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  1. Caffeine is kind of loan on Caffeine Addicts Get No Additional Perk, Only a Return To Baseline · · Score: 1

    I personally think that caffeine just like loan. You just have to pay it back with interest. And longer you go, more painful it is. At some point you're in situation when all your income go to paying interest. And you start to need taking more loan to have any usable money. And naturally from that point on you have to take loan to pay interests. Hmm, sounds like many european countries and USA too.

  2. Tell me something new. on Caffeine Addicts Get No Additional Perk, Only a Return To Baseline · · Score: 1

    Tell me something that I don't already know. I have been trying to quick drinking coffee for over 10 years.
    I'm currently suffering from withdrawal because I try to quit once again. I just don't feel like doing anything at all. But I can't sleep either.
    Btw. Even if it brings you back to baseline, lack of sleep still causes anxiety, depression, memory problems, over all tiredness, general unhappiness, and many more negative side effects.

  3. Re:Change it in the Firefox search box: on Google Rolls Out Encrypted Web Search Option · · Score: 1

    At least most of those doesn't work properly either. What's the point of sending query over HTTPS if results are returned using HTTP?

  4. 23 floor building isn't skyscaper at all. on Airship Inflated To Create Monster "Stratellite" · · Score: 1

    In the United States and Europe now draws the lower limit of a skyscraper at 150 meters (~500 ft). I got my own two floor skyscraper! Or at least I like to call it as one, even if it isn't one.

  5. Re:Global "Lawful Interception" break Tor anyway on Why Tor Users Should Be Cautious About P2P Privacy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    True. Problem with Tor is that it is LOW LATENCY network. There is no way to hide traffic by adding hops on low latency network, if all connections are monitored. And even if there are some unmonitored nodes, traffic can be still easily monitored.

    That's why all links between peers should use constant bandwith method. Every link need to maintain same utiliation level, even if no traffic is being passed. This is very old method, but rarely being used with P2P.

  6. Gnunet and Freenet are designed for privacy on Why Tor Users Should Be Cautious About P2P Privacy · · Score: 1

    Gnunet and Freenet are designed for privacy from the very beginning. It's usually very very bad choise to trying to use systems that aren't designed for privacy. And then trying to fix all the problems that are hidden with these overly complex protocols and plugins.

    Easiest way to secure any system is get rid of way too complex systems. Just like web browsers, web servers, extensions like php, python, sql, email clinents and protocols like BitTorrent. Keep it simple, very simple, is the key when dealing with private data.

    Same method apply with real world privacy too. Don't use cell phones, don't use credit card. Keep it simple. All modern nice and complex things include many issues that you might not be aware about.

  7. Re:Pro editing on Satellites Keep Aircraft Away From Volcanic Cloud · · Score: 1

    Year 2010 and nobody's heard of Unicode? My last name is: Hämäläinen. I don't like to write it as Haemaelaeinen. Try saying that.

  8. Finnish Google DNS Benchmark results on How Does the New Google DNS Perform? (and Why?) · · Score: 1

    Nothing new? Why this post is here? http://x7.fi/2009/12/04/google-public-dns-benchmarking/ Check it out.

  9. Window coating, which blocks signals on Using Aluminum Oxide Paint To Secure Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    Actually I live in Finland, and here metal coated thermo windows are common. Unfortunately if I put my cell phone 5 cm outside window, I got full 3G reception and 5 cm inside, it's totally gone. So yes, you can also have metal finish on windows, which blocks signal. It also cause problems to normal FM receiption as mentioned.

    I didn't wish for this, because now my wireless (3g) data is over 10 times slower than it would be without that finishing. (3G HUSPA -> GSM 2.5G EDGE)

  10. 15 years earlier... on Cursive Writing Is a Fading Skill — Does It Matter? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Is this news? I used to write all text with computer 15 years ago. But back then, I had to have special permission allowing me to deliver printer works instead of handwritten. And of course all work in class room had to be don using pen and paper. It's not unclear that I didn't care hand writing when you see it. It's horrible, cartoon text. It was way clear to me that I won't use pen and paper in future.

  11. Re:IpV6 in Finland on IPv6 Challenges and Opportunities · · Score: 1

    We got only one ISP providing IpV6 addresses to normal end users. So there is not too much hope to get IPv6 trough quickly. I asked my ISP if they even can provide IPv6 addresses or if they need test users. They thought it a while, and told that they don't have any IPv6 plans yet.

    So... That's it.

    My home Linux systems, ADSL modem / router & firewaall are 100% IPv6 compatible and ready. ISP's arent.

