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Response Lag
I would be willing to bet these police computers are using 802.11 MHz of 2.4, the same frequency that 802.11b and 802.11a use. I heard recently police can use 4.9MHz. Maybe the Keene IT guys don’t know? Police Computers Clash With Dunkin’ Donuts System For Keene, New Hampshire police officers, getting through the drive-through at…
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Rice Seeks To Transform Diplomacy
A few years ago, I happened to be looking at the CIA World Factbook (probably specifically at Seychelles) and ended up looking at job descriptions for the Consular Officer (now apparently a Passport and Visa Specialist). At the time, I thought it was be an ideal job. Go live in a country for a few…
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BellSouth vs. Google – Round 1
What about the customers? Companies all too often play chicken. It is the consumers who get screwed. A few years ago, a Sun vs. Microsoft disagreement meant no adequate Java Runtime Environment for the brand new Windows XP personal computers for months. Developers for online classes often tap Java for mini-applications (HTML editors, chat, file…
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I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr
Boondocks did an episode on Martin Luther King, Jr. It inspired me to Google MLK. Much of this is a poignant reminder of how far and not far enough the both America and the world have come. We are not living the dream. Yet… I Have A Dream Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln…
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Google Fortune Telling
How do YOU die? Okay, so here’s the deal, find out how you end your life, the google way. Go to google, type “(your first name) was killed by” and see what the end of life holds in store for you. Remember to use the quotations marks, else it wont work. Mine: “ Ezra was…
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Something to Get Off My Chest
Back in December, I applied for a position in Enterprise Application Services – Technical Services in the Office of Information and Instructional Technology in the University System of Georgia. The title is the same as mine. The job duties would be one of three Database and Application Administrators for the WebCT Vista system at USG.…
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Faux Native American Mound?
Faux Native American Mound?, originally uploaded by sneezypb. Found this… wow… back in 2003 on a random drive down roads I have never traveled jaunt. I think (not close to certain) I went N up US441 and at Jacksonville, GA cut NW towards US129 and this is on that road somewhere. Last weekend I went…
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PM and Issue Tracking in One App
Jeff is thinking about project management, feature/bug tracking, all-in-one. Me too. Though for right now, I would rather just get ticket management over email under control.
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Dial Tone
Hearing a dial tone while in the middle of a phone conversation and still hear the other person’s voice is one of the strangest things I have ever encountered. I expect it when I pick up a receiver or turn on a cordless phone. To be talking to someone and all of a sudden hear…