Comment Re:I get two Christmases (Christmasi?) (Score 1) 422
I always said the Ukrainians were smart. Wait till the sales before exchanging gifts. ;) Cheers from the Ukrainian belt in Eastern Sask. :D
Comment Re:What's the problem? (Score 1) 198
Alberta and Manitoba also have a drinking age of 18. I know this having grown up in the latter.
Comment Re:Flaimbait? (Score 3, Informative) 311
Not quite correct. If a bill fails to pass and IF the bill is a confidence vote then the government is dissolved. Not all bills are confidence votes. A budget is ALWAYS a confidence vote for example but not every bill is declared confidence. Also individual MP's are allowed to vote their conscience in some instances. You are not always forced to vote with the party.
As for the liberals not allowing the gov to fall and so going along with the Conservatives just to avoid it, historically we the Canadian people vote against a party who has too many elections in a short period of time. In this case, it would be the conservatives since they would force it into a vote of confidence not knowing they would win it hands down. Only the party in power can declare a confidence vote.
Submission + - Does any company power down at night? 11
An anonymous reader writes: My Health Sciences Campus has about 8,000 computers on desks, and any night about half of them are left on. I know, because I track all the MAC addresses in case there is a virus outbreak. Aside from the current fad of "being green", has anyone had any success in encouraging users to power-down at night? Eliminate running bots, protect yourself from the next virus outbreak, keep your data safe, etc. My esteemed director's view: "I log off of my PC at night". Or does it matter, security wise, let alone power consumption wise?
