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Take a month or two and do nothing.

Ruby.

This is about the actor playing Darth Vader, and not the designer of the mask itself.

It looks like there is a reprint?

http://www.sleddriver.com/

Which takes you here where you can purchase a limited edition for ~$400 USD

http://galleryonepublishing.com/BlackbirdStores/product_info...

And another (includes OPs story):

http://gizmodo.com/5511236/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr+71-bl...

His book Sled Driver is selling for ~$2500 USD on amazon, and The Untouchables (which I haven't heard about) is here:

http://amzn.com/0929823125

That's exactly the way I felt with "stuff", little things I collect saying to myself, "I'll need this some day". You know, a few old semi-functioning laptops, cable ends that I'm going to use (I swear!) on my next project, etc, etc.

I had a whole room filled with this crap, until I realized, when was the last time I actually used something from this stuff, whose sole reason for existence was for me to collect, to then someday use.

My answer was years - so I tossed it all a few months ago. You know how many times I've been working on a project and damned myself for throwing all of it out? Zero! Long story (sorry it's a slow day) short - sometimes you just gotta let go...

That's what my original thought was, but it didn't contribute anything to the discussion and wasn't really funny, or witty Given HNs population I had hoped you did author these tools. That you have so many votes is disheartening.

Would you care to post a quick synopsis of what these tools are doing/their purpose? The thread mentions targeting routers - can you confirm?

It would be trivial to find a directory. You would be left with a bunch of boxes with things in random places, and programs possibly looking for non existent dirs.

Here's the wiki link to "lean startup"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_Startup

What about FRS/GMRS or even 2m HTs (ham radio)? Last time I checked they weren't banned.

Oh, but you do need permission from the pilot to use them...

No bittorrent. This thing pretty much just plays video from netflix or amazon. It didn't look too hackable at first inspection, but it didn't appear to be locked down, just undocumented.

Hulu+ is in the works.

Here is a list of official channels:

http://www.roku.com/roku-channel-store

And official/unofficial:

http://www.roku-channels.com/

Also - not trying to be spammy but see if this link gets you a lower price. Their promo graphic says you get "Rokus Lowest Price". It gives me a month of netflix, so don't use it unless it helps you out.

http://roku.tellapal.com/a/clk/LTgJ2

If that doesn't work they place this link all the way at the bottom in grey text. If you're a new netflix customer you get $20 off any model.

http://www.roku.com/netflix-deal

I bought the Roku a few months back. I don't have cable and wanted to watch a few shows here and there.It's pretty simple to use, but to me it doesn't feel like a parent proof device.

The UI is split up into "Channels" which are essentially different applications that grab video listings. The most popular one is netflix. It should be noted that you cannot browse netflix from the Roku (yet). Your instant queue is displayed on the top row, and then various other options are displayed below it. There are groups like "Recently Watched", "Critically Acclaimed Movies From The 80s", "Dark Documentaries", and then recommendations, one from netflix and a few others based on things you've just watched, and a search feature. All of these, except the instant queue, search and netflix recommendations appear to be random.

I have had one technical problem with the netflix channel. From what I can gather, when netflix goes down and you try to access the channel it can lock the channel up, making all videos you try to watch unavailable. The only solution was a factory reset.

There are some other good channels as well, MLB.tv, Nasa.tv (haven't had much success), Khan Academy, TED Talks, and a few others. There is a way to stream videos from your PC but it's a bit of a nightmare.

All in all, it's a great little device, and I'm happy with the purchase but it may be one of those "you get what you pay for" things, but I've never seen any of the other devices. If you need more help feel free to email.

Just because you used it as an example here are a few quick resources to help understand filesystem layouts a bit better.

A real quick overview:

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard

More in depth:

* http://www.pathname.com/fhs/

That's great news. The chapters before that were great. I'm ignorant of anything above HS math and figured I would be lost in the rest of the book if I was having trouble in the first few pages.

Omnivore's Dilemma

I tried Godel Escher Bach but after a few pages of his pq system I couldn't take it any more and walked away. Is this something I need to endure or am I not "getting it"?

Kurt Vonnegut has some good stuff. Slaughterhouse Five, Cats Cradle and I really liked A Man Without a Country.

The Discworld series (Terry Prachett) is good if you liked HHG

I watched a ted talk recently and while I don't recall it containing any data about the long term effects I was very impressed by the method/process used.

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover....

Hopefully that will help to get some wheels spinning?

    In fact, you can drive between any two places
    in the US and never be searched or questioned
    or anything.

Unless you run into a DUI checkpoint...

There's no cost to download or play - what's the incentive to play a clone? Especially when all your friends are playing the real one.

And from the article:

    "Not the sort of thing we'd publicize
    on purpose, 'cause it is a little childish...but
    they started it!"

    "It seems awfully immature to resort to 
    fraternity tactics to draw attention,"

My comment above was my opinion (hence the "I think"), and I think a valid one.

Thanks for the link though. Good read.

I'm probably not old school but I agree. This kind of thing may be cute for a business in a...lesser(?) market but I don't think it sends to right money for someone dealing with my money, credit cards, revenue to do so.

Can you write? I've been attempting to write tests and get into BDD but the documentation (if available) is not good.

I followed mhartls book, the railscasts, and the documentation of various projects but I still cannot grasp testing.

How does rspec, cucumber, factories, shoulda etc etc etc all fit together? What do I use each for and when? What does a good test consist of?

I think your math is off. The 140+ million unique visitors are world wide. Wouldn't these ~9,000 requests be coming from and directed to people in the US?

I'm not particularly an Apple guy (if anything a bit against them), but these Airs are exactly what I think a laptop should be.

I want my laptop to be small, lightweight and have a long (3-4 hour) battery life, with performance as a low priority. Netbooks are a good compromise but their limited screen size/smaller keyboard are a bit of a hassle.

They're still too pricey for my blood though. The previous Air I saw was listed at ~$1800 (USD), and even though $999 is significantly better, I can't see myself spending that much on (what would be for me) a secondary machine.

That being said - tax season is coming up. =) Is it a pain to get linux running on these things?

For those who don't know: early phone hackers (phreaks/phreakers) discovered that a 2600hz tone would indicate a trunk was idle, reset and listen for a new call. Since the line was not actually hung up the billing system wouldn't activate leading to free phone calls.

Some people learned to whistle the tone, while others used bird calls, and even a whistle given free by Captain Crunch (the cereal).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2600_hertz

We are headed quickly into politics here but I'm ignorant and genuinely curious. Do we have evidence that the search for biological weapons was false?