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  1. Mainframe days story on Stupid Data Center Tricks · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The old tape machines (six foot tall) used to put out a tremendous amount of heat. Space is at a premium, so in the mainframe room the drives were normally put edge to edge,
    with one pushing air in and the other pulling air out. The machines had two 10-12" fans per unit, so stacking two or three units was fine. One site had so many machines side to
    side (over 7), the air coming out the last machine regularly set things on FIRE. It was not uncommon for the machine to ignite lint going through the stack, with it coming out the
    end as a small explosion like dust in a grain silo explosion. A fire extinguisher was kept on hand, and the wall eventually got a stainless steel panel because it was so common.

  2. Who runs an illegal game server with a real name? on Blizzard Sues Private Server Company, Awarded $88M · · Score: 1

    They should be suing Bobafett (resident of rwanda), i.e. John Doe.
    QQ Alyson Reeves?

  3. Unless there's Leia metal bikini "oops" footage on Lucas Promises Star Wars on Blu-Ray in 2011 · · Score: 1

    I have no intention of buying this.

  4. Go 3D! Record a motivational & DNA for a clone on Preserving Memories of a Loved One? · · Score: 1

    Get a 3d still camera, and a 3d vid camera. In days to come 3d will be more common and the advanced for it's time. The media you made will be standout, like color pictures from the 1930's. People will live very long compared to us in the coming generation, it will last a lifetime. A short audio recording of how much she loves them, the goals she hopes they will reach and other things will motivate and keep them on the path to a good life. May she have a quick and painless transition. Also, leave some quality DNA so they can clone her in the future if they are barren and want a daughter.

  5. So should I unplug all my stuff or not? on The Sun Unleashes Coronal Mass Ejection At Earth · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I hope this isn't some hyped up story about something the sun does regularly.

  6. Fuel for space probe or spaceship? on Saturn's Moon Prometheus Spawning Moonlets · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Couldn't a space ship or probe come by and pick up one of the "small" moonlets and use it for fuel? 12KM of pre-frozen volatile organic matter sounds like a great windfall if you ask me.

  7. I guess it's time to update the earth to star on Scientists Discover Biggest Star · · Score: 1

    comparison animations, as we are now more inconsequential than ever!

  8. Proven delivery system on Senate Bill Adds Shuttle Flight, New Shuttle-Derived Vehicle · · Score: 0

    needs to be refined and kept. Why spend billions debugging new stuff? N

  9. Donate it to the third world ! on What To Do With Old 802.11b Equipment? · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.computeraid.org/ refurbishes and ships this stuff to africa and beyond!

  10. As Annie once said... on Verizon iPhone Rumored For Early Next Year · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tomorrow! Tomorrow!You're always a day away!

  11. The universe would suffer thermal death on FBI Failed To Break Encryption of Hard Drives · · Score: 1

    before they break 256-bit aes. Even if computer power somehow went up magnitudes
    the sun would go nova before they crack the encryption.

  12. Electronic media is a poor storage option on Preserving Virtual Worlds · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I can't go out and buy a punchcard computer, but I can go and buy a 300 year old book.
    Commit it to paper, it's the only proven archive method.

  13. Track-me-not on Study Says Targeted Ads Gettin' a Lil' Creepy · · Score: 1

    Thanks to Track-me-not, I lead the market demographic for Green Wasabi Thimble Machines.
    Oh sure, it violates Google TOS. I weep not.
    http://cs.nyu.edu/trackmenot/
    You have to go into the plugin and manually enable it fyi.

  14. Half the people here could use more lithium on $1 Trillion In Minerals Found In Afghanistan · · Score: 4, Funny

    If my suspicions are correct...

  15. Visible spyware? on Restraining Order On Commercial Spyware Lifted · · Score: 3, Funny

    How do you market an oxymoron?

  16. Cashback + ebay was serious savings on Microsoft Cancels Bing Cashback Program · · Score: 1

    I was saving 8% on all transactions and getting ebay rewards at the same time. I will miss it greatly.

  17. Your camera has been deactivated due to on Police Officers Seek Right Not To Be Recorded · · Score: 5, Insightful

    nearby police action. Thanks for your cooperation citizen, now pick up that can!

  18. Crushing poverty is one hell of a motivator on Why Are Indian Kids So Good At Spelling? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    meanwhile, American kids are at the mall buying fart spray. Adversity is key to motivation, which most American children never experience.

  19. Re:We are predators on 'Peak Wood' Offers Parallels For Our Time · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If you mean the rise of slash and burn and then chemical / biotech centric farming,you'd be straight on. We're still far from the rosy picture you're trying to present of us being stewards.

  20. We are predators on 'Peak Wood' Offers Parallels For Our Time · · Score: 1

    by design; we do not conserve, we consume.
    Changing to cultivation is a relatively new thing, and we're really novices at it given things like the dust bowl were only 75 years ago.

  21. Independent studies warranted on Study Claims Cellphones Implicated In Bee Loss · · Score: 4, Funny

    Before I BEE-lieve it

  22. BFG products fit a niche, and their absence is bad on BFG Exiting Graphics Card Market · · Score: 3, Informative

    BFG products are the few to be found at stores like Best Buy and other chains you can hop in a car and drive to. This lack of marketplace presence only makes the GPU less and less relevant to the normal PC owner.

  23. Their friends list revealed! on Church Turns To Facebook To Find Priests · · Score: 2, Funny

    Boyscouts,Nambla,MichaelJackson,GarryGlitter,Archdiocese of Dublin Accept Invitation Y/N?

  24. System restore! So we meet again, my nemesis! on Win7 Can Delete All System Restore Points On Reboot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Last resort of the desperate! Failed restore ahoy!! Batten down the ram hatches, load the cache cannon and pray lads, pray!
    It's going to be a rough one! A working restore is like catching the white whale. Sure you can do it but it might kill you
    in the process.

  25. If you don't like it don't buy it on Final Fight Brings Restrictive DRM To the PS3 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    simple as that. Only by refusing to buy DRM laden product will we win.