Comment Re:ATT Uverse runs over coax (Score 2, Informative) 608
Not very likely. Instead, they use one of the "cable modem" protocols, perhaps DOCSIS.
U-Verse uses HPNA for the coax networking.
Comment Re:irony (Score 1) 259
maybe... or maybe to UCLA and Stanford as they were the ones doing the actual research and had the first INTER-conneted NETworks.
Comment Re:Worth it? (Score 1) 178
Doesn't matter what hulu changes now. It's going to be dead as soon as Comcast takes over NBC.
Comment Re:Python (Score 2, Funny) 799
hassle? Doesn't python come with the operating system?
$ python --version
Python 2.6.2
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\brian>python --version
'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
guess not
Comment Re:Buyout? (Score 1) 437
That's at least an order of magnitude more than they would need to take GM off the government's hands. :D
Submission + - NOAA forecasts weakest solar cycle since 1928
radioweather writes: NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center has today published their latest
Solar Cycle 24 prediction, and say it will be not only be delayed, but the "weakest since1928".
Sun watchers have been noting the delayed start to cycle 24 and the dearth
of sunspots since the first cycle 24 spot was seen on January 4th, 2008.
Since then, NOAA's SWPC has been gradually modifying the solar forecast to point
to a quieter and delayed cycle 24. As seen in a comparison
two latest SWPC prediction graphs they have now abandoned the "high
count" sunspot forecast and gone only with the lower sunspot forecast..
It is a big difference over what was seen in SWPC solar forecasts a year ago.
It is a big difference over what was seen in SWPC solar forecasts a year ago.
Comment Re:So I got a new sink..... (Score 5, Funny) 524
The bathroom stalls where I work are always full. There's not enough toilets for the number of butts. They could certainly benefit from upgraded bathroom bandwidth.
yeah, I'm sure the bandwidth (drain pipe) is large enough for all the shit. It sounds more like they need to increase the number of connections allowed.
Comment Re:So I got a new sink..... (Score 5, Funny) 524
Should I have a plumber re-run copper all over my house?
maybe if your new sink is capable of 1000 gpm (gallons per minute) and the pipes can only provide 100 gpm. but that's only if you care about using your new sink to its full potential.
Submission + - Google Earth Spills Secret Chinese Submarine Beans
techavenger writes: A new Chinese nuclear ballistic missile submarine is evident in Google Earth imagery. The submarine appears to be about 35 feet longer than the unsuccessful Xia-class sub because of an extended midsection that houses the missile launch tubes and part of the reactor compartment, said Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project for the Federation of American Scientists.
Submission + - Dell considers bundling virtualization on mobos (arstechnica.com)
castrox writes: "Ars Technica is reporting on a rumor at The Register that Dell is considering bundling virtualization on some of their motherboards. No more dual boot or VMs inside the running OS? Quoting Ars Technica:
Any way you slice it, though, putting the hypervisor in a chunk of flash and letting it handle loading the OS is the way forward, especially for servers and probably even for enterprise desktops. Boot times, power consumption, security, and flexibility are all reasons to do this.
Though it looks like more than a rumor, considering the following quote from The Register:Dell CTO Kevin Kettler today confirmed these plans during a speech here at LinuxWorld, saying the company expects to see major performance and power-saving improvements by dumping a hypervisor in flash.
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Submission + - Fully updated OSX Box Hacked
Guanine writes: "The security blog Matasano Chargen recently reported that at the CanSecWest Applied Security Conference, a MacBook Pro with all the latest patches was successfully hacked. A vulnerability and exploit in Safari were developed by Dino Dai Zovi, then leveraged by Shane MacCauley to "get a shell with user level privilages." The reward is $10,000 and the hacked MacBook Pro."
