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  1. Re:Lets see... on Fourth Indiana Jones Installment · · Score: 1

    Does Kansas really exist?

    I can attest to Kansas and Nebraska being there... the Dakotas are still a mystery, tho.

  2. Re:Beware of departure from original statement on Blow-by-Blow Account of the OSDN Outage · · Score: 1

    There's 4 little copper contacts on the top of where the battery clips in. Bend those outward, and your problem should be fixed. Before I was laid off from my last Sysadmin postion, we had these as well. When we asked out Nextel rep about it, they told us that's what they do to them.

  3. Re:You know you've been using windows too long whe on Blow-by-Blow Account of the OSDN Outage · · Score: 1

    Cisco places only a very small PROM in most of their equipment for NV Storage. This is where the IOS and config are stored. The idea behind not storing logs there is so that you'll have plenty of space for your access lists and other custom config stuff.

  4. Re:Puts a new spin... on Boeing to Have Net Access on Airliners in 2002 · · Score: 1

    and how many 1337 h@>

    Or how about new meaning to the "Mile High Club"?
    :)

  5. Re:home theater system (OT reply) on 22" 9.2-Million Pixel Display · · Score: 1

    Bose? If you think they sound good, you need to head to your local audiophile shop and listen to some B&W.. Or Martin Logan... Hell, Even Sennheiser HD600 (headphones) with a Lucas and/or a Headroom!! (I say headroom, for I have experienced them... *AWESOME* reproduction that gets rid of the "Gee, it sounds like headphones" soundstage.) Bose is (IMO) the Microsoft of Home audio. Looks good, and works OK, but there's many better solutions out there.

  6. Re:video formats (OT) on Slashback: Offshore, Oratory, Goals · · Score: 1

    Vorbis... Oh wait.. it's not finished yet.
    It'll be pretty !#$@ cool when it is tho. Completely open. Need a codec for (insert bizarre coice of operating system here)? Here's the tools! Have fun!

  7. E3500 endtable on 101 Uses for an Old Server · · Score: 1

    While I worked at my last job (sysadmin for a larger ISP), we had a problem with corperate getting us funding to replace parts/service contracts for our Sun machines. Well, if finally happened that one of our E3500's blew out it's fibrechannel SCSI interface. It sat in my office for 4 months working as an end table until the day I was laid off. The company filed for bankruptsy a month later. I suspect that machine is sitting in that office gathering dust with what papers I left on top of it (I was working on something to do with SSH at the time... I can't remember what. I printed out what docs I could find because I simply like hardcopies better. Easier on the eyes.), as when I was laid off, so were the other 2 admins that managed the location.

  8. Re:Could be useful... on Half Keyboard, Full Bore · · Score: 1

    That is the scariest comment that I've seen on slashdot in my entire time reading it.
    Imagine with me... You're tooling along on the Interstate (autobahn, whatever), when someone pr0n surfing in their SUV mows you down. Or in an emotional response to an email they just recieved, is so focused on the response that they're typing (and they *have* to watch the keyboard because they really didn't learn how to type with it yet.) does the same....
    Scary. BTW, I have scores off, so if this was modded "Funny" disregard this post.

  9. Re:A major blow for free software on Xbox, GameCube Dates Set For Early November · · Score: 1

    This content of this entire post hinges on the fact that a *CORPERATE ENTITY* is smart enough to think ahead.
    From my experience, this is simply not the case. Corperate entities have far too much beauracratic poop to sort through to push any sort of agenda of that nature.
    Now if it happens by coincedence... ::shrug::

  10. Rule 1: prevent social engineering on Do You Have Your 'Crisis Week'? · · Score: 3

    This previous "Ask Slashdot" discusses this, and deserves reference on the current subject.
    Prevention of social engineering is critical to corperate and personal information security.

  11. Re:This occurs no matter what area of IT you're in on Playing With IT, And Why It Matters · · Score: 1

    This is kinda off topic, but how do you break into the industry now? I just got laid off from a dream job... promoted form tech support at an ISP to sysadmin work for the same company, working with Sun boxes, and some x86 Slackware boxes in the mix... I was in that position for 6 months, before they laid off half of their workforce (over 2000 people), the entire Sysadmin staff in the Local City included. In the month that I've been searching, every single place I've dropped a resume in has told me the same thing: "Too little professional experience." It's been an ongoing frusterating experience, and with the glut of laid off dotcommers like myself (except with much more exp) on the market, I don't predict this getting any easier. Suggesstions?