  12. Re:Old news for Finland, too on A Black Day For Internet Freedom In Germany · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, I tried to check out the url that you provided. But it doesn't seem to be working. Please check the url. - Thank you!
    All I got was this page:
    http://file.jaatiedostosi.com/2RdKXq/lapsiporno.info.png

  13. Freenet & Other censorship resistant systems on A Black Day For Internet Freedom In Germany · · Score: 1

    People don't get it, if content needs to be delivered. It should be delivered using some other method than traditional web, which is easy to block. How about using Freenet, they just released new version. It's much much harder to block than traditional http/https. Freenet: http://freenetproject.org/ For Filesharers there is GnuNET. GnuNET: http://gnunet.org/

  14. I used to be nice guy... on How Do IT Guys Get Respect and Not Become BOFHs? · · Score: 1

    But now I'm real BOFH. Because I found out, that if I'm not helpful at all, I'm unavailable, I sound annoyed, I make customers feel stupid... They will bother me less. If I'm really nice guy, they'll thank me by providing even more jobs. If I'm real pain in the ss... They'll bother someone else.

  15. RC toys on Baby Monitors Killing Urban Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    My RC Helicopter is controlled using 2.4 GHz digital link. And there are more and more 2.4 GHz devices, as radio components are now cheap enough. I wonder when (digital) CB and PMR devices start using 2.4 GHz too.

  16. Thumbnail cache on Forensics Tool Finds Headerless Encrypted Files · · Score: 1

    It seems that at least Ubuntu and Windows Vista are using tricky thumbnail cache, which is saved to system path. So it's nice to find thumbnails of all those so secret photos from it. ;) Oops, I didn't have those, I don't know what those are. Err...

  17. TrueCrypt uses XTS on Forensics Tool Finds Headerless Encrypted Files · · Score: 1

    That's just why XTS is being used instead of ECB. Even if every block would contain same plaintext data, encrypted output is always different. And for speed and random access, any chaning modes aren't being used like CBC.

  18. Finnish museum of technology also... on Swedish Museum Puts Pirate Bay Server On Display · · Score: 1

    Finnish museum of technology also bought one of those servers and is going to put it on display in Helsinki. I suppose that many other servers were also sold to museums.

  19. Only Ubuntu? DVR and many other embedded devices! on Ubuntu's Laptop Killing Bug Fixed · · Score: 1

    It's not only Ubuntu or Linux. It's operating system independent issue. I have my DVR (Using it's own OS), which used to put HD in sleep every 15 seconds. When I changed other HD problem went away. So it's not about operating system at all. It's about HD manufacturer setting strange (too much too low) default values for drive.

    Did somebody (really?) forget that HD drives are being used in many other systems than dektop / laptop computers, using Linux or Windows?

  20. Web In Mail on Internet Communications While At Sea? · · Score: 1

    That FAQ you referred seems to be quite old (2002). But many of my friends in China following service. http://www.webinmail.com/webinmail/index.html Just send email to browse@webinmail.com and put url in subject field... In seconds you'll get email back with the web page of file which you requested. Very very handy in case direct browsing is limited for some reasons. Btw. It's easy way to get to pages from work which are otherwise blocked by corporate firewall.

  21. My bank holds (for free) information for 18 monts on How Long Should Companies Make E-Bills Available? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes, they're still available... For a price. I just found out that my bank stores bills, balance sheets etc important information only for 18 months. After that I can for sure get those records, but it'll cost me 50 / month (balance sheets). Nice cost, eh. Stock exchange information is even more expensive. So they do for sure keep records, but you can't access those for free. That's why I store everything yearly on my own server and take backups.

  22. Linux, FOSS, Business on Linux In 2009 — Recession vs. GNU · · Score: 1

    We're quite happy. We used to use all traditional tools. Now we're using Eclipse, Ubuntu, Open Office, Firefox, Evolution and all new applications being created are created as web applications. We're very happy with this. All used tools being used are free open source or our own products. We work in software development sector. We havent been missing outlook or sharepoint too much at all.

  23. Re:Strong morals? on 88% of IT Admins Would Steal Passwords If Laid Off · · Score: 1

    When I were young I had excellent morale, ethics and I believe that people would to the right thing. After watching corrupted and totally selfish corporate bosses for years. I really think that I should not have any morale at all. I also though that Dilbert is funny cartoon. But it's just the reality.

    It's just life.

  24. Open Source is nice on Microsoft Free, One Year Later · · Score: 4, Interesting

    We used to use Windows at our corporation + only open source programs. It was quite natural to move from Windows to Ubuntu, because it was the only commercial program that we were using. We have been happy since. No license hazzle.

  25. Be careful what you say... on UK Teen Cited For Calling Scientology a "Cult" · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think I have to stop calling Linux users a cult before I get prosecuted.