Comment Re:This changes nothing. . . (Score 1) 449
I believe a significant number of incarcerated people are those who flunked drug tests while on probation or parole.
Comment Re:Two words: dumb customers (Score 1) 549
Don't be too surprised about German companies happy to milk the American public. Fresenius is all over here providing $3K a shot twice-a-week dialysis services using their own equipment and their own disposables. I imagine the company uses the salaries, rent and lawsuits as a direct write-off against US taxes while making mint selling themselves supplies.
I've seen commercials from litigious lawyer firms capitalizing on the mistakes made by this industry, but I doubt most of the patients/clients have much of a leg (actually, any legs at all) to stand up with in court as they all pretty much end up dead sooner or later.
It's said the only worse job for a nurse or technician is working in a child oncology ward.
Comment Re:mac (Score 1) 732
You'll be forced to keep replacing your stuff every couple of years if it's HP.
Submission + - All about the e-liquid for electronic cigarettes (blogspot.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The e-liquid is a flavored solution which is introduced into an electronic cigarette and then used as a nicotine replacement.
The eliquid comes in different flavors and nicotine densities
The eliquid comes in different flavors and nicotine densities
Submission + - Current Windows Phone Devices Not Upgradable (winsupersite.com)
MCSEBear writes: Long time Microsoft insider, Paul Thurrott, in his article "Is Time Running Out for Windows Phone?" drops a bombshell for current purchasers of Windows Phone devices:
For users, it’s bad: I’ve been told that absolutely no current Windows Phone handsets will be upgraded to Windows Phone 8
Customers who purchase the current Microsoft/Nokia flagship phone will never receive a single update to the next version of the OS. In contrast, this is something that would never happen to a customer who purchased a flagship Nexus or iPhone where one (or more) updates are a given.
Submission + - Researchers Conquer "LED Droop" (sciencemag.org)
sciencehabit writes: Tiny and efficient, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are supposed to be the bright future of illumination. But they perform best at only low power, enough for a flashlight or the screen of your cellphone. If you increase the current enough for them to light a room like an old-fashioned incandescent bulb, their vaunted efficiency nosedives. It's called LED droop, and it's a real drag on the industry. Now, researchers have found a way to grow more efficient LEDs that get more kick from the same amount of current—especially in the hard-to-manufacture green and blue parts of the spectrum.
Submission + - Bouncing Sands of Mars Blow in the Wind (discovery.com)
astroengine writes: "New analysis of high-resolution images of Mars, taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, show sand dunes in an area known as Nili Patera are shifting as fast as some dunes on Earth — despite a dearth of high-speed winds. Scientists suspect it takes a big wind to get sand particles airborne, but once launched from the surface, they bounce around with ease, thanks to the planet's thin atmosphere and low gravity. "It's kind of like playing golf on the moon — (the sand) goes really high and far compared to what it does on Earth. When it lands it can pick up really large speeds — even with low wind speeds — and splash a whole bunch of other particles to keep the process going," Jasper Kok, with the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department at Cornell University, told Discovery News. This research has strong implications for the understanding of erosion processes on the Red Planet's surface and for future astronauts getting caught in a Martian sandstorm, presumably."
Submission + - UK Government Backtracks on Black Box Snooping (slashdot.org)
judgecorp writes: "On the day the so-called snooper's charter was included in proposed UK legislation, as part of the Queen's Speech, it has emerged that the government is already backtracking on the controversial idea of making ISPs install black boxes to collect traffic and pass it to the authorities. The bill is not yet in a draft form, and TechWeek has learnt there is a lot of maneouvring behind the scenes,"
Submission + - Ustream down due to DDOS attack from Russia, Bird Watchers not amused (techcrunch.com)
boley1 writes: A Ustream spokesperson says that the attacked is targeted on user “reggamortis1, a prominent protestor’s live Ustream channel. ”He has been broadcasting from a large protest at the ‘China Town’ metro stop in Moscow.”
I became aware of this when my wife was no longer able to view the Decorah Eagles.
I became aware of this when my wife was no longer able to view the Decorah Eagles.
Submission + - Wake up call: 59% of mobile apps don't earn enough to break even (bgr.com)
zacharye writes: With Instagram recently having been acquired by Facebook for $1 billion and OMGPOP, makers of Draw Something, cashing in for $200 million, developers are attacking the mobile app space with a renewed vigor. Before jumping head first into a new project aiming to be the next big acquisition target, developers might be wise to look over a white paper recently put together by App Promo...
Submission + - Avaaz President Defends Cyber Attack Fund Raiser (techweekeurope.co.uk)
judgecorp writes: "When Avaaz came under cyber attack, the well-known online protest group put out a request for funds. The move raised questions: what was the money for, and was it safe to donate during a DDoS attack? TechWeekEurope got some answers from Avaaz president Ricken Patel."
Comment Calling every Windows user in the U.S.... (Score 1) 312
A customer of mine received a call while I was onsite. The caller denied he was selling anything. The guy claimed they were calling every Windows user in America. The customer hung up and the guy called again. I picked up the phone and played his game for a while. He tried to get me to look in the event viewer and count the number of errors. He then said these errors will add up and damage the hard drive!
I asked him what company he represented and he reluctantly said onlinepccare.com.
This lady called AOL for assistance before she called me. I bet AOL officially or unofficially supplied her phone number.
Comment Re:Beam me up Scotty!! (Score 1) 171
"Beam me up Scotty. There's no intelligent life down here."
"But Cap'n, our sensors detect a life form in your immediate area!
"That's ME, you Denebian Slime Devil! Beam me the fuck up NOW, Scotty!
"But Cap'n, our sensors detect a life form in your immediate area!
"That's ME, you Denebian Slime Devil! Beam me the fuck up NOW, Scotty!
Comment Re:outsourcing and unemployment (Score 5, Insightful) 1144
Here, let me help bring your comment back on topic:
It seems like Slashdot has outsourced their coding.
Comment Re:The skunk test (Score 2, Informative) 452
A few nose hits with an air mixture between 150 to 250 ppm of hydrogen sulfide should do the trick.
