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Seinfeld's Good Samaritan Law Now Reality? Screenshot-sm 735

Posted by samzenpus from the not-that-there-is-anything-wrong-with-that dept.
e3m4n writes "The fictitious 'good samaritan' law from the final episode of Seinfeld (the one that landed them in jail for a year) appears to be headed toward reality for California residents after the house passed this bill. There are some differences, such as direct action is not required, but the concept of guilt by association for not doing the right thing is still on the face of the bill."

Apple Orders 10 Million Tablets? 221

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the pricepoint-better-be-right dept.
Arvisp writes "According to a blog post by former Google China president Kai-Fu Lee, Apple plans to produce nearly 10 million tablets in the still-unannounced product's first year. If Lee's blog post is to be believed, Apple plans to sell nearly twice as many tablets as it did iPhones in the product's first year."
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Yellowstone Supervolcano Larger Than First Thought 451

Posted by timothy from the even-superer dept.
drewtheman writes "New studies of the plumbing that feeds the Yellowstone supervolcano in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park shows the plume and the magma chamber under the volcano are larger than first thought and contradicts claims that only shallow hot rock exists. University of Utah research professor of geophysics Robert Smith led four separate studies that verify a plume of hot and molten rock at least 410 miles deep that rises at an angle from the northwest."

Comment Be Proactive (Score 1) 1006

by claykarmel (#30089152) Attached to: Software Piracy At the Workplace?

Write a brief (1 to 2 page) plan for the CEO about how to 'better manage' licenses on company computers. The plan should focus on incremental improvement (what to install on new computers, what to install when asked on existing computers).

Have the plan oriented to save money and reduce obligations of share ware. Give a few options, but don't preach about software philosophy.

Advise the CEO, NOT IN WRITING, of some of your concerns for legacy computers, and show him that you're committed to continuous improvement in this area. Remind him that the BSA wields a heavy hammer, and to be mindful of angry ex-employees who might take advantage.

CEO's like plans with no immediate funding requirement, low stress on the organization, and continuous improvement. Write your plan assuming the BSA will eventually read it - that is, don't incriminate yourself or the company.

Comment Re:LED = Luxury Goods^H^H^H directional and color (Score 1) 398

by claykarmel (#24265011) Attached to: Making Strides Toward Low-Cost LED Lighting

I don't think so.

Trucks and cars use LED lighting for the same reasons that traffic lights do. They are already colored and directional.

Low heat, low power dissipation and high shock/vibration tolerance are also pluses.

LED home lighting can avoid the CFL problem of being 'too white', and may first appear as architectural lighting (where intensity and color are varied by time of day, event or spacially).

I know I'd pay more for a LED solution that wasn't 'cold white', rather than install florescent in my kitchen or bathroom. Building codes now require florescent in those rooms, so look there for early adoption in new homes (when the present housing crisis abates).

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