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  1. Re:Let's play the odds: on Data Storage Capacity Mostly Wasted In Data Center · · Score: 1

    Most CIOs would not risk their job on non enterprise hard drives. The regular drives may be cheaper, but they may also fail sooner. Data centers and the like are most likely using enterprise level drives.

    That being said. Many of us have had enterprise drives fail in under a month and have consumer level drives that are still going strong after 10+ years.

  2. Re:Drink too much... on The World's Strongest, Most Expensive Beer Served Inside a Squirrel · · Score: 1

    Florida has spiny lobster. No claws, other then that it looks like a lobster. Not sure on how it tastes. Lobster is too chewy for me. And yes, I have tried it about 20 times. I have had the cook come out of the kitchen 3 times. Lobsters was the prized dish in those places. They wanted to know what was wrong. There was nothing wrong. Lobster is not for me.

  3. Re:Asimov's Profession on Brain Scans May Help Guide Career Choice · · Score: 1

    When I was in grade school there were 3 sections that the kids were split into. Regular kids, slower kids, advanced kids (I forget the exact names now is has been over 30 years). It was not a one size fits all then and it still is not. Maybe NY does things different.

  4. Re:Fascinating Conclusions on Death Grip Tested On iPhone Competitors · · Score: 1

    You are forgetting rule 34. It would appear (if you look for it) that the iphone 4 shape has no problem. As for how well it works for that purpose, I have no idea, and I have no plans to find out.

  5. Re:So Jobs is not a liar? on Death Grip Tested On iPhone Competitors · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I know seven people with iphone 4s. All seven of them have dropped calls, or lose signal completely if they hold the phone in their left hand. If they leave the phone on a table it works fine.

    With seven people out of seven people have the exact problem I would say there is a problem. They can repeat the problem over and over again. It is a design flaw. Five out of the seven are lefties who normally hold the phone in their left hand. They are really annoyed.

  6. Re:The Navy? on The Rise of Small Nuclear Plants · · Score: 1

    If anything they dump hotter sea water. They may take in sea water to act as cooling and dump that out. That is about it. The Navy does not want any radioactive material leaking.

  7. Re:Simple on Passwords That Are Simple — and Safe(?) · · Score: 1

    I always found a simple sentence for phrase to be best. (i.e. JackandJillwentupthehill) it is easy to remember and long enough. Add in some numbers and special characters to make it harder to crack of course. You get the idea. Song titles, longer book titles, and longer movie titles also can work. Also mix together two (or three) shorter titles for a password. (i.e. TheMatrixJawsHappyBirthday)

    The combinations are many. Most regular people can remember them.

  8. Re:They may have a case on Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone 4 Antennas · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Your an Apple fanboy. Admit it. And go away.

    Too many different people are saying the same thing. You quoting dB is not going to mean shit to regular people who have a call dropped when the hold a cell phone a certain way. And by the way, all 7 people I know with an Iphone 4 are getting dropped calls when the hold the phone in their left hand. That is 7 out of 7. I would say there is a problem.

  9. Re:Good riddance on Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone 4 Antennas · · Score: 1

    The new iphone has two cameras in it. It was made for porn. Yes they call if 'face time'. So many other 'times' can be used with it.

    I do not have an iphone. My friend and his girl friend do. She did not know I was there since where she had the iphone she could not see the screen clearly.

    I am thinking of calling her Rudolph since when I see her now her face turns bright red.

  10. Re:Good riddance on Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone 4 Antennas · · Score: 1

    Please. You ARE obviously holding it wrong.

    That's what she said.

    Sorry couldn't resist.

  11. do we have a Jobs line now? on Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone 4 Antennas · · Score: 1

    Gates: "64k is enough for everyone"
    Ballmer: Chairs, "I'm fucking going to kill ____"

    and
    Jobs: "Just don't hold it that way".

  12. Re:Too noisy and too much heat waste on Seagate Releases 3TB External Drive for $250 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Unless they are SATA drives. Only the ATA drives worked that way. The 2.5 inch SATA drives still require the power connection to function. Since all of these newer drives are SATA (II or III) you will still need the power connection. I have tried and the 2.5 inch drives did not spin up until I plugged in the power connection. The data connection on a SATA drive does not give power.

