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Last One Out, Turn Off the Lights...

Last One Out, Turn Off the Lights... 06/11/2004 04:05 PM

Gateway to consolidate Midwestern facilities: With this, Gateway is leaving Sioux Falls completely. This is too bad, as Gateway is a child of South Dakota.

Gateway will close its Sioux Falls, S.D., facility this month, as part of its plan to return to profitability.

Here's a statistic for you: in the last four years, Gateway has reduced their workforce by 91%, from 24,000 workers worldwide in 2000 to just 2,000 workers after this latest round of layoffs.

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Turn off the lights when you leave.

Turn off the lights when you leave. 07/24/2004 06:16 PM
The end of the light bulb? E. Fred Schubert, a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute "claims to have invented a 99-percent efficient reflector that promises to speed the replacement of light bulbs with LEDs." According to researchers, this could happen within the next five years. The current prototype is bankrolled by the ARPA and The National Science Foundation "recently award Schubert's team a $210,000 grant to create in three years a commercial version of his patented omnidirectional reflector."

"Schubert claimed that lighting accounts for 25 percent of U.S. electrical energy consumption. Since white LEDs emit more light per dollar and generate less unwanted heat, they are potentially a major energy saver." (see EE Times link)

Meanwhile, some of the oldtimers seem to be pretty refractory.

Traffic lights that stop you from
speeding

Traffic lights that stop you from
speeding 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
Imagine your late for work and you are driving well above the speed limit and much to your frustration every...

Parents Turn to Courts to Stop Bullying
(AP)

Parents Turn to Courts to Stop Bullying
(AP) 05/22/2004 02:21 AM
AP - Education groups say more and more parents are taking school officials to court for failing to stop other youngsters from bullying their children.

Colleges turn to Internet to stop online
cheating

Colleges turn to Internet to stop online
cheating 01/04/2005 08:44 AM
Kentucky.com - Tue Jan 4, 10:20 am GMT

IBM car tech to nab speeders

IBM car tech to nab speeders 04/15/2005 12:28 AM
A $125 million deal with United Arab Emirates will create a nationwide network of cars with "black boxes" to track speed and location.

IBM To Help UAE Slow Speeders

IBM To Help UAE Slow Speeders 04/16/2005 11:20 PM
Sci-Tech Today Apr 17 2005 2:28AM GMT

For Speeders, Hybrids Suck Gas

For Speeders, Hybrids Suck Gas 05/21/2004 05:30 AM
One of the biggest selling points for hybrid cars is their fuel-efficiency, but some disappointed owners still have a case of the gas-pump blues. They're discovering that, just like with regular cars, driving styles dictate mileage. By John Gartner.

Cops Dress in Camouflage to Nab Speeders
(AP)

Cops Dress in Camouflage to Nab Speeders
(AP) 06/03/2004 03:13 PM
AP - State police are taking to the woods, dressed in camouflage and armed.

Kill my brother's x-box

Kill my brother's x-box 01/01/2004 03:53 PM
I never make New Years Resolutions, because...I know no matter what I do...I will never keep it going. Well, for...

Big Brother's Big Brother?

Big Brother's Big Brother? 04/18/2004 12:14 PM
Watching Justice -- a new blog keeping an eye on the Dept. of Justice, drawing on the research and insight of a vast list of organizations, from the ABA to the Violence Policy Center, and brought to us by Soros' Open Society Institute.

Big Brother's Last Mile

Big Brother's Last Mile 08/17/2004 11:25 AM

Stoplight to punish suburban speeders /
Pleasanton finds a way to slow impatient
drivers

Stoplight to punish suburban speeders /
Pleasanton finds a way to slow impatient
drivers 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
Stoplight to punish suburban speeders / Pleasanton finds a way to slow impatient drivers .. turn red if they catch you speeding .. The Fast and the Frustrated .. Smart Stop Lights .. forced to stop

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Eviction shock for Brother's Stu

Eviction shock for Brother's Stu 08/04/2004 08:49 PM
Student Stuart Wilson is voted off Channel 4's reality television show Big Brother in a surprise eviction.

