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Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 1

Yeesh, what is this, attack of the copy/pasters?

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 2

Yeesh, what is this, attack of the copy/pasters?

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 3

Yeesh, what is this, attack of the copy/pasters?

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 4

Evil Kraig F (10/24/2011)
Payment will only be accepted in non-mobile Electrons

Non-mobile electrons? Do you have a holding facility that can keep them at absolute zero? Or do you just mean that you'll keep them in a magnetic trap of some sort? And if they're "non-mobile" how do you expect them to be transferred to you?

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 5

Evil Kraig F's signature (10/24/2011)
This space for Rent.
- Payment will only be accepted in non-mobile Electrons.

The wonderful thing about non-mobile electrons is that you know their momentum exactly (it's zero). That means you have little or no knowledge of their position (more precisely, the degree of uncertainty in any guess you have about their position is infinite).

So if I assert that I have placed some non-mobile electrons in your electron receiving aparatus can I use the space in your sig?

Tom

Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 6

L' Eomot Inversé (10/24/2011)
Evil Kraig F's signature (10/24/2011)
This space for Rent.
- Payment will only be accepted in non-mobile Electrons.
The wonderful thing about non-mobile electrons is that you know their momentum exactly (it's zero). That means you have little or no knowledge of their position (more precisely, the degree of uncertainty in any guess you have about their position is infinite).
So if I assert that I have placed some non-mobile electrons in your electron receiving aparatus can I use the space in your sig?

I'm afraid that they've failed the weigh-in process, there were a few neutrons hanging around. Sorry. The space is still available.

As to storage, we use a reverse gravity structure by forcing a continuous gravitational field via other mass to hold them in place between planetary gravity and our mass. Unfortunately, my techs keep complaining about lunar interference and job security. Meh. 😉

Gus/Jason, har har. very nice. 😛 😀

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 7

Fal (10/23/2011)
Ah bugger. New Zealand won the Rugby Union World Cup. A certain someone is gonna be absolutely intolerable now. 😛

I will be, once (or if) I recover from the five heart attacks during the game, and the 48hrs of celebration with almost no sleep that followed...

Grant & Tom: Thank you :laugh:

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 8

GSquared (9/19/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (9/19/2011)
GSquared (9/16/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (9/16/2011)
I'm thinking about getting a tablet so I can do email & social networking apps while I am at functions (rather than lugging my laptop around), but also read books on it. Therefore, I went to look at the Nook Color today, but I'm still not convinced this is my best choice. The problem with the Nook Color is that it requires logging on to WiFi. I want to be able to log onto the internet even when there is no WiFi available (via use of a broadband card, etc.).
Anyone have any good options / advice on the matter?
If you want one with a full-on Internet connection, get one with built in 3G/4G, don't get one with WiFi and get a tethering device. You'll save money in the long run. You'll be tied to a connection provider (Verizon is what I'd recommend, because they have the fastest network for this), but that should be okay. (Changing providers will mean buying a new tablet, so be sure you're okay with the one you start with.)
I have a WiFi-only Galaxy 10.1, 16 Gig version, Android 3.2. Totally rocks.
I haven't had trouble finding WiFi hotspots, and I plan to get a phone I can tether through reasonable soon for those few times I need a connection and can't just find one. One data plan, for the phone, is cheaper than a 3G/4G tablet with its own data plan, and I don't download movies, so I'm not worried about the big bandwidth uses that would make a separate plan useful.
Okay, let's talk tethering. Let's say I get a smart phone (requires me to get off iDen if I want a decent smart phone). What's security like with tethering?
I know with WiFi, your traffic can be intercepted quite easily, especially if you make the mistake of logging into some data thief's faux connection. How does security for tethering work to prevent that sort of data interception?
I'd just set up WPA2, exercise the usual security consciousness in what you do with the tablet, and call it good enough.

