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  1. Re:This is Fantastic! on Rover Curiosity Discovers Australia-Shaped Rock On Mars · · Score: 1

    it is about as accurate as that stone looks like Australia!

    So true, as an Australian I can not see the resemblance at all. Perhaps the comment was made by one of these people who failed geography in school and don't even know what the basic shape is.

  2. Re:But Terrizm! on Most Expensive Aviation Search: $53 Million To Find Flight MH370 · · Score: 2

    60 seconds from boom to PAN radio call

    https://www.atsb.gov.au/public...

  3. Re:Bundled with proprietary software... on Slackware Linux 14.1 Released · · Score: 3, Informative

    To get on that list you only have to include the full unmodified kernel.

    Since Slackware always uses the full unmodified kernel then it will always be there unless the kernel devs fix it up.

    I also believe there is a special agreement regarding the non-free program xv.

  4. Sydney threat on Ask Slashdot: Time To Regulate Domestic Drones? · · Score: 1

    A similar incident just happened in Australia, where a small drone operated by an unknown owner crashed into the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Counter-terrorism officials felt they had to investigate, of course.

    Well perhaps if the person who wrote the summery bothered to do some basic research they would know that Sydney is current at a high alert level and for a good reason.

    http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr/

  5. Re:40 years on Google Maps Updated With Skyfall Island Japan Terrain · · Score: 1

    Looks like classic concrete cancer with water ingress causing the rebar to rust and expand breaking the concrete apart from the inside.

  6. Re:Actually: on Australian Air Force's Recruiting Puzzle Shown To Be Unsolvable · · Score: 1

    After reading the article (yes I did) it would seem that the phone number was the solution to the equation but due to 2 typos on the last 2 lines it didn't work properly.

    If you ignored the last 2 lines on the original then you would have still got the number as the last 2 were supposed to solve as 0.

    Though if you need to solve the equation to get the number then they probably want you in intelligence anyway as anyone else would have known what it was due to it been advertised everywhere for years now.

  7. Re:If you can solve the un-solvable... on Australian Air Force's Recruiting Puzzle Shown To Be Unsolvable · · Score: 1

    Wrong base

    UFO's are here :- http://goo.gl/maps/1gSWW

  8. Re:Where are the Pics? on Facebook Suffers Actual Cloud In Oregon Datacenter · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is one of those RFA to get to the RA type stories.

    The link next to the quote is the one you want :-
    http://www.opencompute.org/2011/11/17/learning-lessons-at-the-prineville-data-center/

  9. Re:Other sites on that IP on Australian Networks Block Community University Website · · Score: 1

    Well that is handy the number of .au sites is quite surprising surely other site owners would have noticed this block as well.

  10. Re:It has been scientifically tested. on Crowd Funding For Crank Physics · · Score: 1

    Yes I saw that on their own website, they had no scientific data to prove it did anything as the results from both a normal crank and their fancy crank had similar results.

    Yet they still make crazy claims ...

  11. Re:Covering up for a crony? on Air Force Claims To Have Solved Fatal F-22 Oxygen Riddle · · Score: 1

    My car uses more than 4 types of lubricant, so I'm pretty sure a Herc uses a hell of a lot more than 4.

  12. Re:Two words on Facebook Abstainers Could Be Labeled Suspicious · · Score: 1

    +1

    No way I will ever have a Face Book account everything about that company is just plain wrong.

  13. Actually the irony is ... on Australian Gov't Loses Privacy Alert Subscription Information In the Mail · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually the irony is that the contractor is in fact AusCERT who claim to be :-

    AusCERT operates within a worldwide network of information security experts to provide computer incident prevention, response and mitigation strategies for members and assistance to affected parties in Australia.

  14. It's game on then on World's Hardest Sudoku · · Score: 2

    I'm printing it out now, nothing like someone claiming the impossible to make you want to try and prove them wrong.

  15. Re:Eucalyptus trees are a bio terror weapon on Insects As Weapons · · Score: 1

    If only a bunch of cute Koala Bears had been introduced to eat the California eucalyptus tress, all would be forgiven!

    This whole story reminds me of the Simpsons "Bart vs Australia" (I think they have an episode to cover every situation)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTdOQjmbAHY

  16. Re:If Julian Assange gets elected on Assange Stands 'Real Chance' of Election In Australia · · Score: 1

    It's actually not that easy to get in the Australian Federal Senate.

    1. It's a first past the post style count.
    2. There are 2 ways of voting, above the line or below the line
    3. People like Assange will never be endorsed by a political party and thus you need to vote below the line to vote for them, only parties have boxes above the line
    4. The number of boxes below the line and the fact you have to mark all of them if you vote below means almost no one does

    The only exception to this rule is if they are so extremely popular in their home state, aka Nick Xenophon that they can get people to do it the hard way

    Currently Nick X is the only Independent in the Senate.

