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  1. Re:Tabletop fusion isn't going to happen on Yet Another Method Of Achieving Nuclear Fusion · · Score: 1

    Uhhh... Fusion is combining molecules. The end products are _heavier_ than the inputs.

    You may be thinking of fission, which we already have quite a good handle on.

  2. Re:I can see one way of making it cheaper on Vietnam Medic Makes Homemade Endoscope · · Score: 1

    That'd be 1, then. You may have meant 10e6.

  3. Slashdot strangeness on A Podcast from Network Administrators · · Score: 1

    Is ./ busted, or is it just me?

  4. Re:How about a replacement for the shuttle... on NASA's Astronaut Glove Design Competition · · Score: 1

    Like this, you mean?
    http://www.xprizefoundation.com/

    Must not be keeping up with the news or something.

  5. Why the US? on Post Undergrad Comp. Graphics Studies in the U.S.? · · Score: 1

    Leapfrog the US. Go to India, China or one of the developing nations.

  6. Re:Why, oh why why why?? on Are CRTs History? · · Score: 1

    You also can't just call them whatever you want. It's a semicolon. Sorry to deflate your ego.

  7. Re:Uh oh... on Mad as Hell, Switching to Mac · · Score: 1

    That'd be cue, to us english speakers.

  8. Re:Be very, very careful when using EFS!!! on Encrypted Fileserver with Bittorrent Web Interface · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not documented, huh?

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb; EN-US;q290260

    Summary: Rejoin your original domain and change your password to your original password.

    People complain about Microsoft every day on Slashdot, but I've never seen a discussion by anyone who seemed to realize that if all you wannabe Windows Administrators left the "market", the world would be a better place for everyone.

  9. Re:What about my TV's tuner on External TV Tuners/PVR Devices Tested · · Score: 1

    Get shocked makes it sound like one of those funfair buzzer things. IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL, YOU WILL DIE.

  10. Re:great! on Fuel Cell Powered Scooter · · Score: 1

    [sarcasm]Yeah. Because you can't manufacture more.[/sarcasm]
    Sodium Borohydride is not broken down by the process - It's just a storage medium.

  11. Nice. on Solutions to Ease the DDOS Trickle-Down Effect? · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Not only was it Slashdotted"... Twice. You evil, evil submitter.

  12. Re:NetBIOS protection -- close port 445 on The Web's 20 Worst Security Flaws · · Score: 1

    Someone stop this guy. Seriously. This has been available through the UI since Windows 95. Here's a hint: Windows Is Not Unix. You don't have to go looking for the config file.

  13. Re:Memory is memory on Can My Desktop Make It in the Big Leagues? · · Score: 1

    Buffered RAM is not better for _anything_. It has longer latency AND higher power requirements. However, in servers you generally need longer traces since there are more memory slots. 'Buffered' means exactly that - There is a buffer chip that sits between the RAM and the memory to store the data while it should be on the bus and compensate for any line delays.

  14. Re:New WindowsXP Exploit (read this for more..) on File and Printer Sharing Insecure in XP SP2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Duuuuh. 2 minutes of searching finds out that it's probably a RPC vulnerability scanner. Search a bit before starting to panic, please.

    Link

  15. Re:Metallic carbon? on World Record: Four-Centimeter-Long Carbon Nanotube · · Score: 4, Informative

    Answering my own question here, but it appears the article is correct. Metallic in this case is refering to the crystaline structure that the carbon forms. This gives the nanotube certain properties that are 'metallic' - High tensile strength, ductile, flexible, etc.

  16. Metallic carbon? on World Record: Four-Centimeter-Long Carbon Nanotube · · Score: 1

    Hmmm... From the article:
    In addition to uses in lightweight, high-strength applications, these new long metallic nanotubes also will enable...
    Since when is Carbon metallic?

  17. Re:MSCFB on Wind Power Falls Under $0.01/kwh · · Score: 1

    Read the parent. He also talked about superconductor storage.

  18. Re:MSCFB on Wind Power Falls Under $0.01/kwh · · Score: 1

    Yes. It's a nice storage technology. However, it requires a *lot* of infrastructure to maintain that storage. And if that infrastructure goes wrong, ALL of the stored energy is released as
    1. Heat
    2. EM Pulse
    If you're talking about storing 200Mwh, this is a *lot* of energy that gets dumped - Enough to take out a large portion of a city with EM effects and physical devastation as well.

  19. /.ed on RPOW - Reusable Proofs of Work · · Score: 5, Funny

    Okaaay... So it's a server that's *meant* to serve computationally expensive 'tokens'. And you post it on ./ . Niiice.

  20. Not wasted space on Not Enough Ads? Install Adbar. · · Score: 1

    If you think about it, it's not wasted space at all. The point behind advertising is to increase brand awareness.
    For men, the ONLY reference point we have for panty liners, tampons, etc IS advertising - women don't talk to us about that stuff much.
    So, when we're asked to go buy some feminine hygene products (wife in hospital, etc), there's a high likelyhood that our choice of brand will be influenced by the advertising. That's a win for the ad companies.
    Been there, done that.

    And now, back to your scheduled insanity.

  21. Re:New record for lordbry on Active Directory on Win2k or 2k3? · · Score: 1

    It can be an NT4 PDC/BDC, but not an AD Domain Controller. It can be a member server in an AD domain.

  22. Re:Microsoft and I stand by the facts. on Remote Backup of Windows Boxes w/o Samba? · · Score: 1

    Only if you do something dumb like install your 'restore system' into the same directory as you will be restoring to. Otherwise, the only 'overlayed' stuff is stuff in Program Files, which you WANT to come from the backup.

    Part of the issue here may be that NTbackup (at least on XP / 2k) DOES backup everything (as long as you select system state). You'd need to sysprep your real system to force a hardware redetect on next boot to get the functionality you appear to want.

  23. Re:New record for lordbry on Active Directory on Win2k or 2k3? · · Score: 1

    In fact, it cannot. Even Samba-NG doesn't have support for Samba as a DC.

  24. Re:Word of advice.. on Active Directory on Win2k or 2k3? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Duh. Groups in W2k have only one 'member' attribute. When this gets replicated, the last writer wins.
    What this means is that the groups membership will 'loose' members if you change it in different places and wait for replication.
    This is one reason that 2k3 is better. It fixes this issue.

  25. Re:And James van Allen doesn't get it. on SpaceShipOne and Wild Fire to Go For the Gold · · Score: 1