong with being BLUNT?Being Blunt is a lot better than than forced to listen to Blunt. Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 03, 2011, 08:13:09 PM

What's wrong with being Blunt?

Look at what happened from 1998 until 2008. In just ten years it has grown and grown.

Watch the pieces come together as they are sent up from Earth.

This is the International Space Station (ISS) Assembly diagram, piece by piece.



http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htmAmazing.it is and its great how it shows the station being builtGood thing it is space. WOULD be hard to clean the OUTSIDE of that structure if it got covered by dirty snowfall.it did not show where the toilet block was   

and to think they were going to abandon itthank u harry
Is a great work. And preceded the Russian Mir station.
But the matter. Not without problems. Increase in SIZE due to the power generation system (solar cells). Longevity Quote from: moro on February 19, 2011, 02:32:24 AM

And preceded the Russian Mir station.

Mir's first module was launched in 1986. The International Space stations first module was launched in 1998.

Good thing it is space. Would be hard to clean the outside of that structure if it got covered by dirty snowfall.

Simply. Succeeded the Internet revolution in Egypt  .
And I think that the internet has become a more effective than TV
We now feel freeHow would you justify that the Government was able to shut it down for 4 days then ? ?True.Government  has been shut down the Internet. But it was too late.
And was also shut down the most important news channels (Al Jazeera)
I think that what happened - Internet revolution - is, a positive precedentIn my opinion the shutting down of the INTERNET in Egypt only emboldened the resolve of the citizens to continue and enlarge their protests. So even in it's curtailment by the Government it (because of it having been there) caused the people to be more aware and inventive in their coming together in protest. It was the catalyst for the beginnings of the revolution. Once it gained momentum i doubt that there were too many countries whose media was not on the ground to show the images and the interviews all over the world. In this household my wife and i were glued to the Al Jazeera live streaming continuous broadcasts from Cairo and elsewhere in the country. All our daily activities were governed by their broadcast. Undoubtedly it will have a worldwide influence on the proliferation on social media technology. We continue to see that as other counties in the region are caught up in similar events. It is far from over. truenorth Quote from: truenorth on FEBRUARY 12, 2011, 07:38:41 AM

We continue to see that as other counties in the region are caught up in similar events. It is far from over. truenorth

And, similar phenomena may happen in other countries in the region.

i just wonder if they will get a secular democratic government i hope they do

Ahh the old pull the blinders over "democracy is the bestest always" claim. Although to be fair and as Winston churchill put it,
"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried."..

Although I'm not sure why it/they would have to be "secular" not to mention that a good  65% of those countries that otherwise claim to be democracies in fact are not, or their "official" government is in shambles while some rebel cause is in "charge" of how the country is run.

Secularity (adjective form secular) is the state of being separate from religion.[1]

For instance, EATING and bathing may be regarded as examples of secular activities, because there may not be anything inherently RELIGIOUS about them.

It may be just a reflection of my eternal optimism but given how little (if any) evidence appeared during the demonstrations ( the anti Government side) of internal rifts (gender/religious/age/economic status/professional status  etc.) if that spirit can be maintained as the evolution to whatever they eventually choose then i remain hopeful. This tempered with many years of the observation of the behaviors of humans. However if they can pull it off it MUST be better than what existed until this opportunity.I find it wondrous that  technology played such a significant roll.truenorth

this is why i said what i did , because a secular democratic government can start to rebuild the country , change its laws for the people give them back their freedom

and bring it back to its one time greatness the leader in that continent.

you know what i mean when i say secular democratic government , in other words , i would hate the people or the country to go along the lines as in iran , iraq , afganistan and the likes

anything else the country will continue to go down hill and then the mad men/rebel causes  etc will take over and the country will be finished

I'm new to this. And my tutor at my college was no help. I'm lost....I'm hoping I can get some assistance....I'm trying to DRAW a FLOWCHART that would provide a workable solution to the following problem...

management wants a printed report that lists a worker's name and the number of HOURS of overtime the person worked that WEEK. At the end of the report there must be a total of all the overtime worked that week...

