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Most homeowners or renter's policies require a seperate computer rider to ensure full coverage. Extra coverage is totally cheap and allows for full replacement value. Read your policy to figure out if it's covered.
However, it only covers due to accidental loss. I don't think baking your laptop counts. She'd be hard pressed to convince anyone that it was an accident.
Absolutely. Maybe this guy is out war-driving in the suburbs. Picture him riding into someone's driveway with a big whip antenna strapped on his bike. "Nope. No SOHO Wi-Fi in there. Next house."
You would be surprised at the number of CH staffers install this kind of garbage on their machines. A buddy of mine works in the support desk for the House, and it runs rampant. Much like in any other org, there are lots of folks on CH who can barely tell the difference between a computer and a toaster. They have to do a ton of work to let Hill staffers know what is acceptable to install on their desktops. If they don't, it's a huge mess.
Looks like those kids are serious, though. They built them out of steel pipe with some sort of electronic ignition system. We always built them out of PVC, which kept the force behind the projectile down (mostly because if you put too much carbeurator starter in it, the back end would pop off instead of the potato shooting out). There was also the chance that you could take your thumb off if the BBQ igniter shot out of the side of the thing, too.
The point is that whatever they're looking for, they're just comments. They _are_ kept and they _are_ read, but it doesn't mean they _influence_ anything.
I'm sure the same way that foreign governments would respond to the US making comments on regulations (which we do all the time). Not well.
In all seriousness, unless the agency issuing the regulation requires some sort of declaration of residency in the Federal Register posting, then there's no way for them to tell where the comment came from. I guarantee that FR Notices will start carrying such requirements if it gets to be a problem. However, regulations are usually so narrow in scope that by their nature, only a few indoviduals will seek to comment before they're made final.
Yeah. It's more than just a bit fishy that all of the sudden the City gives MS the finger in favor of a local company. I mean, good for them for supporting a local company, but it absolutely reeks of a kickback to some government approving official in Houston. I'd be interested to see how the leadership of the company may/may not tie in to the people in the city government that made the decision to migrate away from MS.
Not to mention, one of their former execs is a senator herself. Senator Maria Cantwell from Washington state.
Interestingly enough, all she has to say about her days with Real are as follows: "Having immersed herself in high tech issues while in Congress, Maria joined a software start-up in 1995 and helped the business grow to create 1,000 jobs in Washington state.".
What's the literacy rate in Laos, and exactly how many web sites are available written in Lao? Sure, they could find crop reports, etc., but are they planning to teach them english so they can actually make use of them?
One thing that I don't think anyone else has touched on is that it's undesirable, for the most part, to have your business discussion heard by others external to your organization. I don't know about where everyone else works, but almost everywhere I've worked has had rules about discussing business in public places. Granted, they only hear one side of it, but if you're discussing sensitive matters (which I've heard plenty others do), one side is one side too many.
For that matter, personal conversations are between me and the person I'm calling. Most people think others ignore tham when they're talking on a cell, but it's just not the case.
No matter what technology is offered forth, commom sense "soft skills" should determine where and when business/personal conversations take place rather than the technology that enables them.
I work for a Federal agency that's around 3 blocks from the Capitol and right on the mall. I took my normal route to work; walking to Union Station and then taking the Metro over to the office. I got in around 8.
As part of my morning, I went down to talk to our Public Affairs Officer about a few reports we had that were due to be released to the public, and chat about a few other matters. She happens to have a TV in her office. Right at 9, one of our attorneys came into her office and turns on the TV. We witness that the first plane has hit the WTC. I had a meeting to get ready for at 10, so I left to go back to my office and prepare.
A few minutes later, I walked down the hall to one of the conference rooms, and saw that people had gathered in there to watch what was happening on the big screen. Then I learned that the second plane had hit.
Again, I walked back down to my office for a few minutes. Not a minute or two later, one of the attorneys steps into the corridor and announces that a plane had hit the Pentagon. I lost about a quart of blood at that moment.
I've been a Fed for long enough to know that it was a pretty serious thing, and we could be in danger just by being in DC. Not 5 minutes after that plane hit, we were given orders to evacuate the building, and not come back for the day.
