Comment Re:Gahh (Score 1) 414
Captain Sully was also the last person off the plane http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=7793478&page=1 I'd call him more than just "lucky."
Comment Re:Don't take the job then. (Score 1) 396
That said, if it came down to it I'd have "William Roehl" on Facebook and I'd keep my Bill Roehl account for my usual FB needs.
On the other hand if they google William Roehl it will likely turn up this Slashdot post.
Comment SSH Tunnel (Score 2) 284
SSH Tunneling by far: http://www.debian-administration.org/article/38/Tunneling_connections_securely_with_SSH
Comment Re:A Few Notes on Your Suggestion (Score 1) 736
Also I've frequently heard that the U.S. only has enough oil under the ground to survive 60 days w/o outside imports, and then the wells will be dry. We really don't have the ability to become independent (despite what many politicians believe).
If that's what you frequently hear, you should consider listening to less bias sources. Just the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve will last 36 days: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Petroleum_Reserve
The current estimate of "undiscovered" reserves would last about 1000 days without rationing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_the_United_States
Oil Shale adds another estimated 100,000 days (270yrs) of reserve http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_the_United_States#Oil_shale
I'd add Natural Gas (which many cars/trucks can convert to use) to the list. Supplementing that with electric vehicles where appropriate, and the US looks in good shape.
Comment Re:I am not surpised (Score 1) 244
I mean look at the F35, stealth makes it both a lousy fighter...so you'll end up with the F15 having to babysit the damned thing
So an Air Superiority escorts a Multirole fighter...what's your complaint again?
Comment Re:Sulfur (Score 1) 294
From The Chaos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chaos
Finally, which rhymes with enough,
Though, through, bough, cough, hough, sough, tough??
...
Hiccough has the sound of cup...
My advice is: GIVE IT UP!
Comment Re:Keep it up. (Score 1) 314
So why then all the hate when Mozilla follows the same release mentality?
If Linux kernel followed the same release mentality of Mozilla, we'd have Linux 10.3 already.
Comment Re:Not worrying (Score 1) 126
Nothing stops you from using Windows Remote Management to do exactly the same thing with Windows.
Windows applications may support a subset of remote management, but unfortunately there is often the case that one needs a desktop application to fully configure an app. On Linux the default is text file configs modifiable via CLI, whereas Windows' applications _expect_ you to have a GUI. Until that expectation changes, RDP will be the most powerful remote management available on Windows.
Comment Re:ATT+VZW is the best option in CA (Score 1) 134
CA is a mighty big place, and I haven't traveled all that much of it. However I do happen to have phones on ATT's 3G network that can act as hotspots, and USB networking devices for VZW and Sprint. I don't have T-Moble because the coverage map looked like it wasn't really useful.
I have no data for Nevada. Last time I was in Arizona I didn't have a VZW device, but ATT seemed fine pretty much everywhere.
If you want AT&T's network but don't like the price, H2OWireless uses ATTs network and has better prices than ATT prepaid...but don't bother calling tech support unless you have 3 hours to burn (hiring a single person for tech support calls must be how they keep costs low!).
Comment BYOD (Score 1) 134
If you have a GSM device, just pickup a prepaid sim card when you get in the US. Either T-mobile Pre-paid or H2O Wireless (uses AT&T's network). Check which 3G frequency your device uses and save the $$$ from buying a new device. I've used both T-Mobile Monthly Pre-paid and H2OWireless and would recommend T-mobile for reliability, but both work well.
Comment Re:Hard question to answer... (Score 1) 296
8-9 hours per day on my work machine. But then at home, I have 2-3 hours per day that get split between:
iPad (mostly ebooks, not PC time)
I'm curious how you enjoy using an iPad for ebooks? After 10 hours on an LCD at work, I find reading an ebook on an eInk device preferable.
Comment Re:Say goodbye to most coprocessors. (Score 1) 113
Ah, young idealism, trying to be the Debian. I was there, once. It is true that it's better to have open-source drivers, but you need a stable, open, documented hardware platform. PCs are, Android is neither.
Debian includes access to a "non-free" official repository that his non-open-source drivers. Please don't refer to the Debian Foundation as "young ideal[ists]." They've done a great job balancing idealism and pragmatism.
PCs are not an "open, documented hardware platform." Here's an interesting thread from 2004 about this same issue debated at Debian http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/02/msg00136.html
Comment Market Analysis (Score 5, Insightful) 352
Sounds like these publishers don't know their market. I only buy ebooks because they are inexpensive. At relatively close prices I'd prefer a physical book (where at least I won't be restricted by the publisher's "loan" policy!).
Comment Comcast (Score 0) 127
So now I can reach Comcast's bandwidth cap in in 2 seconds, huzzah!
Submission + - Whitehouse.gov petitions (whitehouse.gov)
technosattva writes: The Whitehouse has a section on their website for petitions. I was referred to this today because a friend in the scientific community would like to get more attention for opposition to HR-3699 .
"HR 3699, the Research Works Act will be detrimental to the free flow of scientific information that was created using Federal funds. It is an attempt to put federally funded scientific information behind pay-walls, and confer the ownership of the information to a private entity. This is an affront to open government and open access to information created using public funds."
There are other petitions worthy of consideration there too... I would like to encourage every American to take their opportunity to participate in democracy . Please contact them if it does not work with your OS (like it did not for me).