1. the data is in a file on a disk.
2. each record contains the required fields and may include fields that are not needed for this problem.
3. the end of the file record will contain**.* in the hours worked field.
4. if a person did not work overtime there name should not appear on the list. It will be in the file if they worked at all.
5. assume that the file will be read one record at a time(read one record, process that record, print the report line if the person worked overtime, then get the next record.
6. a standard work week is 40 hours; any time over 40 hours is overtime.
7. assume that the file has been verified and there will be no errors

Hello all,

First of all, Happy NEW Year.

I was very curious to know all your plans for 2011. Would love to hear them.

My plan is that I am making a site and learning marketing skills. Quote from: Smilence on January 07, 2011, 03:51:17 AM

learning marketing skills.

Sorry but I don't plan a year at a time.

All of my goal/plans are either quickly attainable ( I plan to go see the newest movie out in theaters, I plan to take my wife out on a date with out the kids) or take years to see to the end (I plan on having the mortgage paid off on my house by the time my kids get out of school, I plan on being CEO of the company that I work for)

I don't see the point of trying to set new goals at the beginning of a new year. Why not use the beginning of the new month, week, weekend, day, or hour. They are all equally significant in your life as the beginning of the New Year.

Why should you have to wait until a new year to set a new goal and why only give yourself a year to do something in? If it was really an important goal you would have set it the day you realized it was important to you and you wouldn't give up on it if you can't complete it in a year.

Why should you have to wait until a new year to set a new goal and why only give yourself a year to do something in? If it was really an important goal you would have set it the day you realized it was important to you and you wouldn't give up on it if you can't complete it in a year.

Do you think to-days world has to much technology?I mean look it up in the Bible......
Quote from: Mruniverce on January 28, 2011, 11:34:35 PM

I mean look it up in the Bible......

Do you think to-days world has to much technology?

I mean look it up in the Bible......

It's OK...
He forgives you...

I mean look it up in the Bible......

Look what up in the Bible? Technology? It's not in there directly, but it's described pretty well (in prophecies) for not knowing what modern stuff was back then.

By putting together all of the pieces (there is actually a scientific process for it)

While some translations may offer different words or phrases for different passages for clarity or perspective, the original meaning is usually still there and

if you wanted to you could find a Bible that is actually written in the original language so you can decide the meaning for yourself.

Revelation 11:7-10 states, "And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth."

I've still got some facts for the debate, but it sounds like you've made up your mind..... good luck.

good luck.

This is also the wrong forum for your debates.  Try finding a religious one.

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Quote from: patio on January 31, 2011, 01:09:30 PM

Can i change my Vote ? ?

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Someone said my AVATAR is annoying.  What do you think?  I have 5 points, and I love to flash.

He doesn't have to explicitly say. If somebody ASKS "can I have some milk" you assume they are going to use the milk, drink it, or perhaps craft it into a cake.

If somebody asks "do you like my X" they are asking for input. The fact that they were PROMPTED to ask this by being told it was annoying by somebody else means that it concerns them, even slightly, that people would find it annoying; therefore it's safe to assume that their intent is to gauge wether they should change their avatar, not just to ask the question and ignore the very input that they requested.

The question could be more like "What do you think of the weather today?"

Anyone wanting to download a 2010 fill-in Ohio Individual Income Tax Return will need Adobe Reader 9.1 or greater.  The IRS doesn't have such a requirement; their fill-in forms work with Foxit Reader.   

I tried opening the Ohio form with the latest version of Foxit Reader and confirmed it will not work.That's just laziness on their part....shame on them...

But they still want your cabbage...no matter how hard it is for you.
Sheer arrogance i say...that is a big form to fill in and GET right , i'm glad i have never had to do oneI thought this video was hilariously relevant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT0ofNU1NzA

Seriously, why not just use adobe? it costs just as much as foxit and is more compatible. If you're GOING to mention something about cpu and ram usage, try upgrading your system to something newer than a Pentium 2 and see how much it "slows" your computer down.
I've noticed that the knock off programs that are just trying to provide an alternative to big name products never get close to matching the capabilities of the program they're trying to mimic. I've used foxit before and wasn't all that impressed.

Also, it's not always laziness that causes incompatibilities. It could be a feature, security, or upper management issue that makes it misbehave in non-adobe readers.i opened it with adobe 9 and it was free Quote from: harry 48 on February 02, 2011, 05:10:30 PM

i opened it with adobe 9 and it was free

Whaaa...

