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  1. So this is the right formula? almost a synopsis 8) on Perl's Chip Salzenberg Sued, Home Raided · · Score: 2, Funny

    How to get the Hero Lose At The End :

    1/ Discuss terribly important matters that can burn your boss with ... your boss. - Ok, honest to god chivalrous move.

    2/Issue an official letter that is the corporate equivalent of going to war - Without covering your back...against, sort of chivalrous reflex of only dealing with the thing in front, and damn the backstabbers

    3/Gets a beating, quite serious, but he survives...-Please, remember we speak about the hero here.

    4/Hero finds master, changes is name and learn how to fight...lets say he learns Python instead - Very dangerous Technique, Python. Sad the old Assembly master is dead, or he would have been glad to contribute to the techniques Little Perl learned

    5/The hero - Little Perl - comes back, kills the evil CEO with the martial equivalent of the infinite loop (aka head in the ass) and flees to she sunset with the nice, and finally innocent lawer.

    Yeah, almost boring, seen it a thousand time already...
    BTW, do you still have my vhs of Shaolin Mountain, the Revenge of the Come Back part 2 ?

  2. "a couple locomotive engines" on Keeping a Data Center Cool on the Cheap · · Score: 1

    Last Data-Center I visited had two helicopter turbines connected to the generators outside.

    They have to test launch them every month or so, which is quite of a racket.

    Energy wise, they could run 2 months without electricity, had their own (largish) water tank and were last seen discussing putting a sterling engine somewhere in the AC system so as to win a little something back from all that heat.

    I met the "Support" team for the building...
    Well, they were geeks. No IT geeks, but the sort of people that do plumbing and electricity and networking in a very pro way.

    I saw both IT and support team working together when testing some Clustering tools.

    How do you test IRL maximum latency on a fiber network for a real-time clustering soft ?
    You take a Fenwick, two gigantic Fiber rolls (almost one mile fiber per roll), a "fiber crancker" and 3 servers connected to a nice and expensive fiber switch.

    Lol. Now that is IT 8)

  3. Re:OMG 400-700 kbps pipe... on Tetherless Wireless · · Score: 1

    Hey if you fucking Americans are so civilized why have you started Numerous local wars already that have killed tens of millions, made people starve, also you killed a few presidents that just wanted to have their countries free of imperialism, making thereafter their people miserable fot tens of years under the daily threat of being killed/tortured by your buffon tyrans...

    Now, next time you wake up proud to be american, go back to bed or shoot yourself..

    Fucking Anonymous Bitch.

  4. OMG 400-700 kbps pipe... on Tetherless Wireless · · Score: 1

    I am the happy owner of a 20Mb-1Mb pipe (so for you US slashdotters, it's 2400kB/s-128kB/s pipe in metrics...) for 29.99euros/month.

    I never was able to go faster than 1.4MB/s down (thats 11200 kbps), as few sources can provide such a fast stream, and from the fact that anything under 3 Mo is too short to even make a blimp on my netspeed applet...

    Hey you know what, you want fast DSL at a nice price, come and move to old Europe...

    Just don't stop at the UK caus'they took to the US system of bloatedoverpricedunderperforming DSL speeds.

    No, try some countries like France, Sweden, etc...
    Japan and Korea too...
    You know, a civilized, developped country 8)

    LOL 400-700 kbps pipe.
    it's a standard dsl line from the 90s...

    And the cost...

    BTW, Ass yourself.

  5. Hard-SCIENCE is SOMETIMES fantasy based on Is Science Fiction the Opiate of the Geek Masses? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I seem to remember that one Arthur C. Clark has been officialy recognized as the "inventor" of the satelite concept...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._C larke
    And yes, he has a first class degree in mathematics and physics at King's College, London...

    Lets see, hmm, yes it was in a sci-book.

    I agree with having "knowledgeable" people writin sci-fi, but I also remember all I read about nuclear fusion and now I see it made available(ok, in actual testing and producing actual electricity) in a breadbox sized box...

    What I really like about sci-fi is that sometimes you see In Real Life situations or Technologies that you already read about, already had a time to dream or think about or appreciate the implications and possibilities of something that is, for the rest of the world, new.

