Simple solution. Encrypt the sensitive information before storing it in the database. Leave all of the other information unencrypted. You don't need to search by the sensitive fields anyway, so the inability to index them doesn't matter.

Use filesystem/os level support for locking down the key on the system that needs to be able to decrypt it so that only the account/application authorized to access it can. That limits the vulnerabilities a single system. Even once on that system it is limited to "root" and the actual application.

Now you may safely let any number of insecure systems query your database. You can use trivial database backup schemes with no additional encryption. You don't need to worry about the physical security of those backups. Since you only need to backup the key when you first generate it, there is never any danger of the key and backup data being lost together in transit.

There is no speed penalty anywhere in the system except the sensitive parts.

If you think you are buying something more than the "right to play until the seller decides otherwise" when you are sadly mistaken and you need to read the EULA.

Face-Off... I'm sure you can find it via IMDB.

We arrive at meanings through the words we use, and choice of words is very important. That our vocabularies don't line up points to a difference in understanding what in reality is going on.

Orthodox will reject that icon veneration is idolatry, or that icons are gods to be worshipped, not just out of choice of words, but out of a difference in theological stance and orientation. We don't think it's just semantics.

BTW, I wasn't trying to say that everyone talks to their grandmothers through photos. But it's an example that people can relate to. When you say, "I miss you grandma" looking at her photo, you're definitely not talking to the photo itself.

Jesus was not even portrayed in cinema until 1961's "King of King's".

An earlier silent movie also named King of Kings (1927) also portrayed Jesus. In fact, depictions of Jesus go back as early as 1897, almost in line with the advent of film itself.

Maybe you mean non-sacred depictions? In which case I can only go back as far as 1979 (Life of Brian).

I'm not disagreeing with your main point... just that itty bitty claim. :)

The strife in Ireland has nothing to do with religion. It stems from a British Army kicking the butt of an Irish Army, and then being rewarded vast tracts of Irish land in return. The conquerors then behaved in an arrogant and exploitative manner, referred to the Irish as "pigs", and allowed millions to starve during the potato famine. This caused the original inhabitants (who just happened to be Catholic) to bear a somewhat overblown grudge against those conquerors (who just happened to be Protestant) who occupied what was formerly their land.

You don't know why he wants it, but it's possible as long as he can replace the firmware. As stated above, Seagate et. all usually can help with unusual firmware requests.

a simple disconnect switch on the +12V wire going to the fuel pump mounted within reach of the driver would be cheap and 100% effective.

Just until you get sued into oblivion for unintended deceleration, because some joker/kid/pet thought it would be funny to hit that switch while the car is going 80 mph on the highway. Or people just complain about the killswitch activating mysteriously just before they "happened" to have an accident.

It depends how you compare them. My meaning was in comparing all vehicles which could service the ISS in any way, now or in the future. As it stands now, we have or might have the Shuttle. COTS has two contenders at the moment, Falcon 9 flying a Dragon capsule and Taurus II flying a Cygnus capsule. Only the Dragon aims to handle crew. Russia has both the Soyuz and Proton, the latter is strictly unmanned. The EU has Ariane 5 which might be manned at some point in the future. Finally, there's the H-II which lifts Japan's HTV to the ISS. Of these many vehicles, only the Shuttle, Ariane 5, and Soyuz are or could be manned vehicles.

Makes AI and pathfinding much easier.
check out Empire total war's hex/grid less engine before it got patched, the devs blamed the totally freeform movement for the massive performance hit. I personally don't see much of a problem with hexes, but I abhor grids (too simplistic).

I think Seinfeld, rather, had it right. "Limited to what, how many you can sell?"

I know that the sensors turn red or a different color when they get wet, is this because they litmus paper? I have thought that they could change colors because of the pH of water. Does anybody know exactly what causes the color change. What the sensor is made of.

I don't understand why they are so upset with the "analog hole". It's far quicker and easier to simply rip the DVD than to try to record an analog signal in real-time. You're right, if they think their copy protection will keep people from ripping DVD's or BR disks, then they are truly ignorant. Once one person rips it, the video will be shared on the net quite easily. However, capturing and converting the analog signal is a PITA.

Oh yeah, I thought I might add: if the asking price in a Chinese market is $40, you know they'll part with the device for a fraction of that. They probably get them for $10-15 each and are pleased if they make $25 each.

Why foe really? You can just ignore people you don't like, or their comments, or add a reply to what you think is a retardo comment, or moderate there or whatever. Use your allotment to only friend, then you can get access to more journals hitting your messages. Personally I think the journals are worth more on slashdot than the articles most of the time.

Now what I think needs fixing more is the meta moderation system. I'd like the old style back. The new style..I can't see the point, I stopped meta modding because of that, and I use to once or twice a day all the time, tried to really be neutral about things and adjust the scores more fairly, to help stop mod abuse.