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  1. Re:Your Sinister Plan, Sir? on Low-Bandwidth, Truly Remote Management? · · Score: 1

    The new rave is mobile DC's for temporary or emergency off site traffic.

    Roll up a few trucks of servers and a cooling plant. Instant DC in the middle of wherever.

    It's also a nightmare to plan support around especially if you are retro-fitting a legacy model.

    Add extra point for pain if you were never able to achieve a scalable solution prior to implementing this.

  2. Re:i have never found hard drive noise a problem on Silencing a Hard Drive Using Household Items · · Score: 2, Informative

    The loose rubber grommets which attach my drives serve the same purpose. The screw inserts directly through, but it only has enough turns to keep the disk from falling out.

    I can't remember which case it is, but it should be difficult to spot from would be myth box builders.

  3. Re:i have never found hard drive noise a problem on Silencing a Hard Drive Using Household Items · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Larger slower fans are pretty much the key for noise to displacement ratio.

    I've been fairly happy with my antec case which even incluedes a very very large fan at the top of the case.

    My only complaint is these fans are managed via switch attached to each fan. Sure, I never have to turn them up, but let the board regulate the flow would be better.

  4. Re:Hey, this question is interesting! on User Interface of Major Oscilliscope Brands? · · Score: 1

    Pretty much spot on for what I was thinking.

    Now, I've never had one of those fancy new fangled probes. I tend to pick up all of my gear old and cheap ;)

    Look at your needs, examine your budget and pick something which can fulfill both expectations.

    That said, I haven't never been a fan of tektronix.

  5. It came from... on New State of Matter Could Extend Moore's Law · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    outer space!

  6. Re:FIRST POST on Yahoo Changes User Profiles, To Massive Outrage · · Score: 1

    Actually, I'm thinking of those tens of millions of profiles that no one has used in seven years.

    They finally cleaned up that mess. Kudos ;)

  7. Re:News from the Future... on eBay Makes Huge Gains In Parallel Efficiency · · Score: 1

    Today, ebay announced that it obtained a patent on host monitoring.

    Seriously, doesn't everyone already monitor every tiny metric and application hook?

    I know one company that had an awesome metric accounting system. Tons of data, down to the second, and extremely efficient.

  8. Re:Uh oh... on Researchers Build Logic Gates With RNA · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Completely wrong track I'm afraid.

    Skynet is more cell phones, cash registers and anything with a system.

    Matrix was more humans are batteries, but in this case we get to be both networked pods and large D cells.

    Yes, it could be said that the matrix villains are far more green then the terminators. Marketing research shows that hippies prefer matrix type overlords.

  9. Re:Maybe it's me on Dead Space Wants To Scare You · · Score: 2, Funny

    Back in the day...

    Whenever I GM'd, it was all about survival, in fact it wasn't a successful game unless someone died.

    I was not exactly sadistic, but there were logical and very simple ways of avoiding death. It just so happened that everyone was a complete moron.

    Once, I even let them build a fortress (with traps), free of charge. Sure enough, someone fell into the pit of spikes.

    Good times!

  10. Re:Someone failed statistics on 99.8% of Gamers Don't Care About DRM, Says EA · · Score: 1

    Considering the age and target demographic of EA's popular games this comes as no surprise.

    If you asked an EA customer if they were unhappy with DRM in their games they probably have no clue what they are talking about. SO sure, they wouldn't be unhappy with DRM.

    Ask an EA customer how many times the game has barfed and the only fix is to re-install? The numbers would be significantly higher.

    EA doesn't say, our protection measures are not working again, for the fourth time. In fact, they don't even say why the game no longer functions properly.

    The ones that might make a useful response have already cracked their copies and moved on.

  11. Re:Turn down the volume on Study Links Personal Music Players To Hearing Loss · · Score: 1

    Shure? I believe makes a set of earbuds that do block ambient noise.

    I know technicians who have them so they can listen to music inside the datacenter.

    However, they are somewhat expensive at over 100$

  12. Re:Typical typo? on Esther Dyson To Train For Space Flight · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nah, it's a typo domain, she's a famous squatter!

  13. Misread that one on Naphthalene Found In Outer Space · · Score: 3, Insightful

    At first I thought it said Neanderthal.

    This would be so much cooler then Naphtalene.

    My first thought was something along these lines.

    Exactly how did he get out there?

    I suspected it was a crude version of this... http://www.defensetech.org/archives/002387.html

  14. Re:Formation of facts? on Nielsen Sends Wikipedia DMCA Takedown For Station Descriptions · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They should also send a take down notice to another illicit site as well then.

    I for one welcome any DCMA notices and other infringement notices be sent immediately to a near damn mirror.

    It's practically un-american that anyone can access those same details via fcc.gov. Those weezles have been indexing this exact same information for ages under the pretense of "licensing."

