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  1. problem is on The Eye: Evolution versus Creationism · · Score: 1

    That you can't teach people how to think.

    It's not allowed. Teach them how to take tests, and come up with answers. Teach them how to come up with a question (hypothesize), and test the question.

    Creationists would like to think that they have attempted to come up with theories. But mostly they spend their time bashing other peoples theories, and not developing their own framework and supported studies.

    Let us teach students how to think. Not all of them will get it.

  2. Product pricing and availability on IBM Launches New Product Line · · Score: 5, Informative

    Product pricing and availability
    IBM's new storage offerings with enterprise class functions reset the bar with minimum configurations starting at half a terabyte and list prices starting as low as $97,000. The DS6000 series and the DS8000 series come standard with a four-year warranty on hardware and software, which is unique in the industry.


    What are they smoking? 9.7 k a terrabyte, maybe. 97k. Even EMC is not that high any more.

  3. What should an archive be on Washington State Archives Go Digital · · Score: 1

    Problem is that the notion that tape is an archive format. It's not, it's a backup format (catastrophic recovery). It's only an archive format while you have the capabilities to read it (if you can read it)

    An archive should be a Write one, read many file system with Active on-disk (not hierarchical on tape) information with multiple copies preferably at multiple sites (depending on how valuable the data is), with programs for active file validation (you need to be sure the file is still there, and still the same, every so often) is what an archive should be.

    In addition, file format migration will be needed. Extend your active validation to include format migration, and policy changes (keep fewer copies of the old version around). And file format changes most likely will need some human checking to make sure things worked (big part).

  4. cheaper linux based product on Washington State Archives Go Digital · · Score: 1

    cheaper product based on open source:
    linux based, postgres db.
    Not in full release, not free, but very open.
    http://www.archivas.com/

  5. non-blocking gige switch on Multicast Imaging for Mac OS X? · · Score: 1

    switches are not all the same.
    Try to get a good quality one that is non-blocking

    you can also put additional ethernet cards in the server, and assign clients to each card (i think)

  6. Not fair need to use notail on Reiser4 Filesystem Released · · Score: 1

    Not sure, but that might make it 125k files pointing to one block, since reiserfs stuff files in a block until it's full.
    Would be space efficient.

  7. Block Direct Access, use upstream MX record on University Capitulates, Switches Off Spam Filters · · Score: 2, Insightful

    98% spam and virus's? Damn. Think that the mail is coming from campus.

    Outside world:
    Block direct contact to the mail servers, use an upstream MX record.

    Inside world:
    authenticated SMTP.

  8. Google Programming Contest: Robust Hyperlinks on How does Google do it? · · Score: 1

    Google programming contest pays off again.
    Using Phelps and Wilinski's "Robust Hyperlinks" concepts to detect duplicate content.

  9. Re:Intel Legacy Problem on Writing an End to the Bio of BIOS? · · Score: 1

    Article Says:
    "...Open Firmware was considered but dropped because it was not compatible with ACPI, and they did not want to dilute the momentum that had built up for ACPI."

    From what little I understand of open firmware is that the "drivers" are forth programs. OF Rom's do not need the multiple architechure programs, but that the Intel legacy needs the multiple architechure (or maybe it's just a endian, wrong endian problem).

  10. Re:It's NOT ONLY the home users... on Security Affecting Microsoft's Bottom Line · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What company do you work for?

    0) you assume that a system admin has time to address the daily patches that were coming out at the peak.
    1) patches take time to test and apply. You might be able to break a users computer (as long as it's not the company heads), but you can't break the server.
    2) MS charges $$$$ for the systems which give you the ability to maintain many systems.

    3) things get behind the firewall. Probably a lot less since these worms, but they do get behind the firewall.

    MS is paying for bad decisions.
    * Trust. Trust will work on the internet. Nobody would click ok without reading what the message says.
    * Sandbox, VB don't need no stinking sandbox
    * No user permission separation

  11. Hardware locks defective (sent one back smashed) on Adobe Makes Products Harder to Use, More Expensive · · Score: 1

    Worked on a project where one piece of vital software had a hardware key. Software would only work in vga mode, with the laptop. So when we needed to do processing. Reboot computer into vga mode. Found a bug.
    Company said they would send a new version out with a new key. We needed to send back the old key. Sent back old key smashed saying, this key does not work with our computer now. please send new software. got unkeyed software.

    Work with many flexlm products.
    I do not mind that the software check out licenses, if I have the option to have a license server.
    But we really need an escrow service, so that when a company goes out of business, other people who relialed on them can stay in business.

  12. Make a monopoly complaint on MSN Planning to Take on Google? · · Score: 1

    MS can't leverage thier monopoly.

    Just fire a lawsuit accross the bow.

