Comment South America (Score 1) 354
Bogota, Colombia initially implemented '123' as their emergency number (although they now allow 112 as well). I think Guatemala other Departments in Colombia use 123 as well.
Comment Re:Why not both? (Score 1) 354
I usually don't use the area code when dialing a number within the same area code, so I'm fairly sure there's no requirement to use the area code. Of course, that's only for the handful of numbers I actually hand-dial rather than just picking from my list of contacts.
It depends on whether the area code you are in is an overlay area with another area code. If all local calls from the phone you are using are within one area code, you can probably get away with 7-digit dialing. If you're in Northern Virginia, for example, 703, 571 and 540 can all be local calls (actually, 301, 240 and 202 in MD and DC may be local calls as well) so 10-digit dialing is required.
Comment Re:Was it justified (Score 1) 372
"No, scapegoat did not start with the Greeks. Scapegoat comes from the book of Leviticus where a goat was designated to be cast out into the desert as part of atonement for sins. The Greeks actually used a cripple, a beggar or a criminal for the practice you are thinking of, not a goat."
That is wishful thinking. The written Leviticus is younger than the Greek high culture, as Leviticus wasn't finalized until Josephus (AD 37– c.100, according to Wikipedia).
Jackass. Not only do you not know anything, you can't even quote the Wikipedia article on Leviticus correctly;
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Submission + - Microsoft's Sinofsky out after Windows 8 launch
dcsmith writes: Two weeks after Apple's stunning management shakeup, Microsoft has announced a shocker of its own: Windows chief Steven Sinofsky, heir apparent to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, left the company Monday.
Comment Re:Smart Guy (Score 1) 379
... but an utter ignorance of the technology did not prevent her from making decisions about that technology.
Sounds like she belongs in Congress, serving as a member of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Submission + - iOS6 allows "Meeting Hijacking" via Exchange Server (technet.com)
dcsmith writes: Meeting hijacking is the intentional or unintentional changing of the ownership of a meeting (in this case, in MS Exchange). The new owner can modify or delete the meeting in ways that an attendee or invitee should not be able to.
Apparently the latest update to iOS6 increases the likelihood that an iPad/iPod user can hijack a meeting to which they have been invited.
Apparently the latest update to iOS6 increases the likelihood that an iPad/iPod user can hijack a meeting to which they have been invited.
With the recent release of iOS6, we have noticed a marked increase in support calls due to meetings having the owner of the meeting changed (sometimes called “meeting hijacking”).
Among Microsoft's recommended work arounds;
Block iOS 6 devices — Exchange server comes with the Allow/Block/Quarantine functionality that enables admins to block any device or user.
Tell users not to upgrade to iOS 6 or to downgrade their devices – This solution may work as a temporary fix until Apple provides a fix but many users may have already made the decision to update.
Comment Re:IPv6? (Score 0) 241
2112 - end of the world!
oh wait
Actually, that was Rush's best album. 2012 is the end of the world.
Comment Re:Cost of geek food going up (Score 1) 349
Perfectly fine. Anything that would drive that crappy company out of business is a win. Their pizza tastes like warmed over turds.
So, you're a turd connoisseur, then?
Comment Re:Dress Code (Score 3, Funny) 432
That's just common sense.
Comment Re:Margin of Error (Score 1) 74
Thought that was Neil Young.
Yeah, but this is Slashdot... Who do you think the denizens are more likely to remember?
Comment Re:Margin of Error (Score 1) 74
Id prefer to underclock, extend the usage
Remember what the Kurgon said in Highlander - "It's better to burn out than to fade away!"
Comment Re:Margin of Error (Score 4, Funny) 74
Hopefully, they all told truth about their age...
Assuming they were telling the truth, it would mean that people in that village actually age at a much faster rate than non-residents. One man from that village was 122 years old in 1971, and three year later, he was already 134! So yes, you die much older there, but your clock is going to be ticking really fast down there. Better hurry!
Human overclocking! That's what this project is all about!
Submission + - Washington, D.C. Police affirm citizens' right to record police officers 1
dcsmith writes: Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier says that "A bystander has the same right to take photographs or make recordings as a member of the media", and backs it up with a General Order to her Department
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) recognizes that members of the general public have a First Amendment right to video record, photograph, and/or audio record MPD members while MPD members are conducting official business or while acting in an official capacity in any public space, unless such recordings interfere with police activity.
Comment Re:They have become what they fought... (Score 1, Informative) 502
Really, how many of you have been stopped at government checkpoints and asked to show your papers (except when leaving the country)? Further, if you failed to supply papers, were you under threat of arrest?
Just a guess, mind you, but maybe 10% of the Hispanic readership in Arizona?
Comment Facebook won't have access to the State's database (Score 2) 178
Facebook won't have access to the State's database, and Hamlin says Facebook won't collect any of the personal information with which it interacts
Wa ha ha ha ho ho hee hee hee, ahhh, [wipes tears of laughter from corner of eyes]
Wait... What? That was supposed to be a serious statement? Oh, crap.... Sorry.
