Slashdot Mirror


User: Vectronic

Vectronic's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
1,130
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 1,130

  1. Re:Heh on Porn Found On L.A. Obscenity Case Judge's Website · · Score: 1

    I think he could have gotten away with it, when I first read it, my immediate assumption was that maybe he was doing some "investigating", as in seeing what exactly the material was, which I would see necissary, aslong as the material was the same material in question.

    But, reading further into "storage and distribution"...he failed... unless of course, he was sharing it with other judges, but I think that "isnt in the book" as far as I know, a Judge isnt supposed to take advice from other Judges in a case (?)...

    Either way, provided that the people in these pictures and video's are "of age", and "consenting", everyone gets their kicks somehow... big deal.

  2. Re:I dunno if I trust it yet. on ZFS Confirmed In Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard · · Score: 1
    Agreed, however it does seem (currently) to be directed at Servers, which tend to have 4GB's of RAM or more and dont really start and stop processes randomly like a Personal/Home computer.

    As far as RAM requirements, ive seen various opinions ranging from 1GB to 2GB's as being a "sufficient" amount, but 4GB+ being ideal... and a Minimum of 768MB... if thats true, and if that is also including general ram use for other things, thats not so bad...

    The only major limitation (according to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS#Limitations ) is the Quota management:

    ZFS doesn't support per-user or per-group quotas. Instead, it is possible to create user-owned filesystems, each with its own size limit. Intrinsically, there is no practical quota solution for the file systems shared among several users (such as team projects, for example), where the data cannot be separated per user, although it could be implemented on top of the ZFS stack. Although personally I do not use any Quota management for anything, I could see that being a signifigant problem in many scenarios.

    The rest of the limitations are par for the course in my opinion, most are similar to other file systems, and some are being worked on...
  3. Re:More info please on The Truth About Last Year's Xbox 360 Recall · · Score: 3, Informative
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360_technical_problems

    When a Microsoft Xbox 360 console experiences a "general hardware" failure or "Core Digital" failure, three flashing red lights appear on the power switch's "Ring of Light" in the front of the console. This is commonly referred to as the "Red Ring of Death" ...

    The General Hardware Failure error could be caused by cold soldering. The added mass of the CSP chips (including the GPU and CPU) resists heat flow that allows proper soldering of the lead-free solders underneath the motherboard. ...

    Another General Hardware Failure is shown by the ring of light flashing one red light, and an error code E 74. This too renders the Xbox unusable. ...

    The Nyko Intercooler has also been reported to have caused a general hardware failure in a number of consoles, as well as scorching of the power AC input. ...

    An update patch released on November 1, 2006 was reported to "brick" consoles, rendering them useless. ...

    In June 2008, the EE Times reports the problems may have started in a graphic chip. The last one is what this article is (mostly) about...
  4. Re:amusing on Bacteria Make Major Evolutionary Shift In the Lab · · Score: 1

    Hmm, I often find it amazing how people refer to god as a He

    Plus, creationism isnt only a small group of Christians, there are some Hindus, Jewish, and Islamic people that also believe in it, infact, any religion thats based on a diety(s) often has a small sub-group, or as a whole that are creationist, including some Buddhists aswell, its simply a belief, not a sect of a specific religion.

  5. Re:Are you sure? on Three ISPs Agree To Block Child Porn · · Score: 1

    Why is it okay to block spammers and take down phishing sites but if you want to block kiddie porn sites it is censorship? Because one chooses to look up "kiddie porn" (can be replaced with any topic), so far I don't know anyone who willingly looks to sign up for spam, or sites that might compromise their security.

    ...they may actually only block kiddie porn? Whens the last time you saw censorship work without accidentally or intentionally blocking out other media, or information?

    Even simple things like f**k, s**t, etc, string filters can fuck certain words up, especially translation from other (non-english) languages, or just block out the entire text, etc.

    Plus there are things like, medical reasons, where one may need to look up similar marks, or disfigurements on naked "kiddies". And other countries/cultures that may have some sort of religious/cultural thing about naked people in general which may include children.

    The classic example is stuff like the old joke about National Geographic, and various tribes and such in other countries, would National Geographic become prohibited from photographing other cultures if they choose not to wear clothing, or make it illegal to practice one of their holidays/ceremonies if it envolves being naked? Maybe not yet, but... "next"...
  6. Re:Looking forward to the low SUV pricing on The SUV Is Dethroned · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm not sure if you are trolling or not...

    But, you didnt say "why" you need an SUV, "gf and her two kids", so i assume that makes 4 people... whats wrong with a car or a mini-van? you can fit more crap in a mini-van than an XTerra or Escalade, and you arent wasting your gas driving two useless wheels and the extra drivetrain, plus you can usually fit longer things in them, like plywood, and ladders and still have 4 seats usable.

