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  1. What kind of internet Activity? on How Do I Determine If My PC is a Zombie? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Really... What kind of internet activity are you seeing? Are the lights blinking and you have no idea what is actually happening or are processes on your box accessing IRC servers accross the world without your knowledge?

  2. Re:Simple on How Do I Determine If My PC is a Zombie? · · Score: 1

    Brains... Brains... Brains...

  3. Re:Datacenter Location on Price of Power in a Data Center · · Score: 1

    Lets think this though. Gjoa Haven. Is this far enough north for you? They have approx 20 frost free days a year. Cooling a server room will almost be free.

    Now here comes the problem. Everything else is so damn expensive there you would not want to stay. A 2L carton of milk is over $6. Anysavings you recoop from cooling will easily go right back into Ding Dongs.

  4. Open Ended on Best Setup for Mapping in Undeveloped Countries? · · Score: 1
    This is sort of an open ended question.

    You can expect a whole bunch of answers that range from cheap to really expensive. $200 to $100,000 (or even more). It all depends on how much and what kind of data you want to pick up.

    For example if all you want to do is go into some village and count monkeys, then draw a dot on a large paper map and write a number down. Then take a simple handheld GPS with you and be done. This will give you a Lat/Long or some sort of UTM coordinate that should be more than accurate enough for this purpose.

    If you want to map existing roads, buildings, topo relief, rivers, farm land usage etc... then get ready to spend a whole bunch of money.

    Explain what you want kind of data you want to record. As solutions will vary greatly.

  5. Re:Need for network storage on HOWTO: 0.5TB RAID on a Budget · · Score: 1
    I know its not linux based like MythTV but...

    http://www.ratdvd.dk/index.htm

    ratDVD takes a full featured DVD-9 movie and puts it into a highly compressed .ratDVD container format file of about 1.x GB in size - while preserving all the features of the original DVD.

  6. Re:You insensitive clod! on Find Linux Torrents Quickly · · Score: 1

    Get yourself a shell account on a server that has a fast and reliable route to your dorm. Have you tried different ports?

  7. Re:You aren't very smart, are you? on Microsoft Offers Tools to Spamming ISPs · · Score: 1

    Also note that they have to be the registered netblock owner of the IP's they wish to query. It doesn't let you query any random number of IP's and send the results to any random e-mail address. The spammers who control bot nets of infected machines most likely will get nothing usefull from the service.

  8. GPS on Measuring Acceleration/Speed for Small Vehicles? · · Score: 1

    Also remember that most cheaper/oem GPS modules only output 1 pulse per second on a serial line. This may infact not be anywhere near the frequency that you require.

  9. Re:Latest Kapersky news on When Malware Authors Combine Efforts · · Score: 1
    Last time I heard about Kapersky labs, we were supposed to have an internet doom day. I'm still waiting for it, yet Kapersky is still blowing whistles.
    But you see, he told everyone about the internet doom day and saved the internet from doom. Yeah for Kapersky he saved us!

    It's just wrong, but shouldn't someone thank him?

  10. Whats missing? on Da Vinci Project Postpones X-Prize Attempt · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Contributing factors to this revision were availability of a few key components and their integration into the overall space flight program.
    I wonder what if anything is not available. Too bad, and i was even planning on driving out and watching the launch.
  11. Re:XM in Canada? on TiVo-like Application for XM Radio Under Fire · · Score: 1

    Its not really Illegal...Yet... Just grey market

  12. Re:What a shame on Human-powered Helicopter Fails to Lift Off · · Score: 1

    they had 4 people running around in circles at the ends of each rotor while they were trying to start the thing. One person made an error which caused the bottom rotor to lift up and hit the top rotor.

  13. Re:Well what about... on Auto Manufacturers Running Out Of Unique IDs · · Score: 1
    I believe the original VIN is removed and replaced with a new one. For example, a car sold at auction in New York will get a new VIN with something like NY12345.
    I think That only happens at Fat Tony's Chop Shop.
  14. Defective products on Why Can't Microsoft be Sued Under the Lemon Law? · · Score: 1
    Ford, Chevy, and all other car manufactures get held liable if they make a defective product, why not Microsoft?
    Most likely because when Microsoft makes a defective product people don't die.
  15. Re:search the fscking google on Which RAID for a Personal Fileserver? · · Score: 1
    Holy crap! There are 1.5 million of us? Now I know what to say the next time a bully asks me, "You and what army?" THE SLASHDOT ARMY!!!
    Yeah, and when that bully threatens your life you can alway counter with "I'll Slashdot you"

    Let the beating commence

  16. Re:usb + dish network dish? on 4km WiFi Range w/ $5 DIY Antenna · · Score: 1
    There are a few different way to go about the satellite dish antenna. Here are two

    Satellite dish and a can or Satellite dish and a Bi Quad

  17. Re:cheapest embedded linux board? on Linux To Gain Another Chip Family · · Score: 1
    After you hack it up, will a Linksys Wrt54g do the trick for you?

    Linksys Wrt54g

  18. Re:ad-aware on Spyware Becoming Worst Tech Support Problem · · Score: 1
    I question Ad-Aware now. And here is why.

    Ad-aware 6.0 with reference file dated 03.05.2004 has detected Internet Explorer with a BLANK home page setting as a possible browser hijack attempt.

    I'm not impressed anymore.

  19. Re:Small calc alternative. on TI-84 Plus Released · · Score: 3, Informative
    Dual line and RPN for your picking. HP 33s

    Although it looks funny.

  20. Re:Paranoia on Ethanol From Waste Straw · · Score: 1
    The oil companies produce energy from oil for one thing. "To make money"

    They are always interested in other ways to produce portable energy. If there is a way to do the same thing they are doing now cheaper, of course they want in on it. And they want to be first in line.

  21. Re:Westsiiiiiide Automotive on Technology Makes New Cars Too Expensive to Fix · · Score: 1
    how come the technicians at my Acura dealership all look like they just got out of prison?
    Its simple really. All those guys went to prison for learning how to strip cars quickly (chop chop). Now that they are out they are quick and cheap labor.
  22. Re:Random like Radio???? on The Joy of Random Shuffle · · Score: 1

    For a while i was listening to the radio in the car. Only on the way to and from work. I gave it all up one day when i heard the same song 4 times in 2 days. To and from work on Monday. To and from work on Tuesday. Its only a 15 minute highway drive.

  23. Re:Noo! on National TV Turn Off Week · · Score: 1

    What about it.. all they do is assemble bikes from parts that are bought. Mind you i stoped watching it a while ago. Has it changed?

  24. Low Power on USB Going Wireless · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Bluetooth will still live on in the Low Power applications.

  25. Re:MP3 Decoder board w/802.11 + Hard Drive... on iPod Mini Custom Installation In A Ford Explorer · · Score: 1

    A wireless connection could be handy so one can update songs in the car in the garage from the home computer.