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  1. Re:Novel's Netware failure is their own fault... on Novell's Race Against Time · · Score: 1

    Yeah.. Netware 3 was still the old bindery. 4.x brought in NDS.. an absolute ${DEITY}send for admins. Hell, one of the places that I work for still uses Netware 4.

  2. Re:Novel's Netware failure is their own fault... on Novell's Race Against Time · · Score: 1

    As far as I remember, NDS came out with Novell 4.. I was running 4.11 at the time.

  3. Re:Novel's Netware failure is their own fault... on Novell's Race Against Time · · Score: 3, Informative

    NDS kicked the shit out of NT3/4's old domain user management.

  4. Re:Interference issues: raising the N in SNR on Ultrawideband May Stall Before It Starts · · Score: 1

    You're thinking of GSM, I'm guessing. GPS, as opposed to GSM, is completely passive. The receiver listens to timing signals from a number of satellites, and calculates its position.

    GSM does produce interference in other devices, especially during call setup and cell switching, due to the high-power-then-ramp-down model used.

  5. Re:Deep Blue on Chess Master Kasparov To Retire · · Score: 1

    ....Would you like to play a game?

  6. Re:Your needs do not govern anybody else on Samsung Cell Phone Features 3GB Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    Get yourself a Nokia 5510. Absolute brick. Can't destroy the bastards.

  7. Re:Inveitable on How Podcasting and Satellite Changed Radio · · Score: 1

    It's a good concept - I thought of something similar a while back.. 'why don't we have digital radio, like we do digital TV.. transmit the songs quickly, then keep playing if there's a dropout'... but you won't see them broadcasting playlist information in any meaningful format for two reasons:

    1. There's no 'standard' for naming tracks - some may spell things differently
    2. They'd lose their income stream - advertising!

    Unfortunate, but it's the way things are.

  8. Podcasting? on How Podcasting and Satellite Changed Radio · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ....am I the only one who's had absolutely no experience, nor been affected by either podcasting or satellite radio? I'm tempted to just write it off as a fad... who'd spend time downloading a multi-hour 'podcasting' program just to play later?

    I personally would much rather go for a personal selection of mp3s.

  9. Re:distance on Linux.conf.au Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    You can drive from Sydney to Canberra in under 3 hours

    Did that drive recently.. took about 2 and a half hours on a weekday. Just don't expect to stop off in Canberra for a bit and continue on to Melbourne!

  10. Re:Correct Units? [OT] on Intel Announces Laser Breakthrough · · Score: 1

    Windows in 6 Bytes (IA-32) : 90 90 90 90 CD 19

    Nice sig.. I'm kinda worried that I glanced at it and laughed though.. too much IA32 assembly in my early days.

  11. Re:Good idea on Accessories for Mac mini · · Score: 1, Informative

    I've got a Logitech wireless keyboard, and the keys are as follows, on the bottom row:

    Ctrl Start Alt space Alt Start Menu Ctrl
    <> alt Apple space Apple alt <>
    opt'n space opt'n

  12. Re:The boards look great, except... on NVIDIA's nForce Professional and Tyan's Words · · Score: 3, Informative

    I've got a SuperTrak (the 12 drive version) running on a Linux 2.4 server running Debian. Make sure you enable the non-Windows OS option on the card (changes it to I2O operation), and turn on I2O options in kernel config. Works like a charm.. appears as one device.

  13. Re:Pr0n on Federal Obscenity Rule Nixed In Internet Porn Case · · Score: 1

    Using ~/.pr0n? How primitive.. crypto, man, crypto! Use CFS, or a loopback AES mount!

  14. Re:Duchovny was in ZOOLANDER! on Duchovny Says X-Files Sequel in Works · · Score: 1

    And let's not forget the Box Office Smash(TM) that was Evolution... *ahem*.

    Duchovny's career... it's gone downhill quickly.

  15. Re:n.b does not hurt cats unless you observe them on Scientific American on Quantum Encryption · · Score: 1

    If you look inside the box, you'll find that it may have been vandalised.

    "Schrödinger may have been here"

    You see, only pussies don't look in the box. And if there was a pussy in the box, it would look at it. If the cat was dead, it would no longer be a pussy, and therefore, not look at it!

  16. Re:BMI on MIT Making Computer Parts from DNA · · Score: 1

    "What the hell is the reverse cowgirl position?"

    - Stereotypical /.er

  17. Re:Not a great idea. on Iran Cracks Down on Internet Sites · · Score: 1

    Yes, the UN is mainly a puppet for the US et al., but there have been some good things done.. the peacekeeping in East Timor for one.

  18. Re:LJ Backup/Export to XML on LiveJournal Buyout Confirmed · · Score: 0

    Crap.. foiled again!

  19. LJ Backup/Export to XML on LiveJournal Buyout Confirmed · · Score: 4, Informative

    I wrote this script after hearing the rumours.. can also be a good thing if you just want a backup of your livejournal.

    LJExport v0.1

    Any comments are welcome.. released under the BSD license.

  20. Re:250 people lost their jobs? on Last Manufacturer of Pro Analog Audio Tape Closes · · Score: 1

    That's because the VTRs frequently used in video production for TV stations can cost anywhere from A$50-100,000, from memory.

  21. Got a LiveJournal? Back it up! on LiveJournal Buyout Rumor · · Score: 1

    I wrote this script after hearing the rumours.. can also be a good thing if you just want a backup of your livejournal.

    LJExport v0.1

    Any comments are welcome.. released under the BSD license.

  22. Re:nice but on Time Sharing Cars · · Score: 1

    Same with Melbourne... the public transport system here is quite efficient, as long as you live near a train station, or on a bus route to a station. If you're stuck out somewhere with no bus or train service though, as tends to happen in a few recently-built areas, you're in the shit.

  23. Re:Had this 3 years ago on A Diagnosis of Self-Healing Systems · · Score: 1

    HAL9000? Bah.. they should've used a Mac.. it would have been compatible with the iPod bay door..

  24. Re:VoIP over dialup?? on AOL Canada To Offer VoIP · · Score: 1

    Audio transmitted over the PSTN is usually digitised to a 8KHz ulaw (64kbps) stream. Nowhere near this 16bps/44.1KHz you speak of.

  25. Re:Someone needs to make spyware illegal on Given Up to Spyware? · · Score: 1

    Do tell.. what is this 'kiosk mode' in KDE? I'm running 3.3.whatever's-in-debian-sid, and I've yet to see a mention of it. Might be useful for the xterm at home.