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  1. Good for quiet systems, but without ECC support... on The State of Solid State Storage · · Score: 1

    A bit flip that hoses the filesystem would put a damper on things.

  2. Re:But what if on Secure Data Storage... On Your Fingernails · · Score: 1

    Don't do that then!

    Also, keep backups on your toenails.

  3. Re:Another problem on Passport Chip Could Attract High-Tech Muggers · · Score: 1

    How about someone sitting on a bench in front of the checkin line with a bulky rollerbag?

    Big honkin' antenna + equipment in the bag, a little fidgeting with the bag to aim at targets, maybe UI on an inconspicuous PDA and you're set.

    I recall a few years back a bit of a scandal with Mossad stealing Canadian passports at airports. It doesn't have to be a simple burglar casing houses.

  4. Re:Weird comparison on PCs Use More Sick Days Than People · · Score: 3, Funny

    If that was the treatment, how would you tell?

  5. Re:One more way to avoid personal responsibility on Motorcyclists To Get Wearable Airbags · · Score: 1

    Oops.
    A space got into the URL.

    Repost:
    Hi Adam,

    Ironic, isn't it?
    How does it feel to be a Slashdotting Lunix advocate? ;-)

  6. Re:One more way to avoid personal responsibility on Motorcyclists To Get Wearable Airbags · · Score: 1

    Hi Adam!

    http://www.adequacy.org/diaries/stories/2002.4.9 .1 2264.93589.html

    Ironic, isn't it?
    How does it feel to be a Slashdotting Lunix advocate? ;-)

  7. The doublespeak is thick ;) on NASA In Financial Trouble · · Score: 1

    The US spends much on its military so some uppity country doesn't try to take over the world.

    s/US/Iraq/

    A US buildup in France in the 30s may have deterred...

    s/US/german/

    The price of peace is high.

    s/peace/hegemony/

    How is the USA not an uppity country trying to take over the world? Don't take this as a bash on all Americans, but there seem to be some of them that have a skewed view of reality.

  8. Re:Foreign Language Passwords on The Psychology of Passwords · · Score: 1

    Mine does, to my users' surprise. Don't assume that crackers are less clever than you are. My crack list has all sorts of bizarre things in it, and it gets permuted by 'John The Ripper'.
    If the language has a dictionary, then do not use that language. I think this falls under not using published materials for passwords...

  9. Re:No more Bogomips or Tux then. on Linus Says No To Annoying Boot Messages · · Score: 1

    Why should Linux be dumbed down for the 'my foot pedal isn't working'/'The internet is broken' crowd? I'll have my boot messages, thank you.

  10. Re:Not a bad idea on Building a Plutonium Memorial · · Score: 1

    Don't be silly. We Canadians don't use moose parts for spearheads... We use flint for that.

    The only thing delaying the invasion is retrofitting all of our dogsleds with wheels. HTH, HAND.

  11. Re:Electro-pneumatic car on Electric Car Bests Ferrari F550 In 0-60mph · · Score: 1

    Couldn't you divert some of that high pressure air into the cabin? After expansion, it should be quite cold. Not much help for the heating though... Maybe a kerosene heater ;)

  12. Re:I won't buy one on principle. on GeForce 3 Demoed - Running DOOM 3 · · Score: 1

    Creative makes OK cards, and crappy software. Other than a few ancient products on their opensource.creaf.com site, they seem rather anti-opensource. Just try to ask them for linux support for a NomadII ;)

    BTW, SB Live just does DD decoding, or passthrough. If you expect to hook up a pair of RCA coax from your SBLive to your DD sound system, and have 3d audio in games, you'll be disappointed.

  13. Re:We're all defective somewhere in our genome on UK Insurance Co. Admits Using Genetic Screening · · Score: 1

    How can you have everyone uninsurable and everyone's rates going up? ;)

  14. Re:consider the positive side on Speeding To Become Impossible In UK? · · Score: 1

    How about a device that tickets people that don't use their turn signels, and don't check their blind spots when changing lanes? It takes two to tango ;)

  15. Re:Unfortunate... on Human clones priced at $50,000 · · Score: 1

    'To manipulate what we know about the workings of life to our own ends. This is just plain wrong.' ?

    Ever taken an aspirin for a headache? Ever had a broken bone set? Ever had a pet? Rode a horse? Ate cultivated plants? Drank milk? Eat meat?
    Manipulating is what people are good at. If that's wrong, then everyone's wrong.

    Let someone who doesn't manipulate the workings of life cast the first stone.

  16. Re:Two Viewpoints on Working Internationally--What Should It Pay? · · Score: 1

    I think you'll find surviving on CDN $12,000/year rather difficult. Toronto is one of the most expensive cities in Canada to live in. Average house prices are CDN $275,000, and the rental vacancy rate is under three percent.

    I guess this depends on your definition of 'comfortable'. ;-)

  17. Re:.tar.F file? on QNX Realtime Platform Now Available · · Score: 1

    How do you melt a frozen file?

    melt foo.F

    ;)

  18. NSA T on Ask The NSA About Certain Things · · Score: 1

    No questions I can think of, but I find it amusing that today is the day I chose to wear my NSA T-shirt to work.

    Looks over shoulder.

    If you get a chance, do visit the museum. They have some interesting things on display.
    The fact that you can get multicoloured embroidered NSA T-shirts was very surreal to me.

  19. Re:Question someone may have a answer to on Gateway Linux Microserver · · Score: 1

    The Qube I worked with took 72 pin EDO DRAM. I don't remember how many modules it could take. I wasn't too impressed with it. The only advantage to this box is a small form factor and web based administration. The CPU on board is a pretty slow R4000 (IIRC).