The "witless operator" followed the best procedure that they, or anybody, had ever devised for dealing with skyscapers on fire. These buildings, and their evacuation plans, never considered emptying the building in less than a few hours. Callers were told to stay put in the thought that emergency workers on scene would move people about as necessary to avoid panic and obstruction of those who had to get into the building.
Those "stupid bastards" who let a plane get flown into a building also followed the best procedure they'd been taught from decades of hijackings... just wait it out. Today, and we've seen it happen, you can't hijack a plane in the same way because the passengers will fight back. All of them. That said, they acted in the best way they could at the time.
Finally, whether the person hired as a 911 operator was an airhead or not, it's entirely inappropriate to correlate her husband's status as a fugitive to her life.
Power loss over distance. 12 volts loses four times as much energy in one foot of travel as 24 volt transmission does. Telecom gear, for example, runs on 48 volt DC. For the few feet of travel in your laptop, 12 volts is fine. Crossing a room at 12 volts, you'd get too much voltage drop.
Transmission efficiency is improved by increasing the voltage using a step-up transformer, which reduces the current in the conductors, while keeping the power transmitted nearly equal to the power input. The reduced current flowing through the conductor reduces the losses in the conductor and since, according to Joule's Law, the losses are proportional to the square of the current, halving the current makes the transmission loss one quarter the original value.
Consider the cost of your workspace, your health insurance, your equipment (which, for server infrastructure, won't be a small amount), and the fact that some of this expense won't be reflected in new hires, but in repurposing existing hires. 212,000 includes some HR folks too.
Also, a workforce of 212,000 for 10 years at an average of $47,169 a year wouldn't be exorbitant for techies... if you wanted to make the naive assumption and say the cost was only in direct-pay salary for the ten years it was expected to implement this.
ANSI 835 / 837 as mandated by HIPAA. I work with those things day in and day out. They (providers and insurers) do still find interesting ways to make me go "wtf" at least twice a week, though.
I'm going to repost the quote from my last comment for ya:
Web-based e-mail users can continue to access their e-mail at the Verizon Web site until Feb. 6. After that date, Fastiggi said users will need to log on to www.MyFairPoint.net
Wordier version that explains it in case this quote isn't enough context.;)
Oi. They're talking about email addresses that were Verizon specific and provided via deals with AOL, Yahoo! and MSN. Remember those disks we/. users never touched? AOL for Broadband? That's what they're talking about having to access via the Fairpoint portal. This is because Verizon will no longer carry the information.
Emphasis changed by me:
Web-based e-mail users can continue to access their e-mail at the Verizon Web site until Feb. 6. After that date, Fastiggi said users will need to log on to www.MyFairPoint.net
This is NOT filtering. This is only for those who already access their email via the Verizon website. The/. interpretation of the article, and most (all?) the related comments are WRONG.
You're supposed to have a connection to the "web of trust" system. The system isn't meant to work based on the idea of, "Oh, there are a bunch of keys that have signed each other. Must be fine."
Indeed, the injection of cash from eliminating the student debt might well outweigh the overall economic damage of watching AIG implode. I'm pretty comfortable with an imploding AIG myself.
If the guy with his pilot's license says that his Cessna can't fly a tank, listen to him. If the majority of computer professionals say using a computer to replace paper ballots is a stupid idea, listen to them.
People who can't program their VCRs (how long before people stare at me when I mention "VCR"?) shouldn't make decisions about the suitability of high technology for mission critical tasks.
I had a car key that snapped in half in my hand once. The locksmith who showed up looked at the two pieces of the key, wrote down a series of numbers indicating the pin depth, and then hand-ground a key from those numbers using the grinder wheel in his van.
Not as cool sounding as using an X-Ray, but the exact same principle. From sight of the key, he made a new key.
I think it's likely they know. It's possible that they didn't bother with the warrant because the computer was handed over by some other party. Now they're trying to still use it in court.
Stupid to not get the warrant, though.
Making it invisible doesn't make me want to use it. Even if I can't see it, I still don't like it. Even if you make it so I don't smell the shit, I'm not looking to bathe in it.
Perhaps one of the best things to come from the Internet (for me, at least), is a high level of professional skepticism. I love Slashdot, I read it near religiously, but I know better. The truth for any Slashdot posting is usually found in the comments, or in some misreported part of the article. I know how to look at the comments, deal with conflicting statements, and find the real answer. Sure beats having a single source newspaper.
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Honest to God, go patent that shit and get it tested RIGHT NOW.
Finally! It's about time somebody explained to me what that was. Now how did a duck passed through a turbine become a common holiday dinner? :D
It saddens me that none of you have mentioned APRS. It's a long-standing and open protocol for doing positions reporting.
Slashdot needs more HAMs. ~KB1PNB
The "witless operator" followed the best procedure that they, or anybody, had ever devised for dealing with skyscapers on fire. These buildings, and their evacuation plans, never considered emptying the building in less than a few hours. Callers were told to stay put in the thought that emergency workers on scene would move people about as necessary to avoid panic and obstruction of those who had to get into the building.
