Comment I'm missing one step... (Score 1) 95
It says that you have to run a terminal command to enable AirDisk mode.
After you install two blank drives and remove the optical drive, how do you get the OS installed in the first place?
Comment Two hemispheres (Score 1) 509
According to the video, they started out by milling two silicon hemispheres. How did they bond them together?
Submission + - RFID Passports Cloned Without Opening the Package
Jeremy writes: "Using some simple deduction, a security consultant discovered how to clone a passport as it's being mailed to its recipient, without ever opening the package. These are the kinds of things that people need to understand are possible now that our governments are trying to use wireless technology (inherantly insecure) for security."
Apple To Play Fairer With FairPlay? 153
NewbieMonster writes "According to tech.co.uk, Apple is about to license its Fairplay DRM to Made for iPod accessory manufacturers. It's reported that Apple will also allow streaming of protected AAC content via USB. Could this signal a move to allowing other music players to access and play ITMS content?" From the article: "The expected announcements could signal a move on Apple's part to take some of the sting out of its Fairplay DRM which has come in for a great deal of criticism over recent months. It may also be a way of keeping Made For iPod makers onside, as the draw of the Microsoft Zune becomes stronger." Anyone noticed the draw of the Microsoft Zune becoming stronger?
Slashdot Posting Bug Infuriates Haggard Admins 262
Last night we crossed over 16,777,216 comments in the database. The wise amongst you might note that this number is 2^24, or in MySQLese an unsigned mediumint. Unfortunately, like 5 years ago we changed our primary keys in the comment table to unsigned int (32 bits, or 4.1 billion) but neglected to change the index that handles parents. We're awesome! Fixing is a simple ALTER TABLE statement... but on a table that is 16 million rows long, our system will take 3+ hours to do it, during which time there can be no posting. So today, we're disabling threading and will enable it again later tonight. Sorry for the inconvenience. We shall flog ourselves appropriately. Update: 11/10 12:52 GMT by J : It's fixed.
Journal Journal: Cory Lidle Follow-up and some Bad Luck 2
Talk about your bad luck...
Remember a few years ago, there was a woman who was hit on the head by a lamppost that fell after being struck by a Macy's Parade balloon?
Turns out, that was her apartment that Cory Lidle crashed into.
Journal Journal: Joke du Jour
A couple is golfing one day on a very, very exclusive golf course lined with million dollar houses. On the third tee the husband says, "Honey, be very careful when you drive the ball. Don't knock out any windows; it'll cost us a fortune to fix."
Journal Journal: My Next Lawnmower
Although I suppose a flying lawnmower wouldn't actually get the grass cut too quickly...
Journal Journal: Heart Attack on a Cake 3
Thing Two turns five today. He's completely into Cars right now, so we're helping to boost Disney's stock price and having a completely Cars-themed party.
I decided to try my hand at baking a "fun" cake for him. I'm no Ace of Cakes, but it didn't turn out half bad.
Journal Journal: 30 Facts about Alton Brown 9
1. Alton Brown grinds his own peppercorns. With his teeth.
2. Alton Brown's chili cheese fries are healthier than raw carrots. Even after he adds the bacon and lard.
3. Alton Brown brushes his teeth with wasabi and gargles with pickle brine. But still his breath smells like lemon merengue.
4. Alton Brown can boil a three-minute egg in thirty-seven seconds.
Journal Journal: [HUMOR] I've been banned from Walmart! 1
Dear Mrs. Samples:
Over the past six months, your husband, Royse Samples has been causing quite a commotion in our Lawton store. We cannot tolerate this type of behavior and, as a result, will ban your entire family from shopping in any of our stores if even one more incident occurs. We have documented all incidents on our video surveillance equipment.
Journal Journal: Saying Goodbye to the Classic(s) 2
After a couple odd crashes, I finally decided to reinstall MacOS X 10.4 on my Powerbook, which is actually the first time I've done a full reinstall since I got it over two years ago.
Journal Journal: Bread and OCD 2
So I've got this loaf of bread that proclaims itself to be "great for sandwiches!"
It has an odd number of slices...
Apple Newton vs Samsung Q1 UMPC 226
An anonymous reader writes "CNET has run a comparison between the 1997 Apple Newton and a modern Windows ultra mobile PC, the Samsung Q1. Remarkably, the Newton comes off as the winner. From the article: 'An operating system designed for a desktop computer will rarely shoehorn well into a portable device, yet that is exactly what Samsung has tried to do with the Q1. Very little consideration has been given to the differing priorities of desktop and small-form computer users. Windows is a one-size-fits-all solution, whereas the Newton OS is very specifically built for the efficient use of a small screen and stylus.'"
Journal Journal: [GROAN] Looting 1
Police in the Israeli port city of Haifa were searching for a man suspected of breaking into a number of businesses in the downtown area. The suspect, named Joseph, is believed to have occasionally worked as a farmer in the area. He has been seen playing the flute on city street corners, and is the son of a German father and a former nun from Spain.
In other words: He's a Haifa-lootin', flutin' Teuton, son of a nun from Barcelona, part-time plowboy Joe.
