> One problem with X is that it gobbles up huge amounts of memory and
> doesn't give it back. Watch your X server's virtual and resident
> sizes with top over the course of a day. Leave it up for a week.
> What possible excuse does it have to get this big?

This is wrong, plain and simple. I've never had a problem with X
taking up large amounts of memory. 20 MB, maximum. Other
applications that use X take up so much more memory.

Never asserted such. However, I will say I happily have a girlfriend that has as little of a life as me.

Besides. It's not my job to verify others' assertions. You should learn that.

Hehe. Sources would be nice.

Still, it is a step better. I personally would like a manifest of what all personal data an app takes. I'm just too lazy to not install it.

"M" vs. "m" also makes a difference. Namely, "M" = "Mega", "m" = "mille". So, therefore, "mb" stands for "millebit", or one thousandth of one bit.

http://bisnotb.com/

One pass is indeed enough.

http://blog.epcusa.com/2009/03/data-destruction-is-one-pass-overwriting-enough/
http://www.anti-forensics.com/disk-wiping-one-pass-is-enough-part-2-this-time-with-screenshots

I don't think anyone in history has used a 100mb line.

You mean like this scary thing?

Even criminals have rights.

If one wants to compete, they have to take a test. If they don't consent, they don't compete. This is not a violation of rights because there is no necessity or right to compete.

False. One pass is enough. Massive linkdump:

http://www.anti-forensics.com/disk-wiping-one-pass-is-enough-part-2-this-time-with-screenshots
http://sansforensics.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/overwriting-hard-drive-data/
http://blog.epcusa.com/2009/03/data-destruction-is-one-pass-overwriting-enough/
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-corner/the-great-drive-wiping-controversy-settled-at-last/

But multiple OSes that use the kernel can.

Linux isn't an OS.

You still need Steam. In fact, my Half-Life 2 DVD didn't need itself at all. It forced me to install Steam and then proceeded to download Half-Life 2 for me instead of installing from a DVD.

It's stupidity. One absolutely needs an Internet connection in order to play Steam games. And a broadband one, at that.

Not if you sticky the windows, switch, and unsticky.