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  1. Re:Let me see that Tron! on Tron 2.0 Previews Disc-overed · · Score: 1

    You might be interested in psDoom :
    http://www.cs.unm.edu/~dlchao/flake/doom/

  2. Re:yeah on Has Anyone Tried the Quill Mouse? · · Score: 1

    Last time I saw this mouse, I only saw the right handed version.. In addition to being left-handed, I have extremely poor vision ;)

  3. yeah on Has Anyone Tried the Quill Mouse? · · Score: 1

    I tried it, but being left-handed.. it caused more RSS than any other mouse. It was very painful turning my left hand to the direction of this mouse and it was very difficult to steer.

    Maybe when they release a left-handed version I'd remotely think about using one of these horrible things (as all right-handed mice are horrible).

    I also think that right-handed mice should be illegal to put into public places without also providing left-handed mice... apparently the ADA disabilitiess act doesn't apply to this as 'left handed people can choose to use their right hands'.. yeah, right.

  4. Biased opinion. on Finding Decent Unix Server Hosting? · · Score: 1

    I run GrokThis.net which you might find interesting.

    You can get a reasonably priced account with MySQL 3, MySQL 4, and/or Postgresql 7.3. It comes with an independant webserver, we offer Apache 1.3 and 2.0; however, you're welcome to run another webserver such as Roxen if you wish. We also provide support for mod_perl, HTML::Mason, and Apache::ASP.

  5. Re:As a professor at MIT, on MIT Gnome Invasion · · Score: 1

    This hack was done in my senior year of high school with plastic, green army men. There were a thousand of them.. I wouldn't doubt if the school still has them floating around on top of lockers, underneath gym bleachers, on top of award trophy cabinets, etc.

  6. maybe on Is Apache 2.x Ready for General Use? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Mod_perl 2.0 is not stable yet and is missing some features, so you might be better off with 1.3 if you're looking to use it. However, you can certainly get by with using Apache 2.0 and you will likely have a good experience.

    I run both on my servers as I have users who aren't ready for the switch yet and others who want to run the 'latest and greatest'. I also happen to run all of MySQL 3, MySQL 4, and Postgresql 7.3 ;)

  7. Re:flame on on Using a PC as a Remote Control? · · Score: 1

    Supporting IRDA isn't the problem.. the problem is that tvs and other devices don't use IRDA.

  8. This is only a TEST on RTCW: Enemy Territory Test Released · · Score: 1, Informative
    Thank you for your participation in the Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (ET) Multiplayer TEST. This TEST consists of one multiplayer map and represents an unsupported version of the multiplayer mode of ET. The final release version of ET will include six multiplayer maps and a full campaign mode.


    This is *only* a test. This is not a full-release. Yes, *this* is free.. but the final version will, very likely, not be.

  9. Re:It's strange on RTCW: Enemy Territory Test Released · · Score: 1

    ATI's drivers aren't known for their speed in Linux, although I hear they show pretty pictures.

    Go nvidia if you want speed.

  10. Re:sample interview questions? on Starting a Home-Based Software Company? · · Score: 1

    I hardly see how using bitwise ops makes it less human readable.. I personally think that the bitwise-op method is *easier* to read because it more accurately depicts the storage method.

  11. Re:you asked: on A Breakdown of Your Monthly Budget? · · Score: 1

    Haha.. Well, even if Rob makes 100 grand running the site, he got a pretty nice bonus when he sold it to Andover. Unless you're talking about another guy married to a Kathleen in Michigan, working for VA Linux.

  12. Neat, but pre-built. on Developing PC's for the Legally Blind? · · Score: 2, Informative

    This isn't about building a computer, but rather a pre-built computer running Linux. It can also be used to access a Windows machine as a keyboard, but it can run independantly.

    http://www.papenmeier.de/reha/products/elbae.htm
    You can find one on sale here, although they don't seem to have the Qwerty version:
    http://www.tvi-web.com/products/elba.htm l

    Yes, it is painfully expensive.. but it is certainly a 'niche' item.

  13. Re:Who are they kidding? on Conquest FS: "The Disk Is Dead" · · Score: 1

    Older versions of Windows did have that as default, I don't know about recent versions as I've no experience with them.

    It is a very well-known performance boaster to manually specify a fixed amount of swap for Windows.

  14. Re:I haven't read a newspaper in awhile on Online Newspapers Turning a Profit · · Score: 1

    > how do traditional newspapers make money?