Seriously, why not just use adobe? it costs just as much as foxit and is more compatible. If you're going to mention something about cpu and ram usage, try upgrading your system to something newer than a Pentium 2 and see how much it "slows" your computer down.
I've noticed that the knock off programs that are just trying to provide an alternative to big name products never get close to matching the capabilities of the program they're trying to mimic. I've used foxit before and wasn't all that impressed.

I thought this video was hilariously relevant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT0ofNU1NzA

Seriously, why not just use adobe? it costs just as much as foxit and is more compatible.

If you're going to mention something about cpu and ram usage, try upgrading your system to something newer than a Pentium 2 and see how much it "slows" your computer down.

I've noticed that the knock off programs that are just trying to provide an alternative to big name products never get close to matching the capabilities of the program they're trying to mimic.

Also, it's not always laziness that causes incompatibilities.

It could be a feature, security, or upper management issue that makes it misbehave in non-adobe readers.

can someone summarize BC's post for me?

With naked Zebra's in the background....

Home wireless will get better, so says the Federal Communications Commission.
In essence, that is what they said. but it didn't make the headlines.
Last year the FCC in the United States announced that a large segment of the extreme high-frequency band will be available for unlicensed  short range use. Such applications would include such things as body ending, and automobile radar collision prevention. But there is a lot more.
Many other countries are doing the same.]

The really big news may comes in the area of wireless home entertainment, including computer gaming. A piece of spectrum that has been set aside for unlicensed use is said to be a great piece of trash. Nobody wants it. Except the astronomers. The range is extremely limited and it is practically line of sight only.

[Both military and commercial investigators all over the world have been working on EHF applications for several years. This post is about the FCC decision to let vendors start selling EHF wireless devices to the general public with no license required. ]

Actually, Line of Sight is its big advantage. Consider the following.
Someday in the future some telecommunications company will provide all the data service you need through a single eyebrow able right to your doorstep. Or maybe very close your doorstep. Now you have the choice of either wiring your house with Ethernet, or with all the people, or using the new extreme high-frequency band to distribute information to route your house. There'll be enough spectrum space to handle all the data transmission two could possibly want inside your house. No need to run a cable to every television set or entertainment center you have. It can all be connected to a wireless system based on the new 60 GHz license free band.

In this line of sight. Line of sight and nothing more. It will not bother your neighbors unless you have a window that faces the window on their house. But even then there is so much bandwidth available that you can use different channels, if need be. But what about rooms that have closed doors and no openings near the ceiling to allow extreme high-frequency signals to pass? There are already is a tasteful solution for that problem, but I'm not going to give the details here, instead let somebody else the announcement later on. But I'll give you a clue, it's not as hard as one might imagine. In fact, it is cheaper and easier than putting in Ethernet. And much, much more effective than our current Wi-Fi system. It's all about the bandwidth. More bandwidth than you can imagine. Literally. And it is Free. Like in Free.

[References upon request. But it is hard to find a single article the explains the potential. The mass media don't understand it and have put it on the back page.. Yet it has the potential of turning the home entertainment industry upside down.]

To do your own research, start  here. (NOTE reference to 60GHz band.)
Extremely high frequency
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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These frequencies, as opposed to the 60 GHz frequency, require a transmitting license in the US...

Such applications would include such things as body ending, and automobile radar collision prevention. But there is a lot more.

When you go to the airport they can see through your cloths with EHF radar.

Yes, the new 60GHz band is very much like the infrared. True, almost anything will block it. But it has bandwidth. Lots of bandwidth. It can do things not yet possible with infrared. (Because of technical barriers with infrared. But that is another story.)

...a big step up from 802.11n, currently the fastest standard widely supported. It would be a huge boon to people doing lots of wireless file transfer: for example, it would make 1080p high-definition video streaming super speedy

The line of sight issue is not going to stop 60 GHz wireless from being a success. That issue has already been resolved.

(Please let us know if you want the technical references on this. It is very boring stuff.)

We do not represent in any way many companies who are actively involved in developing new products and standards for the 60 GHz wireless structure.

Please let us know if you have any questions about this topic.

Rather, it explains why "spread spectrum" is still a young science and may hold the key to future development of  "line of sight" communications

Well this is the 4th post you made on the subject so why don't you go ahead and tell us how this is resolved as you seem to be leaving that out for some reason.

