Comment Can we get.. (Score 5, Funny) 198
...Turbo switches on our workstations again like back in the day?
Comment Re:Comcast Here Is My List of Ideas to be better. (Score 1) 286
The impending digital conversion going through the Chicagoland area will fix alot of issues. They still have too much analog clogging up the wire.
Rumor is the Wolves may go to WPWR full-time next season!
Comment Customer for ten years... (Score 1) 286
...and still count the problems I've had with them on one hand, including the massive @Home outage.
Meanwhile, I love the 20Mbps connection that's more reliable that most of my client's DSL and T1 lines. And two years ago they rolled a truck to fix a problem caused by a repair crew working on a different issue about 45 minutes after my phone call.
Submission + - Via Carbon Free Processor
st_johnny writes: "[The]chips use less than a sixth the energy of an Intel Pentium, and less than a quarter the energy an AMD Athlon uses. In addition to efficiency, VIA has started a program called "carbon-free computing", where they offset the carbon that will be produced by the manufacturing and lifetime energy use of their CPU's. They do these offsets by building renewable power generation in developing countries, restoring forest and wetlands, and doing energy conservation."
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006239.html
http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/c7-d
http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/cleancomputin g/carbon-free_computing.jsp
Submission + - New RFID technology could end lost data tapes
jcatcw writes: RFID tags used with a GPS tracking systems will be able to remotely locate tape cartridges, no matter where they are — stationary or in transit. The new system from Imation will embed RFID chips in standard tape-cartridge labels. They can either be scanned individually with a handheld device or by placing cases, with up to 20 tapes, on a scanning pad. Imation's DataGuard rf Tape Tracking System will be sold as a kit that contains scanning devices, tracking management software, and a newly designed tape cartridge carrying case that fits most tape cartridge formats, including LTO, DLT, 3590, 34x0, 9x40, 3592, and T10000.
Diebold to Withdraw from E-Voting? 329
ICA writes "It appears after years of criticism, Diebold may be ready to withdraw from electronic voting entirely. The company is concerned that this relatively small and marginally profitable unit is hurting the company's overall image."
Submission + - New BBC documentary claims global warming is lies.
myside writes: 'The Great Global Warming Swindle', a documentary set to air on BBC on Thursday, claims that man-made global warming is a scam. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=CZ434669U &news_headline=global_warming_is_lies_claims_docum entary
Journal Journal: RIAA kills internet radio
I am A internet radio DJ for DNDRadio.com (ddo.mmoradio.com) and i want to bring to your attention that the RIAA is at it again. this time, they are killing internet radio!
"direct qoute from our website"
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has announced its decision on Internet Radio royalty rates, rejecting all of the arguments made by Webcasters (an MMORadio) and instead adopting the "per play" rate proposal put forth by SoundExchange (a digital music fee collection body created by the RIAA).
Submission + - Global Warming has Solar, not Human cause
An anonymous reader writes: Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming, Scientist Says
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/07 0228-mars-warming.html?source=rss
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/0
Submission + - Troubleshooting lost files in Linux servers
Jane Walker writes: "Just because a server crashes doesn't mean your data is lost forever. Find out how to retrieve your data from damaged Linux server environments where ext3 is used."
