Feed An S O S for 911 Systems in Age of High-Tech (nytimes.com)
The 911 system has not kept pace with the nation’s rapidly changing communication habits.
Submission + - Google Execs 500k for "security"
Submission + - New Mixing Software for Audiophiles
iuvasago writes: This software features the first ever "spatial mixer". To mix and edit tracks you can use the customary sliders, etc. or you can do it with a few clicks of a mouse. You can mix surround sound track with ease never before available.
http://jemmille.com/2007/04/05/audio-dementia-soft ware-holladay-audio-spatial-mixer/
Submission + - Can CDs Be Recycled?
An anonymous reader writes: I was recently doing a closet-cleaning and came across literally hundreds of old software CDs that are no longer usable — both manufactured CDs and CD-Rs. Note that by "not usable", I mean that many of them simply couldn't be read anymore, possibly due to the fact that they'd been stored rather ineptly (no, I wasn't responsible for how they were stored). My question is: Is it possible to reclaim CDs for raw materials? It seems wrong to just throw them out, but are there other things that can be done with them that will allow their raw materials to be reused in some way?
Comment What hurricane Katrina can teach us about GTA::SA (Score 1) 272
Disclaimer: Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas is one of the rare games I actually purchased.
Many folks have pointed out the lack of logic in rating the game Adult Only following a third party modification that allows the player to see a naked girl. The girl, mind you, is virtual.
The truth is, the US is a country were no one is responsible, especially not the parents. They buy a game to their spoiled fat brats so that they will shut up once they are done with the gallon of ice cream. The game is here to keep the kids occupied in front of the almighty TV.
When people started looting the Walmarts in New Orleans, some were screaming "TV!TV!TV!" (see Newsweek of this week). It is no secret that the television is the almighty home appliance today in the US.
Look at the way the politicians were (and to a certain extent, still are) blaming each other for the mess related to the rescue efforts in the region. This is a country were it does not matter who is right or wrong, as long as the blame goes to someone else. See also the song "Blame Canada" from South Park the Movie.
Just food for toughts.