  13. Re:Ugh. Seriously? on Seagate Releases 3TB External Drive for $250 · · Score: 1

    Wasn't there an announcement by Intel or someone that they are dropping BIOS not too long ago?

  14. Re:You already have better on Intel Says Farewell To PCI Bus · · Score: 1

    I still have a voodoo II, Voodoo 5500 AGP, and voodoo 5500 PCI version cards.

    For some reason the PCI 5500 seemed faster then the AGP one.

  15. Re:Question of the Day on Bill Gates Doesn't Work At Microsoft Anymore · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or Ballmer in a monkey suit?
    Or Ballmer in a monkey suit and as a borg assimilating a chair?

  16. Re:So? on Louisiana Federal Judge Blocks Drilling Moratorium · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Or any fisherman whose catch is from the gulf stream current in a few months. The oil spill water is going to go around Florida and into the gulf stream current. This will screw up a lot more then the catch from the Gulf of Mexico.

  17. Re:I See It Differently on Why Mobile Innovation Outpaces PC Innovation · · Score: 1

    I still think someone at microsoft was a gamer. Most 'gaming' systems (even old ones) could run vista fine. I used a nvidia 5200 FX (a video card from 2001) and vista area worked fine. That was what they assumed people who have. A 128MB dedicated video card which was listed in the requirements. Intel's built in video sucked. Most people I know do not use built in video. Those who did (talking vista era new computers) usually complained that the machine was slow. Put in an ok video card and now vista runs better. Granted vista is bad for many, many things. The specs were listed. If you read them.

    The sticker means nothing. At least it should mean nothing. Stickers do not make a car go faster. The stickers on the computers that could not run area were wrong. Maybe someone should have sued for the huge bait and switch that was done. Once again a marketing decision screws over the customers.

  18. new Slahdot poll on Afghan Tech Minerals — Cure, Curse, Or Hype? · · Score: 1

    Afghan Tech Minerals

    __ Curse
    __ Cure
    __ Hype
    __ Cowboy Neal's sandbox
    __ Microsoft's real reason for going to Asia
    __ Google is indexing the minerals right now
    __ Other

  19. Re:Not sure if this is right... on A Close Look At Apple's A4 Chip · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    That sounds like the basis for a religious text.

    Well, this is Apple we are talking about....

  20. Re:Interesting... on Why Intel Wants To Network Your Clothes Dryer · · Score: 1

    Running the washer (clothes and dish kinds) late at night is best. However, the clothes washer should not be left 'full' with wet clothes in it. That is bad for the machine and more importantly for the clothes. Mildew on ones clothes not a good idea.

    Most dish washers have a delay start option. I have not seen such an option on clothes washers. Not everyone has the option of staying up to 1-3AM to finish the wash before going to bed.

  21. Re:Not surprising on MA High School Forces All Students To Buy MacBooks · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If the school had said windows there would be many comments like:

    Windows is evil!
    Microsoft is evil!
    Windows is the source of all evil!
    Windows is making the kids dumber!
    The school will be virus/malware central!
    The school has been assimilated!

    There are many others.

  22. Re:Copyright on Publishing Company Puts Warning Label on Constitution · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, one definition of a boat is a hole in the water that you throw your money into.

  23. Re:Whaazzaaaa? on How To Destroy a Black Hole · · Score: 1

    Well think of what the military types are thinking. If this device can destroy a black hole, Imagine what it can do if used on our enemies.

    I am thinking if this device can destroy a black hole, this planet we are on would also be destroyed if the device was used here.

    How about we get space travel to be a common as walking across the room. Then we get people (from Earth) living on different planets and living long term on space ships. Then we find an out of the way black hole to try this on. By the time we can do all of this, a few thousand years will have gone by. Hopefully humans are smarter by then.

  24. Re:Do no evil on Google Researcher Issues How-To On Attacking XP · · Score: 1

    If you read the article you would know that using a different web browser or email client makes no difference. The exploit uses XP's help system. The one that allows remote assistance.

    Speaking for myself only, I have turned that off on every machine I have owned or used (work). This exploit will not effect me or machines that I run.

  25. Re:I Don't Think Zero-Day Means What You Think on Google Researcher Issues How-To On Attacking XP · · Score: 1

    Zero-Day as an attack that requires no action by the victim.

    Wouldn't that be more like a worm or virus?