The best camera to take a picture is the camera you have available. From a daily carry standpoint, it seems like everyone has a smartphone (with camera), and no one carries a 'good' or even separate camera. The real question is why would you? I can't remember the last time I broke out my DSLR... my phone camera is 'good enough' and the effort to pack/transport/prep actual shooting w/ the DSLR is a huge hassle compared to using the phone camera.

That's why it's security compliance and not security. You get what you measure, and you're measuring the minimum.

Gotta wonder if this will replace all those XP machines that the Navy still has? http://tech.slashdot.org/story...

Since you didn't complain about poor signal strength, I'll focus solely on the issue of running out of power. When I had a phone with replaceable batteries, I carried two extra batteries that were always fully charged. Even with opportunistic charging habits, I would regularly swap out to a fresh battery in the early/mid afternoon. For the few times a month I went through both extra batteries, I had a 20k mAhr external battery pack I would fall back on. With this setup, I never ran out of power. I have the RAVPower battery pack and have been immensely satisfied with my purchase. I've also have heard very good things on the Anker line. I used this setup for over two years successfully. For the past 3 months, I'm using a current gen smartphone without an interchangeable battery (or SD slot! life sucks). I've been relying on a mophie battery case and the battery pack to get me through the day. Honestly, I haven't had to use the battery pack as the energy drain during the day is significantly less and the mophie has been sufficient to keep me charged up.

I've been lurking here since 98. If they can maintain half the engagement and clean up SF as mentioned, I'll keep visiting.

The primary issue between overhead and underground is the time and cost. The conversion cost from overhead to underground is tremendous and quite frankly, rate payers don't want to pay for it. When the conductor fails (or insulator for underground), the time for repair is also significantly higher. Regarding reliability, redundancy is how most utilities address it. Power feed redundancy can be addressed on distribution circuits can be fed from either end, midpoint ties and reclosers. However, you'll need a large field force or automation to actually utilize the capability once installed, neither of which is high on the list of things rate payers want to pay for. Infrastructure age is primarily seen on the transmission and generation side.

Industry has already developed safety protocols to address this (LOTO) and three way communications to lower the risk of misunderstandings.

Haven't had to do this in years (approximately 15 yrs actually) but when I did, I used FreeS/WAN to hook up a bunch of networks over the internet running on smoothwall. Everything else is routing tables. Man, what a trip down memory lane.

Funny how managers and executives eventually learn this lesson and then quickly forget about it when there's a whiff of out sourcing. The funny thing is that word will get out and the rumor mill will always make it out worse than the reality.

Video's are nice if you can't spend the time w/ her now. But don't spend too much time/effort on them, spend the time with her AND your wife. Memories are so much more important than a video. My condolences to you and your family. I've lost two immediate family members to liver cancer and have a significant increased risk to having it myself. This is a matter I've spent more time than most contemplating.

Write one, test it, maintain it. Otherwise by the time you realize you need one it's too late.

Aka personnel risk assessments generally are time limited. My employer (for various reasons including the drafter, me, thought a forever check was asinine), limits checks to the previous 7 years. There is also an exception process for those that do 'pop' that includes a specific assessment of risk for the hire/employee to have a sensitive position. Depending on the conviction (fraud/theft is more of an issue w/ a trust based position), you just need an inside advocate, as hard as that may be.

ok, I know /. and why bother to read the article. But really you should read (ok skim) the comment. The comment said to look up x and y. It wasn't NAND, OR, or anything else. Please turn in your geek card at the door!

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