...millions of people checking sco.com to see if it's still up? or... ...computers with clocks that aren't set correctly? or... ...the virus analysts misinterpreting the taskmon.exe when they decompiled it?
They should follow in the footsteps of SCO & send a cease & desist letter to everyone who uses third-level URLs... and naturally, they would need to provide a time-limited offer to license this 'intellectual property' for say, 5% of a company's networth, in exchange for (limited) immunity from the forthcoming lawsuit.
Even SCO would appreciate the effort when they received their cease & desist notice from Nizza...
Annoyance Eliminator
Aside from preventing popup windows, Mozilla Firebird will also stop a number of other actions.
Mozilla Firebird puts an end... status bar tricks... and spoofing that prevents you from seeing where links really go.
Sweet! I also read that it offers built-in one click downloading. The only thing I use, that isn't included in Firebird, is a spell checker for forms, etc. Currently, I'm using iespell(free) for Internet Explorer, but I haven't really looked for a Mozilla spell checker yet..
Just because I'm a Christian doesn't mean I'm not a scientist;-)
I like to study God's Word AND His works. (aka the Bible and the world)
Perhaps you've heard of Francis Bacon? He's the one responsible for coming up with the modern scientific method. Here's a quote he made:
Let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation think or maintain, that a man can search too far, or be too well studied in the Book of God's Word, or in the Book of God's Works--Divinity or Philosophy. But rather, let men endeavor an endless progress or proficiency in both
If you check out my profile, you'll see that I'm a scientist...
There's a cool 10 minute Dateline documentary linked from the original article. They took a former criminal (two convictions on his record) and had him buy an ATM machine... and then he set it up in a public place. Tons of people were using it!
Out of the 12 ATM vendors, only 1 wanted to do a background check - one vendor even offered to sell it to him without a social security number.
Then, even more disturbing... he setup a sign next to the ATM that had a card swiper that said FREE! FREE! Card cleaner!!...and a magnetic card reader on it. LOTS of people were swiping their cards through it, oblivious to the fact that it wasn't cleaning their card, but it could have been snagging their card number. A nearby camera could grab the CVS number off the back of the card. Another camera could get their PIN number.... very good article / documentary.
note: The video requires an MSN Passport account (free)
Diesel fuel can actually give you a higher fuel eficiency than POUG (plain old unleaded gasoline).
According to this article, the volkswagon 4-door Jetta with a volkswagon turbo diesel engine gets ~50 mpg.
This site discusses what makes a good diesel vehicle a good diesel vehicle - and when a POUG engine is better. With the correct differential, todays diesel engine will have a 10%-30% higher fuel efficiency. Of course, modern diesel engines have a higher intial cost, but the A4000 is already $400,000, so I don't think an extra $5K-$10K for an efficient diesel engine is an issue.
How will the TAERO perform in flight and on the road?
The TAERO 4000 is currently in prototype design development for initial introduction as an experimental owner-operator assembly craft. The following represent the most current target specifications to which the design team is committed. Refinements in performance specifications will be posted as design development proceeds.
PERFORMANCE - Tearo 4000
Takeoff - 1,050 ft
Takeoff (50' object) - 1,475 ft
Max rate of climb - 2500 Ft/min
Cruise speed @ 75% power - 350 KTAS (402.5 MPTA)
Stall speed w/flaps - 61 KIAS
Maximum range: ....Air - 1,200 nm ....Land - 350 miles
Landing (ground roll) - 850 ft
Landing (50' object) - 2,030 ft
ENGINE
Air Power: ....Manufacturer - General Electric ....Model - CJ610/J85 ......(Base Price Assumes J85 Refurbished)
Land Power: ....Manufacturer - To Be Determined ....Model - IC - Front Wheel Drive
DESIGN WEIGHT & LOADING
Max Gross Wt - 4,000 lbs
Std Empty Wt - 2,800 lbs
Maximum Useful Load - 1,200 lbs
Fuel Capacity (Usable) - To Be Determined
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A private pilots license, is required for operation of the TAERO. In addition, a current drivers license is required.
