Antec makes a hot-puggable SCSI drive tray. Has front panel LCD for monitoring, alarms, etc. They also make an IDE tray that's not hot-plug. I have the IDE one, and I'm impressed with the quality. Has front-panel lights, lock, cooling fan; heavily built.
I would recommend Teleport. They are owned by OneMain which is in turned owned by EarthLink which is in turn owned by (corporate takeover of-the-day).
While they don't offer IMAP or secure POP, and their privacy policies are a bit limp, they DO offer UNIX shell access (inc. via SSH-- can you say "tunnel?"), and have great reliablility and redundancy. With a dialup, you're timed out after 8 hours.
Oh yeah, you get 50 megs storage space and a bunch of email addy's, too. They have DSL service in selected cities in the Pacific Northwest. If you're somewheres else in the county, they've got free national roaming in a whole slew of major cities. For the most part, it's a great deal.
If you do sign up, be sure and tell them that s-k-i-p-j-@-t-e-l-e-p-o-r-t-.-c-o-m sent you so that I can get a kickback.:-)
When your post gets stuck at #859 (where nobody will see it because they got bored at #107 and went elsewhere), then you cross-link it in a reply to an early post, such as #48.
But, alas, it doesn't always work, as I was not one of the Chosen Ones.
"...the present invention comprises a relatively thin polymeric flexible shield adherably mountable to a viewing screen. The shield is of generally rectangular configuration formed with convexly outwardly extending peripheral edges with a single extending tab directed outwardly of a corner of the intersection of two of the edges to enable and enhance manual grasping of the shield. The shield may be polarized to reduce glare in daylight viewing conditions and be further provided with a plurality of transparent adhesive strips for enhanced securement of the shield to a viewing screen... My invention resides not in any one of these features per se, but rather in the particular combination of all of them herein disclosed and claimed and it is distinguished from the prior art in this particular combination of all of its structures for the functions specified."
The Fellowes product, and other similar to it, are neither convex nor have an extending tab to enable and enhance manual grasping of the shield. Since the invention Mr. Warman calims is "in the particular combination of all of them herein disclosed and claimed," then the Fellowes product would seem to be exempt.
It appears that Mr. Warman feels that the Fellowes product violates these clauses: "equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention," and "it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention."
So then what do the numbers mean? Sure, the FCC has in their omnipotence (some would say impotence) decided that >= 1.60 W/kg is an acceptable level.
But at what level would we begin to see damage to our neurons? Since our only reference point is an FCC ruling, we can't say how much worse one phone is over another. If it takes 1500 W/kg before damage is done (although at that point, it would probably melt down), then a mere tenth of a watt difference between phone A and phone Q is INSIGNIFICANT!!!
Put another way...if my farts are rated 37 AUS (Arbitrary Units of Smell) and yours are rated 54 AUS, how much worse are yours? at what AUS rating would it knock me unconsious or even dead?
The American Public does not understand numbers. What they understand is media coverage, and the media is becoming more focused on juvenile crime. Although the incidence of juvenile crimes is decreasing, it seems that the severity -- the contrast between minor and major -- is increasing.
The media, and the government, are highlighting the most vicious crimes. Perhaps this is an attempt to leverage the American Public into believing that guns are bad and video games are bad? I find it interesting, though, that the media seems to label as "religious fanatic" anyone who claims that the drivel coming out of Hollywood might contribute to The Problem. (Oooops, I just made myself a target to be labeled a religious fanatic: "..drivel coming out of Hollywood...")
Again, looking at numbers (remember, the American Public doesn't understand numbers), it has been shown that states which allow concealed handgun carry permits have seen a drop in violent crime: simply, criminals do not know who has a gun (and can fight back) and who does not (and therefore is a helpless victim). With the right to carry and posess firearms, comes the responsibility to teach ourselves -- and our children -- proper and safe gun handling. Do not assume that because your child can't get your gun that it's safe... teach them to respect the awesome power it has, teach them how to handle it (don't point it at anything you don't want to kill), but above all, teach them the value and sanctity of human life and to respect it to the utmost. The former sheriff in my county once stated that it was his "personal mission to issue a concealed carry permit to every citizen of this county" (paraphrased). I only wish I had a URL to back up my claim of reduced interpersonal crime with concealed carry.
