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  1. Re:One word on New Anti-Forensics Tools Thwart Police · · Score: 1

    I was surprised this didn't come up further up in the comment threads. Run your entire machine from a ramdisk. Run everything across the network using SSL. Problem solved.

  2. Re:Ah, the police... on New Anti-Forensics Tools Thwart Police · · Score: 1
    What size magnets is what proves your salt.

    The only true way is to keep your RAID array in an old MRI machine, and fire it up if someone comes knocking.

  3. Re:If My Experience is Any Indication.... on 850K RegisterFly Domains Moved To GoDaddy · · Score: 1

    And I to, unable to mod due to my post. Rare is it nowadays you find technical people competent enough to understand the need to pay for quality web hosting. I raise my beer to you sir!

  4. Re:If My Experience is Any Indication.... on 850K RegisterFly Domains Moved To GoDaddy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How about you pay more then $3/month if you want reliable hosting, eh? You get what you pay for.

  5. Re:Reshuffle existing IPv4 space on IPv4 Unallocated Addresses Exhausted by 2010 · · Score: 1
    I just wanted to add the following:

    Section 9 of ARIN's standard Service Agreement clearly states:

    "9. NO PROPERTY RIGHTS. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that the numbering resources are not property (real, personal or intellectual) and that Applicant shall not acquire any property rights in or to any numbering resources by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise. Applicant further agrees that it will not attempt, directly or indirectly, to obtain or assert any trademark, service mark, copyright or any other form of property rights in any numbering resources in the United States or any other country."

    [ Full ARIN agreement http://www.arin.net/library/agreements/rsa.pdf ]

  6. Re:Reshuffle existing IPv4 space on IPv4 Unallocated Addresses Exhausted by 2010 · · Score: 1

    Section 9 of ARIN's standard Service Agreement clearly states: "9. NO PROPERTY RIGHTS. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that the numbering resources are not property (real, personal or intellectual) and that Applicant shall not acquire any property rights in or to any numbering resources by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise. Applicant further agrees that it will not attempt, directly or indirectly, to obtain or assert any trademark, service mark, copyright or any other form of property rights in any numbering resources in the United States or any other country." [ Full ARIN agreement http://www.arin.net/library/agreements/rsa.pdf ]

  7. Re:Carbon Credits on IPv4 Unallocated Addresses Exhausted by 2010 · · Score: 2, Informative
    Perhaps you need to read up a bit. ARIN is a not-for-profit whose primary role is to delegate address space. They do the same function NANPA/NeuStar [North American Numbering Plan Administration] does, except NANPA/NeuStar handles area codes and phone numbers. ARIN's authority has already been proven in court as well. Anti-trust laws don't apply here.

    Don't be an ass unless you've done your homework.

  8. Re:Carbon Credits on IPv4 Unallocated Addresses Exhausted by 2010 · · Score: 1

    /24 blocks can be advertised if you're lucky. A fair amount of netops filter blocks smaller then /22s

  9. Re:IPv6 is already here. Been here for awhile on IPv4 Unallocated Addresses Exhausted by 2010 · · Score: 1

    IPv6 isn't workable yet in most places because there is no decent solution for multi-homing. Subscribe to NANOG and lurk for a bit.

  10. Re:Carbon Credits on IPv4 Unallocated Addresses Exhausted by 2010 · · Score: 1

    I'm fairly certain the IP registries (ARIN, RIPE, etc) prohibit renting, selling, etc IP address blocks. You don't own them, they're simply assigned to you. And if you break certain core rules, they can simply take them back from you. Read up at www.arin.net

  11. Re:Reshuffle existing IPv4 space on IPv4 Unallocated Addresses Exhausted by 2010 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Actually, you don't need an army of lawyers. Those Class A blocks are delegated solely at the whim of ARIN (at least those Class A blocks that fall under ARIN control). If ARIN has a vote, and the majority of stakeholders create a resolution requiring action to be taken to stave off address exhaustion, then anything is possible.

    Disclaimer: I've worked with ARIN to get/manage/return blocks of IPs for years.

  12. Re:In summary... on HP Skates Away From SEC Charges · · Score: 1

    I hate to rain on your parade, but a large majority of criminal cases end this way (for low-level crimes). It's called "probation".