The occupancy of the TAERO 4000 is four passengers, while the TAERO 8000 is slated to accommodate eight passengers.
The estimated target base price of the TAERO 4000 as an assembly craft is $400,000.
The TAERO 4000 and 8000 are being designed for take-off and landing form private, general aviation and commercial airports, and will be subject to all FAA, DOT, and local regulations.
At this time, the target date for TAERO availability as an assemble craft is 2007, subject to change in the course of prototype development.
There are a couple video-interviews with the founder of Taero, Dr. Douglas Ikeler. It sounds like they have a substantial team of aviation engineers working on this project - and he is confident that there are no more potential show-stoppers - it's just a matter of finalizing the design & production at this point.
Also, the FAQ indicates that you'll need to use aitports for takeoff & landing. I wonder if an old sideroad that doesn't get much traffic would work for takeoff?:-) And along the same lines, I wonder if you can switch on the jet engine (GE J85) while on the road?
Actually, a closer analogy would be finding that putting the antenna down on a Ford Ranger caused the doors to unlock & the engine to start. Think of how many trucks would be stolen if you published that information!!!
I hope that it was someone elses negligence & not yours! I guess I'll stop complaining about the 50 l-users who ignored my emails on Jul.28 - Aug.1 warning them of the impending RPC vulnerability worm that would destroy their data.... (well, it didn't destory their data, but they did ignore my warnings & they did get the worm!)
People forget that the first "facsimile's" were sent by HAM's... cool to hear you're a HAM - thanks for being a nice guy, too, btw. I guess I misjudged ya bigtime. I gotta work on that - please forgive me:-)
Caleb
Hmm: "script bots?" It really doesn't have the same ring though. When I hear 'script kiddie,' my blood pressure starts going up, but 'script bot...' Nah...
Not to mention the fact that you can reach 1e6 times more random systems from location X on AOL than what you from a corporate wifi network.
I took a ham class in 1992 that had some nice equipment: We had a couple AT computers (286's I believe) that were capable of logging on to 'Ham BBS's' I had an account & we could send email around the world via FidoNet. I also downloaded this old game called "Welltris" via (Amtor I think) - it's like tetris, but in a well. It was definitely not open-source - so there you go, warez at 120 baud. *groan*
I'm N7ZTT. I can never get my extra class license now that they lowered the morse code test to 5wpm - the advanced class (which no longer exists) is my only proof that I can transmit data by hand at ~10 baud (yes, faster than some early modems! 13wpm = ~10 baud)
If you follow that link, you'll see I earned my advanced class in 1993; I received my first license in ~1991. But I'm not an old fark, I was homeschooled & did this for part of my curriculum. I'm only 23:-)
I'll make another post in a few minutes that won't be a brag thread. It's actually sorta sad to see Ham radio fading out. You can do everything and more on the internet than you can on amateur radio. Of course, if we had wide-scale power outages & the sun was spewing crud at our atmosphere, morse code could potentially be the only way to quickly send information to other countries. Due to the nature of morse code, it can be deciphered even with a very low S/N ratio.
What I'm getting at is, this could affect quality of life in more ways than abruptly ending it.
Ok, I'll agree that there are probably many other problems that you'll deal with, besides just suicide. From that point of view, I guess the original article is somewhat insightful.
To demonstrate the difference between subjective and objective statements:
Subjective: Thinking that this statement is true: "Using yourself (a sample of one) for analysis of a scientific theory is very poor and unprofessional."
You say "And just because everyone else agrees with you doesn't make it true." Are you familiar with peer-reviewed journals? Of course opinion does not create objectivity!!! But the scientific community uses 'opinion' to determine what's fact & what's not.
Objective: I used the evidence of my narcolepsy to show that I have spent time critically thinking about the effects of sleep & light.
