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  1. Come out again?! on Black Holes Don't Trap Information Forever · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was under the impression that due to the relativistic effects, stuff (photons, matter, information, whatever) wasn't so much destroyed by a black hole as indefinitely delayed, owing to the massive bending of space-time by the singularity. Or do they mean by "eventually" what I mean: it might eventually come out, but the time it takes approaches infinity.

  2. Re:I don't have a cellar on Underground Freight Networks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You must live somewhere where things never freeze. In colder climates, foundations have to be built under the frostline, which makes basements pretty much a standard feature.

  3. Re:eBooks on 12 Crackpot Ideas That Could Transform Tech · · Score: 1

    The iLiad might very well be what you're looking for. It meets most of your specifications.

  4. Re:NOT anything like USB at all. on HyperTransport 3.0 Ratified · · Score: 1

    You completely missed the point of the joke.

  5. Re:Invalidation irrelevant on Hopes Rise for RIM · · Score: 1
    They're not making any money from already-sold devices.

    Yes they are. ALL data (but not voice calls) that go to a BlackBerry pass through RIM servers, so as long as someone is paying and using a device, RIM is seeing a portion of the fees (often indirectly, though).

    (RIM ex-Employee)

  6. Re:They're like Tivo on The Complete History of RIM · · Score: 1
    Actually, it is possible to use a BlackBerry with zero server-side changes as well, if your server supports POP3 or IMAP (so GMail, and paid Hotmail/Yahoo! accounts are also supported).

    The BlackBerry Internet Service (which is what gets sold to Joe Sixpack when he goes into the store to buy one) is designed to integrate external accounts (up to 10) seamlessly and with zero hassle.

    Server-side changes are only required if you want to use their special server software, which provides native integration with Exchange or Lotus Notes, as well as some other stuff.

  7. Re:Aurora Borealis? NO! Aurora Australis! on Looking at a Martian Aurora Borealis · · Score: 2, Informative

    The terms "Borealis" and "Australis" are somewhat meaningless on Mars. The correct term is simply "Aurora". It's the editors who made the goof.

  8. Let me be the first to say... on Monty Python's SPAMalot Wins 5, no 3 Tony Awards · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why is this "IT" instead of regular news?

  9. Re:WiFi squatters? on UK to lnstall Wireless Mics on London Streets · · Score: 1

    Avoiding a really narrow section of frequency band should be easy enough. Furthermore, I doubt that 2.4GHz signals have quite the range they'll be needing.

  10. Re:Anecdotal confirmation on Interest in CS as a Major Drops · · Score: 1

    I didn't say anything about wanting to get laid. Heaven forbid a guy should want a relationship.

  11. Re:Anecdotal confirmation on Interest in CS as a Major Drops · · Score: 1

    That's actually not true. Waterloo CS is attempting to prop up its future numbers by introducting watered-down degrees (not majors, degrees) like "Computer Science + Business" and "Computer Science + Accounting". Thankfully, both of these are stalled; the time and money that would be spent creating these is better spent enhancing current programs.

    I'm all for both smaller CS classes and more women in CS at Waterloo. Maybe then I can get to know my profs and meet chicks who aren't idiots, crazy, or taken.

  12. Re:Perfect Example on Michael Robertson Says Root is Safe · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Except that in a properly configured system, . should never be in your $PATH.

  13. Re:Memory Shape Alloys on OmniTread: A serpentine robot · · Score: 1

    Perhaps because they're not yet strong enough to beat even a teenaged girl at arm wrestling?

  14. Re:Dominatrix on An Engineer's View of Carly Fiorina's Leadership · · Score: 0

    We need a (-1, Disturbing) mod.

  15. Re:Transient? on Videogames on Library Shelves · · Score: 2, Interesting
    On the contrary: I am excited to have some kind of source where I will be able to legally dig up today's games 20 years from now. And not just the binaries... I expect libraries will also hold on the manuals. I think it's peachy that it's also free.

    Part of a library's purpose is to act as an archive, not just loan out material (it's arguable that loaning out material is a side benefit of having an archive of books, not the other way around). The only other place I know of archiving games in The Underdogs, and they're (at best) questionably legal.

  16. Re:Picture of the Kilogram Prototype on Experts Suggest Replacing Definition of Kilogram · · Score: 5, Informative
    To keep its mass from changing. You may notice the calipers for handling it in the picture, too. Stray moisture, direct sublimation into the atmosphere, anything that could possibly affect it has to be kept away,

    This is the definition of the kilogram. A kilogram is not 1L of H2O at STP (as mentioned elsewhere, pressure depends on mass), it's this little lump of metal. Changes in the mass of it are extraordinarily bad. They make copies of it for reference purposes, and then check the copies agains the original every 10 years. If there's a disagreement, the copy gets adjusted, not the original. The reference lump has actually lost about 50 micrograms in the last 100 years (and no one knows why). That's a lot (well, speaking at the level that micrograms get used at... 1 microgram = 0.000000001 kg), and the really highlights the need for an immutable reference point.

    Readers may find the pertinent Wikipedia article interesting.

  17. Re:Not if your kids drive on Big Brother In Your Front Seat · · Score: 1

    Aren't both things that you've described implicit trust?

  18. Re:So... on Feed · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Why not read the book and find out?

    'Round where I live, there's this amazing place called a library, that lends out books for free. You may like to investigate the existance of something similar in your area. They may even be able to furnish you with a copy of this particular book.

  19. I second that on Abbreviating Name on Official Documents? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Change your name to "Tim".

    No, seriously. While I doubt it's necessary, it sounds like you want to be consistant across basically everything to eliminate hassle. If all that's going to change is your SS and your auto lease vs. all that other stuff, I know which one I'd pick.

    You might feel apprehensive about changing your name from the one your parents gave you, but you're really only doing it legally. Besides, not only will it make an interesting conversation piece, think of all the jokes that are possible...

    "There are some who call me... Tim"

    PS IANAL. You may wish to consult a real one, rather than believing some wonk from the SS office and bunch of random yahoos on /.

  20. Re:Funny thing.. on Google Acquires Picasa, Improves Blogging Tools · · Score: 1
    I think its too early right now for google to have any antagonists.

    Surely you've heard of Googlewatch?

  21. Re:MPAA Intervention? on First DVD+R9 Burners Reviewed · · Score: 2, Informative

    As I recall, Sony has a long history of the right hand (say, Sony Pictures or the Sony record label) not knowing what the left hand (say, the Home Electronics divison) is doing.

  22. Re:for the love of god, it's another dupe... on Sims Creator Signs TV Deal · · Score: 1

    Give him a break. As far as I can tell, it's his first. Now he's a real /. editor!

  23. Re:Its not an easy job on Getting Started in Network Security? · · Score: 2, Informative
    A good start would be probably 5 years in network administration with large user group enviroments, fluent programming skills (java, c, c++, perl), some experience in web server farm administration etc. I don't know any security or computer fornesic who worked for our company who is under 35 yo.

    Well, this is lovely, but it's not exactly the way to "get a handle" on things. Seriously, if you expect this from everyone in Network Security, you're going be unable to get anyone new. I'll grant you don't want a security team full of people who don't what what they're doing, but you've got to pick up greenhorns sometime. How can one gain experence without having a chance to get it?