Comment kinda funny... (Score 1) 547
how this comment section has become a testimonial for DBAN.
Comment dban (Score 1) 547
Derek's boot and nuke. cleans up everything. the other thing that you shouldn't really ever do is store debit/credit card numbers in browser cache. it's almost like giving away your money. good luck!
Comment try this: (Score 4, Funny) 103
we should shoot a water cannon at that crater and store some frozen water for later use!
Comment missing option... (Score 1) 223
I'm a System Administrator, you insensitive clod!
or is it I'm an insensitive clod, you System Administrator!
eh, either way...
Fedora 17 Released 141
ekimd writes "Fedora 17 aka "Beefy Miracle" is released. Some of the major features include: ext4 with >16TB filesystems, dynamic firewall configuration, automatic multi-seat, and more. Major software updates include Gnome 3.4, GIMP 2.8, and GCC 4.7. The full feature list can be found here. Personally, I still find Gnome 3 to be an 'unholy mess' so I'm loving XFCE with Openbox."
Comment Robert Goddard (Score 1) 542
developed liquid fueled rocket motors.
Comment more missing androids... (Score 1) 608
from the Blade Runner mythos. Pris and Rachel especially. But I did enjoy Rutger Hauer's work as Roy... 'time to die...'
Comment oh, wait... (Score 1) 750
I thought it said excrement and got all excited, then I read it again and didn't vote.
State of Virginia Technology Centers Down 190
bswooden writes "Some rather important departments (DMV, Social Services, Taxation) in the state of Virginia are currently without access to documents and information as a technology meltdown has caused much of their infrastructure to be offline for over 24 hours now. State CIO Sam Nixon said, 'A failure occurred in one memory card in what is known as a "storage area network," or SAN, at Virginia's Information Technologies Agency (VITA) suburban Richmond computing center, one of several data storage systems across Virginia.' How does the IT for some of the largest departments in a state come to a screeching halt over a single memory card? Oh, and also, the state is paying Northrup Grumman $2.4 billion over 10 years to manage the state's IT infrastructure."
Reader miller60 adds, "Virginia's IT systems drew scrutiny last fall when state agencies reported rolling outages due to the lack of network redundancy."
Comment oh, wait! (Score 1) 637
I read the NPR membership as NRA membership... then looked again...
The "King of All Computer Mice" Finally Ships 207
An anonymous reader writes "The much-anticipated, much-mocked 18-button joystick mouse from WarMouse is now shipping. The press release features an impressive set of user quotes from game designer Chris Taylor, new SFWA president John Scalzi, and a doctor who runs a medical software company. Crazy or not, it's obviously more than just a gaming mouse."
Fine Print Says Game Store Owns Your Soul 262
mr_sifter writes "UK games retailer GameStation revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of customers, thanks to a clause it secretly added to the online terms and conditions for its website. The 'Immortal Soul Clause' was added as part of an attempt to highlight how few customers read the terms and conditions of an online sale. GameStation claims that 88 percent of customers did not read the clause, which gives legal ownership of the customer's soul over to the UK-based games retailer. The remaining 12 percent of customers however did notice the clause and clicked the relevant opt-out box, netting themselves a £5 GBP gift voucher in the process."
