Comment SpiderOak (Score 1) 274
SpiderOak (https://spideroak.com/business/) encrypts locally before putting the data into their cloud and supports linux AD.
Worth looking into, I guess.
Comment We Just Won (Score 1) 1160
The culture most radically opposed to our own just accepted one of our core tennants: Fairness.
Or as David Brin said the year he was GoH at MiniCon, "Accept our dogma of tolerance or we will crush you"
Comment Re:Why is Linux's SSD performance so terrible? (Score 2) 130
Linux default config is optimized for spinning platters. You have to tweak a few things to get the best performance.
Comment Calculus (Score 1) 841
The generally *horrid* quality of math education makes it impossible for students in STEM majors with little to no need for calc to get through the required math classes.
Comment Not easy to live with (Score 1) 177
As someone with celiac disease, fark all of you, I want my pizza and beer back.
Comment Re:Before everybody gets their shorts all twisted (Score 1) 418
THIS.
Rest of thread is people with ownership issues.
Comment UML Deployment Diagram to Firewall Cfg Generator (Score 1) 414
Just wish I had one
Comment NSLU2 (Score 1) 697
Comment Ask at a linux games site (Score 2, Informative) 460
Comment Spinrad (Score 1) 1021
Comment Get Out of Jail Free Card (Score 2, Insightful) 630
1) Hand over passwords
2) Commit illegal online acts
3) Cite inevitable failure of state security audit as proof that your username/password can no longer be uniquely tied to you
4) Reasonable doubt acquittal
Comment Re:People misunderstanding the question... (Score 1) 480
Virtual systems will NOT properly reflect the overhead. The I/O costs in a VM are much higher than those on real hardware. Test the system you are going to have, not a mock-up.
Comment Send feedback to The SciFi Channel thanking them! (Score 1) 406
Make sure they know the fans care about this move and that we want more please!
NOTE: There is an extra dot in feedback email links after "@" i.e. "feedback@.scifi.com". I already told them, but fix them yourself when you mail.