Comment Re:Not apathy... (Score 1) 432
I think the word that should be here is animosity (i.e. hatred) and not antipathy (dislike). My $.02.
Submission + - NOAA chief "Dr. Jane" denies "oil plumes" in Gulf (wordpress.com)
looncanada writes: Federal oceanography boss Jane Lubchenco has joined minds with BP chief exec Tony "I would like my life back" Hayward in denying that sub-surface oil plumes exist or that they pose a threat to deepwater marine life. Scientists working for NOAA's own agency seem to disagree.
Submission + - New Drug Type Promotes Natural Antioxidant Defense (dartmouth.edu)
Billybob Jr. writes: Researchers at Dartmouth College and Medical School are finding continued success with synthetic triterpenoids, a new family of drugs they have developed. These compounds are potent inducers of the Nrf2 molecule that regulates the body's own antioxidant defenses. Conceived in the 1990s by two chemistry professors, the drugs "magnify the anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties of triterpenoids that occur naturally in plants" by nearly 500,000 times. In addition to Cancer, further research has also found significant results in the treatment and prevention of Diabetes, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, chronic kidney disease, age-related macular degeneration and emphysema, and even obesity. The drugs are now being tested by Reata Pharmaceuticals in Phase I human trials.
Submission + - Police officers seek right not to be recorded (gizmodo.com) 1
linzeal writes: When the police act as though cameras were the equivalent of guns pointed at them, there is a sense in which they are correct. Cameras have become the most effective weapon that ordinary people have to protect against and to expose police abuse. And the police want it to stop. Judges, juries and legislatures support the police overwhelmingly on this issue with only a few cases where those accused of "shooting" the cops being vindicated through the courts.
Comment Re:2TB with 512-byte sectors (Score 1) 467
But you do take a performance hit on writing as two sectors have to be modified and rewritten if any data changes. This is why VMWare places such a priority on you getting it right. EMC and NetApp also have a lot of technical literature on why it is so important.
Submission + - Mythbusters "Peeing on 3rd Rail" Busted! (msn.com) 3
n0tWorthy writes: Mythbusters stated that the myth that you could be electrocuted by peeing on the 3rd rail was "busted" as the stream would be broken up due to distance and there wouldn't be a continuous path for the electrical current to follow. This seems to be refuted by a Monsanto Washington man that was found electrocuted after urinating into a ditch that had a downed power line.
"...there will be an autopsy but burn marks indicated the way the electricity traveled through Messenger's body." Ouch!
"...there will be an autopsy but burn marks indicated the way the electricity traveled through Messenger's body." Ouch!
Comment Re:mirror please? (Score 3, Informative) 323
And some other salient responses:
Michael Bristow says:
2010-02-12 at 11:48
I had a machine come across my bench with this issue, first thing Wednesday morning. One of the first things I tried was running SFC form an ERD boot disk. it replaced several files including atapi.sys, but was still would not boot. only way to get the PC back up and running was to remove the patch.
Multiple scans, with no infection detected, and I tried re-installing the patch, only to get right back to Blue Screens.
In short, there is obviously more going on than just a problem with infected atapi.sys files.
