I'm already posting from MenuetOS - I've been using it for a couple of years as my 'security' option for things like pissing off people in IRC and daring people to hack my computer.
It's nice having a machine that's pretty much untouchable because nobody knows the exact hardware you're running, nor your coding habits.
Just because someone espouses something doesn't mean they work for them - after all, it's not like every geek that touts Ubuntu works for Canonical, now do they?
I have the opposite experience with HDMI and 7's RC in that it does exactly the same thing as XP or vista did when I hooked up my laptop via HDMI to my 32" Samsung - it never ever displays properly on the screen, always shifted to the left and up. All other HDMI devices display properly on the monitor. I don't know if this is a problem specifically with nVidia or Microsoft.
Any real geek has a machine with multiple partitions and multiple OSes already installed - VM not necessary.
For example, I've got the latest Ubuntu (32 and 64 bit) XP (32-bit) Vista (64-bit) ReactOS (32-bit) MenuetOS (64-bit) and just for shits and grins I have 98SE installed as well.
Also, if one OS dies, the other operating systems are still there to use. As long as the bootloader itself does not get screwed up, I'm fine.
"Look I've ran Linux Servers for a very very long long time and I know what a hash value is... "
And we can tell you're new to Slashdot, so here's the obligatory "Expect to be corrected by pedants, grammar Nazis, semanticists, and much, much more."
Exactly. A proper magnet-screwing will make the magnet that controls the heads absolutely useless, and the entire drive will have been forcefully re-written with garbage due to the sheer magnetic forces.
Actually, the vaporization point of lead is lower than the melting point of quite a few metals, like tungsten, or titanium. Iron melts about 200C lower than the vaporization point of lead, and the vaporization point of iron is about 1100C higher than lead, so just keeping the foundry hot enough would likely remove the lead anyways.
It'd be breathing the lead fumes that they'd complain about.
You know, given the data density on hard drive platters now days, I'd think it wouldn't be too hard with a proper facility to recover random chunks of data, even if the platter piece were just barely smaller than a dime.
My solution is cheap and effective, but very dangerous at the same time, because the magnets used can pull hard drives toward you at deadly speeds from ten feet away and will obliterate anything biological caught between, like fingers, hands, toes, noses, heads, etc. It will also screw up any CRT within twenty feet, and can actually disrupt the proper operation of inverters in LCD screens. It's called Supermagnet #42, and it's available at United Nuclear.
All it takes is one of those three inch N-50 magnets used in particle accelerators and nuclear reactors and that drive is 100% FUCKED. Dirt cheap, too, from United Nuclear.
"No matter what we tried, the FCC would not allow us to get Omaha channels from Dish Network, even though Omaha is much larger than Sioux City, has more interesting news, and is actually in the same state I live in."
Then grow a pair, save some cash, and sue the fucking FCC for putting you in danger by depriving you of relevant potential natural disaster information. Let's see how they like that shit.
Actually, I do regularly take photographs of police. I then turn the video/photo of them breaking the laws they're supposed to enforce to the media and local pd supervisor. Guess what? I'm also a volunteer patrolman!
You want to get your head in line with reality, or what?
Only a jury and judge have the right to remove a person's rights, and only jury, judge, governor, or president have the right to restore a person's rights.
Police can arrest you - not a god damned thing else.
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I'm already posting from MenuetOS - I've been using it for a couple of years as my 'security' option for things like pissing off people in IRC and daring people to hack my computer.
It's nice having a machine that's pretty much untouchable because nobody knows the exact hardware you're running, nor your coding habits.
No, I don't work for them.
Just because someone espouses something doesn't mean they work for them - after all, it's not like every geek that touts Ubuntu works for Canonical, now do they?
I do. Diesel is cheaper than 87-octane at all gas stations around me here in Southern California.
Averages fail.
Arco Gas Station down the street from my house - Regular 87 Octane - 3.05/g diesel 2.85/g
this is in Southern California.
I have the opposite experience with HDMI and 7's RC in that it does exactly the same thing as XP or vista did when I hooked up my laptop via HDMI to my 32" Samsung - it never ever displays properly on the screen, always shifted to the left and up. All other HDMI devices display properly on the monitor. I don't know if this is a problem specifically with nVidia or Microsoft.
XP x64's driver support is the same as in Windows server 2k3, and in fact 2K3 drivers will work in XPx64.
