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  1. Watch live on nasa tv on ISS Robotic Arm Captures Dragon Capsule · · Score: 2
  2. Re:Failed big time on Raspberry Pi Now Has Distributors -- and Will Soon Have Boards for All (Video) · · Score: 2

    You had to realise to find a retailer that sells ("retails"...) stuff from the distributors. I ordered mine from my local electronics retailer and will be getting it in the "second" batch.

    I admit rasp pi foundation could and SHOULD have done a lot better in this, explaining the situation better and what to expect from the distributors.

  3. Dropbox encryption on Dropbox Can't See Your Dat– Er, Never Mind · · Score: 1

    Sure the users data can be encrypted with whatever algorithm but it is obvious they have the keys too and can unencrypt at will. To access files user only needs to provide a password which can be recovered via email. Duh.

  4. Possible workaround on Local Privilege Escalation On All Linux Kernels · · Score: 1

    It would seem a possible workaround is to disable all vulnerable socket protocols via modprobe.conf (or equivalent) so that user space cannot open e.g. ppp socket at all.

    Mostly these vulnerable protocols are not needed in a typical server.

  5. Re:Left and right reversed? on Passwords From PHPBB Attack Analyzed · · Score: 1

    I'm right-handed too and use mouse on the left because if I use it on the right, my elbow starts to hurt like hell after a few hours. It took a week or so to get used to it and even now after years of using the mouse on the left, I still need to use it on the right if much accuracy is needed.

    I didn't switch buttons.

  6. Re:Their digital knowledge sucks on The Presidential Portrait Goes Digital · · Score: 1

    Firefox 3 (at least on windows) can use color profiles and show adobe rgb files correctly. However it's not enabled by default. To enable: about:config -> gfx.color_management.enabled -> true .

    What surprises me is that at least on this Vista SP1 machine Internet Explorer 7 does not use color profiles, but the 'preview' (photo gallery) application uses.

  7. Re:Sad on The Presidential Portrait Goes Digital · · Score: 1

    Why would you need more detail than 5D mark II and/or 35mm format lenses can give in a portrait?

    Anyway: exif tags of the official photo only tells the focal length used, which was 105mm. So, perhaps even 24-105mm f/4L ? It was sold as a "kit lens" for the original 5D and the mark II.

    TFA is wrong, btw, the camera used is 5D mark II, not the original 5D.

    Also see http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/kidding.shtml for an interesting take on medium format superiority.

  8. Re:skype problems on Skype + Kazaa = ? · · Score: 1
    > 4. the credit expires if you dont use it.

    A quick note: They've recently changed their policy:

    http://www.skype.com/company/news/2004/sa_creditex pirypolicychange.html