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  1. Re:Reptile or Animal? on New Dinosaur Species Found In China · · Score: 1

    A reptile is a type of animal. WTF, did I just get baited?

  2. Re:Your mother. on A Multitasking GUI, Circa 1982 · · Score: 0

    I still say Gee-You-Eye. And I still say Ess-Cee-Ess-Eye instead of Scuzzy.

    I'm an ultra-geek I guess.

  3. Re:WANTED: 1U low-power rack server on ARM Chips Designed For 480-Core Servers · · Score: 2

    While not in 1U format or a lot of off the shelf NAS boxes use ARM. My LG N2R1 NAS has a 800MHz Marvell 88F6192 and runs Lenny. I won't be surprised to see some NanoITX boards out running similar hardware. Plus, I've been very impressed with how many Debian packages are available for ARMEL. While not perfect, it's the most useful Linux server I've ever had.

  4. Re:They deserved it on Students Suspended, Expelled Over Facebook Posts · · Score: 4, Interesting

    You are missing a big point here. Saying somebody is a pedophile or rapist in ANY public forum whether it be the internet or a posting on the bulletin board at the local grocery store, is a VERY serious accusation that can cause lasting repercussions for the person. If that person happens to be a teacher it makes it greatly more amplified. The internet hasn't changed that, just made it easier to spread the word.

    Something else the internet does is remove a lot of plausible deniability. If you scribble it on a bathroom stall wall, it's much less likely to come back to bite you - and is also less likely to be taken seriously because well, it's anonymous. If you post it on your password protected facebook wall? Prepare for the pain train.

    While I'm generally on the side of freedom of speech and lack of censorship on the internet, there are still some lines that can be crossed. This is one of them. And these kids need a lesson in what not to say to blow off steam about a teacher or your school.

  5. Re:Is this how low the bar has dropped? on Gov App Detects Potholes As Your Drive Over Them · · Score: 1

    Actually sure an F-18 could do it either.

    But a top fuel drag car can easily do it without breaking a sweat.

    Not that it changes your comments merit much.

  6. Re:Free access for all... on Charity Raising Money To Buy Used Satellite · · Score: 1

    There is a name for this phenomenon, and it was once a primary part of 'network' communication in the United States. Sneakernet.

  7. Re:"Aging tech"... on Intel Resumes Shipping of Faulty Sandy Bridge Chip · · Score: 1

    If my Core 2 Duo machines are working fine on OSX and Windows 7 now, what benefit will I gain if it's twice as fast? Why that arbitrary number?

    The days of the average person noticing a huge difference between upgrades is behind us at least for now. While I'd love something faster for encoding, that impulse to buy something new goes away the second the encoding task is done. Kinda like masturbating and when you're done you're like, "Whew, glad I didn't do anything rash!"

  8. Re:Bigger is beautiful? Not! on Intel Resumes Shipping of Faulty Sandy Bridge Chip · · Score: 1

    An experienced user might also have a NAS box that takes care of that issue. And they would also use a backup solution for important stuff. This really isn't a big problem for 99.9% of computer users.

  9. Re:Huh? on Intel Resumes Shipping of Faulty Sandy Bridge Chip · · Score: 1

    An eSATA port that I suspect goes unused, no infact, unnoticed in 99% of all cases. I'm a Slashdot reading supergeek and even I have never in the years I've owned it used the eSATA port on my laptop. With a NAS box (which does also have sSATA) and a couple high speed USB external drives that are ubiquitously compatible I do okay. Sure every once in a while the speed would be nice but I digress...

    Similarly, I suspect 99% of all shipped prebuilt name-brand desktops also never see a third SATA device in their useful lifetimes.

    The simple fact is the majority of computer consumers never upgrade their hardware, they just buy a new system in a few years when the old one 'breaks'. Now the kid that ends up with the second hand hardware is a different story, but by then, who cares?

    Sometimes it's hard for geeks to realize they are far in the minority...

  10. Re:Who cares?? on 1Gbps Wi-Fi Coming Soon To a Billion Devices · · Score: 1

    Would be nice for home network users that move a lot of data around between a NAS box or a HTPC and a laptop... Sure beats a cable when you're sitting on the couch.

  11. Re:so... on 1Gbps Wi-Fi Coming Soon To a Billion Devices · · Score: 1

    Cracking your network is limited to CPU cycles on the computer doing the cracking, not the network speed.

  12. Re:Cybercheat? on 61.9% of Undergraduates Cybercheat · · Score: 1

    You're right on.

    There is a very fine line between somebody calling foul on plagiarism and the fact that nearly everything we say or do is copied from somewhere and there ends up being only so many ways to say or do something. This is true in any language whether spoken or computer.

