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Will 'electric bullets' replace the stun gun?

Will 'electric bullets' replace the stun gun?"electric bullets"Oh great.. that's all we need. I can see the headline now, "Police kill man with a screwdriver by shooting him with over 30+ electric bullets."What for? There is solution developed already?It was developed and I believe it may have been patented...

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Discussion threads 2005-08-11

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Dancing on E-voting's grave

Dancing on E-voting's graveAgreed - but consider the slippery slopeBecause once you recognized the problem in kind, you ended up arguing (accurately, I think) about degree.Why client-server can't workBecause the expert has to say "yes" to the question in court - no matter how difficult or impractical it may actually...

Tags: Fair Use, e-voting, client-server, Fairness Doctrine

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?And, those costs are just the start. How about the staff to keep it running24x7?? Better to just pay somebody to host it all, and you will save a ton of money and have better uptime. Also, a lot more storage....

Tags: Groupware, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, WebEx Communications Inc., PostPath, CAL, collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.

Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.Yep, going green allrightIt's called moss growing over all the abandoned homes and industry as Colorado slips into economic depression.The question now becomes how much misery will Americans allow greens to foist upon us until we've finally had...

Tags: serious greening, Microsoft Excel

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Something you're going to want to smack

Something you're going to want to smackBig Brother in a BoxFirst we had EZ Pass which provides authorities with a list of every place we've been (that involves a toll road, at least). Then there was GPS which can make you completely trackable. Now, we have a little black box...

Tags: reinforcement

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

Some serious research into gasoline-free transport

Some serious research into gasoline-free transportIt's a motor, a battery, and an engine."Not a surprise, the auto industry is crap at explaining these vehicles to potential buyers."It's a motor, engine, and a battery. The motor can power the wheels. It gets great mileage.That's about as much explaining as you need....

Tags: Engineering, hydrogen, battery, motor, gasoline

Discussion threads 2008-08-22

Intel's research into robotics

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the company's Justin Rattner and Joshua Smith talk about advancements in robotics. The research involves dexterous robots with new sensory abilities. In the demo, Rattner grabs an apple from the grasp of a robot hand that can sense objects purely by changes...

Tags: Robotics, Intel Corp., Robots, Emerging Technologies, Intel

Videos 2008-08-22

Some serious research into gasoline-free transport

There's an institute in Davis, California, dedicated to studying what works and what doesn't work when it comes to people moving around. Headed by Dr. Dan Sperling the faculty and research staff have delved into all manner of transit modes, energy sources, etc. They don't have Washington lobbyists...

Tags: Vehicle, Plug-in, PHEV, Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-08-22

Comcast undecided on network management scheme

Comcast undecided on network management schemeSo rather than upgrade their outdated networkthey are spending time and money on figuring out how to piss off the customers most likely to jump to FIOS once it comes to their neighborhood. Shrewd.RE: Comcast undecided on network management schemeI have Comcast. I'm one...

Tags: Network administration, NETWORKING, Comcast Corp., bandwidth, network management, network

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

FCC issues 'radical' order re: Comcast

FCC issues 'radical' order re: ComcastInstead of throttling ...... the ISPs could monitor the average bandwidth per month up and down per user. The billing could be done on a bandwidth basis ... If one user is using a lot more bandwidth, then their bill will be a...

Tags: Federal government, Comcast Corp., FCC

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid

Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid...."[B]But - it does show that maybe we're a bit too dependent on our devices and that we can be a bit too caught up in the technology of the day.[/B]"That's part of the lesson and the rest of your post is dead...

Tags: Engineering, MAKE SURE, phone book, Zapped off-the-grid, Third World, phone, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality

Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality....Look, our resident troll is back! ]:)OK everybody!Shut everything down. Open Source doesn't work. Go back to proprietary because they never have any security breaches. How many repositories are we talking about? You site one breach and declare the Open...

Tags: open source, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Apple's MobileMe: Why don't we just call it a beta

Apple's MobileMe: Why don't we just call it a betaIt's the google modelHype it and treat it like a final release, but call it a beta, so that when your customers complain about your crappy service, you have an "out."It's all part of the "don't be evil" vision.People generally don't...

Tags: Apple MobileMe, Apple Inc., beta

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Test case: what happens when a government requires renewable energy?

Test case: what happens when a government requires renewable energy?....It's pioneers like Colorado that will finally propel us into the 21st century. Great news! Love it when the old ways are trounced by new tech AND soundly at that!"[B]Despite a continuing boom, oil and gas companies here are on the...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Telecom & Utilities, Westinghouse, mW, tax, Xcel Energy Inc., renewable energy

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Russia, Georgia and NASA

Russia, Georgia and NASASelf reliance is a good thingLet's be really glad we're not dependent on Russia for more important things... and yes, I do think that foreign countries should be wary of over-dependence on the US works both ways.I think Bill Nelson has done a good job over the...

Tags: Self-Reliance, COTS, SpaceX, Orbital, NASA

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Microsoft readies new Storage 1.0 feature pack for Windows

Microsoft readies new Storage 1.0 feature pack for WindowsWhere's WinFS then ?Looks like the once much vaunted WinFS is still a no show.Maybe Microsoft should bit the bullet and licence ZFS from Sun, like Apple, and be done with it. We could then have a decent File System.RE: Microsoft...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, WinFS, new Storage 1.0, Storage 1.0, Storage 1.0 feature, Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Corp., storage

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

McCain's copyright problem: oh, the hypocrisy

McCain's copyright problem: oh, the hypocrisyAnother hit job on McCainLooks like another leftist hit job on McCain to me. Too bad McCain is going to win anyway! :-)RE: McCain's copyright problem: oh, the hypocrisyThis is just petty politics on Browne's part. This bleeding heart liberal would not have said a...

Tags: hypocrisy, copyright problem, John McCain

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

Capturing solar energy from asphalt pavements

Massachusetts researchers have found a new method for capturing solar energy. They're using heat from asphalt and other paved surfaces to produce electricity. Through asphalt, 'the researchers are developing a solar collector that could turn roads and parking lots into ubiquitous -- and inexpensive -- sources of electricity and hot...

Tags: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Solar Energy, Road, Telecom & Utilities, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-14

(Photos: Hydrogen Road Tour gets into gear)

(Photos: Hydrogen Road Tour gets into gear)Where's the Hydrogen?I'll tell you how to get enough hydrogen to run the world for millenia. There are certain, very large areas of the world, typically volcanic, which have a massive heat gradient. One such is Kamchatka, on the Eastern border of Siberia. Here...

Tags: hydrogen, Hydrogen Road Tour, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

News to know: SAP; Microsoft patches; Nvidia; iPhone

Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: SAP: Oracle price-gouges customers even more than we do Michael Krigsman: Business Objects Influencer Summit: Strategy to execution Larry Dignan: Microsoft plugs IE, Office in big patch haul Roland Piquepaille: No more need for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, NVidia Corp., Patch Management, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, 3G, E-books, Web Browsers, Linux, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-08-13