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  1. Re:How would I steal an airliner. on Malaysian Flight Disappearance 'Deliberate' · · Score: 0

    The climb to 45000 frets could be just for that, decompress the cabin and let the passengers die without air.

  2. DoS and CSS definitions on Microsoft Escapes Kaspersky's Top 10 Vulnerabilities List · · Score: 0

    "Oracle Java Multiple Vulnerabilities: DoS-attack (Gain access to a system and execute arbitrary code with local user privileges) and Cross-Site Scripting (Gain access to sensitive data). Highly Critical."

    Seems to be prepared for someone who has no knoledge on what DoS and CSS are.

  3. Re:Prediction Ability is UNFORTUNATELY Limited on Neil deGrasse Tyson Outlines a Plan For Saving Earth From Asteroids · · Score: 1

    I agree. It will be much better to train the earth to evade the asteroidsâ¦

  4. Re:Typical applications? on Cassandra 0.7 Can Pack 2 Billion Columns Into a Row · · Score: 0

    Data Mining Applications usually have databases with hundreds/thousands columns. Imagine that you need to derive a rule based on as much input variables as possible. Is very easy to generate many columns, for example take a Telco Churn Model, you will have for each phone number, # of calls on the last month, # of calls on the month before, etc, then same for call duration, max, min, ratios between months, you name it, if you are using for example just 20 vars and one year history, you can have 240 raw vars. Then you have ratios between them, if you take 4 months ratios you have 6 new vars for each original var, add 72, and so on.
    Never seen more than 5 thousand columns because of technical limitations, but I'm sure that if you give a DM Expert the possibility to have 2 billion columns they will fill them all.

  5. Makes sense - W7 seems to be working on Dell Indicates Windows 7 Pricing Will Be Higher · · Score: 0

    If people is paying 350~700 for something that does not work, it makes sence to ask a surplus for something that works.

  6. JRockit? on Oracle Buys Sun · · Score: 0

    We have MySQL vs. Oracle DB, Netbeans vs. jdev, but also JRockit (ex BEA) vs. SunJVM.
    I don't see any good loosing one of SunJVM major competitors.

  7. Geeks on NASA Tackles Ethics of Deep-Space Exploration · · Score: 0

    Send geeks and give them access to internet, that's all the sex they need.

  8. Old joke, but ... on Approaching Solar Storm Forces ISS to Take Cover · · Score: 0

    They should have traveled at night.

  9. Terrorist&Kamikazes unemployed on Unpiloted Passenger Jet Tests · · Score: 0

    I think terrorist and kamikazes will protest.

  10. Check the sources on Polonium-210 Available Through Mail Order · · Score: 0

    The man behind this 'business' is Bob Lazar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lazar)
    He has seen and reverse eng. UFOs among other things.
    Do you trust him? Is this news for nerds, stuff that matters, or just yellow press stuff?

  11. Deuterium? on Michigan Teen Creates Fusion Device · · Score: 0

    Where did he get the deuterium? Did he just buy it in the walmart?

  12. Re:Incomplete Summary on Plasma Needle to Replace Dentist's Drill · · Score: 0

    They didn't mention how they are going to add the frightening drilling noise either.

  13. M$ Windows XP compatible on U of Michigan creates first Quantum Microchip · · Score: 0, Troll

    In oher news, Bill Gates anounces xbox quantum for next summer.

  14. Sure? on Google's Technology Explored · · Score: 5, Funny

    I always thougth that they used NT + Access Database.

  15. Candada is in America ... on Superbowl XXXVII · · Score: 1

    Go back to school

  16. Re:Feynmann Lectures on Physics Books for the Novice? · · Score: 1

    Yes, but what about the practice ? I think you have to read another book in parallel with practice.

  17. Laptop on Organizing Data Across a Heterogeneous Net? · · Score: 1

    All you need is to buy a laptop.

  18. Clone Mr. Wright on Re-Building the Wright Flyer · · Score: 1

    They could do a Mr. Wright's clone to fly the plane.

  19. Pilot on NASA To Shoot Comet With Copper Projectile · · Score: 1

    Yes, and NASA is recruiting Bruce Willys to fligth the ship, but he want to much money.

  20. A small diference on On the Commercial Use Of Apache and SSL · · Score: 1

    Apache-ssl works very well, mod-ssl almost work.

  21. 256 Pages ... on Cyberselfish: Technolibertarianism · · Score: 1

    2^8, it's just a coincidence ?

  22. Yes, W2k, but ... on Hotmail about to collapse under load · · Score: 1

    Are they running IIS or Apache on W2K ?

  23. How is Doom III ? on id Software Announces Development Of Doom III · · Score: 1

    You are the CEO and has to kill all your employees, the ones working on free software give bonus points !!

  24. Result ... on Scott Reents, Online Political Activist · · Score: 1

    Who is going to win ??
    The one with the better page ?
    The one who has more hits ?
    Or the one who has more links ??

  25. Kill'em'all on Ask Metallica About Napster · · Score: 1

    You where thinking in Napster Users when you wrote Seek & Destroy ??