MattPie

#222, how many miles it is.

There's what "the internet" considers "secure" and how the government handles classified information. Fax over a secure line seems archaic, but if you're talking about transmitting classified data to a random location (with no classified infrastructure) it's probably the only certified way to do it. I suppose you could do dial-up over that secure phone line, but secure phone line is the key part of that. The Internet (and certainly wifi or public cellular) is not considered secure. Maybe that's a bit outdated, but the overriding principle is protecting the data and not fancy 21st century convenience. A seperate terminal in her office is SOP, there's too many ways to hack a system connected to the internet (even behind really good firewalls or infosec policies) to have it handle classified information. I consider it pretty stupid to contract RandoCo to do your email in her position, but I do see your point about the driver behind it. It's only going to get worse as the tech-saavy of genX and millennial (sorry) generations come to expect levels of convenience that are impossible to do the level or "secure" required. Interesting read on how hard this stuff is to secure: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/researchers-hack-air-gapped-computer-simple-cell-phone/

Zubris? Is that the right year for him?

So, pop, talky pop, and twangy pop. :)

To be fair, adding Kane, ROR, Eichel, Reinhart this season pretty much ensured the Top Scorer from last year would be #5-6.

I don't know if we can keep up with this Bunker Race.

I don't mind 10, it's a lot less frustrating than 8. JJ is right, however, that with some work you can make 8 less annoying. As for the updates, Windows 7 and 8 are making it hard to not accidentally update to Windows 10. I'm really disappointed that Microsoft is taking that tack, but whatever. You'll spend some time trying to keep Windows 8 from downloading and installing 10 from time to time when Microsoft changes their insidious tactics. I'm not sure if that's more or less work than disabling the privacy stuff from 10. Just run Linux, it's easier. :) EDIT: ChromeOS: I don't think it's going to do what you need. You can do some work and get regular Linux running within ChromeOS (or install Linux over the top of ChromeOS), but ChromeOS is more like a tablet than a computer. No VMs, no compiler (I think), etc.

I stumbled onto Barnes and Noble "Serial Reads" last month via the Nook app on my phone (unknown if it's available via the web or other ways). Essentially, free book to read, released a chapter or two each day over the course of a month. As someone who doesn't have the discipline to not read for hours once I get hooked, this is an awesome way to read a random book during downtime and not waste time I don't have. The rub is you're reading whatever they throw at you. Last month was a crime procedural set on the Ireland/North Ireland border. Pretty standard stuff, and an OK read. I'd be curious if everyone gets the same book though, as this month's book is "The Clockwork Dagger", set in a steampunk world with some magic. This isn't something I'd think to read on my own, but it's not so far off my taste that it couldn't be tailored to me. It seems like an odd pick if it's trying to appeal to a general audience though. It was also an OK read, mostly for the novelty of the setting. B&N know what they're doing though, both books so far have been the first in a series with helpful links to buy the current book (if you just can't wait until to tomorrow to read more) and the next book in the series. This series is only two books, I'd consider buying the second one. If it was the first of five books, I don't think I'd make that kind of commitment to it. Maybe I need to write a reading app that only allows a pre-set number of chapters to be read each day. Or I need to get some discipline. :)

Peters is a possibility, although I'd be surprised that he dressed all 16 games. Wait, was this the Tim Kennedy era of Sabres hockey? He's a good guess.

There's some sort of pecking order. Eichel got a number, Rudy got a number, but most rooks don't. Traded NHL pros seem to get their number as long as it isn't taken.

You know what? I might. Other stuff aside, Vanek is UFA at the end of next year. Moulson is under contract until 2019.

But I'm a sad clown on the inside! :)

It's not crazy, it'll surely drive a lot of clicks to WGR's web site.

I heard Reinhardt wanted to wear 71 but Rip gave him 23 anyway.

Mr Wildcard, tear down this bunker.

I get what you're saying, but to a degree "that's life". Almost all the beef in the US is supplied to McDonald's' standards because as the 800-lb gorilla they dictate what they'll buy and everyone follows. Sport motorcycles generally align to racing classes; you used to be able to buy 750cc sport bikes from everyone but now that there's no 750cc racing class, they're all-but gone. Things change at the top and it trickles down to the lower levels.

Legend has it, when Kaleta needed a number, Rip tossed him #36 saying, "here, I think this one fits".

I did it once, I missed an 8AM Emag test. I walked up to the professor and said, "I screwed up and missed the test, is there any way I can fix it?" He told me he'd take my grade on the final project and use that for the test. I was astounded; maybe he appreciated my honesty.

Yep, that's all correct. For reference, my work computer (HP 9470p ) is very nice but pricey. I can run a couple VMs (RHEL7, Mint, Windows 7, though I generally don't run all three at once) on it with GUI without getting into too much trouble. It has 8GB, Intel i5-3437U, and an SSD. In terms of disk performance, even with the software-based disk encryption on my work system (which slows down everything), disk is still faster than the non-encrypted hard disk on my home laptop. Very nice to have indeed. This model is a few years old so I think a new system with similar performance (and not the fancy "business" model) would come in a lot cheaper than the $1000+ it was new. Once you get it narrowed down, I'd check on whether the boot loader is unlocked and how well the network card works in Linux (since you mentioned running it). Luckily, Linux drivers for the network will only come into play if you run Linux on the laptop natively; if you run Windows on the hardware and Linux in VMs the Linux only needs to know about the VM "hardware" so there's no driver issues. Both my work HP and home Dell can boot Linux fine; I've even played around with an Android boot for the home machine. Android-x86 isn't very polished, but it was kind of fun to have a 13" Android tablet for a day.

Crucial.com has been around forever, and was/is my go-to for looking for memory upgrades. I will say that once in awhile it'll have a limit fo XGB for a device but if you do put more memory in it'll work. Granted, that was a long time ago so I'd hunt around the Google for other reports on your model before you go buy a 16GB DIMM for a machine that says it only accepts 8GB. :)

Chrome will eat whatever memory it can allocate. But in Wildcard's case, he's a developer (IIRC). At some point, I'm betting he'll need to run VMs to test code on or whatnot, that's why I'd recommend 8GB for him. Not required, but it's nice to have a couple VMs up when you need them. I find it a lot easier than installing "server" software directly on the base OS.

I think you can just go sign up and they'll give you a new number, test, and then port the exiting cell number over if it works for you. One slight "hassle" is calling out. You can either set the phone to use one number to call out all the time, or ask each time. Initially I thought "ask" would be a good solution but if you dial using your car (or probably voice recognition or whatever) you'll have to find your phone and tap which number to call out with. I ended up switching back to dialling out with my cell number all the time. On a side note, you can set Google voice to ring other numbers too, so you could have it ring your home phone or other phones in addition to your cell. And, you can call/answer via your computer (although I've had issues with it).

I didn't think to post it here, but a couple weeks ago a tornado came through Amish country 10 miles from my house. I happened to drive through a couple days later and it was crazy how many people (both Amish and English) were out cleaning up. They had a new barn framed and roofed already to house the animals that were in a barn that didn't make it. http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/community-hundreds-of-amish-helping-to-rebuild-after-tornado-damages/article_a7eea0a4-dca1-11e5-a7ec-b7c91e410a6b.html

Go out of the box and give him "NB" for noob.