I added you to my foe list because your worldview is completely different from mine. I doubt that we will ever even see an issue from the other's perspective. Further, we both feel very strongly about our beliefs. You seem to have some metaphyiscal worldview where objectiveness is 'here,' subjectiveness is 'there' & never the two shall meet.
In just about all cases, it's very fruitful to argue with someone who merely has a different opinion - it promotes critical thinking, causes new ideas to be thought, etc. However, imho, every single presupposition you make is going to oppose every single presupposition I make. I've been involved in 'online' discussions (usenet, etc) since at least 1997, and I've never run into someone like you. I'm at the point where I don't debate/argue anymore unless I'm pretty sure it will benefit at least one person involved in the debate. As you can tell, I don't believe that is the case.
Cool slashdot number though... it almost 'spells' 1337... I guess you're just 'eeet' though.;-)
You're very correct that I was, myself, playing on the sensationalist side of things by saying that their thesis was 'death due to too much (any kind of) light.'
FYI, I did read the article completely before posting (Thank you for the RTFA comments). I agree that my conclusion, that this article is bogus, wasn't well supported with the evidence I posted. My conclusion came from the facts that:
I lived in Seattle for the first 18 years of my life - I understand artificial light very well.
I have narcolepsy, so I know what it's like to sleep during the day & work at night in artificial lighting conditions for prolonged periods of time; However, light definitely doesn't affect me at all since I have no hypocretin receptors in my brain! That's the protein (aka orexin) that is key to the chemical reaction that takes light stimulus & creates dopamine, noradrenaline & other wake-promoting chemicals in your brain.
Narcolepsy = lack of hypocretin or lack of hypocretin receptors
OK, light does affect me in a couple small ways: We all need UV light to turn 7-dehydrocholesterol into vitamin D
I'm a chemist, so I understand the scientific method... Here's a recent manuscript that was accepted in JChemEd & is pub pending. (someone asked for a link to an article in a peer-reviewed journal)
I spotted this poorly written article due to these factors.
My conclusion (which is generally accepted by the above comments) is that this article is a giant non-sequitur. I wrote the parent post far too quickly & I didn't proof-read it to make sure my conclusion was supported by my evidence & that my own evidence was correctly presented. (note to self...)
Just about everyone supported my conclusion, but nobody understood how I arrived at it.
There's a good section in that article called 'Lighting 101,' with a few facts about different types of electric lights. Check it out if you didn't already.
I live in a ~1000ft^2 duplex (three bedroom, three people) in a rural University town in Washington - electricty is relatively cheap compared to some cities. We pay 4.777 cents per KWH (First 600), 4.777 cents per KWH (601-1300), 5.718 cents per KWH (1300+)
Last year, during a three month period, our average cost per KWH was 5.25 cents. Since I changed all our lights to CFL's, our average cost per KWH is 4.90 cents. (We're buying less @ 5.718 cents per KWH).
We don't use all lights in our duplex equally, but for the sake of statistics, we save about $1 per month per CFL. (16 bulbs replaced = ~$16/month)
I bought the CFL's at Costco for ~$4 each (large, 23watt, 100watt equiv) and ~$2 each (small, 13 watt, 60 watt equiv). The initial investment was ~$55 & It paid for itself in 4 months. Supposedly, these bulbs will last 7 years, but even if they last 1 year, they will save money, electricty & some Sockeye Salmon! (Hydroelectic power... some politicians swear they are responsible for declining salmon populations)
In a region with more expensive electricity, you could save significantly more on lighting. If you can't stand the 'color' of fluorescent bulbs, you can do 50/50. Our dining room as two CFL's & one incandescent bulb.
Well, this was almost off topic, but it's still within the scope of the article I think!
Very true. I'm sure those reasons are actually much more valid than the lack of light. I've read documentaries on small small villages in northern Canada & their economies don't really exist - they live off of whaling & seal oil. The kids hear enough about the rest of the world that they want to leave, but with no money, a lot of them don't think they can. So in some areas, the suicide rate is actually highest among teenagers / young adults. However, even with all these other factors, the suicides end up happening in the 'night' season.
