I am amused by all these people that claim that "because the US elections will have an impact on the rest of the world, they should get to access to the websites and (heck why not) vote too".
Who the hell is saying that foreigners should be able to vote in the election? Give me a link to a comment saying that (which is NOT obviously written by a nutcase or troll), or shut the fuck up.
A government's obligations (in *any* nation) are only to its own citizens. No one else. Don't like it? Migrate off planet earth
Ahh yes, the "Like it or Leave it" comeback. The most disgusting, anti-Democratic sentiment that can be expressed in so few words. It demonstrates that you are actively opposed to the advancement of the human race, the betterment of society, etc. "If things are screwed up, well, tough. If you don't like it, why not just kill yourself?"
They're actually only blocking georgewbush.com, not the IP 65.172.163.222 which the domainname points to.
I don't know much about nameservers, but how the hell do they do that? I've never heard of a nameserver that had the ability to selectively refuse queries from certain hosts... And if it screws up even once, they're fucked, because other servers will cache it.
It must kill their server performance doing that check on every single query that comes in!
Uh, except for the fact that most people from outside the US, if hacking a U.S. server, would likely do it via a zombie windows box (or maybe linux box - linux isn't secure if it's not updated regularly!) inside the U.S.
Uh, that wasn't the point. The point was, by hiding the site from non-US viewers, it reduces the incentive to hack it because the audience is vastly reduced.
Right, but in the case of "tripe," adding the final 'e' actually changes the pronunciation. I actually gave thought to this before deciding to go with "trupe," which at least has the benefit of rhyming with "dupe."
I'm very, very sad. I know. As are we all, in this thread:-)
If you're trying to say it's not his fault because everyone else did too, then that's not a very good endorsement.
No, what I'm saying is that because everybody voted for it, the issue becomes useless as a measure of the man's character. Knowing that he voted for it gives you absolutely no information because it doesn't distinguish him from anyone else. It's a statistical fact.
What if our universe is only a simulation running on a computer in another universe?
We could potentially detect it. Consider the types of computers we use in this universe. A cosmic ray or other energetic particle is capable of flipping a bit in RAM. If we are actually a simulation in a similar kind of computer, we should start looking for inconsistencies of the type that could be explained by memory corruption.
For example, an object might change color suddenly. This could be an indication that we are actually in a simulation, and that something has corrupted a small piece of state.
We might also look for effects which could be explained if we were running in a discretized simulation of continuous spacetime. The Planck length, for example, might be explained by computations using a limited number of bits -- lengths shorter than a certain size would simply be unrepresentable in the simulation's numbering system.
The question was how he voted, and the answer is that he voted for it. Seems pretty straightforward.
When the implication of bias is that obvious, the unbiased person must explicitly disavow the potential bias lest he/she be misinterpreted.
How everyone else voted is irrelevant.
It's quite relevant, because it means that Kerry's Yea vote contains no information. It says nothing about Kerry as a person, because it does nothing to distinguish him from anybody else in the Senate.
Not to long ago, i decided to cleam up my apple ][+ and get rid of all the durst and junk. i took at the circuit board and complitly submerged it in water and washed off all the dirt and dust. Let it sit in the sun for a little bit, popped it back in and it was good to go.
I've done similar to an old 486-SX board. Except first, I submerged it in water-free antifreeze. It was an experiment to see if the board could run while submerged in glycol. Answer: No.
We pulled the board out of the tub, tossed it in the sink and sprayed it off. Took a blowdrier to it for 10 or 15 minutes, put it back in the case, and it fired right up.
And it was shiny-shiny after the glycol treatment:-)
That kind of stuff is just not something the 21st century should put up with.
Then why did we allow it to happen? Where was the concern when it was fucking happening?
As a "world peacekeeper" the US has failed in the most embarrassing manner. A bunch of people get killed so we go in and bomb a few thousand more? Sorry, but I ain't fucking impressed.
This means that if you do somehow flood your entire case with coolant you will NOT be pretty well fucked regardless of what you or the grandparent poster may expect.
That's a nice theory, except that computer components contain water-soluble electrolytes which will cause your "pure" distilled water to become very unpure (and conductive) rather quickly.
Other people have thought of this before, you know.
On the final version of the bill, Kerry voted "Yea".
Along with every other goddamn senator, including the ones you voted for. Don't be a deceptive ass.
Also, your sig makes you look like an idiot. Arafat likes Kerry, so that's a reason to vote against him? What if Arafat said he liked Bush? Guess you'd have to vote for Kerry, then, huh?
Here's a hint: if you do the opposite of whatever the bad guys say, they still control you absolutely -- they just say the opposite of what they really want, and you happily do their bidding.
Except that tripe is already a word with an entirely different meaning.
Plus, "tripe" doesn't even have the right sound either. The appropriate word would be "trip," which is also already taken. And we can't use Tripp, due to the reference to the Clinton fiasco.
Thus, "trupe" is the most appropriate word in this case, by analogy with "dupe." Yes, I actually pondered this before posting.
The same way your air cooled system handles fault tolerance -- The onboard hardware monitor detects a high CPU or motherboard temperature and shuts it down.
I don't think you actually read the parent post -- what does it matter if the CPU shuts itself off, if your entire case is flooded with coolant? You're pretty well fucked in that case.
Water cooling, I think, isn't something we should be encouraging. It's just one more excuse for chip makers to ignore their chips' power requirements. The real solution is for the chips to run cooler, not to slap bigger and more complicated cooling systems on them.
If you're using water cooling for noise-reduction purposes, okay. But if you literally need it in order to keep your chip cool, there's something very wrong.