Got my new smart phone. Setting up my tethering connection now. Thanks for all the help.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 9

Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
GSquared (9/19/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (9/19/2011)
GSquared (9/16/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (9/16/2011)
I'm thinking about getting a tablet so I can do email & social networking apps while I am at functions (rather than lugging my laptop around), but also read books on it. Therefore, I went to look at the Nook Color today, but I'm still not convinced this is my best choice. The problem with the Nook Color is that it requires logging on to WiFi. I want to be able to log onto the internet even when there is no WiFi available (via use of a broadband card, etc.).
Anyone have any good options / advice on the matter?
If you want one with a full-on Internet connection, get one with built in 3G/4G, don't get one with WiFi and get a tethering device. You'll save money in the long run. You'll be tied to a connection provider (Verizon is what I'd recommend, because they have the fastest network for this), but that should be okay. (Changing providers will mean buying a new tablet, so be sure you're okay with the one you start with.)
I have a WiFi-only Galaxy 10.1, 16 Gig version, Android 3.2. Totally rocks.
I haven't had trouble finding WiFi hotspots, and I plan to get a phone I can tether through reasonable soon for those few times I need a connection and can't just find one. One data plan, for the phone, is cheaper than a 3G/4G tablet with its own data plan, and I don't download movies, so I'm not worried about the big bandwidth uses that would make a separate plan useful.
Okay, let's talk tethering. Let's say I get a smart phone (requires me to get off iDen if I want a decent smart phone). What's security like with tethering?
I know with WiFi, your traffic can be intercepted quite easily, especially if you make the mistake of logging into some data thief's faux connection. How does security for tethering work to prevent that sort of data interception?
I'd just set up WPA2, exercise the usual security consciousness in what you do with the tablet, and call it good enough.
Got my new smart phone. Setting up my tethering connection now. Thanks for all the help.

A nice pair of ski socks will prevent abrasion of the ankle :hehe:

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
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Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 10

ChrisM@Work (10/25/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
Got my new smart phone. Setting up my tethering connection now. Thanks for all the help.
A nice pair of ski socks will prevent abrasion of the ankle :hehe:

I know where you post, Sir. (@Thwack!)

@=)

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 11

Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
ChrisM@Work (10/25/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
Got my new smart phone. Setting up my tethering connection now. Thanks for all the help.
A nice pair of ski socks will prevent abrasion of the ankle :hehe:
I know where you post, Sir. (@Thwack!)
@=)

Ouch!! - but it was worth it 😉

Which phone did you settle for, Brandie?

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 12

ChrisM@Work (10/25/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
ChrisM@Work (10/25/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
Got my new smart phone. Setting up my tethering connection now. Thanks for all the help.
A nice pair of ski socks will prevent abrasion of the ankle :hehe:
I know where you post, Sir. (@Thwack!)
@=)
Ouch!! - but it was worth it 😉
Which phone did you settle for, Brandie?

Please don't say IPhone

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 13

SQLRNNR (10/25/2011)
ChrisM@Work (10/25/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
ChrisM@Work (10/25/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
Got my new smart phone. Setting up my tethering connection now. Thanks for all the help.
A nice pair of ski socks will prevent abrasion of the ankle :hehe:
I know where you post, Sir. (@Thwack!)
@=)
Ouch!! - but it was worth it 😉
Which phone did you settle for, Brandie?
Please don't say IPhone

And why not? (besides the fact that it's actually an iPhone...)

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 14

SQLRNNR (10/25/2011)
ChrisM@Work (10/25/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
ChrisM@Work (10/25/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
Got my new smart phone. Setting up my tethering connection now. Thanks for all the help.
A nice pair of ski socks will prevent abrasion of the ankle :hehe:
I know where you post, Sir. (@Thwack!)
@=)
Ouch!! - but it was worth it 😉
Which phone did you settle for, Brandie?
Please don't say IPhone

Funny, the few Android users I know are mostly women. iPhone is split pretty evenly between the sexes and Blackberry users only use it because the company provides the phone and gets to choose.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 15

WayneS (10/25/2011)
SQLRNNR (10/25/2011)
ChrisM@Work (10/25/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
ChrisM@Work (10/25/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2011)
Got my new smart phone. Setting up my tethering connection now. Thanks for all the help.
A nice pair of ski socks will prevent abrasion of the ankle :hehe:
I know where you post, Sir. (@Thwack!)
@=)
Ouch!! - but it was worth it 😉
Which phone did you settle for, Brandie?
Please don't say IPhone
And why not? (besides the fact that it's actually an iPhone...)

I guess it would be worse to say CrackBerry

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events