  13. IBM has the second paragaph in writing on IBM Responds To SCO: Business As Usual · · Score: 1

    The second paragraphi is pretty much the formost modification to the novell/sco/ibm agreement found on the
    exhibit d on sco site Ammendment X, section 1. No additional royalty... IBM will have irrevocable, fully paid and perpetual...

    Ten million and some signatures can buy you UNIX. Can't keep the owner from shutting up.

  14. IBM has the second paragaph in writing on IBM Responds To SCO: Business As Usual · · Score: 1

    The second paragraphi is pretty much the formost modification to the novell/sco/ibm agreement found on the exhibit d on sco site Ten million and some signatures can buy you UNIX. Can't keep the owner from shutting up.

  15. Re:who owns SCO? on SCO Terminates IBM's Unix License · · Score: 1

    Having problems with the math...
    46%+46%+46% = 50%.

  16. Buy SCO at inflated price. Not! on SCO Terminates IBM's Unix License · · Score: 1

    Buy a 5 times the price at the start of the year. Not.

    This is a smart bunch of people who would probably not offer over the exact $$ that MS gave SCO in license fees.

    But since SCO has not filed docs with SEC, it has a nice X after it's name.

    Or maybe they will drop a bid, just to audit the books and drop the bid when the books are not in order.

  17. Cancel contract (show they will lose money) on 12/7 and Overtime on a Salary? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ask the boss to cancel the contract, and to restart the negotiation.

    They need to look at any penalities that will incur for not delivering on time, or delivering a poor quality product that would incur a lawsuit for delivering a poor quality product, and the loss of bussiness from this and other companies when you get a reputation for delivering poor quality products.

    There is no way you will make the deadline, so be sure that they know the potiential for them to LOSE MONEY is greater than the possibility of EARNING A PROFIT on the contract.

    The timeline unrealistic. Any bonus for being on time will not be awarded.

    Expectation of quality from overworked employees is unrealistic. They will be spending money on fixing this thing, even if they don't get thier ass sued for a poor quality product.

    Large potiential to lose any reputation you have for delivering on the above two.

  18. Work 40 or keep a good time card on 12/7 and Overtime on a Salary? · · Score: 1

    If you work for a company with good financial backing, the plan for the post project lawsuit. Contact laywer.

    Work 40 hours a week. It would be hard to write you up for not working required unpaid overtime.

    Or work whatever time they say. Submit timecards with the full hours to Payroll. Be sure to keep the supervisor signed copy. At end of project, ask for compensation for overtime. Present them with copies of the signed evidence.

  19. Science. Try to prove it false, aka test it on Top of the Crops 2002 · · Score: 1

    Science. It's not about proving it true, it's about trying to find evidence that a theory is false.

    Make up theory.
    Try to disprove the theory.
    If it's proved false, don't go trying to prove it true*. .First prove that:
    1) these crystaline forms in crops when you heat them to 1700 degrees.
    2) that these patterns do not appear in crops outside the circles.

    *well rephrasing the question is standard practice...

  20. unblock when she dails star 82 on Telemarketers and Cell Phones? · · Score: 1

    I'd love to do that, but unfortunately my sister's cell phone shows up as a "blocked id"

    she should either configure her phone properly,
    or RTFM and learn how to unlock when she dials you. The first time she can't call you, she learn.

  21. Re:Microsoft Porn™ on Steffi Graf Wins Case Vs. Microsoft · · Score: 1

    I can see the announcement:
    More than 85% of the visitors to internet porn sites use Internet explorer on MS Windows opertating systems. We see this a mandate to integrate Hidden Porn using the Hailstorm single sign web service into the OS. This will protect our customers from unscrupulus porn sites.

  22. Done for Stargate on TRON 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Get the Staargate special edition

    Broke my first player when it came out, had to send it in for a firmware upgrade.

  23. Standard Corprate Mode, move on The Price Of Doing Business · · Score: 1

    Standard mode of operation for corporations moving to Texas. Move to Texas, dismantle corporation.

    Move, offer bonus's to people for move. Say move is because it's easier to get to both coasts for the sales people.
    People who moved train the local help. Can people who moved.

    Real reason to move is that it's easier to:
    1) Can people in Texas
    2) Blatanly flaunt corporate laws that other states put in to protect people from what happens in Texas.
    3) Flaut US laws, it's closer to the Bahamas.

  24. PUT IN RENTAL CARS on Satellite Radio: Tune In or Turn Off? · · Score: 1

    If you want an audience to buy them
    pony up some more cash, and put them in rental cars, take out the CD players. Don't charge the rental companies anything, except for advertising air time.

    Driving accross the country, rent one of our cars, and you will never be without music.

  25. Re:Not everything is down, USGS-wise on U.S. Department of Interior Ordered Offline · · Score: 1

    name alias:

    Actually hosted at the northern california earthquake data center at berkeley...