Comment Where is Dune II in this list? (Score 0) 73
Where is Dune II from Westwood Studios? "It was with the release of Dune II from Westwood Studios (1992) that real-time strategy became recognized as a distinct genre of video games".
The IPv4 Internet Hiccups 248
New submitter pla writes: Due to a new set of routes published yesterday, the internet has effectively undergone a schism. All routers with a TCAM allocation of 512k (or less), in particular Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 7600's, have started randomly forgetting portions of the internet. 'Cisco also warned its customers in May that this BGP problem was coming and that, in particular, a number of routers and networking products would be affected. There are workarounds, and, of course the equipment could have been replaced. But, in all too many cases this was not done. ... Unfortunately, we can expect more hiccups on the Internet as ISPs continue to deal with the BGP problem." Is it time to switch to all IPv6 yet?
Comment Re:This is slashdot? (Score 1) 2254
BlackBerry browser also can't handle this sidebar correctly. And the site is noticeably slower to display now...
Comment Locate soldiers by their radio emissions? (Score 1) 217
I just wonder how easy the enemy can pinpoint the soldiers now by monitoring the radio emissions from their new communications hardware? Try writing software for it that understands it has to "shut up" at certain critical moments, and not just go calling out to base with information requests...
Comment Re:It's a convertible? (Score 3, Interesting) 560
I used to own a speedboat and I checked the speed limits on the Thames with the PLA (Port of London Authority) and Environment Agency.
Now it works like this:
Upstream of Teddington Lock, the river is considered non-tidal and is the responsibility of the Environment Agency and has an 8 knot speed limit.
Below Teddington Lock it's the PLA who are the responsible Navigation Authority and they say: No speed limit.
Yes, I was surprised.
So, yes, I could drive this car to my nearest public slipway (In Woolwich), drive it into the river and bash the waves at 30mph, drive out at Richmond and drive the rest of the way to work.
Fantastic!
Now it works like this:
Upstream of Teddington Lock, the river is considered non-tidal and is the responsibility of the Environment Agency and has an 8 knot speed limit.
Below Teddington Lock it's the PLA who are the responsible Navigation Authority and they say: No speed limit.
Yes, I was surprised.
So, yes, I could drive this car to my nearest public slipway (In Woolwich), drive it into the river and bash the waves at 30mph, drive out at Richmond and drive the rest of the way to work.
Fantastic!