  17. Re:Really? So this is a huge story? on Kodak Basement Lab Housed Small Nuclear Reactor · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Still not practical on Auto Makers Announce Electric Car Charging Standard · · Score: 1

    Granted, generally it's fork truck tanks, but the idea is in principal the same.

    Forklift LPG tanks are of the same design as your BBQ bottle just larger, they are however mounted on their side and you can't fill them when they're like that, Add in the fact that your average forklift doesn't travel really fast driving it to a service station to fill up is not a good use of it's time, so you get the gas man to deliver an entire bottle and swap it over.

  19. Paying Almost 10%? on How Apple Sidesteps Billions In Global Taxes · · Score: 1

    Looks like they need to try harder, they must be paying one of the highest rates for a multinational corporation.

    OT Why can't I log in via the drop down box at the top right, does it not support user names with spaces?

  20. Been 2012 for hours. on How the Year Looked On Slashdot · · Score: 2, Funny

    What so this is a US site now?

    Where is the .us domain on the end then?

    Pfft, I'm off to Bunnings it's 10am here already and they've been open for hours already, blink and you might miss 2012.

  21. Re:Old news on DynDNS Cuts Back Free DNS Options · · Score: 5, Informative

    True just went back and checked my email from August 2010 and there is the notice.

    Subject: Changes to NEW DynDNS.com Accounts
    Message-ID: bfd1113cf66806ecb6d56590e45d7736@marketer.sendlabs.com
    Return-Path: marketer@bouncelabs.com
    Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:39:14 -0300
    From: "DynDNS Support"
    Reply-To: support@dyndns.com

    Hello:

    As you may have seen, we are making some changes to Dynamic DNS accounts.
    Instead of making the changes without notice, we wanted to give all of our
    existing customers a heads up and explain why we are making these changes.
    What changes are you talking about?

    Previously we allowed each Dynamic DNS account to have 5 free hostnames and
    you could select them from 88 different domains that we own. Now this will
    be limited to 2 free hostnames from 18 DynDNS branded domains.

    Also, we are increasing the number of hostnames that come with a DynDNS Pro
    upgrade. Previously, each DynDNS Pro upgrade gave you the ability to add 25
    additional hostnames. We are increasing that number to 30.
    Why are you making these changes?

    There are a number of reasons that we thought it was important to make
    these changes now.

        1. Having 88 free domains to choose from was overwhelming for many of
    our new users. By reducing this to 18 it makes it easier for people to get
    started.

        2. By limiting the free options to the DynDNS branded domains, it helps
    grow the awareness of our services. Although we are happy to offer our free
    services, we simply ask that you help spread the word to other people who
    might find our paid services helpful. We have to pay those bills somehow.

        3. Looking at the stats of our users over the past 12 years, we see that
    the vast majority of people only use 1 free hostname. Our support team has
    seen a lot of confusion caused by the five free hostnames, so when you
    combine that with the normal use case, it just made sense. We are allowing
    the 2nd hostname for those who need to create a WebHop to access your
    hostname. If you are going to need more than 1 or 2 hostnames there's a
    good chance you are using us for something important. If that's the case,
    we simply ask that you pay $15/yr for the DynDNS Pro upgrade, which
    provides a number of other benefits.

        4. If you are using our services for business critical needs, you should
    consider our Custom DNS service.

    What will happen to my current account and hostnames?

    Nothing, as long as you keep your hostnames active and up-to-date. If you
    allow your account or hostnames to expire, you will have to select from the
    new domains instead and will be limited to the 2 free hostnames. To ensure
    you aren’t affected by these changes, upgrade to DynDNS Pro for just
    $15/yr. Again, there are a number of other benefits to upgrading.
    You're just trying to force us to pay you, aren't you?

    No, not really. As long as you keep your account active, you won't be
    affected by these changes. We would never want to have a user feel like
    they were forced to use our services. This does not seem to be a very good
    business model to us. You do your part (log into your account or update
    your hostname monthly) and we will do ours (continue to offer free Dynamic
    DNS services to you).

    --
    Chris Widner
    DynDNS Ninja Squad Sensei

  22. Re:battery technology on Chevy Volt Fire Prompts Safety Investigation For EV Batteries · · Score: 1

    rainer partenan's nanotech aluminium-based battery

    I got curious so I looked this up.

    1. He is Finnish not American so why should he get US research dollars
    2. He is a convicted criminal for fraud .... the whole thing was a scam.

    Rainer Partanen

  23. Re:Meh on SSL Certificate Authorities vs. Convergence, Perspectives · · Score: 1

    As I see it - the security risk increases exponentially with the number of parties involved in a secure communication. So it's a case of the old saying "Three can keep a secret if two are dead."

    So the solution is a reputation system ????
    How do we get a reputation level for a site ????

    Catch 22 here I think.

    FYI For those who didn't bother to read the links in the article the proposed systems increase the number of parties involved

  24. Re:Aluminum Foil on Seeing Through Walls · · Score: 1

    A fridge is all you need

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNJ4c0B-s1Y

    Just before the 8 minute mark