Jim Blizzard says:
2010-02-12 at 12:00
Very nice work Patrick,
We have seen this occur on a few machines at the FAA so I wrote a vbscript to loop through an
Comment Re:mirror please? (Score 3, Informative) 323
I just happen to have it open in another window:
Microsoft Update KB977165 triggering widespread BSOD One of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" security fixes is triggering a widespread "Blue Screen of Death" problem. The cause is not the update itself, but an existing infection. So far, reports suggest that this problem affects Windows XP and Windows Vista. Once the update is applied and the system rebooted, Windows will bluescreen at boot. When booted to Safe Mode, the system will freeze. Removing the update from the Windows Recovery Console or using live media will get the system booting again, at least until the update is reapplied. I have found that the root cause is an infection of %System32\drivers\atapi.sys, and that replacing this file with a clean version will get the system booting normally. This is not the first time that an infection hitting atapi.sys has caused updates to trigger bluescreens. If you are running Windows and have not yet applied this update, make sure you scan your computer thoroughly for infections before applying this update. If you are experiencing this problem, get your computer to a professional that can replace the infected atapi.sys and clean any other malware from your computer. References: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8209 http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/73cea559-ebbd-4274-96bc-e292b69f2fd1 Detailed Repair Instructions Using the Windows XP Recovery Console 1. Boot from your Windows installation CD Insert your Windows installation CD and boot your computer. If your computer is not set to boot from CD first, you may need to reconfigure your BIOS or press a boot menu key (often F12, F8 or Esc). If you are unsure of how to do this, consult your favorite geek. As soon as the boot starts, you should see a message like "Press any key to boot from CD..." - press a key. 2. Start the Recovery Console After the CD loads (it may take a minute), you will be presented with a few choices. One of these options is to start a recovery by pressing "R". Press "R" to launch the Recovery Console. * You may be asked to choose a Windows installation. If so, choose the damaged installation (probably "1). * You may be prompted for the Administrator password. If you do not have one, press "Enter". 3. Identify your CD drive letter You should now be at the command prompt. Enter the following command: map Look for the drive letter for your CD drive. It may look something like this: D: \Device\CdRom0 In this case, your CD drive is "D:". 4. Replace ATAPI.SYS Enter the following, replacing "D:" with your CD drive: cd system32\drivers ren atapi.sys atapi.old expand D:\i386\atapi.sy_ You should see the message "1 file(s) expanded." - this indicates you have succeeded. 5. Reboot and scan for malware Reboot your computer. With a little luck, your computer will now boot normally. Because this problem is caused by malware, you should immediately scan your computer with up-to-date antivirus software. Tags: Malware, Security, Windows This entry was posted on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 17:22 and is filed under Security. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
Comment Re:gonna have to pass (Score 1) 228
By using vacation time you could double your income and spend your days on an extended vacation from your dual monitors. Win - win.
Comment Re:Another reason not to fly via Heathrow (Score 2, Insightful) 821
America: No longer free, no longer brave.
A sad time to be American IMHO.
Comment Re:Deja'vu (Score 1) 107
Kind of like the "free" digital copy of Harry Potter that comes with the latest Blue-Ray? The download sits at 0% forever on Windows 7 x64 and their site states they only support XP. Now that I have "redeemed" my code I can't use it on an old XP laptop that would at least be a supported OS. Big media are asshats.
Comment It's the money grubbing root authorities... (Score 1) 660
that have led us to this. Certificates should cost no more than $10 yet Verisign wants $1000 for a 1 year enhanced web site certificate. Thawte wants $995 for 2 years. Out and out piracy is my opinion. I'm pretty sure that there would be a lot more security in the small businesses I support if I could buy them certificates for $25.
Comment A better location (Score 4, Funny) 572
They should build it in Washington DC
Best Man Rigs Newlyweds' Bed To Tweet During Sex 272
When an UK man was asked to be the best man at a friend's wedding he agreed that he would not pull any pranks before or during the ceremony. Now the groom wishes he had extended the agreement to after the blessed occasion as well. The best man snuck into the newlyweds' house while they were away on their honeymoon and placed a pressure-sensitive device under their mattress. The device now automatically tweets when the couple have sex. The updates include the length of activity and how vigorous the act was on a scale of 1-10.
Comment Re:Population and cancer (Score 1) 235
I beat it because I went in once I found a lump in my neck and they were able to claim "early detection". Most people ignore things until they get painful, I didn't and that has lead to to survival. I was treated with surgery (a radical left neck dissection), Radiation (primary treatment, 71 rads of IMRT proton beam radiation over 33 doses in 6 weeks) and chemo (secondary treatment, cisplatin once a week for 6 weeks). Pretty much any cancer found in the head/neck will be at a stage 4 level because it's big and has a very good blood supply. I was given anywhere from 60% to 90% odds of 5 year survival depending on the doctor. I am at 4 years since diagnosis right now. It wasn't genetic, smoking or drinking caused. It may have been caused by the HPV virus but as far as I know that testing wasn't done. My tumors are in a tumor bank though so they can be used for research.