To tie this in to my original post, it's interesting that in areas/times where daylight levels are the lowest, death rates are much higher than in areas/times where daylight levels are the highest.
"...a growing body of research suggests that excessive exposure to [artificial] night light can... even trigger deadly hormonal imbalances in humans."
riiiiight.... That's why everyone that lives in Alaska, north of the arctic circle, dies when they reach puberty. Man, what would life be like without those deadly hormonal imbalances due to excessive light during the summer in Alaska?
Seriously though, I think the bigger problem is from the lack of light! If you go to those same regions (north of the arctic circle), you'll find abnormally high suicide rates during the winter due to depression from the excessive darkness.
."..people around the world use more than 2.2 quadrillion watt-hours of electricity every year for lighting, at a cost of about $200 billion."
Ok, I agree that this is an incredible waste of energy. Lets keep our motives honest though! If we're trying to save money & our environment, then it's a great idea - but don't tell me that excessive light is killing people.
Sesqui is the prefix for 1.5, so...
H-Sesqu-O
Pronounced: (three syllables) h * cess * quo '
Of course, I don't believe them. (I have an MS in Organic Chemistry). Lets see them get out a Dissolved Oxygen Meter and prove that dissolved oxygen isn't affecting their results...
"...and will keep the RIAA away from your Kazaa files."
While this is true, the RIAA doesn't actually need to win their case to get money from you. They just want you to give them $12,000 - $17,000 in an out-of-court settlement. Even if they don't have a case against you & can't prove that your files really were mp3's (due to your encrypted hard drive), they're still going to attempt sue you if you don't settle - Sure, you'll win in court, but you're still going to pay $10,000 (or more) in lawyer & court expenses...
I guess if you were doing something even more illegal that would required real evidence (i.e., innocent until proven guilty), then an encrypted hard drive would be a problem for the prosecutor. (That is, unless Abit really is just doing 'encryption by obscurity' as an above poster suggests)
Slashdot Mirror
...millions of people checking sco.com to see if it's still up? or...
...computers with clocks that aren't set correctly? or...
...the virus analysts misinterpreting the taskmon.exe when they decompiled it?
They should follow in the footsteps of SCO & send a cease & desist letter to everyone who uses third-level URLs... and naturally, they would need to provide a time-limited offer to license this 'intellectual property' for say, 5% of a company's networth, in exchange for (limited) immunity from the forthcoming lawsuit.
Even SCO would appreciate the effort when they received their cease & desist notice from Nizza...
Here's the original press release
I hadn't read much about Thunderbird yet...
... status bar tricks ... and spoofing that prevents you from seeing where links really go.
Annoyance Eliminator Aside from preventing popup windows, Mozilla Firebird will also stop a number of other actions. Mozilla Firebird puts an end
Sweet! I also read that it offers built-in one click downloading. The only thing I use, that isn't included in Firebird, is a spell checker for forms, etc. Currently, I'm using iespell(free) for Internet Explorer, but I haven't really looked for a Mozilla spell checker yet..
Caleb
Just because I'm a Christian doesn't mean I'm not a scientist ;-)
I like to study God's Word AND His works. (aka the Bible and the world)
Perhaps you've heard of Francis Bacon? He's the one responsible for coming up with the modern scientific method. Here's a quote he made:
Let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation think or maintain, that a man can search too far, or be too well studied in the Book of God's Word, or in the Book of God's Works--Divinity or Philosophy. But rather, let men endeavor an endless progress or proficiency in both
If you check out my profile, you'll see that I'm a scientist...
There's a cool 10 minute Dateline documentary linked from the original article. They took a former criminal (two convictions on his record) and had him buy an ATM machine... and then he set it up in a public place. Tons of people were using it!
