Slashdot Mirror


User: CompWerks

CompWerks's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
117
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 117

  1. Re:Archive.org not on the list? on World's Largest Databases Ranked · · Score: 1
    The definition of a database as per dictionary.com

    database( P )
    Computer Science
    n. also data base

    A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval. Also called data bank.

  2. Re:Archive.org not on the list? on World's Largest Databases Ranked · · Score: 1

    Forgot to mention, they also run Linux. :)

  3. Archive.org not on the list? on World's Largest Databases Ranked · · Score: 4, Interesting
    They claim to have over 300tb of data.

    Quote:
    "The Internet Archive Wayback Machine contains over 300 terabytes of data and is currently growing at a rate of 12 terabytes per month." Taken from here

  4. XXX means: not intended dates on Longest Physics Lecture in History? · · Score: 1

    I guess that means if they can't find dates they'll be watching pr0n?

  5. Turn it around and face it on NASA Debates How And When To Kill Hubble Telescope · · Score: 1

    at a nude beach in Brazil and then charge your average /. reader a small fee to view the pics. 600 mil in no time and then you can face it back to space.

  6. Re:Stupidity or Insanity? on Terahertz Scanners See Inside Sealed Packages · · Score: 1

    Although the war on drugs certainly has not captured the American public's attention to the extent that it should, there has been success in efforts to curb drug use and supply. According to the University of Michigan's "Monitoring the Future" study, the percentage of high school seniors who reported using any drug within the past month decreased from 39 percent in 1978 to 26 percent in 2001. There are a total of 9 million fewer drug users in America now than there were in 1979. And coca cultivation was 15 percent lower in Colombia in 2002, due to the combined efforts of the United States and Colombian governments. Drug czar John Walters, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, is optimistic about the war on drugs. "We have to remember that, since we got serious in the '80s, overall drug use is half of what it was - and that's progress," Taken from Lou Dobbs

  7. Re:I don't play MUD's on The Trouble with MMORPGs · · Score: 1

    I wish I could mod this up - it made me laugh.

  8. How about.... on Gator Forces Site To Remove 'Spyware' Label · · Score: 1

    Roachware? Roaches love to hide in small dark places, nobody likes them, and they are a bitch to kill and even harder to eradicate.

  9. Patches? We don't need no stinkin' patches on Patching Paranoia - How Fast Do You Patch? · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I couldn't resist.

  10. I'd be more impressed with on Building A High-End Gaming Workstation · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The best gaming system with the least amount of $ spent. Anyone can put together an impressive gaming machine with a huge budget, but I have always enjoyed the challenge of getting the best performance using the least amount of money.

  11. Cool story but a bigger thanks on Vanu Replacing Cell Tower Equipment With PCs · · Score: 1

    for the link to science daily - just heard of it for the first time, some great stuff there.

  12. Doorstop - on Quicksilver · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is that an insult or compliment?

  13. Re:Rpm find on Sites Shut Down to Protest Software Patents · · Score: 1

    Ummm... Do a search.

  14. Rpm find on Sites Shut Down to Protest Software Patents · · Score: 2, Informative

    Is also shut down.

  15. Wait until he gets hit with a lawsuit from on Ernie Ball - Model For Open-Source Transition? · · Score: 1

    SCO - he's gonna go postal.

  16. Ham is Wireless!! on During Blackout, Ham Radio Shined · · Score: 1
    Doesn't anyone realize that ham is not outdated? Infact, it's quite the opposite.

    Especially when you consider such projects that combine both ham technology and the internet (voip) like echolink and irlp where they use Linux.

    I'm a big fan wireless technology and it's one of the reason's that I just got my ham license. The old stigma of a bunch of old cranky guys on ham will be a thing of the past.

  17. Re:Code from BSD? on "Stolen" SCO Linux Code Snippets Leaked · · Score: 1

    That is funny...

  18. I for one welcome... on RPC DCOM Cleanup Worm Appears · · Score: 1

    Our new ---- ahhhh forget it. Mod this up redundant.

  19. Re:Wall/Ceiling Crawler? on Robots for Air Force Protection · · Score: 1

    Your ascii art actually illustrates your point well so don't sell yourself short. :) Your idea definately looks like it would work, but from the pic on the website it clearly looks like one large fan.

  20. Wall/Ceiling Crawler? on Robots for Air Force Protection · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If this thing uses a louvered fan for suction how does it transition from the wall to the ceiling?

  21. Come on now... on Gentoo Package Accused of Violating DMCA · · Score: 0, Redundant

    We all know that SCO owns the rights to Pac-Man

  22. How ironic? on Search Engine Learns From User Feedback · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Is it that a google search for whittlebit doesn't even have a link to whittlebit.com.

  23. IBM counter-sues SCO on IBM Countersues SCO, And More! · · Score: 1

    Surely you can't be serious? .... I am serious, and don't call me Shirley!

  24. I couldn't help but laugh.. on HavenCo In Trouble? · · Score: 1

    When I read the line "25 year old Lackey"

  25. Google cache in case of /. ing on Slashdot T-Shirt Contest Winners! · · Score: 0

    Google