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Submission + - FCC says 'no' to cheap rural Internet (theinquirer.net)

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Tech.Luver
Tech.Luver writes: "theinquirer reports, " THE FCC has rejected plans to use spare capacity in the broadcast spectrum to provide cheap, fast, Internet access to remote areas of the country. A consortium of practically unknown technology companies including Microsoft, Google, Dell, Intel, HP and Philips have been told that their plan could cause interference to TV broadcasts. The FCC claims that the proposed system 'cannot reliably detect' spare capacity and rejected the scheme that could have brought fast Web access to rural areas badly served by existing transport mechanisms."

Submission + - How long do you wait for replies to e-mail?

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tinkertim
tinkertim writes: "What I am asking has been asked many times before. I've noticed that people (in general, through my own dealings) seem to be growing increasingly impatient (seems more so over the last year). I'd like to ask slashdot readers, simply, how long does it take before you feel that someone 'blew you off' by not replying to your e-mail and how upset do you get when this appears to happen?"
Networking

Submission + - Software for network documentation

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roXet
roXet writes: "I am looking for some type of software to help me write and store documentation for my network (policies, procedures, etc). I think I want a wiki-type app, but I would like something that would let me easily print out a hard copy to be stored offsite. Any suggestions?"
Google

Submission + - Gmail Increases Capacity to 9 GiB Per User 5

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Chris Chiasson
Chris Chiasson writes: "I was a little surprised to see that I was only using 7% of my Gmail storage capacity. Then I read all of the message: "You are currently using 680 MB (7%) of your 9030 MB." That's only 8.82 GiB, but I rounded up for the title. Anyone else?"
Software

Submission + - a real telemarketer filter

Submitted by hate-those-telemarketers
hate-those-telemarketers writes: I just had one of those telemarketers call me despite being on the do-not-call list. There's still organizations that don't need to adhere to that list. Having googled the caller-id I came accross http://www.whocalled.us/ that seems to be a very comprehensive database of annoying caller-id's calling. What's even better is that in the "about" tab there's a script for asterisk to check all calls against that database. This is like a IP-list for spammers only for real telephony. Fantastic. I've implemented this and now I wish I weren't on the do-not-call list to see telemarketers deal with the very annoying Telemarket torture script that can be found on this site: http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+Telema rketer+Torture woo-hoo!!!
Programming

Submission + - Why People Suck! (themarriedgeek.com)

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cmwahlqu
cmwahlqu writes: "So why does it seem like people just suck. It seems like everyone that you meat now days can make a great impression but then ends up being strange, weird, or a back stabber. The answer that I have come up with to this question is, people are fake! So many people portray this image what they want to be, but end up being nothing like they want to be."
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Google exec bashes neckties

Submitted by MsManhattan
MsManhattan writes: The necktie 'constricts circulation to the brain' and 'acts as decorative camouflage for the business suit, designed to shield the middle-aged male physique, with its shrinking shoulders and protruding paunch, from feeling sufficiently self-conscious to hit the gym,' wrote Google's global privacy counsel in a letter to the Financial Times. The exec, Peter Fleischer, was responding to an article in the paper's fashion section that advocated the tie as appropriate business attire. Fleischer suggested that the T-shirt is actually a better option in business, explaining: 'Wouldn't you like to know whether your business partners are fit? Why should you trust a man in business if he abuses his own body?' Casual attire, he added, could also lead to increased creativity.
Music

Submission + - Woman sues Universal for youtube takedown notice (theage.com.au)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The Age is reporting that a mother is sueing Universal after they demanded a video of her child dancing to a prince song be taken off youtube for copyright infringement. More here: http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/lets-not- go-crazy/2007/07/25/1185339063767.html To quote the woman's lawyer "Universal's takedown notice doesn't even pass the laugh test,"
Christmas Cheer

Submission + - Russians dive under North Pole

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Russia is to send a submarine under the Arctic, primarily for scientific exploration but also to enforce its claim on the area. Both the US and Russia are bickering over who owns the North Pole, perhaps because it's been theorised that a lot of oil might be found there.
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Did you ever have sex in the office? 1

Submitted by
fons
fons writes: "Did you ever have sex in the office?
- No
- Solo sex in the toilet
- Sex with coworker(s) in copyroom
- Sex with coworker(s) in boardroom
- Sex with coworker(s) in CEO's office
- Invited partner to office for sex
- Watched CowboyNEal having sex"
The Internet

Submission + - BBC Claims Open Source = unlicensed and unprotecte

Submitted by Buirseach
Buirseach writes: The BBC's The Today Programme ran an interview with the lawyer for Facebook, broadcasting his assertons that Open Source projects have no protection and no license, and so the creator of Facebook is perfectly entitled to halp himself to whatever code of theirs he wants. The news story is in relation to 3 university buddies of the founder of facebook sueing him.

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