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Sci-Fi

Large, Slow Airships Could Move Buildings 184

Algorithmnast writes "The Economist has a short article on using big, slow-moving airships to move large objects without the need to dismantle them. The company mentioned, Skylifter, refers to the lifting ship as an 'aerial crane,' not a Thor weapon. It could easily help move research labs to new parts of the Antarctic, or allow a Solar Tower to be inserted into an area that's difficult to drive to, such as a mesa in New Mexico."
Businesses

SCO Assets Going To October Auction 217

An anonymous reader noted that the SCO Group is having a bankruptcy auction in October. The article says 'After bankruptcy in September 2007, SCO and an affiliate filed schedules listing combined assets of $14.2 million and debt totaling $5.2 million.' I wonder if we could all chip in and buy something as a sort of 'Thanks for being a pimple on the face of humanity' present.
Education

NAMCO Takes Down Student Pac-man Project 218

An anonymous reader writes "The core of how people first learn to do stuff — programming, music, writing, etc. — is to imitate others. It's one of the best ways to learn. Apparently a bunch of students using MIT's educational Scratch programming language understand this. But not everyone else does. NAMCO Bandai sent a takedown notice to MIT because some kids had recreated Pac-man with Scratch. The NAMCO letter is pretty condescending as well, noting that it understands the educational purpose of Scratch, but 'part of their education should include concern for the intellectual property of others.'"

Comment Maxpedition products are the answer (Score 1) 763

My keys are stored and grouped on individual key rings. All four key rings are joined with two key rings made from aviation cable available from here: http://countycomm.com/ring.htm I wear a Maxpedition Keyper key retention loop on my belt that the key rings attach to. The Keyper is available here: http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/KEYPER-34p203.htm Other non-key objects that are part of my everyday carry include a Gerber flashlight, a fingernail clipper, and store loyalty cards. I don't think it's a good idea for one to only use one's pockets for storing any physical object that you need with you on a daily basis. This includes your keys, wallet, cell phone, change, etc. I highly recommend the use of a belt bag that can keep your wallet, cell phone, change, and other objects from getting lost. What I use for this is the Maxpedition M-1 Waistpack available here: http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/M-1-WAISTPACK-6p128.htm Avoid small non-locking carabiners like the plague! I nearly lost one of my key rings at a store once. I was lucky in that some unknown stranger turned in the key ring to the store. When I'm in casual clothing, I put my key rings on a large metal locking carabiner that I have attached directly to my belt. How you organize your keys is entirely up to you. Whatever you do, just make sure from now on in that nothing gets lost.

Comment Everyone should have two /64 subnets in IPv6 (Score 3, Interesting) 619

Ordinary users of the IPv6 Internet should be allocated as a minimum two /64 subnets. One /64 subnet would be for a private LAN network and the other /64 subnet would be for a public facing DMZ network. The DMZ network would be useful for any kind of reachability which only selected people can access content. IPv6 capable VoIP PBXs would be especially useful here like Asterisk and Freeswitch. Imagine the possibilities of assigning every phone call or user its own IPv6. This should elimiate VoIP spam. Other notes: Point to point links should be a /126, not a /64. Businesses of differing sizes don't need a full /48. This would be like giving out blocks of IPv4 Class A addresses all over again. The size of the allocated IPv6 for a business should match their real size and needs. Applications and operating systems need to be more IPv6 aware.

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