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  1. It's called a breeder reactor on Stanford, UCD Researchers Say 100% Renewable Energy Possible By 2050 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Breeder reactors are clean and never run out of fuel. Hydro is very dirty from enviromental view and very destructive. Solar is getting better. Wind and wave are also dead ends for total replacement as they dont scale. Geothermal and hydrogen could be viable, too.

  2. 2.2 froyo is on mine on Is Samsung Blocking Updates To Froyo? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    My tmobile vibrant runs just fine with froyo because I put it on there. It would be nice if it was an ota update but it works great all the same.

  3. and jammers are cheap and easy to make on GPS Tracking Without a Warrant Declared Legal · · Score: 1

    http://www.lightinthebox.com/Advanced-Portable-GPS-Signal-Jammer--SZQ221-_p25163.html

    seriously, mine is not the generation to pick a tech fight with...

  4. NASD fines go back 5 to 10 years on Long-Term Liability For One-Time Security Breaches? · · Score: 1

    The NASD has been known to levy multimillion dollar fines and pull dealer licenses for offenses made by previous staff. Their reasoning is that any competent professional would see and correct pre-existing issues. To be fair, they gave me and my staff 6 months to fix some stuff related to email auditing and retention and even made suggestions...

  5. Sense/net, SharePoint, OpenText, Interwoven on Business-Suitable Document Authentication System? · · Score: 1

    Sense/net, SharePoint, OpenText, Interwoven ordered by cost. My personal favorite is Interwoven TeamSite as it hooks directly into Office.
    Documentum is awesome but so is the price...

  6. AMD has 6 core right now and 12 in 2Q10 on Con Kolivas Returns, With a Desktop-Oriented Linux Scheduler · · Score: 1

    AMD has 6 core right now and 12 in 2Q10. Intel and AMD will have 16 core by end of 2010 or early 2011. They are designed to run in multi-socket systems.

  7. Not about privacy, it's about accountability on Can We Abandon Confidentiality For Google Apps? · · Score: 1

    HIPAA isn't directly about privacy. It's about being able to hold someone accountable for accessing information. Anyone in security knows that breaches happen all the time. What matters is containment.

  8. I'll second that on Best Tools For Network Inventory Management? · · Score: 1

    I have used this set up successfully to catalog 100's of workstations, servers, and network devices across 5 states.

    I also added NetDisco for tracking and discovery of network gear.

  9. Assault and battery on Online Forum Leads To Hostile Workplace Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Why the hell didn't you call the police and have him prosecuted for assault?

  10. Big Brother and Project Observer on What Would You Want In a Large-Scale Monitoring System? · · Score: 1

    Big Brother (or Sister) which uses push agents so you are not generating vast amount of SNMP polls and you get instant feedback on a stupid simple dashboard.
    http://www.bb4.org/

    Project Observer is super easy to set up for SNMP and can auto-discover Cisco gear (with CDP). A good, simple SNMP monitor but it has serious scaling limitations.
    http://www.observernms.org/

    Nagios for hard core up/down monitoring with good flap detection and Cacti for performance monitoring.

    OCS Inventory for push software distribution and inventory control.

    Or you could drop some serious cash and just get Unicenter TNG and go bald from ripping your hair out.

    Seriously, though, try a bunch of things and see what actually works for your team.

  11. Differences in storage sizes / AFT on Guaranteed Transmission Protocols For Windows? · · Score: 1

    Have you checked that the differences in files sizes aren't due to the differences in cluster size?

    You can verify content by simply comparing hash values. If you need more assurance, then Sterling Managed File Transfer, or SFTP.

    If you are talking DoD, DoE, or anything above a confidential level... for the love of God, call the NSA and request to use Assured File Transfer (AFT) or some other managed system. They should help you with this.

  12. Firefox? on Indian CEO Says Most US Tech Grads "Unemployable" · · Score: 1

    I am running on 3.0.11 with adblock on Windows 7 and I don't see any of that...

  13. Drove over 800 miles in last three days on Open Source Car — 20 Year Lease, Free Fuel For Life · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I live in the US and we just went for a little trip from Indianapolis to Madison, Wisconsin. Round trip with side ventures and a little driving around Madison came to over 800 miles.

    That's just a couple of neighboring states. I drive 30 minutes at 60 MPH to get to work and that is all within city limits. The suburbs and exurbs and much further away.

