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Post by the light works on Mar 26, 2017 14:53:55 GMT
Welcome to the 21st century... Yesterday I used the Car park in Ashton-u-lyne above the shopping centre. The signage was bloody awful, so we had to ask, how do you work the parking meters as we couldnt see any as we parked up, as the barrier just raises and you see a sign saying "Cash only", and not much else. But, the barrier raises, and it lets you in. What it hasnt told you, is that its using ANPR technology to take a picture of your numberplate. [try as we might, you cant see the camera on the way in?..] The pay machine, hidden just inside the door to the shopping centre, you puts in your numbers from your plate, it tells you how long you have been there, and you pay, then just exit, because again, there is a camera looking at your numberplate to let you out that raises the barrier. This of course relies on you remembering your numberplate. The signage could have been better, because we spent a while looking for a "pay and display" machine in the actual car park, or any sign of instructions as to how this was working, because it didnt in any way tell you how the system works until you see the pay machine inside the shopping centre, and even that has no instructions of how the system works, or if you pay first or later. However, I was left thinking, no ticket to loose, no token to miss-place, no need for a warden to wander about checking you havnt exceeded your parking time... this is a good idea?. I would say a simple sign saying "pay on departure" and a machine that would read your number plate and charge accordingly to whatever formula the mall uses to charge for parking would be easier and more efficient. in theory, a next generation system could give you a post-it note with a code to stick to the inside of your windscreen if the mall uses discounted parking for people who buy things. of course, our local mall uses an even more streamlined system: free parking.
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Post by the light works on Mar 26, 2017 14:57:51 GMT
Ever notice that the time it takes to warm up an old TV is about the same time it takes for a current one to "boot up"? Maybe a bit slower, but not by much. my TV still has to warm up. but my oldest computer, in native mode, could be accepting commands before the monitor was warmed up. (in DOS mode, it wanted to test cycle the drives before you inserted the disc) but yes, I've noticed that the faster the processor, the more time the programmers make it spend talking to itself, before it is ready to go.
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Post by the light works on Mar 26, 2017 14:58:47 GMT
My Laptop takes "seconds", I did manage to get my old XP machine to turn on from unplugged complete off status in less than 120 seconds, but that was a stripped clean slipstream version of XP I use for backups purposes using the last official updates, nowadays, I use hibernate, and that takes about 30 seconds. Worst offender was [ spit spit] vista that took over 3 mins to find a stable state. cold start or hot standby? my newest laptop goes from hot standby to running in the time it takes to open it.
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Post by silverdragon on Mar 27, 2017 7:32:56 GMT
My Laptop takes "seconds", I did manage to get my old XP machine to turn on from unplugged complete off status in less than 120 seconds, but that was a stripped clean slipstream version of XP I use for backups purposes using the last official updates, nowadays, I use hibernate, and that takes about 30 seconds. Worst offender was [ spit spit] vista that took over 3 mins to find a stable state. cold start or hot standby? my newest laptop goes from hot standby to running in the time it takes to open it. Depends on the O/S.... From cold start, as in off unplugged and not a form of hibernate, if its win 10, longer, Linux [Red Hat] its quicker than Windows on hibernate/sleep/whatever that "not quite off" one is...
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Post by Lokifan on Mar 27, 2017 14:41:12 GMT
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Post by the light works on Mar 27, 2017 15:06:49 GMT
to be more accurate, they converted the leaf into a vascular system, which they could then pump simulated blood through. but it is progress.
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Post by GTCGreg on Mar 27, 2017 16:58:00 GMT
to be more accurate, they converted the leaf into a vascular system, which they could then pump simulated blood through. but it is progress. Maybe they should have tried using beets instead of spinach.
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Post by the light works on Mar 27, 2017 23:39:15 GMT
to be more accurate, they converted the leaf into a vascular system, which they could then pump simulated blood through. but it is progress. Maybe they should have tried using beets instead of spinach. maybe that's the next round of trials.
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Post by ponytail61 on May 17, 2017 21:41:23 GMT
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Post by Lokifan on May 25, 2017 18:35:10 GMT
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Post by ponytail61 on May 26, 2017 0:59:49 GMT
The Flyboard Air allows users to fly untethered through the sky at 10,000ftThe device can fly for about ten minutes and has a top speed of 93mph You better get the angle of ascent right or pretty much your angle of descent will be in gravity's hands But yea, I'd like to give it a whirl myself
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Post by Lokifan on May 26, 2017 2:06:40 GMT
Yeah, grown up me knows I'd probably crash and burn. But 10 year old inner me thinks it might be worth it...
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Post by the light works on Jun 25, 2017 15:31:58 GMT
it is family reunion weekend, and I decided to use satnag to handle the "how much longer" question - and my phone knew it would be leaving cell coverage and invited me to download the nagging in advance to compensate.
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Post by GTCGreg on Jun 25, 2017 15:55:23 GMT
it is family reunion weekend, and I decided to use satnag to handle the "how much longer" question - and my phone knew it would be leaving cell coverage and invited me to download the nagging in advance to compensate. My nagging works continuously with or without cell or GPS service available. She even works in the backseat. There is even a non-driving mode that works in the house.
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Post by ponytail61 on Jul 18, 2017 1:58:09 GMT
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Post by GTCGreg on Jul 18, 2017 2:27:52 GMT
Looks too much to me like a Chicago suicide. Shot itself three times in the back and jumped in the water to drown.
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Post by wvengineer on Jul 18, 2017 12:05:38 GMT
Looks like we don't have to worry about the movie Chopping Mall happening any time soon.
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Post by ironhold on Jul 18, 2017 15:43:16 GMT
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Post by the light works on Jul 18, 2017 16:52:37 GMT
don't text and drive. UK version: " INCARCERATE... INCARCERATE...
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Post by the light works on Jul 18, 2017 17:17:18 GMT
for those who haven't whitelisted, one of the ads that is run in the banner is an HP ad bragging about "composable infrastructure"
which I always first read as "compostable infrastucture"
biodegradable computers - the best thing since planned obsolescence
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