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  1. Re:Assume it is .. on How Can I Tell If My Computer Is Part of a Botnet? · · Score: 1

    Thanks this is useful info, will look into it. Of the twenty users or so which I oversee (keeping in mind IT guy is a secondary role) I only have one or two who always get infected. They are the ones who go lurking in the dark corners of the undernet looking for archaic lisp routines. If I coudl shoot them I would but I can't

  2. Re:Assume it is .. on How Can I Tell If My Computer Is Part of a Botnet? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    All great points, here are mine.

    1.) We are an architecture office which runs AutoCAD problem is this requires Power User group membership in order to run. (also on windows even without admin privs malicious software can infect.

    2.) Unfortunately any expense is an expense, (economy doesn't help.) This is why you will note all my network software is freeware.

    3.) My most malicious user is the owner of the company, who insist on having admin privies ( he equates user authority to company hierarchy) So he constantly does stuff like installs go to my pc, and leaves his system up and logged in.

    unfortunately I don't live in your well funded and taken seriously IT world.

  3. Assume it is .. on How Can I Tell If My Computer Is Part of a Botnet? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Overseeing a small office lan, I've come to the conclusion that you will be infected whether you like to or not. Regardless of how much you threaten users. I've resorted to using an drive image (paragon) saved on a drive partition which saves the system in a uninfected state. As soon as a user goes 'uh ooh' or complains of slowness I restore the image (keep in mind data is stored on a server which is backed up and scanned on which no apps are allowed to run). I also run a combination of ccleaner, spybot s&d and windows defender.

    In addition I check the network once a week for mail or ftp sockets ( evidence there is a bot net at work). So far this has been the easiest way to stay on top.

  4. Re:And nothing of value was lost on Twitter Offline Due To DDoS · · Score: 1

    How could you not include IRC. Multitude of privately run servers world wide.

  5. Re:5000 bad joints != cutting edge, It's ineptitud on Large Hadron Collider Struggling · · Score: 1

    Let me see you design a five trillion electron volts connection. From a bottom line perspective your right. But you would be truly dim witted to compare this to the wiring of your local strip mall. Most new designs are exactly that new designs, thus it is feasible that a coupling may fail in practice where it may have worked in theory.

  6. Re:Encryption? on P2P Network Exposes Obama's Safehouse Location · · Score: 1

    you would be surprised how many white house interns are non brainers

  7. Re:Remarkable Idea on US Supercomputer Lead Sparks Russian Govt's Competitive Drive · · Score: 1

    I doubt the Soviet Union my mistake Russia will make this mistake again see link.

    http://slashdot.org/it/04/02/02/1153243.shtml

  8. Re:Sensationalist headline on 7-Story Wooden Condo Survives 7.5 Magnitude Quake · · Score: 2, Insightful

    the whole purpose of something like this is to justify wood as a acceptable material for 3 or more stories (well in california) by doing this they increase the market share of wood. See simpson strong tie.... truth is this was an empty home with no realistic live loads. ie file cabinets couches TV etc. You also have to add dead loads like windows, doors finishes etc.

  9. the purpose is to survive not to last. on 7-Story Wooden Condo Survives 7.5 Magnitude Quake · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Believe it or not current structural code functions to provide surviveability for it's occupants. I'm an architect in southern california and prior to 1997 buildings were designed to basically allow occupants to escape, however due to the financial toll of northridge the structural code was revamped to prevent flexing which would result in the building not having sever cosmetic damage. This however resulted in drastically increased construction costs. The fact is you want a building that will flex as opposed to break. It always cracks me up because there is a war between wood mfgs and steel mfgs. Currently your typical stick framed building stops at three stories (in southern california) after this you need to switch to steel or concrete. Manufactureres like simpson strong tie are working hard to push the limit of wood to allow them a greater market share.

  10. Don't dismiss so quickly lets look at this on What If the Apollo Program Had Continued? · · Score: 1

    Communism as a concept works well, input innate human nature and the system fails, corruption greed etc. Capitalism the would be inverse of communism also works conceptually input innate human nature and the system as we see fails. Instead of striving for balance there is a strive for power. Like it or not in the great proof of capitalism the present economy proves it a failure.

    This is no 6 year cyclical drop, one woudl argue that the unatural growth of the economy between 2002 and 2005 was what through off the natural balance that capitalism needs to work. Thus the cascade failure of the US economy now, the reason it hasn't failed is because of the interjection by the government.

    One might even say the underlying point of failure wasn't the concept in either case but the human factor.

  11. Re:A-stable multivibrator on Low-Budget Electronics Projects For High School? · · Score: 1

    not to mention your wife ... or imaginary one there of :)

  12. Re:Do they still Sell 100-in-1 kits? on Low-Budget Electronics Projects For High School? · · Score: 2, Informative

    They still have these but I can't imagine them having the longevity to stand up to ninth graders. After using mine for a few months most of teh spring had become elongated and knobs lost.

  13. circuit simulation. on Low-Budget Electronics Projects For High School? · · Score: 1

    I woudl imagine with cost being the driving factor you are very limited. As most modern circuits would require a resonable power supply, ocilloscope, plus components. This being said since you sound like you already have computers look into getting a simulation program that will allow you to build circuits virtually and test them. just a though.