...and a magnetic card reader on it. LOTS of people were swiping their cards through it, oblivious to the fact that it wasn't cleaning their card, but it could have been snagging their card number. A nearby camera could grab the CVS number off the back of the card. Another camera could get their PIN number.... very good article / documentary.
Out of the 12 ATM vendors, only 1 wanted to do a background check - one vendor even offered to sell it to him without a social security number.
Then, even more disturbing... he setup a sign next to the ATM that had a card swiper that said FREE! FREE! Card cleaner!!
note: The video requires an MSN Passport account (free)
Diesel fuel can actually give you a higher fuel eficiency than POUG (plain old unleaded gasoline).
According to this article, the volkswagon 4-door Jetta with a volkswagon turbo diesel engine gets ~50 mpg.
This site discusses what makes a good diesel vehicle a good diesel vehicle - and when a POUG engine is better. With the correct differential, todays diesel engine will have a 10%-30% higher fuel efficiency. Of course, modern diesel engines have a higher intial cost, but the A4000 is already $400,000, so I don't think an extra $5K-$10K for an efficient diesel engine is an issue.
How will the TAERO perform in flight and on the road?
....Air - 1,200 nm
....Land - 350 miles
....Manufacturer - General Electric
....Model - CJ610/J85
......(Base Price Assumes J85 Refurbished)
....Manufacturer - To Be Determined
....Model - IC - Front Wheel Drive
The TAERO 4000 is currently in prototype design development for initial introduction as an experimental owner-operator assembly craft. The following represent the most current target specifications to which the design team is committed. Refinements in performance specifications will be posted as design development proceeds.
PERFORMANCE - Tearo 4000
Takeoff - 1,050 ft
Takeoff (50' object) - 1,475 ft
Max rate of climb - 2500 Ft/min
Cruise speed @ 75% power - 350 KTAS (402.5 MPTA)
Stall speed w/flaps - 61 KIAS
Maximum range:
Landing (ground roll) - 850 ft
Landing (50' object) - 2,030 ft
ENGINE
Air Power:
Land Power:
DIMENSIONS
Length - 27'
Height - 7'11"
Wingspan - 36'
Wing Area - 140 sq ft
Cabin Length - 132"
Cabin Width - 60"
Cabin Height - 55"
Landing Gear - 4 wheel
DESIGN WEIGHT & LOADING
Max Gross Wt - 4,000 lbs
Std Empty Wt - 2,800 lbs
Maximum Useful Load - 1,200 lbs
Fuel Capacity (Usable) - To Be Determined
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A private pilots license, is required for operation of the TAERO. In addition, a current drivers license is required.
The occupancy of the TAERO 4000 is four passengers, while the TAERO 8000 is slated to accommodate eight passengers.
The estimated target base price of the TAERO 4000 as an assembly craft is $400,000.
The TAERO 4000 and 8000 are being designed for take-off and landing form private, general aviation and commercial airports, and will be subject to all FAA, DOT, and local regulations.
At this time, the target date for TAERO availability as an assemble craft is 2007, subject to change in the course of prototype development.
There are a couple video-interviews with the founder of Taero, Dr. Douglas Ikeler. It sounds like they have a substantial team of aviation engineers working on this project - and he is confident that there are no more potential show-stoppers - it's just a matter of finalizing the design & production at this point.
:-) And along the same lines, I wonder if you can switch on the jet engine (GE J85) while on the road?
Also, the FAQ indicates that you'll need to use aitports for takeoff & landing. I wonder if an old sideroad that doesn't get much traffic would work for takeoff?
Actually, a closer analogy would be finding that putting the antenna down on a Ford Ranger caused the doors to unlock & the engine to start. Think of how many trucks would be stolen if you published that information!!!
You've got to be kidding....
I hope that it was someone elses negligence & not yours! I guess I'll stop complaining about the 50 l-users who ignored my emails on Jul.28 - Aug.1 warning them of the impending RPC vulnerability worm that would destroy their data.... (well, it didn't destory their data, but they did ignore my warnings & they did get the worm!)
