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  1. What about food experiments? on Science Fair Exhibits: Fair Game For Censorship · · Score: 3

    In elementary school, I did a science experiment involving taste. I made 100 mini-muffins, divided into combinations of artificial flavors and colors. For example, the red muffins might be blueberry flavor and the yellow muffins might be chocolate (or whatever). I asked people to eat them and tell me what flavor they tasted. I had dozens of test subjects and they ALL guessed the wrong, "obvious" flavor (red = cherry, blue = blueberry) except my friend Michael. kids are st00pid.

  2. strange... on Professor Describes Unbreakable Cryptosystem? · · Score: 1

    Your solution sounds a lot like the same solution I already proposed:

    me: And what about satellite latency? The random number stream must use sequence numbers because I doubt the sender and receiver can syncrhonize their CPU clocks to run at exactly the same 10 million reads per second rate!

    you: simple to solve, include a second syncronization number (which are sequential) with each random number sent.

  3. Quartz? on Rootless XFree On Mac OS X · · Score: 2

    Is Quartz a renamed component from Next? I thought Quartz was new for Mac OS X. I guess that's what they WANT me to believe.. ;)

  4. Random numbers from Lava Lite� lamps! on Professor Describes Unbreakable Cryptosystem? · · Score: 3

    Speaking of true random number generators, check out SGI's Lavarand .

    "Lavarand... harnessing the power of Lava Lite® lamps to generate truly random numbers since 1996"

    fun! ;)

  5. sender and receiver synchronization? on Professor Describes Unbreakable Cryptosystem? · · Score: 2

    the start code itself is vulnerable. With quantum cracking, even a 128-bit key may fall within moments, in which case the resulting datastream will be insecure. (This is the 'weakest link' approach, as the whole system relies on the impracticality of decrypting a conventional crypto system in a given timeframe and is therefore not 'impenetrable')

    How are the sender and receiver supposed to synchronize if the satellite is sending 10 million random numbers per second? The sender must wait as the receiver needs time to receive the start message. The sender can't start its OTP if the receiver is not perfectly sync'd.

    And what about satellite latency? The random number stream must use sequence numbers because I doubt the sender and receiver can syncrhonize their CPU clocks to run at exactly the same 10 million reads per second rate!

    The cracker in the middle knows to start recording the satellite's number stream when he first sees the sender's start message. He knows to stop recording the number stream when the sender's a message FIN (or whatever).

  6. Omega Directive? on New 'Star Trek' Series Set For Fall · · Score: 2

    What is the Omega Directive?

  7. huh? on Nike: Just Don't Do It · · Score: 1

    .

  8. so what happens in the uncut version of Abyss? on ST:TMP Fixer Upper · · Score: 2

    I always thought the theatrical version made no sense..

  9. What is this story even about? on ST:TMP Fixer Upper · · Score: 2

    The summary was incomprehensible.

  10. California Spending money on India To Become Aerospace Powerhouse? · · Score: 3

    As much as I like to see people putting more energy into the exploration and exploitation of space, doesn't California have a lot of infrastructure to work toward building up before worrying about the cosmos? They've just had an earthquake that killed thousands and thousands of people. How many of those people could have been saved by importing American building standards and restrictions and adding more support to the current buildings?

    It just seems that California has constant problems with nature as well as their difficulty in even maintaining basic power for their population makes me wary that they may best be spending their money elsewhere.

  11. low barrier to entry on GeoWorks Patents Wireless Web Browsers · · Score: 2

    I, just an average Joe with no work experience in the graphics industry and only minimal hobbiest experience, can design and write an application for in one eventing is patentable.

    Do I proceed with my business plans, and explain to the court that doing something with a computer in the same way that it is done in real life is not novel when the lawsuit comes in?

    You are creating a business with such a low barrier to entry that you wrote the software in one evening.

  12. try longest uptime chart instead... on BIND Security Info For "Members Only"? · · Score: 2
    You linked to this month's most requested site uptimes. That is not the same longest uptimes overall. Please see the following link for Netcraft's longest uptime chart:

    http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/today/top.avg.html

    HINT: There are no Windows or Linux boxes!



