Comment Re:'the only person he felt he could trust.' (Score 1) 581
Ummm, how about be there when your son wakes up from a nightmare? I realize you were trying to be funny, but insinuating molestation is not funny, it's gross.
How Would You Make a Distributed Office System? 218
Necrotica writes "I work for a financial company which went through a server consolidation project approximately six years ago, thanks to a wonderful suggestion by our outsourcing partner. Although originally hailed as an excellent cost cutting measure, management has finally realized that martyring the network performance of 1000+ employees in 100 remote field offices wasn't such a great idea afterall. We're now looking at various solutions to help optimize WAN performance. Dedicated servers for each field office is out of the question, due to the price gouging of our outsourcing partner. Wide area file services (WAFS) look like a good solution, but they don't address other problems, such as authenticating over a WAN, print queues, etc. 'Branch office in a box' appliances look ideal, but they don't implement WAFS. So what have your companies done to move the data and network services closer to the users, while keeping costs down to a minimum?"
Maryland Scraps Diebold Voting System 209
beadfulthings writes "After eight years and some $65 million, the state of Maryland is taking its first steps to return to an accountable, paper-ballot based voting system. Governor Martin O'Malley has announced an initial outlay of $6.5 million towards the $20 million cost of an optical system which will scan and tally the votes while the paper ballots are retained as a backup. The new (or old) system is expected to be in place by 2010 — or four years before the state finishes paying off the bill for the touch-screen system."
Feed Engadget: Asus formally splits into three companies (engadget.com)
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Asustek's plan to promote and build the Asus brand has always involved splitting the company into three distinct units, and it looks like the company has finally gone ahead and taken that step -- say hello to the new Asus, which only makes Asus-branded computers, Pegatron, which will handle OEM, mobo, and component manufacturing, and Unihan, which will concentrate on casing, modules and other non-PC manufacturing. Pegatron and Unihan are expected to continue the former Asus' manufacturing tasks with little to no dropoff or transition, but there's a nasty little surprise in store for employees of all three new companies: their former pensions have all been cancelled, and the clock started anew as of January 1. No wonder they named these companies after rejected Decepticons.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Feed Engadget: Garmin's new Forerunner 405 puts the 'watch' back in 'GPS watch' (engadget.com)
Filed under: CES, GPS, Wearables, Wireless
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Submission + - Spammer Alan Ralsky Indicted (wordtothewise.com)
SSpade writes: Notorious spammer Alan Ralsky has been indicted.
Al Ralsky is a very prolific spammer and his name is well known among ISP abuse desks. Along with 10 other people he was indicted today after a 2 year investigation by the Justice Department, according to an article published today by the Detroit Free Press.
Al Ralsky is a very prolific spammer and his name is well known among ISP abuse desks. Along with 10 other people he was indicted today after a 2 year investigation by the Justice Department, according to an article published today by the Detroit Free Press.
Submission + - IT Rates in US compared to UK
da_Den_man writes: "I am currently a consultant in the United States. I am looking to take on an opportunity in the U.K., and was wondering what type of pay scale would be appropriate to set for myself. I currently average about $65.00 / hr with a standard 40 hour working week. In looking at just doing a straight conversion, does the pay/wage scale exist in GBP or Euro's? What is the average salary for a programmer in the U.K.?
Is there a chance of medical / dental, and if so, is that amount just pulled from the wage earned? Would these services be a bargaining chip in the contract, or just taken as a given that they would be available?
What type of rent scale is present in London and the surrounding area (what should I expect to pay for a 2 bdrm flat a month?) and are the utility services provided, or would I as the renter be responsible for them?"
Submission + - "Mission Completed" says Grid.Org
JAMDoc writes:
Here ends Grid.Org's revolutionary grid-processing effort. Having utilized the computing power of 3.7 million systems world-wide, Grid.Org chugged the equivalent of more than 500,000 years of data processing. Grid.Org's projects included drug screens for cancer, anthrax, and smallpox as well as a major contribution to the human proteome folding project.On Friday, April 27, 2007, Grid.org announced it has completed its mission to demonstrate the viability and benefits of large-scale Internet-based grid computing, and will be retiring its famous efforts to support critical health research.
Grid.org was the largest and most ambitious public interest grid venture ever attempted, and thanks to Grid.org and its millions of members, dozens of similar global grid projects have been able to catch on and succeed by following its footsteps.
Submission + - Cow 'emissions' more damaging to planet than CO2
guroove writes: "The Independent, a UK news web site announced 'A United Nations report has identified the world's rapidly growing herds of cattle as the greatest threat to the climate, forests and wildlife. And they are blamed for a host of other environmental crimes, from acid rain to the introduction of alien species, from producing deserts to creating dead zones in the oceans, from poisoning rivers and drinking water to destroying coral reefs.'
Read the full article here"
Cell Phones Aren't Killing Bees After All 253
radioweather writes "A couple of weeks ago, there was a nutty idea discussed in The Independent that claimed the electromagnetic radiation from cell phones was causing bees to become disoriented, preventing them from returning to the hive. The flimsy cell phone argument was used to explain Colony Collapse Disorder. Today the LA Times reports that researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered what they believe to be the real culprit: a parasitic fungus. Other researchers said Wednesday that they too had found the fungus, a single-celled parasite called Nosema ceranae, in affected hives from around the country."
Submission + - Katrina Voss Introduces AccuWeather to Second Life
Virtual Worlds Geek writes: "AccuWeather meteorologist Katrina Voss and The Wishfarmers today announced the debut of the "Personal AccuWeather System" for Linden Lab's "Second Life" virtual world. Live music streamed from around the world will include blues and jazz saxophone. The debut takes place 4/27/07 in the popular mult-user environment.
AccuWeather's reknowned meteorologist will unveil the freely-redistributable personal weather display during a special surprise sequence. The system renders the user's real-life weather conditions over their head, following residents of Second Life with rain, snow, sleet and lightning storms.
AccuWeather partnered with leading Second Life content developers The Wishfarmers, to design and implement the unusual virtual weather system. The dramatic departure in design for Second Life is a Wishfarmers signature."