When I got outside, it looked like something from a movie. There were police everywhere, and traffic was already locked up. Thinking back on it, it really reminded me of the movie Armageddon. There were so many people trying to get out of town, and everything was blocked up. All the metro (subway) stations were closed and police were controlling traffic.
At the same time, we could hear jets flying overhead, but couldn't see them. It turns out that they were fighters scrambled from Andrews AFB, but at that point, we didn't know. Plus, those fighters were going supersonic over DC, and it was tough to tell whether they were sonic booms or more explosions. That continued through the day, and well into the evening. In the late afternoon, early evening, we heard a few hellicopters flying low, as well.
It was pretty scary walking around Capitol Hill when all of this was going on. For all I knew, another plane could have been on it's way in to the Capitol. All of the phones (land and cell) were maxed out, so I couldn't call anyone to let them know I was OK. I did manage to shoot off an e-mail to my dad letting him know what was happening before I left. Thankfully, my family knows that's our plan, and they called him to get status on me.
Once I got home (around 30 minutes later), myself (and around 15 of my friends who showed up) sat around and watched the news. We were all still incredibly jumpy until we heard that all flights in the US had been accounted for. Until that notice, we could have still been in jeopardy. Even after that, we were still concerned about a drive-up or walk-up bombing situation.
I guess as the day progressed, we all calmed down a bit, but by 6PM, I still hadn't talked to all of the people I care about, and that were concerned about my well being (like my grandmother, who, no matter how many times I tell her, still thinks I work at the Pentagon). It was one of the most exhausting things I have ever been through, including full security alerts on a few of the bases I used to work at. I guess maybe the "what if" engine got going, and just added to the stress of the situation.
Eventually I was able to talk to/e-mail all of my loved ones and friends to let them know I am OK. Security at all Federal buildings has been increased 1000 fold, which makes me feel better about the whole thing, at least temporarily. I've heard jets pass overhead pretty regularly this morning. It feels strange because DC is controlled airspace, and you NEVER hear planes.
To wrap this up, I chose to be a part of the Federal government, and expose myself to these risks as a part of my career. It's all part of the deal, and I willingly accept those risks. Granted, I'm not in the armed services, or have threats presented to me daily, but the risk of being a victim of terrorist activities is a very real concern for myself and all Federal employees, no matter their rank, position or agency.
Help by giving blood/$ if you can. If not, a simple thought about the people who lost their lives will be appreciated by many.
Those costs sound about right for the money they owe. Did anyone go look at the bankruptcy documents? According to the list of top 20 people they owe money to, they're in the hole for more than a billion dollars! Keep in mind, that's just a list of the top twenty largest debts they have.
I'm sure that there are lots more companies down the list that won't see too much of their investment in Metrocom returned.
Just as a general side note about senators and congressmen in DC, their knowledge on any given topic (tech related or otherwise) is usually only as good as the people who provide it to them. Senators and Congressmen are extremely busy people, and they rely heavily on their staff (from chiefs of staff to legislative directors to staff assistants) to let them know what is important in their state and the things to spend time on.
Yes, a few of them (e.g. Sen. Cantwell) have outside experience in the tech world, and could talk to you about tech-related issues. However, for the most part, Senators and Congressmen are mainly concerned with pending and current legislation that will have an effect on their constituent base. If that includes tech related issues, then they will know about it (WA and CA). If tech issues don't have a direct impact on their constituents (like: will it bring new business to the state? will it cause hardship for businesses in my state? will it make tech people angry anough not to re-elect me?), they're probably not as concerned about them.
XP sounds like a good idea for a ground up effort, but how can it be implemented in a project already in production? Now granted, I haven't read much on it, but it doesn't seem to include anything about change control or CMM (Capability Maturity Modeling) . Or, maybe that't one of the non-core items that should be left behind or concentrated on by managers.....
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Most homeowners or renter's policies require a seperate computer rider to ensure full coverage. Extra coverage is totally cheap and allows for full replacement value. Read your policy to figure out if it's covered.