  7. Re:Prior art on Paper Stronger Than Cast Iron · · Score: 1

    Don't forget the Spruce Goose aswell, not exactly paper, but laminated wood... which I believe is still the largest (winged) aircraft ever built.

  8. Re:First! on Paper Stronger Than Cast Iron · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Ever tried writing on iron? Not as easy... and folding it to put it in your pocket tends to be difficult."

    However, if you etch a piece of metal, you can use it as a stamp to create numerous copies of the etching, and when you hit severe writers block, its much easier to kill yourself with a piece of tin than paper cuts.

  9. Re:World's Greatest Detective on Hans Reiser To Reveal Location of Wife's Body · · Score: 1

    yessum, I shure dew, I am are hily noleedgebal fact in it.

  10. Re:U5? on Canadian Gov't Victim of Cyberattacks · · Score: 1

    I honestly don't know either, i'd be willing to bet its just some bullshit kinda like the title of the summary.

    The only thing I can think of thats close, is the permanent members of the United Nations, which is 5 countries, some of which are similar, but... not the same list.

    China, France, Russia, UK, US.

    Maybe there is some sort of internet related U-list, meaning that those 5 governments do more business online or something.

  11. Re:World's Greatest Detective on Hans Reiser To Reveal Location of Wife's Body · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Jurors aren't (usually) stupid."

    What? isn't a jury made up of "fellow peers" generally meaning other civilians? therefore, you could probably say that...

    "Jurors are more often than not, stupid"

    Especially considering that they may have intentionally picked stupid people to be in the jury.. yeah yeah, "but they are picked randomly"...sure...but, they may have common sense, even if that common sense is only amungst those 12 people (well, plus the judge, lawyers, people watching)

    Which, allows them the benifit of the doubt.

  12. Re:Well... on Radiohead Changes Tack, Joins iTunes · · Score: 1

    "...stupid shiny discs"

    Thats probably like 20% of the enjoyement though, you buy the CD, take it home, unwrap it, and pick through its liner like a crack-addict through the carpet.

    If its a "worthy" album, you display it for all to see, "I like that"... suppose you were a bit late for records too werent you? which was even more mystical, cause you had to take more care of them, like they were pets or something.

    Personally, if I had enough CD's, i'd line an entire room with them... "The Music Room"... fuckin A...

  13. Re:DRM - Free on Radiohead Changes Tack, Joins iTunes · · Score: 1

    It's usually the record label that decides.

    "we want 15 tracks within 18 months" they make more money peddling "pieces", and get a lot more air-time since the radio (even if its not exactly that) can play commercials inbetween songs, etc.

    If an artist/band was to declare their sum as a single 70 minute song "with pauses", the record company would simply tell them to name the parts, kinda like classical music, and proceed to sell the parts... and if the artist/band made a solid 70 minute song, the record company would most likely ask them to chop it down, or at least make a "Radio version" thats shorter, or just flatout tell them to come back in 6 months with 15 new tracks, 3 of which must be no longer than 4 minutes. etc.

  14. Re:Wait a tic on Proposed Legislation Would Outlaw "Cyberbullying" in US · · Score: 1

    Well, there is also Jessica's Law.

    Megan^2 Law... RaWr sounds powerful...

    Megan's law
    Jessica's Law

    However, those laws (as far as I can see) do more good than harm, unlike this one.

  15. Re:Typical on Leaked ACTA Treaty to Outlaw P2P? · · Score: 1

    No, because HTTP is a main branch, or even the trunk of the tree... if you cut that, everyone notices, if you trim a few limbs, no one really notices, and some may even say: "well, I think the tree looks better now, dont you think?"

    So, they trim some small branches, then later decide that some of the remaining ones are "bad" too, trim some of those "its not too bad, we still have 4 branches"... then the tree either dies, and they just claim "well, I guess the internet wasnt that great"... or the tree evolves into something else, one that doesnt produce any fruit, or leaves, and is just a trunk that sucks up water, cleans it (censors it) and spits it out the top so you can take a shower.

  16. Re:I like dead trees on No, David Pogue, Ebook Piracy Is Not a Given · · Score: 1

    "It might not be green, but the best reader I've found is the book."

    How is that not "green"? it is far more ecologically "green" than a PDF Reader which is filled with all sorts of different plastics, chemicals and alloys.

    Paper, generally does contains some chemicals, but, it all breaks down in the span of a month (excluding the plastic coating on newer book covers)

    Plus, like Maxume said, "Pulp wood is a well managed resource." You can also hand over a book to anyone you wish, without worrying about DRM, or "being caught", books only require light, not electricity of any kind, you can use books to prop things up, start a fire, insulate walls, etc, etc. A book is universal, you wont need to upgrade anything to be able to re-read it in 5 years, etc.

