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  1. Re:Security implications? on A Terabyte of Data on a Laptop Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    This way, you'd need a single pass wipe of binary zeros, which would be much faster.

  2. Re:No one needs a hard drive that big on A Terabyte of Data on a Laptop Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    It's technobable... They realized if they used any real data storage unit, it would start to sound silly in a few years, so they made one up.

  3. Re:root on Lindows - What do Linux Users Really Think? · · Score: 1

    Yes, but you have to do that as root. And most distros make it easier to login as a normal user, and prompt for creation of a user account.

  4. Re:No, he doesn't want to legalise DoS attacks on Legalizing Attacks on P2P Networks · · Score: 1

    I disagree. This would be a good use for PGP. Each client randomly generates a UID number, creates a key for it, and sends the public key onto the network to verify it's quality of service reports. Combined with onion routhing it could still anonymous.

  5. Re:I know this is /. on Lindows - What do Linux Users Really Think? · · Score: 1

    I do use xchat, I was only testing mIRC to see if it would run. However I have yet to see a decent fserv bot for *nix....

  6. Re:No one needs a hard drive that big on A Terabyte of Data on a Laptop Hard Drive · · Score: 2

    No, it zettabyte then yottabyte

  7. Re:People use floppies? on Yamaha CD-RW Drive Writes Images In Substrate · · Score: 2
    Also, BTW, a lot of consumers are under the impression that CD-RW's work just like the aforementioned formats... it's pretty tough explaining to them that they can't use them as larger floppies.



    Yeah they can, that's whta packet writing formats are for.

  8. Re:Finally!! on Yamaha CD-RW Drive Writes Images In Substrate · · Score: 2

    Except for the eject button can be disabled via software to lock the drive.

  9. Re:I wonder if ISOs can be constructed to do this on Yamaha CD-RW Drive Writes Images In Substrate · · Score: 2

    Well, I toyed with it (made an ISO with alternating bands of binary zeros and random data) and it looked like any other CD.

  10. Re:No, he doesn't want to legalise DoS attacks on Legalizing Attacks on P2P Networks · · Score: 2

    Chain of trust thingy would help. EG, if bob has been found to be claiming Hilary's bogus songs are good, the system will no longet trust him. Unless the RIAA can take over a signigifigant portion of the network, it'll be futile. Especialy if the trust database is distributed.

  11. Re:Checking out the competition.. on Warchalking Visual Cues To Urban WLANs · · Score: 2

    Wireless only goes about a quarter of the speed of a t3 assumming an EXCELLENT signal.

  12. Re:Here's a simple idea to increase security on Warchalking Visual Cues To Urban WLANs · · Score: 2

    That's a bit excessive... All you need is a fine wire mesh (not sure if you gotta ground it. How do you think microwave ovens avoid melting your face with just that thin metal screen and plexiglass? IIRC it works because the holes are too small for the microwaves to get through.

  13. Re:I know this is /. on Lindows - What do Linux Users Really Think? · · Score: 2

    mIRC 6.02 works fine in winex 2.01, I just tried it. The version of wine that comes with Lindows must have issues.

  14. Re:root on Lindows - What do Linux Users Really Think? · · Score: 2

    Ever notice how easy it is to break Windows? Like ignorant lusers deleteing files because they don't underatand the importance of said file?

  15. Re:I've seen this somewhere before... on CBDTPA == TCPA Enablement Act? · · Score: 1

    Uhg... That sends a nasty shiver down my spine...

  16. I wonder if ISOs can be constructed to do this on Yamaha CD-RW Drive Writes Images In Substrate · · Score: 3

    I actualy thought of this several months ago, and even submited an ask slashdot (rejected of course...) to find out if it could be pulled off through specialy constructed ISOs. Anyone ever tried doing this?

  17. My ISP runs Spamassassin... on SpamNet: Razor for the Masses · · Score: 2

    It lets through, on average, one per month.

  18. Re:Interesting Timing on Disney Switches To Linux For Animation · · Score: 2

    I remember hiding behind some seats when I saw the little mermaid. What year was that.... I must have been about 6 or so.

  19. [OT] Re: Your sig.... on AP reports on renewed "Browser War" · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    f u cn rd ths, u cn gt a gd jb n cmptr prgrmmng



    I'm not a very good programmer, but I do spend a lot of time with lazy typists on IRC, and when I take notes I usualy drop redundant letters as above.

  20. Re:$300 Duron...no FDD on Walmart Ships PCs with Lindows OS · · Score: 2

    Better to "leave you clothes on" anyway, I had a properly done BIOS update turn my COMPAQ Armada V300 into a boat anchor, the damn thing WON'T EVEN TURN ON. Yes, I installed the right update, no, I didn't intterupt it, it clamed to have compleated suessfuly. And then on my desktop system, I haven't had problems with usin custom BIOS images to change the system boot logo.

  21. Re:The programming assignment I remember on Memorable Programming Assignments? · · Score: 2
    Why would that be memorable? Seems pretty simple to me...
    #!/usr/bin/perl

    $foo = 1;
    $bar = 0;
    while (1)
    {
    print "$foo\n";
    $baz = $foo;
    $foo += $bar;
    $bar = $baz;
    }
  22. Re:CD-Rom based viewer on Pinhole Viewer for the Partial Solar Eclipse · · Score: 2

    Yea, that's what I did, works pretty well. Use unlabled CD-Rs for best results. (I tried an RW and couldn't see through it at all, but needed two CD-Rs, experiment beforehand...)

  23. Re:You're old? Hell, sonny, let me tell you a stor on Calculators vs. PDAs in the Classroom · · Score: 2

    The 92+ has a larger screen, too, but otherwise yes. The 92+ is outlawad because of it's QWERTY keypad.

  24. Re:Both are bad for learning on Calculators vs. PDAs in the Classroom · · Score: 2

    Actualy one thing I like about the TI-89 is you can use it's symbolic manipulation to work problems the long way without worrying about stupid calculation errors. And TIGCC.

  25. Re:Exactly on Calculators vs. PDAs in the Classroom · · Score: 2
    [yotta@windy yotta]$ units
    1948 units, 71 prefixes, 28 functions

    You have: 1 mile
    You want: feet
    * 5280
    / 0.00018939394