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Comment: Re:Another nail in the coffin (Score 1) 134

by MiniMike (#40200273) Attached to: 'Legitimized' Cyberwar Opens Pandora's Box of Dirty Tricks

...Thing is, just recently the US stated that they view a cyber attack as an act of war. Given how targeted Stuxnet was,...

Due to the limited scope, maybe Stuxnet should be classified as a Cyber-Police-Action?

Iran, a country that has no history of aggression...

Oh please. Do you mean except for massive funding and arming of terrorist groups in other countries? The U.S. may not be completely clean on this one, but don't pretend that Iran is even close to being innocent here.

Hypocrisy. The very worst of human traits.

Exactly. Here we agree.

Comment: Re:12 of these centers, spaced out evenly (Score 1) 160

by MiniMike (#40165769) Attached to: Is a "Net Zero" Data Center Possible?

How about two data centers- one at each pole? Each one would have 6 months of sunlight, although probably at a high air mass. Cooling would not be much of a problem, some of that heat might even be appreciated (first data center to request P4's?). You might need weapons to defend against polar bears (if the North Pole ice is thick enough), but fewer than to defend a data center in any of the areas mentioned above. The penguins at the South Pole might be a welcome sight. I don't think the connectivity problems would be much worse than for the equatorial data centers on ships.

Comment: Re:Devil's Advocate (Score 1) 181

by MiniMike (#39941011) Attached to: Homeland Security: New Body Scanners Have Issues

b) most importantly, couldn't that had been implemented from the start of the project, out of respect for the citizen?

(emphasis added)

That made me laugh in a sad, sad way. I wouldn't even say that respect for citizens seems low on their list of priorities, rather it seems the opposite is quite important to them.

You're all clear now, kid. Now blow this thing so we can all go home. -- Han Solo

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