  13. Re:Let's not forget... on Ethanol Demand Is Boosting Food Prices Worldwide · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'd like to point out that corn produces 400 gallons of ethanol per acre, while switch grass produces 2300 gallons per acre (and that yield will increase as cellulose production methods are improved.) It's time we stop subsidizing specific crop farming, and look at farming as a whole.

  14. Re:Monbiot:"People - and the environment - will lo on Ethanol Demand Is Boosting Food Prices Worldwide · · Score: 1
    Did you know China has banned biofuel production to prevent food/fuel competition? Google for Plan B 2.0. Great book, with some chapters devoted to this very subject. Did I mention you can get it for free if you don't want to pay for it?

    Disclaimer: I've read the book, and paid for it. Best book I've ever read.

  15. Re:IMAP!!! on The Downide of Your ISP Turning to Gmail · · Score: 1

    Gmail can't support IMAP properly because of the labels feature they have. Breaks IMAP spec.

  16. Re:Three letters: WTF ??!? on Texting Teens Generating OMG Phone Bills · · Score: 1

    You're looking at the problem as a technical issue. It's not. It's a business issue. Cellular providers can charge extra for texting, so they will.

  17. Re:TERRIBLE! on Transformers Full Theatrical Trailer Available · · Score: 1

    I don't know about you, but I thought the trailers in 1080p rocked hard. I also viewed them on a new 24" monitor though, so YMMV.

  18. Re:This movie is doubly insulting to me on Transformers Full Theatrical Trailer Available · · Score: 1

    Whine all you want about it not conforming to your idea of the "right" way it should've been done. Those of us who loved the original are already sold on it from the trailers. You can't expect a movie made 15 years later to be able to stick to every detail from the original material (I hold up Battlestar Galactica as my example). Not only will it draw the loyal crowd, but also the general public (you know what happens when the general public doesn't buy into a move? "Serenity". A great movie, but it doesn't get to go anywhere). This thing is going to make a mint AND kick ass.

  19. Re:I want a plug-in hybrid. on Toyota Going 100% Hybrid By 2020 · · Score: 1
    Why would someone design a car simply for that trip? Cars/vehicles should be designed for the small trips someone does every day (less then 300 miles total trip distance) and if you need a larger vehicle or a gas-powered vehicle, you can rent one for a day or a week.

    http://www.flytheroad.com/

  20. Re:0% Zero Emissions on Toyota Going 100% Hybrid By 2020 · · Score: 1

    Fuel cells are a dead end. They require hydrogen, the majority of which is currently produced by cracking natural gas. The end solution is electrical vehicles with high energy storage capabilities. To think otherwise is foolish.

  21. Re:Before this happens... on Toyota Going 100% Hybrid By 2020 · · Score: 1

    Batteries aren't landfilled, they're recycled. Also, hybrids are the missing link between gas-driven vehicles and fully electric drive trains. Someone has to pay the R&D costs associated with creating excellent electrical drive systems, Toyota was simply smart enough to let the consumer shoulder the cost with them.

  22. Re: '100 percent' of Toyota's cars on Toyota Going 100% Hybrid By 2020 · · Score: 1

    The Tundras aren't selling well at all though. This isn't Toyota's fault though. They just got to the party late (when gas prices are skyrocketing). It's a rock solid truck (I've driven it for a week. Best truck I ever drove) but current energy situations will prevent it from taking off.

  23. Re:communication on Using Technology to Enhance Humans · · Score: 1

    Technology is a tool. There will always be "good" and "bad" uses for it. I foresee it as a good thing, if knowledge can be transferred faster.

  24. Re:Nice find on Hurricane's Eye Reveals a New Power Source · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My only fear is that a hurricane is the weather system's pressure release valve, and stopping hurricanes would cause more problems then the hurricane itself causes.

  25. Re: Hybrids on Hybrid Cars to Get New Mileage Ratings · · Score: 1

    Thank you for the info. Good to know. I attended a seminar hosted by Toyota for EMS personnel on the proper method for chopping into their hybrids to get people out. In theory, when an accident occurs, the battery is supposed to disengage itself entirely from the electrical system to prevent injury to anyone. Also, Toyota provided materials highlighting the large orange high-voltage cables that run along the frame near the bottom of the doors and to not cut through them if at all possible.