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  1. Despite this, BSD is still here. on Businessweek Recommends License Switch for Linux · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    BSD refuses to die. Free, Net, and Open have their supporters and developers.

  2. Re:Linux #2 in server market? on Linus Torvalds' Benevolent Dictatorship · · Score: 1

    A server is a computer that doesn't have a user physically in front of it.

  3. DDOS the fed? on Federal Reserve To Use Internet For Money Transfer · · Score: 1

    Gives me images of the normally quiet halls of the federal reserve, where suddenly the walls open ATM slots and start poring billions in cash willy nilly.

    And the chairman, walking away mid-shin in bills, trying to look not guilty.

  4. Re:EDS works with a variety of systems on Database Glitch Grounds American/US Airways · · Score: 1

    American Airlines has been around for long time, I'd guess there is a lot of legacy code running on mainframes.

    Stuff like scheduling and cargo loading was mentioned.

  5. Re:Control Limiting is a Serious Problem on SpaceshipOne's Control Problem Fixed · · Score: 1

    Feedback to the pilot. I seems to me there needs to be some feedback to the pilot, that he has hit the limit, and no more is available.

    Add a little vibratation to the stick, when ever the rate limitation is reached, as if the plane where saying "I hear you, but their ain't no more". Something like that.

  6. Re:Soooo on UPS - Your Computer Repair Depot? · · Score: 3, Informative

    The repair labor is outsourced to UPS's facility.

    UPS is adding services above and beyond shipping. I remember 8-9 years ago having them do warehousing and packing.

    It is handy for a growing company to just buy more space from UPS, than having to build ever increasing warehouses.

  7. Other good reasons to do it. on Reducing Electricity Bills For Buildings With XML · · Score: 1

    It has been reported that Chicago has had great success with turning off skyscraper lighting, during migration periods for birds, which used to fly into the lit buildings.

    If buildings could co-operate, and create corridors of darkness for our feathered friends.

  8. A mark or procedure for official business on You've Got Mail -- Tons Of It · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Once an actual human person has read and acted on the mail, they should be able to mark it "official business" and/or move the email into an "official business" folder which does get kept as required.

    Better procedures and training goes a long way here. These same folks have no problems with snail mail.

  9. Re:well there's one benefit... on Environmental Concerns for a Server Room? · · Score: 1

    Lead shielded drywall is what is used for doctors and dentists offices that want to be protected from X-rays. Blocks lower RF frequencies as well.

  10. Why stop there? on Camera Vans To Photograph 50 Million Buildings · · Score: 1

    "in the country"

    Why stop there? No wonder why American kids do so badly in geography and other subjects.

  11. Makes sense on Welcome to the 'Plogging' World · · Score: 1

    A blog is created for or by a person. A plog is for an event or project.

    Given that most people have more than one project going at a time, and are interested in multiple projects.

    With the spring festivals and such in full swing, I can see where a plog would be terrrific for putting together such a community event.

  12. Water wheel at mill stream on Off Grid Via Slow Moving River? · · Score: 1

    Traditionally, the old grain mills used a big water wheel, which turned at a low rpm, to drive the mill stones.

    An undershot wheel, where the water goes under the wheel would work, if you can force the water under, and not around it.

    From there, simple gearing will give you what ever speed you need.

  13. Re:Ballots should have test vote on More E-voting Problems in California · · Score: 1

    The darkness of the oval, how much of it is filled in.

    The problem I heard of, was that machines were not calibrated to use "gel pens", but only "carbon pens", and wouldn't read the votes make by the wrong pen.

    It seems better than just recording a ballot with no votes, which is perfectly valid vote, if that is what the voter wanted.

  14. Ballots should have test vote on More E-voting Problems in California · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There should be a test vote answer, which for which the voter is required to vote, for their ballot to be valid.

    This would check that the machine is properly calibrated, because if it didn't read a check mark in the test vote, reject the ballot right then and there, so the voter can fill in the box(es) such that the machine reads it.

  15. It is nasty stuff unless properly diluted on City Officials Almost Ban Foam Cups · · Score: 5, Funny

    dihydrogen monoxide is nasty thing, which can harbor bacteria and other nasty things to you.

    It is best to dilute it slightly with ethanol, as this kills the bugs.

    Adding hops, barley, yeast, and letting it mix for a while is a very good way of adding the ethanol.

  16. I want my JonnyCab! on CMU First To Qualify For DARPA Grand Challenge · · Score: 1

    Hopefully, this is just the first step towards that goal.

    Given the 40 or so years between the DoD's ARPA net experiments and what we have now, it isn't that far fetched.

  17. Startup time on US Government Upgrades RAM · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now checking 2,748,779,069.440 bytes of memory, please wait.....

  18. An anti-US protest? on NASA Mars Press Briefing & "Significant Findings" · · Score: 1, Funny

    The rovers found signs saying "go home yankee imperialists" and "free mars forever".

  19. Portable power is a big business on SCO Identifies EV1Servers as Linux Licensee · · Score: 1

    There are lots of companies in the portable power plant business. Getting a semi-trailer sized plant on site in 12 hours isn't that big a deal, big bucks though, on short notice.

    Big construction sites, festival events, etc are regular users of these services.

  20. Cherenkov radiation on U.S. Air Force Plans for War In Space · · Score: 1

    Is the pretty blue glow which is given off when particles are slowing down, when they are traveling to fast for the medium they are in.

    Most commonly seen in water nuclear reactors, but can seen around any really hot radioactive source.

  21. Machine shop changes on Diamond Age Coming Soon · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I visited a friend's workplace last week, a machine shop.

    He said that diamond tooling has made a big change in his workplace, allowing heat treated steel to be machined rather than ground.

  22. Re:How C# was made on How C# Was Made · · Score: 2, Funny

    It sounds better than D-Flat, at least to the marketing droids.

  23. The answer is simple on The Trouble with RFID · · Score: 1

    Nudity

  24. Re:Where will Groklaw head... on Groklaw Traces Contribution of ABIs back to SCO. · · Score: 1

    There is no lack of technical and IP law cases in tech's immediate future.

  25. Bandwidth would be better on Groklaw Traces Contribution of ABIs back to SCO. · · Score: 1

    Knowing absolutely nothing about GrokLaw's setup, I'd make a SWAG that they need bandwidth more than CPU power.

    Even a cheap PC these days can move a lot of data. My guess is their pipe is overloaded before the CPU is.

    Now what is needed is a catchy term for a whole lot of bandwith terminating in a single place.