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  1. Network Card diagnosis already exists.. on Handmade vs. Commercially Produced Ethernet Cables · · Score: 1

    It's included with my Gigabyte mobo having 4 Realtek RTL8168C/81111C PCI-E Gigabit ethernet interfaces, even telling you how long the cable is and which cables are giving short circuit/no connection at all. There is even a neat tool added to it.

    if1 is my main internet connection, if3 and if4 are assigned an ip address to test connectivity inbetween the two interfaces.

    Insert the cable, jiggle it while sending a hunderd pings; nothing happens with it? Cable is tested OK.
    I've used to have a Fluke TDR; while this seems not to be far off this existing technology ...

  2. Clouding saves lives .... of servers ;) on Researchers Critique Today's Cloud Computing · · Score: 1

    I've had my first true cloud experiment a good week ago. It saved the sites of dozens of customers hosted at that same server.

    Without clouds, bandwidth & servers had to be upgraded within 5 hours to withstand the load. With clouds, all load was handled perfectly by putting the highest load (images and javascript) on the cloud and leave the pure webserving to the server. It brought the load from unworkable to fully bearable. I've written about this at my blog.

    This new form of clouding could for sure hurt hosting providers at the end, since they will be moving less data because of cheap clouding. I just can't see why it would be bad to get the prices of hosting and bandwidth lower because of new technologies. Let's hope the ISP's won't make the same mistake as the RIAA and others are doing by not thinking/ignoring digital.

  3. It's purpose is too obvious ... on Music Copyright In EU Extended To 70 Years · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Artist collection agencies, like Sabam gets money from all the artists, dead or alive, which they've got their exclusive contract with.

    To my opinion, it's purpose is not to protect the artist, but those who collect afterwards....

    I've been writing about this exclusive-licensing-crap limiting our (Belgian) artists at large.

    Be sure to check out Sabam, really for the common? & Music industry, wake up call for alternative licensing! for more information...

  4. Why do I think about the name .. Monsanto? on New Flu Strain Appears In the US and Mexico · · Score: 1

    a mixture of swine, human and avian viruses

    Could be it's paranoia on my side, although mixing genetic engineering with swines and the gap is closer to such kinds of mixtures...

  5. Technically .. on Intel Cache Poisoning Is Dangerously Easy On Linux · · Score: 1

    .. yes!

  6. Best advice of your life .... on Why There's No iTunes For Movies · · Score: 1

    I will have to say that often I would be willing to pay $100 or more for a just released movie. I spend that much going to the theater

    Quit eating popcorn, costs less..

  7. Safety for what? Igniting beam of light ? on Why Is Connectivity So Cheap In Stockholm? · · Score: 1

    This is already been done in a few cities, without any risks at all; read more here.
    If Fiber optics would ignite the gas, any beam of light would be dangerous and we'd not be using gas at all...

  8. Wolvenstein, Commander Keen, ... on How Piracy Affected the Launch of Demigod · · Score: 1

    Did work great for Wolvenstein, Commander Keen, Duke Nukem and others ...

    Of'course, we are still waiting for that one delayed edition of forever to come out ;)

  9. shareware? That's so '90! on How Piracy Affected the Launch of Demigod · · Score: 1

    Do remember the time when shareware was big, while the Internet was small and physical distribution was big ...

    I remember packaged shareware cd's costing an arm and a leg (atleast 200 euro) to just get the SHAREWARE - non registered; while seperate packages could be bought for about 12-15 euro as single package...

    The cat is out of the bag, we cannot stop the growth of Internet Distribution, it's 2009 and we need to follow ...

  10. Condenser microphones are not waterproof either .. on Human Ear Could Be Next Biometric System · · Score: 1

    Condenser microphones (which are very sensitive for their purpose) aren't waterproof either; that's why blowing in such microphones could/would alter it useless, or as professional thief-catcher depending it's size...

    If they are using it over the phone, they either have to use a custom phone set or be very good with their error correction to work together with all the existing ((low) budget) phone systems over the planet.

  11. why software if you can do this directly? on Human Ear Could Be Next Biometric System · · Score: 1

    Sound is nothing more but waves, you could catch them in any "box" and capture the echo of it.

    Some studios use their hallway as natural reverb for example, you could use a (modelable) box which would reflect the soundwaves to the sensor.

    Since this system would be used by telephone, error correction needs to be built in too, every telephone has different frequencies and microphones, making the system prone to authentication spoofs. A telephone conversation/authentication over 4kHz would be for sure needing less data than 44.1kHz or anything around cd quality, making storage of spoofs lots easier ...

