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  1. Re:not expensive to use wire mesh on Killer Apartment Vs. Persistent Microwave Exposure? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The FCC may have something to say about that though. If he is close enough, his mesh may block enough of the signal to put the antenna out of use.

  2. Manhattan, Not Kansas on Killer Apartment Vs. Persistent Microwave Exposure? · · Score: 1

    This is Manhattan, not Kansas. You'll be fine. The power of the antenna in this case is restricted by the larger number of cell phone users in the city. Because of the population, the antennas fill up their bandwidth in a much smaller area. The antenna may only have enough power to cover the city block before it fills up. If it was powerful enough to cover more area than it can serve with cell coverage, there would be interference with other antennas trying to cover those edge areas.

  3. Re:Precious Snowflakes on Narcissistic College Graduates In the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget getting fired for not filling out some 'unnecessary' paperwork when he finally gets that job out of college. I've seen people fired because they had a massive ego and felt certain business functions were beneath them. I'm too smart for safety, why do I need ethics training, I shouldn't have to track my time.

  4. Re:Section 502 on Terry Childs Case Puts All Admins In Danger · · Score: 1

    After he is let go, he no longer has permission.

  5. Re:earthquakes? on Collided Satellite Debris Coming Down? · · Score: 1

    Earth has too much moisture to support sandworms. It would have to be Tremors.

  6. Re:The sting in the tail on The Deceptive Perfection of Auto-Tune · · Score: 1

    That is because it is Lily Allen. Even without autotune, can a live performance ever sound like a recording. A studio is setup for much better sound than most concert venues. It will always sound different. You've got to deal with the sound guy trying to balance the sound. Then there is always the one guy who perpetually turns up his amp to drown everyone else out when it is a more amateur act. I imagine the singers of most bands that I listen to also aren't taking care of their voice properly. I don't blame them. I wouldn't want to have to constantly avoid different foods and drinks before a show.

  7. Re:Data network not taken seriously on Cellphone Networks Survive Inauguration, Mostly · · Score: 1

    I'm thirding this. AT&T was dead for me on Sunday and Tuesday.

  8. Re:I would say mitigated on Cellphone Networks Survive Inauguration, Mostly · · Score: 1

    I was by the Washington Monument on Sunday and on Tuesday. In either case, I couldn't do anything with my AT&T Blackberry Pearl. Texts, Emails, calls, and internet browsing (google maps) all failed the entire time I was there. It wasn't until the evening that the phone appeared to be running properly.

  9. Re:Start with getting a visa on IT Internship In the US For a Foreigner? · · Score: 1

    Unless you're a PhD student with a unique skillset, without authorization to work in the US you will not be able to get anywhere. It takes a lot of time, effort, and money for an employer to sponsor someone and it is highly unlikely any company will do that for a mere intern.

    Generally internships with medium to large companies pay well, almost as much as an entry level full time employer. A small company or startup may not be able to afford that.

    I disagree. It depends on the company. The fortune 500 company I work for accepts foreign students and jumps through the hoops to get them work visas even if they are only undergraduates.

  10. Re:The electric car you want is ready now: on Mercedes To Phase Out Gasoline By 2015 · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Goldwing is a grandpa bike. It isn't a fair comparison. You don't compare a Sports car with a Minivan. A good comparison to the Harley would be the crotch rocket type motocycles.

  11. Re:Too bad on Higher Oil Prices Are Starting To Bring Jobs Home · · Score: 2, Interesting

    They still make a good bit of steel in Pittsburgh. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Thomson_Steel_Works It isn't as much as before, but it is still made. The Steel industry is spreading out to reduce shipping costs. US Steel has mills all over America (Pittsburgh, Philly, Detroit, Chicago, Alabama, St Louis, Texas, Canada, California, etc) to reduce shipping costs.

