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  1. BCRS on Why Cloud Storage Is Lousy For Enterprises (and Individuals) · · Score: 1

    Having worked in Business Continuity and Resiliency Services for the last 18 months since I graduated college I can assure you that large corporations still prefer backing up to tape, and storing those tapes off site. There is some popularity in keeping off site backups via large pipes to EMC/Shark/FastT/Hitachi/etc. But by far tape is customary and dependable. The problems I have seen with tape libraries are usually quickly resolved. These problems usually boil down to bad tapes (anyone serious would have more than one set), bad tape drives (easily replaceable), robot problems (easily fixed or replaced), SAN infrastructure problems (have people at the off site/hot site facility familiar with cisco fabric manager, SAN switches, fiber, etc.), and software configuration issues (netbackup for example, but for this example anyone serious would have support contracts with Symantec and quickly resolve their configuration issue during recovery).

  2. Re:Unfortunately: Not Surpirsing on How Prevalent Are SQL Injection Vulnerabilities? · · Score: 1

    maybe he meant $securedvar = mysql_escape_string($_POST['postedvar']);

  3. Re:In Other Words... on Google Finance Beta Released · · Score: 1

    probably because you have a syntax error on the last line, no ';' needed at the end of your scope.

  4. Re:Beside the point. on Google Faces Wall Street Revolt · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I wish I had a few shares of BRK.A! BRK.A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A (NYSE) Data provided by MarketWatch $89,500.00 +800.00(+0.90%)

  5. microsoft and google on Microsoft Claims Worlds Best Search Engine Soon · · Score: 1

    is this because the new internet explorer released with vista redirects google.com to msn.com?

  6. haha on Google to Digitize National Archives Footage · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    oval office footage of clinton getting a hummer.

  7. wrong on Tech Makes Working Harder · · Score: 1

    technology increasing causes expectations to increase; giving the impression less is accomplished.

  8. My friend... on Zotob Worm Hits CNN and Goes Global · · Score: 1

    works at a call center in Oklahoma for Farmers Insurance, they had all 2000 workstations in their call center rebooting every 60 seconds today.

  9. Re:RFTA on US Copyright Office Considering MSIE-only website · · Score: 1

    Actually, The government for some time was required to switch vendors each year. Hence the large movement in creating standards of communication... a bunch of apples and a bunch of ibms and none could talk to each other.

    Thanks DARPA!

  10. Re:Here we go again... on Equal Time For Creationism · · Score: 1

    A philsophy teacher I had early in my college career used comparisons between the human body to that of a pocket watch.

    He stated that like a pocket watches parts being put together, the human body resembles "intelligent design".

    His next point was the one I had a problem with. He put forth that if you were to take all the pieces that would make a pocket watch and place them in a box and shook it up, you could never make a pocket watch that worked.

    My take is that the word never was the flaw. Shaking the pieces an infinite number of times would provide an infinite number of working pocket watches, as well as non-working ones I suppose. Who's to say were not one of the shaken up pocket watches that works.

    That's my problem with the intelligent design theory, but it could have just been a bad example used by my professor.

    William Maker

  11. Re:Even Worse on Real-ID Passes U.S. Senate 100-0 · · Score: 1

    The President and Congress shouldn't be allowed to nickname bills. Stick to the HR-### formula only. Naming bills things like "No Child Left Behind" forces favoritism.

  12. Guten Tag on Real ID: You Can Still Fight It · · Score: 1

    Wie geht es? Meine name ist William Maker und ich wohne im Oklahoma... wait a second, this isn't nazi Germany. This national ID card is a rediculous attempt at further limiting the rights of Americans. If for some reason my DVD player breaks and I'm unable to watch porn and the only channel on cable that I can get happens to be C-SPAN, and I find out my senators/representatives voted in favor of this. I'm going to be very upset.

    William

  13. Re:Directed by.. on 'Transformers' Live Action Movie from DreamWorks? · · Score: 1

    I attended an Oklahoma public school and my English is just fine. Maybe you were just one of the kids who never tried to learn. Maybe I'll see you around working at Shell or Love's next time I get gas or beer. Everyone seems to think there are still indians and cowboys riding around on horses shooting each other here in Oklahoma and that we have the education of someone from the 1889 land run. William

  14. I use to on Credit card signatures: Useless? · · Score: 1

    ... draw stick figures doing it all the time on my debit card receipts.

  15. Re:This Just in.... on Harrison Ford Confirms Indiana Jones IV Production · · Score: 1

    more like Indiana Jones and the Search For my Arthritis Pills

    heh.

  16. These bugs... on Top Ten Persistent Design Flaws · · Score: 1

    Bug on list since: List inception: 1 Dec 2004

    are from the future!

  17. I prefer... on Dutch Survey Shows IE Web Share Below 90% · · Score: 2, Funny

    telnet to port 80.

  18. Re:Doesn't Sound Fun to Me on New Video Game Recreates Kennedy Assassination · · Score: 1

    "This will not stand, man." - Jeffery Lebowski

    "... and I sure as shit, DON'T FUCKING ROLL! SHOMER SHABBOS!" - Walter Sobchak

  19. Re:This is interesting... on Internet Hunting · · Score: 1

    Solitare is a game. Is it not? I don't recall ever having an opponent during solitare.

  20. Re:This is interesting... on Internet Hunting · · Score: 1

    sport, n.
    1.Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. A particular form of this activity.
    2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
    3.An active pastime; recreation.

    Nowhere in that definition of "sport", from dictionary.com, do i see what the fuck you are talking about.
    Hunting is by definition a sport. Dictionary.Com again.

    hunt, v.
    1. To pursue (game) for food or sport.

    Now, go cry.

  21. Re:This is interesting... on Internet Hunting · · Score: 1

    deer don't eat meat.

  22. Re:Actually... on Greatest Equations Ever · · Score: 1

    NO! you are wrong, by definition and math law, the sqrt(a) * sqrt(b) = sqrt(a*b)
    try it out with a number right now! you got modded up for complete bullshit.

  23. Re:Actually... on Greatest Equations Ever · · Score: 1

    i should never be defined as 'the square root of -1' as you put it. Instead, it should be considered the solution of x^2 = -1.

    for example using sqrt(-1) instead of i returns this

    -1 = i * i = sqrt(-1) * sqrt(-1) = sqrt(-1 * -1) = sqrt(1) = 1

    does -1 = 1?

  24. So... on Browsing Reality With Sensor Networks · · Score: 1

    minesweeper is still going to be included in windows right? I mean, they aren't going to replace minesweeper right... *heart beat* *heart beat*, no, they they they wouldn't.. do that. /me pops 2 painkillers and passeszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

  25. Re:JOGR 1GB... on USB Thumb Drives as ... Fashion Statement? · · Score: 4, Funny

    shockproof (encapsulated in superball material

    it doubles as a bouncy ball?! I'm on it.