lol i doubt they have 3 / 3.5g wireless in many places in the us when they are still selling 2g iphones.
While AT&T's 3G network may not have been extended to Cape Cod (they are still building out the metro areas), Sprint and Verizon's EVDO networks are extensive. Both have "unlimited" data plans for $60/month, with a 2-year contract. Sprint offers a 30-day trial, so it's easy to test the site in question.
I use Sprint's broadband card in my laptop when I travel. I typically get 750K bps downstream and 200K bps upstream. It's adequate for email and most websites.
Thanks for posting this. I had gathered various parts of this data from different sources, but this sums it up succinctly. I especially like the table that breaks down the shares of federal tax liabilities.
I stumbled across a webcam in my neighborhood on Weather Underground, and was impressed by the image quality: an Axis 207MW, up to 1280x1024 at 12 fps.
It supports both WiFi (WPA2-PSK, if you want it) and 100BT. There's no IR illuminator, but they claim 2 LUX sensitivity. You can find them on the 'Net for about $400.00.
(This is not to say guns aren't without their own dangers - the risk of accidental shootings is higher than the chances it'll save you, at least in many parts of the country.
When comparing the number of negligent shootings (I refuse to use "accidental", as there's no such thing) to intentional self-defense shootings, the former is indeed higher.
There are no measurable statistics on the number of times that the presence of a firearm prevented a crime, because no one compiles them (even from police reports). However, even the smallest estimates from surveys far exceeds the number of negligent shootings.
Sort of like a political ad I saw tonight where the candidate proclaimed he was "pro life and pro gun". I'm not entirely sure how you reconcile those positions.
That's because you apparently interpreted "pro-life" literally, inadvertently or otherwise.
"Pro-life" is a political term for "opposed to legalized abortion", just as "pro-choice" is a political term for the opposite view.
It happens that most cells operate at 2.4 GHz, the same frequency as the GPS unit in the plane, and on the off chance that the two signals could interfere with each other during takeoff/landing the benefit does not outweigh the risk.
No, cellphones operate in the vicinity of 800-900 MHz and 1.8-2.0 GHz, depending on which country you are in and which service provider you are using. GPS operates in the vicinity of 1.2 and 1.5 GHz. There are also the aircraft navigation and communication bands in the vicinity of 120 and 240 MHz.
You are probably thinking of WiFi, Bluetooth, etc. that operate in the unlicensed ISM band near 2.4 GHz.
However, it's possible that a malfunctioning cellphone (or even one working as designed) can emit a harmonic that falls into the aircraft navigation or communication bands.
You aren't supposed to go that fast while on a cell phone (this is just about on planes, not in transmission lab) - you switch towers too often, and it causes all sorts of shenanigans in the signals (this of course has been resolved by the brits by putting a PICO on the plane itself).
The FCC's problem with cell phones at altitude in a plane is blanking out multiple cell stations/towers, even across different cell phone systems in adjacent areas. The systems are implemented to cope with people in tall buildings and on top of mountains, but don't necessarily anticipate the guy flying over at 35,000 feet.
Putting the pico-cell on the plane addresses both problems, because the cell phone knows to cut back to minimum transmit power. If you try to use one on a plane at altitude, it will likely transmit at full power in an attempt to contact a tower -- and is much more likely to cause interference with avionics and terrestrial cell systems.
This is before you look at reissued SSNs (due to fraud) or witness relocation. Cops shows tell me that this is indicated by consecutive SSNs in a family, but who knows if that's true.
A relocated family may have consecutive SSNs, but a family with consecutive SSNs is not necessarily a relocated family.
My brother and I have consecutive SSNs, but we aren't twins. He didn't get an SSN until he started working at his first job (while in high school), and my father apparently applied for one for me at the same time, although I was much younger.
Today, it's less likely because you need an SSN to claim a child as a dependent on your income tax return. But, that's a fairly recent change -- there are still plenty of people that didn't get an SSN until their first job.
I was amazed at the number of fanboi's that modded it off-topic, only to have it modded it back up, then back down again. Some apparently thought I had committed blasphemy.
