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  1. Re:You know what would suck? The Y2038 Problem on Long-Term PC Preservation Project? · · Score: 1

    That would make it a serious pain in the ass to do time calculations.

    Or time travel - let me tell you. Just last week, I tried to travel to the year 2077, but the control computer had the 2038 bug and I ended up back in my own garage where I started. Man-o-man was that embarrassing!

  2. Re:As for preservation on Long-Term PC Preservation Project? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Perhaps that mineral oil which is used to keep CRAYs cool might work?

    It was Fluorinert, which is a fluorocarbon-based fluid - and about $200.00 a cup when I admin'd a Cray II back in 1988. Hardly "mineral oil" :-)

  3. First guess: disk failing on How To Diagnose a Suddenly Slow Windows Computer? · · Score: 1
    If you haven't installed / loaded any new software, I suspect impending hardware failure.

    My first guess would be a disk starting to fail and the drive is attempting to re-read/write (and possibly remap) the sectors. Check your event log, look at and/or listen to the drive to check for retry attempts.

    If you've added a new system to the network be sure there's no IP conflict.

  4. Plutonium Found In Dump on Oldest Weapons-grade Plutonium Found In Dump · · Score: 1

    Bad Nibbler!

  5. Re:The Cylons have a Plan on Battlestar Galactica's Last Days · · Score: 1

    The writers don't know what it is.

    The same could be said for the entire series "Lost" :-)

  6. Sun Powers Intel on Intel Testing Solar Power For Data Centers · · Score: 1

    Best future ironic tech-marketing orgasm ever.

  7. Chances are... on Ubuntu Download Speeds Beat Windows XP's · · Score: 1

    ...the time of day was the factor here. The FA said he tested his XP system, then his Ubuntu system. My guess is that the Ubuntu test happened at a time where either fewer people were on his segment (at the telco, since he has DSL) or the vendor loosened the bandwidth during an off-peak time.

  8. Re:Why dont ppl leave somethings as they are? on Researchers One Step Closer To Creating Life · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I appreciate science in many forms but when it comes to genetic issues or giving artificial life I think its better to leave things as they are.

    Part of this kind of research is to see if life could have been created from the primordial soup and how that may have happened. This may give us insights as to the minimal requirements for life here and on other worlds.

    In addition, one of the arguments religion uses is that life is too complex to have been created except by God (by accident so to speak). Putting aside any arguments as to if there is or is not a God and/or if that being created life, this research may show if it is at least *possible* to have happened on its own.

  9. Re:More conception jokes please! on Researchers One Step Closer To Creating Life · · Score: 5, Funny
    OK, here you go:

    What we have is non-living, but we've been able to show that it has some life-like properties, and that was extremely interesting.

    Great they cloned Keanu Reeves...

  10. Re:Long Mode is so overrated on Windows 7 Beta Released To Public After Delay · · Score: 1

    ...and look at porn. You barely need Protected Mode for that.

    You know, there have been quite a lot of digital STDs over the years. Might want to think again about using protected mode. :-)

    The previously mentioned "Long mode" would probably help too...

  11. Re:Chiropractors are quacks anyway on Another Attempt At Using the Courts To Suppress an Online Review · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But I bet your Physiatrist charged more to your insurance company.

    Sure, she's a *real* doctor :-)
    The insurance did pay it all, minus the co-pay.

    An X-ray ... It may have been cheaper to just get 10-15 (who knows?) chiropractic visits.

    Many chiropractors do X-rays too, so that's proabably a wash. As for the number of visits, I'd rather have 1 visit and get things fixed than 10-15 for "maintenance". My time is valuable too, but I see your point.

  12. Re:Chiropractors are quacks anyway on Another Attempt At Using the Courts To Suppress an Online Review · · Score: 4, Informative
    I'm not a doctor, but if you have chronic back pain you might want to see a Physiatrist instead:

    Physiatrists, or rehabilitation physicians, are medical doctors who are nerve, muscle, and bone experts who treat injuries or illnesses that affect how you move. Rehabilitation physicians have completed training in the medical specialty physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R).

    They are medical doctors, so your insurance should cover them, and have chiropractor training so they can do more than either alone. The other difference seems to be the approach.

    Case in point. My wife injured her neck many years ago. A chiropractor recommended treatment and a "maintenance" plan to keep things "aligned". She declined both. The physiatrist asked for X-rays and medical history a week in advance of the appointment, then examined her for an hour, testing and explaining what was wrong, and then fixed her with one manipulation and an injection. No repeat visits required, unless "you injure yourself again". My wife went back once two years later after she slipped rock climbing.

