Comment Re:An old Tektronix is fine for a modern engineer (Score 2, Funny) 337
My Tektronix 585 is fine for a modern end table.
I got it for free and it still works. :)
Comment Funny Apple-Store parking lot exercise... (Score 1) 328
Because I am a mean old man, on at least one occasion I have visited the Apple store only to find someone has parked their new car in the parking lot...
How does this make me a mean old man?
When I find that mistake has been made, I run my key down the side of their car before leaving.
I have to admit, I never thought of looking for new tires, but I am not sure I am mean enough to slash someones tires...
Though I have considered smashing their windows.
I am trying to educate little darlings.
How does this make me a mean old man?
When I find that mistake has been made, I run my key down the side of their car before leaving.
I have to admit, I never thought of looking for new tires, but I am not sure I am mean enough to slash someones tires...
Though I have considered smashing their windows.
I am trying to educate little darlings.
Immunizing the Internet 181
jonny4001 writes "The Harvard Law Review has published a student-written article that argues that hackers, worms, and viruses are good for network security and that the law and public policy should encourage 'beneficial' hacking. From the article: 'Exploitation of security holes prompts users and vendors to close those holes, vendors to emphasize security in system development, and users to adopt improved security practices. This constant strengthening of security reduces the likelihood of a catastrophic attack -- one that would threaten national or even global security [...] Current federal law, however, does not properly value such strategic goals.'"
Net Neutrality or Not? 352
Reverse Gear writes "CNN has two commentaries about net neutrality with quite opposing viewpoints. Craig Newmark discusses how the legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would efficiently remove net neutrality, while Mike McCurry writes about how the big companies should pay their fair share for the physical upgrade of the internet. From Newmark's commentary: 'Telecommunication companies already control the pipes that carry the Internet into your home. Now they want control which sites you visit and how you experience them. They would provide privileged access for themselves and their preferred partners while charging other businesses for varying levels of service.'"
The Living Dilbert? 459
AirmanTux asks: "Next march I will be separating from the US Air Force, after six years wearing 'the uniform', working in the closest thing to IT that the military has. For certain reasons, I've come to the conclusion that I will be more effective in serving the US public out of uniform than in it. There seems to be a common belief that the civilian sector is just as disorganized and mismanaged as the uniformed services. Do you think this is true? Are there any 'honest' places to work any more (where promotions/awards are based on work preformed and bureaucracy, and politics aren't encouraged to supplant the 'mission), or has America become one big living Dilbert strip?"
iPod More Popular Than Beer? 258
prostoalex writes "Whenever someone says college students, the first thing that comes to mind is drinking beer, right? Wrong, says new research by Student Monitor, which claims than in 2006 73% of students it surveyed said iPods were in, while beer drinking and Facebook.com fought for the second place with 71% of popular votes."
When Cellphones Become Webservers 189
An anonymous reader writes "Nokia is experimenting with turning mobile phones into webservers, according to an interesting article on Linux Devices. Nokia has ported the Apache webserver and a few other software modules to the Symbian OS that runs its phones, but there shouldn't be any barrier to adapting the technique to Linux mobile phones, since it all appears to be released under Linux-friendly open source licenses. Just think of the possibilities of having a webserver in your pocket!"