The problem with current Wi-Fi systems is the lack of bandwidth. It is getting to the point where your neighbors interfere with your connection speed.It goes through walls and fences. Only ten narrow channels available.

Well, the solution is a big messy. see, to prevent your feet obstructing the signal, you are required to chop off your feet. If people walk in front of it and block your signal... well, let's just say they would be better off not doing so.

Such applications would include such things as body ending

Apparently our weakness in writeup skills attract more interests than the topic itself. 

do you believe this


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/38/20110118/tsc-scientists-warn-of-superstorm-headin-98fda55.htmlHere is a picture from the link your gave us.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 19, 2011, 11:35:10 AM

Here is a picture from the link your gave us.

Jones added: "This is not just a Californian problem. There will be disruption to ports and transportation systems. The economic impact will be felt across the country."

if the report is true the people are in for a lot of trouble

Quote from: harry 48 on January 19, 2011, 11:38:45 AM

Jones added: "This is not just a Californian problem. There will be disruption to ports and transportation systems. The economic impact will be felt across the country."

What did that mean? Perhaps he was thinking about all the Californiass who gamble in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the storm, many will be without money. That would further weaken the economy of Nevada.

Do you really need an explanation as to how a storm like the one mentioned in the article would cause an economic impact across the entire country if it ever happened?

some people never believe that some things are possible , it may not but still it could.

there is a gaint lake it austrilia made by all the rain about 70 miles long moving south , but you might get people saying thats wrong or impossible to happen

Dear users
Can any one tell me the song who sing that song when Arnoled comes out off the bar and that RAP song stars plzz..

Link to TERMINATOR 2 pirated copyright material removed.
Try looking at the film credits at the end, where it will list every song in the film. BAD to the Bone...
George Thourogood...Can you hum a few bars?No. Quote from: patio on January 30, 2011, 02:26:14 PM

Bad to the Bone...
George Thourogood...

Perhaps this has been around before, but anyway here goes. overthehill

 
 
 
Could this be TRUE
 
How the Internet started



A revelation with an Incredibly Big Message (IBM):

Well, you might have thought that you knew how the Internet started,
but here's the TRUE story ....

In ancient Israel , it came to pass that a trader by the name of
Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot.

And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. 
Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com.

And she said unto Abraham, her husband: "Why dost thou travel so far
from town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever
leaving thy tent?"

And Abraham did look at her - as though she were several saddle bags
short of a CAMEL load, but simply said: "How, dear?"

And Dot replied: "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in
between to send messages saying what you have for
sale, and they will reply telling you who hath the best price.

And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's
Pony Stable (UPS)."

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with
the drums. And the drums rang out and were an immediate success.
Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever having
to move from his tent.

To prevent neighbouring countries from overhearing what the drums were saying,
Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew.
It was called Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed
a language to transmit ideas and pictures - Hebrew To The People (HTTP)

But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secrete
himself inside Abraham's drum and began to siphon off some of
Abraham's business. But he was soon discovered, arrested and prosecuted -
for insider trading.

And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy
horsefly take to camel dung.

They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or NERDS.

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the
deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were
going to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother WILLIAM of Gates,
who bought off every drum maker in the land.

And indeed did insist on drums to be made that would work only with
Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.

And Dot did say: "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken
over by others."

And Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel , or eBay as it came to
be known. He said: "We need a name that reflects what we are."

And Dot replied: "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."
"YAHOO," said Abraham.
And because it was Dot's idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com.

Abraham's cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated
Kid (GEEK) that he was, soon started using Dot's drums to locate things around the countryside.
It soon became known as God's Own Official Guide to Locating Everything (GOOGLE)

And that is how it all began.


Truuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuly!!!









 
 Very interesting!
But before you pout this on http://www.wikipedia.org/

You need to document -
just a few things!   
  Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 14, 2011, 07:57:35 PM

Very interesting!
But before you pout this on http://www.wikipedia.org/

You need to document -
just a few things!   
 

This is how Wars start. 

Not a chance. overthehill

I beg to differ.

I refer you to the Middle East. And as this is a global site, i'm sure it's going to offend somebody.

I think that you are reading too much into it.