    I honestly don't see much distinction between finding a sentence or paragraph that illustrates your point and rewriting it 'in your own words' but keeping all the important functional parts of information, and simply copying it verbatim if it already concisely and accurately hits the point you were trying to make. Either way it's clear you understand the material.

    Obviously this line of reasoning does not apply to simply copying or hiring out an entire paper. Though it could be argued that the latter practice is good preparation for the modern practice of outsourcing. Would be interesting to outsource a paper for a business ethics class, and of course the paper would be on the topic of outsourcing and of course sources would be cited.

  13. Re:Mr. Scott on DoE Develops Flexible Glass Stronger Than Steel · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Except that in HPA tanks (such as SCUBA), there is no liquid state of the gas in the tank so it wouldn't look any different at 3000 psi than at 500psi. Now for Carbon Dioxide this could be useful, if it were transparent that is.

  14. Re:Fast Well on Does Typing Speed Really Matter For Programmers? · · Score: 1

    I also use the bottom pattern. Also, I'm a left key shifter, exclusively. I could remove the right shift key an never, ever miss it. I hold the shift key solid and TYPE JUST ABOUT AS FAST as without. I almost don't need my pinky finger on my left at all really. I guess it makes me feel better about human adaptability too in a way.

  15. Re:Premature Celebration on New Molecule Could Lead To Better Rocket Fuel · · Score: 1

    Hey now, don't forget the Saturn V rocket either. That mother could haul some mail. With an awesome service record to boot.

  16. Re:Scary? on Aerial Video Footage of New York Taken By RC Plane · · Score: 1

    What about the regulation about line-of-sight with remotely controlled hobby aircraft? Or what I have to assume is gross violation of some sort of FCC regulation in regards to transmitter power, etc.

    That said, I think it's awesome. I just don't think it's safe to say it's completely without broken law.

  17. Re:A global remote kill switch in our computers on Intel's Sandy Bridge Processor Has a Kill Switch · · Score: 1

    This would also allow computers to easily connect to the net without an air card.

    Both of my computers already have CDMA 3G internet access built in. And they are old. So this feature is nothing new.

  18. Re:A global remote kill switch in our computers on Intel's Sandy Bridge Processor Has a Kill Switch · · Score: 1

    If the new Kindle comes with free 3G internet to download books, I imagine intel could very easily roll any costs associated with network subscription into the price of the hardware.

  19. Re:It is against the law. on Netflix Touts Open Source, Ignores Linux · · Score: 1

    Kinda like, save the cheerleader, save the world?

  20. Re:Microbes anyone? on Backscatter X-Ray Machines Easily Fooled · · Score: 1

    It's not a microbe, but look at what happens when Mercury and Aluminum meet...

    http://periodictable.com/PopSci/2004/10/1/index.html

  21. Re:When PS2 is better - one example on Goodbye, VGA · · Score: 1

    Do these full disk encryption solutions load before or after the BIOS post? If before, you're screwed because not even the bios has had a chance to enable legacy USB support. If it's after the BIOS, you'll want to make sure you have legacy USB support enabled in the BIOS. This should allow you to use your USB keyboard before the OS loads.

    If you've already tried that, then it's likely that the Encryption suites block all sorts of hardware devices as a security measure or just aren't written well :-)

  22. Re:Sorry, no "dirty tricks" campaign here... on Wikileaks Founder Arrested In London · · Score: 1

    Your post made me think of a motive for somebody to do what he did. What are the laws in Sweden in regards to parental citizenship rights? If Assange was successful in knocking up one of these ladies, would he have access to citizenship or would that require marriage?

    I know Assange has been trying for Swedish citizenship for some time now which is why I ask...

    It's also something I have never seen brought up since the beginning of this ordeal.

  23. Re:Offensive on Why We Shouldn't Begrudge Commercial Open Source Companies · · Score: 0

    You are not looking hard enough.

  24. Re:Some People on A Nude Awakening — the TSA and Privacy · · Score: 1

    Just a month ago, I visited the Statue or Liberty for the first time.

    The security was similar to that of an Airport, but the staff was much more rude, and photography was prohibited inside the security area. Not even TSA has gone this far.

    It seems Lady Liberty is not without her sense of irony.

  25. Re:Reducing illegal immigration? on Japanese Robot Picks Only the Ripest Strawberries · · Score: 1

    Look at cars today, the older they are, the harder and more expensive they are to repair.

    Citation Needed.

    It's really nearly the opposite. Availability of automotive parts is rarely an issue except in cases of extremely rare or extremely old (and rare by virtue of age). However, the complexity of modern automobiles makes repairs time consuming and thus expensive. New cars also require high investment in specialty tools to keep up with the changes.