@nerdtalker, right on. @ all the idiots who subscribe to DMCA school of thought:
Many people mod their consoles so they can play grey imports of games, or play games on an imported console. Nothing illegal in obtaining grey imports or playing them. I think it is a highly common use for modding, I think many people will agree with this.
The console manufacturers and the games manufacturers may not like it (for obvious reasons) but tough.
@Michael Scripp, Jon Acheson is actually correct. For a very long time, MiniDisc was not useable to write any _data_ to. It was only useable for audio data. You could not stick any arbitrary file on the disc, such as Word or Excel documents. In addition, in most cases you could not transfer audio files either, and the only audio codec supported for a long time was proprietary too. It couldn't get more closed. It sucked for data, for a period of time well into this decade.
It depends on your point of view. I have used Vodafone for over 2 years, and I rarely exceed 1Gb/month, although I have a limit of 3Gb/month. If I'm surfing from home then I'm using wifi/DSL. If I'm away from home then I'm working and therefore not downloading movies. I have found Vodafone to have excellent coverage in the UK and Europe, and I've used their data-card and USB stick. So, if someone is happy with 1Gb/month, then the logical decision is to go with the lower cost Vodafone option.
If its anything like the authentication chip in the iphone/ipod touch video cables, then its not a simple matter of just a resistor value, etc. I opened up the ipod video cable and snooped the authentication traffic, basically it is serial data for the challenge/response. I guess in the shuffle they are re-using some headphone connections for this. I think legally, in the EU, Apple has to provide the specification for the interface, otherwise people are entitled to reverse-engineer it for the purposes of integrating to third-party equipment (it is some EU software directive, can't remember the number). But how to go about requesting this from Apple, for the shuffle and the Iphone/ipod, I have no idea.
Agreed! It looks complete rubbish. The designers of something similar pitched it on TV, and the judges pointed out that if someone whacked it, then it would not only break the shelf, but also the power outlet, leaving the wires exposed.
Oh, damn. This is my idea upside down. I made something similar for my g/f about 6 years ago. It was a small uplight though, and had about 21 lights in red,green,blue, which faded into different colours. (@TIMMAH fyi they ran in parallel for each colour set but each LED needs a resister in series, and then the sets are controlled via a microcontroller, but I also used 3 MOSFETS to switch the high current) I used thin 3mm aluminium tubes. I agree, its not exactly beautiful design, but it looked okay, kind-of industrial look. I am quite sad, it is not unique any more :(
@dahood12: More cameras won't give you privacy! Holding government accountable may be solved by cameras, thats your theory, but it has nothing to do with the privacy of individuals, which is what this discussion is about, you idiot. I don't want the government snooping on me full stop. period. I should be allowed to think what I like and do what I like as long as my acts are legal, without it being MONITORED and recorded!! A street camera for security is one thing, it can capture people 'casing joints' and it will help with subway security, anything else is 5000 steps too far.
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@ all the idiots who subscribe to DMCA school of thought:
Many people mod their consoles so they can play grey imports of games, or play games on an imported console. Nothing illegal in obtaining grey imports or playing them. I think it is a highly common use for modding, I think many people will agree with this.
The console manufacturers and the games manufacturers may not like it (for obvious reasons) but tough.
Long live hacking.