Stepping on Big Brother's Toes

Stepping on Big Brother's Toes 07/29/2004 05:01 AM
A British group announces 'winners' in its contest to identify the groups that have done the most to invade personal privacy in the United Kingdom -- including the U.S. government. By Michelle Delio.

Other News: Big Brother's Tax System

Other News: Big Brother's Tax System 02/17/2004 11:51 AM
Big Brother, the tax man, is watching us on the Internet.

Big Brother's designs on ratings

Big Brother's designs on ratings 05/22/2004 06:47 PM
A compact and uncomfortable fourth Big Brother house is revealed as the producers attempt to boost ratings.

PayPal: Big Brother's Little Helper

PayPal: Big Brother's Little Helper 03/14/2003 01:09 PM
Has PayPal's acceptable use policy become much broader recently? I just received notice of changes to PayPal's acceptable use policy. I was surprised at the number of things that they have restrictions on. One in particular seemed like the kiss of death: No porn for you unless it's from eBay's Mature section. Won't somebody think of the cam girls? With many banks now offering some sort of internet check-writing facility is PayPal really even a valid business model anymore outside of eBay?

Big Brother's Kitten 'faces jail'

Big Brother's Kitten 'faces jail' 06/04/2004 10:54 AM
Big Brother 5 contestant Kitten could face jail if she does not show up in court next week.

Minnesota Man Bites Off Brother's Finger
(AP)

Minnesota Man Bites Off Brother's Finger
(AP) 02/01/2005 09:23 PM
AP - Police say a man lost his cool and bit off a third of his younger brother's finger on Thursday night after a vicious family dispute.

| Big Brother's Ryan reaps big bucks

| Big Brother's Ryan reaps big bucks 08/15/2004 02:26 AM
Entertainment.news.com.au - Sat Aug 14, 01:49 pm GMT

US fingerprinting plan earns Big
Brother's wrath

US fingerprinting plan earns Big
Brother's wrath 07/28/2004 03:10 PM
ZDNet UK Jul 28 2004 6:47PM GMT

L.A., Houston top list of worst
stop-go-stop-go traffic (USATODAY.com)

L.A., Houston top list of worst
stop-go-stop-go traffic (USATODAY.com) 02/19/2004 08:10 AM
USATODAY.com - Traffic bottlenecks across the nation have increased by 40% since 1999, a new report shows. Despite that, delays are being reduced at some of the nation's most infamous chokepoints such as Albuquerque's "Big I" and Chicago's "Hillside Strangler."

Ad-Blocker Agrees To Stop Storming Popup
Ads D Squared Solutions has agreed to
stop smothering computer users

Ad-Blocker Agrees To Stop Storming Popup
Ads D Squared Solutions has agreed to
stop smothering computer users 07/30/2004 07:13 PM
AVN Online Jul 30 2004 10:51PM GMT

Stop SQL Injection Attacks Before They
Stop You

Stop SQL Injection Attacks Before They
Stop You 09/12/2004 11:33 PM
Armed with advanced server-side technologies like ASP.NET and powerful database servers such as Microsoft® SQL Server™, developers are able to create dynamic, data-driven Web sites with incredible ease. But the power of ASP.NET and SQL can easily be used against you by hackers mounting an all-too-common class of attack—the SQL injection attack. The basic idea behind a SQL injection attack is this: you create a Web page that allows the user to enter text into a textbox that will be used to execute a query against a database. A hacker enters a malformed SQL statement into the textbox that changes the nature of the query so that it can be used to break into, alter, or damage the back-end database. How is this possible? Let me illustrate with an example.

Lights? Not quite

Lights? Not quite 12/28/2004 09:09 AM
USA Today Dec 28 2004 1:19PM GMT

and those bright lights

and those bright lights 04/01/2005 02:42 PM
Just after 9 Wednesday morning, we said goodbye to Felix The Bear. He left us peacefully and quietly, surrounded by...

