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Best Format For OS X and Linux HDD? 253

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 01, 2010 @04:51PM from the cross-the-beams dept.

dogmatixpsych writes "I work in a neuroimaging laboratory. We mainly use OS X but we have computers running Linux and we have colleagues using Linux. Some of the work we do with Magnetic Resonance Images produces files that are upwards of 80GB. Due to HIPAA constraints, IT differences between departments, and the size of files we create, storage on local and portable media is the best option for transporting images between laboratories. What disk file system do Slashdot readers recommend for our external HDDs so that we can readily read and write to them using OS X and Linux? My default is to use HFS+ without journaling but I'm looking to see if there are better suggestions that are reliable, fast, and allow read/write access in OS X and Linux."

Doubled Yield For Bio-Fuel From Waste 97

Posted by timothy on Wednesday June 30, 2010 @02:51PM from the what-about-the-oil-from-anything-guy? dept.

hankwang writes "Dutch chemical company DSM announced a new process for production of ethanol from agricultural waste. Most bio-fuel ethanol now is produced from food crops such as corn and sugar cane. Ethanol produced from cellulose would use waste products such as wood chips, citrus peel, and straw. The new process is claimed to increase the yield by a factor of two compared to existing processes, thanks to new enzymes and special yeast strains."

Comment The glory is still there (Score 1) 623

by supe on Monday September 28, 2009 @02:34PM (#29569481) Attached to: Has the Glory Gone Out of Working In IT?

At least for me. But then, I spend most of my time under the desks of beautiful women that prefer to go commando and where short skirts, connecting peripherals they don't need. Oh, wait a minute, that's the job I had.

Comment Going or coming? (Score 2, Interesting) 447

by supe on Thursday September 24, 2009 @07:11PM (#29534803) Attached to: High-Tech Gadgets Can Pose Problems At Mexican Border

What's the search pattern for *leaving* the US?
Are the boarder countries as paranoid as the US?

Comment The Children (Score 1) 368

by supe on Wednesday July 08, 2009 @02:44PM (#28626323) Attached to: Human Sperm Produced In the Laboratory

These sperm will produce will never leave your basement or get off your lawn!

Submission + - An Unidentified flying object has been reported at

Submitted by

BigBadJohnny

on Monday July 23, 2007 @05:24PM

BigBadJohnny writes: "Brother, can this really be the end!! http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/115060/an _unidentified_flying_object_ufo_has.html "As we passed the C Terminal on the Alpha taxiway we observed a dark gray hazy round object hovering over OHare Intl Airport." Hi to Radio's own George Nurrey!"

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