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  1. Re:well done slashdot on Help Slashdot Test Our New Data Center · · Score: 1

    A far better liquid heat sink is readily available, about 15 degrees cooler on average, and Chicago understands the value of a good flame.

    In California, the heat sink will likely one day completely submerge the datacenter. Great for cooling; bad for uptime.

  2. Re:Been there, done that on Beetle Naturally Builds Photonic Crystals · · Score: 1

    Galusha and Bartl used optical studies and theory to predict optical properties of the scales' structure. The prediction matched reality: green iridescence.
    Mr. AC, how difficult would it be to theoretically change the structure to reflect a different wavelenth -- red for instance?
  3. In theory... on Beetle Naturally Builds Photonic Crystals · · Score: 2, Funny

    How many petaflops could you process with a Beetle Cluster?

  4. Go ahead -- tag my trail on Shopping Centers Track Customers Via Cell Phone Signals · · Score: 1

    A simple search on Google will bring any number of articles on the decline of the American mall {even though TFA discusses UK malls}. The article(s) specifically state the financially affluent are abandoning the malls. Despite what the articles may summarize, the reason I don't shop in malls is simple -- mall stores carry nothing I need. I park outside the single store I need to visit, get the items I require, and leave.

    I am quite confident any tracking will show an inverse relationship between time spent in the mall and actual shopper's spending.

  5. Re:A simple suggestion on Keeping Customer From Accessing My Database? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Outstanding real examples. And very informative for those who question why system admins/DBAs distrust just about everyone.

  6. Re:The Web is currently at least 8,000 times as la on "Understanding" Search Engine Enters Public Beta · · Score: 1

    Please provide a complete mathematical proof of your theory. Complete and accurate citations for your assertions of Web growth rate and size of the Web will be required.

  7. Re:Obviously still buggy. on "Understanding" Search Engine Enters Public Beta · · Score: 1

    ...understands the world in a way that was hatched out in San Fransisco
    Is that why Powerset failed to grasp the question "Why won't my wife go to a football game at Lambeau Field in December?"
    whoops, something went wrong!

    Google was smart enough (#9) to provide this wonderful woman's answer.
  8. Re:no IE6? on Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, yes. I have some old HP JetDirect cards which only work with IE5. I keep a (unpatched, not updated, SP0) Windows XP VM around just to connect to those printers.

  9. Re:what?!?!? on Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc · · Score: 1

    Do you also leave all the windows and doors on your personal residence open and unlocked at all times?

  10. Re:Remember a bad Kathleen Turner movie on Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc · · Score: 1

    ...something like "Sure I've killed a few dozen people, but that's insignificant compared to the population".
    Your message was clear and unambiguous. You're a fan-boy of murder for hire.
    I thought his message showed he is a fan-boy of statistics.
  11. Re:One problem machine out of many installs on Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc · · Score: 2, Informative

    The dominant OS in the world easiest way to fix is by re-installing!! Just seems weird...
    Why, YES, with a proper network install server, install configuration, binary server, and network mounted home directories, Linux is much easier to reinstall than repair. The same can be said for Windows (XP or newer), Solaris, and many *nix systems. I can fix a system during lunch and a meeting.


    Locally stored user data and locally installed applications is a completely different item. This is subject to the speed and availability of the backup system.

  12. Re:Annealing? on Melting Microchip Defects May Extend Moore's Law · · Score: -1, Troll

    This process is nothing similar to annealing-- annealing changes the physical properties of the metal without changing the form (significantly). This process is changing the form of the metal without changing the physical properties.

    Whatever made you ask this question?

