Old computers make great file servers. I bought and installed a 300gb hard drive for about $70 and installed linux+simba on an old pentium machine with 64mb RAM and connected it to my LAN. It serves as a file server and is also nice for backups. I disconnected the monitor, keyboard and mouse from it (which I didn't have to spare anyway) and it just sits there quietly working in the background with minimal power consumption.
Actually that is not true. Drive at about 70MPH on a highway and concentrate on the road just in front of the car. I bet you will see motion blur. Same goes for trees at 3 or 9 O'clock. Let us know what you observe.
"...provided we have decades of advanced warning," Lu said. "That's not out of line with what you'd expect - we can predict the orbit of an asteroid decades in advance."
This just in:
Response from FEMA: "Not good enough. We need more time."
This is probably how it happened:
Sitting depressed and having nothing more to spend money on after earning the Nth billion dollar, Obi Wan Kenobi waved his hands and said "You will go home and re-think your life."
Btw, there is no spamming going on here. I hope to get broadband wireless access for my laptop (but cant afford it yet) and I knew verizon offered it so I just googled them and posted the link here. I just think WiFi is inherently unsafe over large distances, so this is a much better option. Besides, there is no referral id and I dont work for verizon!
Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles
In Soviet Russia, the crocodile collects Scientist's blood.......wait, that doesn't sound right somehow.
I just bought a Lexus RX 400h (yes, its an SUV).
It gives me:
a) Mileage of my other small car (28mpg)
b) Spaciousness of an SUV
c) Is loaded with toys and safety features including knee air bags
d) Has acceleration of a sports car (0-60mph under 7 secs)
e) Doesn't need charging from an electric outlet
f) Is rated SULEV (super ultra light emission vehicle)
I don't think any non-hybrid vehicle can do all of the above! And forget about gas mileage. For nothing else, just for the fact that the gasoline engine is completely turned off when stopped at a traffic light or when braking or whenever the foot is off the accelerator...means this car pollutes about 20% less than a conventional vehicle for my driving conditions and reason enough for me to buy it.
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Storage of seawater desalinated by fusion power.
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"People just do not look at the moon anymore," said Dr Suggs, of Marshall's engineering directorate. I do sometimes but it looks the same shit to me.
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Ok, now I get it.
RedHat...came with Simba. Don't remember the version though...will check when I go home.
Old computers make great file servers. I bought and installed a 300gb hard drive for about $70 and installed linux+simba on an old pentium machine with 64mb RAM and connected it to my LAN. It serves as a file server and is also nice for backups. I disconnected the monitor, keyboard and mouse from it (which I didn't have to spare anyway) and it just sits there quietly working in the background with minimal power consumption.
Actually that is not true. Drive at about 70MPH on a highway and concentrate on the road just in front of the car. I bet you will see motion blur. Same goes for trees at 3 or 9 O'clock. Let us know what you observe.
This just in:
Response from FEMA: "Not good enough. We need more time."
....only 74% of Goblet of Fire Downloaded!! Have a heart people!
We know how bloated and heavy Eclipse is. So its no surprise that Business Objects is also overweight!
If the title of a puzzle book does not contain the letters s,u,d,o,k and u in it, I am not interested. Sorry.
This is probably how it happened: Sitting depressed and having nothing more to spend money on after earning the Nth billion dollar, Obi Wan Kenobi waved his hands and said "You will go home and re-think your life."
"Cargo ship docks with Space Station"
Sounds so Star-Wars/Star-Trek like....gives me goosebumps sometimes to imagine we could someday be actually living these environments!
Computer users need to remain vigilant and take immediate measures to protect against this and other attacks.
If only there was a color coded alert system to warn us of when we should take these immediate measures!
Btw, there is no spamming going on here. I hope to get broadband wireless access for my laptop (but cant afford it yet) and I knew verizon offered it so I just googled them and posted the link here. I just think WiFi is inherently unsafe over large distances, so this is a much better option. Besides, there is no referral id and I dont work for verizon!
Why sweat over WiFi when you can get wireless access anywhere in North America for $80/month?
You don't need illusions when you can experience the real thing in Disney World!
Are we celebrating Australia Day today on Slashdot? I for one, welcome our new Australian overlords.
Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles In Soviet Russia, the crocodile collects Scientist's blood.... ...wait, that doesn't sound right somehow.
I just bought a Lexus RX 400h (yes, its an SUV). It gives me: a) Mileage of my other small car (28mpg) b) Spaciousness of an SUV c) Is loaded with toys and safety features including knee air bags d) Has acceleration of a sports car (0-60mph under 7 secs) e) Doesn't need charging from an electric outlet f) Is rated SULEV (super ultra light emission vehicle) I don't think any non-hybrid vehicle can do all of the above! And forget about gas mileage. For nothing else, just for the fact that the gasoline engine is completely turned off when stopped at a traffic light or when braking or whenever the foot is off the accelerator...means this car pollutes about 20% less than a conventional vehicle for my driving conditions and reason enough for me to buy it.