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Submission + - A Broadband Survey That Asks the Right Questions (vortex.com)

Submitted by Lauren Weinstein
Lauren Weinstein writes: I've just deployed the first ever Broadband Survey under the auspices of GCTIP, which asks questions that the FCC neglected to ask about service types, promised vs. actual broadband speeds, user satisfaction (or lack thereof) with their ISPs and local ISP competition, etc. I'm already finding the detailed comments many persons are leaving on the survey form to be extremely illuminating and with sufficient participation I'm hoping my reports from this data will be useful to the Internet community broadly. Thanks.
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Submission + - Lie-in for teenagers sees drop in absenteeism (bbc.co.uk) 1

Submitted by krou
krou writes: Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside, UK, began an experiment in October that saw its 800 pupils ranging in age from 13-19 attend school an hour later than normal at 10am. Early results indicate that 'general absence has dropped by 8% and persistent absenteeism by 27%'. Head teacher Paul Kelley supported the idea because he believed that 'it was now medically established that it was better for teenagers to start their school day later in terms of their mental and physical health and how they learn better in the afternoon', and he now claims that the children are becoming 'happier better educated teenagers' as a result of the experiment. The experiment is being overseen by Oxford neuroscience professor Russell Foster. 'He performed memory tests on pupils at the school which suggested the more difficult lessons should take place in the afternoon. He said young people's body clocks may shift as they reach their teenage years — meaning they want to get up later not because they are lazy but because they are biologically programmed to do.'

Comment And the winner is ... (Score 1) 129

by jaypaulb (#28107365) Attached to: Sony Rumored To Be Debuting Wiimote-Like Controller At E3
whichever internal security agency decides this is a great way to "monitor" their citizens. How difficult would it be for such an agency to establish a remote connection to the box in question (PS3, Wii or Xbox) turn on the camera and record away "just in case" somehting nefarious is happening in the household. I should imagine that it would not be excessively difficult to establish this without adversly affecting the operation of the console. How much horse power does it take to send a VGA res 1-2 fps video over the net. Scary thought... or paranoia?

Comment Re:Ok I'll Bite... (Score 1) 242

by jaypaulb (#27858653) Attached to: New Irish Internet Tax?
Actually this is incorrect. Nothing in the UK regulations requires you to pay for a TV licence simple by owning a device capable of receiving a broadcast signal. You need only pay if you actually tune in said device to a broadcast signal. (Any broadcast signal as the licence fee supports repeater stations that all channels use not just the BBC). The is a provision, that i have frequently used, to have an inspector visit your property and confirm that the receiver (TV, VCR, Etc) is not receiving a broadcast signal on any of its channels. Once complete you are issued with an inspection certificate that counts as your licence for the year. Should you then tune in the device you would have some major difficulties explaining to the magistrate why you shouldn't have to pay the maximum fine (approx £5,000 when i last checked) where as most cases the defendant ends up paying "back tax" from the time they last held a licence

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