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?
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 + - What's Inside Of Google?
An anonymous reader writes: CNET has some cool photos up of the inside of Google's offices in the UK. "The reception is, as expected, a shrine to Google's achievements and its logo. The Google logo is absolutely everywhere and so are the colours that make up the logo. There are blue, green, red and yellow objects dotted everywhere you look." I also found some pics of its offices in China, New York and the Googleplex. What you see is what you get, it seems like Google's insides are made up of mountains of Google paraphenalia.
Submission + - Microsoft is Screwing Up Live on Vista
mikemuch writes: "Jason Cross backs up an argument that Microsoft is talking the talk but not walking the walk in saying it considers the PC gaming platform just as important as its Xbox consoles. Cross's screed on ExtremeTech focuses mostly on the OS vendor's Live Anywhere initiative, which is supposed to let gamers connect and play whether they're using a PC, a console, or a mobile device. He points out that zero game publishers aside from Microsoft itself have joined the program and even the Microsoft games are stale compared with what they're releasing for Xbox 360. What's worse is that they're charging for capabilities that have up to now been free — like voice chat and multiplayer achievements."
Submission + - Yahoo Auctions to Close
ZeldorBlat writes: Various sources are reporting that Yahoo will close its Yahoo Auctions site. This is the second major piece of Yahoo to be slated for shutdown in the last week. From the article: "Yahoo Auctions...will no longer accept new auction lists from June 3. The last day to bid or buy goods and services on the auction site is June 16."
