User: DangerousDriver

Re:Br-r-r! Where did global warming go?

On: Solar Cycle 24 Has Started

The Boston Globe article opens by referencing a BBC article from slightly more than a year ago forecasting 2007 to be the warmest ever.

Then it cites a number of isolated incidents which run counter to this.

However a BBC article from 3 January states:

2007 was second warmest on record for UK

2007 was seventh warmest globally.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7169690.stm

Who has the accurate data?

Re:Where's the contract?

On: RIAA Argues That MP3s From CDs Are Unauthorized

The act of purchase is the acceptance of an offer which then creates a binding contract.

On another note, here in the UK the BPI last year stated that they would not be pursuing people who mp3s for personal use. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5053658.stm

Has the RIAA, or equivalent, not come out with any similar statements in the US or Canada?

dead site

On: Microsoft Wants To Give You A Rorschach

Looks like it's been /.'d. Strange as I thought it was an MS site (although IP 72.44.41.236 goes to Amazon.com). Thought: why doesn't /. get /.'d?

Example

On: British Village Requests Removal From GPS Maps

This BBC story from a few weeks ago typifies the situation http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7086989.stm

Re:Best Home Nas

On: Best Home Network NAS

I had their 2TB device for a day before returning it. They claim gigabit but fail to mention that the controller/embedded OS will only write data at 4MB/s. My first backup of 510 GB wanted to take 6 days 17 hours! I still can't find one reasonable-to-good review for a sub-£500 (~$800) gigabit NAS

Time

On: Emailed Threats Less Crazy Than Snail Mail

"Psychologists at the University of Nebraska have read 300 threatening letters and 99 angry emails to members of Congress." That will have been a long day, then.

Unexpected Consequences

On: Schneier On the War On the Unexpected

"Unique...unorthodox...unexpected...different"?

How about just acting normally?

Stopping and searching of commuters in Scotland:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7072882.stm

openkast

On: Best Way to Build a Searchable Document Index?

I've seen their product in action - it's fast and will index almost anything: http://www.openkast.com/

Re:Step 3 in The Tao of Backup

On: Coppola Loses All His Data

Hmm... ntbackup / volume shadow copy service ? > If a user is logged-in, a backup of "Documents and Settings" will usually fail

Re:I don't quite get it..

On: Canadian Bureaucrats Don't "Think Different"

Parking meters are not intended to make much by way of direct revenue. It's the fines for not paying or exceeding the time which produces the bigger income.

MS Office Allows Free PDF Generation!

On: Word 2007 Vs. Open Office 2.3 Writer

and an "XPS" thingie: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en

Re:Question 34

On: New UK Initiative - Make Science Easier

1740s = 1274s

Re:Question 34

On: New UK Initiative - Make Science Easier

I disagree. There are two waves: X and Y. Y stops at a depth of ~2800km. X continues at an average speed of 10km/s. This is the wave in question. Transverse/longitudinal isn't relevant. I also vote for 1740s

C. send a probe to the moon to look for coins

On: New UK Initiative - Make Science Easier

Just what is question 5 all about?

Re:NASDAQ and Source Code Theft

On: FBI on the Windows Source Code Theft

Nearly $4bn?