Nevada Brothels Literally Ask to Be Taxed (AP)

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Nevada Lawmakers Consider Taxing
Brothels (Reuters)

Nevada Lawmakers Consider Taxing
Brothels (Reuters) 04/15/2005 09:51 AM
Reuters - Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would tax the state's 28 legal brothels, the only regulated bordellos in the United States.

Brothels to fall into tax net

Brothels to fall into tax net 04/17/2005 10:07 AM
Star of Mysore Apr 17 2005 12:38PM GMT

Will Any Voice Chat Software Be Taxed?

Will Any Voice Chat Software Be Taxed? 07/26/2004 12:14 PM
Following New Hampshire's attempt to tax IM, and a recent VoIP legislation amendment that opened up any voice chat related application to taxation, Declan McCullough is noticing that politicians appear to be moving closer to taxing any software that allows voice chat, in order to put more dollars in the universal service fund. Now, increasing universal access isn't a bad thing, but why should software that has nothing to do with the telephony system be forced to support the telephony system? As the article suggests, it's like taxing cars to support horse troughs. It's yet another situation where an older technology feels they deserve fees from a newer technology because they can't figure out how to compete and avoid becoming obsolete.

It's Time Uncle Sam Taxed Techies

It's Time Uncle Sam Taxed Techies 01/07/2004 06:14 PM
One of the many things I used to admire about the high-tech industry was its disinterest in seeking special favors from Washington, other than to be left alone to turn out truly amazing stuff. Now that's changed. By Steven Peralstein (Washington Post via MyAppleMenu)

'Seal of Quality' for Better Brothels?
(Reuters)

'Seal of Quality' for Better Brothels?
(Reuters) 07/02/2004 02:38 PM
Reuters - The Dutch government backs plans for "seals of quality" for well-run brothels and standard contracts for prostitutes, as well as more support for those who want to leave the world's oldest profession, it said on Friday.

Germany plans to fine brothels with no
apprentices (Reuters)

Germany plans to fine brothels with no
apprentices (Reuters) 05/02/2004 02:02 PM
Reuters - The German government's plans to levy fines on companies that fail to hire trainees will also be applied to legal German brothels, Der Spiegel news magazine reports.

Hardware That Literally Doesn't Stink?

Hardware That Literally Doesn't Stink? 08/18/2004 08:36 PM

New Use for Bluetooth Is Literally Sexy

New Use for Bluetooth Is Literally Sexy 08/19/2004 08:09 AM
ABCNEWS.com Aug 19 2004 12:04PM GMT

Bring your Mac along for the ride --
literally

Bring your Mac along for the ride --
literally 01/23/2004 02:21 PM
You can buy a car that has a GPS system, DVD player, and other digital functions already built-in. Or you can do what one enterprising Czech car owner did: You can put a Power Mac G4 in your vehicle and let it provide the GPS navigation, movies, music, weather reports, and more. It's all detailed in an article on MujMAC, a Czech Mac news Web site.

Singapore to make spammers pay -
literally

Singapore to make spammers pay -
literally 05/26/2004 09:14 AM
Cunning plan

When online stores literally don't
deliver

When online stores literally don't
deliver 12/17/2004 06:25 PM
Woodtv.com - Fri Dec 17, 08:32 am GMT

Taking Viral Marketing A Little Too
Literally

Taking Viral Marketing A Little Too
Literally 08/18/2004 04:42 PM
Ah, those nutty video game companies. The latest publicity stunt, involves having people give out phone numbers and email addresses of their friends, and letting the video game company spam them with a text message or email telling them they have a virus. Anti-virus firms are horrified, especially as this follows up a number of over-hyped articles about mobile-phone viruses. The video game company, however, stands by the promotion, claiming that if people go to the website advertised in the "you have a virus" message, they'll realize it's just a promotion. Because, obviously, the first thing you do when you get a message telling you that you have a virus is go to the website it's advertising.

This is the most draconian legislation
applied to the hapless, wheezing,
over-charged, over-taxed, broken-winded,
bronchitic, catarrhal, modern smoker.

This is the most draconian legislation
applied to the hapless, wheezing,
over-charged, over-taxed, broken-winded,
bronchitic, catarrhal, modern smoker. 01/01/2004 11:08 AM
The Death of the Irish Pub? "The smoking ban is the work of one man, Michael Martin, the Minister for Health and Children, and one of nature's killjoys... He is generally thought to regard the banning of nicotine from Irish pubs as a personal crusade, explaining that he once tried smoking but didn't enjoy it."

