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Submission + - Small business must pony up too (reuters.com)

way2trivial writes: Apparently google docs will no longer be free for small employers either.. $50.00 per seat per year, same as enterprise clients had been paying apparently.

Comment define/quantify quality of life (Score 1) 271

"with no chance of any reasonable quality of life "

absolutes are easy.
what if there is a 1 in 1,000,000 chance of a cure for a debilitating disease to be found in the individuals lifetime.

who decides what is/counts as a reasonable quality?
my personal? the ability or inability wipe your own ass.....

trust me, if I get to where I can't wipe my butt, and it's highly unlikely that that'll change back anytime soon?
please go ahead and push me off the roof....

Comment Re:The math doesn't work (Score 1) 590

Think larger then...
Imagine a large craft that never lands...
a LARGE wing........
that always flies around the world, following the sun..

shuttle goes up and latches on,
yet remains until the next 'station' airport....
at each station city around the globe,
a shuttle launches in expectation of the wing, and as soon as those getting off separate from the wing, the new shuttle mates... between cities passengers disembark and load onto the shuttle...

how much more efficient can it be, if it never has to land, or come down to the lower atmosphere...

but instead is expected to stay at the same level for-- oh, 3-4 years at a go.....

Comment Did you ever read the stainless steel rat series? (Score 1) 21

in one of the books, when he explains himself, he describes himself as a stainless steel rat, because the 'game' between law enforcement/technology vs. crooks has advanced to the point where very few criminals have successful careers due to the degree of ability required. A hell of an analogy, keeps in line with what you describe...

doesn't mean catching them will be more difficult, only that the cutting edge will mean those who are very deft will succeed.
Script kiddies will fall by the wayside, hopefully in large numbers..

Comment This is slashdot, here's your car analogy (Score 1) 267

I can take the balance weights off your car wheel with a paperclip and the loss of balance just might make the wheel wobble enough to fall off.

It's easier to stop something moving when other forces exist to assist you, then it is to get it started all on it's own.

do you know soldiers don't march synchronized when crossing a bridge?
a small platoon on foot can take down a bridge....

Comment Re:Google doesn't want to pay a human for this... (Score 3, Insightful) 130

That's the only memory that stands out for me from Seaquest. In the first few moments of the premiere episode, Roy Scheider is speeding on a motorcycle, and the govt. scans his tags/ID and launches his phone to advise him the fine has been deducted from his social security account.

Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Warns Of Looming Digital Certificate Deadline (informationweek.com)

way2trivial writes: "That warning comes as Microsoft prepares to release an automatic security update for Windows on Oct. 9, 2012, that will make longer key lengths mandatory for all digital certificates that touch Windows systems."

" Internet Explorer won't be able to access any website secured using an RSA digital certificate with a key length of less than 1,024 bits"

"ActiveX controls might be blocked, users might not be able to install applications, and Outlook 2010 won't be able to encrypt or digitally sign emails, or communicate with an Exchange server for SSL/TLS communications."

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