    Lets take fusion and/or betavoltaics... (both recent /. articles)

    Now take everything you ever read on fusion, interstellar travel, cheap energy everywhere, human facilities and the such...

    I already have 3-4 marketable products popping in my head just from the fact I have a possibly durable, cheap and transportable energy source...

    On another subject, lets take solar sails.

    I'm sure I read about them in some 50's scifi books.

    They're launching the first one in 1 day, 18 hours, and 35 seven minutes as of now...
    http://www.planetary.org/solarsail/

    I always thought that books, and sci-fi books moreover, were made to make me think and dream.

    And nowaday, wherever I look, I see the sci-fi from the past in everyday use, and some more sci-fi being announced as coming soon (sic)...

    Well, at least I'm more ready than the rest if just because of that. And so are you 8)

  6. lol, personalized error ... on Next-gen Windows Command Line Shell Now in Beta · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Server Error in '/' Application."

    Is computing really becoming pervasive ?
    At least it has a sense of humor 8)

    'Server Error in '/' Application.

    Runtime Error
    Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

    Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".

    Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.

    '

  7. it's called carding... on Smart-Card Hacking? · · Score: 3, Informative

    so have a few searches on this term
    http://www.kallipse.com/creaweb/galaad/carding.php

    Also there is an open source project devoted to reading cards and chips, don't remember the name right now...

    Was on slashdot, so have a check 8)

  8. cache=0K ... on Viewing Files on the Web Considered Possession? · · Score: 1

    I got broadband.
    I don't need cache...

    So with a 0 (zero)K cache, a browser where cookies are only allowed for one session then auto deleted AND the fact that firefox is for everyday browsing and the finely tuned Moz for "the rest", that is almost security thought simplicity...

    Also, using "user agent" so people know you're a Beos user and such small time tools (proxychain + one of those nifty "deported bookmark engine" where all your Bookmarks are hosted somewhere else, like an ftp) can help you with a fuzzy sentiment of almost security...

    like "No, nothing on my computer, Oh mighty GF..."

    Now, who am I to speak...

  9. rahh, you're missing the point here ... on Kudzu Helps Curb Binge Drinking · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Lukas was not certain why but speculated that kudzu increases blood alcohol levels and speeds up its effects. More simply put, the subjects needed fewer beers to feel drunk."

    I REPEAT :" THE SUBJECTS NEEDED FEWER BEERS TO FEEL DRUNK"

    Now that I brought the important point to your attention, please consider the difference.

    On one side a process to cure drunkeness
    On the other side the same process to get me high faster on less money...

    as MY beer sure ain't free, this mean that grazing a few kudzu leaves as an appetizer will find me dancing half naked after two shots...

    Next thing we hear, kudzu will become a rarity as all night clubs in the world are collecting as much as they can so their parties can be more fun 8)

  10. 300 million users on Dumping Lots of Data to Disk in Realtime? · · Score: 1

    Hello, this is your bank calling ...

    "MasterCard member banks added an EMV chip to 40% of the 200 million MasterCard"

    "In Asia Pacific, Visa has a greater market share than all other payment card brands combined with 59 percent of all card purchases at the point of sale being made using Visa cards. There are currently more than 365 million Visa cards in the region." (2003)

    If Visa had 365 million cards holder just in Asia Pacific in 2003, I wonder how many they have worldwide nowaday...

  11. 4 hours left to get one .... on Microsoft to Introduce PDF competitor 'Metro' · · Score: 1

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&it em=4544414505
    1980 AUSTIN ALLEGRO GREY £50.00 4h 41m

    Ok guys ! 50 quids for a car 8)
    Yu might even get some change back ...

  12. "Baghdad and Afghanistan aren't in the US" on Satellite Easter Eggs · · Score: 2, Funny

    aren't yet in the u.s. ...

    Grammar nazi with a sense of of humor...
    gosh, I'm doomed 8)

  13. Splinter Cell 3... on Refreshing Taste of Sprite Invades Anarchy Online · · Score: 1

    You have a nice video (which u cannot skip) where Sam fisher jumps into an helico, speaks to his boss and then grabs a pack of AirWaves (Chewing Gums from Wrigley(tm) ) and starts chewing...

    full zoom on the pack, etc...

