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  1. Re:Overblown Drama on My Maxtor Hard Drive Just Caught Fire! · · Score: 1

    If someone sent 240 volts into your cube, it was intentional, even if it was 208 Volts it was intentional (some idiot had to wire Neutral into a second breaker. Now if it was approx 196 volts they wired you into the "bastard leg" on a three phase delta system (120/240 Volt system) and that can be a common mishap.
    WARNING ELECTRICAN INSULT COMING
    As my instructor always says to his cabling classes, electricians only have to work with three wires and they can't always get them right.
    Note: There are more than three wires so these mishaps do happen.

  2. Re:Here comes the targeted scripts on Linspire Makes Click and Run Free · · Score: 1
    Ubuntu in livecd mode is the same way simply type
    sudo su
    and you are the root user.
  3. Re:Great... on 11-year-old Proves Locks Not So Secure · · Score: 1

    My Teacher says that all the time and it is true.

  4. Re:Great... on 11-year-old Proves Locks Not So Secure · · Score: 1

    If that is what professional car alarms are like, I would prefer the DIY alarms my parents used to have. You could set those off by kicking the damn tires, opening the door, leaving the arming remote in you pocket and arm the car at the same time as starting the engine and trip the alarm.

  5. Re:Does overkill on media count? on Excessive Tech Packaging? · · Score: 1

    You mean 3.5 inch floppy. The or High-Density 5.25 inch floppy.

  6. Re:Hehe on Dell Issues Laptop Battery Recall · · Score: 1

    I just checked a friend's battery yesterday, I don't want to tell him that I will need to check it again, but I will, I have another friend that was affected by the 2005 recall, I hope his replacement battery is not affected by this new recall.

  7. Re:Better timeline Full of FUD on GUIs From 1984 to the Present · · Score: 1

    The web page refers to the C64 version which does not, I don't know about the Apple II version.

  8. Re:Better timeline Full of FUD on GUIs From 1984 to the Present · · Score: 1

    The GEOS Desktop Clock cannnot go beyond 1993 it runs from 1983 to 1993. There is no Real Time Clock in the Commadore 64. You have to set the RTC from GEOS every time you load it. The C64 has an internal timer in 1/100 seconds starting from 0 at every startup. If you want to see how long you C64 has been on since last boot type PRINT TIME with no quotes around the time part. Time is a system variable. I had a C64 back in 1999 and I know how to use the damn thing. I also had GEOS with the C64.

  9. Re:Better timeline Full of FUD on GUIs From 1984 to the Present · · Score: 1

    No, look at the picture of GEOS in the upper right hand corner it shows 12/16/95 05:18 PM The copy of GEOS I had only went to 1993 and I know this because I tried to use it in 1999.

  10. Re:Better timeline Full of FUD on GUIs From 1984 to the Present · · Score: 1

    Alright, I think I can still call FUD on the GEOS unless the Apple II version supported dates up to and including 1995.

  11. Re:Better timeline Full of FUD on GUIs From 1984 to the Present · · Score: 1

    I call fud on two of the pictures. The GEOS picture showed a date of 1995, but GEOS on the C64 only went to 1993. The Windows 1.0 on both the TFA and your link show the desktop in COLOR!!! Windows 1.0 displayed 640 Pixels by 200(?) pixels in B&W on CGA and had no other modes.

  12. Only People I don't want wiretapping on UK Terror Bust Caught With Wiretapping · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The only people I don't want wiretapping me are:
    RIAA
    MPAA
    The Software Companies
    Anyone that makes waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy too much money on content

    The Government should be watching to see what could be going on in the world of terrorism.

    To review it is ok to wiretap to prevent killing of many people, but not to enforce everyday laws like copyright, shoplifting (I don't do that shit), and anything that does not prevent another 9/11.

    This will probably be modded incorectly (troll/flamebait)

  13. DRM on Piracy Killing PC Gaming? · · Score: 1

    No, the games I have purchased in the last year or so (including older games) have been DRMed in one way or another. The DRM is very simple, make it difficult to copy the CD and require the CD to be in the drive when the game loads. This is true for GTA and GTA2 (even though you can D/L them from Rockstar now, GTA London, The Sims, Sim City 3000, and Halo Combat evolved.

