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  1. A glaring omission by Seagate on Seagate Launches Hybrid SSD Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    When I read specifications on a drive, one of the key things I look for is IOPS and read/write speeds. But Seagate seems to have omitted that. I wonder why?

  2. They don't even understand the history on YouTube Blocked In Pakistan · · Score: 1

    These radicals think depictions of Muhammad are disallowed out of respect, but in actuality it has to do with the same principles found in Christianity: Do not make idols for worship. Ergo, none of the profits are supposed to be immortalized through depictions. And, wouldn't you think the prophets themselves would care more about human life than a stupid image of themselves -- especially when people are completely misunderstanding the scriptural context.

  3. And only 8 months behind schedule on The World's Largest Data Centers · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It must take a really long time to put NAND flash chips on a board. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136256/OCZ_to_release_1TB_SSD_this_month

  4. Re:It's the Fed's money, they don't have to take i on Federal Deadline Hobbling eHealth IT Rollout · · Score: 1

    If you don't roll them out by 2015 and show meaningful use of electronic health records, you then get penalized through Medicare reimbursement cuts.

  5. Re:On the flip side on Federal Deadline Hobbling eHealth IT Rollout · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but it's not like people were going by pushing out digital television faster. There are already a substantial number of reports indicating drugs are being incorrectly dosed due to system errors related to EHRs.

  6. Kind of a contradiction? on Vegetative Patients Can Still Learn · · Score: 1

    If you're in a vegetative state, doesn't that mean you really can't learn -- or do anything else except keep your heart pumping and your lungs breathing?

  7. LoJack for your iPhone? on Tracking Thieves With 'Find my iPhone' · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other related news, the number of deaths among tech nerds increased this month, some officials believe as a direct result of iPhone owners attempting to retrieve their stolen phones from violent thugs.

  8. Wrong story link on Why a Hard Disk Is a Better Bargain Than an SSD · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The submission is linking to the wrong story. This is the right story: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134468

  9. Wrong link... on Why a Hard Disk Is a Better Bargain Than an SSD · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Slashdot submission is using the wrong article link. A mistake by the submitter: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134468

  10. Re:They all switched.. on 17 Million People Stopped Buying CDs In 2008 · · Score: 1

    Oh, forgot to mention that it was rejected by Slashdot.

  11. Re:They all switched.. on 17 Million People Stopped Buying CDs In 2008 · · Score: 1

    A better story was submitted to Slashdot from Computerworld that not only had these figures more than two months ago, but also reported on rising LP sales. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=storage&articleId=9124699&taxonomyId=19&intsrc=kc_top

  12. Coming soon! on Coming Soon, 250 DVDs In a Quarter-Sized Device · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I hate it when someone uses "coming soon" in the title of a story when production of the technology is at least 10 years off and industry adoption isn't even in sight. Oh, and don't forget there are a half dozen other nanotechnologies promising the same thing as this one, such carbon nanotubes and scanning tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy, holographic storage, heat-assisted magnetic recording, and quantum dot technology.

  13. Good deal on MI6 Terror Photos, Data Accidentally Sold On Ebay · · Score: 4, Funny

    He got a Nikon Coolpix camera for £17? Holy crap. What a great deal.

  14. MTBF fails on Four SSDs Compared — OCZ, Super Talent, Mtron · · Score: 0

    Mean Time Between Failure, as quoted directly from the manufacturer in this article, is not an accurate method of measuring disk life because how long any disk lasts varies greatly on the applications using it. For instance, MLC NAND memory has between 1,000 and 10,000 write cycles per cell, SLC memory about 100,000. Some applications will be more write intensive, so they'll wear out the memory faster.

  15. So Austin Powers on Wealthy Mexicans Getting Chipped in Case of Abduction · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Images of Fat Bastard

  16. Nit picker on Iran Announces Manned Space Mission Plans · · Score: 0

    You knew what I meant.

  17. The definition of ironic on Olympic Opening Ceremony Fireworks Were (Partly) Faked · · Score: 4, Funny

    ironic Pronunciation: \-rä-nik also i-rä-\ Function: adjective Date: 1576 1: relating to, containing, or constituting irony 2: given to irony 3: China, the inventor of fireworks, faking fireworks at the opening ceremony of the Olympics

  18. Old newspaper adage on Mother Sues After Bebo Story Hits Press · · Score: 1
    "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story"

    They published remarks from a 15-year-old on a social networking site. Should the newspapers be surprised they're getting sued. I don't think so.

  19. Seems fitting on Mercedes To Phase Out Gasoline By 2015 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Mercedes invented the modern automobile, now they're leading in innovation again. Now if only American automakers would muster up the grit to do the same. Electric motors have been around since 1881 for Pete's sake. Howabout it folks?

  20. 1 billion colors! on HP Introduces First-Ever 30-bit, 1 Billion Color Display · · Score: 2, Funny

    And here my world has been limited to Crayola's 64-count box. Wow. Who'd have thunk it?

  21. A game that teaches about courts on Former Supreme Court Justice Switches to Video Games · · Score: 1

    I can see it now. Milton Bradley will name it, "He Who Has The Most Money Wins"

  22. Looks like it's upgraded DVD on Toshiba Going After Blu-ray? · · Score: 1

    According to an article in Japanese Daily Yomiuri, it appears Toshiba decided to compete with upgraded DVD players and not a new high-def, blue laser format.

  23. Educate me, please. on Youngest Galactic Supernova Found, But No Aliens · · Score: 1, Interesting

    28,000 light years away equates rougly to 164.6 quadrillion miles. While I'm certain that the scientists are using their very best methodologies and calculations, isn't attempting to measure the age of a supernova that far away down to the year it occurred analogous to attempting to sex a fruit fly perched on a rock in the Sea of Tranquility?

  24. Honeynets seem to be doing their thing on What a Botnet Looks Like · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you zoom in, you'll see a lot of the concentration of spiderwebs are around sites like honeynet.cz.

  25. Re:Wrong photo! on Seagate Ships Billionth Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    You're absolutly right. Seagate didn't even catch that fact, but Computerworld has replaced the photo of the ST-225 with one of the actual ST-506.