Comment Re:Existing non-electronic variant (Score 1) 145
Couriers have figured out that the best way of dealing with a Shockwatch is to rip the filament off the box.
Comment Re:Useless without pictures (Score 1) 91
How to make military-grade network gear:
1. Get network equipment.
2. Slap it in a ruggedized box.
3. Slap an extra 0 or two on the invoice.
That said, I wouldn't mind having some PacStar gear around for the next disaster.
Comment Re:What exactly am I suppose to replace it with? (Score 1) 329
I switched to Netvibes a few years ago, when Google added the unremoveable sidebar (which was added at the behest of gadget developers, apparently the only users of iGoogle that matter). It has served me pretty well, though I still miss having a Google search bar with full functionality.
Comment Re:Quoting FDR Is Ridiculous (Score 1) 910
Wiping your nose does not cure a cold. It never has, and it never will.
Do not give specious reasoning a free pass because you agree with its conclusion.
Comment Re:MRE (Score 2) 151
During OIF I, I made the grievous error of saying that #4, Country Captain Chicken, wasn't that terrible. After a few days of my coworkers selflessly saving the #4 for me while they got first pick on a new box, I quickly recanted.
Submission + - Top student charged with fixing grades for cash (networkworld.com)
alphadogg writes: A Nevada student who gave the opening address at his high school graduation last year has been charged with breaking into his school district's computer system and bumping up his classmates' grades for a fee. Police say Tyler Coyner, 19, was the ringleader in a group of 13 students who have been charged with conspiracy, theft and computer intrusion in connection with the case. Last year, Coyner somehow obtained a password to the Pahrump Valley High School's grade system and, over the course of two semesters, offered to change grades in return for cash payments, police say.
Submission + - Fields of Cardboard (blogspot.com)
cwfrosting writes: "How to recycle toilet paper rolls (yes they can be useful) into metal-esque wall art!"
Comment Old Man Murray's Death of Adventure Games (Score 5, Insightful) 134
Old Man Murray made a compelling argument explaining the decline of adventure games:
Intel Co-Founder Calls For Tax On Offshored Labor 565
theodp writes "Intel co-founder and ex-CEO Andy Grove calls BS on the truism that moving production offshore to locations with much lower wages is a sound idea. 'Not only did we lose an untold number of jobs,' says Grove, 'we broke the chain of experience that is so important in technological evolution. As happened with batteries, abandoning today's "commodity" manufacturing can lock you out of tomorrow's emerging industry.' To rebuild its industrial commons, Grove says the US should develop a system of financial incentives, including an extra tax on the product of offshored labor. 'If the result is a trade war,' Grove advises, 'treat it like other wars — fight to win.'"
Comment Re:Given its author,political careers should end w (Score 2, Informative) 223
Your alluded-to attribution is incorrect. That quote comes from an essay by Rabbi Lapin:
http://www.aapsonline.org/brochures/lapin.htm
Comment Re:simply standing too close to an officer.. (Score 1) 299
Your interpretation of the statistics does not appear to take proportionality into account.
If Job A has 6 fatalities and 100 workers while Job B has 3 fatalities and 10 workers, Job B is more dangerous since the odds of death are higher on a per worker basis.
Comment Re:And in a prophetic twist of fate... (Score 1) 69
Yahoo Pipes works acceptably for this task.
Example: http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=VsavzdaC3RGH9sTVrLQIDg
Comment Re:The only thing "on hold" is the USA, not IPv6 (Score 2, Informative) 370
Most of Asia are already using IPv6.
Yes, fractions of a percent, just like the US who "has its head in the sand."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_deployment
Comment Regulating user-made premium content (Score 1) 520
Shacknews reports that StarCraft II will support non-free user-made maps and mods. Depending on how this is implemented, mapmakers may find their works offered for free via other distribution channels. As some iPhone app writers have discovered, it's also possible to be undercut by a free cloned or superficially changed version of their map. How does Blizzard intend to enforce author rights?
Comment Re:Battle.net and StarCraft II (Score 1) 520
I've found Hamachi to be a good way to integrate LAN/WAN players.
