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  1. Re:designated driver on Will Speed Limits Inhibit Autonomous Car Adoption? · · Score: 2

    Not in PA. You can get a DUI just for walking up to your car with your keys in hand and unlocking the door (I know people that has happened to). Even if you're in the back seat you can be nailed if the keys are in the car too. The one area I've always wondered about is if you're in the back seat sleeping and the keys are in the trunk as the keys aren't readily accessible... but my guess is yes as you can also get busted if you're under the legal limit of .08... in PA that's a soft limit and they can (and have) busted people who were under that. Its basically at the officers discretion. There was a guy I know who got nailed with a DUI at .04 because he didn't use his turn signal while making a right turn.

  2. Re:no does the speed limit today on most roads on Will Speed Limits Inhibit Autonomous Car Adoption? · · Score: 1

    Pfffff... that's just how us PA folks drive on the interstates and highways.

    I drive 75-85 depending on the speed of the rest of the traffic and if there's a "rabbit" ahead of me about 1/8-1/4 of a mile going about the same speed (with the hope they get nailed and not me lol).

    Maybe its because I'm the son of an ex trucker and routinely went on trips with him cross country from about the age of 8 to the time he quit driving when I was around 14.

  3. Re:we use epic where i work on Ask Slashdot: Documenting a Tangle of Network Devices? · · Score: 1

    Here's a link if you'd like to test it out
    http://www.epic-software.com/epicim.htm

  4. Re:we use epic where i work on Ask Slashdot: Documenting a Tangle of Network Devices? · · Score: 1

    I should add there's well over 5000 devices in our epic setup

  5. we use epic where i work on Ask Slashdot: Documenting a Tangle of Network Devices? · · Score: 2

    Its a cms setup for this task.

    We input machine name, make, model, serial number, host name, IP, physical location, wall port #, where the funding comes.from, role of the machine, and it allows.you to attach devices together (say you have a monitor in epic and a scanner, and a PC... and the monitor is attached to the PC as is the scanner.. epic allows.you to add those devices to.the base unit).

    Every piece of equipment at the 6 libraries on the main campus as well as all the branch campuses of Penn state are in the database. We also have it linked to big fix so it will list any machines big fix finds that isn't in our epic database as well as the other way around.

    You can then search and filter via criteria and download any "reports" via a csv file.

    We log more.info.than I listed (like Mac address etc) but that gives you an idea

  6. Re:how 'bout that samsung kies? on Google Trying New Strategy to Fix Fragmentation · · Score: 1

    My Galaxy S GT-i9000 had no issues. Granted the carrier wasn't pushing stuff out, so I'd just go to samfirmware.com or whatever it was and download the offical Samsung firmware, and flash using ODIN. Very easy to do. Last I did it that way, samsung was up to 2.3.5 if I remember correctly.

    Since then I've just ran CyanogenMod 7, and later 9 which is Ice Cream Sandwich. About a week ago I gave AOKP a try, which I like better. While they both just work (had no issues in the later releases of CM9), AOKP comes with the Glitch kernel stock which allows you to overclock. My i9000 runs at 1200MHz just fine.

    Honestly, my next phone will be another Samsung. Now if you compare my wife's Verizon Fascinate (which is another Galaxy S with the same specs as mine), you'd understand why I'll never get another carrier branded phone. I just lucked out as Immix (a small local carrier) picked up the international version of the Galaxy S (The GT-i9000T I have) and didn't screw with it at all. As soon as they get the S III, I'll be picking it up.

  7. Re:Do it HAM style on Ask Slashdot: How To Add New Tech To Old Van? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sorry, but this is wrong on many levels. An inverter isn't any harder, and most likely easier than going without because anything that would normally plug into the wall will.. Well... Just plug in and work.

    Now the issue is you don't want to use just any old inverter as there are major differences between them. Get one with voltage stabilizing (does a good job of keeping a steady output voltage, just like the some home theater power centers do), and also make sure it's a pure sine wave. Pure sine waves run a bit more, but are much safer for sensitive electronics vs a non-pure wave system. The last one we did at the stop was a 2000watt RMS/4000 max pure sine wave that ran about $800-1000 (can't remember exact figure), but you can fine similar setups with less watts for a lot less money.

