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  1. a response... by Skeezix · · Score: 2 · on Time To Re-Evaluate Microsoft's Linux Myths Page?
    I wrote this a year ago, but the arguments still hold. Check it out.

    A Response to Microsoft on Linux Myths.
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  2. Government incompetance, or caution? by IdIoTt · · Score: 2 · on Encryption Debate at Mitnick Trial

    The government very well could have failed to decrypt Kevin's files.
    Or
    The government very well could have decrypted the files, but wishes to avoid a potential
    counter-suit where Kevin would claim that his personal privacy was invaded by the cracking
    of the files, especially if there is damaging information contained therein.
    That may sound a little far-fetched, but in today's court system, is it really that hard
    to believe? Instead, the government may wish to avoid any
    possibility of a counter-suit by attempting to first get Kevin's key and open the files
    with no legal questions. I view this as a case of warranted search and
    seizure. I don't know the privacy laws involved in this, so if someone knows if there
    is any time when an individual can refuse to turn over documents to the courts, it would
    be helpful to know. Otherwise, if the encrypted documents were
    confiscated, they should have every right to seeing what's in them before giving them back.

    ThE iLlUsTrIoUs IdIoTt
    Tired of evil empires ruling you?
    The Source is with you!
    DoLinux.org

  3. yesss..... by Skeezix · · Score: 2 · on Jagged Alliance 2 for Linux

    prediction #10
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  4. Re:My vote for Person of the Millenium is... by IdIoTt · · Score: 2 · on Albert Einstein - Person of the Century

    The question is, how do you define the Person of the Millennium.
    In my mind, there is one person who has had more influence, albeit subtle influence, than any other person of this millennium.
    He didn't do anything that changed the way people thought about music or science or religion. What he did was nothing less than changing the course of history. Literally.
    In October of 1582, Pope Gregory XIII issued a papal bull which established our present day calendar. In the years since this papal bull, nearly the entire world has adopted the Gregorian calendar.
    Now, I understand that this isn't anything Earth-shattering or profound, but think about it. Everytime you are looking at a calendar or planning a date, that specific date is what it is because of Pope Gregory. How often do we ask, "What's today? The thirteenth or the fourteenth?" Without the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, the numerical calendar date would be some 14 or so days off. It may not make a life changing difference, but imagine everything happening 14 days later. Your birthday, your anniversary, even the Millennium (which, btw, is December 31st, 2000, contrary to popular belief, but I digress)
    In conclusion, Pope Gregory XIII may not have changed WHAT has happened this millennium, but he has changed WHEN it happened ;)

    ThE iLlUsTrIoUs IdIoTt

    Thanx to http://www.magnet.ch/s erendipity/hermetic/cal_stud/cal_art.htm for specific information.

    "Tired of evil empires? The Source is with you." DoLinux.org

  5. Merry Christmas from DoLinux.org by Skeezix · · Score: 1 · on Merry Christmas Everyone

    We at DoLinux.org want to wish all you slashdotters a Merry Christmas. 0ur present to you is the The Memory-HOWTO 1.0 which we just released. It discusses memory training techniques such as remembering names/faces, long-digit numbers, playing cards. It even shows you how to calculate rapidly the day of the week for any day in history..all in your head. :) Enjoy...
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  6. Merry Christmas from DoLinux.org by Skeezix · · Score: 1 · on Merry Christmas Everyone

    We at DoLinux.org want to wish all you slashdotters a Merry Christmas. 0ur present to you is the The Memory-HOWTO 1.0 which we just released. It discusses memory training techniques such as remembering names/faces, long-digit numbers, playing cards. It even shows you how to calculate rapidly the day of the week for any day in history..all in your head. :) Enjoy...
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  7. Re:Passwords are a pain by Skeezix · · Score: 1 · on How do you Remember Your Passwords?
    Yes, this a an excellent method for memorizing numbers. If there is enough interest, I may write a piece on memorization. It is an art that I have studied for some time now. This technique and many others can be used to improve your memory very effectively. There are no bad memories, just untrained ones. Memory training is a highly underrated art and one that deserves some attention. Back in highschool I got so annoyed with my poor memory that I began to research the subject. I studied and trained my memory for several months and found amazing improvements. My grades improved (I ended up graduating valedictorian with the highest gpa in the school's history), I was able to, with ease, memorize phone numbers, addresses, speeches, shopping lists, and the like. And this had nothing to do with some sort of superior intellect. I was an average guy with an apparently poor memory that just needed some training. People have been astounded as I recited 300 digits of pi, and even more astounded when I told them that I memorized it in less than one hour. I have demonstrated going through a shuffled deck of cards and being able to recite back the cards in order, or backwards, or name any arbitrary numbered card in the deck and it's position. Or someone can take 3 or 4 cards out of the deck without me seeing which ones they took, then I go through the deck a second time and tell them instantly which ones they took. Intrigued yet? Watch DoLinux.org for a soon-to-come article on memory training. Anyone can do it. With time it becomes second nature. You find yourself memorizing things without consciously applying mnemonics.

    --Jamin Philip Gray
    jamin@DoLinux.org