User: DarkHelmet

Re:Next up String Theory Processor

On: World's First Physics Processing Unit

With the Hiesenberg UP module the enemy can't do anything until sighted, detected or measured. Stand still, close your eyes, shoot, winner everytime.

Nonono, you'll nail the Cat NPC straight in the ass, but it will neither live nor die until you open your eyes.

Re:Who are these enemies?

On: "Enemies of Linux" Trying to Undermine OS?

spell that badly

That badly huh? So while Linux users have poor spelling, I guess that means BSD users have poor grammar.

Not too evil...

On: Is Google Breaking Their Own Rules?

Google can't be that bad...

After all, they're not censoring this from their pages

Re:I hope the get enough money...

On: More On Save Enterprise Donations

I wonder if Gwar would be willing to do the opening...

Actually no... they should save Gwar for any Klingon based Star Trek shows.

Question

On: Ask mc chris

Did Hesh ever get any sex out of Debbie?

Re:Dear Lord make the madness stop!

On: Effective XML

Yeah, you're right. I'm just used to having to deal with a DOM passed to me anyway.

Also, most of my stuff nowadays involves transforming with XSLT, so I need to create a DOM object anyway.

BTW, the example I did was for PHP5.

Re:n00b - help!

On: Effective XML

Why don't you have your xml file really be PHP that exports XML.. Then you can do something like:

<?
// skip mysql init stuff:

$dom = new DomDocument();
$root = $dom->createElement("root");
$dom->appendChild($r oot);

$items = $dom->createElement("items");
$root->appendChild( $root);

$sql = "select * from items order by Id asc";
$qu = mysql_query($sql);

while ($s = mysql_fetch_array($qu, MYSQL_ASSOC))
{
$item = $dom->createElement("item");
$items->appendChild($item);

foreach ($s as $k => $v)
{
$x = $dom->createElement($k);
$textn = $doc->createTextNode($v);
$x->appendChild($textn);
$item->appendChild($x);
}
}

echo $dom->saveXML();
exit;
?>

BTW, I am just typing this from my head... so no guarantees on it working properly or not :)

Re:This is depressing

On: Short History of Cellphone Ringtones

Might I suggest "Useful Idiot" by Tool.

Mantra might work, too, or a snippit from Negative Ions.

SLI

On: SLI Primer

I have two GeForce 6800GTs running in SLI mode.

The article fails to mention that to go into SLI mode requires a reboot. I have dual monitors. Only one monitor can be used in SLI mode, so when I get back to work, I need to reboot again.

I've read around saying that this is a driver issue that will be addressed in a few months. But it's nonetheless annoying.

Let's get optimal.

On: Optimizations - Programmer vs. Compiler?

## I was bored, so whatever.

$arr = array();

$result = mysql_query("select * from gct where casenum = '$aid' ");
foreach ( mysql_fetch_row($result, MYSQL_ASSOC) as $k => $v )
{
if ($v == "on") $arr[$k] = "checked";
}

Re:|_

On: DRM for 1'3" of Silence

Copyright Infringer!!!

Die you evil scum, die!

Re:That's nice, but..

On: Mozilla Chairman Speaks on Open Source/Microsoft

Forgot where that is from

*SLAP*

Signed,
DH

Re:Extremely dumb SonicWall content censorship

On: Panera Bread Is The Largest Provider Of Free WiFi

Of course, when on a public network like that you should:

1. Setup Putty to listen locally on port 1080
2. SSH to your remote server
3. Setup FireFox and Switchproxy to point to localhost:1080
4. Porn!

Of course, if you're looking at porn in a public place, that might not do too well when trying to pick up on the local ladies.

Browser Wars 2.

On: IE7 Announced for Longhorn and WinXP

MS neatly places all of their IE developers back in cryogen

Rise and shine, Mr Ballmer...rise and shine. Not that I wish to imply that you have been sleeping on the job... no one is more deserving of a rest. And all the effort in the world would have gone to waste but until...well let's just say your hour has come again. So wake up Mr Freeman... err Ballmer, wake up and smell the ashes.

*sigh*

On: IE7 Announced for Longhorn and WinXP

Why just Windows XP and Longhorn? So that pretty much means we'll have to wait even longer for all the 98 / ME people to play catchup so we can start doing things entirely with CSS.

Sure.

On: How VeriSign Could Stop Drive-By Downloads

Now, Ben wants VeriSign to clean up its act: it should refuse to issue certificates to companies that use obviously fake names (such as "CLICK YES TO CONTINUE") or that use those certificates to deceive consumers.

Right, and why does it matter when 85% of guys in front of a computer are going to say yes to a company called MAKE YOUR PENIS BIGGER Ltd?

Re:Business or Personal?

On: What Do You Charge for Tech Support?

In exchange for dealing with Subshop and Micros registers? My sister has three subways and I get to eat there for free. Unfortunately, since I'm family I'm "expected" to patch their systems whenever an update comes out.

Given what a pain in the ass those registers can be, I'd much rather have no Subway food, in exchange for not having to bother with that stuff.

Re:helpdesk support wants to be free

On: What Do You Charge for Tech Support?

Slashdot: Where everybody has virgin ass to offer, but none of it is ever worth taking.

Re:But how???

On: Could TNG Stunt Casting Save 'Enterprise'?

Know any torrents for this episode?

But how???

On: Could TNG Stunt Casting Save 'Enterprise'?

Maybe they'll come through the same wormhole that allows Geordi to host Reading Rainbow.

Re:Mehster

On: P2P Meets PSTN, With Bellster

Looks like nobody saw my sig, and got the joke.

Mehster

On: P2P Meets PSTN, With Bellster

Napster, Bellster, Dogster, Crapster, Slapster..

Seems like everyone and his uncle is coming up with a ****-ster type site.

Heh.

Re:Keyloggers

On: Just How Paranoid Are You?

Also no mention of hardware encryption for his hard drive. Hardware encrypted DES? No thank you. That in itself screams false sense of security.

Re:Keepass Plug

On: Just How Paranoid Are You?

Yup... Security through Absurdity.

Keepass Plug

On: Just How Paranoid Are You?

All my really important information is stored in a Keepass database file. It uses AES (either 128 or 256, can't remember) to encrypt the database, based on the SHA-256 of the password you give it.

I don't think having a whole hard drive volume encrypted is necessary for most people. After all, I don't really care if people end up stealing my HalfLife 2 saved games from me.