I'm not, i just think that the people that you may offend, don't necessarily have a sense of humor, let alone the same sense of humor. I think the Dutch cartoonist (who has had a few assassination attempts on his life) didn't intend to insult anyone. Yet look what happened there http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons_controversy. I know your post is entirely innocent, but i do think you're walking the line. To show something like this among friends is one thing, but to post it publicly  is another, and i would not be surprised if it was removed.

I cannot think of any person or religion it could offend, I cannot even contrive a made-up religion that would be offended.

Maybe its diiferent in different countries. Last year, at Halloween (this was in the local city paper) a person that belonged to a major eastern religion complained to the police that her next door neighbour had a fake gravestone in her garden and it was offending her because the the crucifix on it. The police told the women in question to remove the offending 'gravestone' even though, because of the high fences, it could only be seen from the upstairs window. Now, this may sound ridiculous, but its true. Some people, especially the fanatical, can find offence in almost anything.

What the *censored* does this have to do with what Overthehill posted?

Should two year  education be more recommended?
In the news today...
Quote

January 20, 2011
Series Lays Out Blueprint for INCREASING Graduation Rates at 2-Year Colleges
By Jennifer Gonzalez
To help greater numbers of community-college students succeed, institutions need to MOVE BEYOND small-scale programs and instead undertake broad institutional reforms, says the director of a research center that released today the first batch of papers in an eight-part series that lays out a detailed blueprint for increasing the colleges' graduation rates. ....
http://chronicle.com/article/Series-Lays-Out-Blueprint-for/125996/?key=GjgiKVQ4aCgVMH8xZDdDYzpdYXZgORlzNSQcansibltdEA%3D%3D

Melinda Gates Pledges $110-Million to Help 2-Year Colleges Improve ...
 Apr 20, 2010 ... They need to see learning as the essence of life--as what makes life both ... LET'S HELP THOSE TWO-YEAR COLLEGES THAT HAVE THE SPIRIT. ...
http://chronicle.com/article/Melinda-Gates-Pledges/65174/

Editorial: Ranking two-year colleges - NOLA.com
 Jan 17, 2011 ... News Updates. • President Barack Obama hosts China's President Hu Jintao as ... That's why a pilot program is being launched to create a national ... Two-year schools serve students who are earning credits to eventually ...
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1295245239249240.xml&coll=1

The coral snake is among the most dangerous.
In the USA you are in real trouble it one bites you. You have to GO to a HOSPITAL.
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Antivenom (or antivenin or antivenene) is a biological product used in the treatment of venomous bites or stings. Antivenom is created by milking venom from the desired snake, spider or insect. The venom is then diluted and injected into a HORSE, sheep, goat or cat. The subject animal will undergo an immune response to the venom, producing antibodies against the venom's active molecule which can then be harvested from the animal's blood and used to treat envenomation. Internationally, antivenoms must conform to the standards of Pharmacopoeia and the World Health Organization (WHO).[1]
...
In the U.S. the only approved antivenom for pit viper (rattlesnake, copperhead and water moccasin) snakebite is based on a purified product made in sheep known as CroFab. It was approved by the FDA in October, 2000. U.S. coral snake antivenom is no longer manufactured, and remaining stocks of in-date antivenom for coral snakebite expired in the Fall of 2009, leaving the U.S. without a Coral snake antivenom. Efforts are being made to obtain approval for a coral snake antivenom produced in Mexico which would work against U.S. coral snakebite, but such approval remains speculative. In the absence of antivenom, all coral snakebite should be treated in a hospital by elective endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation until the effects of coral snake neurotoxins abate. It is important to remember that respiratory paralysis in coral snakebite can occur suddenly, often up to 12 or more hours after the bite, so intubation and ventilation should be employed in anticipation of respiratory failure and not after it occurs, when it may be too late.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivenom

remaining stocks of in-date antivenom for coral snakebite expired in the Fall of 2009,

I think it is interesting. Useful information for people who spend a lot of time outdoors and camping.

The quote that the in-date antivenom expired in 2009 makes perfect sense - the antivenom that could have been used expired in 2009, so at the moment there is nothing that can be used.

Last survivor of first Iwo flag raising dies
By Chris Williams - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jun 25, 2007 10:42:09 EDT
EDINA, Minn. — Charles W. Lindberg, the last survivor of the six Marines who raised the first American flag over Iwo Jima during World War II, has died. He was 86.