  12. Re:Blame the MPAA and RIAA on Gaming Companies Being Sued Over Columbine · · Score: 1

    Don't you hate it when you read your own caffinee addled, sleep deprived responses to something that you misinterepreted.... I know I shure do... DOH!

  13. Re:Blame the MPAA and RIAA on Gaming Companies Being Sued Over Columbine · · Score: 1

    Rant incoming!

    Blame the Media Companies??!!?!
    You make me want to vomit as much as the people bringing this lawsuit!!! This is NOT a problem with the media. At 16, I was aware of what would happen if I took a weapon and even threatend anyone with it, becuase my parents taught me enough about the sanctity of human life! If anyone should get thier a$$3$ sued, it the parents for not being responsible enough to teach their children about the sacntity of human life, and not moderating their childrens entertainment if it was even a concern.
    Parents! Learn some responsibility!
    I'm not done, but anymore would problably be me repeating myself.

  14. Re:Black and White! on When Your Hardware Isn't Obsolete Soon Enough · · Score: 1

    I've played B&W on a K6-2-300, and my own A-750 T-bird, and I can personally say, that yes, the extra CPU overhead is a definate must-have. Both boxes were fitted with a 3dfx voodoo 5 and 128 MB ram, and the lag on the k6-2 was unberable to me.

  15. The call WASN'T for bloated Code... on When Your Hardware Isn't Obsolete Soon Enough · · Score: 1
    It was for programming houses to not be afraid of pusing the envelope.

    To Quote:
    (2) Push the envelope. This isn't a call for bloated crap, just don't be afraid to release something that doesn't instantly work on 95% of existing computers.
  16. Re:Right tool for the right job on Disney Animation Adopts Python · · Score: 1

    One of the things that many people don't realize is this exact thing. I work with perl zealots, which, while it is a great language, has shortcomings when you need an interface aside from the web or a console. My $0.02USD

  17. Re:i also liked antitrust but.... on Antitrust · · Score: 1

    Yep, that's a Mercedes. Right down to the nifty pop-out key. Here's a link.

  18. Re:What about the case? on Building the ultimate A/V component? · · Score: 1

    Pick two:
    Cheep,
    Fits your needs,
    Right here, right now (eg, not building it yourself)

  19. The problem that I see with this? Sound cards. on Building the ultimate A/V component? · · Score: 1

    Most sound cards Suck. Suck big time. Most are to noisy to do any actual listening to music or a video soundtrack on, IMO. It works fine for gameing, esp FPS', the noise gets lost in the hash of explosions and all of the other noise, but for *listening* to music (not as sonic wallpaper), I hate it. No sound stage, no dynamics, and all of that hiss. BLEH!!!

    The idea is good, but the execution needs to be refined before I would do it.

    For those who think I'm anal, and have some disposable income, check out HeadRoom. I recommend the Sennheiser HD600's with any of their amps, plugged into any reasonable preamp.

  20. VaporWare on Microsoft's New Language · · Score: 1

    Is it me, or does this sound like vaporware...
    To quote

    Microsoft executives declined to say when C# will be available but said the language will eventually be part of Microsoft's Visual Studio suite of software development tools.

  21. Re:The ruling is quite sensible on Court Orders Owner Of Peta.org To Give Up Domain · · Score: 1

    however, petareallysucks.com is available. :;grin::

  22. So... on Kerberos, PACs And Microsoft's Dirty Tricks · · Score: 1

    If I own an open source company like RedHat (or a similar company that has no proprietary code and is publicly held), then I could distribute this code like I would any other "sensitive information"? (of which I would have none, right?)

  23. If you really want to get rid of all of those... on The Do-It-All Remote? · · Score: 1

    Panja (formerly AMX) or Crestron is the way to go. Both offer a wide variety of wired and wireless remotes (both IR and RF flavors) that communicate to a proprietary CPU that sends outs commands via IR or rs232/422. They're really cool, and work well, but the cost is a little prohibitive to most of us who live off of an IT staffmembers salary. Both units are completly programmable using (again) a proprietary language that is unique to the system (AMX looks a lot like C, I belive Crestron is more working with modules than code) but allows very robust control of whatever you are using.