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Comment Re:Stop being a douche (Score 1) 539

by Saroful (#30559010) Attached to: Preventing My Hosting Provider From Rooting My Server?
(IANAL) You definitely need to check the TOS to see the extent of your rights vs theirs. If they have no conditions on the lease agreement (such as they can access it without your permission), then you inherit all the rights as a lessee as they hold under their lease agreement with their lessor. If they don't have some clause in the TOS allowing them root access, then they are violating your rights or sole use. I would bet there is such a clause, though. I think a better analogy for your situation is a house rental. When there is a problem, you call the landlord to come fix it. Yes, you have the right of sole use of the property, but you can't reasonably expect him to fix the problem without allowing him access to the property.

Submission + - How to teach a 12 year-old to program? 9

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thelordx
thelordx writes: "I've got a much younger brother who I'd like to teach how to program. When I was younger, you'd often start off with something like BASIC or Apple BASIC, maybe move on to Pascal, and eventually get to C and Java. Is something like Pascal still a dominant teaching language? I'd love to get low-level with him, and I firmly believe that C is the best language to eventually learn, but I'm not sure how to get him there. Can anyone recommend a language I can start to teach him that is simple enough to learn quickly, but powerful enough to do interesting things and lead him down a path towards C/C++?"

Submission + - How do I determine a fair salary? (glassdoor.com) 2

Submitted by lawpoop
lawpoop writes: After looking at a few salary sites, it seems that I'm very underpaid in my current position. I'm thinking about striking out on the job hunt, but I have a question. Can I trust information from salary.com, glassdoor, and the like? They might have an interest in me thinking I'm underpaid; I'm more likely to use their services ( which doesn't apply to glassdoor, but might be subject to similar gaming). Also, doesn't not having the exact skillset for the job posting affect the salary you ask for? A lot of what I'm seeing these days has specific tools and libraries. If I don't have that specific set, will I be able to justify the salary for a more general job description?

I couldn't submit this ask without a link. Link is not necessary; mods please remove!
Apple

Submission + - Apple Newton vs. Apple iPhone

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: CNET UK has written a head-to-head piece entitled Apple Newton vs Apple iPhone. Despite the Newton being released some 10 years ago, and despite the iPhone being a phone, not a tablet, the site's editors believe the Newton is the more innovative of the two Apple products. The two devices were tied over four rounds, but in the "Special Powers" element, where the iPhone was praised for its iPod capability, the Newton countered with its ability to play MP3s, connect to iTunes and "its ability to work as a phone" because "Blam! Not even the iPhone can do that."
Intel

Submission + - Intel Updates SSDs, Supports Trim, Faster Writes (hothardware.com)

Submitted by MojoKid
MojoKid writes: Intel has just released a firmware update for their 34nm Gen X25-M solid state drives that not only boosts sequential write performance, but adds support for the TRIM command as well. A performance optimization tool is also being released today, for users of Windows Vista and XP, who won't be able to take advantage of TRIM. After being flashed with the new firmware update, Intel's 34nm Gen 2 X25-M 160GB drive offered increased performance in myriad of benchmarks shown here and sequential write performance was increased on the order of 30%.
Linux

Submission + - Canonical halts Ubuntu CD free-for-all (pcpro.co.uk) 1

Submitted by Barence
Barence writes: Canonical has announced that it's to begin limiting the number of free Ubuntu CDs people can order. The ShipIt scheme has proved so popular that Ubuntu will now only ship one free CD to users who haven't ordered a disc before. Users will now be required to upgrade to new versions through online upgrades, or by downloading the latest version as an ISO and burning it to CD themselves."While these CDs are often referred to as 'free CDs', they are of course not free of cost to Canonical," says Canonical's chief operating office Jane Silber. "We want to continue this programme, but Ubuntu’s growth means that some changes are necessary."
NASA

Submission + - SPAM: NASA’s future: Now the battle begins

Submitted by coondoggie
coondoggie writes: When it comes down to it, NASA is the most accomplished space organization in the world but its human spaceflight activities are at a tipping point, primarily due to a mismatch of goals and money. That was the conclusion of the Augustine Review of United States Human Space Flight Plan Committee report delivered to the White House today. The report's 157-pages worth of findings will now be debated and in the end, dictate the future of NASA and space flight operations.According to the report, NASA's fundamental conundrum is that within the current structure of the budget, NASA essentially has the resources either to build a major new system or to operate one, but not to do both. This is the root cause of the gap in capability of launching crew to low-Earth orbit under the current budget and will likely be the source of other gaps in the future. Either additional funds need to be made available or a far more modest program involving little or no exploration needs to be adopted, the repot stated.

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