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  1. An alternative to Halon. on Advances in Fire and Rescue Technology? · · Score: 1

    We have a co-location where they use FM 200 and you can Google for FM 200. It does not displace oxygen, thereby not inducing the risk of suffocation. It's very expensive, but compared to the loss of life price shouldn't matter and could be cheap at thrice the price.

  2. Scientists, it turns out, are smart. on The Oldest Mouse Contest · · Score: 1

    And more power to them. I raised mice when I was 11-15 and this was a long time before a veterinarian did anything other than perform euthanasia on animals and they were _mice_. I'm not sure what the growth/cancers were or the specific cause, I did know it was a common problem with severely inbred rodents. The inbreeding did result in some interesting mice though, I had a strain of gold furred, red eyed for a while.

  3. Narrrf! on The Oldest Mouse Contest · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Errr... What are we gonna do tonight Brain? The same thing we do every night Pinky... keep up with the Jones rabbits.

    I raised mice for several years and they [small gene pool] got more and more inbred resulting in cancers and other problems. I would think to avoid tumors and short life spans [which I had problems with], one would need a large breeding stock and keep a new influx of genetic material.

  4. Re:NOT a privacy victory on RIAA Quashed · · Score: 1

    I stand corrected, thanks. Misunderstood that part I guess.

  5. Re:NOT a privacy victory on RIAA Quashed · · Score: 1
    I'm not arguing your point, more like a reinforcement, but they still may file 100,000, but now they will have to send a lawyer/agent to every county [hopefully city?]

    file subpoenas where it alleges that copyright infringement occurs

    That's really going to hurt at the outset, even more if they lose many cases. Plus look at all the money wasted on the first batch. No supoena for you! Back of the line!

  6. From a related link. on Following the Spam Trail · · Score: 3, Informative
    The spam damSpam isn't that big a problem. A noisy, wired minority, the report said, has overexaggerated the spam jam-up. In fact, only 15 percent of workers surveyed say they have to deal with more than 50 e-mails a day. And nearly three-quarters said "only a little" of their work e-mail is spam.

    How many Sysadmins are running spam filters to catch that crap so the end user never sees it?

  7. Battery life. on Garmin iQue 3600 · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Battery life seems very precious on the iQue. Garmin claims "approximately two weeks standby time or approximately 10 days if used an average of 30 minutes per day with backlight off. Battery life will vary depending upon temperature and individual use patterns."

    With a color screen, this is pretty good. It was mentioned it would drop to a few hours with constant use [GPS feature]. On a suckage note the baterry is not user replacable and the car adapter tops $70.

  8. Curious on Lobbyist Morgan Reed Answers Your Questions · · Score: 0
    and it reminds me how little slashdot readers understand about the U.S. government.

    You mean we aren't all lawyers and politicians here?

  9. Re:OT- last JE on 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Stars Out There · · Score: 1

    Goes back to your JE. Sorry I never got around to posting back to it before it got archived. I hope you write a new on the same base idea or post something in mine. Found an old post of yours in order to avoid getting knocked down.

  10. One anti-virus? on A Central Repository for Virus Information? · · Score: 1
    anti-virus system catching things as fast as the other systems?

    If you're getting into the security ballgame you may wind up looking at various sources as a matter of fact. Going with the multi-layered defense, I routinely go to two anti virus sites, one RAT/Trojan site, and a hoax site [www.vmyths.com]. We also block any executable at the gateway, that cuts the majority of your problem there [none of our users need those kinds of files].

  11. Re:Conflict of interest on The Growing Field Guide To Spam Techniques · · Score: 1

    I had this same quandry...I posted a JE with what I think is a new method of spamming instead of seeing if it would make it as a story. I'd find it helpful if you had any feedback [please see journal 22 July].

  12. Baen fanboy. on Amazon Plan Would Allow Text Search Of Books · · Score: 1

    I had a friend that had a Honorverse book and I borrowed the CD [contains lots of full books by participating authors] in it. That led me to buy the Weber, as well as Ringo's, books [haven't made it all the way through the CD] to stock my library. I now have a nice collection on my laptop and hardcopies. Baen's policy has made me a loyal consumer of their company. After pulling my hair in frustration [heh] at certain authors I usually buy from them, as I know I'm getting a good read.

  13. Maybe a rethink? on More On SEC Probe Into Game Publishers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think their revenue models are screwy anyway. Take into consideration the people that reserve [deposit] or preorder the games [full price], doesn't that count? Would they also benefit from introducing the title a little cheaper? I wait for a PC or console [PS2] game to drop from $50-$60 USD range down in the ballpark of $20. Many of my friends just rent their console game, about $5, finish it and never wind up buying the title.