Those "stupid bastards" who let a plane get flown into a building also followed the best procedure they'd been taught from decades of hijackings... just wait it out. Today, and we've seen it happen, you can't hijack a plane in the same way because the passengers will fight back. All of them. That said, they acted in the best way they could at the time.
Finally, whether the person hired as a 911 operator was an airhead or not, it's entirely inappropriate to correlate her husband's status as a fugitive to her life.
Power loss over distance. 12 volts loses four times as much energy in one foot of travel as 24 volt transmission does. Telecom gear, for example, runs on 48 volt DC. For the few feet of travel in your laptop, 12 volts is fine. Crossing a room at 12 volts, you'd get too much voltage drop.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power_transmission#Bulk_power_transmission
Transmission efficiency is improved by increasing the voltage using a step-up transformer, which reduces the current in the conductors, while keeping the power transmitted nearly equal to the power input. The reduced current flowing through the conductor reduces the losses in the conductor and since, according to Joule's Law, the losses are proportional to the square of the current, halving the current makes the transmission loss one quarter the original value.
Consider the cost of your workspace, your health insurance, your equipment (which, for server infrastructure, won't be a small amount), and the fact that some of this expense won't be reflected in new hires, but in repurposing existing hires. 212,000 includes some HR folks too.
Also, a workforce of 212,000 for 10 years at an average of $47,169 a year wouldn't be exorbitant for techies... if you wanted to make the naive assumption and say the cost was only in direct-pay salary for the ten years it was expected to implement this.
ANSI 835 / 837 as mandated by HIPAA. I work with those things day in and day out. They (providers and insurers) do still find interesting ways to make me go "wtf" at least twice a week, though.
As opposed to simply locking your wheels, of course. I don't have ABS, I simply use threshold braking. ABS tends to be a nuisance to me.
The fan is just a "nice touch" that distributes the heat faster. If your power is out, using it without the fan will be fine.
This is also a great time to have kids. Hand them paper fans. ;)
Web-based e-mail users can continue to access their e-mail at the Verizon Web site until Feb. 6. After that date, Fastiggi said users will need to log on to www.MyFairPoint.net
Wordier version that explains it in case this quote isn't enough context. ;)
Oi. They're talking about email addresses that were Verizon specific and provided via deals with AOL, Yahoo! and MSN. Remember those disks we /. users never touched? AOL for Broadband? That's what they're talking about having to access via the Fairpoint portal. This is because Verizon will no longer carry the information.
Emphasis changed by me:
Web-based e-mail users can continue to access their e-mail at the Verizon Web site until Feb. 6. After that date, Fastiggi said users will need to log on to www.MyFairPoint.net
This is NOT filtering. This is only for those who already access their email via the Verizon website. The /. interpretation of the article, and most (all?) the related comments are WRONG.
http://www.bacula.org/
Who would stop you?
You're supposed to have a connection to the "web of trust" system. The system isn't meant to work based on the idea of, "Oh, there are a bunch of keys that have signed each other. Must be fine."
I mean, how hard is that... really? :)
Well, yes... yes you could.
Indeed, the injection of cash from eliminating the student debt might well outweigh the overall economic damage of watching AIG implode. I'm pretty comfortable with an imploding AIG myself.
What makes you think that having 20 less photos in the collection helps your cause? ;)
No matter how long I stare at a download bar, particularly a Bittorrent one, it always seems to take twice as long as it really does.
If the guy with his pilot's license says that his Cessna can't fly a tank, listen to him. If the majority of computer professionals say using a computer to replace paper ballots is a stupid idea, listen to them.
People who can't program their VCRs (how long before people stare at me when I mention "VCR"?) shouldn't make decisions about the suitability of high technology for mission critical tasks.
I had a car key that snapped in half in my hand once. The locksmith who showed up looked at the two pieces of the key, wrote down a series of numbers indicating the pin depth, and then hand-ground a key from those numbers using the grinder wheel in his van.
Not as cool sounding as using an X-Ray, but the exact same principle. From sight of the key, he made a new key.
I think it's likely they know. It's possible that they didn't bother with the warrant because the computer was handed over by some other party. Now they're trying to still use it in court. Stupid to not get the warrant, though.
Making it invisible doesn't make me want to use it. Even if I can't see it, I still don't like it. Even if you make it so I don't smell the shit, I'm not looking to bathe in it.
Forgive the meme, but DO NOT WANT.
Perhaps one of the best things to come from the Internet (for me, at least), is a high level of professional skepticism. I love Slashdot, I read it near religiously, but I know better. The truth for any Slashdot posting is usually found in the comments, or in some misreported part of the article. I know how to look at the comments, deal with conflicting statements, and find the real answer. Sure beats having a single source newspaper.
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