    In fact, I thought the details were rather verbatim so these two problem children probably get the warez from the same place.

  15. Re:Inq? I'll believe when there's more proof on Nvidia 55nm Parts Are Bad Too · · Score: 1

    Well I don't think they will go under because of it.

    However, I've already been bitten by the 9600 issue.

    The turn around on the manufacturer RMA is a bit slow, but I finally have the go ahead to turn it in.

    It's a pain to find the reports of people complaining, but they are out there.

  16. Re:In a word... on Psystar Will Countersue Apple · · Score: 1

    First sale doctrine tells me I can sale it regardless.

    Particularly, Microsoft v. Zamos, is of interest with regards to this case.

    However, if they are bypassing some upgrade restrictions then that would be the appropriate angle. However, nothing is wrong with selling an item you have purchased.

  17. Re:Donors on Full Facial Transplant Is One Step Closer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Take it all after I croak!

    When I finally fall over dead I really won't need anything in my body. It would be nice to know that they might do someone else some good once I'm gone.

    In fact, if someone does decide to done my face and do a kuku dance... they should date my girlfriend.

    Talk about easing the transition!

  18. Here ya go on Best Terrestrial/OTA HDTV Setup For an Apartment? · · Score: 1

    I found some indoor/outdoor antenna reviews.

    http://www.hdtvexpert.com/pages/squareshot.htm

    Here is the FCC fact sheet on pre-emption rules regarding antenna placement. Read it and determine if it is something you want to fight with.

    http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html

    At my place they simply require a professional installer to perform the task.

  19. Re:hmm on Game Developer Asks To Hear From Pirates · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I was on the flip side before and thought it really wasn't that big of a deal.

    It really only takes one issue at one point to completely change a view point. I suspect this is the case with a larger number of posters.

    It really only took two instances for myself. It's very easy to annoy me when I want to relax and a problem crops up. Thus, something that might be otherwise an annoyance normally picked up the quad damage multiplier.

    I strongly avoid DRM riddled titles now, but since most of them are horrible lately I'm not in a state of having to decide.

  20. Re:Duh! on The Flat Earthers Are Still With Us · · Score: 1

    Finally I can do anything I want on the internet with no fear of repercussions.

    The trolls had it right all along. Rather, the eliza generated troll concept.

    I'm off to deface some websites, troll forums and become a deviant in any online video game!

    The world is so much simpler now that I realize it was never real.

    Thank you Eliza!

  21. Re:Breaking...Indy V working title on Lucas Researching Concept For New Indiana Jones Film · · Score: 1

    I like it...

    Except replace brooks with Mel Gibson, make him an escaped mental patient who thinks he is a cop and make Rick Moranis his weak willed therapist trying to bring him back!

    Mel Gibson believes himself to be a cop is trying to solve a case.

    Then twist it up and make him right and then make it a semi-action flick. (Mel Gibson still being insane and not a cop.)

  22. Re:Software should not cost more than hardware. on Microsoft Tries a New Ad Agency · · Score: 1

    I'm having the same issue under XP.

    I haven't dived into to fix it, but it actually appears to be an issue with hardware acceleration.

    Altering the overlay settings in Media Player Classic (dx9 settings) can correct it until media player fires. Then all the settings are trashed.

    Original point, not a vista issue, but rather something a bit wider.

  23. Re:hehe on Tufts Tells Judge, We Can't Tie IP To MAC Addresses · · Score: 1

    Um, ISPs do already keep this data.

    Users authenticates against radius, database stores the login, ip address and other tid bits like time.

    Once the user disconnects the depart time is also accounted for.

    Kinda legacy at this point, but back in the day it was quite necessary for accounts which were on a metered basis.

    Thus at the end of the month the totals could be tabulated or a running tabulation could be kept.

    I'm unsure of how long most organizations keep this data, but generally we rotated out the old data after about six months to archive logs. Archives after three years were generally useless and relegated to tape.

    I do remember one time when someone managed to get lucky and we had some holes due to database errors. However, there was enough additional evidence that our data would have been ancillary.

    It really depends how you design your authentication system and data storage.

  24. Re:Right to (Kill) Life on White House Briefed On "Potential For Life" On Mars · · Score: 1, Funny

    Don't worry, I'm making the call to the Republican Space Rangers at this very moment!

  25. Re:Bike to work on How Do Geeks Exercise? · · Score: 1

    People are crazy!

    I used to have a routine around the last city I lived in. It was a huge loop and it was fairly nice. Some down slopes, some huge uphills and a few things to jump off of.

    However, when traffic picked up it was vicious.

    I think the previous summer I was almost hit no less then three times. Thankfully, my keen instinct to live forced me to veer away violently.

    Incidentally, I was one of the crazy ones who would stay with the flow of traffic in a downhill slope.