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Comment Re:There is no denying the Earth is getting hotter (Score 1) 877

by thirstaway on Friday January 20, 2012 @08:29PM (#38769978) Attached to: 2011 Was the 9th Hottest Year On Record

Everyone will have to walk 100ft to higher ground over the next century so they don't drown, well the people that live on the Maldives are screwed, their tallest hill is 7ft above sea level. They need boats or more dirt.

Internet Blacklist Back In Congress 278

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @04:04PM from the nobody-talks-about-my-orange-list dept.

Adrian Lopez writes "A bill giving the government the power to shut down Web sites that host materials that infringe copyright is making its way quietly through the lame-duck session of Congress, raising the ire of free-speech groups and prompting a group of academics to lobby against the effort. The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) was introduced in Congress this fall by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). It would grant the federal government the power to block access to any Web domain that is found to host copyrighted material without permission."

For 18 Minutes, 15% of the Internet Routed Through China 247

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @03:24PM from the i-bet-it's-nice-to-visit dept.

olsmeister writes "For 18 minutes this past April, 15% of the world's internet traffic was routed through servers in China. This includes traffic from both .gov and .mil US TLDs." The crazy thing is that this happened months ago, and nobody noticed. Hope you're encrypting your super-secret stuff.

US Marshals Saved 35,000 Full Body Scans 712

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @02:00PM from the look-at-my-blurry-junk dept.

PatPending writes "A Gizmodo investigation has revealed 100 of the photographs saved by the Gen 2 millimeter-wave scanner from Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc., obtained by a FOIA request after it was recently revealed that US Marshals operating the machine in the Orlando, Florida courthouse had improperly — perhaps illegally — saved [35,000] images [low resolution] of the scans of public servants and private citizens."

The ~200 Line Linux Kernel Patch That Does Wonders 603

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @09:49AM from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There is a relatively miniscule patch to the Linux kernel scheduler being queued up for Linux 2.6.38 that is proving to have dramatic results for those multi-tasking on the desktop. Phoronix is reporting the ~200 line Linux kernel patch that does wonders with before and after videos demonstrating the much-improved responsiveness and interactivity of the Linux desktop. While compiling the Linux kernel with 64 parallel jobs, 1080p video playback was still smooth, windows could be moved fluidly, and there was not nearly as much of a slowdown compared to when this patch was applied. Linus Torvalds has shared his thoughts on this patch: So I think this is firmly one of those 'real improvement' patches. Good job. Group scheduling goes from 'useful for some specific server loads' to 'that's a killer feature.'"

Comment Re:Could it be... (Score 1) 854

by thirstaway on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @04:22PM (#34029512) Attached to: Are Games Getting Easier?

Battletoads is the hardest game I ever played. Even playing it on an emulator and quick saving all the time it is nearly impossible. But the First and Second levels are fun. I don't think I made it past the snakes

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