There was a guy I worked with that gave his notice and then took his laptop home to copy off some 'personal' files, and the next day right after he got home from work HR, IT, and the police were there to take all of his computers, and removable media, and CDs, DVDs etc into evidence to be scanned for company material. They knew what files he had copied, and to what drives they were copied on, but they took everything anyways to be sure he hadn't made other copies or had anything from before. Then they took his prox card, and told him not to come in for the rest of his 2 weeks notice.

Another place would also automatically revoke any access; physical, networked, even departmental intranet or mainframe access you hadn't really used (can't just load the screen either, a valid query must be performed, or start a new expense report and cancel it) in the past 90 days, requiring reauthorization by your department head to regain access again. You could be locked out of YOUR OWN network drive if you didn't access a file there in 90 days!

Some places do take IP seriously!

With most new ECMs you simply alter the pattern coming from the crank position sensor real time into a slightly different pattern that gives you the spark you want. It also allows you to raise the rev-limiter as well. The ECM calculates the RPM tooth to tooth, so if it thinks the engine is @ 7000 RPM when its not scheduling spark, and after fuel injection has started (sequences are start angle + time and will not be cut short) you will be fine! There's only certain spots a in a rev where it has to 'think' its going the right speed so you have quite a window to trick it into thinking its in a different position in order to get the end result you desire.

An AVR @ 16 Mhz can easily simulate a 60 tooth pattern at 12000 RPM, That's only a 12Khz output freq, that's nothing, and you still have enough clock cycles to modify the MAP sensor too. The best part is the stock ECM (and dealer) is none the wiser:)

I called my source code The_ECManipulator

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Anyone ever used one on the EmperorLinux computers?

They seem to know their shiznit!

We just had a lot of rain, and flooded basements, and I replaced 4 power supplies on some unlucky computers. 2 old Vista Dells I had installed 8.04 on with Virtual Box TinyXP installs, a Compaq Vista I installed 7.10 on, and a Dell XP Unspirion with 8.10 on it.

Everyone loved them, had no troubles (except one virus laden TinyXP install that needed a 5 second rollback to snapshot (wow Linux fixes Windows too!)) zero complaints, loved the Linux, how come you didn't tell me about this before?

Is there a new version?

Waannh Waaaahh... Doooooh!
(puts on sales hat)

Yeah, check out the new desktop, if you like it (holds down super key to show them easy window tools and then zips a few windows around) ill set you up dual boot.

Can you do it now quick, then I won't have to bother you for another 4 years?

Sure, and if you want I'll make a backup of all the shit you nearly lost on your computer

Oh my god, thanks!

(installs gnome classic to be safe)

3... Profit!!!

So far 3 love it (will try anything Linux its awesome) still getting used to it, but it seems easy enoughs.

One hasn't tried it (too busy with flooded basement) but wants to switch just from seeing it the one time.

I sometimes forget how many happy Ubuntuers I've created, I rarely hear from them!

We will see how the Unity Experiment turns out!

(None of them want a new Windows 7 computer, and they all use one at work)

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Would probably work on KS too, just buy in at the $20 level, and comment that you are willing to step up to level X based on how you think they are doing.

As with nearly anything if you like it, you tend to buy or spend more doing it. It's hardly something they could disagree with! Your offering to give more $ later

I would think/hope most projects would let you jump from $100 to the $500 level while the project is progressing, instead of having to buy each level again individually (perhaps a 20% wus tax on the difference)

An upgraded pledge based on increased interest in the project, and its deliverables. I bet some things will turn out better than people thought, and they may want all the different color options after all.

I think it would really help in many ways.

Many Thanks for that!

Cheers!

You mean your recolwikipedialection? Or did you recolgooglelection it to find a real source:)?

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"Embedded Systems Firmware Demystified" by Ed Sutter (the one with the computerized toaster on the cover) is a pretty good book to start out reading, and of course doing the examples:) The book is from 2002, but there is still a lot of good stuff in there. IIRC it was copyright Lucent Technologies, and comes with the GNU compiler and many examples from Linux.

An oscilloscope or logic analyzer, and a few months working through the examples in the book with some real hardware will really help!

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The paper is also uninteresting enough to keep you focused on the lecture. The new gadget, probably not so much! Being a new gadget, it will naturally draw your focus.

You also want to use something you've had a while so you don't have to think about how to operate it. You'll miss even more important information while changing apps and entry modes etc looking for what you need.

Buy a nice binder to keep everything in forever. Fill it with lined paper and graph paper, and restock your pocket protector with a new ball-point black, blue and red pen (good ol' bics, not fancy smeary gel pens) a clicky pencil and extra lead with a big eraser, and a couple hi-lighters. If making lots of diagrams, a circle template or appropriate symbol template with a ruled edge will help a lot.

Transpose it into your gadget of choice in your hotel room that night. Seeing it twice will help you remember it better and might bring up questions you can ask about the next morning while you're still there with the instructors. The gadget will also help keep you from going out on the town at night and that will keep you from seeing double and your mind from going to shit.

Cheers!

I like the Salaried Non-Exempt gig the best. 40 no matter what, and more if they need you more. It's worth asking for! It results in less overtime than a salaried position (how it compares with hourly I have no guess) with the benefit of a higher pay when you actually have more work than your management agrees you can complete in a normal 40 hour work week.

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