Bryght lights

Bryght lights 09/01/2004 12:02 PM

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Think Blinky Lights

Think Blinky Lights 12/08/2003 03:38 PM
It's that time of year I usually fire up xsnow on my sparc console and stare at the swirling...

Too many Christmas lights?

Too many Christmas lights? 12/10/2003 07:56 PM
Is there such a thing as too many Christmas lights? I love seeing lavish displays of lights at Christmas time. Some folks like a few old-fashioned Christmas lights and some like to deck the halls in a blaze of glory (this one boasts 700,000 lights). And how much does it cost to run a fabulous display?

Where Was FERC When the Lights Went Out?

Where Was FERC When the Lights Went Out? 08/06/2004 09:40 AM

SF Chronicle: Death Star' trader admits manipulating California market. The Enron Corp. energy trader who devised the notorious "Death Star'' scheme to bill California for fictitious electricity pleaded guilty in a San Francisco court to a federal fraud charge and admitted plotting to manipulate the market during the state's energy crisis.

Who else should be indicted? An e-mail correspondent this morning points to one of the worst offenders in this scandal: the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where inaction in the face of utter sleaze is a way of life. Instead of helping California and the other states that got screwed by the bandits at Enron and other energy companies, FERC has consistently stiffed the victims, offering a tidbit here and there but essentially doing nothing serious. FERC keeps insisting that it's on the case. We'll need some actual evidence one of these days.

Sun Lights Up U.K. Servers, Desktops

Sun Lights Up U.K. Servers, Desktops 12/08/2003 10:33 AM
Systems vendor's low-cost office software line makes more headway against rivals as the company signs Britain's Office of Government Commerce to a five-year deal.

Campaigns rev up as soon as lights go
down (USATODAY.com)

Campaigns rev up as soon as lights go
down (USATODAY.com) 09/03/2004 06:49 AM
USATODAY.com - The general election campaign roared to life Thursday night less than an hour after President Bush's acceptance speech here at the Republican convention. Bush was to head for the crucial state of Pennsylvania shortly after the balloons dropped in Madison Square Garden, and Democrat John Kerry held a midnight rally in Ohio.

Red traffic lights in Naples

Red traffic lights in Naples 06/05/2004 03:58 AM

I heard from one of our hosts last night that when driving in Naples, "there are three kinds of red lights. Some you must stop at or you will die. Some provide advice to be careful. Others are merely decoration." Seriously though, I have never seen so many drivers completely ignore traffic lights in my life.

PPC FAQ: iPAQ Notification Lights

PPC FAQ: iPAQ Notification Lights 01/04/2004 01:39 AM

Welcome to Ugly Christmas Lights.com!

Welcome to Ugly Christmas Lights.com! 12/25/2003 08:07 AM
UGLY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. COM .. and then you have these

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NYC Lights Design Competition

NYC Lights Design Competition 01/07/2004 02:02 PM
New York City Lights Design Competition (via Gothamist). What are the existing examples of urban illumination that impress? Are there unused designs or interesting ideas from art and movies floating around?

Show lights up Paralympics

Show lights up Paralympics 09/17/2004 06:21 PM
The XII Paralympics begins in Athens, after a spectacular opening ceremony.

Control TiVo, Lights With Your PSP

Control TiVo, Lights With Your PSP 04/19/2005 08:47 AM

Myriad hacks are emerging for the PSP as eager tweakers have their way with the black box. Add to the list the ability to control your home automation system (and TiVo) wirelessly. Liquidice explains:

I now have the ability to turn my lights on and off. [I] have full control (Play, Stop, Pause, Menu) of my DVD player, TIVO, and High Def TV, all wirelessly from my PSP. ... I put an image map on [some] graphics and created some HTML pages which are hosted on my WACI NX server. The links are crafted so that when the PSP highlights and clicks on a spot on the image map, it instructs the WACI NX server to send an IR signal to my A/V equipment or triggers it's relays to cut power on the lights.

