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  1. Shouldn't there be some consequences for on ISPs Worry About FCC's 'Future Conduct' Policing · · Score: 1

    Cableco f**kery?

  2. The Goober Copter on FAA Grants Arlington Texas Police Department Permission To Fly UAVs · · Score: 1

    From the Leptron website: "[...]The Pilot can fly the Avenger in a fully stabelized (sic)[...]"

  3. Fock Snooze

  4. Daniel Suarez on gamebots on Why Microtransactions In Games Are Amoral · · Score: 1

    I get the impression that 99.9% of the in-game 'wealth' created (for eventual real-world transactions) is generated by bots. From 3 years ago: http://fora.tv/2008/08/08/Daniel_Suarez_Daemon_Bot-Mediated_Reality#chapter_08

  5. Sharing on US Warns of Problems In Chinese SCADA Software · · Score: 1

    If I operated linear networks like, say, Caltrans, the California Water Project, any number of river gauges or the California Independent System Operator (electric power broker), I'd probably see this as 'relevant to my interests'.

  6. Re:Still... on CFLs Causing Utility Woes · · Score: 1

    Douglas Adams "SEP" reflects my concern about the electric utilities' power factor issue. But then I'm STILL pissed off about those market-based brownouts in California some nine years ago.

  7. VSee.com on F/OSS Multi-Point Video-Conferencing · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    VSee.com

  8. Re:Just one more justification... on RFID Passports Raise Safety Concerns · · Score: 1

    Coming soon from the Sharper Image and Brookstone: A beryllium copper mesh tote for your passport. Us old radio farts call it a "Faraday Shield"

  9. Re:Try before you buy! on RIAA Sales Compared to Download Statistics · · Score: 1

    NPR said yesterday that Manilow still sells more concert tickets than 50 cent. Kids today...

  10. Re:Neocron missing on MMOG Subscription Chart Updated · · Score: 1

    same same for Underlight. Ah well, my daughter seems to enjoy it.

  11. Spaceship Galileo on Paul Allen Plans Sci-Fi Shrine in Seattle · · Score: 1

    By my all time favorite SF author, Robert A. Heinlein. Too bad every time they make a movie of one of his novels, it's dreck.

  12. Re:Hire an expert on Bi-Directional IP Over Satellite? · · Score: 1

    Yep, all true. I should have said that we are only replacing what's usually referred to as the IDU (Indoor Unit) pieces. We already own hubs, stationary and mobile earth stations. The Kromos gear (among other things) circumvents the TCP congestion algorithm. As I understand it, TCP interprets the propagation delay over the space segment as network congestion and throttles throughput way back.

  13. A (hopefully) helpful reply on Bi-Directional IP Over Satellite? · · Score: 1

    My employer is currently looking at the IP3 (they say cubed) product fom Kromos.com We are pleased at what we have seen so far of the product and the engineers' willingness to address concerns we have so far expressed.

  14. Re:Long, Anecdotal, and Probably Wrong on Why Nerds Are Unpopular · · Score: 1

    "The problem with anecdotal evidence...." In my experience individuals live life as a series anecdotal events. Aggregating data is great, but kids get stuffed into lockers one at a time.

  15. Re:Good for her! on California EULA Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    The thought of this case being heard in that fine old (damn-near impossible to maintain) Frank Lloyd Wright-designed county building is a balm to the soul. Makes me proud to be a fellow Californian. (And Gummint employee to boot!)

  16. If not now, when on Largo Loving Linux · · Score: 1

    My employer is in the hole to the tune of USD$30,000,000,000. You might think that this would be a sensible time to think about OpenOffice, Samba, open-source DB's. On second thought, let's wait until things get really serious.

  17. Where? on Where Have You Found LED Holiday Lights? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Raley's (Supermarket) Placerville (Calif) 'bout eleven dollars a string. red, amber & multi(?) color. (Just thought a straight-up, non-hostile reply might be novel.) Cheers!