However, it only covers due to accidental loss. I don't think baking your laptop counts. She'd be hard pressed to convince anyone that it was an accident.
Homer: "OK, no more deer for a week"
Marge: " Homer, did you say deer or beer?"
Homer: "Deer."
Dude, you just need to get checked out to see if you've got gills.
Absolutely. Maybe this guy is out war-driving in the suburbs. Picture him riding into someone's driveway with a big whip antenna strapped on his bike. "Nope. No SOHO Wi-Fi in there. Next house."
You would be surprised at the number of CH staffers install this kind of garbage on their machines. A buddy of mine works in the support desk for the House, and it runs rampant. Much like in any other org, there are lots of folks on CH who can barely tell the difference between a computer and a toaster. They have to do a ton of work to let Hill staffers know what is acceptable to install on their desktops. If they don't, it's a huge mess.
Looks like those kids are serious, though. They built them out of steel pipe with some sort of electronic ignition system. We always built them out of PVC, which kept the force behind the projectile down (mostly because if you put too much carbeurator starter in it, the back end would pop off instead of the potato shooting out). There was also the chance that you could take your thumb off if the BBQ igniter shot out of the side of the thing, too.
The point is that whatever they're looking for, they're just comments. They _are_ kept and they _are_ read, but it doesn't mean they _influence_ anything.
I'm sure the same way that foreign governments would respond to the US making comments on regulations (which we do all the time). Not well.
In all seriousness, unless the agency issuing the regulation requires some sort of declaration of residency in the Federal Register posting, then there's no way for them to tell where the comment came from. I guarantee that FR Notices will start carrying such requirements if it gets to be a problem. However, regulations are usually so narrow in scope that by their nature, only a few indoviduals will seek to comment before they're made final.
How in the hell did I get modded to 0 for that? What a crock. I smell a moderator conspiracy to hide the truth!
Yeah. It's more than just a bit fishy that all of the sudden the City gives MS the finger in favor of a local company. I mean, good for them for supporting a local company, but it absolutely reeks of a kickback to some government approving official in Houston. I'd be interested to see how the leadership of the company may/may not tie in to the people in the city government that made the decision to migrate away from MS.
Not to mention, one of their former execs is a senator herself. Senator Maria Cantwell from Washington state.
Interestingly enough, all she has to say about her days with Real are as follows: "Having immersed herself in high tech issues while in Congress, Maria joined a software start-up in 1995 and helped the business grow to create 1,000 jobs in Washington state.".
What's the literacy rate in Laos, and exactly how many web sites are available written in Lao? Sure, they could find crop reports, etc., but are they planning to teach them english so they can actually make use of them?
I'm envisioning a group of 50 beat down, tattered and torn butterflies that got the short straw and had to skate through the Bronx and Queens.
One thing that I don't think anyone else has touched on is that it's undesirable, for the most part, to have your business discussion heard by others external to your organization. I don't know about where everyone else works, but almost everywhere I've worked has had rules about discussing business in public places. Granted, they only hear one side of it, but if you're discussing sensitive matters (which I've heard plenty others do), one side is one side too many.
For that matter, personal conversations are between me and the person I'm calling. Most people think others ignore tham when they're talking on a cell, but it's just not the case.
No matter what technology is offered forth, commom sense "soft skills" should determine where and when business/personal conversations take place rather than the technology that enables them.
I work for a Federal agency that's around 3 blocks from the Capitol and right on the mall. I took my normal route to work; walking to Union Station and then taking the Metro over to the office. I got in around 8.
As part of my morning, I went down to talk to our Public Affairs Officer about a few reports we had that were due to be released to the public, and chat about a few other matters. She happens to have a TV in her office. Right at 9, one of our attorneys came into her office and turns on the TV. We witness that the first plane has hit the WTC. I had a meeting to get ready for at 10, so I left to go back to my office and prepare.
A few minutes later, I walked down the hall to one of the conference rooms, and saw that people had gathered in there to watch what was happening on the big screen. Then I learned that the second plane had hit.
Again, I walked back down to my office for a few minutes. Not a minute or two later, one of the attorneys steps into the corridor and announces that a plane had hit the Pentagon. I lost about a quart of blood at that moment.
