It would be a damn useful feature for an alarm system. Someone breaks in triggers an alarm and boom 911 gets dialed.
No, it would not be damn useful- if your alarm system dialled 911 to my center, you'd be well on your way to not having a phone line. Automatic diallers should be set to a non-emergency 10-digit number. Alarms are well over 99% false calls. That's why most places will start charging you for a police response after your 3rd false alarm. 911 in the U.S. is reserved for emergency calls only- there is no other use for that string of numbers.
Everyone feels stress. Workers are expected to produce more in less time, or else there's always someone waiting to take your job. There's a club for people in your situation- it's called The Rest of the World. We meet in the bar on Fridays. Get over it.
Is there some exception for government services? I already cannot disclose a name and address from our database, even to police; unless there's been a previous call from that phone number. The existing calls become public record, and are therefore ok to give out to authorized persons or agencies. Will I now have some jackass with money for a lawyer copyrighting our 911 databases, since they're just names, phone numbers, and addresses? Another half-baked law, probably introduced by a half-baked politician who wants a job when they leave office.
A carefully considered, previously agreed-upon statement would be fine, but I would cringe at anyone who would speak "off the cuff" to management. If you can approach them in the right way, you may well end up with what you need. Or at least what they think you need. Anyone in your department who has a deep-seated need to impress the brass should be given the wrong location and time for the dinner. Best of luck!
..does it make a sound? My favorite line is "helps by being stealthy enough to travel through the forest canopy along specially-constructed cabling, night and day." Stealthy, riiight- it might scare the trees or the atmosphere.
And uninitialized cellphones calling 911 provide a false sense of security, since most people cannot even remember the last exit they passed, or identify a road name or major landmark. Even some prepaid cellphones now include GPS chips to help identify the location of the caller in an emergency. Tin-foil-hat paranoia aside, that is a good thing.
My Dell Precision M60 came to me at work on Christmas Eve. I didn't expect it to arrive until Jan. 5th. Since I had to work yesterday and today, I've gotten a chance to play around with this seriously kick-ass laptop. Thank you, [Santa, Boss, Dell, and UPS]!
While it is law (in the US, anyway) that all cell phones, even un-initialized handsets, must be able to access 911, these unidentifiable phones are a burden on the emergency system. Several localities have given them to the elderly and battered women, and I believe AAA will sell you a phone cheap, the only button on the phone is a big, round, "911" button. People don't realize that with Phase I and II wireless around the corner, these throw-away phones could represent a false sense of security. The wireless carriers have fought tooth and nail to avoid installing Phase II equipment, even though the per-chip cost for gps units is now under 4 dollars. At present, less than 50 911 centers in the US can handle a Phase II wireless call, more can do Phase I, which is just having a callback number. And the stupid (and I mean stupid) 911 button on these phones will mean swamping 911 centers with "butt-dialling" 911 calls, because I don't see a "keylock" button anywhere.
And with its "Fashionable Slim Size", I could use it to keep my truck from rolling down the driveway. I certainly wouldn't want to wear the thing all day, esp. with the LAN card hanging out to catch on things.
As others have said, in a real disaster, the normal public networks are quickly overwhelmed. Amateur operators who can use their networking equipment over longer distances can transmit all sorts of vital information in and out of a disaster area. I am playing with these systems at home, with hopes to have them ready for emergency use soon. More experimentation leads to technical jumps not possible when design is only driven by limited power and profitability for the manufacturer.
KB3HQX, Susquehanna County ARES Coordinator EMA/911 Database Analyst
Let's see here, your job is difficult, you don't think you are adequately compensated, and you don't get to chat with other people all day. And if you quit, someone else will snap up your position in a heartbeat. There's a club for these people- it's called The Rest of the World... we meet in the bar on Friday. See you there.
Seems to me that there's an awful lot of parenting advice from non-parents. I said I never wanted kids, and now that I have one, it does kind of piss me off when someone who has never been a parent (babysitting and siblings don't count) offers us "the best way to [teach, discipline, watch, etc.] my son. That being said (or whined!) I think these things are cool, even though all safety and privacy is a dangerous illusion.
Maybe someday they will declassify the tapes of all those mice speaking russian. This is almost as goofy as some of the Soviet experiments with animals (or parts thereof).
