>>In my town, practical BATTERY range is an inverse function of the number of feet of snow on the ground.

FTFY. Not too sure about lead-acid batteries, but I know lithium-polymer batteries absolutely suck when it's cold. Expect that 30 miles to drop to 10 or less.

I don't think that will be an option for a *long* time. As it stands now, if you are close to your car (and have your keys on you) you can be charged with DUI/DWI. The cops argue that you are technically in-control of your car any time you are near it.

I've seen two DUI busts while people were sitting in a non-running car listening to music. I've seen one for someone who went to get something out of the car without ever sitting inside or turning the ignition.

And as long as we have MADD, it'll be hard to change. They will always come back with "what ifs" and TOTC and lawmakers will roll over.

No fan of the po-po here. But use some skeptical thinking. The individual "said" she had a dislocated shoulder and a torn rotator cuff. I see no mention of her visiting a hospital.

Still, if a cop's camera is inoperative, he should be charged with dereliction of duty.

That's mostly controlled by muscles/tendons in the forearm. They mention some nerve repair, but I doubt they really mean it in the way we think they mean it.

If this had worked, he'd have been exactly as bad off as before. He would have just looked *slightly* more normal and been a *much* greater burden on his caregivers.

Nice. I've probably installed IOSs compiled by you. It's always nice when the IOS tells you who compiled it at boot time.

Agreed. We see a ton of these in the most unusual places.

At a recent event, we utilized Cisco's Wireless Access Controller. We are an all-Cisco house, so it was an easy choice.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6302/Products_Sub_Category_Home.html

If you are a Mozilla guy (you say *our* users), is there an official 64 bit version for Windows? Linux?

No. See, you aren't thinking like a lawyer. You can patent something IRL. Then get another patent for the same thing by adding "on a computer". Then, get a third patent by saying "on the internet". Maybe a fourth by saying "on a social network".

Maybe your SP is different than ours, but you can open any SP in a Windows Explorer view and see all your files and documents.

Far from locked in.

OpenPilot takes care of a lot of the control of these things. The firmware is already completely open. It is being tested in many vehicles all over the world.

The hardware is supposed to be released as open source fairly soon. As of now, they are limiting production to ensure proper testing...

http://www.openpilot.org/

I have been using LastPass for a while now. And the more I use it, the more skittish I get.

It's not that I'm really worried about losing access to the 500 or so sites in my database. Most of those I could reset via email.

And my email password has to be rememberable because of my android phone and such.

I just feel really skittish about relying on something that, in-effect, is an absolute book of knowledge about me. I used to keep that book inside my head. Now, it's out there. And it keeps me up some nights...

Cable management at the desktop is pretty simple. But the submitter was asking about MDFs, IDFs, and comm closets. You should really avoid velcro and cable ties there.

Start with good comm layouts. We use 48-port 3750s with a 48-port patch panel right under the switch. Then, 1' CAT-6 cables are used to patch all the drops hot.

If you are stuck with an older layout where switches are in one rack and patch panels are in another, then get some vertical and horizontal cable raceways. I *love* the ones with little plastic "fingers" that have a plastic cap over the front.

http://www.belkin.com/IWCatSectionView.process?Section_Id=43

Get loads of pre-fab cables in every length you can think of. I find 3', 5', 7', 8', 14', and 20' are most used.

I have tried labeling individual cables, but I found that it's better to have a cut-sheet inside the rack describing the patches. Write this in *pencil*.

RC glider guider here. Most of my flights are between 500' and 1500'; some higher.

I've heard about the FAA/AMA agreement on the 500' limit, but it is *never* enforced. Even at AMA sanctioned events, it's common to see glider LMR contests with every entrant pushing 2000'.

It may not happen soon enough in the scale that will impact the majority of the people, but it is already happening.

Here is a link to a guy who took the plans for an old Guillows free-flight plane and converted it to a 3d printable version:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/thumbgallery.php?t=1455808&do=threadgallery

Here is a link to a company that makes a "printer" for foam for simple models and prototyping:

http://www.phlatboyz.com/Phlatprinter-3-Kit_p_9.html

I think we are fast approaching the time when the printers will be able to print another copy of itself.

Sure, you'll need the raw material, but we are at the point now where you could "print" an Ikea furniture piece.