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  1. Re:More like a fog ... on National Science Foundation Awards $20 Million For Cloud Computing Experiments · · Score: 1

    I'd avoid using Fog Computing because Cisco already claimed that phrase.

  2. Re:bass akwards on Why Chinese Hackers Would Want US Hospital Patient Data · · Score: 1

    Until patient confidentiality is enshrined into laws

    Huh?

  3. Re:OR better... on ICANN Offers Fix For Domain Name Collisions · · Score: 1

    Amen. This entire thing is the most transparent money grab by ICANN I've ever seen. And that's saying a lot.

  4. Re:Can we get over this already? on Where are the Flying Cars? (Video; Part One of Two) · · Score: 1

    You mean one that puts itself up after, right?

  5. Re:A digital version of the "Doomsday Machine" on Snowden: NSA Working On Autonomous Cyberwarfare Bot · · Score: 1

    What makes you think the NSA thinks they are the only ones working on this? In fact, wouldn't knowing other countries are working on something similar be even MORE of a reason to build it?

  6. Re:Cheaper drives on Solid State Drives Break the 50 Cents Per GiB Barrier, OCZ ARC 100 Launched · · Score: 1

    It's just more of a milestone.

  7. Re:Not a barrier on Solid State Drives Break the 50 Cents Per GiB Barrier, OCZ ARC 100 Launched · · Score: 1

    Yes it does.

  8. Re:A rather simplistic hardware-centric view on The Quiet Before the Next IT Revolution · · Score: 2

    I kind of agree with TFA here -- hear me out here. We went through a pretty fundamental shift in the datacenter over the last 10 years or so, and it's finally settling down. Of course there will be constant evolutionary progressions, updates, patches, etc we're basically done totally reinventing the datacenter. 10GbE, virtualization, the rise of SANs and converged data/storage, along with public/private/hybrid clouds - these huge transformative shifts have mostly happened already and we're settling into this new architecture. That's not to say there won't be patches and upgrades, but fundamentally, from a architectural design perspective, things have basically settled down in the datacenter. The major pieces and components of the datacenter are pretty much set at this point and now we'll just continue to innovate on top of this infrastructure.

  9. Re:Thoughts on Ask Slashdot: Bulletproof Video Conferencing For Alzheimers Home? · · Score: 1

    I'd love to hear more about this, very interesting stuff. What client software do you typically use?

  10. Re:Thoughts on Ask Slashdot: Bulletproof Video Conferencing For Alzheimers Home? · · Score: 1

    Most have small screens and are pretty costly. By using one (or a couple) inexpensive TVs on carts, we can move them around the building as necessary, so we can get a lot of use out of them. Is there a particular model you've had success with? I'd definitely be interested in hearing about it. I'm definitely not opposed to the concept in theory. And we have a large Cisco IP voice deployment (~1500 registered endpoints in Cisco CUCM) so I've only really looked a tthe Cisco product offerings (read: $$$).

  11. Re:Thoughts on Ask Slashdot: Bulletproof Video Conferencing For Alzheimers Home? · · Score: 1
    The biggest problem we have with iPads are:
    • - Tendancy to "walk off" (read: stolen, "lost")
    • - Many of our residents don't have the capability of holding or using the device. This is mostly SNF with high acuity compared to ALF
    • - Small screen, can be difficult for them to see

    And I have zero problems with Apple. We've got just under 500 iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) deployed organization wide (managed via Air-Watch). And we actually have complete 100% blanket 802.11n WiFi coverage of all of our centers. So, coverage is a non-issue. I'd see the biggest hurdle being just their ability to hold the device, especially for an extended period of time. I think for an ALF/ILF it would make a lot more sense.

  12. Easy on Ask Slashdot: Life Beyond the WRT54G Series? · · Score: 2

    Virtual machine running GNS3 with the Cisco IOS 12.x mainline code for a 7206VXR. Then just setup bridging and add the IP for the gns3 node as your default GW. All done with one NIC. Enterprise grade router running on your desktop. With modern multicore CPUs it runs great and has all the features you'd ever need (eg Zone Based Policy Firewall, QoS, ACL, policy routing and it can even function as an SBC running CUBE code).

  13. Re:The problem with American Embargos on Russia Cracks Down On Public Wi-Fi; Oracle Blocks Java Downloads In Russia · · Score: 1

    This sure sounds familiar. Russia calls us out for it all the time, why wouldn't we do the same?

  14. Re:Not news on Long-Wave Radar Can Take the Stealth From Stealth Technology · · Score: 2
    Partially correct. It was only seen because the bomb bay doors were open:

    From Wikipedia:

    In 2005, Colonel Zoltán Dani confirmed in an interview suggested that those modifications involved using long wavelengths, allowing them to detect the aircraft when the wheel well or bomb bay doors were open.

  15. Re:Old news on Long-Wave Radar Can Take the Stealth From Stealth Technology · · Score: 1

    Uh, what? F-22 has the radar cross section of a ball bearing. It's smaller than a bird on radar.

  16. Re:Might cause a re-thinking of the F-35 on Long-Wave Radar Can Take the Stealth From Stealth Technology · · Score: 1

    Let's not forget about IRST. Turns out no matter how stealthy you build a plane it still has to ignite hydrocarbons to stay in the air.

    The question I have about long wave radar is: can they mount it in a jet or is it only ground/ship based? Can it be identified and destroyed by an AGM-88 HARM missile? Do we expect to send F-35 into any country or war zone that would have these radars deployed? The military isn't ever just one plane or ship, it's a series of interconnected systems designed to defeat different kinds of threats.

  17. Re:That's okay.... on Network Hijacker Steals $83,000 In Bitcoin · · Score: 1

    Just like the cash you keep on hand ... Oh wait...

  18. Re:Physical destruction on Ask Slashdot: Datacenter HDD Wipe Policy? · · Score: 1

    Same, per policy we destroy all hard drives.

  19. Re:Redefine on The XBMC Project Will Now Be Called Kodi · · Score: 1

    or at least call it Kodi Media Center so people know wtf it is.

  20. Thoughts on Ask Slashdot: Bulletproof Video Conferencing For Alzheimers Home? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I work in IT in LTPAC (nursing and rehab). This is something we've discussed many times. The best model we've found is a TV with Skype (either PC or SmartTV) on a cart. Family schedules a time and staff (eg CNA) brings cart into the room and answers call. I'm in a higher acuity environment most likely (mostly SNF, some ALF) so this might not be ideal for your environment. We do have "Memory Care Units" at some locations. Generally it's a specific hall that has some additional accommodations (read: Wanderguard).

    Reply to this post with contact info if you'd like to discuss in detail. I can talk to our reimbursement folks, but I believe this is billable via Medicare and Medicaid.

  21. Re:Radicalization on Gaza's Only Power Plant Knocked Offline · · Score: 1

    I agree with you, but what should Israel do? Hamas keeps shooting rockets into Israel. They've put up with it for too long. How many more enemies can you make when they're already bombing you?

  22. Re:Move your keys off your hardware on Ask Slashdot: Open Hardware/Software-Based Security Token? · · Score: 1

    But if it's readable how does this help anything? It can be read by malware and reused, right?

  23. Re:use SMS on Ask Slashdot: Open Hardware/Software-Based Security Token? · · Score: 1

    Can you suggest a particular piece of software that you've had luck with? I'd be interested in this.

  24. Everyone says they want a slide out keyboard until they use one.

  25. Re:NASA on Laser Eye Surgery, Revisited 10 Years Later · · Score: 1

    But you can if you wear glasses/contacts? I doubt it? You can't even be a military pilot with corrected vision, I believe.