  14. Re:Curious... on Weapon-X Mice · · Score: 1

    That was my first thought, as I had spent a long time in construction. I've got a friend with a similar problem and I'll tell them about this [hope it helps you both] BTW thanks for replying [gave me a chance to catch that cancer article you posted, good info]

  15. Curious... on Weapon-X Mice · · Score: 2, Funny
    "This finding is very interesting and could lead to novel therapies for skin diseases such as psoriasis, allergies or wound healing," says Yuichi Oike, who led the research at Keio University in Tokyo.

    Bob Vila's Hammer, eh? Paying attention to healing research becuase you hit the wrong nail one time too many?

  16. Re:it was our idea first on Israeli X Prize Overview · · Score: 2, Funny

    A whole new meaning to the phrase "Take off, eh"

  17. Re:Stupid implementation... Not! on Point And Click Adventure Teaches First Aid · · Score: 1
    "you shouldn't ever attempt to do first aid if you're not licensed!"

    I took a Red Cross CPR course about 10 years ago and at that time [in the U.S.] you were covered by a good Samaritan clause, that if any thing happened while you were doing your best to save a life you "should not" [some moron may still try and sue] be liable in the event of further injury or death. Does this not apply anymore? I would imagine many people that ordinarily help out [past the emergency call] might think twice about it.

  18. Re:Taxpayer $? on Glitches in Massive Government Databases? · · Score: 3, Informative
    The reason the government pays $10,000 for toilet seats has less to do with being bad at finding low prices

    I spent time in Uncle Sam's Misguided Children, so yeah I knew there is/was fudging. Also [personal experience and no I was not in S4, logistics and supply] if a unit/department did not spend its entire allocated budget by the end of the fiscal year said budget was reduced. There were massive buying sprees of barracks supplies, spare parts, office furniture, etc. While not wasteful, unless it had a short shelf life, we wound up buying all kinds of crap that sat around for months before it was used. I'm not disagreeing with you; I'm just adding another expense theory.

  19. Re:Out of left field... on Secrets Of Dungeons And Dreamers · · Score: 1

    Hadn't thought about the Harry Potter issue [even though I had heard of it] and I had never heard about the Mortal Kombat one. Thanks for the info.

  20. Taxpayer $? on Glitches in Massive Government Databases? · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Is the contractor just ripping off the taxpayers with bad code?

    They've been doing that for years. Toilet seats for $10,000; hammers for $7,000? Not only that how much money is wasted on the old "that's exactly what I asked for, but not what I wanted"?

  21. Out of left field... on Secrets Of Dungeons And Dreamers · · Score: 5, Interesting

    One of the first thoughts I had when I read the [/.] article was back to when I played pen and paper D&D [early 80's]and how the Christian faith denounced it as Satan worship and occult. I had my own relatives confiscating and burning [yes burning] my manuals. Man that cheezed me off 'cuase now I had to go out and buy new stuff until they found the next stash. In the first chapter sample his experience was completely different, parental support [yeah it was still nerdy to play but he didn't have to hide the stuff]. That got me thinking we now have objections to the violence and gore, but I've never really seen/heard anything about PC or console games being EVIL. Did they move on to better things or are they still decrying D&D type [paper or electronic]? Last thing I know they were harping about was Disney putting obscene material in posters and movies. Anybody know or was that just a fanatical fad?

  22. Re:Take them back to court on Collecting a Judgement? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Also you may want to try the better business bureau and see what resolution they might be able to provide. Check in your area for mediators, as they may be able to help settle the payment of what you are owed [any legit company would really like to settle/pony up rather than face bad PR]. If you know a Guido or Vinny that may help as well. ;)

  23. Re:Authors don't get squat. on Open Source Text-Books in California? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sorry... My point was _she didn't even know about the U.S.S. Arizona, let alone other ships and reasons for the Japanese and U.S. getting embroiled in the war. The U.S.S Arizona is just the most remembered of the ships lost due to the monument. I also forgot to mention she graduated HS in 1999.

  24. Authors don't get squat. on Open Source Text-Books in California? · · Score: 2, Informative

    It may work if there is the proper âoepushâ. My wifeâ(TM)s grandfather wrote college textbooks and childrenâ(TM)s books for a living and he made squat. Itâ(TM)s not the author who makes any money it is the publishers and the schools that see the majority of the profit. Also some of the âoeapprovedâ books chosen by the state areâ¦lacking in most information. I graduated from a California high school in â(TM)89, when I had a conversation with my wifeâ(TM)s sister about world war II history and I had to give a background on Pearl Harbor, as she had only a paragraph on it when she was taking US history. What really chapped my hide was she never heard of the USS Arizona. IMHO this is tragic. Any History profs/teachers that can add more info one way or the other please reply.

  25. Yeah, but... on Genetically Engineered Pets Hit the Market · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can I get a frickin "laser" implanted in their heads?