Comment: Re:Abstract says it all (Score 1) 155
When I saw it, it said "Hello Slashdot". Interesting, don't you think?
Comment: Re:ROI (Score 2, Interesting) 710
Provided the claim has any base in reality. I have been using CFLs for years, and so far my luck with them has been uniformly bad. They burn out in 3 to 6 months in my application. Possibly my environment is too hot for the electronics inside.
Comment: Re:I thought they.. (Score 2, Informative) 635
I know a psychiatrist, and he told me that the test is no longer in general use precisely because it's in the public domain. He said, with perfect logic, that since there's no way of knowing whether the patient has seen the "right" answers, there's no validity to the results.
Comment: I wonder how the Goatse guy makes his living? (Score 1) 681
I mean, well, that classic photo wouldn't impress very many employers....
Comment: Re:Polite (Score 1) 686
I've been on the US DNC list since it started. While I do get fewer calls than before, being on the list has never stopped the nuisance.
RIAA Website Hacked 247
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CmdrTaco
from the maybe-someone-just-typed-rm--rf dept.
from the maybe-someone-just-typed-rm--rf dept.
gattaca writes "A lack of security controls allowed hackers to "wipe" the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) website on Sunday.
The existence of an SQL injection attack on the RIAA's site came to light via social network news site Reddit. Soon after hackers were making merry, turning the site into a blank slate, among other things.
The RIAA has restored RIAA.org, although whether it's any more secure than before remains open to question, TorrentFreak reports."
First Evidence Of Under-Ice Volcanoes In Antarctica 186
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Zonk
from the a-touch-extreme dept.
from the a-touch-extreme dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The first evidence of a volcanic eruption from beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been discovered by members of the British Antarctic Survey. The volcano on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet began erupting some 2,000 years ago and remains active to this day. Using airborne ice-sounding radar, scientists discovered a layer of ash produced by a 'subglacial' volcano. It extends across an area larger than Wales."