The ban was scheduled to start today, but has been delayed until March. It's one thing to have smoking banned in California and New York, but what's the point of pub that's not dark and smoky? And Scotland might be next...

BooksFree.com Delivers Library to your
Doorstep, Literally

BooksFree.com Delivers Library to your
Doorstep, Literally 06/14/2004 02:07 AM
BooksFree.com is the world's largest e-library of paperback books offering free delivery and prepaid return mailers. Books on CD are also offered using the same borrowing system. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004]

Waiting on Pins and Needles -- Literally
(Reuters)

Waiting on Pins and Needles -- Literally
(Reuters) 07/15/2004 10:14 AM
Reuters - A German acupuncture patient was left pierced with needles in a clinic after a therapist forgot about her, locked up his practice and went home, police in Hanover said on Thursday.

Yahoo! News - eBay loser goes literally
ballistic

Yahoo! News - eBay loser goes literally
ballistic 05/03/2004 03:57 AM
Ebay Loser Pulls A Gun On Person Who Outbid Him .. Yahoo!

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Putting out colo fires (literally!), aka
“A weekend of downtime”,
grrr.

Putting out colo fires (literally!), aka
“A weekend of downtime”,
grrr. 09/26/2004 05:04 PM

Ugh. What a horrible weekend. I and the team have been spending the entire weekend dealing with massive data corruption caused - of all things - by an electrical fire on the main electrical line coming into our colo here in San Francisco.

The colo fire has led to a cascade of failures that has caused the Technorati service to be down for most of the weekend. It's also giving me a lot more respect for people who build and maintain 100% uptime of services, the trials and tribulations they go through, and also the cost of being operationally excellent.

What Happened

At about 9:30PM PST Friday, there was an electrical fire on the power main inside our colocation center, where our entire server infrastructure is housed. This caused our battery backup power supplies to kick in, but the independent power generator at the colo never kicked in - possibly because the problem was a fire inside the building rather than a general power blackout of the neighborhood. Well, the fire was only problem #1. We weren't expecting or planning for an outage of that kind. It caused a cascade of other problems that made the rest of the weekend a huge PITA. Problem #2 was that we didn't have a good enough emergency plan in place that would shut our systems down cleanly when power ran out like that. Unfortunately, that meant that when the batteries died, our server farm went down quite ungracefully - causing problem #3, which was data corruption due to the unclean shutdown.

The rest of the weekend has been spent recovering from these failures - we've had to do consistency checks and then rebuilds of the data sets that got corrupted, and we're doing that for over a hundred machines. Bad bad bad. At least we've been performing regular daily backups, and we're able to use that as starting points on our road to recovery. The current ETA to get services back up and running is by Monday morning, which will mean a weekend of unplanned downtime.

What we're doing about it

Clearly, this is unacceptable, but the damage is already done, so the big question on my mind is how to learn from this outage and make sure that it never happens again. One of the important things learned is that there's a reason why some colocation centers are called “Tier 1” (and priced that way) and others are not. Tier 1 means that everything is overprovisioned, and there's plenty of infrastructure backup already built into the place - electrical, network, fire suppression, environmental, security, etc. We have been planning a move to a new colocation center, but this most recent incident just underscores the need to move asap. Second, it illustrates a hole we had in our emergency plan - we had built our emergency plan based on a threat level of a short outage followed by a quick electrical recovery. We had planned for a shutdown of critical systems if battery power fell below a certain threshold (upsd for you techies out there), but we hadn't gotten it implemented given that we were planning the move to the new colo. That of course, led to the data corruption that is keeping the team up all weekend.

Once we get past this crisis and get the service back up and running again, I guarantee that we'll be doing a post-mortem analysis to see where the failure points were, and how we can avoid them in the future. I have learned a lot from this experience about the value (and implicit cost) of planning and building systems around unreliable components, and doing everything you can to eliminate risk - and also about planning for quick recovery when the unthinkable happens. I have a lot of respect for the folks at Google, Yahoo, eBay, and the like for their ability to build and maintain a solid world-class infrastructure, have it scale, and also innovate with new applications as well.

Planning for Murphy's Law

Count me as one of the humbled. To our users and customers: Ouch this hurts, and we're working on making sure that outages like this never happen again. To the folks down in ops and engineering at companies around the globe keeping these systems running and useful, no matter what Murphy throws at you, you've got my appreciation.

I'll post as we have more updates on service status as the day progresses.

