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Re: Libreoffice, can you display the certificate being presented in FF, it might shed some clues to as to what is going on...

Likewise, no issue with Chromium either. Chromium Version 32.0.1700.107 Ubuntu 13.10 (32.0.1700.107-0ubuntu0.13.10.1~20140204.972.1)

In which context? Overall, in theory yes... but in realty, I suspect the failure rates are about the same.

Anandtech review of these little beasties: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7757/quad-ivy-brigde-ex-60-cores-120-threads

So ~819MB used, just for the OS and a few helper applications? :-o Out of interest, what does Lubuntu use on your other box? snigger, snigger... PS. just kidding, I now, Win7 doesn't like being on machines with less than 2GB these days...

You do realise IE on Win8 can be more secure than Firefox due to the new sandboxing technologies included in IE and Win8? (IIRC, neither Chrome nor Firefox take advantage of those Win8 tech's yet). And for the OP, I don't use as it's not available on the desktops/laptops I normally use.

Not trying to start a us vs them, but when at Uni there where 2 distinct groups of Software Developer in the Software Engineering track - web developers and system application developers. Web developers where IMHO a bunch of monkeys (no offense Tea, actually you shouldn't be offended since...

Agree 100%. As someone who browses the 'net with JS turned off (via NoScript) it's becoming more disturbing how many websites use JS even for the most basic of functions. (Heck, any blog on blogger.com presents you with a blank page when JS is turned off). The new slashdot web site is...

I've read some of the reviews on the 750Ti, and it seems nVidia has a very nice GPU design on it's hands. (Nice to see companies looking at power envelope again).

IIRC, all the HP SFF cases that allowed installation of a floppy drive allowed two 3.5 HDDs (but is very squishy). (The 2nd HDD went in the floppy bay). But it'll be up to the BIOS if it allowed RAID1, unless you use an add-on card. Mind you the additional 3yr warranty on the DL320e for very...

As Dave mentioned, go for the longer warranty assuming all other things are equal.

Hi Guys, Does any one use a headset for Skype or similar VOIP setup? My 6yr old son will be starting languages classes via distance education (I think French or Latin this upcoming term) and we need to purchase a headset w/mic for him. About the only requirements is that it's Win7x64...

Just like to wish those here that they have a joyful and pleasant St Valentine's Day...

Hope everyone here affected by this is doing ok... http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/winter-storm-in-us-causes-havoc-5831528

Agree with the others - not needed. My enjoyment comes from helping others and having a sense of being part of a community. Don't need financial incentives for that... If you are still interested in some sort of feedback system, I like Mubs recommendation.

Oh, also ensure you have the latest chipset drivers for your motherboard, especially those related to AGP. Athlon chipsets and AGP could be a little flakey** in certain combinations. Oh, and you did know that UT'99 was ported to Linux (by LokiGames)...

I assume you've read this: http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/ut/print.shtml Also, ensure that: 1. You have the latest DirectX runtime. 2. You have downloaded and installed the latest nVidia driver. (which I believe is the 96.x driver series). 3. Try setting UT to use 16bit colour. 4. Try setting...

The other issue which isn't as apparent, is that a lot of sites are hosted in VMs so thus have to share resources with 100's of other sites (each run in their own VM). Also, some sites use CDNs (content delivery networks) in order to reduce latency, but their is a cost in working out the...

The problem isn't the hardware, but the software running on the site... The software either: 1. Provides more features so consumes the available hardware... (A good thing as long as the new features improve productivity). 2. On the client side, more is being pushed to the client in the form of...

Comment filtering? It's the gear button at the top of the thread

Here you go: http://web.archive.org/web/19980113191222/http://slashdot.org/ '98 special edition...

The thread for asking of feedback on beta /. is now over 800 posts... The funny thing is, if you try and read that item in beta, the beta site isn't able to respond correctly at all. (The load more comments button fails).

Oh, slashdot.org beta sucks... (in case you haven't read the posts on http://beta.slashdot.org recently).

The "current" WD 80GB models are: WD Blue: WD800AAJB WD Protégé: WD800EB WD AV: WD800AVJB Source: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=770#tab3 Note, I use "current" very loosely here as some of the models are over 3 yrs old technology wise, but are still manufactured...

Yes, all manufacturers test their drives, but if those numbers are correct, then I hate to tell you, that's an old drive. (Most drives I've just tested brand-new out of the packet, all have less than 5 power up on the count - mix of WD and Seagate). What's the exact model number on the WD800...