While he doesn't have step-by-step instructions, he explains his methodologies pretty clearly, and mentions that an official Sony web browser for the PSP will make things much simpler.

(#gizmodo frequenter AMIB points out (with some sass, it's noted) that the PSP isn't so spectacular in this feat because all the heavy lifting is handled by the home automation web server. A valid point, by way of saying any device or code that can make a GET request to a web server can accomplish the same thing.)

P SP Home Control 1.0 [psphacks via PVRblog ]

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The Song Stops When I Want It To Stop

The Song Stops When I Want It To Stop 08/03/2004 07:34 PM
I can control when a song starts and stops in iTunes. By Jeff Carlson, ExtraBITS (via MyAppleMenu)

The Buck Stops €¦ Where? - Stop blaming
your henchmen, Mr. President. By Fred
Kaplan

The Buck Stops €¦ Where? - Stop blaming
your henchmen, Mr. President. By Fred
Kaplan 05/16/2004 04:58 AM
Bush Didn't Take Out Zarqawi When He Could, Because to Do So Would Have Eliminated One of His Trumped Up Justification for Attacking Iraq. So Then, Is the Blood of Nick Berg on Bush's Hands?

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The Buck Stops … Where? - Stop blaming
your henchmen, Mr. President. By Fred
Kaplan

The Buck Stops … Where? - Stop blaming
your henchmen, Mr. President. By Fred
Kaplan 05/17/2004 10:44 PM

Black sues to stop Telegraph sale

Black sues to stop Telegraph sale 07/02/2004 01:22 AM
Ousted media magnate Conrad Black is going to court to seek a veto over the proposed sell-off of the Telegraph titles.

Tiny Oregon Town Getting First Stoplight
(AP)

Tiny Oregon Town Getting First Stoplight
(AP) 03/28/2005 10:09 AM
AP - A bit of the big city is coming to La Pine.

Buck stops here

Buck stops here 05/19/2004 07:41 AM
Don't waste a dollar on the current crop of buzzy singles (Cullum, Krall, Morrissey, I'm talking about you). Here are five free downloads worth your time.

With a DVR, the Puck Stops Here

With a DVR, the Puck Stops Here 04/20/2004 04:50 AM
The San Jose Sharks are the hockey team of Silicon Valley. Their tech savvy shows: A coach uses a tablet PC with TiVo-like functionality to review plays and capture opportune moments, all while the game is in progress. By Katie Dean.

"For Some, the Blogging Never Stops"

"For Some, the Blogging Never Stops" 05/29/2004 04:47 PM

For Some, the Blogging Never Stops

For Some, the Blogging Never Stops 05/26/2004 09:23 PM
Millions of the online journals called Web logs have been created, most to be neglected or abandoned. For certain devotees, though, blogging becomes an obsession.

Nanosys stops IPO

Nanosys stops IPO 08/05/2004 03:12 AM
ZDNet UK Aug 5 2004 7:36AM GMT

SBC Pulls Out the Stops in Wi-Fi Deals

SBC Pulls Out the Stops in Wi-Fi Deals 07/20/2004 02:21 PM
SBC Communications announced a host of Wi-Fi partnerships and deals today to extend the reach of its network and maximize traffic passing across locations they operate: SBC will resell access to its FreedomLink network, which will include 300 Caribou Coffee stores (Midwest and South-central and Southeast coast) as well as the thousands of The UPS Store locations, to iPass, GoRemote, and Syniverse. This reselling agreement will be live by the end of 2004. SBC FreedomLink subscribers will have access to Concourse Communications hotspots (JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Detroit, and Minneapolis/St. Paul), Telmex (400 Mexican locations), and Wise Technologies (an array of retail and airport venues). Access to those locations won't be included in a monthly fee from SBC, but will cost just $4 per day, which is often less than half the cost of the retail prices for those venues. This roaming arrangement will also be in place before year's end. In the same press release, SBC notes that it is selling 3,000 home Wi-Fi gateways each day to SBC Yahoo! DSL customers. They reiterated that later this year, FreedomLink will be offered to its DSL subscribers at a "significant discount." SBC is deploying several tactics at once here, increasing the size of its self-operated network to make the total number of hotspots more appealing to subscribers while also making the network more appealing to resellers. Providing discounted access to other hotspot network is useful for business travelers who may have no compunction about paying $4 a few times a month for airport access. By emphasizing the scale of home Wi-Fi adoption and its coming discounted plan for its millions of DSL subscribers, SBC also makes the network more appealing to new venues considering which hotspot operator to work with....

