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  1. Chewy509

    Firefox 11.0 is out.

    Re: Flash. Have you turned tried turning off hardware acceleration in the options of Flash?
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    Windows 8

    I think this is the major issue with Windows and Microsoft at the moment, especially since they want a 3yr release cycle for the OS and infrastructure related software. Most people treat their computer as an appliance, and loath to relearn things every so often, especially when the old way...
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    Low powered computer thread

    @LM, But anyone who is a fulltime dev should have a basic understanding of computer architecture, be it server, LAN, WAN, etc...
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    Something Random

    I know, but it's something at least... Here is another link, which I think has more attendees... http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2012/07/san_diego_comic_con_hot_girls.php Mind the very last girl on page 3 though... PS. Flickr CC'12 portal. (Over 60K images of CC) -...
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    Something Random

    Ohhh, Comic-Con.... http://www.thinkcomputers.org/the-girls-of-comic-con-2012/ PS. Possibly NFSW depending on your workplace....
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    Something Random

    I've done the same recently, and it can be scary how bad some foods are.... Mind you, the other day we were treating ourselves with some MacDonalds, and the young lady behind me ordered a triple-quarter pounderm but with no cheese, because she was worried about the fat content in the cheese...
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    Something Random

    With the recent introduction of nutrition information at most fast food places here in Australia (it actually came in a while ago), in that they must display the kJ for the item being sold/consumed as a way to help with weight issues... So why not come up with a kJ per dollar value, so that...
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    Something Random

    Thanks. I believe the average in that subject was barely a pass or 52% based on what people have been saying on Facebook. Most of the other classes I had last semester, all had averages ranging between 75% and 60%, so it would appear that the coursework is still slightly harder than what is...
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    Something Random

    Did you know that with the increase of other gases in the atmosphere, that oxygen levels are dropping!!! Source: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/201/8/1043.full.pdf We need to breath oxygen to become whole again!!! But really, someone come up with a stupid idea (that unfortunately does have...
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    Laptop Recommendations?

    Chipset limitations, most mobile chipsets only come with 2 actual ports... You could embedded a USB hub to give you more, but that costs money and reduces overall bandwidth in the case of 3 actual devices connected and being used at the same time...
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    Something Random

    LM, congrats of the 9K posts...
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    Something Random

    Well, I got all my grades for last semester, and apparently either I didn't blow the exam, or I had a marker who wasn't paying attention, as I managed a grade of 90% overall in Computational Intelligence and Embedded System... (A High Distinction). Also got High Distinctions for all my other...
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    Small Size LCD TVs (up to 26").

    FYI, we've decided to hold off buying for the moment, as all vendors are currently refreshing their TV ranges here in Oz. However have noticed some interesting trends: 1. Sony no longer make anything less than a 32" TV. (And it would also appear all Sony's in Australia are LED backlit as well...
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    Small Size LCD TVs (up to 26").

    Except, what do they do for sound? PS. We looked at a Sharp 19" that claimed 160 degrees on the vertical, to be honest it was more like 60 degrees on the vertical starting from horizontal and working up...
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    Small Size LCD TVs (up to 26").

    Thanks time, but are they viewable from below?
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    Small Size LCD TVs (up to 26").

    Hi Guys, As would have it, our TV in my wife's and I bedroom is slowly dying (a 12yr old NEC 68cm CRT TV), and am trying to decide what to do. The current plan is to replace our son's TV (51cm LG CRT), with a new 19-24" LCD, get our daughter the same TV, and we replace the 68cm CRT with our...
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    Rooting Android Phones

    IIRC, rooting does void the warranty, but as you mentioned you can reverse it as needed, but only on some handsets... I haven't done it, as I haven't had the need to on my handset. Check out xda-developer forums for hints on the S3... PS. http://forum.xda-developers.com/
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    Something Random

    Couldn't we change it to: Not so permanent?
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    Something Random

    Wouldn't that be insulting to the real Mexicans... you know, those that live just south of the US of A?
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    What's the best 32" 1080p LED TV?

    Yet, if you looked in the visual dictionary under OCD, you'll find me there... ;)
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    What's the best 32" 1080p LED TV?

    BTW, this is a classic example of why DRM (in this case HDCP) hurts legimate users... The organisations/groups/people who copy/download don't have these types of issues...
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    What's the best 32" 1080p LED TV?

    Not surprised, but as dd mentions, if PS and BR work fine with his, it should work fine with your setup. Since I think there is a little confusion, I'll quickly rehash the basics. HDMI - The physcial cable specification. (Think it like DVI, DisplayPort, Cat5e, etc). CEC - Signalling protocol on...
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    What's the best 32" 1080p LED TV?

    I can't tell you for sure, but most modern TVs support HDCP via HDMI, especially since HDMI v1.3 pretty much mandates HDCP being included. (It's not 100%, but 99.999% of all devices that meet/exceed HDMI 1.3 spec implement HDCP). What the issue may be (and it's been a long time since I've heard...
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    The obligatory Blackberry thread

    But Facebook is in the complete opposite market? (Getting their own users to give them personal information so that FB can on sell it to the highest bidder). HP seems like a better fit...
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    Storage Upgrade/Growth - Network Storage for Mac/PC

    Granted, having a massive DAS array is an issue, but there is nothing stopping him/her getting a large storage server, using OpenSolaris, Solaris 11 or FreeNAS coupled with ZFS and then adding storage as needed. I just don't know too many mid sized cases that take 8+ drives (assuming they want...
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    The obligatory Blackberry thread

    HP maybe???
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    Something Random

    Unfortunately that's correct. However I don't know of anyone personally fined for such an act. I guess it could would only be enforced in the case of a public disturbance, and not common talk down at the local watering hole. PS. Consumption of alcohol in public or on government property is...
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    Storage Upgrade/Growth - Network Storage for Mac/PC

    Hi Jay_Z, First of all welcome to SF. For your problem, I don't know of any consumer level solutions/products that will fit you needs. Basically, you want a NAS (that can export the typical NFS and CIFS/SMB) that holds up to 20TB (usable) and provides some sort of RAID internally to allow...
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    Android phones: Tips, tricks?

