We use Sophos web proxies that can decrypt ssl traffic using their own ssl cert we install in the browsers on our school's pc's. It automatically skips any banking sites, and doesn't cache data it only scans for threats over ssl which are becoming more common.

Cisco wireless ip phone + plantronics stereo headset with tube mic. Good wifi coverage in the datacenter saves you from AT&T dropped calls.

Wrong on so many levels.

If you attend a college or university, chances are you are held to a standard of behaviour that prevents you from making the learning institution look like a fool.

Admissions papers are full of "Sign here on the X", one of them was your agreement to not be a jackass and accept the college's rulings on your behavior.

Don't like it? There's the door.

If Gizmodo pissed in my Cherios - I wouldn't invite them to my party either.

It's all based on your AP's mac address. You can change your ssid and you ip will change (DHCP) but the one thing that will remain is the MAC address of your wifi access point.

As the googmobile drives through your hood it knows where it is by GPS. It's listening for wifi data to capture the mac and tag it with the gps. Then as it picks up more data, it's able to provide a more accurate location based on wifi traffic.

Quite ingeneious, labor intensive, and completely legal.

As people upgrade their gear or move - this data will get stale. I wonder if google plans on maintaining this?

It's a good price for CPUs compared to the H5550 Xeons we just ponyied up a grand a piece for. Rockstar performance comes at rockstar prices.

These are a steal.

Your wifi is sending everything you do 300' (more or less) in all directions. Encrypt it or STFU.
and if it bothers you that one of Google's cars drove by and snagged your wifi access point's name then stop broadcasting your SSID too.
Just because you don't understand how to configure your wireless network correctly gives you know rights to sue someone. Or at least win in court.

Hacked robot controllers gives a whole new meaning to "botnet".

I'd like Nasa to setup a program to provide all the people who would like to participate in that one-way trip a free ticket.

Then just line them up and shoot them.

End result is the same just less noisy.

Virtualization, son! And when your single threaded game is using all the cycles, the chip increases its clock speed.

You think IT want ie 6?! No were the ones that have bitching to management for the last two years to approve the rollout. But they say we can't until HR's ancient reporting tool is upgraded to work with IE8, but there's no money in the budget for that again.

So don't fucking poke me and leave my retro phone alone.

Seriously, you can't buy this kind of publicity.

Sure, you have to leak your product - but what the hell.. nobody will suspect it. Then sue the shit out of the guy who published photos - even more press time when it goes to court.

Then on the day of the release... drop the charges so you don't look like a huge asshole.

The only Win2k3 servers I create any more are vm clones of a master. Meatspace hardware, that's so last year.