We had a 20GB IBM Deskstar (probably 60GXP series) HDD fail at work recently; it was part of a mirrored (RAID 1) array, so no serious harm was done.
Being inquisitive folk, we cracked open the case to see what was inside. The cause of the failure was abundantly clear: the head assemblies had scraped the shiny, magnetic coating off about 2/3rds of the disk surface (on both sides) revealing the glass platter. I've never seen a glass platter before - they are so cool!:-D
The extent of damage was equally impressive; our "museum" of salvaged bits includes various head-crashed platters of considerable vintages, but this disk will certainly take pride of place in the collection.
The timing of the Windows source "release" is highly suspicious. SCO's lawsuit - claiming that Linux contains "stolen" code - appears to have been dealt a knockout blow by Novell. Now Microsoft "stolen" code appears on the Internet... It doesn't take an Einstein to join the dots.
So let me get this straight: US industry alone spent around half a billion buckaroonies cleaning up the last little virus/worm fiasco, we get about a half-dozen or so of these little gems per year, and yet it's TOO EXPENSIVE(tm) to engineer in security that would stop this kind of thing from happening?
Yes, but look at who's paying: US industry paying $$$ to clean up, vs. Microsoft R&D paying $$$ to fix the problem properly. Is in any wonder that Microsoft isn't interested in doing so, particularly when they can use it as a lever to force upgrades to new versions of its software?
Tell him you're rebelling against the capitalist manipulation of market prices. Then next week, once he's finished sulking, take him out for a nice romantic dinner - without the Valentine's Day surcharge.:-)
I for one welcome our greeting card manufacturing overlords...
Actually, to correct myself, the Tasmanian Devil is not a type of Dunnart, although they both belong to the genus "Sminthopsis".
Tassie Devils and Dunnarts are in the same family, Dasyuridae. They are not in the same genus; the Tassie Devil belongs to the genus Sarcophilus (specifically, Sarcophilus laniarius.)
This page has a pretty neat browser of the taxonomy of the Dasyuridae family (amongst others).
I've seen a couple of dunnart species, Fat-tailed Dunnart and Chestnut Dunnart, in the wild. They are cute, particularly when mum has the kids hanging to her back. While the resemble mice, they're actually quite ferocious insectivores (with nasty, big, pointy teeth - well, pointy anyway.)
Invest in a phone headset - that way you can still play games while "talking" to your girlfriend (i.e. listening, with appropriate ACK and keep-alive signals inserted where necessary.;-)
Also, you can save fuel and contribute to a cleaner environment.
Pushing your car can also cause unburnt fuel to poison the catalytic converter, and pollute the atmosphere with hydrocarbons. In certain situations, the unburnt fuel in the exhaust pipe may explode, possibly taking out the muffler, catalytic converter etc. with it. If this occurs, you should report the problem to your fuel supplier and/or exhaust manufacturer.
I don't try on clothes to see how they look - I can see what hideously colours and styles they have just by looking at the rack. I try on clothes to find out how they feel - if it isn't comfortable, I ain't wearing it (even if my bum doesn't look fat...)
If the ground's been fought over, it's probably very fertile now.
Which also means that the ground is probably already smothered with weeds. How are they going to clear the land for their new superweed to grow on it? Aerial spraying with army surplus Agent Orange?
That's the problem with implied operators: you assumed it was "(Damn Small) Linux on a Business Card CD", when in face it was "Damn (Small Linux on a Business Card CD)".
I mean, what could be worse than a million extra Outlook and IE clients all unpatched and ready to act as virus broadcast stations?
<tinfoil hat>
NSA and friends rubbing their hands in glee at the ready made back doors to access the computers of third world governments, "persons of interest" etc.?
Chloe Annett would be an interesting choice, but it will be difficult not to think of her as Kristine Kochanski.
Speaking of which, what's with this "Red Dwarf: The Movie" listed on the same page?! I love Red Dwarf, but I think it has even less chance to succeed as a movie than HHGTTG.
Yes, but it's still a "development" kernel. I'm hoping that 2.6 will be the default kernel in Gentoo 2004 - the kernel itself is fine, but some of the supporting applications need to catch up, I guess.
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I can introduce you to her, but if she finds out I posted this she'll completely kill me. :)
There's nothing worse than being partially killed.
... the researchers discovered that rats exposed to a 60-hertz field for 24 hours showed significant DNA damage ...
:-)
Phew! It's just as well Australia (and some other countries) use 50Hz mains power.
Has anyone done a study on the effects of inhaling hydrocarbon propellents from shaving foam?
If the film doesn't make you puke, the vino will.
We had a 20GB IBM Deskstar (probably 60GXP series) HDD fail at work recently; it was part of a mirrored (RAID 1) array, so no serious harm was done.
:-D
Being inquisitive folk, we cracked open the case to see what was inside. The cause of the failure was abundantly clear: the head assemblies had scraped the shiny, magnetic coating off about 2/3rds of the disk surface (on both sides) revealing the glass platter. I've never seen a glass platter before - they are so cool!