  14. Organ Donors on Open Source Car — 20 Year Lease, Free Fuel For Life · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The Smart ForTwo weighs over 2.5 times as much (1880 lbs.) in large part to the hardware required to pass those crash tests.

    How well do, for example, motorcycles pass crash tests?

    Motorcycles don't. You get into a wreck with another vehicle, you die. We refer to motorcycle riders as "organ donors" in the US.

  15. Knuth!!! on Classic Books of Science? · · Score: 1

    If you are on the CS kick, then I highly recommend Knuth's "Art of Computer Programming". All the volumes are excellent. A little of the dense side, though; you had better really love algorithms.

    Don't forget von Neumann, Turing, Russell and Whitehead, and Dirac!

  16. Started in the 1200's - 1300's on Classic Books of Science? · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Crusades along with the destruction of Baghdad, the center of worlds intellect, around 1250 started the decline. The fall of Muslim Spain in the 1400's and a rise in religious conservatism finished it off.

    Many of the troubles during those years were seen as punishment from God and ever since then there has been a movement to not go down that path again.

    Most of the knowledge from Spain passed to the West and kicked off the Renaissance.

    I am an American Jew, and I have to point out that the Muslim world was the center for thought and knowledge for a very long time. It's not like the Middle East is filled with idiots, they still have fantastic schools and scientists along with a thriving culture. They just aren't the center of the world anymore... honestly, I don't think we are anymore, either.

  17. Conyers is owned by RIAA and big business on New Bill Would Repeal NIH Open Access Policy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Conyers is one of the kookiest politicians we have and is famous for being owned by Disney, RIAA, MPAA and Big Pharma. I am a hardcore Dem but Pelosi and Conyers piss me off. Basically, he's a dick.

  18. Rats can chew through concrete, go steel on How To Keep Rats From Eating My Cables? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Rats can go right through concrete.

    You should look at ruggedized stainless steel fiber for you expensive short haul fiber and maybe switch to air gap laser or MMDS wireless for long haul or switch it around.

    Both of those are rat proof. check it out http://www.timbercon.com/SS-Cables/index.html

  19. Marketing, PR, Sales, or Forecasting on Fun Things To Do With a Math Or Science Degree? · · Score: 1

    If she is more extroverted or outwardly creative, she might like Marketing, PR, Sales, or Forecasting. They are mostly people oriented but you need very strong analytical skills to be truly successful.

    Medicine is also a good choice.

    Beware of top sciences schools, though. I scored insanely high and went to Purdue engineering and they managed to kill any love I had for math and science in less than two years. I ended being a graphic designer for five years after I dropped out. I am now back to school for a business degree at 37.

  20. Eiffel on 6 Languages You Wish the Boss Let You Use · · Score: 1

    Okay, I'll admit I am a lousy programmer and never liked any of my programming courses (except maybe forth and assembly), but then again, I became an enterprise admin/manager so it's all good.

    The one high level language that makes sense to me is Eiffel. I never understood why it hasn't taken off. I mean, I suck at programming and I picked it up in days.

  21. No, you'll just be beaten and stabbed on Landing IT Work Overseas · · Score: 1

    Okay, I am exaggerating, but England has a fairly high level of thuggery and knife violence even in nicer parts of London.

  22. anything over $27.50/hr is already exempt on CA Legislature Torpedoes IT Overtime · · Score: 1

    Hang on a second, I thought anything over $27.50/hr was already exempt from federal overtime laws and salaried positions are almost always not only exempt, but you don't get paid AT ALL additional work.

  23. Not unionization, but state licenses on Defusing the Threat of Disgruntled IT Workers · · Score: 1

    We need classes of state licenses like lawyers, engineers, architects, CPAs, nurses, doctors, etc.

    My wife is a nurse and there have been dozens of times she got away with telling management to go screw themselves because it risked her license or that of the hospital. It's nice when you have big scary regulatory bodies that can put people in jail backing you up.

  24. Republican's? on Genetic Glitch May Prevent Kids From Learning From Their Mistakes · · Score: 1

    So this is where Bush's supporters come from!

  25. Rates in Indianapolis on The Impact of Low Salaries At Apple · · Score: 1

    I pay $1000 a month for a large 2 bedroom in a decent neighborhood in Indianapolis. Average in the good areas are $650 - $850 for a one bedroom and about $750 - $1500 for a two here.