So then what is causing people to become (seemingly) so much more violent? Is it video games? Movies? the Internet? the 10 o'clock news? I really doubt it. Moreso, there is a general loss of respect and civility in our society. "Screw the other guy to get my way." "He screwed my, so I'll get even" seem to be our mantras. Some people take this too far (Columbine, Oklahoma City, the Unabomer). The loss of civility, I think, can be traced to the misinterpretation of the Supreme Court's decision effectively banning Christian religious education in schools. (I believe it was meant to remove it from the curriculum, not to ban it entirely.)
Certainly, religious education (do this, don't do that, believe all your sins forgiven in Jesus' holy name and precious shed blood, etc.) should not be a part of the curriculum. But at the same time, teachers, and students, should be free to discuss, in a manner which will have no bearing on grades, their religious and moral beliefs. Teachers have become afraid to teach what is right and what is wrong, for fear that someone will sue for imposing religious principles. Parents have become afraid to punish naughty children or set limits on their freedoms for fear of losing them to the state's child protective services division.
No one in this country has more "rights" today than our children. And they are abusing those rights.
"...Congress shall make no law... respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
When you begin to produce your worth invention, please consider licensing my invention to ensure that you are duly compensated and your business ventures become successful.
A method for the automated purchase of software licenses in an enterprise, individual, consumer, or end-user setting, hereinafter referred to as "Active License," "Active License Protocol," or "Active License Service," trademarks of Unidimensional Nonlinearities, a sole proprietership registered to do business in the state of confusion.
In a typical installation of the Active License Service, an information technology administrator installs software using, in lieu of an installation key, a credit card number (Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are currently implemented, though the patent appicant reserves the right to add any and all other credit card services).
Upon installation of the software, the credit card information is forwarded to the software vendor for purchase of a license to use the software on the computer in which it is installed, using the Active License Protocol.
In the case of multiuser programs in which a server component is used, the credit card number need only be entered once upon installation of the server component, where the information is cached, and each client which accesses the server component initiates a credit card charge authorization (without intervention of the systems administrator). Typical applications include permitting access to file/print servers, database applications, internet email servers, web servers, and any and all other recognized present and future protocols which may require individual licensing.
Active License will eliminate the need for companies to maintain records of software purchases as software simply will not function without having been paid for.
SUBMITTED 10 Oct 2000 11:27 PDT by Jonathan Johnson
According to US West, my company is no longer a customer of theirs, yet we have been getting notices to pay up or have our service cut off...
I think they've got their collective head stuck up their collective arse and are wondering why it's so dark.
As it is, no matter who our local provider is, the fact remains that US West or Qwest or whatever they call themselves today has a monopoly on copper. They get my dime regardless of who I pay it to.
It is my understanding that trade secrets can only be protected by secrecy and non-disclosure agreements. If Digital Convergence has a trade secret and someone "discovers" it without agreeing to non-disclosure and without getting information (either directly or indirectly) from Digital Convergence or a developer who has agreed to non-disclosure, then isn't that information fair game?
For example, if Ford figures out a way to double the fuel economy of a car, they would certainly consider that a trade secret. Presume that I'm tinkering around under the hood and discover that they've put a 14.37 degree bend in the fuel injector, and I determine that alone is necessary to increase fuel economy, and I notice that Ford has not protected the design with a patent, then isn't it fair for me to "sell" to Chrysler "my" idea of a bent fuel injector? Or bending the fuel injector on my older Ford car?
Now, if an OSS developer had read and agreed to the software license that comes with the Cue Cat barcode reader, AND that license specifically stated "...you agree not to reveal protocols or design information you discover from reverse engineering this product...", then PERHAPS they would be able to legally argue that their trade secrets have been violated. But, alas, I don't believe this is the case, as previous discussion indicates that the developers have not installed the software or read the documentation on the setup disk which came with the Cue Cat.
