Comment: Re:new weight new meters (Score 1) 805
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...
Better Communication of Climate Science can Cut Cl->
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Harperdog
Harperdog writes "Andrew Revkin has a nice post with a couple of videos that help explain the difference between climate and weather, and why the 3 parts of climate science add up to a sum that equals warming. Some good links included."
Link to Original Source
Link to Original Source
Any 4G Carrier/Hotspots combinations that don't bl
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Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "Just got a Verizon MiFi 4510L Hotspot and was disappointed to find that standard VOIP Traffic (SIP port 5060) is blocked either in the hot spot or by Verizon. Other reports (untested) suggest that other services such as Polycom style video conferencing are blocked as well.
I know how to tunnel traffic to get around these issues, (with pain and performance hits) but would prefer to return this unit and get something else.
Are there any US carriers with 4G hotspots that provide full net access without various blocks?"
I know how to tunnel traffic to get around these issues, (with pain and performance hits) but would prefer to return this unit and get something else.
Are there any US carriers with 4G hotspots that provide full net access without various blocks?"
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
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CmdrTaco
from the download-compile-reboot-repeat dept.
from the download-compile-reboot-repeat dept.
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
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samzenpus
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.