danfairs - Slashdot User

Comment trial and error is good (Score 2) 85

by spooky ghost on Wednesday September 14, 2011 @06:04PM (#37404150) Attached to: Algorithm Predicts New Superhard Materials

Is avoiding the trial and error step advisable? Certainly it won't always give you a material with the desired property but how many times do those 'errors' have their own unique benefits? For example the search for a synthetic rubber gave us silly putty.

Comment Re:you can't fully remove the Administrator accoun (Score 1) 200

by spooky ghost on Sunday August 28, 2011 @03:00PM (#37235418) Attached to: New Worm Morto Using RDP To Infect Windows PCs

But you can use a gpo to rename the local administrator account across your domain or rename it on single machines via lusrmgr.

Flight 447 'Black Box' Decoded 449

Posted by timothy on Friday May 27, 2011 @07:01PM from the impressive-feats-come-in-waves dept.

fermion writes "An initial report has been released by the BEA concerning the details of the last minutes of Flight 447 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. According the report, the autopilot disengaged and stall warning engaged at 2 hours 10 minutes and 5 seconds into the flight. Less than 2 minutes later the recorded speeds became invalid. At 2 hours 14 minutes and 28 seconds, the recording stopped. The final vertical speed was recorded around 10,912 ft/min."

Comment Dupe (Score 1) 13

by spooky ghost on Sunday November 21, 2010 @10:53AM (#34297988) Attached to: Dell Knew About Computer Failures

Copy and paste the insightful comments from http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/11/19/1931231 to boost your karma!

Comment Re:Do they taste good with fava beens and chianti? (Score 1) 154

by spooky ghost on Tuesday November 02, 2010 @03:40PM (#34104646) Attached to: Miniature Human Livers Grown In Lab

But really, what would be the ethical implications of eating lab grown human tissue?

UK Government Plans 10-Year Database of Citizens' Travel 289

Posted by timothy on Monday February 09, 2009 @04:54AM from the always-on-vacation-in-oceania dept.

moderators_are_w*nke writes "The UK government is planning yet another database to track its citizens, this time keeping track of their movements in and out of the country for ten years. Just like all their other databases, this one 'is essential in the fight against crime, illegal immigration and [of course] terrorism.'" I'd be very surprised if the US is not already doing this, and just not making a point to let anyone know.

Comment Re:Is it just me... (Score 4, Informative) 191

by spooky ghost on Monday June 02, 2008 @03:53AM (#23624179) Attached to: An Imaginative Use For CCTVs

They probably would have got further making the request under the UK Data Protection Act.

Journal Journal: Glaciers swim In and Out of meat that looks like genitalia. 6

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @05:23AM

Glaciers swim - like meat.
In and Out - More meat than you can shake butter at. A stick of butter.
of meat that looks like genitalia. - or vice versa.

More useful stuff!:

Comment DDA Compliance? (Score 4, Informative) 321

by danfairs on Saturday December 18, 2004 @07:09AM (#11123813) Attached to: Google Suggest Dissected

We have something called the disability discrimination act here in the UK, which pretty much rules out many interesting uses of Javascript if things like screen readers can't process them, and if there's no other way of providing that enhanced functionality to disabled users.

As others have commented here, I'm not convinced that the Google feature is in fact much more than eye-candy; and thus, since it doesn't really add any functionality, isn't really covered by the DDA. However, as soon as it actually becomes useful for something, then it will be covered; and I don't fancy the job of getting JAWS or something like that to interpret the JS in a meaningful way!

Comment Last Post (Score 1) 56

by $$$$$exyGal on Thursday August 19, 2004 @09:58AM (#10011896) Attached to: shout outs

Thanks for thinking of me, first. Have a great day.

Journal Journal: I'm a man 15

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Friday May 21, 2004 @02:30AM

It's time to tell the truth. I am a 55 year-old man. My name is Andy Kaufman, and I live in New York City.

I am sincerely sorry to everyone for all my lies.

--Andy

Journal Journal: Slashdot History: Hurrah for the ZEROES! 7

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Thursday March 18, 2004 @12:52PM

A few irrefutable facts about humans:

They see faces everywhere.
They are biodegradable.
Base 10 zeroes excite them.

Here's a little something to excite you:

Journal Journal: Governor Schwarzenegger: The First 100 Gays 6

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @12:11AM

HahHahahahaHAHAh!

What a clever play on words I made ;-)

Next journal topic: Coming soon!

Journal Journal: Bill Clinton likes naked naked naked naked naked naked . . . 8

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Saturday January 31, 2004 @11:40AM

Journal Journal: Merry Christmas -- $$$$$exyGal

Journal by $$$$$exyGal on Wednesday December 24, 2003 @11:20PM

It's not the new year yet, but it seems like a good time to give thanks.

Long story short, I've had a good year. Great job, short commute, and dating again. I've become focused, but with great flexibility. I'm not sweating the big stuff, or the small stuff. The good stuff is in the middle.

May your holidays be commercial-free,
$$$$$exyGal

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