    Also, use a good deep cycle or dual-purpose marine battery all the way around. Try to use the same battery in all locations, as using different batteries (different in style as in deep cycle vs a starting battery, or a smaller capacity vs larger capacities) can cause issues as one battery may fully charge before the other, but because of the load imbalance one may over charger or one may remain undercharged.

    Also look into the after market audio areas for an alternator/generator. The same RV van I put the power inverter into above we also put a tsunami alternator which produced around 240amps at a fairly low rpm. We also used one of their heavy duty relays (500amp rated) to isolate the rear batteries from the one under the hood when the key was off so the main battery wouldn't drain and leave you stranded.

    The setup used all home equipment (made a custom flip down mount for the 36" tv we put in), including the directv receiver and home theater system.

  8. I never really understood it all... on Bryson Crash Reveals Threat of Headless Government · · Score: 2

    For example, the president. Before they are anything, they are a normal citizen like the rest of us. They run for the position and get elected it. Every 4 years they are possibly replaced with a new person. So I ask, if something happened to them, why would we care any more than if something happened to a relative, friend, etc? Why is it really do important to protect them and others "in office". They get replaced all the time (well should anyhow instead of sitting in congress/senate forever). The older I get the more I question the need for all that.. Why they should be protected than any other citizen.

  9. Re:OpenDNS on Ask Slashdot: Good Low Cost Free Software For Protecting Kids Online? · · Score: 1

    Just give them a limited access user account (even if you have to knock their access down a little bit yourself) so they cant change that stuff....

  10. I don't see the psu.edu ones listed on The NTP Pool Needs More Servers — Yours, If Available · · Score: 1
  11. Re:It's easy to find the value of the position.... on Ask Slashdot: Comparing the Value of Skilled Admins vs. Contributing Supervisors · · Score: 1

    Awesome! I knew someone would remember it!

  12. It's easy to find the value of the position.... on Ask Slashdot: Comparing the Value of Skilled Admins vs. Contributing Supervisors · · Score: 1

    There are tons of sites (heck even the government has a site but now I forget it for the life of me) that lists the min to max pay via a bell curve chart (well most times it ends up being a bell curve) for a certain job title in the city or area you're located in. Then you can also see how that city compares to other cities in the state, etc to see what the average pay is and all that.

    I believe it also tells you other info about typical reauirements, average educations, etc... But it's been so long since I took the business management classes that I n to only forget the address and name for the site, but also all the information you could extract from it...

    Maybe someone else knows of the gov site that lists all this and can post it up

  13. Say goodbye to CD tax? on Canada No Pirate Nation: Global Leader In Music Download Sales · · Score: 2

    Since apparently the legit digital market is growing leaps and bounds, would it be a good time to suggest repealing any CD-R and SD type card taxes the CRIA managed to get passed into law? It only seems fair and makes sense to me.

  14. IE can just be a pain... on Startup Skips IE Support, Claims $100,000 Savings · · Score: 1

    On my internship I had to convert a flash site over to just HTML keeping the same format etc (using flash can cause a screen reader to have issues which could have brought a ADA lawsuit).

    Anyhow, to make the menu list they had on the left side I just used one type of div for the buttons, and another div to act as a spacer between the buttons. While every other browser like opera, firefox, chrome, safari, etc handled the spacer div size via CSS correctly, IE (versions 6, 7, and 8) would completely ignore the CSS height size of the spacer div, making the menu take over a page and a half of scrolling for something that should only have been half a page.

  15. Re:zimbra on Options For Good (Not Expensive) Office Backbone For a Small Startup · · Score: 1

    Absolutely... it works good enough to be used by the University I work at (I don't think the students use it.. at least not yet... it's more of a faculty/staff deal right now)

  16. Zimbra would work! on Options For Good (Not Expensive) Office Backbone For a Small Startup · · Score: 1

    Zimbra fits your roll perfectly. It's able to scale to the levels of the University I work at, so I'm sure it could handle a 10 man team.

    It also supports ActiveSync pushing so it can automatically send appointments to your iPad/iPhone/Android device etc. It also web browser based so no need for a stand alone email client (but you could still use one if you wish).

