Comment Re:Agreed (Score 1) 968
Day I learnt this was the greatest day.
Comment Version Control (Score 5, Insightful) 590
Put everything in version control. Everything. EVERYTHING!
Well. You could skip
Remember that once code is deleted, you can't get it back. However, version control changes that. Version control is one of the most vital tools for anyone developing/working with a computer.
Oh and git rocks and stuff
Comment Re:How Deliciously Appropriate (Score 1) 258
And thoes soldiers are in a war that has killed 100,000~ civilians? So maybe exposing the abuses the soldiers commit makes me wish I could walk into their barracks and give them a massive slap round the face.
Comment Re: The elephant in the summary (Score 1) 155
I can live with the bias, everyone knows it's there. Its the lying that I don't like.
Comment The elephant in the summery (Score 1, Insightful) 155
Who shall be the first to say it. Rupert Murdoch?
Oh and of course, I do realise that the left has much bias aswell. But R.M. does take it to a new level.
Comment Re:not proportional voting, rather representation (Score 1) 375
Yes Great Britain does have members of parliment and linked constituencies. However, it's not massivly popular, so I personaly wouldn't use it as an example.
Comment Re:Wikileaks = Enemy (Score 1) 973
sooo 95,000-105,000 civilians dead, and 1034 US soldiers dead? It's probabaly not a bad thing to put thoes soldiers in danger, it'd even out the ratios a bit.
Comment Re:Iceweasle (Score 1) 65
I use archlinux, and I think it's called shireotoko by default. I've rebranded mine, using the firebrand script, but frankly... well I don't like to play up to trolls, but the point of my comment was that a lot of people find that particular clause rather annoying. If you wish to be a penickity git and tell me it's icecat, I couldn't care less
Comment Iceweasle (Score 2, Interesting) 65
I guess we'll still be stuck with iceweasle? As a corperation, I can't see them making that concession...
Comment Re:All of the above and Cowboy Neal (Score 1) 184
Apart from the fact I think you're wrong, you could very well be right.
Will the Serial Console Ever Die? 460
simpz writes "Will the serial port as a console connection ever be displaced — especially for devices such as switches, routers, SAN boxes, etc.? In one sense it's a simple connection. But it is the only current port that, in order to use, you need to know about wiring / baud rates / parity, etc. It has non-standard pinouts. And it is becoming too slow to upload firmware to dead devices, as the firmware updates get larger. Also, the serial port is rapidly disappearing from new laptops — which is where you often really need it, in data centers. Centronics, PS/2, and current loop are mostly defunct. Is there any sign on the horizon of a USB console connection?"
Comment Uploaded (Score 1) 793
Upload me to the cloud, apparently it never stops...
And of course, if it does, we can have the first lawsuit over the death of an electronic inteligence.
Which Linux For Non-Techie Windows Users? 766
obarthelemy writes "Having at last gotten Linux to run satisfactorily on my own PCs, I'd now like to start transitioning friends and family from XP to Linux instead of Windows 7. The catch is that these guys don't understand or care much about computers, so the transition has to be as seamless and painless as possible. Actually, they won't care for new things; even the upcoming upgrade to Windows 7 would be a pain and a bother, which is a great opportunity for Linux. I'm not too concerned about software (most of them only need browser, IM, VLC, mail and a Powerpoint viewer for all those fascinating attachments). What I'm concerned about is OS look-and-feel and interface — system bar on the bottom with clock, trash, info on the right, menu on the left, menu items similar to those of Windows. Is it better to shoot for a very targeted distro? Which would you recommend? Are there themes/skins for mainstream distributions instead? I've been looking around the web, and it's hard to gauge which distros are well-done and reasonably active."
Directed Energy Weapon Downs Mosquitos 428
wisebabo writes "Nathan Myhrvol demonstrated at TED a laser, built from parts scrounged from eBay, capable of shooting down not one but 50 to 100 mosquitos a second. The system is 'so precise that it can specify the species, and even the gender, of the mosquito being targeted.' Currently, for the sake of efficiency, it leaves the males alone because only females are bloodsuckers. Best of all the system could cost as little as $50. Maybe that's too expensive for use in preventing malaria in Africa but I'd buy one in a second!" We ran a story about this last year. It looks like the company has added a bit more polish, and burning mosquito footage to their marketing.
Submission + - Goofle investigating Chinese employees (guardian.co.uk)
BluePeppers writes: The Guardian is reporting that Google China is investigating it's staff in lieu of The Incident. ""We're not commenting on rumour and speculation. This is an ongoing investigation and we simply cannot comment on the details," a Google spokeswoman said. Security analysts told Reuters the malicious software or malware used in the attack was a modification of a trojan called Hydraq. A trojan is a hidden program allowing unauthorised access to a computer. The analysts said the sophistication in the attack was in knowing whom to attack, not the malware itself."
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