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Submission + - Poll Suggestion: When will we actually begin large-scale IPv6 deployment?

Submitted by jones_supa on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @11:34AM

jones_supa writes: Poll Suggestion: When will we actually begin large-scale IPv6 deployment?

— In 5 years (before 2020)
— In 10 years (2020-2024)
— In 15 years (2025-2029)
— In 20 years (2030-2034)
— Even later (after 2034)
— Never

Submission + - Interviews: Ask Andrew "bunnie" Huang About Hardware and Hacking

Submitted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @11:30AM

samzenpus writes: Andrew "bunnie" Huang holds a Ph.D in electrical engineering from MIT and is one of the most famous hardware and software hackers in the world. He is a contributing writer for MAKE magazine, and has worked on a number of projects ranging from autonomous robotic submarines to peel-and-stick electronics. We recently covered one of his latest projects, an open source hardware laptop called Novena which features entirely NDA-free components. Bunnie has has agreed to take a break from his work and hack away at any questions you may have. As usual, ask as many as you'd like, but please, one question per post.

Submission + - Human Blood Substitute Could Help Meet Donor Blood Shortfall (gizmag.com)

Submitted by Zothecula on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @09:09AM

Zothecula writes: According to the World Health Organization, over 107 million blood donations are collected around the globe every year, most of which goes on to help save lives. However, while the need for blood is global, much of that which is donated is not accessible to many who need it, such as those in developing countries. And of the blood donated in industrialized countries, the amount often falls short of requirements. To help address this imbalance, scientists at the University of Essex are developing an artificial blood substitute. It would be able to be stored at room temperatures for up to two years, which would allow it to be distributed worldwide without the need for refrigeration and make it immediately accessible at the site of natural disasters.

Submission + - Drop Out Of College, Earn A Six-Figure Salary Coding (itworld.com)

Submitted by jfruh on Tuesday June 10, 2014 @09:45PM

jfruh writes: Steve Jobs did it, Bill Gates did it, Mark Zuckerberg did it, and now a whole new crop of young coders are dropping out of college to jump into the computer industry. Many of these young people are joining companies rather than launching their own, and the question persists: will they regret their decision later, either personally or professionally? Or are the rewards to great to ignore?

Comment You have 10 machines, try 10 setups (Score 1) 452

by tyggna on Thursday April 10, 2014 @08:55PM (#46720899) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How To Start With Linux In the Workplace?

let the monkeys choose which GUI they want. Whichever one the majority of them chose, force the others to abide by it.

Comment Yes (Score 3, Funny) 875

by tyggna on Thursday September 17, 2009 @03:20PM (#29457577) Attached to: Old Operating Systems Never Die

Windows--in my head. Took several counseling sessions and intense electro-shock therapy, but my therapist says the scars are slowly healing.

Submission + - Power from trees

Submitted by Maybe-The-Hippies-Were-On-To-Something on Tuesday September 08, 2009 @05:30PM

Maybe-The-Hippies-Were-On-To-Something writes: Researchers over at University of Washington have given another meaning to the term "flower-power." Using nothing but the internal energy of a tree they powered an electronic circuit. While it may never be able to shoot fireballs, power cities, or bring world peace, it may prove a good indicator of the health of the tree. Read more here.

Comment Easy way to find out (Score 1) 835

by tyggna on Tuesday September 08, 2009 @05:08PM (#29357143) Attached to: Does Your College Or University Support Linux?

Find a university that mirrors a Linux repository. They are very commonly hosted there. If it hosts it there, then there will be some kind of official Linux support on campus.

Comment From someone in Utah (Score 1) 620

by tyggna on Saturday August 29, 2009 @11:07PM (#29248741) Attached to: Utah Law Punishes Texters As Much As Drunks In Driving Fatalities

Well, the drivers are so bad over here that we need every advantage we can get.

Comment Try before you buy (Score 1) 323

by tyggna on Friday February 27, 2009 @02:44PM (#27014909) Attached to: Open Source In Public K-12 Schools?

Well, I'd have both OSes at a school. While the CSRs and network admins will hate you for it--I think both OSes provides the healthiest learning environment. Every kid is different. Some get things quick, some don't. Personally, I think you should just make the resources available to the students, and then let them decide what they want. That will be more informative to you about whether or not its a good idea. If you put in Linux machines, and none of the kids use them--then take them out and say its not worth it. If you put them and Windows almost never gets used, then take the Windows machines out. Trying Open Source is really very cheap. For an entire school district, you could probably have one or two Linux guys set everything up for you within a month or two.

Comment Flops? (Score 1) 159

by tyggna on Friday November 21, 2008 @12:52AM (#25842019) Attached to: AMD Shows Upcoming Phenom II CPU At 6.0 GHz+

Clockspeed is good and great and all, but that isn't a very good measure of how many calculations it can do. 6.0Ghz doesn't mean anything (especially if we're talking radio frequency) other than how quickly your processor's heart pumps. This is why the 3.0Ghz "barrier" has been in place for so long--it's because Intel internally switched from benchmarking by clock speed to benchmarking by floating point operations per second. Sure, it might be clocked at 6Ghz, but if I'm only getting a 6giga-flops outta that, I'd be better off buying an Intel Atom.

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