"Police investigations are currently hamstrung by a lack of "effective procedures and understanding by many in the judiciary concerning the nature and urgency of cyber security," Gilmore said."
Yeah, hamstrung by silly little things like the truth, good investigative practice, and probable cause. Then we can't see them just trolling the waters to see who they can bust. Laws prevent this on everything from a traffic stop on up to murder. It really is a case of the law separating common people from justice.
I work at a 911 center, and all advertising concerns aside, I can't wait for this to happen. Most cell-911 callers have absolutely no idea (plus or minus 20 miles) where they are; some don't even know what state they're in! It may help to convince some people to activate the keypad lock on their phones (no "rump dialling"), if they know they can be located. The phone companies just see this as a profit-eater, and want to use every means necessary to delay its implementation.
A piece of sheet lead, commonly used for flashing on roofs, would be both easy to cut, flexible, and very heavy. Of course, could be considered toxic, but hey, let their mailroom become a superfund site.
Seems like everyone would like to accept some money to take away old computers, but what would all these future recycling tycoons do with all the broken parts? Envirocycle and companies like them are not non-profits, therefore, since they've made the investment in employees and large facilities, and pay all their licensing and inspection fees, they have earned any profit they make. It's a great way to make money, so be happy for them instead of trying to make them sound like "evil capitalist pigs". Geez! Everything ain't gonna be free.
I just want to know if Pinkerton is the company that I should check with to get the specs for my kids' barcode tattoos. Left or Right side? Size? Format? Let's just tag the little buggers so they're easier to "monitor". Arrrgh!
Can anyone else hear the millions toilet-flushing sounds? I know it's not done, and may be buggy; but pre-release or not, it's ugly and badly designed. Seems like Netscape tried to pack every bad idea they've had on the table into this one. I had some hope for this, now I guess I'll wait for 7. Arrrrgh!
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No, it would not be damn useful- if your alarm system dialled 911 to my center, you'd be well on your way to not having a phone line. Automatic diallers should be set to a non-emergency 10-digit number. Alarms are well over 99% false calls. That's why most places will start charging you for a police response after your 3rd false alarm. 911 in the U.S. is reserved for emergency calls only- there is no other use for that string of numbers.
Everyone feels stress. Workers are expected to produce more in less time, or else there's always someone waiting to take your job.
There's a club for people in your situation- it's called The Rest of the World. We meet in the bar on Fridays. Get over it.
Is there some exception for government services? I already cannot disclose a name and address from our database, even to police; unless there's been a previous call from that phone number. The existing calls become public record, and are therefore ok to give out to authorized persons or agencies. Will I now have some jackass with money for a lawyer copyrighting our 911 databases, since they're just names, phone numbers, and addresses? Another half-baked law, probably introduced by a half-baked politician who wants a job when they leave office.
A carefully considered, previously agreed-upon statement would be fine, but I would cringe at anyone who would speak "off the cuff" to management. If you can approach them in the right way, you may well end up with what you need. Or at least what they think you need. Anyone in your department who has a deep-seated need to impress the brass should be given the wrong location and time for the dinner. Best of luck!
..does it make a sound? My favorite line is "helps by being stealthy enough to travel through the forest canopy along specially-constructed cabling, night and day." Stealthy, riiight- it might scare the trees or the atmosphere.
And uninitialized cellphones calling 911 provide a false sense of security, since most people cannot even remember the last exit they passed, or identify a road name or major landmark. Even some prepaid cellphones now include GPS chips to help identify the location of the caller in an emergency. Tin-foil-hat paranoia aside, that is a good thing.
My Dell Precision M60 came to me at work on Christmas Eve. I didn't expect it to arrive until Jan. 5th. Since I had to work yesterday and today, I've gotten a chance to play around with this seriously kick-ass laptop. Thank you, [Santa, Boss, Dell, and UPS]!
Now I don't feel so odd explaining my Bill tattoo to anyone, now I can say RTFSP! Happy, happy day!
