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  1. Re:What I am waiting for on Gadgets for the Lazy · · Score: 1

    It's ok, I compress them and rotate to an empty one

  2. Re:great resource, but incomplete on On The BBC 2.0 · · Score: 2

    The show is called "BLAKES 7"

    As other parts of the BBC correctly tell you

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/blakes7/

  3. great resource, but incomplete on On The BBC 2.0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    No search results found for
    blake's 7

    No search results found for
    q

    No search results found for
    crystal tips and alistair

    etc.

    But hey, they have a great disclaimer :

    The catalogue is not comprehensive. It does not contain an entry for every programme broadcast by the BBC on TV and Radio since the 1920s. The main exclusions are sport, feature films, other non-BBC copyright programmes (e.g. TV series imported from the USA), some regional programming and programmes which do not exist.

  4. Re:Not really. It all depends on how you count it. on Apache Now the Leader in SSL Servers? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How about we sum the value of the transactions shipped via the 44.0% of secure web sites, compared to 43.8% for Microsoft.

  5. Re:Congratulations on Apache Now the Leader in SSL Servers? · · Score: 1

    I was going to mention how easy setting up SSL Apache was but then your post reminded me it was OpenBSD's install :

    man ssl

    GENERATING RSA SERVER CERTIFICATES FOR WEB SERVERS
              To support https transactions in httpd(8) you will need to generate an
              RSA certificate.

                          # openssl genrsa -out /etc/ssl/private/server.key 1024

              Or, if you wish the key to be encrypted with a passphrase that you will
              have to type in when starting servers

                          # openssl genrsa -des3 -out /etc/ssl/private/server.key 1024

              The next step is to generate a Certificate Signing Request which is used
              to get a Certifying Authority (CA) to sign your certificate. To do this
              use the command:

                          # openssl req -new -key /etc/ssl/private/server.key \
                              -out /etc/ssl/private/server.csr

              This server.csr file can then be given to Certifying Authority who will
              sign the key.

              You can also sign the key yourself, using the command:

                          # openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in /etc/ssl/private/server.csr \
                              -signkey /etc/ssl/private/server.key -out /etc/ssl/server.crt

              With /etc/ssl/server.crt and /etc/ssl/private/server.key in place, you
              should be able to start httpd(8) with the -DSSL flag, enabling https
              transactions with your machine on port 443.

              You will most likely want to generate a self-signed certificate in the
              manner above along with your certificate signing request to test your
              server's functionality even if you are going to have the certificate
              signed by another Certifying Authority. Once your Certifying Authority
              returns the signed certificate to you, you can switch to using the new
              certificate by replacing the self-signed /etc/ssl/server.crt with the
              certificate signed by your Certifying Authority, and then restarting
              httpd(8)

  6. Re:Wait... on Most Web Users Unable to Spot Spyware · · Score: 1

    > Does anybody care to explain why you would block these?

    because I can

  7. Re:Selectable Stylesheets on Slashdot CSS Redesign Contest · · Score: 2, Insightful


    Ever wonder what these do :

    http://slashdot.org/users.pl?op=edithome

    [x] Simple Design
    Simplifies the design of Slashdot to strip away some of the excesses of the UI.

    [x] Low Bandwidth
    Reduces the size of pages for people with slower network connections

  8. Re:and... on Low Emission Cars Continue to Gain Popularity · · Score: 1

    Lets say I have a car with battery & I need a recharged one.

    Do I go to where they are $25 or $50 ?

    So now the $25 place has my battery and I have a new one.
    But mine is flat, so the next guy that turns up for his $25 battery needs one they have in stock.
    2 flat batteries + 2 charged ones = 4 batteries, not 2.

    Where did the charged ones come from ?

  9. Re:and... on Low Emission Cars Continue to Gain Popularity · · Score: 1

    It would be interesting to see that the facilities that offered the best value would end up with the majority of the batteries.

  10. Re:BMW C-1 on Low Emission Cars Continue to Gain Popularity · · Score: 1

    Seemingly, it is worse than I thought :

    http://www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/statistics.htm

    Motorcyclists

            * 693 motorcyclists were killed in road accidents in 2003
            * 6,959 were seriously injured
            * Motorcyclists represent 1% of traffic but represent 20% of deaths and serious injuries
            * Motorcycle riders are 40 times more likely to be killed than car drivers

  11. Re:BMW C-1 on Low Emission Cars Continue to Gain Popularity · · Score: 3, Interesting

    2% of road users are motocyclists here in the UK,
    as are 20% of road fatalities.

  12. It is sooooo hard on Windows Live Goes to College · · Score: 1

    function activex_based() {
            if(!window.ActiveXObject) return;
            try { return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); } catch(e) {}
            try { return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); } catch(e) {}
    }

    function nativexmlhttprequest_based() {
            if(!window.XMLHttpRequest) return;
            try { return new XMLHttpRequest(); } catch(e) {}
    }

    function request() {
            return activex_based() || nativexmlhttprequest_based();
    }

    var ajax = request() ;

    if(ajax) {
          foo();
    } else {
          bar();
    }

  13. Re:Nice diagram! on A Mind Map of Linux Distributions · · Score: 2, Funny
  14. Re:Microsoft promises no ulterior plans. on Windows Live Goes to College · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If it's not proprietry why do they need to "add support for more browsers" ?

  15. Re:Disposable email addresses on 'Leak-Proof' Anti-Spam Solution? · · Score: 1

    yeah, great.

    So what email address do I print on my business card or company letter head ?

  16. Re:I don't even know where to begin... on Tiny Biodiesel Reactors · · Score: 1

    Who would do it for free ?

    Id tell you but I'm off to the shops to buy some software.

  17. Re:blinking? I don't see any blinking... on Slashback: OpenSSH, Falwell, OpenDRM · · Score: 1

    zapp brannigan is my favourite

  18. Re:Gotta get me one of those on Philips Patents Technology to Force Ad Viewing · · Score: 1

    The usernames went woosh, I think I know my own mind.

  19. Re:Gotta get me one of those on Philips Patents Technology to Force Ad Viewing · · Score: 1
  20. Re:one-man army on Torvalds Creates Patch for Cross-Platform Virus · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Also suggests that your software is bloated and unmaintainable.

  21. Gotta get me one of those on Philips Patents Technology to Force Ad Viewing · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A TV that won't let me turn it off when it catches fire sounds great !

  22. Re:may not want to go back.. yeah right on Reverse Multithreading CPUs · · Score: 1

    What language are they foisting upon you ?

  23. Re:Does this mean... on Torvalds Creates Patch for Cross-Platform Virus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/reports/no-child-le ft-behind.html

    Bush is funny, like a soap opera comedy character. The US power houses sure learned thata monkey in a suit makes a better president than a thinking man. I really can't imagine a truly great statesman putting his name to that piece of junk writing.

    And, a quote from that page :

    "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of
    civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."

    -- Thomas Jefferson, 1816

  24. Re:mis-feature on Torvalds Creates Patch for Cross-Platform Virus · · Score: 1

    privilege escalation isn't really a big problem in the short term, infection is more important in the early stages. Escalation will come eventually.

    Don't take my word for it :

    http://www.maht0x0r.net/pdf/tom_duff_-_unix_viruse s.pdf

  25. Re:Software isn't evolving. on Reverse Multithreading CPUs · · Score: 3, Informative

    Limbo is an example of a CSP programming language. One definitely worth having a look at.