User: Nibbler999

Re:wily terrorists

On: LA Airport Uses Random Numbers To Catch Terrorists

Let's hope they roll 3 doubles.

Re:This is the internet.

On: Google Video Blasted Over Piracy Claims

http://www.nlpc.org/pdfs/nlpc%20viddb%20new2.pdf PDF.

Re:Just use the GPL

On: FOSS License Proliferation Adding Complexity

I understand that, I was just trying to kickstart the discussion. I can't believe I was modded flamebait for encouraging use of the GPL. Is this slashdot or have I slipped into a parallel universe?

Re:No, just use OSI-approved licenses

On: FOSS License Proliferation Adding Complexity

There's about 60, which is still too many to try to interoperate.

Re:Bureaucratic nonsense

On: FOSS License Proliferation Adding Complexity

They'll drop the whole idea of copyright? I don't think so somehow.

Just use the GPL

On: FOSS License Proliferation Adding Complexity

Easy.

Watch videos/presentations.

On: Learning High-Availability Server-Side Development?

There are some good presentations on the web about how youtube, digg, google etc handle their scaling issues. Here's an example: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-630496435 1441328559

Monster attack steals user data

On: Monster.com Attacked, User Data Stolen

I like the BBC headline better.

Re:Just a Question Never Answered Well

On: Does ODF Have a Future?

Because RTF is a proprietary format owned by Microsoft.

Re:Why worry?

On: AMD Quad-Core Opteron (Barcelona) Tech Report

It's not all about multi-threaded programs - being able to run multiple single threaded programs concurrently is also important.

Re:Sitting in back is counterproductive

On: Safest Seat on a Plane, Or How to Survive a Crash

I don't normally fly long distance, but smaller places such as the A320 both board and unload from the front and back simultaneously. I assumed those running larger planes would do that too for efficiency.

Re:Sitting in back is counterproductive

On: Safest Seat on a Plane, Or How to Survive a Crash

Most airports provide stairs at no extra cost.

Re:Sitting in back is counterproductive

On: Safest Seat on a Plane, Or How to Survive a Crash

Why can't you leave the plane from the rear exit?

Re:Sniff, sniff...

On: NZ Outfit Dumps Open Office For MS Office

Also seems to be the very same guy who won a laptop from the website publishing this story only last year. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/E2D91FD29 42D4382CC25724400106374

Re:Sniff, sniff...

On: NZ Outfit Dumps Open Office For MS Office

Seems likely, seeing as this CIO used to work for Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/nz/presscentre/articles/2 004/feb_04_wilson.mspx

protean

On: 35 Different Ways of Looking at Social Networks

1 Readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings.
2 Exhibiting considerable variety or diversity.

Re:*subscription* required

On: Sprint Drops Customers Over Excessive Inquiries

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/article_print/ SB118376389957059668.html

Re:Genuine question

On: Microsoft's IIS is Twice as Likely to Host Malware?

Apache won't auto-update but the distribution (assuming linux here) will provide automatic updates if configured for it.

Good work Data.

On: First Map of an Extrasolar Planet

Data from the Spitzer Space Telescope has been used by researchers to make the first-ever map of an extrasolar planet

Data's really keeping himself busy these days.

Yes, but is it thicker than artificial water?

On: Scientists Create Artificial Blood

IMWTK