Off to Nevada Again

Off to Nevada Again 09/24/2004 08:02 PM
This weekend looks like it might produce some decent fall soaring conditions in and near the eastern Sierra (as I hoped). So I'm off to give it a shot. Have a good weekend......

In Nevada for the Weekend...

In Nevada for the Weekend... 09/03/2004 04:34 PM
I'm heading out shortly to go fly in Nevada for the long weekend. The Reno Soaring Forecast is good today, but weekend conditions aren't so great. We'll see how it works out. If it's as good as when I was there in late May, I'll be happy. I flew there in early August too, but it was a tough flight. If you're in the U.S., enjoy the long weekend!...

Reno, Nevada or

Reno, Nevada or 04/18/2004 04:34 AM
You can enter Reno by several different roads. But I defy anyone to arrive in Reno via any description other than "rolling into town." Because Reno is that kind of place. We rolled into town around 8:30pm following one of the most beautiful drives ever: the Donner Pass at dusk. Amazing... I recommend it if you happen to be a traveling musician. We arrived at the Zephyr Ba ...

In the Nevada Desert for a Week...

In the Nevada Desert for a Week... 05/27/2004 05:09 PM
I'll probably be too busy preparing and packing to post much else to my weblog in the next day, so I'll post this now... (But the linkblog will stay alive. See below.) Next week (May 29th - June 5th), I will be flying my around over the Nevada desert. I'm taking part in this year's Cross Country Camp at the AirSailing Gliderport, in the Palomino Valley roughly 25 miles north of Reno and not far from Pyramid lake. I'll be...

Nader: Nada in Nevada

Nader: Nada in Nevada 07/08/2004 10:19 AM

SCO Could Sue Nevada Court For Using
Linux

SCO Could Sue Nevada Court For Using
Linux 03/06/2004 02:04 AM

Nevada Fire Remains Out of Control (AP)

Nevada Fire Remains Out of Control (AP) 07/15/2004 06:39 PM
AP - An army of firefighters struggled Thursday to contain an explosive wildfire that destroyed several luxury homes and threatened 550 other houses and businesses on the edge of Nevada's capital.

Nevada Stages Huge Rib Cook-Off (AP)

Nevada Stages Huge Rib Cook-Off (AP) 09/03/2004 06:49 AM
AP - Some 300,000 people are expected to pig out on about 130,000 pounds of pork ribs. The 16th annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off got off to a sizzling start Thursday, and cooks up ribs through Monday.

Other News: Nevada Security Problem

Other News: Nevada Security Problem 03/14/2005 05:07 PM
Thieves get full personal information on thousands of Nevada residents with a DMV theft.

At Wave Camp in Nevada All Week

At Wave Camp in Nevada All Week 04/11/2005 03:19 AM
From Saturday the 9th until Sunday the 17th, I'll be in the Minden, Nevada area at the annual BASA Wave Camp. Posting here will be pretty light. Only two days into the camp, I already have some good stories to tell. But the days are long and we're rather tired by the end of the day. In fact, I've only uploaded a few pics so far to Flickr. But I'm tagging all my photos with wavecamp2005, so you can find...

Nevada Goes With E-Voting Paper Trail As
Well

Nevada Goes With E-Voting Paper Trail As
Well 12/12/2003 04:35 AM
As predicted a few weeks back when California announced that they were requirin g a paper trail on any e-voting machine, having such a large state do so would make other states follow suit. So, the next one up appears to be Nevada who announced today that they'll require paper receipts. However, here's where the article gets weird. They're claiming that they're the first state to do so, but that seems to ignore the California announcement from last month. The only thing that might support this claim (and this isn't clear) is that the California mandate is basically: if you use electronic voting machines, there needs to be a paper trail. The Nevada announcement appears to be: everyone must use electronic voting machines and there needs to be a paper trail. Completely off topic, but, since my experience with Nevada has been that everywhere you go there will be a slot machine, why doesn't one of these voting machine companies come up with a combined slot machine/voting machine?

Kerry Wins Nevada and D.C. Caucuses (AP)

Kerry Wins Nevada and D.C. Caucuses (AP) 02/14/2004 07:52 PM
AP - Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry scored victories east and west Saturday, swamping his rivals in Nevada and the District of Columbia caucuses to build his advantage in delegates needed for the nomination. His opponents pinned their hopes on the coming Wisconsin primary to try to slow him down.

