Comment Re:where is ATT and comcast with IPV6? (Score 3, Insightful) 460
Busy counting their profit and laughing over all the money you think they want to spend on IPV6 upgrades.
Comment Re:8 keywords? (Score 1) 394
For EXTREME challenge limit yourself to 8 bits!
Submission + - Data breach at University of North Florida
the_macman writes: I received this email today from my University.Personal data (SSN, DOB, Name) data breach affects 106,884 people. "Between September 24, 2010 and September 29, 2010, a University of North Florida file containing the personal information of high school and college students (and others interested in UNF) may have been accessed by unauthorized persons outside the United States. While immediate steps were taken to contain this breach and to prevent further unauthorized access, UNF is notifying the 106,884 people impacted by this breach. A total of 106,884 people could have been impacted by this breach. Of those:52,853 had their names and social security numbers compromised. UNF is sending these individuals letters and e-mails to inform them of what happened and protective steps they may take. 54,031 had their names and dates of birth compromised. While we have no proof that information was actually stolen, because your personal information was involved we are notifying you about this event so that you may take steps to protect your financial information. We suggest that you follow the advice of the Federal Trade Commission located on their website: www.ftc.gov/idtheft/ We also recommend that you place a fraud alert on your credit file."
Comment Re:Or...versimplification (Score 1) 477
I could have rooted my phone and tethered it, but I chose to get the 3G stick to be fair
Why in the fuck are you taking some non-existant bullshit moral high ground for a company that will fuck you seven ways from sunday without a moments notice and would charge you everytime you pressed a button on your phone if they could. Fuck all these companies to hell. I don't give a shit about their profit margin and I'll do anything and everything to screw them back.
Comment Re:competition? (Score 1) 775
Comment Re:Freedom (Score 1) 304
Know what? Illegal shit happens all the time and the law doesn't give a shit because it's business. Think hiring illegal immigrants. Me thinks you don't have the perspective of a waitress. What's more important to a waitress busting her ass to pay her bills: Demanding more wages against the will of her boss and threatening legal action if he doesn't cooperate or making money? You decide smart guy.
Comment Re:Awesome. How do I do that? (Score 1) 148
As an engineer you'll draw the model in CAD using software like Solidworks. Then you'll use other software tools that let you program code to tell a CNC machine HOW to make your model from a solid block of aluminum. Then you feed the code into a CNC machine and let it go to work on the block. If you did everything correctly you have a new calculator case if you botched it, you have to start over.
A local machine shop will be able to help you with this. CAD software is expensive but if you're interested in learning, Google Sketchup is free and comes with TONS of online tutorials. It's the simplest of simplest of simple CAD programs but you can learn the basics using Sketchup.
Comment Re:Power from the people (Score 1) 926
Wait, you can detain and arrest people in the States as a citizen?
You sure fucking can...in theory
Comment Stupid for people outside the car, but (Score 1) 86
at least it's free wifi for people inside the car. But yea, it's a bit dishonest to call this free public wifi. I'm not sure if slashdot interpreted the article incorrectly or if the company is just really inept and actually thinks thousands of moving wifi APs will create a sustainable public wifi network.
Comment AWESOME! (Score 3, Interesting) 119
Excellent! First article I see after watching this. 2027 is only 17 years away!!!
Comment Umm.....it SHOULD be cheaper! (Score 4, Funny) 232
Gee...imagine that. Introduce a method that eliminates the need of ALL packaging costs, ware house storage, shipping costs, duplicating hardware, the initial cost of the physical media, the cost of printed manuals, and customers expect the price to go DOWN? Plus we have get the added benefit of DRM lock in! Who do they think they are? Don't they understand we need to profit at all costs?! The audacity.
Comment Can someone fucking explain this to me? (Score 2, Interesting) 386
Explain this to me. Water is renewable. It's not getting gobbled up. It's not getting ruined. We're not "running" out of drinking water. It's not syphoning out of the planet. The whole fucking planet is water. It's stupid easy to desalinate water and purify toxic water for drinking. My wife is always telling me about the water crisis. I'm like what fucking crisis? Water isn't going anywhere. Desalination is expensive but it will become cheaper when we need it. Supply and demand. Fossil fuels--THERE is something you should be worried about.
Comment Re:How much of the it is 25yrs old? (Score 1) 125
Well shit....I guess I was wrong. I assume your work for USA or NASA? We got the VIP tour, had to put on bunny suits and they took us all throughout the Orbiter Processing Facility and inside the shuttle. It freaking blew my mind that basically an entire building engulfs the orbiter for inspection. If you're on the outside of the structure, you really can't see the shuttle on the inside, just a HUGE steel structure. I think if more people had access to the VIP tour your average retard voter wouldn't think NASA is full of fail. They have no fucking clue at all what they're talking about. We also got to ride the elevator up on the launch pad. Boy is that fucking scary.
Comment Re:How much of the it is 25yrs old? (Score 4, Interesting) 125
I've actually been inside the Atlantis. I was lucky enough to receive the VIP tour. I'm gonna glow your mind. The technicians there say *every inch* of wire is removed and closely examined after every launch. So yea, I would agree with OP, the shuttle basically gets gutted after launch. How much is replaced after each inspection I can't say.
Fun fact: the shuttle bay doors are only designed to be opened in space. If opened on earth their own weight would rip the hinges apart. During inspection the doors are supported by huge braces.
Oblig Picture:
http://imgur.com/7pBjO.jpg
Comment Re:They don't care about the problems today. (Score 1) 430
See here's the thing. If piracy rates dropped to 0 tomorrow, DRM wouldn't vanish. Sales wouldn't sky rocket. You'd still hear execs screaming at the top of their lungs that piracy is killing the industry and harsher DRM is needed. The end state of DRM is control, not piracy. Ideally publishers want a closed platform (see consoles), where they can force micro-payments for DLC and updates. Also making you pay multiple times for the same product (see iTunes). So fuck you and your DRM. Stop fucking over the legitimate customer and focus on writing better games etc etc etc. Piracy will ALWAYS exist. Get over it and work around it. You can't control it.
