Comment Are they going to tap phones, too? (Score 1) 127
"In other news, Bell Canada has started tapping phone lines to improve advertising..."
Finding a Tech Museum For Your Beloved Retired Computer(s) 78
First time accepted submitter Daniel Dern writes "There may be a better home than your basement or recycling for those beloved computers you once built and/or used — like one of the many tech-collecting/displaying museums. My ComputerWorld article, '9 museums that want your legacy tech,' looks at nine institutions that might — be sure to ask, don't just drop on their doorsteps after hours — want some of them. (Probably not everything you've got, alack.)" Look soon for a Slashdot video visit to the Goodwill Computer Museum, one of the collections mentioned.
Comment A sign of the times (Score 3, Insightful) 245
It is a good sign of the times how far things have advanced that a country in Western Europe cannot come up with any military exercise scenario which can be considered credible. This hasn't exactly been the norm, to put it mildly. At this point in time, the risk of a war in Europe is largely confined to the Balkans, and even there is looking increasingly unlikely that we'll have a full-scale return to fighting.
Comment From the NEWS file... (Score 1) 206
IPv6 support in pfinet, based on Linux 2.2.14.
Comment Faith and Republicanism... (Score 0) 1293
If people start believing in evolution, they might start believing in global warming and in the failure of trickle-down economics, too...
Comment Re:Linus is just a mean old asshole... (Score 5, Informative) 1501
From one of the more recent things he engaged his primary flame-cannon over, the person he aimed it at did screw up pretty badly and for no apparent reason (I mean, seriously, submitting code that you don't know if it works and you admit is probably not necessary? Don't do that).
So no, I don't think he's a dick for the sake of being a dick - he's a dick because people shouldn't be submitting things that are broken and that kind of person deserves to be told off.
As the main target for said outburst, it was definitely an epic f*ckup on my part. When I got the email, I pretty much chuckled and then said I need to do some damage control. I was not in any way offended. Linus later said:
For example, my latest cursing explosion was for the x86 maintainers, and it comes from the fact that I *know* they know to do better. The x86 tip pulls have generally been through way more testing than most other pulls I get (not just compiling, but even booting randconfigs etc). So when an x86 pull request comes in that clearly missed that expected level of quality, I go to town.
That is part of why I don't get offended when Linus curses at me.
Comment Re:Why not build a new Gen3 plant at the site? (Score 1) 266
Why not build a new Gen3 plant at the same site? Because we now know the site is seismically unsuitable. Otherwise it would have been a good idea.
Comment Re:Performance per Watt (Score 2) 189
I do kernel hacking on airplanes. 'nuff said.
Comment SELinux on the host (Score 3, Interesting) 212
Make sure you have SELinux enabled (and enforcing!) on the VM host, and keep the VMM software updated... there sometimes are security holes in VMM software which can be exploited. SELinux can help contain a breached VMM.
Comment Re:Sheesh (Score 2) 318
It turns out the frequencies used in the US for certain types of cordless phones are used, in Switzerland, by the Swiss military
I guess it was a Swiss Army phone?
Comment Travelling in the flesh... (Score 1) 629
I have seen a lot of bits about why interstellar travel may never be practical. All of them seem to assume not only travel in the flesh, but round-trip travel. Realistically, by the time we can build something that can travel to the stars, it seems quite likely that we also can download conciousness into a robot. Send a robotic (one-way) mission to build bodies and transmission equipment, then have the real travellers download themselves, or copies of themselves, via radio. No need for life support or suffer through the boredom of even relativistic travel.
Comment Re:in joules. please (Score 1) 151
1 PeV is approximately 160 microjoule.
Comment Re:To be fair... (Score 1) 434
Use taxes are definitely enforced for big-ticket items where use can be established, such as automobiles or airplanes.
Comment Poorer countries (Score 5, Insightful) 154
20 Mbps for $20? Easier said than done in the United States of Monopolies.
Google Glass Will Identify People By Clothing 115
recoiledsnake writes "This article notes, 'A new technology built into Google Glass, dug up by New Scientist, takes Google Glass from interesting to down right creepy. Google Glass can now pick a person out of crowd based on their fashion style. The system, InSight, developed in partnership with Google, will take a nice little moment to assess the clothing in frame, and then point out exactly where your friends are in busy settings like a bar, concert, or sporting event. It could probably point you out in a protest, or shopping mall too.' We previously discussed the disorienting effects on the wearer of the device."
