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  1. Initial investment on College to Deploy First 802.11n Network · · Score: -1, Troll

    Great so a public institution will be investing in a large amount of unproven networking equipment.

    Goody

  2. Re:Flamebaiting the digerati on Crackers Cause Pentagon to Put Computers Offline · · Score: 1

    I might not know how to make a refrigerator, but I damn well use one.

    I might not know how to fix a washing machine, but I damn well know how to use one.

    I might not know how to replace a window, but I damn well know how to look out one.


    I might not know how to fix a toilet, but I damn well know how to use one.

  3. Re:Quit with the "cracker/hacker" bullshit on Crackers Cause Pentagon to Put Computers Offline · · Score: 1

    Your analogy to a carpenter is ridiculous. A spicy rack is not dangerous, and never will be (unless put in the hands of Steve Balmer).

    The skills necessary to be a successful cracker are very different from those necessary to be a good hacker.

    It is definitely not newspeak, but rather it is oldspeak.

  4. OK but... on First Ever Scramjet Reaches Mach 10 · · Score: 1

    While that is VERY cool, this particular design is mroe of a technical demonstration than an engine that could propel an aircraft.

    So while this is a big step forward, it isn't as big as it seems.

  5. Re:No, but.. on Are Keyboards Dishwasher Safe? · · Score: 1

    Most laptop keyboards are removable if you do minor disassembly.

    I clean mine after I've taken it out of the housing. Never tried to wash it though...

  6. Discredited on Giant Dinosaur Bird Discovered · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So this will be discredited when?

  7. Re:I fail to see how is this related to XSS on Yahoo! XSS Flaw Endangers its Users · · Score: 4, Informative

    You are in fact wrong. The cookie is sent through a form which is not affected by whether third party cookies are enabled or disabled. It should be noted that this flaw has already been fixed...

  8. Re:What's the problem? on Judge Orders TorrentSpy to Turn Over RAM · · Score: 1

    See that seems funny but that would probably be torrentspy's best defense.

    The judge has ordered that the contents of RAM be handed over as they constitute stored documents.

    The problem with his order is that the contents of ram would make almost no sense in a raw dump AND the defendant cannot be compelled to summarize the information for the plantiff AND they might be able to provide just the portions of memory which contain the IP address' which would make it even more difficult to reconstruct the IP addresses in a readable fashion.

  9. Ridiculous on EU Considering Regulating Sale of Violent Games · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is utterly ridiculous, can't they at least think of their own fake reasons!

    Save The Children is our politicians!

  10. Obvious When? on Location-Based Search Was Patented In 1999 · · Score: 1, Insightful

    How obvious was this in 1999 when the patent was granted?

  11. Re:Dead wrong on "ourselves" on China Crafts Cyberweapons · · Score: 1

    The chairman of the Federal Reserver bank is appointed by the President of the United States.

    Maybe you should do some more reading

  12. Re:Turbo Memory is... on No Intel Turbo Memory for Desktops Until Next Year · · Score: 1

    It would appear that Turbo Memory helps with reducing the time to access hard disk data.

    This decreases the need for hard-disk accesses, saving both time and power, which equates to increased performance and energy efficiency.

    This seems like it would be just as useful as increasing system performance. The advantages being ease of installation and cost. The disadvantages being lower performance than standard system RAM.

    Memory caching at the disk level seems like a much more promising technology

  13. Turbo Memory is... on No Intel Turbo Memory for Desktops Until Next Year · · Score: 5, Informative

    Intel Turbo Memory lets your notebook actually learn your habits to provide better system response. That's because it stores frequently used information near the processor, where it's more quickly available. Better CPUs run better with Intel Turbo Memory.


    This entirely new system innovation for Windows Vista PCs is based on Performance Intel® NAND Flash Memory (like the memory in an iPod* or USB 'thumb' drive), together with supporting software. It works alongside your system's RAM to increase the efficiency of data movement between the processor and hard disk.



    http://www.intel.com/design/flash/nand/turbomemory /index.htm">Intel® Turbo Memory

  14. Held Back on A Windows-Based Packaging Mechanism · · Score: 1

    I would love to be able to use OpenBSD, I have a server running that X working and firefox installed, the problem is that I can't switch because I need outlook.

    I have an axim that can only sync with outlook or windows contacts :(

  15. Re:Stupid New Cars on Cell Phones Disable Keys for High-End Cars · · Score: 1

    If you were ever in a car that just stopped because the electronics were fried while driving in the left lane on a freeway you'd think that power was a critical system.

  16. Re:who thought this was a good idea? on Cell Phones Disable Keys for High-End Cars · · Score: 1

    You would be correct, insurance for cars without the chips is more expensive.

    The chips don't really work though. If you can steal the entire car without starting it (tow truck, whatever) then you can program keys using the numbers on the main board of the car fairly easily.

  17. Re:Only high-end cars? on Cell Phones Disable Keys for High-End Cars · · Score: 1

    Yeah the keys in the US cost $50 and the reprogramming $150.

  18. Re:Stupid New Cars on Cell Phones Disable Keys for High-End Cars · · Score: 1

    Mechanical engines do break down, obviously.

    The problem is that electronics in the engine increases the complexity to the point where a failure is almost guaranteed.

    Don't get me wrong I do believe that electronics in cars is a good idea, but I do not believe that critical systems should rely on electronics.

    Comparing a Model T's engine to a modern cars engine is actually a very good analogy, except for one thing. Electronic controls do not give anything that a well engineered engine does not, while a Model T's engine was a vast improvement over the horse and buggy.

  19. Stupid New Cars on Cell Phones Disable Keys for High-End Cars · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The amount of electronics in modern cars is ridiculous, especially when you think about how often electronics break and how easily they're broken.

    My mom has a ford escape, there have been two wiring recalls and the wiring has failed on two separate occasions. They had to completely replace the main board!

    I can understand that putting electronics in cars seems like a good idea, but it's not.

    It's DANGEROUS!

  20. Re:OH NOES! on China Crafts Cyberweapons · · Score: 1

    The vast majority of the US national debt is owned by the federal reserve bank, that's right we owe ourselves money.

  21. Cool on Climate Monitoring Station Proposed on the Moon · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Sending robots to do this kind of work makes much more sense than sending humans, a monitoring station could be fully automated much easier than a human could be put on the moon again.

  22. Re:Witness the fall of the Republic on "Jericho" Fans Send Over Nine Tons of Nuts to CBS · · Score: 1

    As an Individual you have roughly no control over what the government does, only when you have organized into a large group do you have power.

    Thinkers will never be able to organize themselves, because they don't all agree.

    So the people who just do stuff without thinking (politicians) have the power!

  23. Re:Windows ? on Govt. Report Slams FBI's Internal Network Security · · Score: 1

    That would be a very quick brute force attack... 20^5, are you serious?

  24. Re:Increase Address Space on IPv4 Unallocated Addresses Exhausted by 2010 · · Score: 1

    Frankly IPv6 is a risk, one that isn't worth taking. http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/11/224 7245

    There is no risk involved in increasing the number of octets in the IPv4 address space, and it would be a relatively trivial change. So why not?

  25. Re:Worse than Y2K on IPv4 Unallocated Addresses Exhausted by 2010 · · Score: 1

    I'm going to take a guess and say that you know MUCH more about setting up a network than the average home user. (as you clearly know more than me, and I'm definitely above average)

    It's not going to happen on a massive scale unless it can be setup by anyone.