User: Lincolnshire Poacher

Re:Independence from Kernel Internals?

On: TrueCrypt 5.0 Released, Now Encrypts Entire Drive

> there is often a /usr/local/etc dir for example

System partitions should be mounted read-only in normal
operations.

If you're mounting /usr, /bin and /usr/local writable then
you've got bigger problems than needing encryption.

For example, someone pulls the power lead. If your system
partitions are mounted writable, you risk corruption.

So /var, /tmp and /home are the only partitions that should
be mounted writable at boot.

Re:WAN, SCHMAN

On: LAN Turns 30, May Not See 40?

> Doesn't matter, work machine can't reliably connect to the
> wireless router 25' away (although through two walls).

Have you tried HomePlug adapters that signal over your home's
mains electricity? They are now widely available from Netgear
and others:

http://www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking.aspx?for=Home+Networking

Perfect for houses with thick internal walls.

Re:GPL = One Size Fits All

On: BSA's Tactics and Motives Questioned

> What? Get together with your COMPETITORS? Sorry bud, but in
> no industry does anyone do that without a damn good reason.

If your company uses Microsoft products, you're doing that right
now; just indirectly. Your company is contributing financially
to fund products that other companies leverage, so in essence your
company is giving-away any competitive edge that could have been
gained by commissioning their own software.

Re:Tracking the orbit

On: Speculation On the Doomed Satellite

> Where can I track the orbit of this satellite?

http://www.heavens-above.com/orbitdisplay.asp?satid=29651&lat=48.59562&lng=2.92156&loc=Somewhere&alt=10&tz=GMT

Change lat / long as appropriate.

Re:Somewhere

On: $2500 Tata Nano Car Unveiled in India

> Unfortunately this design behaves very badly in a
> crash and this is the exact noone makes mass production
> cars like this any more.

Porsche produced the 200,000th Boxster in November 2006
and demand is such that Valmet was contracted in to
assist with production. In 2005-06 they produced over
27,000 examples.

That is not exactly a niche design...

Trail blazed by Mariner 10

On: NASA Spacecraft Set to Shine Spotlight on Mercury

> is the first NASA mission sent to orbit Mercury

Well it may be the first to technically orbit Mercury, but
Mariner 10 used a Solar orbit to swing-past Mercury three
times.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1973-085A

It was also the first probe to use plentary gravity assistance,
in this case Venus, to change course. La plus ca change...

Imagery here:

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/mission_page/MC_Mariner_10_page1.html

Re:For a guy who builds it

On: Anti-Missile Technology To Be Tested on Commercial Jets

> We shot real missiles at these systems dozens of times, and
> they work really, really well.

So you tested against a small sample of MANPADS that use IR guidance.

Do these work against RBS 70 or Starbust, which are beamriders?

Do they work against Javelin or Blowpipe, that use radio command guidance?

Do they work agaist MILAN, which is wire-guided and can be used against
low-altitude airborne targets?

Do they work against dual-mode UV / IR seekers?

All these are available on the open market.

You are peddling snake oil, and you know it.