Which brings up another question, can indirectly resolved protocols and design information be subjected to NDA?
I wonder if Digital Convergence negotiated an NDA with Symbol Technologies or if maybe they figured out how a barcode scanner works by reverse engineering...
Living almost in Washington (I work there and shop there, sleep in OR), I know that *mostly all* WA retailers are set up to provide sales tax exemption for Oregon residents (and Montana and Nevada and a coupla other tax-free states). All that's required is for the shopper prove Oregon residency.
Every store has a different way of recording this information, I assume the auditors are looking to see that the tax exemption records jibe with the cash register receipts.
I'm wondering, what other states provide (and the retailers are aware that they do) sales tax exmptions to non-residents?
<RANT>Somebody tell Sears that I DON'T WANT a mile of paper with a bunch of legalese regarding penalties of perjury blah blah blah that I'm gonna throw into the next round file!</RANT>
Hmm, I seem to recall that if the polar ice melts, we should see severe flooding of our coastal cities. We've already lost nearly half of our polar ice, so where's the flooding? The mean* sea level hasn't noticeably budged!
Kudos to NASA for finally finding water on the north pole of some planet! Now we know where the Mars Polar Explorer landed...
Well, at least we can count on the sun to boot up every day. Just look up in the sky... AUGHHHH!!!! IT'S THE BLUE SCREEN OF... oh, wait, that's normal... but if I see a STOP ERROR, I'm outta here.
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Thanks for this info. Some of my clients are, in fact, using CommuniGate Pro. I wasn't aware that there was an antivirus plugin for it.
Antec makes a hot-puggable SCSI drive tray. Has front panel LCD for monitoring, alarms, etc. They also make an IDE tray that's not hot-plug. I have the IDE one, and I'm impressed with the quality. Has front-panel lights, lock, cooling fan; heavily built.
Cool! Just in time for Halloween. Wonder what I can make my eyes look like ... ?
Techniques: Apply patches, fend off port scans and DOS attacks, viral infections
Bonuses awarded: Service Packs
Objective: Avoid BSOD
The only way to win.
I would recommend Teleport. They are owned by OneMain which is in turned owned by EarthLink which is in turn owned by (corporate takeover of-the-day).
:-)
While they don't offer IMAP or secure POP, and their privacy policies are a bit limp, they DO offer UNIX shell access (inc. via SSH-- can you say "tunnel?"), and have great reliablility and redundancy. With a dialup, you're timed out after 8 hours.
Oh yeah, you get 50 megs storage space and a bunch of email addy's, too. They have DSL service in selected cities in the Pacific Northwest. If you're somewheres else in the county, they've got free national roaming in a whole slew of major cities. For the most part, it's a great deal.
If you do sign up, be sure and tell them that s-k-i-p-j-@-t-e-l-e-p-o-r-t-.-c-o-m sent you so that I can get a kickback.
P.S.-- My karma is at level 13. Is that bad?
When your post gets stuck at #859 (where nobody will see it because they got bored at #107 and went elsewhere), then you cross-link it in a reply to an early post, such as #48.
But, alas, it doesn't always work, as I was not one of the Chosen Ones.
From the original patent:
The Fellowes product, and other similar to it, are neither convex nor have an extending tab to enable and enhance manual grasping of the shield. Since the invention Mr. Warman calims is "in the particular combination of all of them herein disclosed and claimed," then the Fellowes product would seem to be exempt.
It appears that Mr. Warman feels that the Fellowes product violates these clauses: "equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention," and "it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention."
Look here while you still can. You'll see that MY reply links to MY other post further down. Nyah nyah nyah!
So then what do the numbers mean? Sure, the FCC has in their omnipotence (some would say impotence) decided that >= 1.60 W/kg is an acceptable level.
