Comment ...or Worse (Score 1) 292
I did not lose power, but did lose internet connectivity. So for me it is worse.
Comment Will this affect (Score 1) 92
How much I pay for my baggage at the airport?
Comment Re:I call it wack-a-mole (Score 1) 951
Sometimes Linux errors aren't that useful. Granted they are more useful than most Windows errors.
I've started collecting some of the less "useful" ones just for fun. http://www.solar1.net/index.php?pid=5
I've started collecting some of the less "useful" ones just for fun. http://www.solar1.net/index.php?pid=5
Comment Re:No surprise, really (Score 1) 317
...this kind of system is fscking *hard*,...
Perhaps they should not power it off so abruptly next time.
PS3 Hacked? 296
Several readers have sent word that George Hotz (a.k.a. geohot), the hacker best known for unlocking Apple's iPhone, says he has now hacked the PlayStation 3. From his blog post:
"I have read/write access to the entire system memory, and HV level access to the processor. In other words, I have hacked the PS3. The rest is just software. And reversing. I have a lot of reversing ahead of me, as I now have dumps of LV0 and LV1. I've also dumped the NAND without removing it or a modchip. 3 years, 2 months, 11 days...that's a pretty secure system. ... As far as the exploit goes, I'm not revealing it yet. The theory isn't really patchable, but they can make implementations much harder. Also, for obvious reasons I can't post dumps. I'm hoping to find the decryption keys and post them, but they may be embedded in hardware. Hopefully keys are setup like the iPhone's KBAG."
Comment More like... (Score 1) 236
FTW!
Comment Re:World War III - The Cyber War (Score 1) 651
Inconceivable!
Comment Re:Prior art? (Score 1) 307
I think it is well explained here:
http://www.alternatepropulsion.com/index.php?page=11
http://www.alternatepropulsion.com/index.php?page=11
Comment Just get Al Franken! (Score 1) 274
You can get his helmet-mounted Satellite dish, and replace the dish with the camera.
Any Volunteers?
Any Volunteers?
Comment nine positions? (Score 1) 140
from the 1001-positions-for-computing dept.
Really..... Only 9 positions?
Really..... Only 9 positions?
Comment Re:Someone Is Getting Fired (Score 1) 263
The "one other state" Happens to be New York.
Submission + - Microsoft is like the Matrix
SirTicksAlot writes: "Here is a funny analogy of Microsoft as compared to the Matrix. It's interesting to note that even while this transcript is near word-for-word, it illustrates an eerie similarity to our reality. Read and enjoy.
Fro TFA:
"
MORPHEUS
We are trained in this world to accept only what is rational and logical. Have you ever wondered why? As children, we do not separate the possible from the impossible which is why the younger a mind is the easier it is to free, while a mind like yours can be very difficult.
NEO
Free from what?
MORPHEUS
From the Microsoft.
""
Fro TFA:
"
MORPHEUS
We are trained in this world to accept only what is rational and logical. Have you ever wondered why? As children, we do not separate the possible from the impossible which is why the younger a mind is the easier it is to free, while a mind like yours can be very difficult.
NEO
Free from what?
MORPHEUS
From the Microsoft.
""
Submission + - Astrophysicist' Supercomputer uses 8 PS 3's. (alternatepropulsion.com)
SirTicksAlot writes: "While many slashdot readers have snickered at the term, "Imagine a beowulf cluster of these....", Some scientists have actually done just that.
"Suffering from its exorbitant price point and a dearth of titles, Sony's PlayStation 3 isn't exactly the most popular gaming platform on the block. But while the console flounders in the commercial space, the PS3 may be finding a new calling in the realm of science and research.
Right now, a cluster of eight interlinked PS3s is busy solving a celestial mystery involving gravitational waves and what happens when a super-massive black hole, about a million times the mass of our own sun, swallows up a star.""
"Suffering from its exorbitant price point and a dearth of titles, Sony's PlayStation 3 isn't exactly the most popular gaming platform on the block. But while the console flounders in the commercial space, the PS3 may be finding a new calling in the realm of science and research.
Right now, a cluster of eight interlinked PS3s is busy solving a celestial mystery involving gravitational waves and what happens when a super-massive black hole, about a million times the mass of our own sun, swallows up a star.""
Submission + - What UNIX Questions would you ask in an interview
SirTicksAlot writes: "I have begun compiling a list of UNIX questions and answers that I have either asked candidates, or remember being asked during a technical interview. Given such a broad subject, What are some of the questions you would ask, or some really good ones you've been asked during a technical interview?"
Submission + - Verisign Sued for false advertising
meltoast writes: Got notice today of a pending lawsuit between the Southeast Texas Medical Associates and Verisign, claiming that there is no difference between Verisign's Secure Site SSL Certificate (40-bit) and the Secure Site Pro SSL Certificate (128-bit). A copy of the notice can be found here. Are the courts capable of deciding that there is no ostensible difference between 40-bit and 128-bit encryption?