Maybe they should call theirs "lungcheese" or something. "with a name like "lungcheese", it has to run good"
While it is law (in the US, anyway) that all cell phones, even un-initialized handsets, must be able to access 911, these unidentifiable phones are a burden on the emergency system. Several localities have given them to the elderly and battered women, and I believe AAA will sell you a phone cheap, the only button on the phone is a big, round, "911" button. People don't realize that with Phase I and II wireless around the corner, these throw-away phones could represent a false sense of security. The wireless carriers have fought tooth and nail to avoid installing Phase II equipment, even though the per-chip cost for gps units is now under 4 dollars. At present, less than 50 911 centers in the US can handle a Phase II wireless call, more can do Phase I, which is just having a callback number. And the stupid (and I mean stupid) 911 button on these phones will mean swamping 911 centers with "butt-dialling" 911 calls, because I don't see a "keylock" button anywhere.
And with its "Fashionable Slim Size", I could use it to keep my truck from rolling down the driveway. I certainly wouldn't want to wear the thing all day, esp. with the LAN card hanging out to catch on things.
As others have said, in a real disaster, the normal public networks are quickly overwhelmed. Amateur operators who can use their networking equipment over longer distances can transmit all sorts of vital information in and out of a disaster area. I am playing with these systems at home, with hopes to have them ready for emergency use soon. More experimentation leads to technical jumps not possible when design is only driven by limited power and profitability for the manufacturer.
KB3HQX, Susquehanna County ARES Coordinator
EMA/911 Database Analyst
Let's see here, your job is difficult, you don't think you are adequately compensated, and you don't get to chat with other people all day. And if you quit, someone else will snap up your position in a heartbeat. There's a club for these people- it's called The Rest of the World... we meet in the bar on Friday. See you there.
Seems to me that there's an awful lot of parenting advice from
non-parents. I said I never wanted kids, and now that I have one,
it does kind of piss me off when someone who has never been a parent
(babysitting and siblings don't count) offers us "the best way to [teach, discipline,
watch, etc.] my son. That being said (or whined!) I think these things are cool, even
though all safety and privacy is a dangerous illusion.
Maybe someday they will declassify the tapes of all those mice speaking russian. This is almost as goofy as some of the Soviet experiments with animals (or parts thereof).
"Police investigations are currently hamstrung by a lack of "effective procedures and understanding by many in the judiciary concerning the nature and urgency of cyber security," Gilmore said."
Yeah, hamstrung by silly little things like the truth, good investigative practice, and probable cause. Then we can't see them just trolling the waters to see who they can bust. Laws prevent this on everything from a traffic stop on up to murder. It really is a case of the law separating common people from justice.
Maybe once we can get cheap solid-state drives, it will be all speedy goodness inside our boxes.
I like the rack and all, but my eyes are bleeding from reading the page.
I work at a 911 center, and all advertising concerns aside, I can't wait for this to happen. Most cell-911 callers have absolutely no idea (plus or minus 20 miles) where they are; some don't even know what state they're in! It may help to convince some people to activate the keypad lock on their phones (no "rump dialling"), if they know they can be located. The phone companies just see this as a profit-eater, and want to use every means necessary to delay its implementation.
A piece of sheet lead, commonly used for flashing on roofs, would be both easy to cut, flexible, and very heavy. Of course, could be considered toxic, but hey, let their mailroom become a superfund site.
descent, descent, descent. got college?
Seems like everyone would like to accept some money to take away old computers, but what would all these future recycling tycoons do with all the broken parts? Envirocycle and companies like them are not non-profits, therefore, since they've made the investment in employees and large facilities, and pay all their licensing and inspection fees, they have earned any profit they make. It's a great way to make money, so be happy for them instead of trying to make them sound like "evil capitalist pigs". Geez! Everything ain't gonna be free.
I just want to know if Pinkerton is the company that I should check with to get the specs for my kids' barcode tattoos. Left or Right side? Size? Format? Let's just tag the little buggers so they're easier to "monitor". Arrrgh!
I'm pretty sure I caught Liv Tyler's name in the credits.
Can anyone else hear the millions toilet-flushing sounds? I know it's not done, and may be buggy; but pre-release or not, it's ugly and badly designed. Seems like Netscape tried to pack every bad idea they've had on the table into this one. I had some hope for this, now I guess I'll wait for 7. Arrrrgh!