    1. Rank Site No. samples Average Max Latest OS Server Netblock Owner
      1 sack.ees.com 17 897 906 906 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.0 (Unix) US Sprint
      2 www.fks.bt 37 885 906 906 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.0 (Unix) US Sprint
      3 www.charite.de 67 872 910 910 IRIX Netscape-Commerce/1.1 Universitaetsklinikum Rudolf Virchow
      4 www.cult.cu 2 813 813 813 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.1 (Unix) Carthe Networks
      5 www.cdl.cup.com 40 810 837 837 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.0 (Unix) Hopemoon Internet
      6 cdl.cup.com 45 808 837 837 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.0 (Unix) Hopemoon Internet
      7 bm98.cup.com 43 807 837 837 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.0 (Unix) Hopemoon Internet
      8 69pornplace.com 50 759 785 785 BSD/OS Apache/1.3.0 (Unix) Verio, Inc.
      9 www.yamagata-cci.or.jp 49 711 740 740 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.0 (Unix) Hopemoon Internet
      10 cache.jp.apan.net 33 702 722 722 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.1 (Unix) Asia Pacific Advanced Network - Japan
      11 203.181.248.20 40 698 722 722 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.1 (Unix) Asia Pacific Advanced Network - Japan
      12 www.canadaplace.gc.ca 6 694 697 697 IRIX Netscape-Enterprise/3.6 BGS Advanced Server Farm
      13 canadaplace.gc.ca 6 694 697 697 IRIX Netscape-Enterprise/3.6 BGS Advanced Server Farm
      14 www.directinternet.com 17 679 687 687 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.9 (Unix) secured_by_Raven/1.4.2 NileNet, Ltd.
      15 www.infoport.com 17 679 687 687 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.9 (Unix) secured_by_Raven/1.4.2 NileNet, Ltd.
      16 www.sasg.com 12 672 678 678 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.12 (Unix) BiznessOnline
      17 aed.org 17 664 674 674 BSD/OS Apache/1.2.4 Acadmey for Educational Development
      18 www.superior.net 28 664 678 678 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.12 (Unix) BiznessOnline
      19 iana.netnod.se 18 664 673 673 NetBSD/OpenBSD Apache/1.3b5 D-GIX Service network
      20 www.rms.org 39 664 688 688 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.9 (Unix) secured_by_Raven/1.4.2 NileNet, Ltd.
      21 solo.merita.fi 62 662 695 695 BSD/OS TANTAU Application Server/2.1.1 Union Bank of Finland Ltd
      22 www.nilenet.com 49 658 688 688 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.9 (Unix) secured_by_Raven/1.4.2 NileNet Ltd
      23 www.regalplastics.com 57 653 687 687 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.9 (Unix) secured_by_Raven/1.4.2 NileNet, Ltd.
      24 bayern3.de 9 651 656 656 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) PHP/3.0.9 Bayerischer Rundfunk
      25 www.borica.bg 27 647 665 665 NetBSD/OpenBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Provider Local Registry
      26 www.celticboxes.ie 6 647 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      27 www.aibifs.ie 7 647 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      28 www.alliance-francaise.ie 7 647 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      29 www.antiques.ie 7 647 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      30 www.arantours.ie 7 647 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      31 www.arc.ie 7 647 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      32 www.cllo.ie 6 646 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      33 www.automaticsprinklers.ie 7 646 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      34 www.dsor.ie 7 646 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      35 www.cti-clonmel.ie 6 646 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      36 www.ems.ie 7 646 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      37 www.fortune.ie 7 646 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      38 www.qadris.ie 7 646 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      39 www.eyecon.ie 7 646 649 649 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      40 www.u-haul-it.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      41 www.activeireland.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      42 www.ahca.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      43 www.announcements.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      44 www.apasystems.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      45 www.ardtech.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      46 www.ardtechindustries.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      47 www.athlonecc.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      48 www.atresonance.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      49 www.banotti.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions
      50 www.bercom.ie 8 645 648 648 FreeBSD Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) Internet Interactions

  13. Pair Programming on Extreme Programming Installed · · Score: 2

    I think Pair Programming is probably one of the most unique and promising XP ideas. When someone else is watching you type, you must convince them the code works, makes sense, and isn't hacky. The sum of both developers programming and product knowledge makes the combined solution even better. Unfortunately, I doubt many employers would be willing to hire two developers to "do the work of one person". Plus not everyone can deal with the close watch of Pair Programming, though these people are probably not great team players for non-XP shops.

    chris

  14. AOL.COM.STOCKHOLDERS.GET.ORALSEXONDEMAND.COM on What If Yahoo Was Acquired? · · Score: 2

    or these?

