seigniory - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Maybe selection bias (Score 1) 383

by seigniory on Sunday July 01, 2012 @12:22AM (#40508803) Attached to: Gmail Takes Largest Webmail Service Crown

As long as you can control basic DNS records for your domain (GoDaddy even lets you do that) you can set the MX record for the domain to be the Dynamic DNS address and the whole thing should work just fine.

I've never actually tested it, but it sounds like it would work in theory.

DNS RFCs **require** that your MX records refer to IP addresses, not A or CNAME, which you'd get via a Dynamic DNS service.

I don't recall which RFC(s) at the moment, sorry.

Submission + - PlayBook OS update delayed, maybe forever (itworld.com)

Submitted by bdking on Wednesday October 26, 2011 @02:24PM

bdking writes: Good news, tethering fans! That PlayBook OS upgrade you were expecting this month has been pushed back until February. And even if it actually happens, RIM says it won't include a native BBM app. Old school rules!

Comment Re:Nope... (Score 1) 239

by seigniory on Monday September 12, 2011 @08:38AM (#37375510) Attached to: 5 Years In Prison For Selling Fake Cisco Gear

Cisco gear is *made* in China. We're not dealing with pin-heads here, if they wanted to "backdoor" routers, they would at least attempt to "backdoor" the real things with Chinese operatives in Chinese factories where these routers are made, while on Chinese soil...

Nice FUD. Most Cisco gear is assembled in Mexico from parts sourced worldwide.

Comment Re:How about Google does this.... (Score 1) 258

by seigniory on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @11:57AM (#35734016) Attached to: Google Loses Autocomplete Defamation Case

Geolocate source ip addresses.

This would be fine if Google (and others) didn't constantly mis-locate my home and work IPs. In fact, today, Google thinks that my office IPs are coming from the UK. My range is an old UUNet IP block, hasn't changed in 13 years, and whois (still) shows things properly registered to my physical address. In the past 12 months, Google has considered my office IPs to have been "in" Canada, California, UK, and Japan (should be NY state).

My home IP(s) (VZ FiOS) have had me in Virginia, Canada, and NJ in the same timeframe.

The problem doesn't seem to be limited to Google, either. www.elgato.com showed me their UK site this morning, too, but I can't be sure if they geolocated me by IP address, or by an AdWords session cookie. At the same time, cnn.com, apple.com, etc. see me where I should be, as do a few "what is my IP address" websites.

Anyone have any ideas how this whole geolocation thing actually works nowadays?

Comment Re:Co-op? (Score 1) 136

by seigniory on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @11:47AM (#35733868) Attached to: Gearbox Boss Bemoans Superfluous Multiplayer Modes

so far I haven't seen a SINGLE game in years that offers the ability for you to play through the story mode with a friend/spouse/etc.

Gears of War series. This is how CoOp should be done.

Comment Re:More Magnesium (Score 1) 347

by seigniory on Thursday November 25, 2010 @11:07PM (#34347148) Attached to: Anxiety and IT?

If you suffer from anxiety (and even if you don't) I suggest you take a magnesium supplement, preferably magnesium citrate or magnesium ororate. Magnesium helps you relax.

+1 HILARIOUS

Comment Re:Whats a datacenter? (Score 1) 246

by seigniory on Wednesday October 13, 2010 @11:21AM (#33882958) Attached to: Feds Discover 1,000 More Government Data Centers

From TFA: "The process defined a data center as any room larger than 500 square feet dedicated to data processing..."

Mass Effect 2 Announced For Early 2010 72

Posted by Soulskill on Friday March 20, 2009 @12:12AM from the allegedly-no-holds-barred dept.

Bioware has confirmed rumors that development for the sequel to Mass Effect is well under way, and they're planning on a release in early 2010. They mentioned PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game, but no information was given about a possible PS3 version. CVG has a write-up of what we know about Mass Effect 2 so far. Quoting: "In the shooting department the developer's official announcement promises 'intensified combat' and 'expanded weapon options.' We're hoping some of the work goes on improving the game's shooting mechanics, which were solid enough but could certainly do with some polishing to meet 2010 standards — especially in the cover system department. As for 'expanded weapon options,' we can only assume this refers to the in-depth gun tweaking and customisation options available in Mass Effect 1."

Comment My Sperm Rul3z! (Score 1) 902

by seigniory on Thursday February 26, 2009 @12:41AM (#26993629) Attached to: Designer Babies

I have 3 kids. All are gorgeous and free from any genetic defects. I got lucky, but so what? I am FIRMLY against any manufactured competition for my offspring. Do it naturally, I say!

Seriously though, knowing that my spermies and my wife's eggs are worth a few million... TOTALLY awesome.

Antec Releases "Skeleton" PC Case 124

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday October 13, 2008 @05:22PM from the case-but-not-a-case dept.

ThinSkin writes "It is appropriate to say that Antec was 'thinking outside the box' when the idea of the 'Skeleton' PC Case sprung to mind. The Antec Skeleton is an open-air PC case with a pair of shelves for the motherboard and other components — held up by arching arms. There are no side panels. This is ideal for the computer user who is constantly fidgeting with his PC parts, or someone who wants to show off his fancy components. Just have a compressed air can nearby. There is also a slideshow of Antec Skeleton images available."

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