Better for me as well at work... at home about the same, but I think that is more our ADSL connection acting up and not this site. (We've been getting lots of line drops at home).

IIRC, PS3's OS was also based on FreeBSD as well... but the SDK used a variation of OpenGL (PSGL) and custom input APIs very different from anything else. I would suspect the PS4 would follow suit in that regard but can't say as I haven't seen or read too much about the PS4 SDK... IIRC, SteamOS...

Don't you hate it when the cost of towing exceeds the cost of the repair? Got a flat rear tire on the bike yesterday on the way to work.... 1hr 30min wait for the tow truck (I have road side assistance as part of my insurance policy which includes 10km of towing for free), and the nearest tire...

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No idea, never returned anything through Crucial before. (Most other manufacturers, it has always been within 3 business days on consumer stuff, or 24 hours on SMB/Enterprise stuff).

For those that play/played Eve Online - Huge 10+hr battle involving 2,200 players - http://games.slashdot.org/story/14/01/28/2143259/largest-yet-eve-online-battle-destroys-200000-worth-of-starships

RMA it...

Out of interest, anyone actively using Remote Assistance that comes with Windows? I've used it a couple of times with my parent's laptop and brother's PC and it's work well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Remote_Assistance PS. I've only used the version that is embedded in Win8... and...

I would have said the same, but there are 3 drives and only 1 is acting slow in the same config. IMHO that rules out the drive controller, OS, etc and pinpoints the issue as the drive.

This is why... IIRC, most firmware programs only work reliably off AHCI/IDE controllers and not off SAS controllers... (That's been my experience anyway). The performance is certainly below par and may be a symptom of a bad controller or bad cache on the drive. Contact Crucial and get an RMA...

I assume you've already read this: http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Solid-State-Drives-SSD-Knowledge/My-SSD-used-to-be-so-much-faster-What-happened/ta-p/118310 Otherwise call them... I would highly suspect that you would want you to update the firmware and rerun the tests before returning it. Also...

Are you talking about Micron (The chip manufacturer) or Micron Technologies (The ODM that sells stuff as Crucial)? If the latter, IIRC you do it via the Crucial website... http://www.crucial.com/contact/

Just like to thank everyone for your kind words and support. After an intense emotional weekend, I believe we're at a stage of acceptance of the situation and most importantly she has a positive outlook on the outcome of the treatment she's on. So let the fun begin!

A lot of vendors sell bare-bone PCs, where you literally choose a base, CPU, RAM and HDD. I would be surprised to pay over US$300 for something decent. Merc, would have a better idea, on exact specs/prices though. But even newegg has name-brand new boxes for as little as $480 (eg. HP, i3-3240T...

Not going to happen, you will always need someone to program them, maintain them and help others use them...

Athlon XP - No. Any Athlon 64 (or better) - Yes, but only Win8 and not 8.1 (due to additional CPU requirements in 8.1).

Quite the opposite, most socket 478 P4's won't support NX bit. (NX bit was introduced with the page extensions with the AMD64/Intel64/x64 instruction set. IIRC, the first Intel CPUs to have AMD64 support were on socket 775... (Prescott core based P4's). PS. not all s775 P4's do either. Most of...

Happy Australia Day for all the Aussies on the forum... PS. Also know as Invasion Day...

And the year is off to a great start... :( On Wednesday, my wife went for a follow up with her treatment specialist team, and has been told that she has breast cancer (stage 2, non-operable). A lesion (attached to a lymph node in her left breast) has appeared in the last 2 months, and MRIs and...

Clueless hiring based on check boxes, vs someone who has 10+yrs in the industry and has no problem calling out bullshi*t artists... I know which one I would want as HR manager...

Sedrosken, a lot of the guys here do a lot of image editing, video editing and some doing heavy software development work. (The guys with Titan GPUs also tend to do F@H as well, so that accounts for those cards). Myself, I'm spending more time on my netbook (Atom N270 w/1GB RAM running Arch...

Congratulations...

Saw this linked off HardOCP... http://www.zdnet.com/who-makes-the-best-disk-drives-7000025375/ Take it was you wish.

Here is Cleo (short for Cleopatra). We got her last week, and is 8 weeks old. (She's a Silver Marble Bengal).

Seconded... My money is on South America or Nepal?