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  1. Re:bittorrents of Star Wars Revelations on 'Xtreme' Equipment That You Have Borrowed? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think posting AC would have been a *really* good idea.

  2. Re:Makes Cents *groan* on Sony Online To Sell Virtual Property · · Score: 1

    Brokerage fee is usually 20% is it not? I'm a WoWer but if I were interested in buying stuff, I'd be more than happy to pay an extra 20% to be 100% sure that I'm getting what I paid for.

  3. Re:My Experience with Linspire on Michael Robertson Says Root is Safe · · Score: 1
    Obligatory FUD debunk, or just helping a troll.

    Oh, My, God.

    I work as a consultant for several fortune 500 companies
    Which? What's your name and who is your supervisor?

    After running for less than 24 hours, 2 of them had experienced kernel panics caused by Bind and Apache crashing!
    USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
    root 2230 0.0 0.1 12584 3568 ? S 2004 8:18 /usr/local/sbin/httpd -DSSL
    That's an apache instance that's been up since 2004.

    Not to mention the fact that the Linux kernel itself lacks any support for any type of journaled filesystem
    You're looking for EXT3FS, Rieser, et al.

    memory protection
    SEGFAULT - An error in which a running Unix program attempts to access memory not allocated to it and terminates with a segmentation violation error and usually a core dump.

    SMP support
    http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/SMP-HOWTO.html

    Thank you again for your post Mr. Gates. Please refer to my .sig
  4. Gamma rays from space, so what? on Sea Life Wiped Out by Neutron Star Collision? · · Score: 1

    "For example, gamma rays that require 1 cm (0.4 inches) of lead to reduced their intensity by 50% will also have their intensity reduced in half by 6 cm (2.4 inches) of concrete or 9 cm (3.6 inches) of packed dirt." - Wikipedia article on Gamma Rays.

    Now, IANAP, but that article was probably written by someone who is, or close to it. Shouldn't things like buildings, and even cars more or less negate gamma rays received from space?

    The article on Cosmic Rays states that the energy we receive from cosmic rays are the inverse cube of their total energy.

    Maybe I'm missing something here, but right now I'm thinking "so what?" If I'm standing outside when one of these burst hits the planet, I better have some SPF 1,000,000 otherwise I'm toast. But I hardly think that it's the end of life on earth.

  5. Re:Firefox plugin? on New Technique for Tracking Web Site Visitors · · Score: 1

    It's set to "Deny" by default.

  6. Re:Actually on PlayStation Sales Halted? · · Score: 1

    I was just going to post this.. damn you.

  7. Re:50000? on NASA Unveils Centennial Challenges · · Score: 2, Informative

    From TFA:
    Winners of those challenges would receive prizes of $100,000, $40,000 and $10,000 for first, second and third places.

    Congress currently limits NASA to awarding prizes of $250,000 or less. The space agency is lobbying lawmakers for the authority to increase the limit to as much as $40 million

  8. Re:I've had this in my office for years on Sunlight in a Tube · · Score: 1

    Wrong, that's a constant.

  9. Re:I've had this in my office for years on Sunlight in a Tube · · Score: 1

    No, that's a constant.

  10. Re:Hate the word "addiction" on Only 15% of Gamers are Internet Addicts · · Score: 0

    Electroshock therapy, it's the only answer!

    BZZZTTT!

  11. Re:What is "addiction?" on Only 15% of Gamers are Internet Addicts · · Score: 0

    Main Entry: addiction
    Pronunciation: &-'dik-sh&n, a-
    Function: noun
    1 : the quality or state of being addicted
    2 : compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly : persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful

    Main Entry: 1addict
    Pronunciation: &-'dikt
    Function: transitive verb
    Etymology: Latin addictus, past participle of addicere to favor, from ad- + dicere to say -- more at DICTION
    1 : to devote or surrender (oneself) to something habitually or obsessively
    2 : to cause addiction to a substance in

  12. GoDaddy will give you a *real* free SSL cert... on Free SSL Certificate Project · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...If you are doing it for an OpenSource project:
    https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/ssl/ssl_o pensource. asp

    Not to mention, it's the cheapest SSL cert I know of at $30/year.

  13. Re:World Domination on Dvorak on Google and Wikipedia · · Score: 2, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new 99 zero overlords.

  14. Re:Not the problem... on DC Could Ban 'Mature' Video Game Sales to Minors · · Score: 1

    I would have to disagree with you as to games impacting your behavior, I'm sure that what you were alluding to.