  14. Re:Back it up on Does the NSA Need More Electricity? · · Score: 1

    I don't know the specifics, but I'm being trained in computer servicing at the Hiram G. Andrews center. The boiler plant, the emergency lighting system and the air handling units are always on the boiler plant generator. If the power from the grid fails the boiler plant ramps up the generator to 100% and can power the entire center withing 5-10 minutes with the longest being 25 minutes. The NSA should have something like this. The A/C is something with a chemical that reacts with the steam to turn the steam into chilled water so that would also be a good idea for the NSA.

  15. Re:Awww...c'mon guys.... on Vista Speech Recognition Goes Awry · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Maybe the voice recognition software was not properly trained. I had shit like that when I played with voice recogniton software before.

  16. Re:Enough room/electricity to expand on How Have You Equipped a Tiny Server Closet? · · Score: 1

    Skip the Isoloated Ground. It may cause a ground loop in the system leading to a fire. Remember a ground loop is very low volts but almost INFINITE current. I'm just starting to get my Associates Specialist in Technology (AST) in computer servicing (You get more of the important stuff and less of the other shit a.k.a minimum math, minimum english, maximum tech). I don't know which is worse noise or ground loops (which can also cause noise). I've read stories of burned printer cables when computers were connected to a special ground, but the printers were connected to the main building ground to isolate noise.

  17. Re:We've heard that before. on Intel - Market Doesn't Need Eight Cores · · Score: 1

    Hmm sounds like someone is saying the equivilent of 640k should be enough for everyone. Then again I'm on a 32-bit single core with a gigabyte of RAM. For the record it was IBM that set the 640k limit NOT Intel (1 MB limit) or Microsoft.

  18. Re:I envy you. on 2.5Gb/s Internet For French Homes · · Score: 1

    Cable connections are usually not shared with your neighbors anymore. While it is expensive for the cableco as you can only put two 15Mbit users on a channel (with 8Mbit left) without sharing, it is possible to provide this service. I get 3Mbits down/320k up (middle package) from a small cableco called Atlantic Broadband. It is $90 a month for analog CATV and 3Mbit internet. In this area (Westmont Suburb of Johnstown) Verizon provides nothing more than a voice line as the CO does not have DSL equipment and FiOS is not an option for this building (a whole technical institue for Voc. Rehab in one building).

  19. Re:stacks of money on In-Game Advertising Comes to Board Games · · Score: 1

    I have an old math book at home somewhere that shows that the RED group is landed on the most.

  20. Re:Regular gas in a Ferrari? on A Memory Card Torture Test · · Score: 1

    Gees, no wonder your petrol is so expensive. Your regular has a higher octane than our premium. Over here it is 87 (minimum) for regular, 89 (minimum) for mid-grade, and 92 (minimum) for premium (sometimes a higher premium of 94 is offered. This all said your octane rating system may be diffrent over there too.

  21. Re:Long filename horror story on Linux/Mac/Windows File Name Friction · · Score: 1

    It was 63 characters on hard/floppy and 31 on CD-ROM like Windows is 63 on CD-ROM 255 on the rest (both using Juliet).

  22. Re:Pure and simple on School Admins Demand Access to Students' Cellphones · · Score: 1

    That's similar to the official rule when I went to high school. The Following Rules Applied:
    -Phone Must Be Powered off, if the phone rings at any time during school hours you will be asked to turn it off
    -Phone must be in a pocket, purse, or locker as it is not allowed to be seen or you will be asked to put it away
    -Anyone caught using the phone, refusing a turn off or put away a phone gets it confiscated.

    What really happens:
    -No enforcement happens unless a phone rings or is being used to transmit calls or messages
    -Students wear phones on belt holsters
    -Teachers allow phones to be used as calculators and even the camera feature is allowed by some teachers

    Here in college:
    -No "official" policy except for cameras
    -Phones are usually required to be silenced in class (you will be asked to turn off completely if your phone make a ring noise)
    -Phones should be used with respect to others around you.

  23. Re:When is it my turn? on Shuttle Launch Success · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If these systems were released to the general public, the Soviet Union would have been able to get a hold of them and get to the moon.

  24. Something good to retain information on. on Congress May Add Record Requirements to MySpace · · Score: 0, Troll

    If MySpace is used by predators to target teens, they should have a record retention policy. It also holds people more accountable to law enforcement too. If they have illegal information on there and they "delete" it before the cops see it, they data retention would be the only way for the police to get evidence.

  25. Re:Lost sales on Office 2007 Delayed Again · · Score: 2

    You should ask a friend with a cable modem for a copy of the beta version.