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  1. Re:So... on The Golden Gate Barrage: New Ideas To Counter Sea Level Rise · · Score: 1

    See: WaterWorld

  2. Re:Sounds like an open-and-shut false-arrest case. on Police Arrest Man For Refusing To Tweet · · Score: 1

    "Submission: Canadian police arrest man for refusing to Tweet by RichZellich (948451)"
                        ^^^^^^^^^

    1st Amendment (FAIL)

    Canada, despite popular belief, is not one of the United States.

  3. NUMB3RS... on Software To Authenticate Paintings · · Score: 1

    They used something like this on $TOPIC a week or two ago.

  4. Re:Crowding on WiFi Gone Wild · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No need to worry about crowding, I've been to Texas rest stops.
    The rest rooms are basically built over open latrines. Nasty stench.
    No running water, no phones. Some do have (electric) lights though.

  5. Re:Was it easy? Why was it not major? on Sprint Routers Stolen; NYC Internet Outage Ensues · · Score: 1

    Better question...

    Are the theives just plain stupid?

    Network cards have MAC addresses.
    Anyone caught plugging them in will
    be caught red-handed.

  6. Re:Not first... can't be. on A Palm for Every Purpose · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OMG... it was!

    My life must be over now, and I can die happy. :)

  7. Not first... can't be. on A Palm for Every Purpose · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not a chance :(

  8. Re:In SOVIET RUSSIA... on Broadband's Unintended Consequences · · Score: 1

    $144 per month? That's gross!

    If that's gross, I don't want to see net, or "the net"!

  9. OT: Steering with a Joystick?(Was:Insane) on Red Hat Explains Stance on KDE/Gnome Desktop Changes · · Score: 1

    NOTE: Get your mind out of the gutter.

    I've tried using a joystick in numberous driving games. It doesn't work well, you usually crash a lot. I think I'll pass on a joystick controlled car. I hope the owners of them have good insurance, and that they never try to park near me at the store.

  10. Re:Thank god for ogg! on New MP3 License Terms Demand $0.75 Per Decoder · · Score: 1


    M$ will probably still support mp3 in their player, so be prepared to pay an extra $0.75 for Windows.

    Oh, no, you are mistaken. That's $0.75 per decoder, don't forget the encoder.
    Add to that about $10-$15 for hiring extra beancounters to process the royalties,
    and an extra $20-$40 for Mr. Bill's retirement fund.

  11. Re:Be careful on Post-it Notes vs. Copy-Inhibited CDs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Congradulations! Thanks to the DMCA, we can now shut down all the felt tip marker makers, and 3M for making Post-it-Notes because they are devices capable of circumventing copy protection!

  12. Re:Where is CUPS? on RedHat 7.3 beta (skipjack) is out · · Score: 1

    Why don't you browse the RPMS directory on a mirror site? (HINT!, HINT!)

  13. Re:Suncobalt Tech Support on Where is Largest Linux Desktop Install? · · Score: 1

    Hi guys! Long time no hear...

    I of course work at Red Hat now...

    'nuff said.

  14. Re:Microsoft == bad policy on Live Streaming Video? · · Score: 1

    It _might_ be a "short recompile" from Solaris or HPUX to linux (I am not a programmer), but it seems to me you would need the source code first. If that was available somewhere I'm sure it would already have been done. Notice that the Solaris version only runs on Sparc (not x86) just to make it harder to port the binary (like was done for Netscape/Alpha). Maybe the situation will change when Microsoft buys their first Linux company (Corel?). Expect a licence that prohibits use on any other Linux platform but theirs.




    WireHead

  15. Re:Quicktime...NOT! on Live Streaming Video? · · Score: 1

    Er... No.

    Not until there is a player for Linux.



    WireHead

  16. Re:It's not just microsoft.com on Microsoft's DNS Down · · Score: 1

    Propogation Delay...

    You will be affected when the cached info in the DNS server you are using expires.



    WireHead

  17. Re:only thing worse than mediaplayer is quicktime on New MPEG 4-Based Open Source Codec · · Score: 1


    Plenty of other options? Name one. There is no (modern) quicktime player for Linux that I am aware of.

    WireHead

  18. Red Hat 6.3 ??? on Samba Code Fork Announced · · Score: 1

    Woah. Message from a parallel universe? There is no Red Hat 6.3 in my universe.

    WireHead

  19. Re:KDE on Red Hat Linux 7 Released · · Score: 2

    The KDE 1.93 RPMS are located on the second CD in the /preview directory. They are not installed by default, nor are they supported by Red Hat.
    Why 1.93? Because that was what was available when the CD went gold. Can't please everyone I guess.
    You will also find other interesting (and unsupported) things in the /perview directory, like a 2.4 kernel (Use at your own risk!)

    WireHead

  20. Re:Control on "If You Can Put It On A T-Shirt, It's Speech" · · Score: 1


    Sure! The US armed forces are the world's best experts at shipping "live munitions" overseas.

    WireHead

  21. Nothing new here to see, move along... on Electronic Valves For Diesel Engines · · Score: 1

    I spent the seven years prior to Jan 1, 1999 driving tractor trailers for a living. Every single tractor I ever drove had electronicly controlled engines, offering lower emmissions and greater fuel economy. The average horspower of the tractors I drove climbed from 300hp (20mph uphill w/flashers going) to 425hp (me, downshift?) and at the end of my driving career I could average about 7-8 mpg (loaded). I have seen brochures offering horsepower ratings of up to 600hp from most of the major manufacturers. (Detroit Deisel, Catepillar, Navistar, Mack) I see nothing radically new here. Even the valves were partially electronicly controlled. (engine compression "jake" brakes) If they can improve the diesel engine further without creating more maintenance problems, good for them.

    WireHead

  22. Re:Shhhhh. on Is The Fabric of Space-Time Woven With Noise? · · Score: 1

    For 10 points: Name that tune!

    WireHead

  23. Re:New Scientist is a joke on Is The Fabric of Space-Time Woven With Noise? · · Score: 1

    You'll have to forgive him. The only "British Journalism" he's ever seen has "Page 3 Girls"...

    WireHead

  24. Re:pointless on Clemson University Bans Free Long Distance Sites · · Score: 1

    Stuff like this is going to make students eventually start looking to other companies like earthlink and at&t worldnet to provide internet access. What is the school gonna do then? Say you have to use our network waaaaa waaaaa no fair!

    Most campus phones I am aware of are digital in nature and are impossible to use a conventional modem with. Hence, nobody is going to use an off-campus ISP.

    WireHead

  25. Re:Consider discount calling card services on Clemson University Bans Free Long Distance Sites · · Score: 1

    Any students threatened by such a policy should notify the administration that discount calling card services can be used to the same effect...

    Heads up on that one- I was an Over the Road truck driver for many years, payphone providers regularly block access to the 1-800 numbers used to connect to discount calling cards. It would be trivial for the campii (sp?) to do the same thing.

    WireHead