Nevada Town Holds Armpit Festival (AP)

Nevada Town Holds Armpit Festival (AP) 08/18/2004 10:40 AM
AP - For the third year in a row, this northern Nevada town turned the pungent press it received after being designated the "Armpit of America" into a tourism success.

Nation looks to Nevada after smooth
election on new computers

Nation looks to Nevada after smooth
election on new computers 09/12/2004 02:16 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Sep 12 2004 5:53PM GMT

8,076 Foot Burrito Built at Nevada Fair
(AP)

8,076 Foot Burrito Built at Nevada Fair
(AP) 08/31/2004 04:50 PM
AP - Volunteers ladled refried beans and slathered on the sour cream and salsa in Reno in an attempt to get into the record books. If accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records, the giant burrito crafted at the Nevada State Fair on Sunday will be the one to beat.

Kerry Triumphs in Nevada and District of
Columbia

Kerry Triumphs in Nevada and District of
Columbia 02/14/2004 09:09 PM
Though few delegates were at stake on Saturday, the victories consolidated Mr. Kerry's front-runner status.

Nevada Ponders Superfund Status for Mine

Nevada Ponders Superfund Status for Mine 08/09/2004 12:43 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Sun Aug 8, 09:31 pm GMT

CNN.com - Kerry wins Nevada, D.C.
caucuses - Feb. 14, 2004

CNN.com - Kerry wins Nevada, D.C.
caucuses - Feb. 14, 2004 02/15/2004 06:25 PM
caucus victories in Nevada and the District of Columbia .. Kerry wins Nevada, D.C. caucuses .. caucuses

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Six Killed in Nevada Airport Plane Crash

Six Killed in Nevada Airport Plane Crash 12/25/2003 07:52 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 25 2003 6:39PM ET

Recent Earthquakes in California and
Nevada - Index Map

Recent Earthquakes in California and
Nevada - Index Map 12/23/2003 07:18 AM
6.5 along the central coast somewhere around the Hearst Castle .. Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada .. L.A. earthquake! .. (new window) .. earthquakes .. quakemeter .. earthquake

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Kerry Scores Easy Wins in Nevada, D.C.
(Reuters)

Kerry Scores Easy Wins in Nevada, D.C.
(Reuters) 02/14/2004 09:09 PM
Reuters - Democratic front-runner John Kerry notched easy wins in Nevada and the District of Columbia on Saturday to expand his lead in the party's presidential race, while rivals Howard Dean and John Edwards focused on stopping his winning streak in Wisconsin on Tuesday.

NM wireless Internet provider acquired
by Nevada firm

NM wireless Internet provider acquired
by Nevada firm 12/29/2004 08:25 PM
bizjournals.com Dec 30 2004 12:02AM GMT
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Nevada Legislators Ignore Brothel Tax
Proposal (Reuters)

Nevada Legislators Ignore Brothel Tax
Proposal (Reuters) 04/18/2005 10:14 AM
Reuters - A bill to tax Nevada's 28 brothels suffered a quiet death on Friday as state lawmakers declined to vote on the proposal ahead of a legislative deadline.

Nevada Loses Yucca Mt. Waste Site Appeal
(AP)

Nevada Loses Yucca Mt. Waste Site Appeal
(AP) 07/09/2004 11:54 AM
AP - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected Nevada's arguments against a building a nuclear waste site in the state, but ordered the government to develop a plan to protect the public against radiation releases beyond the proposed 10,000 years.

Nevada loses Yucca Mt. waste site appeal

Nevada loses Yucca Mt. waste site appeal 07/09/2004 06:16 PM

U.S. to Proceed on Nevada Waste Site
Despite Ruling (Reuters)

U.S. to Proceed on Nevada Waste Site
Despite Ruling (Reuters) 07/13/2004 05:02 PM
Reuters - The Bush administration will proceed with a plan to build a nuclear waste site in Nevada this year despite a court decision ordering it to prevent radiation leaks for more than 10,000 years, a senior Energy Department official said on Tuesday.

Nevada nuke test fallout turns up in
Hertfordshire

Nevada nuke test fallout turns up in
Hertfordshire 09/06/2004 07:28 AM
Soil legacy of 1950s blasts

Nevada bill to tax stripping
unconstitutional, ACLU says (Reuters)

Nevada bill to tax stripping
unconstitutional, ACLU says (Reuters) 04/14/2005 06:50 AM
Reuters - A Nevada bill that would impose a 10 percent tax on strip club dancing will be struck down in court if lawmakers pass it, an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer said on Wednesday.

Nevada Brothels Literally Ask to Be Taxed (AP)

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