He[r] is a clue: You going to role out a billion dollar item? do a fucking patent search.
Under current US patent law, searching for existing patents is effectively discouraged. "Willful" infringement can result in treble damages, in comparison to "inadvertent" infringement.
Seeing as how it's private property, he can park anywhere he wants. He can park in the front entrance if he wants.
He can indeed park in the front entrance, on the sidewalk, or on the front lawn. But, he can't park in a handicapped space unless he is handicapped. That's the law.
The law also requires a certain number of handicapped spaces. The formula varies by state -- maybe someone knows the details of CA law, as it would apply to Apple. So, Jobs couldn't just convert a handicapped space to his personal parking space, unless they are currently exceeding the requirements of the law.
Unauthorized parking in a handicapped spot is a violation of state law. In this case, the rules do apply to Jobs, regardless of the high opinion he has of himself.
Jobs needs to make a few trips to the impound lot to bail out his car. He would probably create his own reserved parking place, but at least that would put an end to the myth of the egalitarian parking lot policy.
For residential FIOS, Verizon blocks incoming port 80 and 25. But, I haven't found any outgoing port blocks.
Even a residential subscriber can get business FIOS, for about double the monthly fee. It has a static IP, and multiple IPs are available. However, for some obscure reason business FIOS doesn't play well with FIOS TV (which uses the 'Net connection to download video-on-demand and program guide info).
OK, I see you're after a semantic point here. That's cool. Perhaps we can agree then that Spitzer is corrupt? You know, because he busted some rings while patronizing others.
Likewise, the governor of New York is being called to resign because he allegedly saw a hooker. This has nothing whatsoever to do with his ability to govern the state, but sharp political rhetoric is being flung about nevertheless. The Bill Clinton affair also springs to mind.
Ah, the "it's only sex" brigade is already out in force.
Spitzer was under investigation for "structuring" transactions to stay under the $10,000 limit for reporting them to the IRS. The bank reported them anyway, and the IRS brought in the FBI when they were concerned that he was being blackmailed. This is also a known tactic for laundering money either collected or spent for illegal purposes. Spitzer knew that as AG, and prosecuted some of his targets for doing the same thing.
Ironically, he also prosecuted the operators of a couple of escort services while AG, allegedly while he was utilizing the services of this one. That's spelled H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E.
Before someone whines "why does everything have to turn into Bush bashing?" Let me say that this is completely relevant. When the most powerful executive of US law regularly shows contempt for the rule of law and gets away with it every time for years, it is only logical that other rich and powerful men would follow suit and begin to treat the law as if it only marginally applies to them.
Anyone that thinks this behavior is started with the Bush administration is deluding themselves at best, and more likely engaging in political demagoguery.
Personally, I can't wait for January, 2009. But those of you that just started paying attention to the antics of the executive branch within the past 7 years need to stop playing computer games and open a history book.
Incidentally, we may have been stupid enough to vote in a lying fearmonger like Tony Blair, but what's your excuse for voting in a lying HALFWIT fearmonger like "Dubya"?
Two words: Gore and Kerry.
The Republicans don't have the monopoly on half-wits.
I don't condone drinking before handling a gun, but I think it's a bit of a stretch to accuse Cheney of being intoxicated. Law enforcement agreed:
The Kenedy County Sheriff's Department, which interviewed Cheney about the accident Sunday morning, concluded there was "no alcohol or misconduct involved in the incident."
yes, the Other Guy may have screwed up and, say, been ahead of the primary group of hunters, where he shouldn't have been.
I'm not willing to say that the "Other Guy" screwed up, but anyone that tries to assign blame without understanding the circumstances is engaging in political demogaugery.
As you know, bird hunting is a unique situation. It's not a stationary target, and quail in particular can flush in any direction. That's why it's important to know where everyone is around you, and it's a shared responsibility.
I've been struck by stray pellets on a few occasions, and countless times by copper jackets bouncing off steel targets. That's why eye protection is mandatory. But, I don't blame anyone -- it's a known risk I choose to accept.