People forget that the first "facsimile's" were sent by HAM's... cool to hear you're a HAM - thanks for being a nice guy, too, btw. I guess I misjudged ya bigtime. I gotta work on that - please forgive me :-)
Caleb
Hmm: "script bots?" It really doesn't have the same ring though. When I hear 'script kiddie,' my blood pressure starts going up, but 'script bot...' Nah...
Not to mention the fact that you can reach 1e6 times more random systems from location X on AOL than what you from a corporate wifi network.
Home Amateur Mechanic...
N7ZTT
I took a ham class in 1992 that had some nice equipment: We had a couple AT computers (286's I believe) that were capable of logging on to 'Ham BBS's' I had an account & we could send email around the world via FidoNet. I also downloaded this old game called "Welltris" via (Amtor I think) - it's like tetris, but in a well. It was definitely not open-source - so there you go, warez at 120 baud. *groan*
I'm N7ZTT. I can never get my extra class license now that they lowered the morse code test to 5wpm - the advanced class (which no longer exists) is my only proof that I can transmit data by hand at ~10 baud (yes, faster than some early modems! 13wpm = ~10 baud)
:-)
If you follow that link, you'll see I earned my advanced class in 1993; I received my first license in ~1991. But I'm not an old fark, I was homeschooled & did this for part of my curriculum. I'm only 23
I'll make another post in a few minutes that won't be a brag thread. It's actually sorta sad to see Ham radio fading out. You can do everything and more on the internet than you can on amateur radio. Of course, if we had wide-scale power outages & the sun was spewing crud at our atmosphere, morse code could potentially be the only way to quickly send information to other countries. Due to the nature of morse code, it can be deciphered even with a very low S/N ratio.
Anyway, I'll make a more intelligent post soon:
What I'm getting at is, this could affect quality of life in more ways than abruptly ending it.
Ok, I'll agree that there are probably many other problems that you'll deal with, besides just suicide. From that point of view, I guess the original article is somewhat insightful.
To demonstrate the difference between subjective and objective statements: Subjective: Thinking that this statement is true: "Using yourself (a sample of one) for analysis of a scientific theory is very poor and unprofessional." You say "And just because everyone else agrees with you doesn't make it true." Are you familiar with peer-reviewed journals? Of course opinion does not create objectivity!!! But the scientific community uses 'opinion' to determine what's fact & what's not. Objective: I used the evidence of my narcolepsy to show that I have spent time critically thinking about the effects of sleep & light.
I added you to my foe list because your worldview is completely different from mine. I doubt that we will ever even see an issue from the other's perspective. Further, we both feel very strongly about our beliefs. You seem to have some metaphyiscal worldview where objectiveness is 'here,' subjectiveness is 'there' & never the two shall meet.
;-)
In just about all cases, it's very fruitful to argue with someone who merely has a different opinion - it promotes critical thinking, causes new ideas to be thought, etc. However, imho, every single presupposition you make is going to oppose every single presupposition I make. I've been involved in 'online' discussions (usenet, etc) since at least 1997, and I've never run into someone like you. I'm at the point where I don't debate/argue anymore unless I'm pretty sure it will benefit at least one person involved in the debate. As you can tell, I don't believe that is the case.
Cool slashdot number though... it almost 'spells' 1337... I guess you're just 'eeet' though.
You're very correct that I was, myself, playing on the sensationalist side of things by saying that their thesis was 'death due to too much (any kind of) light.'
FYI, I did read the article completely before posting (Thank you for the RTFA comments).
I agree that my conclusion, that this article is bogus, wasn't well supported with the evidence I posted.
My conclusion came from the facts that:
My conclusion (which is generally accepted by the above comments) is that this article is a giant non-sequitur.
