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  1. Longer Study on The Risks and Rewards of Warmer Data Centers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The studies were not long enough to constitute a very in-depth analysis. It would have to be a multi-month, or up to a year to analyze all the effects of raising temperatures.

    For example, little was considered with:

    1) Mechanical Part wear (increased fan wear, component wear due to heat)

    2) Employee discomfort (80 degree server room?)

    3) Part failure*

    *If existing cooling solutions had issues, it would be a shorter time between the issue and additional problems since you have cut your window by ~15 degrees.

  2. Internet vs. Comapnies on eReader.com Limits E-book Sales To US Citizens · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't see why a company should have to sell things to other countries. Despite the internet being free, things contained on the internet do not necessarily have to be geographically free. It reduces the amount of time, energy, and money they might have to spend on lawyers looking up various countries copyright claims, and their market may primarily be based in the United States. Of course, in time this might change, but I'm not one for forcing companies to do things some other way. I'll just buy from another company. Capitalism wins in the end.

  3. Re:All that and ruggedized? on Rugged Linux Server For Rural, Tropical Environment? · · Score: 1

    The OP wasn't looking for those power requirements, or fan requirements, or lightning requirements. The temp. requirements are also, not what he was asking about. Your situation didn't match his, so I don't think it would be classified as "like you're talking about." Although I've never had real problems with laptop fans even after 9-10 years.

  4. Re:All that and ruggedized? on Rugged Linux Server For Rural, Tropical Environment? · · Score: 1

    Someone obviously ripped someone off...I hear you can get a rugged laptop for cheaper than that.

  5. Silicon on Rugged Linux Server For Rural, Tropical Environment? · · Score: 2, Funny

    You might try (if it's too humid) putting some silicon packets in the box. They should help absorb the moisture.

  6. Grammar Nazi on Microsoft Warns of Copycat Conficker Worm · · Score: 1

    Says to use single quotation marks inside of double quotes.

  7. More on Phoenix Police Seize PCs of a Blogger Critical of the Department · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's only going to bite us once the police report what he may have been actually doing, or what was not published. Where I find it horrible that they would do it for no reason, I also find it unlikely that they would go to such efforts, when it is obvious that it was retaliatory. My guess is there's more than they reported or know.

  8. Re:MOD PARENT UP! on US Adults Fail Basic Science Literacy · · Score: 1

    Agreed, MOD PARENT UP

  9. Make me rich! on Adbusters Suggests Click Fraud As Protest · · Score: 1

    Please test it on my site! So that I may become rich on this amazing pyramid scheme? Undead Computing

  10. How to save energy on Powering Restaurants WIth Deep Fried Fuel · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is it. I love this kind of idea and packaging/sale. It's clean, it seems to work, and companies are going to be attracted to that (esp. the $800/month energy savings...) The idea really isn't new, but they've cleaned it up, and that's really what counts these days.

  11. Can't get it on Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 Released · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was going to download this using Mozilla Firefox, but Microsoft told me it would be faster downloading, and it's returning a exception. Too bad I wanted to use it.

  12. Re:Attention all personnel on State of Colorado Calls Firefox Insecure, IE6 Safe · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I just tried in all sections. I ended up leaving a message with the Gov. Perhaps the webmaster didn't know anything about web programming?

  13. Re:73 years old? on Bionic Eye Gives Blind Man Sight · · Score: 1

    I actually did RTFA, and I thought it would be beneficial to do this clinic on a younger person for two reasons, both humanitarian, and scientific. How would doing a clinical trial on someone who would benefit more be detracting on the study? Sorry for ruining your image of /. not RTFAs.

  14. 73 years old? on Bionic Eye Gives Blind Man Sight · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I would have imagined they would want a subject that would live for longer (average) so that they could continue to have studies about long-term use and wear on the eye socket. That being said, I'm glad progress is being made, and look forward to my own cybor...er replacement eye.

  15. Re:looks like it may be on Tigger.A Trojan Quietly Steals Stock Traders' Data · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Probably not. Tigger removes adware/spyware, and not all spyware even then. Viruses are different than your typical spyware. There's a whole host of things that are different than spyware that I'm not going to clarify, but don't go around thinking Tigger is some sort of anti-virus because it's not.

  16. Out of copyright monopoly? on "Authors Guild" Skims Half of Google Book-Rights Settlement · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't even see how this is possible. If a work isn't copyright, then anyone can publish it without paying royalties. I'm not sure how a company can make a business off of that alone, or how that can be construed to be a "monopoly." This is simply put, an article solely put out there to rile readers.

  17. Global Weirding, not warming. on Is Climate Change Affecting Bushfires? · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's been classified more as "global weirding" rather than "Global Warming." Where I am from, it's freezing cold, and has had colder weather here than we normally have. But you can't just speculate and attribute these weather storms to global whatever. They have and will continue to happen regardless.

  18. Re:The cameras do nothing on A Surveillance Camera On Every Chicago Street Corner? · · Score: 1

    Camera's do not do much of anything to prevent crime. It just lets the police have evidence.

  19. Re:Mere mortals need mroe toy budget on Optimizing Linux Systems For Solid State Disks · · Score: 1

    Obviously he needs to overclock his SSD. That would be epic.

  20. Re:What is this "UNIX" you speak of... on Ma.gnolia User Data Is Gone For Good · · Score: 1

    Actually, you ask the average adult working in the real world what Linux is, you'll get a "I don't know, what is it?," and a quizzical look.

  21. Re:Why they care on Dell Accuses Psion of "Fraud" Over Netbook · · Score: 1

    Because they might be able to sue the pants off any manufacturer that uses the term?

  22. Re:Equal Protection? on Accused Rogue Admin Terry Childs Makes His Case · · Score: 1

    Now I argue that if you receive kickbacks or run a Ponzi scheme that loses 1.2 million you have done as much damage as if you walked out and killed a man on the street but the damage is distributed across more people.

    I argue that a human life is more than just the money involved.

  23. Mandatory time on How To Encourage Workers To Suggest Innovation? · · Score: 1

    Some companies mandate that a certain percentage of their employee's time should be dedicated to innovation. I know one that does is J. M. Smuckers (I believe). They mandate 15% of their time. Those who want to innovate can, and those who don't, get some time off, which improves their morale. Win-Win.

  24. Re:Dear Slashdot, on MS Critical Patch Fixes 8 Vulnerabilities · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No.

  25. Re:Who thought it was a good idea... on A Gates Foundation Education Initiative Fizzles · · Score: 1

    Bill Gates went to Harvard. You have to be fairly smart to get into it at all..