I never implied that he was...

U.S. coral snake antivenom is no longer manufactured, and remaining stocks of in-date antivenom for coral snakebite expired in the Fall of 2009, leaving the U.S. without a Coral snake antivenom.

What on Earth does this have to do with the Iwo Jima's soldier reference ? ?

An Australian man has been killed by a bite from a tiger snake as he surfed the net on his computer. Michael Thorpe (43), from Perth, died after being bitten by the tiny tiger snake that was only about 30 cm long. Police say that Thorpe had delayed calling the emergency services and that led to the poison being able to spread and kill him quickly.

Thorpe died shortly after arriving at the Joondalup Health Campus. Health Department spokeswoman Crystal Fairbairn said that 77 people had so far been treated for snake bites in Western Australia this year.

Man Killed By Snake Surfing The Net

An Australian man has been killed by a bite from a tiger snake as he surfed the net on his computer

i completely disagree with the information given on this SITE - http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/45570.html
that's my opinion. i believe that it's all got to do with your level of maturity, initial mental stability, and your upbringing. i've been listening to heavy metal from the time i was 4, and i'm listening to bands such as slayer and slipknot to this day, i find it has a calming effect on me, but MAYBE i'm just mentally disturbed to begin with 

lol note the professor's name in the article, excuse the immaturity  Quote from: reaper_tbs on June 09, 2007, 06:40:55 PM

i've been listening to heavy metal from the time i was 4, and i'm listening to bands such as slayer and slipknot to this day, i find it has a calming effect on me, but maybe i'm just mentally disturbed to begin with 

However, if an ice volcano LIKE Sotra were to erupt, it would release volatiles like methane and ethane from inside Titan. Kirk's team calculates that it would take a Sotra-sized volcanic eruption every 1,000 years to maintain the CURRENT level of methane in Titan's atmosphere.

heh... Kirk's away team maybe?

Quote from: reddevilggg on January 10, 2011, 05:38:51 AM

Yet another delusional idiot who seems to think having an education makes him intelligent. He bangs on about grammar and literacy then makes mistakes.

Really?

He just murdered six people and wounded twelve others and you want to criticize his grammar?

Did you think I just randomly added that comment in the middle of the discussion?

He just murdered six people and wounded twelve others and you want to criticize his grammar?

In the event that followers of this thread are interested in the ACTUAL PHENOMENON from a scientific perspective here is an excellent article from NASA on the SUBJECT. truenorth
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/29dec_magneticfield.html QUOTE from: patio on January 10, 2011, 08:17:46 AM

Shift happens....

The Cool Math TRICK was posted some time ago.
Does anybody understand how this works? Warning V- ideo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtKg9XhjVjw&feature=related
Somehow I thought that when you divide a large number by three small prime numbers, the answer WOULD not be even be close to division by some other small prime numbers. What is the trick?

erm..........the first comment under the video
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This is because the product of 7, 11 and 13 makes 1001. Any number presented in the way described in the video can be divided by 1001. If we do the calculation backwards, and start with any number, such as 673, you multiply it by 1, then 1000, then add them TOGETHER. No matter what 3 digit number you start with, it will always repeat itself when multiplied by this number. This is because any 3 digit number timesd by 1000 will equal that number followed by 3 0's. These are where the times 1 goes.

Animal Rights Victory in 2010 was Declared by the  ASPCA and others.
http://www.aspca.org/News/Tri-State/Tri-State-News-Detail.aspx?NDate=20101105&NType=TriState
Disclaimer. There are wide viewpoints on this subject
Quote

Broadly SPEAKING, there are two approaches to the issue. The animal welfare position holds that there is nothing inherently wrong with using animals for human purposes, such as food, clothing, entertainment, and research, but that it should be done in a humane way that minimizes unnecessary PAIN and suffering. Animal rights theorists criticize this position, arguing that the words "unnecessary" and "humane" are subject to widely differing interpretations, and that the only way to ensure protection for animals is to end their status as property, and to ensure that they are never used as commodities. Laws concerning animal cruelty are designed to prevent needless cruelty to animals, rather than killing for other aims such as food, or they concern species not eaten as food in the country involved, such as those regarded as pets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruelty_to_animal

"PETA's effective activism SCARE well-heeled business interests that abuse animals," spokeswoman Jane Dollinger said "but when these outfits used their connections to violate the U.S. Constitution, the FBI's ham-handed attempt to catch us with our pants down backfired. As a result, the FBI was caught with its pants down."