I had the same problem when I used a catch-all address for my domain. However, what I usually received were email intended for mydomain.org.fr or mydomain.org.br. Since I don't speak Portuguese or French, I was never able to convince the senders of the error (it just continued).
I finally got rid of the catchall address after being blasted with "your message was rejected because we think it's spam". Some asshat spammer sent out a bunch of messages that were addressed From: random addresses in my domain.
I still give different email addresses to businesses, but I add them to an alias file and reload Postfix each time. However, I will note that it's been a long time since I've caught one of them giving my email address to spammers and had to revoke the address.
It was. Probably #8. They were quail hunting in South Texas.
Everyone likes to make jokes about this unfortunate situation. But, unless you've been quail hunting and know what every person has to do to hunt safely, it's just a joke that depends on the listener being just as ignorant.
You have 18 months to fix yourselves Florida, or you shall loose out on not only myself, but my company, and any potential workers I may hire in the future.
Yours is an admirable position, but expressing it here will have no effect.
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While AT&T's 3G network may not have been extended to Cape Cod (they are still building out the metro areas), Sprint and Verizon's EVDO networks are extensive. Both have "unlimited" data plans for $60/month, with a 2-year contract. Sprint offers a 30-day trial, so it's easy to test the site in question.
I use Sprint's broadband card in my laptop when I travel. I typically get 750K bps downstream and 200K bps upstream. It's adequate for email and most websites.
Thanks for posting this. I had gathered various parts of this data from different sources, but this sums it up succinctly. I especially like the table that breaks down the shares of federal tax liabilities.It supports both WiFi (WPA2-PSK, if you want it) and 100BT. There's no IR illuminator, but they claim 2 LUX sensitivity. You can find them on the 'Net for about $400.00.
When comparing the number of negligent shootings (I refuse to use "accidental", as there's no such thing) to intentional self-defense shootings, the former is indeed higher.
There are no measurable statistics on the number of times that the presence of a firearm prevented a crime, because no one compiles them (even from police reports). However, even the smallest estimates from surveys far exceeds the number of negligent shootings.
That's because you apparently interpreted "pro-life" literally, inadvertently or otherwise.
"Pro-life" is a political term for "opposed to legalized abortion", just as "pro-choice" is a political term for the opposite view.
No, cellphones operate in the vicinity of 800-900 MHz and 1.8-2.0 GHz, depending on which country you are in and which service provider you are using. GPS operates in the vicinity of 1.2 and 1.5 GHz. There are also the aircraft navigation and communication bands in the vicinity of 120 and 240 MHz.
You are probably thinking of WiFi, Bluetooth, etc. that operate in the unlicensed ISM band near 2.4 GHz.
However, it's possible that a malfunctioning cellphone (or even one working as designed) can emit a harmonic that falls into the aircraft navigation or communication bands.
You aren't supposed to go that fast while on a cell phone (this is just about on planes, not in transmission lab) - you switch towers too often, and it causes all sorts of shenanigans in the signals (this of course has been resolved by the brits by putting a PICO on the plane itself).The FCC's problem with cell phones at altitude in a plane is blanking out multiple cell stations/towers, even across different cell phone systems in adjacent areas. The systems are implemented to cope with people in tall buildings and on top of mountains, but don't necessarily anticipate the guy flying over at 35,000 feet.
Putting the pico-cell on the plane addresses both problems, because the cell phone knows to cut back to minimum transmit power. If you try to use one on a plane at altitude, it will likely transmit at full power in an attempt to contact a tower -- and is much more likely to cause interference with avionics and terrestrial cell systems.
A relocated family may have consecutive SSNs, but a family with consecutive SSNs is not necessarily a relocated family.
My brother and I have consecutive SSNs, but we aren't twins. He didn't get an SSN until he started working at his first job (while in high school), and my father apparently applied for one for me at the same time, although I was much younger.
Today, it's less likely because you need an SSN to claim a child as a dependent on your income tax return. But, that's a fairly recent change -- there are still plenty of people that didn't get an SSN until their first job.
