Comment Backblaze (Score 1) 326
I use backblaze http://www.backblaze.com/ for off-site backups. $50/year for unlimited storage is more than reasonable. I currently have about 2.5TB backed up there.
Comment Re:new weight new meters (Score 1) 825
This was true when the dollar coin was replaced. The replacement had to have the same dimensions and weight. But, show me a vending machine that accepts pennies...
Comment Poor detection (Score 4, Interesting) 263
I've been getting significantly MORE spam in the last month. I would assume that they base their metrics on how much spam was caught and identified. Since apparently more is getting through to me now, the article should really be titled "Significant Decline of Spam DETECTION".
Comment This just confirms my feeling... (Score 0, Redundant) 472
I've always said that Windows was a virus.
Linux Kernel 2.6.32 Released 195
diegocg writes "Linus Torvalds has officially released the version 2.6.32 of the Linux kernel. New features include virtualization memory de-duplication, a rewrite of the writeback code faster and more scalable, many important Btrfs improvements and speedups, ATI R600/R700 3D and KMS support and other graphic improvements, a CFQ low latency mode, tracing improvements including a 'perf timechart' tool that tries to be a better bootchart, soft limits in the memory controller, support for the S+Core architecture, support for Intel Moorestown and its new firmware interface, run-time power management support, and many other improvements and new drivers. See the full changelog for more details."
Your Cat Wants Armor 3
What would you get if you crossed The Society for Creative Anachronism with an old cat lady? Cat armor of course. Now the age old question of whether or not a cat thrown into battle lands on its feet can be answered. To keep the playing field level, they've also made mouse armor.
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