posted August 05, 2010 07:55                      

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Originally posted by TheMoMan:
____ Now wonder the Internet appears to be slower its all this BS the Hard drive has to retrieve.

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posted August 05, 2010 11:57                         

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Originally posted by TheMoMan:
____ Hi All, Well I shut off Java Script, then I got a message from Sky-Warn. So I opened the NWS page for this area, the map came up but no radar image. Once I turned Java Script back on I got the weather Radar.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=apx&product=N0R&overlay=11111111&loop=no

____ So I sorta need Java Script.

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posted August 19, 2010 11:14                      

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Originally posted by katrina_suzanne:
I personally think it's mostly harmless, but it's scary the depth of detail available, the fact that you have re-sporning cookies, and data shared across networks.

For the a lot of people, they are their own worst enemy though - it's unbelievable how many people use the same passwords for everything, or the standard ones, "qwerty", "password", their name, etc.

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Hello, there -- and may I be so bold as to add a "Welcome"? You should start a thread introducing yourself -- give all a chance to say 'Howdy'.

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posted August 26, 2010 09:45                         

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Originally posted by katrina_suzanne:
I personally think it's mostly harmless, but it's scary the depth of detail available, the fact that you have re-sporning cookies, and data shared across networks.

For the a lot of people, they are their own worst enemy though - it's unbelievable how many people use the same passwords for everything, or the standard ones, "qwerty", "password", their name, etc.

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Hello, there -- and may I be so bold as to add a "Welcome"? You should start a thread introducing yourself -- give all a chance to say 'Howdy'.

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posted September 15, 2010 13:06                      

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Originally posted by katrina_suzanne:
....[pressed enter prematurely!]....

[cont]....checked email notifications.

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@Garlicguy... pictures?

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Hi Kat, and welcome.

First, there is a little button that looks like a pencil and paper sheet at the top of posts, allowing you to edit when you submit early, or find a typo, or whatever... Just so you know!

As for the pictures... Don't pay any attention, they may be geeks, but they are still guys!

Sooo, hey! Are the brownies in the fridge "safe"? Anyway, there is a nice choice of tea in the kitchen, if you prefer coffee, make sure to brew a fresh batch if you take the last cup, and I know there is some stronger stuff hidden... Ask the guys... As for the cosmic bong, it must be buried under the magazines, I haven't seen it in a while. Beware of GrumpySteen's link, grab a chair and get comfy. Enjoy your stay!

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posted September 20, 2010 11:09                      

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quantumfluff wrote:
How about a California school RFID chipping kids. https://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/09/13

Better explanation.

As described, the system isn't any more intrusive than roll-calls to verify attendance. I think it's a huge waste of money for a state with huge budget deficits, however, because doing roll-calls to verify attendance adds no cost and accomplishes the same thing.

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Ok. I half-read the article. So this is supposed to replace roll-calls, in order to track attendance. Yet, later on, it says that the can't identify individual kids. Err... How do you know which ones are here, and which are not?

Problem two: it's going to be embedded in a jersey worn by the children. One child feel too hot, takes off his jersey, then wander away. How do they know? The jersey never left the premises!

(Good thing this is for preschooler; if they ever tried to apply this to school-age children, how long before one asks his friend to carry his chip in class, and skip school that day?)

Seriously... If it's a matter of tracking attendance that is too long to do by hand... Why not an iPhone (or whatever smart phone) app? Tick the children off, compilation is automated! Plus: no wares the child can lose/break! Say there is 10 caretaker in the preschool unit, and they use older generation/refurbished iPhones... 10*$100 = 1000, and that's it! I am sure one tracking array costs more than that...

But it would be too simple, I guess...

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Eppur, si muove!

Galileo Galilei