Comment IRC... (Score 1) 360
We use an in house IRC server with all IRC traffic blocked at the firewall...
Comment What no RTP? (Score 4, Informative) 229
So, I guess Cisco, IBM, GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer, Sony Ericson, NIH, EPA, NetApp, EMC, Red Hat and others don't count? And don't forget, as I've mentioned before, the Sanrio store...
Comment Not About Beer? (Score 1, Funny) 78
Am I the only one who thought this was going to be about beer?
Comment How about fixing the Javascript Memory Leak? (Score 0) 285
Nuff said
Comment Microsoft Is Not Going to Like This.... (Score 1) 449
What about MS's new touch screen stuff...
You think they're going to sit still for this?
Comment Re:OpenXML Plug-In Exists for Novell's OO.o (Score 3, Informative) 503
Technically it would be binary lob or blob, since binary blob is redundant:)
Well, maybe he's referring to an amorphous object consisting of binary data...
Comment Hopefully, alternate fuel research will go on. (Score 1) 186
I think makers of internal combustion engines and their fuel suppliers, need to look at this as a temporary reprieve from the Governor while their case is reviewed.
Research into alternate energy sources for transportation must continue.
To give up this research just because petroleum prices are low, would be a grave mistake.
Heck, bump prices up a little and use the surplus to fund research instead of paying CEO salaries and shareholder dividends.
Industrial Robot Arm Becomes Giant Catapult 149
wintersynth brings us a story about a group of enthusiasts who made a catapult out of a 2,800lb industrial robot arm. They used it to launch bowling balls, fireballs, and cans of beer toward a stationary target, and they controlled the catapult's aim with a graphical UI on a laptop.
"I wanted to be able to control the rotation of the robot so we could aim the robot from the laptop, but I quickly realized that since the desert is so flat, we could do some basic ranging on the target too. I also wanted the targeting to be overlaid in 3d over a photograph of the target area. The software needed to control the robot like an MMO or RTS game. I suspect that video games, in general, have some of the most optimal control interfaces. I wanted to try a control scheme similar to the area effect spell targeting in World of Warcraft."
Submission + - SPAM: State of US science report shows disturbing trends 1
coondoggie writes: "The National Science Board this week said leading science and engineering indicators tell a mixed story regarding the achievement of the US in science, research and development, and math in international comparisons. For example, US schools continue to lag behind internationally in science and math education. On the other hand, the US is the largest, single, R&D-performing nation in the world pumping some $340 billion into future-related technologies. The US also leads the world in patent development.
The board's conclusions and Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 are contained in the group's biennial report on the state of science and engineering research and education in the United States sent to the President and Congress this week.
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Submission + - What is VMWare Really Worth?
MadMorf writes: This small but thought provoking Blog posting ponders the worth of VMWare as a company, when Microsoft has the in-house resources to shut them out of the Windows virtualization arena. What do you think? Does MS have the goods to pull it off?
Bookmark IE7's anti-phising scheme worries small business owners (daniweb.com)
Submission + - Piracy Suit Being Dropped Against NY Mom
mikesd81 writes: "The Associated Press writes about the recording industry is giving up its lawsuit against Patti Santangelo, a mother of five who became the best-known defendant in the industry's battle against music piracy. However, two of her children are still being sued. From the article: "The five companies suing Santangelo, of Wappingers Falls, filed a motion Tuesday in federal court in White Plains asking Judge Colleen McMahon to dismiss the case. Their lead counsel, Richard Gabriel, wrote in court papers that the record companies still believe they could win damages against Santangelo but their preference was to "pursue defendant's children.""
Santangelo's lawyer, Jordan Glass, said the dismissal bid "shows defendants can stand up to powerful plaintiffs." He noted, however, that the companies were seeking a dismissal "without prejudice," meaning they could bring the action again, "so I'm not sure what that's worth." The companies, backed by the RIAA, has sued over 18,000 people. When Santangelo, 42, was sued last year, she said she had never downloaded music and was unaware of her children doing it. If children download, she said, file-sharing programs like Kazaa should be blamed, not the parents. The judge called her an "Internet-illiterate parent, who does not know Kazaa from kazoo." Last month, the record companies filed lawsuits against Santangelo's 20-year-old daughter, Michelle, and 16-year-old son, Robert, saying they had downloaded and distributed more than 1,000 recordings. The companies said that the daughter had acknowledged downloading songs on the family computer — which Glass denied — and that the son had been implicated in statements from his best friend. The suit against the children seeks unspecified damages."
Santangelo's lawyer, Jordan Glass, said the dismissal bid "shows defendants can stand up to powerful plaintiffs." He noted, however, that the companies were seeking a dismissal "without prejudice," meaning they could bring the action again, "so I'm not sure what that's worth." The companies, backed by the RIAA, has sued over 18,000 people. When Santangelo, 42, was sued last year, she said she had never downloaded music and was unaware of her children doing it. If children download, she said, file-sharing programs like Kazaa should be blamed, not the parents. The judge called her an "Internet-illiterate parent, who does not know Kazaa from kazoo." Last month, the record companies filed lawsuits against Santangelo's 20-year-old daughter, Michelle, and 16-year-old son, Robert, saying they had downloaded and distributed more than 1,000 recordings. The companies said that the daughter had acknowledged downloading songs on the family computer — which Glass denied — and that the son had been implicated in statements from his best friend. The suit against the children seeks unspecified damages."
