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Comment Re:Not really. (Score 1) 353

by jk379 (#30879846) Attached to: Rumor — AT&T Losing iPhone Exclusivity Next Week

My crackberry is on the AT&T network and only supports up to EDGE. I have issues with tower to tower hand off in a number of places. I know where the tower I should be switching to as I drive toward it and my calls regularly drop in this area as soon as the call drops I go back to full bars and I can redial and restart my conversion.

Comment Pick a great project and sponsor work. (Score 2, Informative) 332

by jk379 (#30530118) Attached to: How Can I Contribute To Open Source?
Pick a project like bacula (best backup software made to date). Use it adopt it spread the word. After that you can support the project, they have a bunch of items on the to do list ( http://www.bacula.org/misc/Vote-2009.html ). If one of the items would help your work, sponsoring project would be a way to help open source software. -Jason

Submission + - Electric MINI Cooper has rough start (bloomberg.com) 2

Submitted by TopSpin
TopSpin writes: BMW's limited roll out of the electric version of its MINI has met with complaints from early adopters including less than advertised range, cold weather charging problems, bulky batteries and connection issues. Richard Steinburg, BMW's manager of electric vehicle operations, assures everyone that the manufacturer is "learning quite a bit as we go." Drivers are paying $850/month for the privilege of helping BMW learn how to build EVs, while also helping BMW meet alternative fuel mandates so that other models can continue to be sold in select markets.
Government

Submission + - FCC Preparing Transition to VoIP Telephone Network (fcc.gov)

Submitted by mantis2009
mantis2009 writes: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a request for public comment on an upcoming transition from the decades-old circuit-based Public Switched Telephone Network to a new system run entirely with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. This is perhaps the most serious indication to date that the legacy telephone system will, in the near future, reach the end of its life. This public commenting phase represents a very early stage in what will undoubtedly be a very complex transition that makes this year's bumpy switch from analog to digital television look relatively easy.

Submission + - Canadian Seal Industry - Time For A Change (blogspot.com)

Submitted by adewaleas1
adewaleas1 writes: Pamela Anderson. know for her private battle against inhumane treatment of animals has realized that charity begins at home and is taking on the government of Canada and the highly unpopular sealing industry.

Submission + - 3 Years Prison in CA For Covering Laptop (ca.gov) 7

Submitted by mrcaseyj
mrcaseyj writes: California penal code section 537e makes it a felony punishable by up to 3 years in prison to be in possession of an integrated computer panel where the serial number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark has been covered. It's also a crime punishable by 6 months or a year to cover or obliterate the serial number or identification mark of just about any other personal property, from tools to CDs and much more. While a district attorney might have a hard time prosecuting you for such a crime, it appears a police officer could still take you to jail without having to worry about getting in trouble, because covering is apparently illegal by the letter of the law.
Linux

Submission + - Low-Power home server for Linux 8

Submitted by mpol
mpol writes: For years I've been using a home-server with Linux, but recently I've been getting doubts about the electric bill. I'm not touched by the recession yet, but I would like to cut costs, and going from a 100Watt system to a 30Watt system would save me 70 bucks a year. The system doesn't need to do much, just apache, imap, ssh and some nfs, but I do prefer to have a full-fledged system, where I can choose what to install on it. I also don't really care if it's a low-power Via or an ARM processor, I do prefer it to be cheap. A full system for max 300 bucks would be nice. That way I would have earned it back after 4 years on powersavings.
I've been reading about the Western Digital Mybook World Edition, which has an ARM processor, but isn't that easy to install Debian on. A Mac Mini draws about 85Watt, so that isn't an option either. I would accept something just a bit more than turn-key, but not a hack-job. I've done hack-jobs enough in the past, now it's time for smooth and easy. Adding a temporary cdrom or dvd-rom, or an usb disk with an iso to install from would have my preference.
Are there Slashdotters who run nice and cheap low-power Linux systems? What can you recommend?

Comment Re:The Law of Unintended Consequences (Score 1) 1364

by jk379 (#29809839) Attached to: Legal War For WA State Sunshine Law

I am sorry but your off base on the tax issue:
'A guy and girl who are just living together shouldn't feel pressured to get "married" just to reduce their taxes. Even when married they should still pay the same tax as when they were two singles.'

Being married you pay more in taxes, than two single people. We need to get rid of the marriage tax and make 1+1=2.
Television

Submission + - Shaw Cable Blocks Firewire on Set-Top Boxes Again 1

Submitted by WestCoastSuccess
WestCoastSuccess writes: A year and a half ago, Canada's Shaw Cable began encrypting channels with the "0×02"; flag. This flag has the effect of making the IEEE1394 (firewire) output useless to customers who use third party PVRs (such as the excellent MythTV, for example). After complaints to the CRTC and Industry Canada about this practice, the encryption flag was dropped on most channels and the firewire connection again functioned. Until last night, that is.

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