I've been a Fed for long enough to know that it was a pretty serious thing, and we could be in danger just by being in DC. Not 5 minutes after that plane hit, we were given orders to evacuate the building, and not come back for the day.
When I got outside, it looked like something from a movie. There were police everywhere, and traffic was already locked up. Thinking back on it, it really reminded me of the movie Armageddon. There were so many people trying to get out of town, and everything was blocked up. All the metro (subway) stations were closed and police were controlling traffic.
At the same time, we could hear jets flying overhead, but couldn't see them. It turns out that they were fighters scrambled from Andrews AFB, but at that point, we didn't know. Plus, those fighters were going supersonic over DC, and it was tough to tell whether they were sonic booms or more explosions. That continued through the day, and well into the evening. In the late afternoon, early evening, we heard a few hellicopters flying low, as well.
It was pretty scary walking around Capitol Hill when all of this was going on. For all I knew, another plane could have been on it's way in to the Capitol. All of the phones (land and cell) were maxed out, so I couldn't call anyone to let them know I was OK. I did manage to shoot off an e-mail to my dad letting him know what was happening before I left. Thankfully, my family knows that's our plan, and they called him to get status on me.
Once I got home (around 30 minutes later), myself (and around 15 of my friends who showed up) sat around and watched the news. We were all still incredibly jumpy until we heard that all flights in the US had been accounted for. Until that notice, we could have still been in jeopardy. Even after that, we were still concerned about a drive-up or walk-up bombing situation.
I guess as the day progressed, we all calmed down a bit, but by 6PM, I still hadn't talked to all of the people I care about, and that were concerned about my well being (like my grandmother, who, no matter how many times I tell her, still thinks I work at the Pentagon). It was one of the most exhausting things I have ever been through, including full security alerts on a few of the bases I used to work at. I guess maybe the "what if" engine got going, and just added to the stress of the situation.
Eventually I was able to talk to/e-mail all of my loved ones and friends to let them know I am OK. Security at all Federal buildings has been increased 1000 fold, which makes me feel better about the whole thing, at least temporarily. I've heard jets pass overhead pretty regularly this morning. It feels strange because DC is controlled airspace, and you NEVER hear planes.
To wrap this up, I chose to be a part of the Federal government, and expose myself to these risks as a part of my career. It's all part of the deal, and I willingly accept those risks. Granted, I'm not in the armed services, or have threats presented to me daily, but the risk of being a victim of terrorist activities is a very real concern for myself and all Federal employees, no matter their rank, position or agency.
Help by giving blood/$ if you can. If not, a simple thought about the people who lost their lives will be appreciated by many.
Those costs sound about right for the money they owe. Did anyone go look at the bankruptcy documents? According to the list of top 20 people they owe money to, they're in the hole for more than a billion dollars! Keep in mind, that's just a list of the top twenty largest debts they have.
I'm sure that there are lots more companies down the list that won't see too much of their investment in Metrocom returned.
Just as a general side note about senators and congressmen in DC, their knowledge on any given topic (tech related or otherwise) is usually only as good as the people who provide it to them. Senators and Congressmen are extremely busy people, and they rely heavily on their staff (from chiefs of staff to legislative directors to staff assistants) to let them know what is important in their state and the things to spend time on. Yes, a few of them (e.g. Sen. Cantwell) have outside experience in the tech world, and could talk to you about tech-related issues. However, for the most part, Senators and Congressmen are mainly concerned with pending and current legislation that will have an effect on their constituent base. If that includes tech related issues, then they will know about it (WA and CA). If tech issues don't have a direct impact on their constituents (like: will it bring new business to the state? will it cause hardship for businesses in my state? will it make tech people angry anough not to re-elect me?), they're probably not as concerned about them.
XP sounds like a good idea for a ground up effort, but how can it be implemented in a project already in production? Now granted, I haven't read much on it, but it doesn't seem to include anything about change control or CMM (Capability Maturity Modeling) . Or, maybe that't one of the non-core items that should be left behind or concentrated on by managers.....