    http://whois.userland.com/default$aol.com



    AOL.COM.STOCKHOLDERS.GET.ORALSEXONDEMAND.COM

    AOL.COM.KCAUTOWEB.COM

    AOL.COM.IS.REGULARLY.HAX0RED.BY.INSIDE-AOL.COM

    AOL.COM.HACKED.BY.PSYKOJOKO.ON.A.ROOT-NETWORK.CO M

    AOL.COM.EATMYSHIT.ORG

    AOL.COM.AMSLIQUIDATORS.COM

    AOL.COM


  15. mirror, in case whois.userland.com is slashdotted on What If Yahoo Was Acquired? · · Score: 5


    Domain Name: AOLTIMEWARNERYAHOO.COM

    Registrant:
    America Online, Inc.
    22000 AOL Way
    Dulles, VA 20166
    US

    Administrative Contact:
    Domain Administration, AOL
    America Online, Inc.
    22000 AOL Way
    Dulles, VA 20166
    US
    Email. domains@aol.net
    Tel. 703 265 4670

    Technical Contact:
    Domain Administration, AOL
    America Online, Inc.
    22000 AOL Way
    Dulles, VA 20166
    US
    Email. domains@aol.net
    Tel. 703 265 4670

    Domain servers:
    dns-01.ns.aol.com
    152.163.159.232
    dns-02.ns.aol.com
    205.188.157.232

  16. aoltimewarneryahoo.com on What If Yahoo Was Acquired? · · Score: 5
  17. what is he holding? on The ASCII Cam · · Score: 2

    looks like he is holding a marijuana cigarette, some of that good ole reefer, maaan!

  18. Re:Personal recommendation on Where Can I Find Beautiful Code? · · Score: 2

    I can't help but think that it would be better code if it noted the flaws in the standard routines and either avoided them or wrapped them instead of replacing them outright.

    Or perhaps he should report the supposed bugs to so they can be fixed for everyone else.

  19. Dave Cutler on Where Can I Find Beautiful Code? · · Score: 2

    I used to work at Microsoft as a tester for Windows NT 5 (pre Windows 2000). I had read the "required reading" of "Showstopper" and was curious to see Cutler's code. I found his assembly code for NT spinlocks and it was highly commented and very elegant.

    When I was at school at the University of Washington, one my profs worked with Cutler at DEC. He said Cutler would print out his code into two piles: code and tests. My prof said the test code pile was 3x taller than the shipping code. Cutler is a huge stickler for testing your own damn code! ;)

  20. I prefer this disses "monkey boy" and "hume" on Spielberg (And Kubrick)'s A.I. · · Score: 2

    Humes are just weak little monkey boys.

  21. "Daryl 2: Electric Boogaloo" on Spielberg (And Kubrick)'s A.I. · · Score: 2

    "AI" is simply the sequel to "Daryl". This time around, Daryl gets the girl... and his revenge!

  22. why? on 2.2 vs 2.4 · · Score: 1

    Unless you're exporting those file systems to anything other than Lunix clients.

    Why? Is Linux 2.4's NFS incompatible with other NFS clients? Stoopid kernel developers.

  23. leaky roofs on Making Software Suck Less · · Score: 2

    Frank Lloyd Wright are completely static, unadaptable to their inhabitants' needs. When his clients often complained that their roofs leaked, Wright would tell them "that's how you know it's a roof" and refused to fix it. Wright homes are well known for their leaky roofs. He built the building HE wanted, regardless of the client's wishes.

    Perl and Linux, however, are very flexible organisms, grown incrementally and organically to meet precisely their users' needs. Exactly the opposite of Wright's design mentality.

  24. You must test other people's code, too on Making Software Suck Less · · Score: 2

    This is a really good point. If your program depends on third-party libraries, then you must test the libraries too. If you just assume they are perfect, you are asking for trouble. Perhaps your new code is reusing the old library in a way or context unexpected by the library's designer.

    Of course, you don't really need to go a write a complete test suite for every library you use. That's tough, especially for closed source libraries. Since you probably only care about bugs that affect your program, then your program's own test suite should cover those test cases already!

  25. Then where are the SPECweb benchmarks for BSD? on Why iptables (Linux 2.4 Firewalling) Rocks · · Score: 2

    If BSD/OS is sooo much faster than Linux 2.4, then why does NO ONE use any BSD for SPECweb benchmarks ? I see Linux 2.4, Windows 2000, AIX, Tru64, and HPUX.