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  1. Re:Problem is... on TeacherReviews.com Forced Offline · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The biggest problem I have with professors evaluation forms is that they only go to the students who complete the class. Students that withdraw (at least at my former college) don't get to evaluate the professor. I think that getting input from the students who withdraw from classes is just as important as those who stay through the course.

  2. Re:Yes, but... on Spirit and Opportunity Now Operational · · Score: 1

    First Contact? Heck no. It was from a Star Trek: TNG episode, "The Naked Truth"

  3. Yes, but... on Spirit and Opportunity Now Operational · · Score: 2, Funny

    Okay, it's fully functional, but is it programmed with multiple techniques?

  4. Re:I Have Comcast on Cable TV Versus Satellite TV? · · Score: 1

    AT&T came in and suddenly my calls went to Newfoundland -- not even on the same continent!

    I was going to say with education like that you would have to be from Georgia. Newfoundland is very much on the same continent as Virginia.

  5. Re:Iraqi Linux Users Group on Answers On LUGs, Life, and Linux in Iraq · · Score: 0

    Oooh baby, that countrys got a nice Raq.

  6. Re:Here's your SAT test: on SCO Files Suit Against Novell Over System V Ownership · · Score: 1

    I never said I was.

  7. Re:NAC.net does business with criminals... on SPEWS Adds DSL Reports to Block List · · Score: 1

    I looked at www.spamhaus.org for nac.net's listing. According to spamhaus.org, they currently have 12 open spam isses, including hosting 3 known spam gangs. These 3 listings in particular have been in the spamhaus db since 12-Oct-2003, 13-Nov-2003, and 24-Dec-2003 respectively, and there are 9 additional listings ranging in date from 03-Sep-2003 to 13-Jan-2004. Including one that is hosting images for a known eBay/Citibank scam site. (See SBL13336)

  8. Re:Positive discrimination on SPEWS Adds DSL Reports to Block List · · Score: 1

    Perhaps the ISP needs to put in a charge fr being a spammer in its TOS, sort of along the lines of bondedsender. If you, as an ISP customer, spam, intentionally spam and continue to spam/run an open relay, you forefit the posted bond to your ISP and you get disconnected.

    It's just a thought.

  9. Re:Sneaking in on a good thing. on Forbes Sympathizes with Poor, Abused Fax.com · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Too late. The spammers "CAN-SPAM" act has already taken away our individual rights to redress grievances through courts of law. Individual recipients of spam cannot sue spammers. The power is left in the hands of attorney generals.

  10. Re:Here's your SAT test: on SCO Files Suit Against Novell Over System V Ownership · · Score: 1

    Although the legal tactics are right out of the $cientology handbook ("The defense of anything is untenable... attack, attack, attack, never defend!" - L. Ron Hubbard), all signs point to Darl McBride being a mormon.

  11. Here's your SAT test: on SCO Files Suit Against Novell Over System V Ownership · · Score: 1

    "Provider of UNIX-Based solutions":SCO :: "religion":$cientology

  12. Re:BSA? on SCO Files Suit Against Novell Over System V Ownership · · Score: 5, Informative

    Unlikeley, as SCO is not a Business Software Alliance member

  13. Re:The List on 2003 Vaporware Awards · · Score: 1

    Selling and shipping are two different things. It's like those Free Half Life 2 coupons that came with some high-end video cards that were sold. Those copies are considered "sold" but not shipped.

  14. Re:Could have been a nice LAN party box, on Shrinking the PC is a Zen Thing · · Score: 1

    Then try one of the other shuttle systems.

  15. Re:I want one of these! on Shrinking the PC is a Zen Thing · · Score: 1

    Yup. One of my new shuttle systems was running Linux. I dropped the 2 hard drives into the new box along with a CDRW drive and *boom* Instant upgrade. If you can survive without a floppy drive (I know you can!) and get yourself a nice DVD/CD RW combo drive, then you'll probably like the Shuttle.

  16. Re:Shuttle Innovates on Shrinking the PC is a Zen Thing · · Score: 1

    And if you're into Athlon processors, there's the SN41G2 (among others) with an 8X AGP slot that is just begging to have a Raedon 9800 Pro thrown into it. The SS51G isn't the only intel system with an AGP slot either. showing here

  17. Re:Finally! on Shrinking the PC is a Zen Thing · · Score: 1

    Like Yoda type I sometimes. ;-)

  18. Finally! on Shrinking the PC is a Zen Thing · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Rear-mounted digital S/PDIF input and output ports (Tos-Link)

    On the 2 shuttles I have (SS51G, SN41G2)the digital output ports have been front-mounted. Having it in the back is nice because you're not running the cord behind the computer.

    One of the downsides of this seems to be that there's no AGP port. This is where the size savings comes in for ths aprticukar model. Both of my shuttles have on-baord graphics, but also have an AGP slot that I could get better performance from.

    *grr* No removable drive cage either. Both of my shuttles have a removable drive cage. It made setting the machines up so much easier.

    The external power supply for this unit will also make setup easier.

    All told, I do my shuttles. They're nice systems, and so much quieter than the systems they replaced. Even nicer was full support forom linux. I dropped my old drives into the new system, and they were good to go.

  19. Reminds me of an argument I had... on The Software Monoculture · · Score: 3, Funny

    Reminds me of an argument I had with a member of RIT's support staff regarding RIT switching to Exchange for e-mail. Basically, it boiled down to me asking him if the old POP system would remain in effect for people like me who used programs like POPFile to filter my mail.

    Basically his reply was that I shouldn't depend on one particular means of getting my e-mail. To which I replied "What do you think switching to Exchange/Outlook is doing?"

    Point, me.

  20. Re:Google AdWords on Web Ad Trademark Law To Be Retested · · Score: 1

    You can thank $cientology for that. Google won't let ads for search terms for $cientology point to sites like xenu.net, or whyaretheydead.net, or even the apologeticsindex site for it.

  21. Re:IMHO, but I must admit IAAL on Web Ad Trademark Law To Be Retested · · Score: 1

    moving to parallel the trademarks -- so it could be argued that the situation is similar to "Hoover [vacuum cleaners]", or "Kleenex [tissues]".

    Well, that sucks... or blows... depending on how you look at it.

  22. Re:Meh on TruSonic Uses MP3.com Catalog As Muzak · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Maybe the artists should have considered RTFA'ing before signing? (In this case, the A is agreement/contract).

  23. Re:Easy Decision on Exxon And Timex Release The Speedpass watch · · Score: 1

    I avoid Exxon Mobil because they're farking expensive. Take a look for yourself and see. Mobil has most of the the highest gas prices in the area.

  24. Re:SCO has noticed the rope stopped moving on SCO Gives Notice To 6,000 Unix Licensees · · Score: 1

    $5 million in revenue is nothing. Livejournal cleared $2 million in revenues last year. Then again, Livejournal is providing a useful service. SCO, well, that's debateable.

  25. Re:Maybe a success like Iridium? on Satellite Radio Subscriptions Rising · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but it's 72 satellites for iridium versus 3 for Sirius and 2 for XM. That's a heck of a lot less infrastructure to launch and maintain. And, as you can see from the subscription numbers, there is demand for these products.

    When you multiply 1.2 million * $10 / month * 12 months/year, you get $144 million in a year. For certain, it's more money than SCO brought in last year.