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  1. Don't vote .. on Diebold Chases Links To Leaked Memos · · Score: 3, Funny

    .. it only encourages them ;o)

  2. [OT] Re:obligatory stingray reference on A Fiber-Optic Cable To Inner Space · · Score: 0

    Nope. 19998, Huh ?

  3. obligatory stingray reference on A Fiber-Optic Cable To Inner Space · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believe the implementation will bear a superficial resemblance to this

  4. Re:What a fantastic use for corn on Sanyo Develops Corn-Based Biodegradeable CD · · Score: 1

    What makes you think that you know more about what's outside of our hermetically sealed, supersized comfort zone, than I do?

    I don't claim to know more about it.
    I am entitled to my opinion, just as you are entitled to yours. I may not agree with what you are saying, but I'll defend your right to say it.
    Therefore your request is denied.

  5. Anagram Fun on Sun to Merge UltraSPARC with Fujitsu's SPARC64? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Fujitsu sun
    Unjust if us
    Nut's fuji us
    Fuji nuts us
    Fuji stun us
    Just fun us i

  6. Re:What a fantastic use for corn on Sanyo Develops Corn-Based Biodegradeable CD · · Score: 1

    I think I've hit a raw nerve here, and I'm not talking goatse.cx ;o) God forbid that someone should spoil your day by making you think about something *real*, something outside of your hermetically sealed, supersize comfort zone. I merely pointed out that there is a far better use of corn than making CDs, and you told me to "fuck off". Problem ? I think so.

  7. Re:What a fantastic use for corn on Sanyo Develops Corn-Based Biodegradeable CD · · Score: 1

    Broadly speaking, I would agree with you. But if there is no local agriculture ?

  8. Re:What a fantastic use for corn on Sanyo Develops Corn-Based Biodegradeable CD · · Score: 1

    I'm not a multinational with a corn mountain rotting away, trying to find an alternative use for it. So I can talk.

    So you don't want to feed the "precious third world". Are you really saying that you are happy for others to literally starve to death ? As it stands, that's what I'm taking away from your contribution to this thread.

    As for your assertion that I should give *all* of my disposable income to charity or STFU, well that hardly holds any water at all. LoL !! I get better reasoned arguments from my two sons, and the eldest is only six. In fact, I'm laughing so hard, I just fell off my chair. (Gets back on chair..). Can I counter-argue that unless you are actively killing people in third world countries in *every* spare moment that you have, then YOU should STFU ? No. So stop trying to take the moral "low" ground here.

    And by the way, "fuck off" is not exactly a convincing argument. Can't you come up with anything better ? We'll see..

  9. What a fantastic use for corn on Sanyo Develops Corn-Based Biodegradeable CD · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's not like you can use corn for anything else, is it ? - like feeding the starving millions in the third world.

    Jeesh, I'm glad I got that off my chest.

  10. Re:Didn't jfs do well on Linux File System Shootout · · Score: 1, Interesting

    ... not according to IBM

  11. Re:human readable ? on Linux File System Shootout · · Score: 1

    JFS is looking pretty good on the IOZone benchmarks, but the Bonnie++ benchmarks look more mixed in their findings. Remember, a benchmark is only as good as it's .... ??? WTF ?

  12. Re:The only one that matters on Linux File System Shootout · · Score: 1, Informative

    Samba is not a file system, and as such is not in the benchmarks. RTFA and see http://samba.org

  13. Dell with Linux. on Michigan To Purchase Record 130,000 Laptops · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Honestly, can you imagine what sort of virus protection scheme you would need if you were foolish enough to put windows on 130,000 laptops. Desktops with M$ OSii are enough of a headache, but laptops get taken home...

  14. Re:Help us, please! on How Do You Manage Requests in Your Organization? · · Score: 1

    I haven't used it for a while (~3years), but basically, if you're willing to put enough time into customising Service Center, then you can get quite a lot out of it. It's really quite a flexible product, albeit with a lot of similarities to SAP in the gui - I don't know how this has changed since..

  15. Re:howso? on Packet Juggling - Floating Data Storage · · Score: 1

    You've obviously never used Exchange then ?

  16. Redundancy plus P2P model.. on Packet Juggling - Floating Data Storage · · Score: 0

    Yes.

    1. Imagine a beowulf cluster of hosts sharing their ram via the network, possibly with supernodes acting as RAID-like controllers.

    2. Figure out a way to make it "secure" on a public network. Encryption ?

    3. ???

    4. Profit !

  17. Re:howso? on Packet Juggling - Floating Data Storage · · Score: 1

    point taken, Lord Bitman. However, the world 'reliable' is given greater prominence by the author:
    The following paper explores the possibilities of using certain properties of the Internet or any other large network to create a reliable, volatile distributed data storage of a large capacity.

  18. It works fine .. on Packet Juggling - Floating Data Storage · · Score: 1

    .. as long as the power stays up..

  19. Re:where's the money? on Earthstation 5 Claimed to be Malware · · Score: 1

    Streaming Sex Channels for Adults
    from http://www.earthstation5.com/homeweb.html

  20. Just delete it on How to Kill Spam Without the State · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's simple really..

  21. Datagrid homepage on Virtual Grid Supercomputer Goes (Partly) Online · · Score: 3, Informative
  22. Re:Portable XviD player? on AMD Moves Closer To Linux PDA · · Score: 2, Informative

    It looks pretty cool - http://www.amd.com/us-en/ConnectivitySolutions/Pro ductInformation/0,,50_2330_6625_6012%5E8407,00.htm l

    Handheld Computing Device
    3.0x5.5x0.8 inches
    2.1x2.8-inch Portrait Mode Panel

    266MHz 400MHz Operation
    MIPS32 Instruction Set
    1.2V Core Operating Voltage, 3.3V I/O

    64 Mbytes SDRAM
    32 Mbytes AMD Flash Memory

    Video Support
    TFT QVGA Panel with LED Frontlight
    Integrated Touchscreen

    Li Polymer Battery
    Target Normal Operation 2.5 - 4 Hours
    Removable and Rechargeable through Docking Station or with AC Adapter

    Compact Flash Memory Slot
    Secure Digital Card Slot
    Audio via WM9705 Wolfson AC-97 CODEC
    Integrated Speaker, Stereo Headphone Jack
    Integrated Microphone
    IrDA
    Integrated Joystick
    4 Programmable Buttons
    USB Type B (Device) Connector

    Docking Station
    USB Type A (Host) Connector
    USB Type B (Device) Connector
    10/100 Ethernet Connection
    DC Jack for Standard AC Adapter
    Serial Connector
    EJTAG

  23. trust no one... on Samba 3.0.0 Released · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    especially not NT4 ;o)

  24. Re:Translation to M$ code on New Material for Spintronics Discovered · · Score: 1

    Kudos acegik, that was truly incisive wit :o)

  25. Re:maharg's law on New Material for Spintronics Discovered · · Score: 1, Funny

    and the nature.com registration process is defy maharg's law already !