I wrote the parent post far too quickly & I didn't proof-read it to make sure my conclusion was supported by my evidence & that my own evidence was correctly presented. (note to self...)
Just about everyone supported my conclusion, but nobody understood how I arrived at it.
There's a good section in that article called 'Lighting 101,' with a few facts about different types of electric lights. Check it out if you didn't already.
I live in a ~1000ft^2 duplex (three bedroom, three people) in a rural University town in Washington - electricty is relatively cheap compared to some cities. We pay 4.777 cents per KWH (First 600), 4.777 cents per KWH (601-1300), 5.718 cents per KWH (1300+)
Last year, during a three month period, our average cost per KWH was 5.25 cents. Since I changed all our lights to CFL's, our average cost per KWH is 4.90 cents. (We're buying less @ 5.718 cents per KWH).
We don't use all lights in our duplex equally, but for the sake of statistics, we save about $1 per month per CFL. (16 bulbs replaced = ~$16/month)
I bought the CFL's at Costco for ~$4 each (large, 23watt, 100watt equiv) and ~$2 each (small, 13 watt, 60 watt equiv). The initial investment was ~$55 & It paid for itself in 4 months. Supposedly, these bulbs will last 7 years, but even if they last 1 year, they will save money, electricty & some Sockeye Salmon! (Hydroelectic power... some politicians swear they are responsible for declining salmon populations)
In a region with more expensive electricity, you could save significantly more on lighting. If you can't stand the 'color' of fluorescent bulbs, you can do 50/50. Our dining room as two CFL's & one incandescent bulb.
Well, this was almost off topic, but it's still within the scope of the article I think!
Very true. I'm sure those reasons are actually much more valid than the lack of light. I've read documentaries on small small villages in northern Canada & their economies don't really exist - they live off of whaling & seal oil. The kids hear enough about the rest of the world that they want to leave, but with no money, a lot of them don't think they can. So in some areas, the suicide rate is actually highest among teenagers / young adults. However, even with all these other factors, the suicides end up happening in the 'night' season.
To tie this in to my original post, it's interesting that in areas/times where daylight levels are the lowest, death rates are much higher than in areas/times where daylight levels are the highest.
"...a growing body of research suggests that excessive exposure to [artificial] night light can ... even trigger deadly hormonal imbalances in humans."
riiiiight.... That's why everyone that lives in Alaska, north of the arctic circle, dies when they reach puberty. Man, what would life be like without those deadly hormonal imbalances due to excessive light during the summer in Alaska?
Seriously though, I think the bigger problem is from the lack of light! If you go to those same regions (north of the arctic circle), you'll find abnormally high suicide rates during the winter due to depression from the excessive darkness.
Ok, I agree that this is an incredible waste of energy. Lets keep our motives honest though! If we're trying to save money & our environment, then it's a great idea - but don't tell me that excessive light is killing people.
Sesqui is the prefix for 1.5, so...
H-Sesqu-O
Pronounced: (three syllables) h * cess * quo '
Of course, I don't believe them. (I have an MS in Organic Chemistry). Lets see them get out a Dissolved Oxygen Meter and prove that dissolved oxygen isn't affecting their results...
I noticed that the title of the story is HOWTO: Getting a Windows Refund in California Small Claims Court
Is this going to make it into the official HOWTO archive?
"...and will keep the RIAA away from your Kazaa files."
While this is true, the RIAA doesn't actually need to win their case to get money from you. They just want you to give them $12,000 - $17,000 in an out-of-court settlement. Even if they don't have a case against you & can't prove that your files really were mp3's (due to your encrypted hard drive), they're still going to attempt sue you if you don't settle - Sure, you'll win in court, but you're still going to pay $10,000 (or more) in lawyer & court expenses...
I guess if you were doing something even more illegal that would required real evidence (i.e., innocent until proven guilty), then an encrypted hard drive would be a problem for the prosecutor. (That is, unless Abit really is just doing 'encryption by obscurity' as an above poster suggests)