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  1. Re:Could be a different route involved for the VPN on Enraged Verizon FiOS Customer Seemingly Demonstrates Netflix Throttling · · Score: 1

    You are absolutely right. Sadly, no one listens to arguments like this and choses to ignore these facts in favor of a more news-worthy "Faster via slow VPN [that utilizes Verizon-XO peer link] than directly [via 40Gbit/s Verizon-Level3 peer link]" that deliberately omitted the square-bracketed parts.

  2. Re:Sorry, but L3 is being shady here ... on Verizon's Accidental Mea Culpa · · Score: 1

    But wait, this "settlement free peering agreement with Verizon that has been in place for many, many years.” tells that the ones who consumes more traffic pays the fees. In other words it goes "your customers want to access the Internet via my network? Sure thing, as long as my customers get equal access to the internet via your network. Once your customers start consuming more - you pay".

  3. But Moonshot is years old on HP Claims Their Moonshot System is a 'New Style of IT' (Video) · · Score: 1

    But Moonshot servers are a couple years old, with a few success stories from HP itself (www.hp.com is fully moonshot-powered) and others. Yes they are efficient, small and easy to run, but they are also quite less powerful than a "traditional" server. Now all they do is release new "cartridges" for the platform. Are we soon to hear about generation 2.0? Maybe at HP Discover?

  4. From businesses who needed free internet around em on Free Wi-Fi Supplier, Gowex, Files For Bankruptcy · · Score: 2

    Imagine you're a coffee shop and you want to provide free wifi for your customers. Some businesses buy equipment and the internet connection and hire an IT guy to hook it all up together. This all costs.

    Now imagine a company like Gowex comes and tells that they could do it all for you, all you need to do is pay them installation and monthly fees. They tell you they are professionals and they will handle everything - from simply configuring and maintaining everything including repairs; to handling all the scary stories they'll tell you about viruses, hackers, police enquires and so on. You, as a business owner will likely accept some 100-200-500 eur monthly fees to not to have to worry about all this IT stuff.

  5. Re:Why should one move from truecrypt 7.1a? on Despite Project's Demise, Amazon Web Services Continues To Use TrueCrypt · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately one does not make money selling cryptodisk software (I tried when I published some back in 1979)

    You should have tried selling cryptoperfocards software back then, disks were not in wide use.

  6. No, PostgreSQL is the replacement for Oracle DB on Despite Project's Demise, Amazon Web Services Continues To Use TrueCrypt · · Score: 1

    No, PostgreSQL is the replacement for Oracle DB. The replacement for MySQL is MariaDB.

  7. You can remove the CMOS battery for a while or on Dell Exec Calls HP's New 'Machine' Architecture 'Laughable' · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can remove the CMOS battery or move the Clear CMOS jumper or power on the PC with a special key pressed (depending on the motherboard manufacturer it can be CTRL, or ALT or something else, always well documented).

  8. Re:Block their cookies on Report: Verizon Claimed Public Utility Status To Get Government Perks · · Score: 2

    Now imagine that the toddler somehow was responsible for forcing you to put the cookies on the floor and then to leave them unattended. Using something like lobbying.

  9. A smart move on Microsoft Announces Windows 8.1 With Bing To Sell Cheaper Devices · · Score: 1

    This is indeed a smart move to seed Bing. In fact, Bing is getting better and better all the time and is a comparable search engine to Google, still catching up but with a solid tech behind. Guess what? The more people use Bing, the more data its algorithms have to operate with in order to make itself better. So seeding the search engine is very important, considering that MS has all set of competing services comparing to Google.

    Now what this change actually does? It defines what search engine is used for people who access Internet by typing web site addresses in the Google search bar. Also for those who don't bother switching away from the IE. And for those who will see that Bing is suddenly getting better.

    Google should be worried. And I'm sure they are.

  10. Reddit is more of an upgrade on Microsoft Confirms Windows 8.1 Spring Update, To Focus On Non-touch Devices · · Score: 1

    Reddit is more of an upgrade

  11. Yes it is hard to press Win+X via RDP on Microsoft Confirms Windows 8.1 Spring Update, To Focus On Non-touch Devices · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes it is hard to press Win+X via a remote desktop connection to a server that got tablet-optimized interface with Windows Server 2012.

  12. Because someone needs to build it for you, and it on Ask Slashdot: Why Are We Still Writing Text-Based Code? · · Score: 1

    Because someone who is an expert in writing text-based code has to design and write it for you. It won't help them, it's not fun, it's not believed to be achievable.

  13. Re:Sorry Apple. on Apple Denies Helping NSA Subvert iPhone · · Score: 1

    Akamai? And a gazillion of others. Also it is not relative, we are talking about Apple now. Anyway, the post was about rooting an iphone by visiting a web site and doing nothing more.

  14. Re:Always in Motion... on Using Pulsars For Spacecraft Navigation · · Score: 1

    So, all these pulsars (like everything else in the universe) are always in motion...

    It's hard, but that is why there is that lousy accuracy of 5-10 km.

  15. Conspiracy! on Java Web Attack Installs Malware In RAM · · Score: 1

    An antivirus company sends two messages: 1) Stay in RAM and be undetected; 2) Attach to a trustworthy process and they'll miss you. I wonder what are they not telling us?

  16. length matters on Handmade vs. Commercially Produced Ethernet Cables · · Score: 1

    It matters because the pairs are twisted with different step, resulting in difference in length of pairs, resulting in length restrictions. That limits length before all electrical theory does. However, if you cut long cable in the middle and solder pairs so to compensate length difference then it would work at three times longer distances than standards say. PS: Tested, confirmed.

  17. Internet is very dangerous place on Google Search Flagging Everything As Potentially Harmful · · Score: 1

    I always knew that all those sites could ham my computer. Finally Google proves my fears.