Dogs and cats get First Amendment rights

Jul 30th, 2010 by Michelle Lore
Dogs and cats have been given the right to free speech — in MASSACHUSETTS anyway.
 

Quote from: puppyeyes on December 28, 2010, 05:21:59 AM

wow TROLLS in the forums 

wow trolls in the forums 

Guys, What are you DOING!?
*Before Allan or someone comes in here*. :O

And who are these 'trolls'? You mean the members with 1000's of post counts maybe? I for one hit 1000 from trolling alone.

you could call going of topic a lot of times trolling if so there are a lot of trolls on site 

So your idea of a wind-up is to pretend not to understand anything, especially things in context? 

Like i've said before, i enjoy the odd wind up, but this seriously gets tedious?

wow trolls in the forums 

http://www.yourfunnymedia.com/media/1793/Tightest_Parallel_Parking/

Oh yeah?

Check this one out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xv2bPxXWKw

I hate fishing, that link should have had a warning, that first vid is..............yeuw

i dont see any sense to fishing , out all day and you might catch nothing at all ony a bad cold 

Well, that's because you are supposed to do it without the wife 

Don't drive and drink iPhone with Web Canm , GPS and Laptop in the rain.
Kids, do NOT try this at home. He is and EXPERT! (Hes SAYS.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwgKvfHmAx4I watched that whole video hoping to SEE an horrific CRASH. But no, he NEVER even swerves. You disappointed me Geek-9pm.

Also, the music was horrible.

This video sucked all around. Don't watch it. I don't get it.How can I edit it and put this at the end?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K3laXJqy8w&feature=relatedNow that's more like it. 

Good job buddy.

There was an episode of either CSI:NY or CSI:Miami based on doing this same thing.

uh oh, now you've done it.

http://bc-programming.com/blogs/2011/01/csi-breaks-sound-barrier-shark-jumping/


Warning: while I start out relatively tame, I get a tad more vulgar as  I realize how insulting it is that they pull crap like that. (basically, I start swearing, so, hide the children I suppose)

I feel the same way when I watch a movie or show that has to do with the Oil Industry. My wife and I watched Armageddon together once and she now refuses to watch it with any more.

a LITTLE BIT of HUMOR about PC's etc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lILOL

what a lot of money , will they ever get out of debt , click oddhammer and enlarge


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Innacurrate at best...
Besides if we are going to discuss Politics here i predict this Topic won't last long....
Just my HMO... Quote from: patio on September 21, 2010, 06:26:17 PM

Innacurrate at best...
Besides if we are going to discuss Politics here i predict this Topic won't last long....
Just my HMO...

I think I'm tired of your passive-aggressive attitude toward America.

Just to add my 2 pennies worth and I have no illusions of understanding all this to it's fullest. But when the UK bailed out the banks as they did in the US, the UK government owned a percentage of the banks that were helped. Surely this can then be off-set against the debt that is owed as this is income that should go directly to paying off said debt.
I may be way off but thought I would mention it.

if there was one for Britain i would have put it in

there is, and you didn't.

I think I'm tired of your passive-aggressive attitude toward America.

  and pray tell me of any derogatory remarks i have made towards the country of America or in fact any country

A new date in MODERN history of the Western World.
This is NEWS! <- CLIC

Hi yall.

Its been a while since I was able to get on the forums, PREVIOUSLY I was just taken to a blank-white page, with no source code WHATSOEVER if I selected that option...


What was going on?

CH admin's last post was on September, so how the heck were the forums down, on, down again for 2 months, and then back on again?

Thanks, looking forward for some answers here. There was nothing wrong with the Forums. Quote from: patio on November 16, 2010, 10:18:46 AM

There was nothing wrong with the Forums.

Then explain why the forums were inaccesible, only leading to a blank-white page then. (Or atleast on my side they were inaccessible, though, the rest of the site was accessible.

Patio's 2nd post:

There was nothing wrong with the Forums.