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Comment Home user addresses are usually not fixed (Score 1) 60

Many, perhaps most home users do not have a fixed IP address. Over time, for one reason or another, their ISP will assign them a different address. My Verizon Fios address typically changes every few months. So for those users, the list will become more and more out-of-date over time.

Comment Re:no thanks (Score 1) 80

I'll take the one that is $100 cheaper and replaces the internal computer with a bunch of HDMI ports.

Sadly, it doesn't work that way. The dumb TVs are low-end models that have only basic features. If you want features like extra ports, a better quality panel, a full set of adjustments to calibrate the display, TVs in that range will also have the "smart" feature. That's ok for me as long as it works normally as a monitor when it's not connected to the Internet.

Comment Re:Newegg FTW (Score 1) 559

Also, if you want to build a computer, where else do you go?

Amazon.com. The last time I built a computer, Amazon had nearly all the parts I needed at the same prices, including all the expensive parts. Amazon has a much better return policy. I've been avoiding Newegg since they required me to pay shipping to return a DOA power supply. It was heavy and I had to ship it from Boston to California. Amazon would have provided a prepaid shipping label at no cost.

Comment Re:Dear Apple.... (Score 1) 349

The problem with the iMac is that it has no expandability. You can't add a second hard drive, second optical drive, and especially can't add any PCI cards. A serious user of Final Cut Pro most likely does need one or more supporting video PCI cards. Expandability like that which is common in PCs shouldn't require the premium price of a Mac Pro.
Cellphones

Cell Phone Interception At Def Con 95

ChrisPaget writes "I'm planning a pretty significant demonstration of GSM insecurity at Defcon next week, where I'll intercept and record cellular calls made by my attendees, live on-stage, no user-input required. As you can imagine, intercepting cellphones is a Very Big Deal in the eyes of the law; this blog post is an attempt to reassure everyone that their privacy is being taken seriously despite the nature of the demo. I'm not just making it up either — the EFF have helped significantly with the details."

Comment Impaired hearing from concerts and headphone (Score 2, Insightful) 849

The conclusion of the article is significant: "The only person to get all four tracks right is someone who listens to their headphones at pitifully low volumes and hasn't attended any rock concerts. We can think of two explanations. One, the subject has particularly sensitive ears, so doesn't need to turn the volume up high. Two, the subject hasn't wrecked their hearing through years of listening to a walkman/MP3 player at high volumes and/or seeing Motorhead at the Hammersmith Odeon. Arguably, both apply." From my experience, impaired hearing from concerts or loud headphone volumes is much more likely. Also, the age of the listener matters, since it is well-known that the ability to hear high frequencies diminishes with age.

Comment Re:Alternate explanation (Score 1) 371

You could be right, given this Business Week story: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2008/12/steve_jobs_will.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_byteoftheapple IDG basically pre-announced Steve Jobs giving the keynote, and that kind of behavior has always resulted in retaliation by Steve Jobs.

Comment Re:Try the CDFreaks Forums (Score 1) 303

I have Plextor drives and software, and check errors rates on burns from time to time. I've found that with a good quality drive, like Pioneer or Plextor, and good media, like Taiyo-Yuden, the error rate is consistently low. As with most things, you get what you pay for, and using good drives and media is cheap insurance.
User Journal

Journal Journal: oh the joy 2

of dealing with old files on old filesystems... i have at least 3 kinds of freebsd partitions with files that i want off of them... and so far debian has been less than cooperative.. i might download a BSD variant VM tonight in fap free time if i cant get the problem figured out...

it would be nice to have my old archives on an easilly accessable machine again.

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