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Comment: I am surprised that ISPs haven't already... (Score 1) 413

by SirKron (#33843540) Attached to: Microsoft Eyes PC Isolation Ward To Thwart Botnets
I am surprised that ISPs haven't already built up terminal service farms and started renting out thin clients to grandmas. You get a thin client computer installed and setup by a tech, a fully managed desktop with most of the common software you need to get on the Internet plus they can sell you space to store your family photos. Grandma doesn't need anything more than a web browser, Office Online, and the Microsoft freebie sites. An ISP could do the same with an LTSP solution and Google Crome and Google Docs but it is just way easier to find people who have set up Citrix/terminal server farms. An even better solution would be thin provisioned virtual machines. If the ISP controlled so many of the computers I feel you would get that 100 Mbit link a whole lot faster. Back to the mainframe days. And yes, I know there are lots of barriers to this type of solution and it severely restricts grandma from running all the stupid apps she thinks she needs, but that is not the point. The point is why aren't ISPs looking to tap this market? It is there.

Comment: Field trip (Score 1) 462

by SirKron (#33411880) Attached to: What 'IT' Stuff Should We Teach Ninth-Graders?
Take a field trip to an elderly care facility and have each student try and teach a resident one-on-one something technically simple, like turning on the computer and performing a video phone call. During this process they must follow the process of submitting a help desk ticket, responding to the ticket (the lesson), document the solution, and finally, close the ticket if and only if their student could correctly perform the topic from the lesson.
Biotech

Malaria Vaccine, Via Mosquito 178

Posted by timothy
from the absolutely-nothing-can-go-wrong dept.
CodeShark writes "The AP is reporting that mosquitoes have been used for the first time to deliver anti-malarial vaccine through their bites. According to this article the results were crystal clear: 100% of the vaccinated group acquired immunity, everyone in the non-vaccinated control group did not. Those in the control group and developed malaria when exposed to the parasites later, the vaccinated group did not. Malaria kills nearly a million people per year, mostly children."

Comment: Re:And I reserve the right... (Score 3, Funny) 589

by SirKron (#28053205) Attached to: FCC Reserves the Right To Search Your Home, Any Time
That is why I have a EULA on all my doors and windows.

"All users entering such premise is accepting all liability during this and subsequent visits. The homeowner is under no liability and expresses no warranty for any difficulties the vistor occurs during their visit. Beware: domicile contains lead and all visitors to this domicile accept the risk they may be injured, maimed, or even killed by lead vapor, or the actual lead bullet."

Comment: Are speeders next? (Score 1) 594

by SirKron (#27924585) Attached to: Warrantless GPS Tracking Is Legal, Says WI Court
If it is legal to put these on any cars, what about when they figure out they can also use them to:

- Track habitual speeders (just review the logs and issue the tickets)
- Failure to failure to stop at a Stop Sign (unless speed=0, you are guity)
- Driving outside work hours (for those who are driving under a work permit)
- Finding and then following habitual drunk drivers
- Track suspected stalkers

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