Comment What's the percentage for Slashdoters? Seriously. (Score 4, Interesting) 580
Can someone post the test here. I think it would be really interesting to see what percent of Slashdot readers can pass the test.
Researchers Warn of Possible BitTorrent Meltdown 294
secmartin writes "Researchers at Delft University warn that large parts of the BitTorrent network might collapse if The Pirate Bay is forced to shut down. A large part of the available torrents use The Pirate Bay as tracker, and other available trackers will probably be overloaded if all traffic is shifted there. TPB is currently using eight servers for their trackers. According to the researchers, even trackerless torrents using the DHT protocol will face problems: 'One bug in a DHT sorting routine ensures that it can only "stumble upon success", meaning torrent downloads will not start in seconds or minutes if Pirate Bay goes down in flames.'"
Inside Factory China 135
blackbearnh writes "While China is attempting to pull its industry up out of mere manufacturing mode, for now the country is the production workhorse of the consumer electronics industry. Almost anything you pick up at a Best Buy first breathed life across the Pacific Ocean. But what is it like to shepherd a product through the design and production process? Andrew 'bunnie' Huang has done just that with the Chumby, a new Internet appliance. In an interview with O'Reilly Radar, he talks about the logistical and moral issues involved with manufacturing in China, as well as his take on the consumer's right to hack the hardware they purchase."
Submission + - Install and Configure Red Hat Linux 4
IdaAshley writes: Learn how to install and configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 on IBM standalone rack servers. The examples illustrate installation on x86 systems, but the examples can apply to a variety of hardware architectures, including x86_64, IA64, S/390, and ppc64.