Submission + - Linksys Unveils New 'IPhone' Line
mikesd81 writes: "The Associate press is reporting that the iPhone has arrived. From the article: "The iPhone has arrived, but it's not made by Apple, which was widely rumored to be working a cell phone-iPod combination of the same name."
The phones use the increasingly popular Voice over Internet Protocol, better known as VoIP, and also allow users to switch over for traditional landline calling. They also can search the Web and allow users to see when friends are online and ready to accept calls. Several other companies have similar offerings. Howerver, the name has caused a stir: Cisco has owned the trademark on the name "iPhone" since 2000, when it acquired the company that originally registered the name, InfoGear Technology Corp. Speculation was that Apple would come out with one first. Much of the speculation about Apple's activity centers on an application the Cupertino-based company filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a "portable computing device capable of wireless communications." The company has not discussed its plans, and declined Tuesday to comment on "rumors and speculation.""
The phones use the increasingly popular Voice over Internet Protocol, better known as VoIP, and also allow users to switch over for traditional landline calling. They also can search the Web and allow users to see when friends are online and ready to accept calls. Several other companies have similar offerings. Howerver, the name has caused a stir: Cisco has owned the trademark on the name "iPhone" since 2000, when it acquired the company that originally registered the name, InfoGear Technology Corp. Speculation was that Apple would come out with one first. Much of the speculation about Apple's activity centers on an application the Cupertino-based company filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a "portable computing device capable of wireless communications." The company has not discussed its plans, and declined Tuesday to comment on "rumors and speculation.""
Submission + - Feds: NJ Worker Put 'Bomb' in Computers
mikesd81 writes: "Associated Press is reporting about a computer administrator upset over the possibility of losing his job planted an electronic "bomb" in the systems of one of the nation's largest prescription drug management companies, prosecutors said Tuesday. Has the logic bomb gona off it could have wiped out critical information about patients.
Even after surviving a round of layoffs, Yung-Hsun Lin, 50, kept the code in the system and tinkered with it in an attempt to set it off, prosecutors said. The bug eventually was discovered and neutralized by the company. Among the targeted databases was one that tracked patient-specific drug interaction conflicts, prosecutors said. Before dispensing medication, pharmacists routinely examine that information to determine whether conflicts exist among a patient's prescribed medicines. The indictment alleges that Lin, who worked in the company's Fair Lawn office, planted the computer bomb in Medco's servers. It would have wiped out critical data stored on more than 70 servers, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Erez Lieberman. He could not estimate how many patients could have been affected. In addition to the drug-interaction information, other data on the targeted servers included patients' clinical analyses, rebate applications, billing and managed-care processing."
Even after surviving a round of layoffs, Yung-Hsun Lin, 50, kept the code in the system and tinkered with it in an attempt to set it off, prosecutors said. The bug eventually was discovered and neutralized by the company. Among the targeted databases was one that tracked patient-specific drug interaction conflicts, prosecutors said. Before dispensing medication, pharmacists routinely examine that information to determine whether conflicts exist among a patient's prescribed medicines. The indictment alleges that Lin, who worked in the company's Fair Lawn office, planted the computer bomb in Medco's servers. It would have wiped out critical data stored on more than 70 servers, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Erez Lieberman. He could not estimate how many patients could have been affected. In addition to the drug-interaction information, other data on the targeted servers included patients' clinical analyses, rebate applications, billing and managed-care processing."
Submission + - Drinking Alcohol May Extend Your Life
Adolytsi writes: MSNBC has an interesting article on an Italian study on alcoholism. While the obvious notion of overconsumption of alcohol being detrimental to one's health is supported, apparently drinking it in moderation can actually extend your lifespan. A study on over 1 million drinkers and 94,000 deaths yielded the results:
"According to the data, drinking a moderate amount of alcohol — up to four drinks per day in men and two drinks per day in women — reduces the risk of death from any cause by roughly 18 percent, the team reports in the Archives of Internal Medicine. However, "things radically change" when consumption goes beyond these levels, study leader Dr. Augusto Di Castelnuovo, from Catholic University of Campobasso, said in a statement. Men who have more than four drinks per day and women who have more than two drinks per day not only lose the protection that alcohol affords, but they increase their risk of death, the data indicates."
"According to the data, drinking a moderate amount of alcohol — up to four drinks per day in men and two drinks per day in women — reduces the risk of death from any cause by roughly 18 percent, the team reports in the Archives of Internal Medicine. However, "things radically change" when consumption goes beyond these levels, study leader Dr. Augusto Di Castelnuovo, from Catholic University of Campobasso, said in a statement. Men who have more than four drinks per day and women who have more than two drinks per day not only lose the protection that alcohol affords, but they increase their risk of death, the data indicates."
