I reported this to Verizon and my employer back in March and even commented about it on Slashdot back in June http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1692266&cid=32632558

I will enjoy this day of kudos and smug satisfaction of being unquestionably right.

Here is the story NPR did on this a few days ago - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129010499

"Wilkinson says that just because the plants are genetically modified, doesn't mean they'll be more successful than wild plants. In this particular case, herbicide resistance will provide little edge to plants growing in areas that, almost by definition, don't receive many herbicides. "It's very difficult for either of these transgene types to give much of an advantage, if any, in the habitats that they're in," he says, referring to the genetically modified canola."

I hate Monsanto and GM because of their legal views and actions on DNA patents. I also hate how their products require tons of chemicals to grow and how it gets into the environment. I hate it how it promotes growing "all one type of plant" which turns niche problems and pests into giant clusterfucks because of the lack of biodiversity that would have naturally kept the problem in check. Google "pig weed" which is now ultra resistant to all known herbacides thanks to GM/Monsanto. The list goes on and on.

I just checked 4 of the boxes we have using KillAWatt and they are each 7 to 8 watts while on. I put all 4 together on a power splitter and it totaled 31 watts or 7.5 each on avg.

So if you're using 32 at 8 watts each (256 watts/hr) and lets assume they are left on 24/7/365 (8760 hours*0.256kw/hr = 2242.56 kw/hr a year) and you're paying 7.97 cents per kw/h in Indiana ( As a municipality you probably pay less) ( http://www.eia.doe.gov/electricity/epm/table5_6_b.html ) - that should equal .... 2242.56 * $0.0798 = $178.9116 a year - or about $5.59 each. And then $3 * 32 units * 12 months = $1152 a year. Or about $1330.91 for 32 units each year ($41.59 each per year).

No solution I can think of that will cover the distances you specify will cost less than paying for the units. This is especially true when you factor in the cost of your time and effort and whatever technology you implement will not be replaced for free if it breaks.

I was given the task of overseeing our company's 102 user Verizon phone bill each month back in Oct. 09. Each month I downloaded the new bill Verizon they put up in an XML format and I threw it into my database. I reduced the bill from about $6000 to $5000 in simple waste and no reduction in service - I could easily drop another $750 with minimal impact affecting only the abusers. Anyways, I noticed in April Verizon started to charge about 60% of the users with a new $1.99 for 1MB usage charge. Now I've seen this 1MB usage charge before, but it was always with one of our users that downloaded a ringtone or had access to the mobile web - it was always attached to something they did. When I called Verizon and spoke with their CSR I asked what the 1MB charge and have they changed anything because there were all these new $1.99 fees. I was told there had been no changes and when I gave them specific examples of users with these fees they said it was for this or that. I had at this point almost 6 months of data and I gave counter-examples for each explanation of what these new 1MB charges were for.

The rep was quickly overwhelmed by my examples and they said they would escalate my case to a tier 2 technical representative. Days go by and I finally get the explanation that the 1MB was for connecting to Verizon's Mobile Web - which was total crap because it's blocked and you can't actually connect. When I asked for clarification they said it was for "trying to connect" even though it is blocked on our plan. I was not satisfied because we went from 2 explainable $1.99 1MB charges a month up to 60+ the next and so the representative requested all of my examples. Two weeks go by and I start to get complaints from our users that they can't text even though they personally pay for text plans. I found out that all of my examples were given full data blocks by the CSR. I had to call and make them reverse all their unauthorized changes but we are still up about $120 each month due to these new charges. It pisses me off to no end and I requested to personally meet with our Verizon rep but that was denied by management and I was told to just let the $120/mo go.

Steam has also shown if you put the price of your game at a level gamers think is a good deal - you sell like crazy.

Copyright drives innovation. Then copyright becomes a hindrance to advancement in that particular innovation for Life + 70 years, more or less depending on country and field of copyright.

This has been around for two and a half years and they relaunched it as Galaxy Zoo 2 back in Feb. of this year. Wonder why the BBC is rehashing the story now...

That statistic is unfair because everyone knows that people who steal games vs those who buy them are far more successful in achieving a high score.

I believe nearly everything he said, perhaps you never listened. Track them yourself. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/ While Obama made some overly optimistic promises it's pretty clear that congress and political fear mongering are limiting factors. Obama is not a genie. He has no magic wand. Real progress takes time.

I'm sorry - but knowing that Firefox just updated from 3.5.1 to 3.5.2 via your phone is total nonsense. Instantly knowing the CDC just arbitrarily raised it's threat level from 2 to 3 and then 3 to 4 is of no social value. However, I'll concede that whatever Sarah Palin tweats is usually valued at least a chuckle or /boggle.

I too scoff at the validity of these so called Rorschach tests. Any Phrenologist will tell you the only thing that really matters is the shape of your head. For you see, the form of the cranium represents the form of the brain, and thus reflects the relative development of the brain organs.

::wakes up from cryofreeze from 2007::

Hey Guys what's up! Looks like my Cryofreeze is a complete success!

Now to pay back the bank for the loan to build my cryofreeze using the money I made off of all my estate investments.

Yup, I love that dependable -never go down- real estate market...

You see kids, all of the major markets today are completely transparent, never misleading and strictly regulated. I personally only picked AAA ra....