    I almost stopped playing at this time (say 5 minutes into the game...)

  14. 8 o'clock news... on D&D Blamed For Stabbing Deaths · · Score: 1

    Tonight, we have a case with stabbing, stealing a handbag, then running away, stealing a car, crushing cops and pedestrian followed with a 150 miles pursuit on E124.

    The court has decided to incriminate the D&D, GTA, Mafia, Olympics 1980, Carmageddon and NFS games...

    The whole redaction of your favorite 8'clock news magazine has been incriminated in the counter suit after it was proved it was their main themes for the last 10 years....

  15. 30 Euros for 20mo down / 1mo up on The Next Net · · Score: 1

    And that's in France, using Free Telecom.

    They also include Voip (free call on national pots and heavily discounted international) and 40 TV Channels on your DSL pipe at no extra charge...

    And France Telecom is testing VDSL2+ something, allowing for 50mo down and 20mo up...

  16. also used in sailing... on Sunlight in a Tube · · Score: 1

    a small glass pyramid with the flat base on the deck and the sides doing refrection/diffusion in the cabin...

    Only existed for a few hundred years...

  17. High-tech, uncommon, a smart decision =12-volt DC! on How Are You Conserving Energy? · · Score: 1

    12-volt DC ONLY!

    You might know that DC is "more efficient" on short range power transmission than AC...

    You might also have heard that people having solar panel mostly use low-energy appliances, which happen to run @ 12V DC...

    here is what I find when googling "12V DC energy savings"

    CET: New Energy Saving Efficient Products & Appliances - [ Traduire cette page ] ... New Energy Saving Efficient Products & Appliances, ... Mini DC Refrigerator: Low energy
    consumption; 1.8 cubic feet interior volume; ... Outdoor Wall Lantern- 12 volt DC. ...
    http://www.cetsolar.com/newprod.htm - 31k - 2 mar 2005 - En cache - Pages similaires

    CET: The Largest Alternative Energy Dealer in the Northeast - [ Traduire cette page ] ... solar charger can charge other 12 volt powered devices ... cellular phone with a DC charging
    cord ... Instant Outdoor Tree Decorating; Energy Saving LED Lighting Unit; ...
    http://www.cetsolar.com/ - 37k - 2 mar 2005 - En cache - Pages similaires
    [ Autres résultats, domaine www.cetsolar.com ]

    Our best 12 Volt DC Compact Fluorescent Bulb Uses 80% less energy ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
    12 Volt DC 11 Watt Compact Fluorescent Bulb This is the best in compact fluorescent
    DC lighting. The Solsum Energy Saving Lamp has the light output equal to a ...
    http://store.sundancesolar.com/12voldc11wat.html - 23k - En cache - Pages similaires

    Ballast 12 Volts and 24 Volts DC Electronic ballast, energy saving ... - [ Traduire cette page ] ... We have 12 V, 24 V and 48 volts DC Ballasts: Energy efficient, long life, solid
    state electronic 12 VDC ballast, for ... 24 volt models are also available. ...
    http://www.oksolar.com/lighting/ballast/ - 39k - En cache - Pages similaires

    Light bulbs 12 Volts and 24 Volts DC, Compact Fluorescent Light ... - [ Traduire cette page ] ... The Energy Saving Lamp is a 12 V compact fluorescent bulb with a light output
    equivalent to a 60 watt incandescent bulb. ... Voltage 12 Volts DC. ...
    http://www.oksolar.com/lighting/light_bulbs.htm - 99k - En cache - Pages similaires
    [ Autres résultats, domaine www.oksolar.com ]

    12 Volt Aquanet Sprinkler Valves - [ Traduire cette page ] ... Features/Benefits Energy-saving, Clog-proof - Dirty water DC Valves. ... with any 9 to
    14 Volt DC Pulse Signal ... to Aquanet wire run lengths: -12 gauge = 3,150' -14 ...
    http://www.mrdrip.com/12voltvalves.htm - 94k - En cache - Pages similaires

    Energy Efficient Lighting - Diversified Power & Engineering - [ Traduire cette page ] ... power outages or areas where AC power is unavailable. Price Qty Order US
    $19.95. More Details Energy Saving 110 Volt AC US $8.95, ...
    http://divpower.com/sub-category.asp?CatalogVar=0& cID=1 - 44k - En cache - Pages similaires

    Low Voltage Lights - 12 or 24v dc - [ Traduire cette page ] ... Both types are suitable for use in a wide range of applications: Solar & Wind Energy
    Systems. Boats. ... 12 or 24 volt DC models. Low Current Consumption. ...

