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Comment Egyptian Gods and workplace goddesses (Score 1) 1397

My last IT manager used Egyptian gods for the servers: Tor, Thoth, Ra, etc.

I always prefered useful names. Everyone was installing printers via IP address or Netware dotted nomenclature, but I'd go into the http config and add the location or name of a nice girl that sits near the printer :)

It helped, no really

Comment Pacific Trash Vortex now available on Google Earth (Score 1) 181

Google has unveiled what is touted as being one of the most comprehensive 3D maps of ocean rubbish in a major upgrade to its free Google Earth program.

For the first time, web surfers can surf amongst some of the estimated 100 million tonnes of plastic and assorted human refuse that has been accumulating in the middle of the North Pacific Gyre since the 1950s - all without getting their hands dirty.

Demonstrating the far superior beauty available from Web 2.0 applications, in comparison to the grubby ocean, the Ocean feature of Google Earth allows users to zoom in and out of specific locations on a tapestry of panoramic images that have been woven together. Beat that, stupid Nature!

John Wanke, head of Google Earth said, "The great thing about this site is that it will be inclusive," the irony that we were all already included and represented by at least one piece of crap in the great pile no doubt lost on him.

Comment Re:Do we want to be found? (Score 2, Funny) 774

what makes you think they will be peaceful or even tolerant of our existence if do find another civilization?

The fact that their civilization has lasted long enough to get out amongst the far reaches of the galaxy demonstrates that they have left that sort of pettiness behind ...

**crunch** (gets eaten)

Unix

Why Do We Name Servers the Way We Do? 1397

jfruhlinger writes "If you use a Unix machine, it probably has a funny name. And if you work in an environment where there are multiple Unix machines, they probably have funny names that are variations on a theme. No, you're not the only one! This article explores the phenomenon, showing that even the CIA uses a whimsical server naming scheme." What are some of your best (worst?) naming schemes?

Comment Re:Dinosaur apologizes! (Score 1) 200

If your son is shocked by something as boring as a children-eating dinosaur, how does he respond to goatse and the various nigger/shit/jew trolls?

we're behind a giant Goatse-proof fence, aka Great Firewall of Australia

Can't see Goatse from out backyard, but plenty of child-eating spiders, sharks, stingrays, snakes and dinosaurs. Yep, no wuckers about that, mate

Comment outsource the superbowl (Score 2, Funny) 82

It's my first superbowl (well, could be). Tried to watch before but just couldn't get to grips with all the stops and starts.

Anyway, go Ben Graham - 1st Australian to play in a superbowl final.

Next year, how about you outsource all the tech to Putin's Russia. You know, just as an international gesture of goodwill ... MalwareBowl

Security

Submission + - Hackers target jobs sites for big personal booty

weighn writes: "At least two online job boards have been hacked this week, Monster.com and jobs.nsw.gov.au. No big news — happens all the time, right? But is this a sign that hackers are concentrating on hacking sites, not for their spamability, but for the quantity and quality of personal information to be gained? Will this see an escalation in identity fraud? And should you tell your retrenched dad to change his online passwords? The story was covered here and here. I blogged about it from the point of view of an ex-government website admin here."

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