    If you're in the Virginia Beach, VA area I recommend Dr. Lisa Barr.

    Disclaimer: Your mileage may vary.

  13. Call me cynical, but... on DIRECT Post-Shuttle Plan Pitched To Obama Team · · Score: 2, Insightful
    ...is there a chance that the NASA chiefs are pushing for Ares specifically because it will require a complete reworking of the infrastructure and launch support systems? What better way to get funding to rebuild all your facilities than by saying it's required to support the new vehicle(s).

    I'm not a rocket scientist, but after reviewing the various on-line resources for DIRECT and Ares, DIRECT looks like the *obvious* better way to go -- reusing (and/or slightly modifying) many existing components and facilities.

    Perhaps the problem is simply that DIRECT is less expensive. As any pointy-haired boss will say, "where's the fun in that?"

  14. Re:Git links on Git Adoption Soaring; Are There Good Migration Strategies? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    it's fairly unusual to be interested in a specific file rather than the entire project.

    Except if one is simply reviewing a specific file or files - for a code review, debugging, or copying pieces to another project. I do this all the time when helping others on their projects. I don't need (or want) the whole hot-mess...

  15. Re:3.5 mm? o.o on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 1

    That's what life insurance is for.

    True, if one of you dies, but what if one just loses their job? Or is disabled, in an accident of your own making (can't sue someone else), and/or ill, but not enough for disability insurance (if you have any).

    Obviously these are concerns for the lone bread-winner too, but if both incomes are required then both must worry about these things. I think the Two Income Trap concept has some valid points worth considering.

  16. Re:What's in a name? on Microsoft In Mobile Search Deal With Verizon · · Score: 2, Funny

    [Dear Marketing People, please, please kill yourselves now.]

    Yes. All of you.
    (Just wanted to be clear on this point.)

  17. What's in a name? on Microsoft In Mobile Search Deal With Verizon · · Score: 0

    Microsoft is rumored to be changing the name of its Live Search service to Kumo , which is Japanese for "cloud."

    I'm guessing it's so they can trademark "Kumo" in the non-Japanese speaking world. In Japan, I'm sure it'll be called/trademarked "Cloud" ... sigh.

    And why would anyone call a search engine/service "Cloud"?
    [Dear Marketing People, please, please kill yourselves now.]

  18. Origin of Species? on Rare Venomous Mammal Filmed · · Score: 1

    Odds are this thing evolved from the legendary The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka ...

  19. Re:We've been over this before on First Flight of Jet Powered By Algae-Fuel · · Score: 1

    you would need to convert most of northern NJ into one giant goo pile

    Your point being? (i.e., and the downside would be?)

  20. Re:3.5 mm? o.o on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 4, Insightful

    My wife and I can afford, and maintain a 3 bedroom house, either of us on our own would not be able to afford a 2 bedroom apartment, or maintain a house.

    Just my $.02, but while this may be true, it can set you up for The Two Income Trap. In the long term, you'll find greater security (and happiness too) by living closer to the means of only one.

    Case in point. My wife died three years ago, but as we always lived within the means of one salary (mostly), financially I'm fine, as would she have been if I had died instead.

  21. Re:Check your employee manual first. on Getting Started With Part-Time Development Work? · · Score: 1

    Make sure you don't have a "no moonlighting" clause. I used to work for a company that had one...

    So, what the your employer have against Moonlighting? Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd were great in that.

  22. In related news... on Has RIAA Fired MediaSentry? · · Score: 1

    After losing their largest revenue source, SafeNet announced that it will shutter it doors. In a separate news conference, the RIAA announced that it will be hiring a new startup firm named MediaSafeSentryNet as their new investigative unit and that "big changes" are in the works...

  23. Re:Retarded on Security Checkpoints Predict What You Will Do · · Score: 1

    Yes, yes. TSA agents are so known for their sense of humor.
    Enjoy your encore in the backroom and the trip to Gitmo.

  24. Re:OT: Greasemonkey fix for new /. user page on A Robotic Cyberknife To Fight Cancer · · Score: 3, Funny

    I decided to whack out a Greasemonkey script.

    Is that code for masturbate? If not, it should be. :-)

    P.S. I hate the Firehose Tab too.
    Someone, please make this a configurable item.

  25. Re:How do I know it's dying.. on Microsoft Zunes Committing Mass Suicide · · Score: 1

    I can't believe you'd make such a comparison. Sauron's not *that* evil or contemptuous. You apologize to Tolkien right now! :-)