Comment Not that hard. (Score 4, Funny) 242
We just need to build a fence to keep these Canadian terrorists out. Migrating, my ass.
Comment Need verification. (Score 1) 923
Isn't this the same group that got caught releasing doctored photos when one of their missile launchers failed to fire? Maybe they cut the video feed right before the satellite exploded.
Comment Re:Delete it & forget about it (Score 1) 543
Does that return period apply to the cheeseburger I bought last night?
Comment Re:Regarding the desktops (Score 2, Informative) 232
It wasn't modded down. He's just a habitual troll with such bad karma that he starts at -1.
Comment Know what I heard? (Score 2, Funny) 232
I heard Dells aren't selling very well in Ireland at all these days.
Comment Re:Don't Follow the Link (Score 5, Funny) 407
Not true, start tagging the story diedvorakdie or ohnoitsdvorak.
Comment Seriously, though... (Score 1) 97
What are the chances that the "Lulin Sky Survey" would discover Comet Lulin? I think they knew it was coming.
Comment Re:DOD Guidlines. Re:"The only fireproof (Score 5, Interesting) 527
About a decade ago, our artillery unit did do "rollovers" on hard drives for the intel unit. The drives, although already drilled through, were stored in a safe and ecsorted by Military Police. After we ran them over, the pieces went back into the safe. After the drilling and crushing, the drives were to be put into a 55 gallon barrel (along with wood or paper), doused in fuel, and burnt for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Comment Spook? (Score 1) 527
"Unless you're a spook or the kingpin of a criminal consortium, there's no need to go out and buy deleting software and no need to put a hammer through the damned thing,"
What exactly is this supposed to mean? Oh, and I love how a hammer is overkill, but if you're really concerned, just "put it in acid". I don't have a vat of acid sitting around, but guess what I do have? That's right. A hammer.
Comment On a smaller scale... (Score 1) 527
I've effectively "safeguarded" several hard drives at my local rifle range. Now that's a fun day out.
Submission + - Review of XP as an upgrade from Vista
shewfig writes: In a clever review at http://dotnet.org.za/codingsanity/archive/2007/12/14/review-windows-xp.aspx the benefits of upgrading from Vista to XP (speed, stability) are weighed against the "discontinued" features.
Highlights of the review include:
"I notice that the Reliability Report is also gone, again a sore loss, I really enjoyed charting the downward spiral of my Vista reliability"
"I mentioned how much quicker you could start using programs from a boot in XP; I must admit that, appealing though that feature is, you won't actually find it that useful. XP almost never appears to require a reboot [when compared to Vista], so you hardly ever take advantage of a wonderful improvement like that, which otherwise would save you at least 15-20 minutes a day."
"To be honest there is only one conclusion to be made; Microsoft has really outdone themselves in delivering a brand new operating system that really excels in all the areas where Vista was sub-optimal. From my testing, discussions with friends and colleagues, and a review of the material out there on the web there seems to be no doubt whatsoever that that upgrade to XP is well worth the money."
Highlights of the review include:
"I notice that the Reliability Report is also gone, again a sore loss, I really enjoyed charting the downward spiral of my Vista reliability"
"I mentioned how much quicker you could start using programs from a boot in XP; I must admit that, appealing though that feature is, you won't actually find it that useful. XP almost never appears to require a reboot [when compared to Vista], so you hardly ever take advantage of a wonderful improvement like that, which otherwise would save you at least 15-20 minutes a day."
"To be honest there is only one conclusion to be made; Microsoft has really outdone themselves in delivering a brand new operating system that really excels in all the areas where Vista was sub-optimal. From my testing, discussions with friends and colleagues, and a review of the material out there on the web there seems to be no doubt whatsoever that that upgrade to XP is well worth the money."
Submission + - Icelandic Teen Arrested for Calling Bush
jeepliberty writes:
ABC news is reporting that an Icelandic teen was arrested for calling President Bush on a private White House number.
Its No Fly list and banned US entry for this resourceful teen.
Its No Fly list and banned US entry for this resourceful teen.
Submission + - An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything
lrohrer writes: "Surfer physicist, Garrett Lisi, proposes alternative to string theory.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/11/14/scisurf114.xml
Lisi's inspiration lies in the most elegant and intricate shape known to mathematics, called E8 — a complex, eight-dimensional mathematical pattern with 248 points first found in 1887, but only fully understood by mathematicians this year after workings, that, if written out in tiny print, would cover an area the size of Manhattan.
E8 encapsulates the symmetries of a geometric object that is 57-dimensional and is itself is 248-dimensional. Lisi says "I think our universe is this beautiful shape.""
Submission + - Konami suing over news piece on subliminal slots
shadowspar writes: "Konami claims that the investigative news report which revealed that its slots apparently flash subliminal messages was "irresponsible, inaccurate and damaging", and is pursuing legal action against the CBC, the media outlet which originally aired the piece."
