User: OneArmedMan

Re:Hardware vs Software

On: iBox Episode 2

I ment in reference to PPC chips etc. Sure there is a great big wide world out there of x86 PC's and parts, but for the Mac lovers amongst us ( and praise be to the Gord i am *NOT* one of them )your options are fairly limited.

Re:Hardware vs Software

On: iBox Episode 2

Sept that Ford have other companies, ( Holden Australia, GM USA, etc ) to compete against, who *WILL* sell their engines to 3rd parties if Ford doesnt, at reasonable prices too.

Apple, doesnt have that competition, and doesnt have any reason to change.

Re:Addictions

On: Profile of a Hard-Core Gamer

I'm addicted to Life.

But only cause Death seems so dull and boring

Re:Australian rules powers of 2^38B or what?

On: SAPAC Unveils New Australian Supercomputer

*It is an IBM 1350 Linux cluster with 126 compute nodes (xSeries 335), 1 head node (xSeries 335), 1 storage node (xSeries 345) and 1 managment node (xSeries 345).*

126 Nodes + 1 Head Node + 1 Storage Node + 1 Management Node = 129 Nodes total

129 Nodes total * 2Gb ram per node = 258Gb ram for the cluster

3rd Party Firmware .. ??

On: Phoenix Unveils Anti-Theft BIOS

I have seen 3rd party firmware for Overclocking reasons. Couldn't you just flash the bios with a clean firmware and low-level format the HD??

Re:How do they measure it?

On: The Changing Definition Of 'Kilogram'

Easy.. Just measure in pounds then convert.

Guns are not the problem

On: Washington State Restricts Anti-Cop Videogames

So a game is made that has guns So you ban a game that has guns Games are made with Knifes and stabbing weapons. So kinfes etc are ban'd So you make a game with baseball bats then baseball is ban'd. I think there should be a law passed to ban stupid ppl from passing laws. And remeber boys and girls, guns don't kill ppl, *I* kill ppl

Re:How much AI in these?

On: Power Tool Drag Races

Pft Sword and shield... If they aren't wielding a light-saber i just don't want to know

All we need

On: Internet Based Attacks in a Physical World

now, is a way for the internet to deliver a flaming bag of dog poo to the doorstep of your favourite enemy and life will be complete.

@Stake

On: White Hat Hacker Breaks Silence

I was under the impression that @stake was formed by former / current L0pht Heavy Industries members? . While they might know their stuff, are they the people you want "protecting" your network? Shrug. Just a thought

I can see it now

On: Windows Security Through Annoyances?

This *Rex* Presentation *Shaggy* was *pooch* made *Bluey* with *Spot* MS-Publisher *hound* and *k-9* is *killer* 100% *Harvey* secure. /PHB, What the hell was that?!

Discrimination

On: Sniffing Out Cancer

Discrimination against someone that gets a natural cancer ( is there such a thing ? ) is one thing, but discrimination against someone who drinks like a fish and smokes a pack a day is something else entirely

Rest of the Universe

On: Earthlink Wins Another Spam Award: $16 million

A few more victories and we might be able to see the rest of the Universe a lot sooner than I expected. Black Hole

24/7 BOFH

On: How Would You Argue for Open Source?

Start your own company ... Kinda reminds me of this

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/30/30517.ht ml

and this

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/30/29226.ht ml

Good old BOFH, nice to know there is always somewhere to turn to in toug times.

Black Listed

On: Search for the Missing Universe

Its not that 90% of the Universe is missing, but because of all the Email spam problems we have, the Earth has been Black Listed. I contened that once we solve the spam problem, we will be able to reach the rest of the Universe. With that said, dont epect to be able to reach the rest of the Universe for quite some time.

Re:Security for the home user

On: Nmap Security Tool Survey

Nah, I'll always have my job, cause there are always people who say "But my *expert friend said*, followed by *and then my pc just stoped working*. At which point my fee / hour doubles

Security for the home user

On: Nmap Security Tool Survey

1) Unplug the power cords and network cables / phone lines.
2) Put it back in the box.
3) Send it back to the place that you bought it from.

Sure its not very practical, but it would make my job a hell of a lot easier

Mirror of Benzedrine

On: OpenBSD 3.3 Released

Google cache can be found here.

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=cache:4jbVxQia zu 4C:www.benzedrine.cx/ackpri.html+&hl=en&ie=UTF -8

PS .. sorry for the plan old text.
HTML is my not so good

Re:Sign Up!

On: Star Wars Extras Needed

Travel to distant exotic worlds
Meet strange and interesting Aliens
and *Kill them!*

Mmmmmm Special Edition DVD's

On: The Two Towers DVD Release Dates

Wantsssss... M. Mm. My Preciousssssss

NAT Buster

On: More On Detecting NAT Gateways

So this sFlow thing sounds like a NAT buster to me. Then all i have to do is to build a NAT Buster Buster.. right ??

Fish'n'Xhips

On: Run Your Car on Grease

My dad runs his diesel 4x4 on canola oil ( i think ), when ever he starts it in the morning it smells like a fish and chip shop. Always manages to make me hungry

Re:Apologies...

On: Interview with Jay Michaelson of Wasabi Systems

Yo, Pick up the phone!

Removing Objects in the way

On: Synthetic Vision

"I imagine one could also remove mountains to allow remote viewing of approaching territory" Isn't this *cheating*

Re:I already play an Alternate Reality Game

On: Alternate Reality Games Grab Mindshare

I'm not crazy, I'm just selective about the reality that I choose to accept