Comment Re:Twin Cities, MN - with Scantron (Score 1) 821
Must be good business for the local paper company.
That, and Scantron is headquartered in MN: http://www.scantron.com/company/locations/
Comment Re:Twin Cities, MN - with Scantron (Score 1) 821
Not voting with a Scantron, but I am voting in Scranton, PA.
I like what you did there.
Comment Twin Cities, MN - with Scantron (Score 2) 821
Everything was orderly and calm at the polling place in our hometown. I was in and out of the polling place in 10 minutes.
I'm curious to know how many places are using computerized voting machines in the country? MN still uses Scantron machines; it's hard to screw up, and cheap to operate.
Comment Re:All of the above? (Score 2) 322
It all depends on what your needs are.
If you want to go advanced networking with VLAN:s and stuff like that then Cisco or maybe HP are the alternatives, but considering that HP is moving to be a services only company then I think that Cisco is the way to go. As for those of you who swear to Extreme - no thank you.
Another alternative would be Juniper, but they are a small player in the top level pond.
From what I understand, HP wants to stay in the enterprise networking market.
They just snapped up 3COM not that long ago to compete directly with Cisco on their Nexus series switches. They tried to offload their ProCurve unit many years ago, but then decided to hang on to it.
You can't beat a lifetime warranty on a switch.
Comment A little of column B, a little of column D... (Score 1) 722
My naming convention at home has been related to Simpsons characters, it somewhat has to do with their function as well:
Homer = Desktop/Server
Bart = Laptop
Lovejoy = Firewall
Flanders = Modem
Marge = Wife's Computer
Maggie = Netbook
Submission + - Wells Fargo ATM Failure (startribune.com)
PaisteUser writes: There was a failure of over 12,000 ATMs from California to New York for the last half of Monday. No word as of yet to why there was a nationwide outage.
Comment Re:Central point of failure.. (Score 1) 284
BB is essential for cwhoreporate systems, because NO OTHER PHONE ON THE MARKET ANYWHERE matches its functionality... they can issue you a phone, then enforce strong passwords, content filtering, disable cameras so you don't end up sending pictures of your Christmas party indiscretion to your whole team, etc etc.
In Exchange 2007 you have the same functionality for policy enforcement; disabling cameras, strong passwords, managing applications, and blocking web browsing. Granted this is on a device that fully licenses ActiveSync technology.
Comment Re:Going back to sleep now... (Score 1) 664
It's going to be a synergenic revitalization of the optimum dynastic capitalization for interconnected dynamics in the convergent subsidiaries of virtual datacenter alligories.
You lost me after synergenic.
Submission + - Antitrust Charges filed against Intel (zdnet.com)
PaisteUser writes: A blog at ZDnet writes: The New York Attorney General’s office today accused chip maker Intel of engaging in “a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct,” including paying kickbacks and threatening computer makers, and filed federal antitrust charges against it.
Submission + - Verizon, Google collaberate on Android (zdnet.com)
PaisteUser writes: ZDnet reports that Verizon Wireless and Google said Tuesday that they will partner to co-develop a bevy of Android-based devices. The terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but the companies are looking to create innovative devices "pre-loaded with innovative applications from both parties as well as third-party developers."
Comment Re:Since when do games only entail computer games? (Score 1) 214
Read the article. The kids are playing board games too.
Comment Re:Remove Hydrocarbons from Plastic???!!!! (Score 1) 315
I typed too fast on my prior reply.
The last line should have been...
If they claimed recovering over 100% by weight in "hydrocarbon oil" per ton of plastic it would make me believe the hype machine was running.
Comment Re:That's becaues it's more mythology than reality (Score 1) 210
This makes sense with high powered amps. A 1000W amplifier operating into a 4 or 8 ohm load will result in 10 to 15 amps on the wire (assuming you were running it full up, anyway). Anything lighter than 12 AWG or so will add impedance at these power levels, reducing power. I generally use 14 or 12 AWG cord for speaker connections. In the case of my earlier anecdote, booster cables can obviously handle the current; they are designed to carry hundreds of amps. I have no idea what the current capacity of barbed wire is. =p
Comment Re:This is Massachusetts, folks (Score 1) 478
Don't you know that Cash for Clunkers was a death panel for antiques, you insensitive clod!
If it were really coming from Kennedy, it would be about auto repair for the uninsured being a right.
Comment Re:Obligatory Bogus First Post ... (Score 1) 754
In the political arena, you're after a consensus of agreement which is acceptable. You can start with something like "We hold these truths to be self-evident..." and if society as a whole agrees on them, then they become your axioms.