    Also, you can view other peoples Calendars, etc.. and push invites to those people (which my boss does.. she'll push out maintenance calls etc to all of us which automatically get added into our calendar)

    www.zimbra.com

  17. Don't on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Monitor Traffic? · · Score: 2

    "and some game called 'words' which has message capability"

    So the guy wants to wire tap everything they use, period. Even a freaking games? Most of those games already filter "bad words".

    One thing you can do is set all their DNS servers to use OpenDNS's FamilyShield. It will do a pretty good job of filtering bad sites/etc at the DNS level.
    As for logging, I wouldn't. That just sounds like not only violating your family's privacy (okay so they're under-age? That may be okay) but should anyone else happen to use the device and have no clue the things they were typing or doing were being recorded could pose a big issue.

    It's a thought anyhow.

  18. ffmpeg on Ask Slashdot: How To Make My Own Hardware Multimedia Player? · · Score: 1

    Most of the devices use the ffmpeg libraries to handle the decoding (and encoding on those that can rip or record).. which always made me wonder why some don't support certain formats/codecs while others do considering they're nearly all built using ffmpeg...

  19. Re:not surprising on Algorithm Finds Thousands of Unknown Drug Interaction Side Effects · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You can gget a drug interaction app for android and I assume others. You can also download the full blown deal on your PC... or go to a bookstore (maybe more so one on a campus) and purchase the "official" book off of the shelf....

  20. Re:White House IT: thumbs down on White House CIO Describes His 'Worst Day' Ever · · Score: 1

    I guess the secret is to use Google Services... let them host the email, use their Calender system, Google talk, etc.
    You don't get the spiffy BES service, but the encrypted email is enough, right? Or switch to android and use TextSecure and RedPhone, problem solved (until they are cracked, although TextSecure uses AES).

    After a month or so getting that all setup, you now get to sit on a beach sipping drinks as the IT support mostly falls on someone else... issue solved!

  21. Re:Apple is killing text messaging on T-Mobile Exec Calls For End To Cell Phone Subsidies · · Score: 2

    So, it's not killing texts, but just making texts and iMessages look the same *to you*. What you just said is it doesn't matter how it's sent, the application works it out.. that's great and all, except all your friends without iMessage and/or smartphones are receiving text messages... the very item you claim this application is going to kill.

    Junta is absolutely correct with gTalk, AIM, etc. You *could* count iMessage if you don't count any portions that send the messages as texts. The other clients/messengers don't use texts, only sending via their protocols over data. *That* is what will kill text messaging (except for the fact carriers put crazy prices on data plans, so either way you're kind of screwed)

  22. now on DVD! on Drones, Dogs and the Future of Privacy · · Score: 1

    Your neighbors gone wild! Awesome bedroom footage from above!

  23. contacted by the MPAA on Ask Slashdot: Who Has Been Sued By the RIAA? · · Score: 1

    Back in 99/2000, the university at the time called me in to judicial affairs because the MPAA had sent a letter or other wise contacted them about a file that was available on my "personal page" hosted at the university. Now granted I hadn't had access to the page in over two years or so at the time as I was now out of school and no longer had access. Anyhow, the file was the source for DeCSS, which the MPAA contacted the school about because its "copyright violation", which the judicial affairs lady told me the university took very seriously (but the lady didn't seem to understand I had no control over or access to the page anymore, as I was no longer a student).

    I also interned under a guy who had received two notices from Comcast within a week or so of each other (which he had shown me).. his first and second strike letters for downloading TV shows and movies

  24. Re:Occupy Fragmentation on Google Releases Chrome For Android Beta · · Score: 1

    But those stats don't count those who are running ICS unofficially are they? (Not being smart, I'm actually curious)

    There's a lot of people running oscomic, CM9, and other AOSP builds on devices that don't have ICS.. such as me with my galaxy s gt-i9000

  25. Re:The Galaxy Nexus will work just fine on Google Pulls Support For CDMA Devices · · Score: 1

    Weird.. as CyanogenMod 7 and 9 both run on my wife's Verizon Samsung Fascinate just fine (and that's an AOSP release)