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  1. Reasonable Satellite Access is Available on 19 Million Americans Cannot Get Broadband Access · · Score: 1

    Disclaimer: I work for ViaSat, Inc.

    We do sell high speed satellite internet access across the rural US. The FCC doesn't count it on their map. While lovers of FPS games won't be satisfied because of the latency, general net access (email, web browsing, streaming) is quite good.

    http://www.exede.com/

  2. Re:Obesity on Government Should Ban Skinny Models To Curb Anorexia, Say Researchers · · Score: 1

    That's exactly what I thought. Far more people suffer from obesity related issues than from anorexia. Plus sized models have to go!

    Seriously, can the government stop trying to be our parent.

  3. !Safe in Cloud on Megaupload User Data Could Be Destroyed Soon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And this is why you should never trust anything you can't afford to lose to the cloud. You lose control and have no idea what is really going on with your data under the hood.

  4. Re:Support them from your own money on How Can I Justify Using Red Hat When CentOS Exists? · · Score: 1

    Having recently discussed this with our Red Hat rep., you are wrong. According to Red Hat, if you have the binaries installed, you owe them. It doesn't matter if the server is activated or even powered on.

  5. Another "Pile On" Thanks on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot · · Score: 1

    Although my UID doesn't reflect it, I have been reading Slashdot regularly since 1998. It helped me switch careers into the IT field by turning me onto Linux, inspired my to learn Perl, and has given me enumerable laughs. I wish you the best in whatever comes next.

  6. Re:worth a read on Scientists Create Room Temperature Superconductor · · Score: 1

    Well, that was a scary read. Why isn't that article on the front page of Slashdot?

  7. Ignorance is Bliss on Users Worldwide Feel Internet Is 'Safer' · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How many of those people surveyed have PCs sending out SPAM behind their backs?

  8. Re:Alright Slashdot... on Steve Jobs Announces (some) DRM-free iTunes · · Score: 1
  9. Re:Top Level Domain Names Don't Matter on Hell.com Domain Name Up For Sale · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Owning the domain name that matches your search keyword ranks you higher in search engines. That is why domain names still matter

  10. Re:Acronis TrueImage on It's 2006 and Backups For Home User Still Tricky? · · Score: 1

    Acronis is great! I use it all the time at home and at work. I have had problems with their boot disk not supporting some SATA RAID cards but they offer a BartPE plug in so you can boot to a stripped down Windows on CD and run Acronis there. It certainly isn't elegant but can cover any card you might need supported.

  11. Re:Acronis TrueImage on It's 2006 and Backups For Home User Still Tricky? · · Score: 1

    I use Acronis with Suse all of the time. The problem is that you need to reinstall Grub using the Suse rescue disk or the system you put the image on won't boot. This is covered in their docs.

  12. That's great... on GUBA makes Usenet search easy as Google · · Score: 0

    as long I can find porn easier. :)

  13. You shouild use both on Clustering vs. Fault-Tolerant Servers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If HA is what you are really after, you should use both. You want a fault tolerant server so you never have to go down unexpectedly and you want a fail over node so if the unexpected occurs, you'll be back up in a jiffy.

  14. Where do you spend it? on Helping IT Save Money ... and Jobs? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Saving money is directly tied to where you spend it.

  15. There is always an upside for someone on A Countdown To Global Catastrophe? · · Score: 1

    These alarmist diatribes need to be taken with a grain of salt. If there is a significantly climate change, many places on the planet will be MORE desirable. Some places will get more rain and have longer growing seasons. Some people inland will suddenly have beach front property. To make it sound like every person on the planet will come out on the raw end of this deal is disingenuous at best.

    Will people suffer, yes. However, people have always been starving from famine somewhere on this planet and they always will be. The locations just change.

  16. Re:Oh re-hehehehe-eally? on Ask Jeeves Looks to Outshine Google · · Score: 2, Informative

    Limited documentation is at http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html.

  17. Now every virus program will say... on Hydan: Steganography in Executables · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am 1337.

  18. Re:Never been a fan of the VoIP on VoIP Questioned · · Score: 1

    Here is a problem VoIP solved for me. I recently moved 5 miles. SBC wouldn't let me keep the same number but I was able to transfer it to ATT's callvantage VoIP service. When moving day came, I picked up my VoIP router and took it to my new house. Problem solved.

  19. Trustworthy Computing.... on WebTV/MSNTV Virus Dials 911 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess they never said trustworthy phone dialing.

  20. Re:Really, how common are these things? on Klez, The Virus that Keeps on Giving · · Score: 1

    My network has received several KLEZ variants a day for a couple of weeks now. They have all been filtered at our SMTP server but they arrive just the same.

  21. Not a card for everyone but... on Hardware Manufacturers that Actively Support Linux? · · Score: 1

    Sangoma makes WAN cards that run under Linux. They work great under every Linux distro/kernel I have tried. Additionally, Sangoma provides quaility tech support. You can even talk to the man who worte the Linux drivers.

  22. Should we pay for half their cars, clothing ..... on African ISPs Being Fleeced by the West · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is a glorious socialist point of view where we the "haves" subsidize those who are the "have-nots." What's next on the agenda? I heard that Africans have to pay full price for the cars they by from the US and that keeps them under our imperialistic heel. We'd better make our car companies sell them cars for half price. Let's not forget their clothes. Lord knows the average African can't afford a decent pair of Levis. We'll have to cut them a deal on that as well.

    This subsidizing of Africa would never stop if some get there way. Let not forget that When Egypt was the economic center of the Mediterranean they weren't exactly helping Europeans out of the meager life style.

    Africa is in the miserable economic state it is in because of its people and politics. Those are issues they will have to solve for themselves.

  23. MS says DOS not ruled out? on Microsoft's DNS Down · · Score: 1

    Here's what a Zdnet has to say about the situation:

    "... the company's engineers have not ruled out the possibility that a so-called denial-of-service (DOS) attack is causing the outage."

    I would think that any engineer should be able to tell a DOS attack by the incommming traffic. Sounds like MS is trying a little smoke and mirrors with the press to keep the heat down.

    http://netscape.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,45 86 ,2677896,00.html

  24. People across the country were effected today!!! on Is the Net The Cause of California's Power Problems? · · Score: 1

    I work for a residential DSL company and our corporate office in Northern California lost power early today. About 20 minutes ago their back up generators went down and our network was virtually crippled. On our network, no NOC = no network. We are now back up but 50,000 or so of our clients were directly effected buy California's power problems.

    I predict that this is just the tip of the iceburg and the real problems are just begining...

  25. All I know is.... on Is the Net The Cause of California's Power Problems? · · Score: 1

    I am sitting in a dark office in San Diego wodering if this is the stage 3 power alert that will make them shut off the power to the building.

    Ahh! the wonders of the modern world.