    Interesting thing to play with as audio engineer ;)

  12. Netcraft doesn't do PVC! on Subverting PIN Encryption For Bank Cards · · Score: 1

    Is plastic dead?

    Netcraft can't confirm, they're not up to plastic yet ....

  13. Oh noes .. a new form of achieve-spam comes up ... on Achievements and Optimizations · · Score: 1

    "I see you need to grow your achievements..."
    "your achievements are too small..."
    "Your wife says your achievement needs to be bigger!"
    "Buy Achievome now for instant achievements!" ...

  14. Now THAT is something I'd want TOO! on Strange Glitches In Games · · Score: 1

    But my negative funds don't leave me $godlike amounts ... bummers..

  15. Re:Wish they did this in real life! on Strange Glitches In Games · · Score: 1

    With such kinds of bugs, we would already be gone out of the system before we'd need to pay 20% ;)

  16. Re:3 years in the EU if I'm not wrong ? on EU Data-Retention Laws Stricter Than Many People Realized · · Score: 1

    Is this according this info? Because they seem to define inbetween 6 months and 2 years.

    When is it applicable to retain for 2 years? What's the exact definition in this? Which kind of data exactly?

    While working for over 10 years in the IT industry, I still didn't get an exclusive answer to this.
    I kept logs before the DR policy for maximally a year; but for the same those logs could be unsufficient to proove anything at all ...

  17. Wish they did this in real life! on Strange Glitches In Games · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd really wish they would do that in real life ... but what gives ;)

  18. 3 years in the EU if I'm not wrong ? on EU Data-Retention Laws Stricter Than Many People Realized · · Score: 1

    I think this is three years in the EU.

  19. The word is mightier than politics ;) on Quebec Says 'Non' To English-Only Video Games · · Score: 1

    I'd like to ask you to send a comment on the blog too, since these reactions will be sent to the Ministers of Culture, together with the reaction of the public. As long as the public doesn't know, there won't be a change. It's as soon as the problem gets discussed and seen (in public), things could change ...

    How many Belgian people are confronted with this problem, only those who want to rent a movie with two languages. If we speak up we can change things too..
    If we stay silent it sure won't get noticed at all...

  20. Re:Stupid idea or not, should be done to movies! on Quebec Says 'Non' To English-Only Video Games · · Score: 1

    This info comes directly from 2 videotheques in Antwerpen (Flemish part of Belgium) and one in Tournai (The French part of Belgium). If this is incorrect you're always welcome to correct me wherever needed to finally fix this problem for us Belgians forever.

    The French distribution market is using exclusive licensing which forbids those subtitles from being used on multi-language DVD's.

    I'm sure this doesn't apply to all movies, like for example "De Zaak Alzheimer" which is a pure Belgian production but STILL lacking French subtitles...

  21. Re:Stupid idea or not, should be done to movies! on Quebec Says 'Non' To English-Only Video Games · · Score: 1

    The excuse lies in the distribution market ; the French distribution market forbids other languages but French...

    Not really good for other countries to be pushed towards languistic problems! The problem is that it happens more and more with newer movies.
    There are almost no new movies anymore with French subtitles!

  22. Stupid idea or not, should be done to movies! on Quebec Says 'Non' To English-Only Video Games · · Score: 1

    In Belgium we're having 3 major languages ; French and Dutch are the two most used in this country.

    While there are problems inbetween those two factions, the movie industry keeps making money on selling two types of DVD's to Belgians:
    (1) The French edition and
    (2) the English/Dutch/With all languages you can imagine except French!

    Causing a much more rift inbetween these two factions, because there is TOTALLY no support at all towards an universal translation; making it possible to watch such movie with TWO instead of buying two different DVD/TV and Surround sets..

    I've been writing about this at my blog (in English!)

  23. You want to know what the chick was thinking? on Baby Chicks Have Innate Mathematical Skills · · Score: 1

    One more family member going to the cooking cauldron ...

  24. to stretch Russia .... on Angry Villagers Run Google Out of Town · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia, other news is a joke.

    Might be more real to the mind :D

  25. both cure and motivation ? on Slashdot Launches User Achievements · · Score: 1

    For some they do motivate, which could be seen as a supporting pillar in the game.

    After level 80, there's heroics .. heroics .. heroics ... raiding ... raiding ... raiding .... raiding ... and more raiding ... leveling 10 more with expansion ... heroics ... heroics .. heroics .. raiding .. raiding .. raiding ... rinse, leather, repeat ...

    Achievement points do break the cluster by adding an extra factor to the game ; some even give nice rewards to stand out the rest. They could be used better though in ways like getting haircuts, gear coloring or tattoo's. Just killing for "just a title" doesn't suit me either to be honest, just because it's too boring....