  12. Re:Misleading about Steel! Already restricted on Higher Oil Prices Are Starting To Bring Jobs Home · · Score: 1

    I agree with the technology issue. The American steel industry management never seems to want to upgrade anything. Then we attempt to compete with foreign competitors using brand new equipment. They are able to pump out higher quality steel faster than we can just because they have better equipment. That was the case in the 70s and 80s that destroyed the American steel industry. It seems like the industry has kinda caught on. Bad habits are hard to break though. (I work in the steel industry)

  13. Re:Real World Scenarios on Open Source DRM Solutions? · · Score: 1

    Make absolutely certain the drawings being used on the production floor are the correct revision. I mean on terminals on the line. And make sure no one printed a copy for "convenience". - Make it an SOP that people don't print that stuff. Pre-production drawings are not accessible from line terminals, only engineering or conference room workstations. - Access control. Make there be a public production view and then an administrative view that requires authentication that includes the pre-production stuff. Considering many electronics assembly shops have people on staff that used to (like, last week) work for a competitor the possibility of moles in real. So, prevent documents from being opened by non-authorized personnel. Prevent drawings from being printed, copied to removable media, etc. - Access control and SOPs.

  14. Re:consultants ? on Technology Innovation Areas For 2025 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I think public transportation would immediately catch on if people weren't allowed to drive cars. Most driving is done because it is fun. Sitting on a bus isn't fun. Being a passenger isn't fun. What is the real point of buying a fancy car if you can't drive it? The other issue is that you couldn't speed anymore.

  15. Re:Ink Jet Cartridges on Consumers Starting To Realize Gadgets Can Be Fixed · · Score: 1

    All the HP and Rico Lanier laser printer toner cartridges come with stickers to ship them back when they are empty. The ink cartridges don't though...

  16. Re:Apple hates freedom on Hacked iPhones Confirmed As Bricking With Latest Update · · Score: 1

    I was thinking more along the lines of issues with drivers in Linux (ATI video cards). And of course computer games in regards to WINE. The same with printers and other hardware with non-existent linux support.

  17. Re:That's all it takes on One Failed NIC Strands 20,000 At LAX · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The new system is usually extremely expensive. Why spend all that money on a new system when the old one works? I know programmers who refuse to update their code from VB3.

  18. Re:Great Idea on First Armed Robots on Patrol in Iraq · · Score: 0

    Because everyone enlists for combat? Maybe they just want to serve their country, pay for school, play with big toys, etc. Outside of fucked up people, who joins to shoot people or get shot out?

  19. Re:Well they told me when I signed up on Verizon Copper Cutoff Traps Customers · · Score: 1

    What would be interesting would be for infrastructure companies to pay landlords to remove competing services from the houses. Verizon could pay to cut the copper and put in fiber. The electric company could remove gas lines to force tenants onto electric heat, etc.

  20. Re:Ouch. on AT&T Announces Plans to Filter Copyright Content · · Score: 1

    That sounds like AOL though. They aren't doing so hot anymore. Once people start to see what they are missing, then they will want a real internet connection.

  21. Re:Class Action risk for using Microsoft's Product on Exposing Bots In Big Companies · · Score: 2, Insightful

    There is still a week or more of a delay to test the patches. If the security patch is a major overall, it could take months. Where I work didn't upgrade from Windows 2000 until last year. We still haven't installed IE7. There is a week to 2 week delay between MS releasing a patch and it getting deployed. Programmers need to test their systems to make sure the patch doesn't blow anything up. I can't see any corporation relying on Linux's automatic updates and just keeping it at that.

  22. Re:Not very reassuring. on Blackberry Network is Down · · Score: 1

    Manufacturing is the only critical one I see on that list. Shutting down a process unexpectantly/improperly can kill people. The rest can't.

  23. Re:A way to pay for online purchases? on Sony To Expand Commercial Uses of PS3 · · Score: 1

    But if you were living with your parents or living somewhere were utilities were included in rent, it is free for you to run the thing 24/7. I imagine there is a large portion of the userbase that still loves at home or in a dorm/apartment where electricity is free.

  24. Re:They are right to be skeptical on Publishers Scrambling for Wii Titles · · Score: 1

    The N64 was worse in terms of graphics compared to the PSX. Everything on the N64 was cartoony. I was expecting Nintendo to drop out of hardware after the Wii. They seemed to just keep performing poorly.

  25. Re:Look at it from Graham's Perspective on Paul Graham Claims "Microsoft is Dead" · · Score: 1

    It'll be over in a few years. Once the ipod fad dies.