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  1. This water ISNT conductive ! on Liquid Nitrogen Beats Air Cooling (Again) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    from my knowledge, water created this way - ie condensation isn't yet ionised an doesn't have the ability to conduct electricity.

    if many of you know the celeron [tm somewhere], the ppga grid is visible from the top of the chip and I myself have had water covering every pin and moving it's way down the board just to test this very idea of water damage.
    [peltiers - not NO2] = P

    fyi no damage was incurred and I was damn suprised.

  2. there are other auction sites on E-Bay Going After Offline Deals · · Score: 2

    people meet people, however it is done doesn't matter. if someone doesn't want your business or wants to make you feel unwelcome to pay to use their service when it is useful. there are a number of other auction sites who probably don't mind what you do outside of browsing their website.

    I _used_ to use ebay a lot.

  3. Re:How Unfortunate on NVidia and Linux Troubles · · Score: 1

    the X-Box will be using nVidia.

  4. Same - I stand with you ! on NVidia and Linux Troubles · · Score: 1

    I've purchased many TNT/TNT2 based cards for my machines at home and have influenced a large number of people to do the same. I'd even purchased more recently due to the upcoming release of XFree86 4.0

    I would consider myself a very loyal nVidia user and being in Australia, we pay more for it too.

    With nVidia supplying a chipset to M$ X-Box, it doesn't suprise me that they want to shaft the XFree 86 dev team, maybe M$ ha$ a little bit more intere$t in nVidia'$ chip$et($).

    with the need for some more hammer and push on 3D
    cards, people will be upgrading. ALL of the people who I know and hear my ranting will not be buying nVidia's product. Based on them not giving a shit about the entity that keeps them going, the customer.

    nVidia has the chance to do the right thing.
    maybe conforming to the DRI spec and just using a low level driver for DMA routines.

    when you screw your customer, you screw yourself.

  5. Re:work in OZ ? on From The Australian LinuxExpo · · Score: 1

    work visa's can be costly.
    can't work in australia unless you have one.

    I'm not sure when it comes to holidays if you are allowed to work at all.. if so.. it would more than likely be limited to 28 hours a week (usually for international students)

    there is demand for this sort of thing in Australia, (in almost every city)

    Eastern states would probably be easier to get work because there would be more of it there.. but WA is probably one of the better spots to lax out and enjoy - guess it depends on what your looking for :)

    either way.. some people in this country still like the idea of handing over cach and not telling the taxman.

  6. we can own this island ! on From The Australian LinuxExpo · · Score: 1

    all we need is all the techheads to migrate here and we'll have a force to take over and give this country the wiring it needs. think of all the converts we could make ! it would be absolute purity - an island of beer guzzling techies. Slastralia - no blue screens here :)

  7. No Lyrics ! on Ask Slashdot: What Music do you Code By? · · Score: 1

    I can listen to mostly anything. usually one of the electronic varients with Drum n Bass / Trance getting top scores.

    one thing that I need though, is NO lyrics, or at least not all the time. it seems to get my concentration and 'coding to the beat' cranking nicely.

    either way, the music is gooode'

  8. my 2 cents on Ask Slashdot: Linux and Fibre Channel Storage Systems · · Score: 1

    It's always fun to concentrate on what Linux can do really well and employ that with absolute no nonsense sweetness. but -

    My views on this is that the more discussion on what Linux CAN NOT DO is very important. All it will do is open the door for more support, more efficiency and more enjoyment for those that choose to use it. Maybe some pages should/could/or already are setup to note -
    -supported/unsupported hardwares.
    -what Linux can/can't do and it's efficiency on that note.

    I'm sure a central area like this could be of nothing but benefit for the ever so funky LinuxOS
    and the people that develop and use it.

    if there is already something like this, slap me if you please and then leave a URL.

    cheers

    ORiON

  9. Re:Maybe that's why we die on Ask Slashdot: Storage Capacity of the Human Brain? · · Score: 1

    drugs would fit into the 'fips' category.
    but remember with fips things still can go wrong :P