Thursday, October 25, 2007
Bikes and red lights
Interesting discussion, as well as some methods that some cities have effected.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
San Diego Fires
These are really bad. I hope people make it through okay. This is so trite, but anyway.. Seems just like Katrina; hopefully CA and surrounding states will be able to handle the homeless.
Here is a fire blog i found setup by the local newspaper
Here is a fire blog i found setup by the local newspaper
How to get an Econ PhD in 2 years
Do what this guy did. But he's now (after no postdoc or very little of post-PhD work) on Harvard faculty. So he must be an exceptional economist. Anyway, yeah, 2 years for a PhD from Harvard. Well done!
Friday, October 19, 2007
TiVo less
No TiVo SUCKS! Ours broke last weekend, i've been working on it all week. I replaced the hard drive with a known good one, but that didn't help (and was a royal pain to do). So now people think i need to get another replacement software image or another power supply.
The issue is that the kind we got doesn't require a subscription; its one of the few Series 2 ones that can be used a la carte, not requiring a $13/month subscription fee (which is pretty high considering the service provided; after all my WoW subscription is that much, and I get *much* more use out of it). Anyway, maybe its a hardware issue and there's nothing I can do, but maybe i can just get a good image and it will work again.
The issue is that the kind we got doesn't require a subscription; its one of the few Series 2 ones that can be used a la carte, not requiring a $13/month subscription fee (which is pretty high considering the service provided; after all my WoW subscription is that much, and I get *much* more use out of it). Anyway, maybe its a hardware issue and there's nothing I can do, but maybe i can just get a good image and it will work again.
Reid / Rush letter sells for $2.1 million
Story here. This is a great deal for kids of law enforcement and marines killed in the line of duty.
I don't like Rush, he's often wrong, he's opinionated, and not very scientific. But I think the senate dems (including Reid, Clinton, and Obama) went overboard asking for Rush's boss to scold him. To me, its tantimount to censorship (as Rush was quick to point out, in that story). Remember the bill of rights? The very first Ammendment states that Congress shall not pass any law which abridges the freedom of the press. This is tantemont to this. No, they didn't pass a law, but their words were intended as such. As public servents I expect more from them.
Does this explain their 10%ish approval rating? Really, 10% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. Down some 15-20% from when the GOP held office (and we thought it couldn't get any worse). I don't mean to be partisan here; Congress should react to the will of the people, stop passing meaningless resolutions, stop the pork bloat, balance the budget, and stay off presidental politiking (the election is *next* November, that's a full year away!)
I don't like Rush, he's often wrong, he's opinionated, and not very scientific. But I think the senate dems (including Reid, Clinton, and Obama) went overboard asking for Rush's boss to scold him. To me, its tantimount to censorship (as Rush was quick to point out, in that story). Remember the bill of rights? The very first Ammendment states that Congress shall not pass any law which abridges the freedom of the press. This is tantemont to this. No, they didn't pass a law, but their words were intended as such. As public servents I expect more from them.
Does this explain their 10%ish approval rating? Really, 10% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. Down some 15-20% from when the GOP held office (and we thought it couldn't get any worse). I don't mean to be partisan here; Congress should react to the will of the people, stop passing meaningless resolutions, stop the pork bloat, balance the budget, and stay off presidental politiking (the election is *next* November, that's a full year away!)
Star Trek Cast
I know i haven't been posting here much lately. But here's the cast from the new Star Trek movie.
I also have another blog devoted to my online roleplaying game World of Warcraft, that's here.
I also have another blog devoted to my online roleplaying game World of Warcraft, that's here.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Upgrade complete
I recently upgraded my computer, not without a few hickups. I ended up with a AMD X2 5600+ CPU and a ATI 1950GT video card. Here are some interesting benchmarks.
Its not terribly surprising, in hindsight, that increasing the CPU speed does very little to the graphics score. Further, here are some Bioshock benchmarks. My previous CPU was a 3000+ with DDR RAM. Now I have a X2 CPU and DD2 RAM. That said, Bioshock ran at 15 FPS with the 3000+ CPU, 4800+ CPU, and 5600+ CPU. Only when I upgraded to the ATI card did the FPS soar to 55. So there's alot to be said to upgrading just the graphics card.
| 4800+ X2 | 5600+ X2 | 5600+ X2 | |
| Gforce 6600GT | Gforce 6600GT | ATI 1950GT | |
| 3DMark Score | 2255 | 2279 Marks | 4383 Marks |
| SM 2.0 Score | 871 | 871 Marks | 1610 Marks |
| SM 3.0 Score | 782 | 783 Marks | 1783 Marks |
| CPU Score | 1880 | 2166 Marks | 2164 Marks |
Its not terribly surprising, in hindsight, that increasing the CPU speed does very little to the graphics score. Further, here are some Bioshock benchmarks. My previous CPU was a 3000+ with DDR RAM. Now I have a X2 CPU and DD2 RAM. That said, Bioshock ran at 15 FPS with the 3000+ CPU, 4800+ CPU, and 5600+ CPU. Only when I upgraded to the ATI card did the FPS soar to 55. So there's alot to be said to upgrading just the graphics card.
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