But at what level would we begin to see damage to our neurons? Since our only reference point is an FCC ruling, we can't say how much worse one phone is over another. If it takes 1500 W/kg before damage is done (although at that point, it would probably melt down), then a mere tenth of a watt difference between phone A and phone Q is INSIGNIFICANT!!!
Put another way...if my farts are rated 37 AUS (Arbitrary Units of Smell) and yours are rated 54 AUS, how much worse are yours? at what AUS rating would it knock me unconsious or even dead?
The American Public does not understand numbers. What they understand is media coverage, and the media is becoming more focused on juvenile crime. Although the incidence of juvenile crimes is decreasing, it seems that the severity -- the contrast between minor and major -- is increasing.
The media, and the government, are highlighting the most vicious crimes. Perhaps this is an attempt to leverage the American Public into believing that guns are bad and video games are bad? I find it interesting, though, that the media seems to label as "religious fanatic" anyone who claims that the drivel coming out of Hollywood might contribute to The Problem. (Oooops, I just made myself a target to be labeled a religious fanatic: "..drivel coming out of Hollywood...")
Again, looking at numbers (remember, the American Public doesn't understand numbers), it has been shown that states which allow concealed handgun carry permits have seen a drop in violent crime: simply, criminals do not know who has a gun (and can fight back) and who does not (and therefore is a helpless victim). With the right to carry and posess firearms, comes the responsibility to teach ourselves -- and our children -- proper and safe gun handling. Do not assume that because your child can't get your gun that it's safe... teach them to respect the awesome power it has, teach them how to handle it (don't point it at anything you don't want to kill), but above all, teach them the value and sanctity of human life and to respect it to the utmost. The former sheriff in my county once stated that it was his "personal mission to issue a concealed carry permit to every citizen of this county" (paraphrased). I only wish I had a URL to back up my claim of reduced interpersonal crime with concealed carry.
So then what is causing people to become (seemingly) so much more violent? Is it video games? Movies? the Internet? the 10 o'clock news? I really doubt it. Moreso, there is a general loss of respect and civility in our society. "Screw the other guy to get my way." "He screwed my, so I'll get even" seem to be our mantras. Some people take this too far (Columbine, Oklahoma City, the Unabomer). The loss of civility, I think, can be traced to the misinterpretation of the Supreme Court's decision effectively banning Christian religious education in schools. (I believe it was meant to remove it from the curriculum, not to ban it entirely.)
Certainly, religious education (do this, don't do that, believe all your sins forgiven in Jesus' holy name and precious shed blood, etc.) should not be a part of the curriculum. But at the same time, teachers, and students, should be free to discuss, in a manner which will have no bearing on grades, their religious and moral beliefs. Teachers have become afraid to teach what is right and what is wrong, for fear that someone will sue for imposing religious principles. Parents have become afraid to punish naughty children or set limits on their freedoms for fear of losing them to the state's child protective services division.
No one in this country has more "rights" today than our children. And they are abusing those rights.
"...Congress shall make no law... respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
When you begin to produce your worth invention, please consider licensing my invention to ensure that you are duly compensated and your business ventures become successful.
To ensure your patent is not infringed and you recieve due compensation, please consider licensing my patent and implementing it in your product.
As long as they read to #859, I'll be happy.
A method for the automated purchase of software licenses in an enterprise, individual, consumer, or end-user setting, hereinafter referred to as "Active License," "Active License Protocol," or "Active License Service," trademarks of Unidimensional Nonlinearities, a sole proprietership registered to do business in the state of confusion.
In a typical installation of the Active License Service, an information technology administrator installs software using, in lieu of an installation key, a credit card number (Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are currently implemented, though the patent appicant reserves the right to add any and all other credit card services).
Upon installation of the software, the credit card information is forwarded to the software vendor for purchase of a license to use the software on the computer in which it is installed, using the Active License Protocol.
In the case of multiuser programs in which a server component is used, the credit card number need only be entered once upon installation of the server component, where the information is cached, and each client which accesses the server component initiates a credit card charge authorization (without intervention of the systems administrator). Typical applications include permitting access to file/print servers, database applications, internet email servers, web servers, and any and all other recognized present and future protocols which may require individual licensing.