    Its far more "green" to use real books, because thats the definition of "being green" really, using whats provided by the earth, that also returns to the earth naturally.

    Everytime you buy batteries for your PDF reader, or plug it into the wall... what do you think happens? pixies?...

  17. Re:The best way to prevent eBook piracy... on No, David Pogue, Ebook Piracy Is Not a Given · · Score: 1

    Its possible to do both, have the actual book really stupid, to turn off intelligent people, but have the title of the book, really complex, to turn off stupid people.

  18. Re:1978?? on Happy Birthday! X86 Turns 30 Years Old · · Score: 4, Informative
    My first assumption, was tha it was too expensive for average use... but, after some investigating, I foudn that wrong (In my opinion)

    June 1979, Intel introduces the 4.77-MHz 8086 microprocessor. It uses 16-bit registers, a 16-bit data bus, and 29,000 transistors, using 3-micron technology. Price is US$360. It can access 1 MB of memory. Speed is 0.33 MIPS. Not from '78, but the first price I could find... so maybe you are thinking of the 80386, released in '87, not just the 8086...
  19. Re:Neat on Researchers Tout New Network Worm Weapon · · Score: 1, Funny

    Although, this may work for a University/College, or business network (to a signifigant degree at least) where someone can physically go to the computer and check it out, or at least momentarily take it offline and tell it to scan/scan it...

    But, I dont see how this would work (such as you mentioned BitTorrent, et al) for the 'public' unless ISP's starting DoS-ing their customers, or sending them direct messages...

    Suspicious Amount Of Traffic Detected, Disconnect From Internet?
    (Cancel) (Allow)

    Which would mean more crap running in the background, or another expoitable access point, similar to "Messenger Service" on Windows... Oh great fun.

  20. Re:EEEPC already does that. M$ is over. on Windows XP Lives, Thanks to Linux · · Score: 1

    The funny part, is him replying to himself, on his own journal entry, which he linked to from himself.

    He might be a troll sometimes, but I certainly give him credit for his weird psychopathy, even to the point where I'm strangely growing fond of it for his dedication.

  21. Re:Default Browser on Firefox Appears Ready to Crack 20% Share Next Month · · Score: 1

    MessPatch, ( http://www.mess.be/ if its online ) it's not really an addon, its just a hex editor (underneath) that sets some of MSN's options differently.

    Ive never used MSN Plus, because from the get-go like 5 years ago, ive heard nothing but bad things about it.

    Myself (while on Windows) I use the "Simple" patch for MSN 7.5 (ie: setting the compatability mode to Win 2K, so it doesnt bitch about updating to MSN Live), does what I need, sends and receives messages.

  22. Re:Well, there's a downside to all this on Leaning Tower of Pisa Secure For 300 More Years · · Score: 1

    Well, there's an upside to all this

    Another 300 years of crafting more Leaning Tower Of Pisa jokes.

  23. Re:What's MSFTs Point? on Microsoft Linking Silverlight, Ruby on Rails · · Score: 1

    Two comments above you...

    http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=571487&cid=23631965

    But I really don't see the last part of it comming, I think Ruby is a little to "Stable" unto itself for Microsoft to really be able to pull it off, Ruby will just continue on...

  24. Re:Fixed it for you.... on Twitter Not Rocket Science, but Still a Work in Progress · · Score: 1

    I can agree that for the most part Twitter is just another black hole like YouTube, filled with endless amounts of drivel, but they both have good uses.

    Earthquake In China (Twitter Related)
    http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/13/0245240

    YouTube Refuses To Remove Terrorist Videos
    http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/20/224218

    YouTube Fires Back At Viacom
    http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/27/2350225

    And when they become "Big" they fall prey to that greed, cencorship in favor of profit.

    Im in favor of anarchistic sites similar to them both (which are both declining), a sort of "anything goes" motto, with bad, comes the good. Google already has YouTube, and they may very well take Twitter along with it, they are already working together on some projects.

    That said, I dont give a damn about the Social Networking side of it, just the "Micro-Blog", free-speech, etc, etc.

  25. Re:Big Brother(s) on Twitter Not Rocket Science, but Still a Work in Progress · · Score: 1

    To marry? probably Kevin Smith. :P he's kinda sexy when he's quiet.

    If you mean, someone who has experience directing movies, as apposed to someone who (seems) to only have experience being directed, and probably has "lots of ideas" on how to direct.

    I'd be willing to take advice from either with an equal amount of salt.

    Unless of course I was planning on directing, or writing a movie similar to one of Kevin Smiths, enwich case, the answer is obvious.

    However, as for "working with", I would probably be more comfortable working with Anthony, given that we would both be "sort new" to the idea (directing, making our own movie, etc)

    If you meant something else, well, enlighten me.