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  1. Re:quick scan through the kitchen gives me... on Silly Product Instructions? · · Score: 1
    Cheap inline filters.


    But mostly I use them for rectum-stuffing. Screw the warning.

  2. quick scan through the kitchen gives me... on Silly Product Instructions? · · Score: 3, Funny


    Spray paint can: "Do not spray in eyes."
    Cotton Balls: "Do not insert in rectum"
    Aluminum foil box: "Do not microwave"

  3. Not too hard, cut him loose on Limiting Bandiwidth in a Shared DSL Environment? · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Refund the portion of his condo fees used for DSL, and tell him to get his own DSL line.

    If he's illegally sharing files, he won't squawk too loudly.

  4. something I miss from altavista: on Favorite Hidden Google Features? · · Score: 2, Interesting


    They had a link that would return a random result out of the database. Many a boring night was saved by that link. Does anyone know if google has something similar?

  5. split tubing and duct tape on Controlling the Cable Congestion? · · Score: 1

    I have two separate 3" split tubes for AC and data, ducttaped around the ends. Easy, cheap and stylin'!

  6. snipers on On FPS Sniping And The Ruination Of Gameplay · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sure they have an advantage. But it's equaled by the satisfaction of sneaking up and dropping a satchel charge in thier face.

  7. Film will die on Kodak To Stop Selling Film Cameras In U.S. · · Score: 1

    when we can cheaply (less than $1000US) buy digital cameras with medium format sized CCDs. Zooming in photoshop only takes you so far. I can develop and print in a pinch without electricity. Never underestimate the power of a totally mechanical system.

    That being said, I love my digital Nikon D100 :)

  8. in-ceiling multis on Cooling the Server Room? · · Score: 1

    You can purchase a 15 ton unit that is mounted in the ceiling. I just bought 2 of these.

    It's made up of three 5-ton cooling units that can be individually controlled. If you can't vent into the plenum (ceiling), you're looking at putting in a glycol loop up to a condenser on the roof or outside.

    Resource-wise, call Liebert and similar companies and have a rep come in and do a dog and pony show. Also check with local contractors, as they frequently know about palleted and sold units that never got installed, that can be purchased for a huge discount.

  9. Finally... on Biometrics: Prepare to be Scanned · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'll be able to pick up a free case of pinkeye from the eye scanner at the local Wal-Mart. My life is complete

  10. this is hard? on Occupying Your Freetime on a Business Trip? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    * strip joints
    * casinos
    * strip joints
    * in-room porn movies
    * did I mention strip joints?

    Free time should be spent off the computing grid. Go remind yourself what boobies feel like.

  11. No worries here on Exploit Available for Cisco IOS Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    I was contacted last night by UUnet, and tonight they are adding ACLS to all of my edge routers.

    Myself, I'm drinking a beer. :) I love outsourcing.

  12. Some ideas on Treating Monitor-Related Eye Strain? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    #1 Go Outside.

    #2 Make a new friend; have a co-worker lick your eyeballs.

    Seriously, though, a couple of vision breaks watching the birds every three-four hours, using lubricating eye drops occasionally will help a lot. It's what I do to solve the problem (I compound it with wearing contacts).

    And having plugs stuck in your tear ducts sounds damn scary to me. Remember they're there before you get the MRI.

  13. I'll give 'em a "lifelog" on The Searchable Life · · Score: 1

    Give me a mailing address and a couple of burritos, and I'll mail it tomorrow ;)

  14. Quick and dirty... on Enterprise-wide Browser Upgrades, IE, and Patching? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Send an anonymous email with the Microsoft IE download link to the entire corporation, the day before you take a vacation. If your helpdesk is up to snuff, it should be all set when you get back.

    Oh, and look for snakes in your office when you get back.

  15. Re:WHO GIVES A SHIT! on Rabid TiVo Fanaticism · · Score: 1

    But I like my escapist entertainment. It's a scary world outside. It says so right there on the TV.

  16. I remember an old C graphics book I owned on Errata in Programming Books? · · Score: 1
    The graphics routines were handwritten in ASM.

    I learned more debugging the errors in the printed code than I did in reading the frigging book.

    Twisted, huh?

  17. Re:Dispenser on Creative Uses for 5.25" Drive Bays? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You're talking about geeks here. One condom is a lifetime supply. :)

  18. Bottle opener! on Creative Uses for 5.25" Drive Bays? · · Score: 1

    Get a small chunk of wood. Screw it into an open slot. Screw a wall-mount bottle opener on it.

    Having a place right next to you to pop your beer open is one of the small pleasures in life.

  19. Vermin on Problems in Computer Conservation · · Score: 1

    My strangest was baby mice. Popped a PC (DEC rainbow) open in my shop and saw these little squirming hairless fetuses, it freaked me right out.

    Ah, the good old days. Think I'll go try to find Thayer's Quest on Ebay.

  20. Re:Not really.. on CAPPS II Trials Begin in March · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Wrongo. I questioned one entry on my credit report, and it was wiped clean. I had nothing at all for a rating, in spite of being born in the US 30+ years ago, having gone through all the years of public school, work, 1040s, W4s etc.

    If I was denied, at boarding time, the ability to travel, instead of when I bought the ticket, I would be one very loud and pissed off guy. Credit has nothing to do with travel rights.

    Right now, I'm taking my Delta frequent flyer miles and giving them to the make a wish foundation. They have lost my business forever. If all airlines do this, I guess I'll be driving a lot.

  21. Some criteria from a 120+ Frame/DSL WAN guy on How Do You Choose a WAN Carrier & Technology? · · Score: 2


    1. Price
    2. Low provider network saturation (3rd party utilization reports provided). No oversubscription.
    3. Good SLAs, reasonably priced
    4. Credits for failing to provide SLA agreed service.
    5. Phone number to the carriers NOC (we actually contract all of our network monitoring, they have the #)
    6. Monthly reviews of performance and pricing with an account rep/team.

    And remember, a contract works both ways. If you receive shoddy service, withhold payment for a few periods to discuss performance.

  22. Aiding terrorists 100m at a time. on Because Only Terrorists Use 802.11 · · Score: 2

    What about the open mail relays? There is untraceable mail bouncing all over the place.

    If the feds put the muscle against the open SMTP relays that are more likely being used for terrorist communications, the side-effects of less spam would gather them a lot of support, instead of this Don Quixote tilting-at-WiFi crap.

    News flash, suspected terrorists will be forced to wear mittens to prevent communication via sign language...after the required $100 million spent on "intelligence" of course.

  23. Re:Imagine this on a beowulf on Consoldated Network Storage? · · Score: 2

    check out www.winsys.com or emc.com. They exist for this.

  24. Re:You forgot.... on Which 3D Rendering Package Do You Recommend? · · Score: 1

    > I always start out people new to 3D on Hash

    Got any openings in class, professor? :)

    Have bong, will travel.

  25. Similar thing happened to me on ISP Sued Over Suspended Email Account · · Score: 2

    I wasn't paying for the account, though.

    I swapped ISPs for a couple of years, and when I went back to the first one, they had never disabled mail and I got 2 years of mail in one download.

    Email is a primary method of contact, and I had people that thought I was ignoring them, and they got pissed off. I also had initial contract offers (big ticket items, too) from 2 consulting companies. Since I had moved twice, the old email was the only contact info they had. Oh well...