    Hi Guys, Despite using MX Player on my phone and tablet as the default media player (since the default Google one is limited on the number of formats it supports), I've just noticed that VLC is coming to Android... http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html More of just an FYI...
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    Best TV for a 44" wide space

    Cant' say for all LCDs, but my Sony 40" CX520 easily does 170/170 left right. Up/down is about 120/120. In contrast my daughters cheap 17" LCD (with integrated DVD player) is only about 90/90 left/right and about 50/45 up/down. These figures are typically not disclosed, so you need to go in...
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    Best TV for a 44" wide space

    Most LCDs these days are decent on the left/right viewing, it's the above/below viewing that can be terrible.
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    Best TV for a 44" wide space

    Plasma's have a higher refresh due to the technology, but most LCD/LED TV are either 50/60, 100/120 or 200/240. I don't know where that 960Hz come from. The higher the Hz, either means 3D, or for more fluid motion. However, if the content is only 25Hz, or 60Hz, etc, the TV has to do some serious...
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    Best TV for a 44" wide space

    easy, Plamsa lots of power, LCD/CCFL, lots of power but less than plasma, LCD/LED the most power efficient. Plasma, most say has the best colour depth, LCD/CCFL in second and LCD/LED third place (unless they are using high quality LEDs for the back light, which a lot of cheap LED unit don't)...
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    I'm getting married in October.

    Congratulations... Just remember the wedding is yet one day, the marriage and your time togther is for a life time. (remember which is the important one of the two).
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    Happy St Jean-Baptiste Day

    26 January - Australia Day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Day
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    Happy St Jean-Baptiste Day

    Just like to wish Coug and all our friends from Quebec a Happy St Jean-Baptiste Day...
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    Something Random

    Had my last exam today for this semester at Uni... Basically blew the exam... used the wrong formula on the Reinforcement Learning questions (used SARSA instead of Q-Learning, which butchered the Q table), and may have stuffed up the Polar to Cartesian co-ordinate formula! (yes, yes, I know it's...
  38. Chewy509

    question How to effectively delete data from magnetic media? I mean professional way.

    There are heaps out there, most starting at US$2000, and climbing rapidly upwards. Use Google to find somewhere close to where you are, so you can see it in action... Just depends what certifications/standards you need to comply with, and if you want DoD/NSA/Government approved equipment or...
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    question How to effectively delete data from magnetic media? I mean professional way.

    I would certainly hope so. However how much do you trust vendors to own up to the fact that their implementations are broken, or even to provide firmware updates in cases when it wasn't operable, or even missing. The way most vendors treat firmware these days (from everything from smart tvs...
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    question How to effectively delete data from magnetic media? I mean professional way.

    The paper I linked to, section 3.2. As for who they are, no idea, you would have to contact the authors of the paper to find out.
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    And the 2012 award for most egregious use of a proprietary interface goes to...

    I'm glad I'm not the only one with a dislike for sammy and their phones/tablets...
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    question How to effectively delete data from magnetic media? I mean professional way.

    From my understanding on modern HDDs, that's quite correct. ( http://www.anti-forensics.com/disk-wiping-one-pass-is-enough ) A single pass is all that is needed to stop most people out there. Multi-pass erase is only needed if you need to satisfy some government regulation or contract or you...
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    question How to effectively delete data from magnetic media? I mean professional way.

    Depends on how paranoid you are... If the disks are still serviceable and in working order, using a tool like DBAN is good enough. http://www.dban.org/ If the disks can't be read by a PC/server, then you need to physically destroy the platters. The most common method is to remove the platters...
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    Firefox 11.0 is out.

    Finally updated from FF6 to FF13... haven't noticed any difference? (memory usage is the same, and performance is on par - however it says some of my plugins are out of date, but they certainly are the latest versions on Solaris). Also updated TB6 to TB12... now I've noticed some differences...
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    I have to become a Solaris and Cisco guru.

    Also, this may have some good tips. (The article is how to simulate a multi-domain/multi-site cloud setup on 1 box with Zones and Crossbow). http://www.c0t0d0s0.org/archives/7424-Simulating-the-cloud-a-practical-example..html#extended
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    I have to become a Solaris and Cisco guru.

    Assuming Solaris 11? Create all the required VNICS in the global-zone, and then assign an exclusive IP through onto the zone using those new vnics. (Also ensure nwam of off). Use need to use dladm, not anet. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19963-01/html/821-1458/gjxfb.html ...
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    Something Random

    Released v1.3.2 of gMTP today. I should have entitled this, "Get over it, your precious Google Nexus / Samsung Galaxy phone has a buggy implementation of MTP, call Google/Samsung and bitch to them since you gave them money for a product with bugs in the firmware, not to the people who are...
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    Something Random

    Why do people look at me strange when I reply "Of course it's in the last place you looked. Why would you keep looking for it, if you found it?", to their comment/question "why is it always in the last place you look".
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    Something Random

    So why the walk, besides to save $3?
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    Windows 8

    What's the hold-up with the migration? Also, have you confirmed Linux (whatever distro you choose) will actually work in your environment? I've heard of some small scale deployments of 100% Linux environments (up to 30 PCs) being very, very successful, but anything larger tend to get saddled...
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