And since all of my hardware was supported natively in 2K3, XPx64 worked just as well.
I call FUD.
Any real geek has a machine with multiple partitions and multiple OSes already installed - VM not necessary.
For example, I've got the latest Ubuntu (32 and 64 bit) XP (32-bit) Vista (64-bit) ReactOS (32-bit) MenuetOS (64-bit) and just for shits and grins I have 98SE installed as well.
Also, if one OS dies, the other operating systems are still there to use. As long as the bootloader itself does not get screwed up, I'm fine.
"Look I've ran Linux Servers for a very very long long time and I know what a hash value is... "
And we can tell you're new to Slashdot, so here's the obligatory "Expect to be corrected by pedants, grammar Nazis, semanticists, and much, much more."
It's common on here. Don't get butt-hurt by it.
Exactly. A proper magnet-screwing will make the magnet that controls the heads absolutely useless, and the entire drive will have been forcefully re-written with garbage due to the sheer magnetic forces.
Actually, the vaporization point of lead is lower than the melting point of quite a few metals, like tungsten, or titanium. Iron melts about 200C lower than the vaporization point of lead, and the vaporization point of iron is about 1100C higher than lead, so just keeping the foundry hot enough would likely remove the lead anyways.
It'd be breathing the lead fumes that they'd complain about.
Just wiki thermite. It's simple to make, the stuff you need to buy to make it can be found at united nuclear.
The truly paranoid would never have it written to hard disk in the first place, it would all be committed to their memory.
You know, given the data density on hard drive platters now days, I'd think it wouldn't be too hard with a proper facility to recover random chunks of data, even if the platter piece were just barely smaller than a dime.
My solution is cheap and effective, but very dangerous at the same time, because the magnets used can pull hard drives toward you at deadly speeds from ten feet away and will obliterate anything biological caught between, like fingers, hands, toes, noses, heads, etc. It will also screw up any CRT within twenty feet, and can actually disrupt the proper operation of inverters in LCD screens. It's called Supermagnet #42, and it's available at United Nuclear.
Some places are just totally stupid, too.
All it takes is one of those three inch N-50 magnets used in particle accelerators and nuclear reactors and that drive is 100% FUCKED. Dirt cheap, too, from United Nuclear.
"No matter what we tried, the FCC would not allow us to get Omaha channels from Dish Network, even though Omaha is much larger than Sioux City, has more interesting news, and is actually in the same state I live in."
Then grow a pair, save some cash, and sue the fucking FCC for putting you in danger by depriving you of relevant potential natural disaster information. Let's see how they like that shit.
"If the IM client takes an extra 10 seconds to receive, you'll notice the heck out of it."
Yea, you're telling me that you know when the person on the other side hits enter? If you're that psychic that why the hell are you even using IMs?
"Running a network involves priority and shaping"
Any PROPERLY run network isn't oversold to hell and back to begin with so that it can be overloaded, and such bullshit is NEVER necessary.
I live in an apartment.
I have Verizon, Earthlink, Comcast and Time Warner Cable options available to me for internet service.
What the fuck are you talking about?
No, the duopoly IS at fault, here. Our founding fathers specifically warned AGAINST letting the democratic system devolve into a two-party system.
Once it came down to Republicans and Democrats as the majority parties, America started going to shit. It's always white or black, no shades of grey.
Maybe they could call it the "Cell" processor. :P
Definition of Video Card:
A circuit board that is usually mounted inside the computer that generates signals necessary to drive, or control a specific type of monitor.
You have no idea how stupid you ARE.
Actually, I do regularly take photographs of police. I then turn the video/photo of them breaking the laws they're supposed to enforce to the media and local pd supervisor. Guess what? I'm also a volunteer patrolman!
You want to get your head in line with reality, or what?
If they're out in public, I can follow them all fucking day long.
Learn what constitutes stalking before you speak about it.
Speaking as someone that's beaten two stalking charges, and has a court track record your jaw would drop at.
You already ARE living in my world, fool.
That person made the choice to put themselves and their family in danger by taking such a job.
Your logic fails.
You are stupid.
Only a jury and judge have the right to remove a person's rights, and only jury, judge, governor, or president have the right to restore a person's rights.
Police can arrest you - not a god damned thing else.
Go back to school.