    They charge a margin fee for the paper, but make the majority of the money on advertisements. This is why they have a huge classified section of most papers. From 'standard' advertising you see on webpages to garage sales to cars to job-ads. This, I believe, is their primary source of income.

    I wonder about Comics.. that is, I wonder how much if anything they pay (or get paid) for them to be in the newspaper.. I wouldn't doubt if they were simply there as advertisements for merchandising reasons.

    > Why did it take so long for web news to catch up?

    Initial investments cost money and cut into the profit.

  15. Re:That's Nice on Online Newspapers Turning a Profit · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The purpose for which it was created? You mean military defense?

  16. Hmm. on Designing and Making Custom Wedding Bands? · · Score: 1

    When my wife and I became engaged, we went to the jewelers and picked out a ring together. Upon putting on the ring we chose, she immediately turned red :) It was 200 (polish) zlotys which was about $50 at the time.

    Luckily for me, diamonds are not traditional for her; infact, she did not want a diamond. We simply bought gold bands with a cut design in them and had them engrave the title of 'our song' inside, "No More Shall We Part" (Nick Cave). Each ring was $100.

    There isn't any use is spending loads of cash on your rings. Save the money for your new house/apartment/car/computer or invite more guests to the wedding, etc.

  17. One word. on Closed Circuit Computer Television? · · Score: 1

    VideoLan

  18. Re:This doesn't automatically mean higher performa on Translucent Windows for X using OpenGL · · Score: 1

    Translucent means that the object behind the material is distorted in some way.. such as darked or discolored. Transparent means that the object in the foreground is invisible, causing no distortion.

    Clear glass is transparent, colored glass is translucent.

  19. Re:IBM on 3-button Optical Mice? · · Score: 1

    I've seen it in CompUSA.. but I could look for a link..

  20. IBM on 3-button Optical Mice? · · Score: 3, Informative

    IBM makes a 3 button no-wheel optical mouse. Try looking yourself next time.

  21. Re:Fun links on Interesting and Educational Web Pages for Children? · · Score: 1

    Cartoon network seems to use formats accessible via Linux and other opensource operating systems in regards to their multimedia. They *do* have some shockwave games, but most of their media is in SWF, realmedia, or older AVI or Quicktime codecs which play in on just about anything.

  22. Re:Volcanos!!!! on Interesting and Educational Web Pages for Children? · · Score: 1

    Uh, that might be his personal site.. but the site he was referring to is http://volcano.und.edu/

  23. Re:Consider the following on Lycoris Build 71 Beckons For Your Desktop · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Instead of ruling out options due to your own ignorance, hire a consultant/contractor who has extensive experience with Linux and have him select the distribution and develop a written routine for installation (since he will likely not install more than a couple machines himself).

    If you stick with Lindows or Lycoris, sure you won't be able to copy it due to the license of software bundled with Linux; however, Redhat does not require a license, although Redhat does sell support contracts.

    In regards to hardware 'not working', there is a lot of hardware that works in Linux. You should not simply skip a distribution because IT didn't setup the Cd burner, setup the CD burner yourself.

    You could use completely for free: Debian, Gentoo, Mandrake, Slackware, and a horde of others.

    I personally recommend Debian because it has APT which allows you to download and install programs via 3 simple words ('apt-get install name-of-program). Gentoo is a great distribution; however, it requires more effort to install and will require you to compile all software from portage (like APT) which you wish to use. You may like Mandrake 9, it sets up a lot of hardware for you (more than any other distribution); however, it uses RPMs like Redhat so it is not as easy to maintain as Debian and Gentoo.

  24. Re:If you want to send mail... on AOL Bans Mail From DSL-Hosted Servers · · Score: 1

    Uh, you don't need to run a publically accessable mailserver to send email.

    I send all my email from my Comcast Cable with postfix from behind a firewall. As far as the TOS goes, I'm not violating it for running a server since I have no publically accessable server.

    Why should I be forced to send all my email through a remote server when I can do as well or better locally?

  25. Re:Rules on Working Hints for a New Telecommuter? · · Score: 1

    The company I'm working for is completely telecommute, not a single employee is 'in office'. We host our servers at a datacenter who takes care of everything, unless we had an office in the same building as that datacenter we couldn't do those tasks ourselves anyway.

    The people employed at datacenters are whipping boys . They handle routing, power cycles, installations, etc.