MOM FAQ: OnePoint Service Stops

MOM FAQ: OnePoint Service Stops 09/10/2004 02:48 PM

Tesco stops pay to cut 'sickies'

Tesco stops pay to cut 'sickies' 05/16/2004 10:54 AM
Supermarket giant Tesco will not pay workers who take a day of sick under a trial scheme in selected new stores.

Microsoft Stops Making Wi-Fi

Microsoft Stops Making Wi-Fi 05/11/2004 04:23 PM
Wi-Fi Planet May 11 2004 7:55PM GMT

Toys "R" Us Stops Playing Around

Toys "R" Us Stops Playing Around 06/24/2004 08:07 AM
Can the retailer take back toy land?

CertaPIN Stops ATM, POS Fraud

CertaPIN Stops ATM, POS Fraud 12/18/2003 08:37 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 18 2003 8:04PM ET

Next Generation Truck Stops

Next Generation Truck Stops 01/11/2004 09:22 PM
Neat o Next Generation Truck Stops IANAT (I am not a trucker), so I had no idea trucks could just plug into truck stops complete with air conditioning, power, internet, satellite TV, etc. And the bonus is that these facilities are environmentally friendly since the truck doesn't have to be left running all night.

Iowa Unwires Rest Stops

Iowa Unwires Rest Stops 02/05/2005 09:26 PM
Iowa joins a growing trend of states with large empty stretches: For traffic safety purposes, the more frequently people stop, stretch, and take their eyes off the road, the better. Adding Wi-Fi at rest stops is just one tool in that arsenal, but it's also a nice idea for tourists, truckers, and business travelers. Iowa will equip a total of 40 locations by July; 20 of them by mid-March. A trial set of eight locations had 111,000 access over seven months. Several stops are active on Interstates 35 and 80. Service will be free and operated by I-Spot....

Vonage VoIP Stops Working

Vonage VoIP Stops Working 08/02/2004 03:18 PM
One of the few remaining hurdles for most users concerning any plan to ditch a traditional landline and go completely VoIP is the reliability of the service. If your power goes out: no VoIP. If your broadband connection goes down: no VoIP. Now, Vonage, the leader of the independent VoIP providers just convinced a bunch of people to hold off a little longer by having their own internal problems, so that many users couldn't make outgoing phone calls for an hour and a half this morning. There are plenty worse things in the world that could happen, but people are used to being able to pick up their phone and dial without having to worry about whether or not a dialtone exists. Update: Turns out Vonage wasn't the only VoIP provider having problems. Over in Hong Kong, two independent VoIP providers are accusing broadband provider PCCW of disrupting their VoIP connections on purpose -- to keep people using PCCW's landlines. It seems unlikely that the same thing happened with Vonage, but it does raise that issue of network neutrality again.

Elizabeth Arden Stops the Clock

Elizabeth Arden Stops the Clock 06/04/2004 12:37 PM
Elizabeth Arden's 2004 contains some surprises -- like several fewer months.

United stops pension contributions

United stops pension contributions 07/25/2004 02:46 AM
Chicagotribune.com - Fri Jul 23, 06:33 pm GMT

Big Brother's Stop Lights turn red on speeders

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