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Comment Re:designated driver (Score 2) 650

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.

Comment Re:no does the speed limit today on most roads (Score 1) 650

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.

Comment we use epic where i work (Score 2) 165

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

Comment Re:how 'bout that samsung kies? (Score 1) 355

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.

Comment Re:Do it HAM style (Score 5, Informative) 212

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.

Hardware

Submission + - New Asus Transformer tablet debuts with high-PPI display (techreport.com)

crookedvulture writes: "The new iPad has received a lot of attention for its high-density display, but it's not the only tablet with extra pixels. Enter Asus' Transformer Prime Infinity, which has a 10.1" screen with a 1920x1200 resolution. The display doesn't look as good as the iPad's Retina panel, which has crisper text and better color reproduction. However, the Android-based Transformer has perks the iPad lacks, like an ultra-bright backlight, a Micro HDMI port, a microSD slot, and more internal storage. The Infinity is also compatible with an optional keyboard dock that adds six hours of battery life, a touchpad, a full-sized SD slot, and a standard USB port. The Transformer's tablet component is definitely no iPad-killer. When combined with the dock, though, the resulting hybrid offers a much more flexible computing platform."
Security

Submission + - AutoCAD Worm Medre.A Stealing Designs, Blueprints (threatpost.com)

Trailrunner7 writes: Security researchers have come across a worm that is meant specifically to steal blueprints, design documents and other files created with the AutoCAD software. The worm, known as ACAD/Medre.A, is spreading through infected AutoCAD templates and is sending tens of thousands of stolen documents to email addresses in China. However, experts say that the worm's infection rates are dropping at this point and it doesn't seem to be part of a targeted attack campaign.

The worm first hit researchers' radar about six months ago, and when they began digging into the situation, they discovered that not only was the worm highly customized and well-constructed, it seemed to be targeting mostly machines in Peru for some reason. Researchers at Eset notcied a major spike in activity from the worm in Peru two months ago and started the process of figuring out what it was doing and where it came from. What they found is that ACAD/Medre.A was written in AutoLISP, a specialized version of the LISP scripting language that's used in AutoCAD.

Comment I never really understood it all... (Score 2) 308

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.

Comment It's easy to find the value of the position.... (Score 1) 171

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

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