CousinLarry - Slashdot User

Submission + - VoIP and home security systems don't get along

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coondoggie

on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @03:57PM

coondoggie writes: "There is an ongoing story that consumer VoIP services can cause your home security alarm system to malfunction or not work at all. A news article here, brought up the problem with customer phone systems in Canada who were using Primus but Vonage customers in the U.S have complained too. And a number of sites have popped up offering suggestions to help deal with the problem. The situation isn't all that surprising as the nature of VoIP has left other emergency services wanting — for example, e911. But still. http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1152 3"

Arctic Ice May Melt By 2040 474

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday December 12, 2006 @05:17PM from the what-about-Santa? dept.

Dekortage writes in with a new study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research suggesting that the North Pole may be clear of ice in summer as soon as 2040, decades earlier than previously thought. From the article: "'As the ice retreats, the ocean transports more heat to the Arctic and the open water absorbs more sunlight, further accelerating the rate of warming and leading to the loss of more ice,' Holland said in the statement. 'This is a positive feedback loop with dramatic implications for the entire Arctic.'"

Comment I'm no google shill... (Score 1) 108

by CousinLarry on Thursday December 07, 2006 @01:56PM (#17148646) Attached to: Microsoft Releases Book Search

but when is MS going to actually release something *new*? how about skipping book search and taking a risk with something that google hasn't already done?

for example, i think their efforts on XNA game studio are of they type they should do more often: it leverages their core strengths (dev tools and 3d graphics), takes advantage of existing products with wide install bases (yes, duh..windows - but i really mean directx) and is INTERESTING and EXCITING and something GOOGLE CAN'T MATCH NEXT WEEK.

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