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I read that the discard option is not the best one for a SSD. (I linked to the page that explains why at the top of this thread.) Setting trim by rc.local is preferred for setting TRIM. (It...
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I read that the discard option is not the best one for a SSD. (I linked to the page that explains why at the top of this thread.) Setting trim by rc.local is preferred for setting TRIM. (It...
I have looked around and haven't found a single site providing all the following information:
1) Whether a drive is automatically recognized as a SSD during installation of Ubuntu (12.04, 12.10,...
A couple of organizations I know have web pages that automatically send you an e-mail when you sign up.
The e-mail includes your username and passphrase in plain text.
1) Is sending an e-mail...
I am interested in having a virtual computer that could serve web pages and provide some other functionality commonly required by desktop users. I think it might be possible using AWS (Amazon Web...
If you are using a VPN, there is a nice test to see whether you have DNS leaks here.
There is an interesting article about making your VPN more secure here.
Thanks to the EFF for this great website:
Panopticlick
Thank goodness for the EFF! What a great organization!
It is surprising how much information can be gleaned from a browser. You can...
Professors Dyson and Press have found one. You can read about it here.
EDIT:
Here is a better link.
This discovery has implications for, among other things, nuclear disarmament and...
GIAC qualifications are well regarded in the world of information assurance.
Training leading to GIAC qualifications is not cheap. For example, a short 4 half-day course run by SANS came to almost...
Thanks for posting those links, jrog. That is just what I was talking about.
This technology allows remote jamming of iphone/ipad camera and applications:
Thank you for that interesting concept, Stonecold1995!
Recently I was looking at Plover. (In case you are interested, stenography is a really fast way to type.
It got me wondering about alternative input devices.
Just as a matter of curiosity,...
I saw a recent discussion here regarding tools for detecting audio watermarking / hidden text.
I saw a remarkable technique here. Copy/Paste the: text at the top of the page. You might be...
Thank you so much for your very interesting reply.
4 zettabytes... that is absolutely enormous! That is over 4000 million terabytes! (I think I can get a handle on terabytes, but anything larger...
I was amazed that data could be compressed so much.
Have you ever encountered these zip bombs before?
I wonder how long it would take to fully unpack such an archive, if you actually had the...
A recent presentation by a physician systematically and scientifically went through each of the top causes of death in the USA.
Almost every single cause could be treated or even reversed by the...
I have been using a webcam in a laptop to make audio-video recordings. The video is too slow. To get lip synch, I have to talk r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w-l-y. I can see the video that the camera is...
Consider using integrated graphics instead of a dedicated video card, since you are not much of a gamer.
The 3D graphics on Intel Ivy Bridge chips, HD Graphics 4000, has come a long way and does...
There is a fun YouTube video here.
Makes you think!
Thanks for the tips!
People often like to complain about their politicians. Here is a chance to see what would happen if you yourself had to make the tough decisions on policies.
Would your bankrupt the country?
I...
I have been using Chrome to browse the Internet.
I think I have noticed a change: for a while now, when I visit a web page, the page isn't zoomed in. It isn't edge to edge of my screen, in the way...
I read somewhere that the CEO of Netflix is on the board of Microsoft. Maybe that is why Netfix went with Silverlight. I hope Netflix (and other companies) let people access their products using free...
Your post is very long!
One thing in it I noticed is that you are thinking about getting a monitor.
I would highly recommend looking at IPS monitors. Some IPS monitors have better colour...
There is an interesting on-line simulation economic simulation here.
You decide on particular policies and see how this effects the budget deficit.
I was surprised that my policies would result...