Active License will eliminate the need for companies to maintain records of software purchases as software simply will not function without having been paid for.
SUBMITTED 10 Oct 2000 11:27 PDT by Jonathan Johnson
According to US West, my company is no longer a customer of theirs, yet we have been getting notices to pay up or have our service cut off...
I think they've got their collective head stuck up their collective arse and are wondering why it's so dark.
As it is, no matter who our local provider is, the fact remains that US West or Qwest or whatever they call themselves today has a monopoly on copper. They get my dime regardless of who I pay it to.
If Slashdot didn't have a silly bug that limited word lengths to 90 characters, I could post the following URL as a link:
s k_Array_Overview/RackMain/rackmain.htm
http://www.raidzone.com/Products___Solutions/Di
I want the one on the left.
Seems slashcode limits you to 90-character words. So much for long URLS in your HREF tags.
Just curious why so many posts say "feel free to mod me down"... it isn't your permission that we need.
Like George Lucas, we are rather proud of our opinions, and don't give a rat's rear end what you think of them.
Oh, to be in George's shoes... wealthy enough to make life miserable for you peons!
Rumor has it that Digital Convergence has claimed "intellectual property" on sequential black and white vertical lines.
I guess this means that zoological parks around the world will be receiving "cease and desist" letters re: zebras.
It is my understanding that trade secrets can only be protected by secrecy and non-disclosure agreements. If Digital Convergence has a trade secret and someone "discovers" it without agreeing to non-disclosure and without getting information (either directly or indirectly) from Digital Convergence or a developer who has agreed to non-disclosure, then isn't that information fair game?
For example, if Ford figures out a way to double the fuel economy of a car, they would certainly consider that a trade secret. Presume that I'm tinkering around under the hood and discover that they've put a 14.37 degree bend in the fuel injector, and I determine that alone is necessary to increase fuel economy, and I notice that Ford has not protected the design with a patent, then isn't it fair for me to "sell" to Chrysler "my" idea of a bent fuel injector? Or bending the fuel injector on my older Ford car?
Now, if an OSS developer had read and agreed to the software license that comes with the Cue Cat barcode reader, AND that license specifically stated "...you agree not to reveal protocols or design information you discover from reverse engineering this product...", then PERHAPS they would be able to legally argue that their trade secrets have been violated. But, alas, I don't believe this is the case, as previous discussion indicates that the developers have not installed the software or read the documentation on the setup disk which came with the Cue Cat.
Which brings up another question, can indirectly resolved protocols and design information be subjected to NDA?
I wonder if Digital Convergence negotiated an NDA with Symbol Technologies or if maybe they figured out how a barcode scanner works by reverse engineering...
Long live FREE information!
Living almost in Washington (I work there and shop there, sleep in OR), I know that *mostly all* WA retailers are set up to provide sales tax exemption for Oregon residents (and Montana and Nevada and a coupla other tax-free states). All that's required is for the shopper prove Oregon residency.
Every store has a different way of recording this information, I assume the auditors are looking to see that the tax exemption records jibe with the cash register receipts.
I'm wondering, what other states provide (and the retailers are aware that they do) sales tax exmptions to non-residents?
<RANT>Somebody tell Sears that I DON'T WANT a mile of paper with a bunch of legalese regarding penalties of perjury blah blah blah that I'm gonna throw into the next round file!</RANT>
There used to be a sign as you exit California to the north...
Welcome to Oregon but Please Don't Stay
I'm surprised that there aren't MORE e-biz sites based in sales-tax-free states such as OR or MT. But then maybe the other taxes scare them away.
Kudos to NASA for finally finding water on the north pole of some planet! Now we know where the Mars Polar Explorer landed...
Well, at least we can count on the sun to boot up every day. Just look up in the sky... AUGHHHH!!!! IT'S THE BLUE SCREEN OF... oh, wait, that's normal... but if I see a STOP ERROR, I'm outta here.