    (random google search)
    http://www.electronickits.com/kit/complete/kita/ck800.htm

  14. Re:iPhone.... or Palm TX on Good PDF Reader Device With Internet Browsing? · · Score: 1

    I I've been using my palm tx now for many years. When I bought it I figured it would be the killer device. All screen touch sensitive, wifi, blue tooth, using Palm OS which has a ton of apps. Add Documents to go and there is your PDF Word, and Excel app. It browses the the net well and allows SD cards which adding a few cards to the case puts you way over the Iphone. I'm not sure if Palm still even sells these but It's an awsome device

  15. Re:Porn is obscene only if it has no plot on US Couple Gets Prison Time For Internet Obscenity · · Score: 2, Insightful

    first of all, all of the above is subjective;
            i.) a homosexual man watching two women have sex will not find it arousing.
            ii.) if the purpose of the movie is to achieve an orgasm is that not a plot, or is it.
            iii.) sex to a nun is offensive period, unless it the couple is married heterosexual, and done with the intension of procreation.

    Would someone please tell me from a legal perspective how this is argued in a court and made to stand ? Fact is we live in (USA) one of the most diverse communities on the planet. How are we to use subjectivity to judge each other. Now on the other side we need laws, and rules to protect said community. I think I speak fo rmost when I say no one wants to raise a family in a would be Sodom and Gomorrah.

  16. Re:This is a very interesting finding on Secrets of Schizophrenia and Depression "Unlocked" · · Score: 1

    we don't appreciate you making fun of us like that.... we all have feelings too.

  17. Re:Hehe he ain't seen nothing yet... on 13-Year-Old Trades iPod For a Walkman For a Week · · Score: 1

    only take you about 3 hours to find a song on the damn things. My dad had one. I finally gave up and copied all his worth listening to music to cassette. It only had fast forward, and there was no way of knowing which track the song should be on.

  18. Re:The ultimate irony on Kodak Kills Kodachrome · · Score: 1

    I think it all comes down to the 'average' user. Who will typically have pictures saved on a lap top, or SD card. Who will use the kiosk at the store to print not expose their pictures. They will assume it's like the pictures when they were growing up and store them in an album in the family room. Of course as soon as it's printed they will reuse the SD card or delete the pictures to make room for there downloaded music.

    Now as a photographer I insist on the processing method. I also keep all my 35 mm film /slide in a protected folder. The nice thing about this method is it is time tested and proven.

  19. Re:Easy alternative on Cows That Burp Less Methane to Be Bred · · Score: 1

    I always laugh when people suggest the 'obvious' solution.... it either equates to, over fishing, destroying rain forest, inhumane treatment of farm animals, or well too much gas. Fact is the real problem is there are too many human beings... not only that these human beings eat a lot and we mess a lot.

    Bottom line is the earth simply cannot handle it. In 1950 the world population wa below 3 Billion, in less than a generation we have doubled that. projections show that we will hit 1o billion by 2010.

    http://www.treehugger.com/World-Population-Growth-2050.JPG

    With the oceans over fished, rain forest being destroyed for farm land, and farm land being turned into industrial and commerce how are we planning to feed all these people ?

    There is only one solution

    http://scienceblogs.com/neurotopia/condom%20cartoon.jpg

  20. Re:The ultimate irony on Kodak Kills Kodachrome · · Score: 1

    for the record I'm a photographer .... and yes I am obsessed. It all started when I realized I could never capture images ala national geographic with my point and shoot. So yes quality matters, and also capturing the moment.

    My real annoyance is just people who take so many great pictures and never print them out, they are all sitting on a hard drive. You lose the art form. Back in the day even a average photographer cared about lighting, composition. Film keeps you honest.

    You know how hard it is to get a roll of film now ? I compare this to the days when real musicians sat together in a studio creating analogue artwork, ala now a days some pimply kid with a bootleg copy of protools.

  21. Re:The ultimate irony on Kodak Kills Kodachrome · · Score: 4, Insightful

    how on earth is this insightful. Your telling me your family doesn't have an album, no wedding pictures, baby pictures ? The fact is they are priceless. I personally have processed 20 rolls of film since last year. The reason being I'm documenting time. If I had a dime for everyone who had a digital camera, a HD full of pictures and not a single hard copy to show for it.

    The reason digital camera's are taking over is because it caters to a basic human trait .. laziness !!! I predict there will be a backlash when in ten years when no one no longer has there pictures. I still have pictures my father took back in the 50's not to mention I still have his old camera.

  22. Re:City tits are perkier than country tits on City Slicker Birds Shun Their Country Cousins · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    how the hell does this get modded informative ? funny as hell .. but informative ?

  23. Re:make users adapt to hardware on Triangular Buttons Make On-Screen Keyboards More Usable · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I understood the design differently. since the use of triangles allows more neutral space the chance of overlapping to another key is lessoned. He also figured out how to do this without making the keyboard itself bigger. Not sure it has anything to do with behavioral modification. if this was the case palms graffiti would be king of the world.

  24. Re:They're called digital cameras on Polaroid Lovers Try To Revive Its Instant Film · · Score: 1

    true, however digital photography is a.) modifiable (sometimes you don't want this) 2.) Digital photography still requires processing. If I'm on say a job site with a client and wish to document a condition I can take two pictures and both parties can leave with a hard copy. Digital cannot accomplish this.

  25. Re:precautionary... on Man Arrested For Taking Photo of Open ATM · · Score: 1

    actually I was referring to the design of the ATM. If it were up to me the money would be placed in a cartridge in a safe place, say the bank or behind a counter. Then the cartridge would be automatically fed into the machine similar to an old vhs recorder.