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  1. Xmingwin vs gcc-mingw32 on Xmingwin For Cross Generation Applications · · Score: 3, Interesting
    What's the difference between this announcement and the pre-existing mingw32 integration with gcc ?
    • lets see, we have ...
    • The mingw-runtime package
      The Public Domain versions of the MSVCRT header and library import files
      Beginning with version 2.0 C89 and C99 extensions are provided that include
      but not limited to, wide character functions, floating point environment
      functions (declared in fenv.h), floating point classification functions and
      macros, the inttypes.h format conversion macros, stubs for msvcrt.dll
      underscored functions that are now part of C99 standard, and a replacement for
      fseek and fwrite that are safer on W9x. The POSIX dirent functions have been
      moved from libmingw.a to libmingwex.a so those desiring 'Minimal' can easily
      have it. The ISO C extensions are visible by default within the headers, to
      remove them define __NO_ISOCEXT. You need to explicitly add these functions
      until they are eventually added to the GCC specs file for inclusion by default.
    • The gcc-mingw32 package
      Mingw32 support headers and libraries for GCC
    How exactly is this different? We've been able to produce win32 executables using mingw and gcc for years now.
  2. Kites (Re:Text Ads and Word of Mouth) on IAB Recommends Larger Web Advertising · · Score: 1
    Yes, that will really pull the economy out of its shitty state. Cheap, infrequent, purchases won't keep any website afloat, let alone make them a profit.

    Yep, a cheap $92.99 (shipping and tax not included) starter stunt kite.

    From the website : Prism Fanatic is a great "starter" kite. This 6 foot is an all-around freestyle kite that your not likely to out-grow. This kite is framed with a durable carbon frame that is tough enough for first-time flyers, but can perform tricks when your ready.

    This kite is sold as a Ready to Fly package, which includes everything you need to start flying: 80ft of 150lbs Sport kiteline, winder, sport straps, CD-Rom, and a Field Card.

  3. Re:Where are the religious science fiction writers on Empire of Dreams and Miracles · · Score: 1
    Have you tried the "Rama Series" by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee ?
    • Rendezvous with Rama - By Arthur C. Clarke.
      This book is pretty much pure sci-fi. A good jumpstart into the series, but has little to no religious content. It's also about to be a movie!
    • Rama II - by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
      With the collaboration with Gentry Lee, this book introduces many religious themes. But not much.
    • Garden of Rama - by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
    • Rama Revealed - by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
      Last of the collaborated works.
      Rumour has it that A.C.C doesn't feel comfortable with the religious angles that Gentry Lee wanted to take, so make this the last of the collaborative books. And hands over the Rama reigns for Gentry Lee to continue in his own style.
    • Bright Messengers - by Gentry Lee
      Gentry Lee is now free to express his version of Sci-Fi meets Religion in the Rama universe.
    • Double Full Moon Night - by Gentry Lee
      This is the last book in the Rama series and also one of the more controversal ones as far as comments go on Amazon.
  4. Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters on Gnarly Error Messages · · Score: 1

    Here's an oddball one from microsoft.

    Q276304 - Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords.

  5. Re:Is it just me? on Killing Clutter With The Antidesktop · · Score: 1

    It's actually more like ...

    Eighty Megs And Constantly Sswapping.

  6. Re:Okay... okay... it isn't quite THAT on The Days of SysAdmin Numbered? · · Score: 1

    The following is based on several articles in the Business 2.0 magazine.

    Actually, I believe it's more an issue of using available resources more efficiently. Current data centers use something like 30% of their available resources. With the N1 system, it's a little bit like a mainframe and a distributed computing network. All of the CPUs and Storage in the N1 system are just viewed as CPUs and Storage. not 'The Accounting CPU', 'The Billing CPU', 'The Intranet Web Server CPU', 'The Development Filesystem', or even 'The Backup Storage Area'. When a requesting job enters this abstract System it gets allocated to the system that is least used at that moment. (This includes Desktop and Workstations too btw)

    And I bet there will be a new host of N1 compatible languages (java, C, C++) and libraries to better utilize this sort of setup.
    Hell, I see more jobs created with this, and fewer hardware purchases.

    Which is interesting when considering that Sun and IBM are involved.

  7. [Q] Is that really your house ? on Ask Alton Brown How Food+Heat=Cooking · · Score: 1

    is that really your house?
    And why did you change from the white kitchen (cheery) to the black kitchen (ominous)?
    Where do you get your extras from?
    (Like acidophilous and pal in the Yoghurt episode. Or the high school football jocks in the Fondue episode)
    And do you ever have casting calls for extras? (or is it just all people that you know? staff? friends? etc. I regularlly frequent the Alpharetta Kroger you seem so fond of.)

  8. Not deleted. Still There. on Slashback: Picnic, Neonapster, Microsoft · · Score: 4, Informative

    Technically, the product was 'updated'.

    You can still access the old comments thru this url. http://download.com.com/3302-2140-10132447.html?ob =0&pn=1&fb=2 (378 comments strong)

    And if you click on the 'NeoAudio' link in the bar labelled "CNET > Downloads > Windows > Audio > Rippers & Encoders > NeoAudio > User Opinions" you will see this 'update' message.

    Once you do this, you will be brought to the new comments section for the updated neoaudio. Which resides on http://download.com.com/3302-2140-10137006.html?ob =0&pn=1&fb=0 (at 32 comments and increasing)

    This makes me curious. Can an author of a product on download.com simply erase a ton of bad publicity on it's own by simply releasing minor point releases every couple of days ?

  9. Re:Appalled? on How Yoda Became an Action Star · · Score: 1
    While that was arguably one of the best scene's in the movie, what followed was just not right (tm).
    For a jedi master that performed the duties of supreme allied commander just moments before, why did he ....
    • a) fuss about with the large falling cylinder ? why not just use the force and yank the people out from under the falling cylinder ?
    • b) if 'size matters not' then why so caught up in the weight/size of the cylinder ? (guess he could have discovered that size matters not in the future, after this fight, and before he meets luke)
    • c) why just drop the cylinder a few feet from obi wan and anakin ? couldn't you use the force to fling it at the not just taken off ship ?
  10. I'm surprised noone has mentioned .... on Essential Anime · · Score: 1

    I'm suprised noone has mentioned animeondvd.com. It's a wonderful site that focus's on the the whole anime scene from a purely dvd aspect.

  11. Is synthesis of rumor a fake ad ? on Rumors Of MP PowerMac G4 Flying! · · Score: 2

    Looks like this rumor got it's start from a fake advertisement made by some wannabe advertising people.

    macnn.com feature on 'espionage' ad