This subsequent reply got the same treatment, with one off-topic moderation left undone.
My preferences are set to -2 for off-topic, so there would have been a lot of apparent movement.
I was amazed at the number of fanboi's that modded it off-topic, only to have it modded it back up, then back down again. Some apparently thought I had committed blasphemy.
Under current US patent law, searching for existing patents is effectively discouraged. "Willful" infringement can result in treble damages, in comparison to "inadvertent" infringement.
He can indeed park in the front entrance, on the sidewalk, or on the front lawn. But, he can't park in a handicapped space unless he is handicapped. That's the law.
The law also requires a certain number of handicapped spaces. The formula varies by state -- maybe someone knows the details of CA law, as it would apply to Apple. So, Jobs couldn't just convert a handicapped space to his personal parking space, unless they are currently exceeding the requirements of the law.
Jobs needs to make a few trips to the impound lot to bail out his car. He would probably create his own reserved parking place, but at least that would put an end to the myth of the egalitarian parking lot policy.
Garfield, a comic-strip cat that stopped being funny about 25 years ago.
Even a residential subscriber can get business FIOS, for about double the monthly fee. It has a static IP, and multiple IPs are available. However, for some obscure reason business FIOS doesn't play well with FIOS TV (which uses the 'Net connection to download video-on-demand and program guide info).
Nice troll. But, for those that didn't realize it, don't forget about galactic rotation and expansion of the universe.
Or at least "conflict of interest". :-)
Ah, the "it's only sex" brigade is already out in force.
Spitzer was under investigation for "structuring" transactions to stay under the $10,000 limit for reporting them to the IRS. The bank reported them anyway, and the IRS brought in the FBI when they were concerned that he was being blackmailed. This is also a known tactic for laundering money either collected or spent for illegal purposes. Spitzer knew that as AG, and prosecuted some of his targets for doing the same thing.
Ironically, he also prosecuted the operators of a couple of escort services while AG, allegedly while he was utilizing the services of this one. That's spelled H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E.
Anyone that thinks this behavior is started with the Bush administration is deluding themselves at best, and more likely engaging in political demagoguery.
Personally, I can't wait for January, 2009. But those of you that just started paying attention to the antics of the executive branch within the past 7 years need to stop playing computer games and open a history book.
Two words: Gore and Kerry.
The Republicans don't have the monopoly on half-wits.
Cheney acknowledged drinking one beer at lunch, before starting the hunt at 3:00 PM. The accident occurred about 5:50 PM:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/15/cheney/index.html
I don't condone drinking before handling a gun, but I think it's a bit of a stretch to accuse Cheney of being intoxicated. Law enforcement agreed:
The Kenedy County Sheriff's Department, which interviewed Cheney about the accident Sunday morning, concluded there was "no alcohol or misconduct involved in the incident."
I'm not willing to say that the "Other Guy" screwed up, but anyone that tries to assign blame without understanding the circumstances is engaging in political demogaugery.
As you know, bird hunting is a unique situation. It's not a stationary target, and quail in particular can flush in any direction. That's why it's important to know where everyone is around you, and it's a shared responsibility.
I've been struck by stray pellets on a few occasions, and countless times by copper jackets bouncing off steel targets. That's why eye protection is mandatory. But, I don't blame anyone -- it's a known risk I choose to accept.
I finally got rid of the catchall address after being blasted with "your message was rejected because we think it's spam". Some asshat spammer sent out a bunch of messages that were addressed From: random addresses in my domain.
I still give different email addresses to businesses, but I add them to an alias file and reload Postfix each time. However, I will note that it's been a long time since I've caught one of them giving my email address to spammers and had to revoke the address.
It was. Probably #8. They were quail hunting in South Texas.
Everyone likes to make jokes about this unfortunate situation. But, unless you've been quail hunting and know what every person has to do to hunt safely, it's just a joke that depends on the listener being just as ignorant.
Yours is an admirable position, but expressing it here will have no effect.
Just ask for the "no screaming" section. Seriously, it works.