  18. the other way around ... on Judge Finds For Apple in ThinkSecret Case · · Score: 3, Funny

    The consequence for a court giving an order violating a state law is contempt....

  19. Magnetic stripes /chip+Pin in on Magnetic Stripe Snooping at Home · · Score: 1

    Chip + Pin is

  20. efficiency... on Breakthrough in solar photovoltaics · · Score: 1

    "120 watts per square inch at 110V"

    I'm not so good doing math with feets and inches (how many inches in a square feet ? 144 it seems...)

    140 square feet make 20 160 square inches

    @ 120w/sq-inches, that nifty panel would produce :

    2 419 200 w, so it is 2,5 Megawatt...nice, could use that...

    "He claims that the Nanosolar SPV cell costs only $ 0.36 per peak watt."

    "The company is now offering solar panels at below $1 per peak watt"

    So I don't really know what a peak watt is (" Peak watts: The measurement of electricity produced by a solar generator at noon on a sunny day, under predetermined standard conditions" is quite unhelping...) , but

    0.36 * 2419200 = $870 912 for a 140 square feets panel...(140 sqfeet=13,01 square meter...)

    or $66 941.74 / square meter.
    or $6220/square feet

    So either my calculations are totally f*ed up, or a 140 square feet of this SPV panel costs the same as a nice, large car...at minimum cost...

    Now the post mentions 5 cents per kilowatt-hour...dunno where it comes from...

    Anyone cares to do the math ?

  21. "anyone bother contacting the MPAA" on Was the Lokitorrent Suit a Hoax? · · Score: 1

    Are you trying to slashdot their phone lines too ?

    Alas, calling there
    "
    Main Office Address:

    Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
    Motion Picture Association (MPA)

    15503 Ventura Blvd.
    Encino, California 91436
    (818) 995-6600
    "
    or trying to find the number yourself (at the bottom) to see a slashdot effect vs mpaa would be, in my opinion, futile and somewhat childish.

    Then again, this is slashdot...

    We can hope 8p

  22. Rebooting nt and nt- (98, 95,3.11...) on Free SSL Certificate Project · · Score: 1

    create directory "con"
    create zero-byte-file "con.exe" in directory "con" /con/con.exe

    You WILL have to reboot...8p

    Not the best way, true, but in IT it's the result that counts 8)

  23. Addendum : on Arkeia Network Backup Agent Remote Access · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Said Linus Torvald, 10 Minutes before a HDD crash made him lose most personal notes, emails, docs and latest kernel modification his cron job didn't get a chance to duplicate..."

    Check it up...

  24. Re:Turning a blind eye? on Fansubbers Under Fire · · Score: 1

    Last time ...

    In fansub, there is no copyright yet on the translated anime, except for the one that is valid in Japan only.

    No copyright=> no copyright infrigment...

    got it ?

  25. Dupes in system...=space tradeoff on Bundled Applications for GNU/Linux? · · Score: 1

    I have a Linux Fileserver with system on a 2.5 gigs HDD + 4-5 large hdds.

    With the present organisation, if two programs must use a lib, they both access only this lib, wich is present once only.

    with the bundle system, I have as many times the same lib as I have softs using it. Okay you can get a 400 gigs hdd easily nowadays, but my system only has this poor 2.5 gigs for system... some use even smaller hdds/flash drives.

    + when upgrading my debian box (easy apt-get) I have to upload on library once, not everytimes for every soft...

    => more hdd space, more files, more bandwith and time to upgrade in the minus vs convenience in the plus.

    Choose your tradeoff.