The extent of damage was equally impressive; our "museum" of salvaged bits includes various head-crashed platters of considerable vintages, but this disk will certainly take pride of place in the collection.
(also, compressed loopback was buggy at large sizes last time I heard it was tried)
:-)
A Live DVD wouldn't need a compressed filesystem - 4.7GB should be enough for any Live distro.
The timing of the Windows source "release" is highly suspicious. SCO's lawsuit - claiming that Linux contains "stolen" code - appears to have been dealt a knockout blow by Novell. Now Microsoft "stolen" code appears on the Internet... It doesn't take an Einstein to join the dots.
Is Mozilla Lite just too obvious for them?!
Apparently. Rumour has it the next release will be called "iMozilla-NG Xtreme" - something for everyone, I guess.
So let me get this straight: US industry alone spent around half a billion buckaroonies cleaning up the last little virus/worm fiasco, we get about a half-dozen or so of these little gems per year, and yet it's TOO EXPENSIVE(tm) to engineer in security that would stop this kind of thing from happening?
Yes, but look at who's paying: US industry paying $$$ to clean up, vs. Microsoft R&D paying $$$ to fix the problem properly. Is in any wonder that Microsoft isn't interested in doing so, particularly when they can use it as a lever to force upgrades to new versions of its software?
Tell him you're rebelling against the capitalist manipulation of market prices. Then next week, once he's finished sulking, take him out for a nice romantic dinner - without the Valentine's Day surcharge. :-)
I for one welcome our greeting card manufacturing overlords...
Actually, to correct myself, the Tasmanian Devil is not a type of Dunnart, although they both belong to the genus "Sminthopsis".
Tassie Devils and Dunnarts are in the same family, Dasyuridae. They are not in the same genus; the Tassie Devil belongs to the genus Sarcophilus (specifically, Sarcophilus laniarius.)
This page has a pretty neat browser of the taxonomy of the Dasyuridae family (amongst others).
I've seen a couple of dunnart species, Fat-tailed Dunnart and Chestnut Dunnart, in the wild. They are cute, particularly when mum has the kids hanging to her back. While the resemble mice, they're actually quite ferocious insectivores (with nasty, big, pointy teeth - well, pointy anyway.)
May I suggest, that neither the SETI@Home, nor Chessbrain.net, is the best place where one can find a Mate.
Oh, I don't know; I thought the same thing about Slashdot articles, but stranger things have happened...
Invest in a phone headset - that way you can still play games while "talking" to your girlfriend (i.e. listening, with appropriate ACK and keep-alive signals inserted where necessary. ;-)
Also, you can save fuel and contribute to a cleaner environment.
Pushing your car can also cause unburnt fuel to poison the catalytic converter, and pollute the atmosphere with hydrocarbons. In certain situations, the unburnt fuel in the exhaust pipe may explode, possibly taking out the muffler, catalytic converter etc. with it. If this occurs, you should report the problem to your fuel supplier and/or exhaust manufacturer.
I don't try on clothes to see how they look - I can see what hideously colours and styles they have just by looking at the rack. I try on clothes to find out how they feel - if it isn't comfortable, I ain't wearing it (even if my bum doesn't look fat...)
I never really understood why we need to hire kissass morons to come to the conclusion the management has already come to..
They're called "scapegoats". When the manure hits the propeller, management can point fingers and deny responsibility for their dumbass ideas.
They've harnessed the power of horniness, but for evil.
Next they'll be feeding porn directly into our brains via a cable and immersing us in our own container of lube.
Oh... never mind.
If the ground's been fought over, it's probably very fertile now.
Which also means that the ground is probably already smothered with weeds. How are they going to clear the land for their new superweed to grow on it? Aerial spraying with army surplus Agent Orange?
That's the problem with implied operators: you assumed it was "(Damn Small) Linux on a Business Card CD", when in face it was "Damn (Small Linux on a Business Card CD)".
I mean, what could be worse than a million extra Outlook and IE clients all unpatched and ready to act as virus broadcast stations?
<tinfoil hat>
NSA and friends rubbing their hands in glee at the ready made back doors to access the computers of third world governments, "persons of interest" etc.?
Hehehe... Where's the "+1 Python skit" moderation option?
I mean you gotta wonder why someone bright spark hasn't thought about making the stuff go down when you flush.
Our toilets do flush downwards - it's those American toilets that fill with water before flushing that freak me out.
On the other hand, his more recent comment was that he "Never really had a story" for the final trilogy.
That didn't seem to stop him making Episodes I, II and III. Unfortunately.
But embracing in which direction? Maybe they're just softening people up for Microsoft Linux.
Chloe Annett would be an interesting choice, but it will be difficult not to think of her as Kristine Kochanski.
Speaking of which, what's with this "Red Dwarf: The Movie" listed on the same page?!
I love Red Dwarf, but I think it has even less chance to succeed as a movie than HHGTTG.
Gentoo as always I'm sure ;-)
Yes, but it's still a "development" kernel. I'm hoping that 2.6 will be the default kernel in Gentoo 2004 - the kernel itself is fine, but some of the supporting applications need to catch up, I guess.