We should NOT be encouraging chip makers to continue avoiding power problems. It's environmentally irresponsible.
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Heh, why do people type so much? On RedHat at least, there is a script in /sbin called "service" which runs the given service for you.
For example, instead of typing:
You can just type:
service httpd restart
If what I wanted was a product announcement, I would read Freshmeat. I come to Slashdot because of the discussion attached to the stories.
Apparently you do as well, since you are, after all, posting in the comment forum, so I'm left wondering... Why the fuck do you bother?
Who the hell is saying that foreigners should be able to vote in the election? Give me a link to a comment saying that (which is NOT obviously written by a nutcase or troll), or shut the fuck up.
A government's obligations (in *any* nation) are only to its own citizens. No one else. Don't like it? Migrate off planet earth
Ahh yes, the "Like it or Leave it" comeback. The most disgusting, anti-Democratic sentiment that can be expressed in so few words. It demonstrates that you are actively opposed to the advancement of the human race, the betterment of society, etc. "If things are screwed up, well, tough. If you don't like it, why not just kill yourself?"
You are a fascist.
I don't know much about nameservers, but how the hell do they do that? I've never heard of a nameserver that had the ability to selectively refuse queries from certain hosts... And if it screws up even once, they're fucked, because other servers will cache it.
It must kill their server performance doing that check on every single query that comes in!
Uh, that wasn't the point. The point was, by hiding the site from non-US viewers, it reduces the incentive to hack it because the audience is vastly reduced.
Try thinking sometime, it feels nice.
I'm very, very sad. I know. As are we all, in this thread :-)
I started to, but it'll take me 52.6 years to finish imagining it.
For anyone wondering who first said this, it was Sir Edmund Hillary upon being asked why he climbed Mt. Everest.
No, what I'm saying is that because everybody voted for it, the issue becomes useless as a measure of the man's character. Knowing that he voted for it gives you absolutely no information because it doesn't distinguish him from anyone else. It's a statistical fact.
We could potentially detect it. Consider the types of computers we use in this universe. A cosmic ray or other energetic particle is capable of flipping a bit in RAM. If we are actually a simulation in a similar kind of computer, we should start looking for inconsistencies of the type that could be explained by memory corruption.
For example, an object might change color suddenly. This could be an indication that we are actually in a simulation, and that something has corrupted a small piece of state.
We might also look for effects which could be explained if we were running in a discretized simulation of continuous spacetime. The Planck length, for example, might be explained by computations using a limited number of bits -- lengths shorter than a certain size would simply be unrepresentable in the simulation's numbering system.
When the implication of bias is that obvious, the unbiased person must explicitly disavow the potential bias lest he/she be misinterpreted.
How everyone else voted is irrelevant.
It's quite relevant, because it means that Kerry's Yea vote contains no information. It says nothing about Kerry as a person, because it does nothing to distinguish him from anybody else in the Senate.
I've done similar to an old 486-SX board. Except first, I submerged it in water-free antifreeze. It was an experiment to see if the board could run while submerged in glycol. Answer: No.
We pulled the board out of the tub, tossed it in the sink and sprayed it off. Took a blowdrier to it for 10 or 15 minutes, put it back in the case, and it fired right up.
And it was shiny-shiny after the glycol treatment :-)
Point? I didn't say Bush failed. I said the nation failed. The UN also failed. All of it is disappointing, to say the least.
Then why did we allow it to happen? Where was the concern when it was fucking happening?
As a "world peacekeeper" the US has failed in the most embarrassing manner. A bunch of people get killed so we go in and bomb a few thousand more? Sorry, but I ain't fucking impressed.
That's a nice theory, except that computer components contain water-soluble electrolytes which will cause your "pure" distilled water to become very unpure (and conductive) rather quickly.
Other people have thought of this before, you know.
That's good. I've done it before.
It's easy.
"Hey, members of Congress: Repeal this law, or I'll veto every goddamn bill that passes my desk from this day forth."
Kinda puts the pressure on, doesn't it?
Along with every other goddamn senator, including the ones you voted for. Don't be a deceptive ass.
Also, your sig makes you look like an idiot. Arafat likes Kerry, so that's a reason to vote against him? What if Arafat said he liked Bush? Guess you'd have to vote for Kerry, then, huh?
Here's a hint: if you do the opposite of whatever the bad guys say, they still control you absolutely -- they just say the opposite of what they really want, and you happily do their bidding.
Good day, dimwit.
Don't be deceptive. EVERYONE voted for it. The one guy who didn't vote "Yea" didn't vote at all.
I see -- it's never the President's fault when things fuck up, but when they go correctly, All Hail the Chief.
Plus, "tripe" doesn't even have the right sound either. The appropriate word would be "trip," which is also already taken. And we can't use Tripp, due to the reference to the Clinton fiasco.
Thus, "trupe" is the most appropriate word in this case, by analogy with "dupe." Yes, I actually pondered this before posting.
These are the important questions of our lives.
Safe for the OZONE LAYER. Look at the context before spewing.
Maybe if it was called Chlorinert, since it is chlorine that damages ozone, not fluorine. Fluorinert is perfectly safe.
Once, I even saw a TRUPE on the front page -- three fucking stories, all the same. Does anyone remember what that story was?
I don't think you actually read the parent post -- what does it matter if the CPU shuts itself off, if your entire case is flooded with coolant? You're pretty well fucked in that case.
If you're using water cooling for noise-reduction purposes, okay. But if you literally need it in order to keep your chip cool, there's something very wrong.
We should NOT be encouraging chip makers to continue avoiding power problems. It's environmentally irresponsible.