    I have been playing 'violent' video games I was in 2-3rd grade. I'm 21 now, have a wife, a 8 month old dauther, stable job as a programmer for a very successful company. I am also, one of the most passive, non-violent people you'll ever meet.

    The games I've played, in order. Note that these were relatively new titles when I played them:
    Duke Nukem: Shrapnel City
    Wolfenstein 3D
    Doom
    Quake
    Duke Nukem
    Unreal
    Half-Life
    --- This is where I became an "Adult" --

    Children are products of their parents, plain and simple.

  15. Re:PCB on the ring? on 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Detector Ring Project · · Score: 1

    ... the latter.

  16. Re:Hmmm, go wired! on Multi-Room Wireless Sound System? · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing, but the reason the author didn't want wires is because he doesn't want to see them... In that case knock some holes in your walls, which you'll have to do anyway unless you want to spend a fortune on batteries, get some nice face/mounting plates.

    Run your wires through the wall, it'll be much cheaper and you'll never notice the asthetic difference.

    Oh yeah, and Monster cables are a joke.

  17. Re:Page 2 reads... on U.S. Army Guide to Code Breaking · · Score: 2, Interesting

    For things like this:
    http://elonka.com/kryptos/

    Elonka gave an interesting talk about cryptography at Defcon this past year. Nowadays, to me anyway, it seems as though cryptography-by-hand is more of an intellectual challenge; rather than something you would ACTUALLY attempt on something like a 4096 bit PGP encrypted o-mi-god problem.

  18. Re:Plain wrong! on Microsoft Claims Linux Security a Myth · · Score: 1

    You apparently don't understand.

    Single Sign-on: You have one username, one password for *everything*. Workstation login, Email, VCS, whatever. Ideally, you only enter it once.

    Development Environment: Emacs (or vi for that matter) is not a development environment, it's a glorified text editor. By development environment, he means IDE.. a la Eclipse, Kdevelop, Visual Studio, et al.

    The guy is a boob, we all know it, it's just FUD marketing.

  19. Re:Cheap unlimited Energy for everyone! on Bubble Fusion Results Replicated · · Score: 1

    You sir, are a sheep; an ignorant one at that.

    Why do you think the US is a democratic republic?

    We elect people who are suppose to represent us. Unfortunately the way government has been working for a long time, does not follow that paradigm. It has become "how much can we get away with" not "what do the people want?"

    I think the paradigm shift occured around the first world war, until then the US was much like the EU is now. People were Texans and Virginians before they were Americans, allegiances were to the state.

    So no, it's not the "job" of the government to protect the rights of the people. The "job" of the government is to do the people (as a whole) want them to do.

  20. So much for quiet on Price Drops For Mac mini Upgrades · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apple has quietly lowered the price...

    Quiet, until the story was slashdotted.

  21. Re:Typo on DirectX9 - For More Than Just Gamers? · · Score: 1

    Nah, he probably meant "ur"

  22. No response from Verizon on Verizon vs. Europe · · Score: 1

    El Reg still remains blocked at the time of writing. ... At the time of writing Verizon has not responded to our requests for comment.

    Is it just me... or does this seem like a "Here's your sign" comment to anyone else?

    To those who don't get it: The Register says it remains blocked at the time of writing. Only a sentence later they write that they haven't received any response from Verizon. I'm willing to bet they emailed Verizon (Who is still blocking them) and their request for comments ended up in the bit bucket.

  23. Re:Why are uploads so pathetic. on Comcast Raises Bandwidth in Shot at DSL · · Score: 1

    The problem is, that Business line tends to cost much more. I for example, used to be a Business home user. For the same connection speed I had before (1.5down, 384up) + static IP + no blocked ports, I had to pay $140/month vs. $50 for 'Home' service.

    I doubt what you pointed out is their concern. Why they block port 80 is beyond me, if I had to venture a guess.. I'd say so everyone doesn't become a mirror for VXers. Port 25 is an obvious one, joe schmoe computer user could easily become an open relay. It's easier to just close the port.

    Oh yeah, I also once heard that somewhere around 70% of statistics are made up on the spot...

  24. In the interest of security on Microsoft Releases Malicious Software Removal Tool · · Score: 1

    I'm unable to run the tool as I like my security enough to avoid Internet Explorer.

  25. I feel you on Too Much Gaming, Anyone? · · Score: 1

    I think everyone who's ever played Tony Hawk has done that...

    Anyway, it's when you start having dreams about gaming that it maybe too much. But then again when you're dreaming, maybe you just haven't played enough?

    This is a paradoxial world we live in isn't it?

    FP!