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  1. Re:will there be data? on Robots Find Wreckage of AF447 · · Score: 4, Informative

    The flight recorder box is made to withstand deep sea pressure according to this article.

  2. Emergency by Neil Strauss on Ask Slashdot: How Prepared Are You For a Major Emergency? · · Score: 1

    Neil Strauss, the guy who wrote the book "The Game", also wrote a survival book of sorts for the modern age. There's an outline in there somewhere that describes how you should be prepared to GTFO if your country is screwed (either politically or environmentally). You'll need a second passport, some wildlife skills and a way to run your business on auto-pilot for passive income. It's an interesting read, but not a manual for us geeks.

  3. Re:Who cares? on Teen Cancels Party After 200,000 RSVP On Facebook · · Score: 1

    And 3) No booze since it's an underage party. Why bother at all?

  4. Re:What I learned... on IsoHunt To Court: Google Is the Bigger Problem · · Score: 1

    Use Google to search for torrent files. Thanks for the heads up. :) Honestly though Torrentz have jumped the shark so to speak. Most people I know have moved on to other means of file sharing. Anytime I download a torrent file I get a nasty email from my ISP stating that I was flagged for copyright infringement by a third party.

    Public trackers are just that: public trackers. Your IP will be listed as a leecher/seeder.

    Protip: don't forget about encryption.

  5. Re:Unthinkable on Ask Slashdot: Worst Computer Scene In TV or Movies? · · Score: 1

    I haven't laughed so hard for a while. Thank you.

  6. Re:Swordfish - Hack DoD Mainframe, orally pleased on Ask Slashdot: Worst Computer Scene In TV or Movies? · · Score: 1

    You'd be surprised. :(

  7. Re:Masochist on Upgrading From Windows 1.0 To Windows 7 · · Score: 1

    An underlying host machine's CPU cycles and RAM were being used, you insensitive clod!

  8. Solutions Database on What Would You Do With Open.org? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    For individuals or for business, the site could offer alternatives and/or solutions to common problems. It can also promote open standards for others to follow.

    e.g. replacement Office suite = Libre Office, ProTools = Audacity, SAP ERP = OpenTaps, OpenBravo, etc.

    You can setup case studies to advocate the use of open source software and solutions.

    This wouldn't just apply to software. You can also throw in hardware designs too (I'm thinking Arduino stuff).

    A source of income could be companies that advertise on the site, offering their expertise in setting up open source business systems.

  9. Re:But I just installed 8.1 on FreeBSD 8.2 Released · · Score: 1

    # /usr/sbin/freebsd-update -r 8.2-RELEASE upgrade

  10. Virtualization to the rescue on Why You Shouldn't Reboot Unix Servers · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I run web servers for a few dozen clients, and rebooting a remote machine was always scary. There was the possibility that something might not boot up during startup (e.g. SSHd) and I would be locked out. I would then have to travel to my data center downtown (about 30 minutes away) and troubleshoot the problem. Since I don't have 24/7 access to the DC (I don't have enough business with the DC to warrant an owned security pass...) I have to wait until they open to the general clientèle in the morning.

    With ESXi, however, I'm not that scared anymore. If something does go wrong, I have a console to the VM through vCenter client (the application that manages virtual machines on the server). It's happened once where a significant upgrade of FreeBSD 7.2 to 8.1 was problematic. Coincidentally, it was because I didn't upgrade the VMware tools (open-vmware-tools port). Nonetheless, I managed to fix the problem through vCenter.

    This is why I love virtualization in general. It's making managing servers easier for me.

  11. ebooks make seeders money on How Do Seeders Profit From BitTorrent? · · Score: 2

    I've downloaded a few e-books (PDFs) and upon opening them, were greeted with the seeder's or creator's homepage (or affiliate URL). One of the books I downloaded was about day trading. The person who put together the PDF injected his homepage and services in the first 2 pages of the book. Does he make money? Who knows. Does he get a few visits to his website for a bit of work? Yup.

  12. Re:Death to experts-exchange.com on Google Goes After Content Farms · · Score: 1

    To be honest: sometimes. It usually gives me a good idea on what the problem might be, but yes, there is no actual "expert" advice since the content is user-generated.

  13. Re:Death to experts-exchange.com on Google Goes After Content Farms · · Score: 1

    I already asked this question right above you, but:

    Did you ever scroll down to see the answer on EE pages?

  14. Re:Paywall sites are going to be hit pretty hard on Google Goes After Content Farms · · Score: 1

    It says Google will manually check sites once enough data is gathered by users. They may just white-list EE since they are somewhat useful.

    Which leads me to the following question: why is everyone here against EE? Is it because they attempt to charge you for the answer?

    Has anyone ever scrolled down the page to see the answers? I'm not trolling. I've never paid a dime and always got an answer... irrelevant to whether it was right or wrong.

  15. Re:looking in the wrong place on How Major Film Studios Manipulate YouTube Users · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because YouTube offers 720p, 1080p and now 4K?

  16. Re:Why Sandy Bridge ? on Sandy Bridge Chipset Shipments Halted Due To Bug · · Score: 3, Informative

    Sandy Bridge is the successor to Nehalem. It uses less power and is more efficient.

    The current P67 boards (LGA 1155) are for the mainstream market, e.g. Best Buy, Futureshop, Fry's, Staples, etc. They're basically "high-end' for the middle-class.

    Wait until LGA 2011 comes out (successor to 1366). You'll be thinking of switching then. :)

  17. Re:Maybe MS got it right with XBL... on Sony Updates PS3 Firmware To 3.56 To Stop Jailbreaking · · Score: 1

    That 50$ a year fee goes to maintaining servers and paying for XBL staff. In my opinion, I find XBL to be an overall better service than PSN.

  18. Re:My idea of the perfect case mod on The Best Case Mods From 2010 · · Score: 1

    Take a look at Corsair 700D case.

  19. Re:Spamhaus jumping to conclusions? on Spamhaus Under DDoS Over Wikileaks.info · · Score: 1

    He puts on his robe and wizard hat...?

  20. Fax machines don't need to use paper on Anonymous Now Attacking Corporate Fax Machines · · Score: 1

    At my office, we have a digital fax machine that does not use any paper. When a fax comes in, a TIFF document is created. That means a dozen pages are neatly kept in a browseable .tiff document. No ink or paper is used. Junk fax? I just delete it.

    I'm pretty sure a company like Paypal has a system like this, especially when they need to scan a barcode to classify your document (when I faxed them a signed document, a cover page with a barcode was supplied by them).

    These kids need to put their minds to better use...

  21. Re:Exim hate on Remote Exim Exploit In the Wild · · Score: 1

    I've been running Exim on two servers for the past 5 years now. Never had a problem either.

  22. Re:why mastercard? on MasterCard Hit By WikiLeaks Payback Attacks · · Score: 2

    WikiLeaks were collecting donations using MasterCards and VISA as forms of payment on their website, up until the two giants pulled away because they didn't want to be associated with the website.

  23. Re:5-HTP works on Anxiety and IT? · · Score: 1

    Exactly. The real issue here are the clients. Mine are a special bunch...

  24. Re:5-HTP works on Anxiety and IT? · · Score: 1

    Well, you're right. One thing that's adding fuel to the fire is whether my friends and relationships (which I am currently lacking) is even meaningful with my schedule. I do have a few close friends, however, that I know is solid when it comes to connection.

  25. Re:5-HTP works on Anxiety and IT? · · Score: 1

    I've heard of some reports on 5-HTP causing cystic fibrosis. I don't take it everyday (I should have clarified). I take it about once a week on a day I know is going to be hell.

    Thanks for the heads up.