  13. Re:Still not sold on OpenSolaris Indiana Released · · Score: 1
    And, Solaris does not have this self-inflicted problem:

    Open-iscsi does not use the term node as defined by the iSCSI RFC, where a node is a single iSCSI initiator or target. Open-iscsi uses the term node to refer to a portal on a target.
    I really hate Open-iscsi....
  14. Re:As a dev who makes his living writing for .Net. on How Microsoft Dropped the Ball With Developers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Try VMware Worstation (or ESX if you have money to burn). Install OS in VM, register with MSDN. Snapshot; backup VM to media. Develop, restore snapshot.
    And, you saved yourself the hassle of reinstalling the OS again.
    And, you are assured of having the exact same development base OS every time.
  15. Re:What About Reese Witherspoon? on MacGyver Film In the Works? · · Score: 1

    How about female, blond, and spacy? Reese Witherspoon did an amazingly interesting job in Legally Blond with both the technical aspects of the law; and the satire. Instead of a mullet how about a disarmingly, blond, geeky smile? And pink; don't forget the pink.

  16. Re:There is no 'I told you so' more poignent on NewYorkCountryLawyer Debates RIAA VP · · Score: 1

    BECKERMAN: The law runs the country. This is a nation of law, not a country of lawyers
    Quite a catchphrase. Beckerman for President in 2012? If you handle pointless repetitive reporter questions as well as pointless litigious RIAA morons, you could do well!
  17. Re:My wife likes the idea - A LOT ! on Quickies — MIT's Intelligent Sticky Notes · · Score: 1

    Did her response look like this?

  18. Re:One GUI on MS Beta Software To Manage Unix/Linux Systems · · Score: 1

    That's funny.
    Could you translate that into old Elvish to make it sound less darkly evil and more sagely beneficial?

  19. Re:"Resistance is futile..." on MS Beta Software To Manage Unix/Linux Systems · · Score: 1

    Indeed; I wonder how many times this app will randomly send a "kill -9 1"
    I think rather it would be more subtle and issue:
    nice 19 firefox
    nice -15 iexplore
    nice 10 gimp
    nice -13 Silverlight
    nice 18 bash
    nice -18 wmiprvse
    nice 17 ssh
    nice -20 TrustedInstaller
  20. Get spatial on Party Ideas For Math Nerds? · · Score: 1
    Create buttons/t-shirts/socks/boxer shorts with

    ..different vectors and have a contest to see who can make the best orthogonal space.

    ..different geometrical figures and see which combination makes the most stable structure.

    ..with different symbols and the goal is to make best use of your digits.

  21. What a bunch of grumpy old cave trolls on Dilbert Goes Flash, Readers Revolt · · Score: 1, Troll

    Are you afraid of new technology? Don't like it when your comfortable Internet existence is shaken up by change? Sure, I had to look at all 5 sites NoScript blocked; and unblock 2 sites to get all the relevant content.

    Be thankful you still have the choice of what content to accept and what to block with a proper open source, modern web browser. Be thankful one of the innovative cartoonists of our time is continuing to attempt to expand the horizons of satire and humor. Be thankful you don't have to pay for this content unless you specifically choose to purchase his product.

    The only element of the design I think is short sighted is the layout -- narrow and long. Most modern LCD displays' aspect ratio is wider than it is long.

  22. Wrong question on For CS Majors, How Important Is the "Where?" · · Score: 1

    Although a University's supposed goal is to educate, the question to ask is who do they educate best and who doesn't the particular University educate well? I chose the wrong private University. This particular University only graduated %25 of the incoming freshman class; and they knew it. Their whole financial model -- and educational operation -- was based on this fact. Courses were brutal and chemical recreation was rampant.

    I suggest you reconsider your objective; and the questions you ask.

  23. Re:Grey area on Harvard Adds Open Source to its MBA Curriculum · · Score: 1

    ...it seems like a game of "monkey in the middle" ...
    The most succinct and accurate description I have ever seen of any MBA program.

    Harvard has determined the OSS ecosystem is now large enough to sustain a population of MBA monkeys. I suggest the OSS community remove the monkey sustenance from their ecosystem immediately if not sooner.

  24. Re:Does this mean on Scientists Discover Gene For Ruthlessness · · Score: 1

    I guess either the moderator's browser or intellect does not resolve the embedded tag effectively.

  25. Re:When I'm gaming I'm different on Scientists Discover Gene For Ruthlessness · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm trying to imagine a situation that would demand the wringing of a rabbit's neck.
    Rabbit eats wife's herb garden. If I don't get the rabbit; I don't get any bunny action either.