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  1. Speaking of crashing (or cracheing) on The Days of SysAdmin Numbered? · · Score: 1

    I wonder how N1 would have handled the nasty Ecache errors? Probably nearly the same as Solaris7 did....
    Ecache error... blip

    Linux at least screams "Aieeeee".

  2. Re:Where do I start? on How The DMCA Is Enforced · · Score: 1

    A link that better makes the point than the one posted above would be:
    www.pureintimacy.org/online1/bundy.html

  3. Re:Where do I start? on How The DMCA Is Enforced · · Score: 1
    Logic error (as others have pointed out). Allow me to demonstrate:

    and when the abductors are caught and you look in their homes, you inevitably find air. So air is a precursor to this bad behavior....


    Breathing air is definately a precursor to bad behavior. Without air, there would be no bad behavior. It just so happens that all child abductors breath air, and most child abductors have kiddy porn.

    You cannot claim someone is making a logic error by establishing a profile and trend. Ted Bundy indicated that porn leads down the path of sexual crime. http://serial-killers.virtualave.net/bundy.htm

    Or do you have more knowledge about this than Ted Bundy?
  4. Oh No! on Sony Kills Betamax · · Score: 1

    The Ebay prices on beta VCRs just doubled with this announcement... from $1 to $2.

  5. Re:And even on 2000/XP on Microsoft Notes Critical Security Holes in Windows, Office · · Score: 1

    This is not meant to be snide... I sincerely feel for all you Windows NT/2000/XP admins. Our Sun servers all have uptimes > 440 days. Kernel and Veritas update at that time.

    The only thing that takes out our production now is when the internal network goes down. (knock on wood)

  6. Wait a minute.... on On EBay: Shuttle Flight Deck Simulator · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think there was some water damage on a few of those panels... are we sure that these weren't retrieved from a Florida beach and cleaned up a little?

  7. Also change the college name to... on Iowa College Goes Paperless · · Score: 1

    I Paq U.

    Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

  8. Strictly a PR move on MS to Implement Some DoJ Settlement Terms Preemptively · · Score: 1

    As has been reported, companies are not updating their Windows and Office programs as Microsoft had hoped (and was counting on for revenue). Part of the reason for this is Microsoft's declining image in the areas of security and compatibility. The masses really are beginning to view Microsoft with the same attitude IBM was looked at in 1985... Disdain.

    So Microsoft has this to combat as well as the impending DOJ outcome. They are trying to hit two birds with one stone. If they let Balmer do the throwing, it will likely just break a window.

    If anyone believes this is something out of the goodness of Microsoft's heart... I've got a copy of Windows to sell you.

  9. Re:They know not what they do on Bad MEN Of Wireless · · Score: 1

    We had some users write a script that essentially did the same thing. I had set up the root account so that I could get in with a barebones shell... /sbin/sh. I stopped it by renaming the script. Then I went over and kicked a little ass. These same folks set up a cronjob with * * * * * because they were to lazy to write a daemon.

    Sometimes my arm gets tired of beating users with the cluestick.

  10. Re:12 cm or 12 inch? on One Terabyte On a 12-inch^H^H^H^Hcm Disk · · Score: 1

    Or the same size as the bore on a M1 Abrams tank.

  11. T-VRD! on One Terabyte On a 12-inch^H^H^H^Hcm Disk · · Score: 1

    At first glance I thought it was named T-URD... gotta start using a better font.

  12. Opensource can beat that! on Microsoft in Peru, Living Room · · Score: 1

    Because now Peru should be able to sell the donated copies in Peru, pocket the money and still use OpenSource. Now that would torque Bill&Co just a little. If they are serious about Open Source, that is what needs to be done.

  13. Mod parent up...! on Mandrake Hits Wal-Mart(.com) · · Score: 1

    We need to hear what the Walmart strategy is behind this. How do they figure on supporting it? Will they just tell folks to type 'man' at the prompt? I don't expect boxes to appear in-store anytime soon, so they will probably remain as a website-only product... and you will have to actively seek them out.

    I also suspect that Walmart's license negotiations with Microsoft may be more difficult in the future....

  14. In High School we used to.... on Harvesting Capacitors for Backyard Munitions · · Score: 1

    We had a shop class where we worked on cars and such, and took the condensers off the old motors to charge them up. (they have just one wire with the case being the othor conductor) Then we would put them in some girl's locker. A charged up condenser will make a spark almost a 1/2 inch long when the wire is discharged to the case. These girls didn't have a clue and start screwing around with it. Invariably they would be holding the case when they got around to touching the end of the wire. BAM! Condensers will hold a charge for quite a while, so whenever we saw one around, you would discharge it before picking it up and messing around with it.

    Needless to say, all the girls in the grades around us now know what a condenser is.

  15. Rindows on Walmart Ships PCs with Lindows OS · · Score: 1

    At least that is what Walmart is calling it in Japan so it gets pronounced properly.

    Yes, I am a redneck WITH a farmer's tan. What's it to ya?

  16. Cadence for Linux on Pro/Engineer Coming to Linux · · Score: 1


    There is pressure from many of the large companies to get some of this design software available for Linux. In the instance of Candence, it should have better performance on x86 machines than on Sparc, with the added benefit of cheaper hardware. Word has it that a version of Cadence for Redhat may be available early next year. The sticking point is that 64-bit is really needed for large layouts, so it might be a while before a stable kernel and cpu are available which Cadence will bless.

  17. Le ameure??? on First Benchmarks of AMD Hammer Prototype · · Score: 1

    Wasn't that where they had the Olympics a while back. Dave's mom was there. I'm sure of it.

    So AMD named their new chip after an Olympic city... hmmm who woulda thunk it.

  18. Bridge for the Mob on Sicilian Suspension Bridge to Go Ahead · · Score: 1

    Why in the world would they want to give the Mob easy access to the mainland? The bridge will never be built because the Mafia controls jobs like that and it will run way over budget with large chunks going in Mob pockets. It would be a foolish waste of money. A more worthy project would be re-activating the Roman aquaduct.

  19. Calling the kernel GNU/Linux is not required. on RMS Replies to "The Stallman Factor" · · Score: 1

    It is an obvious fact that one could install a system with the linux kernel and a few other non-GNU programs and end up with a complete functioning system. Getting compiled up without the glibc might be a chore, but it could be done. Are any of the GNU programs included with BSD? Do they call it GNU/BSD? Stallman's beef shouldn't be with Linus over the Linux kernel, it should be with the folks who maintain the Linux distributions. Redhat Linux should really be called Redhat GNU/Linux... Those boys are the ones that should be tacking on the GNU name. Because they roll the GNU stuff into their distribution.

    I do agree with Stallman's points on BitKeeper. CVS should be the obvious choice here, and if it needs something in order to get it to do what the Kernel Koders need... well then, fix it. I bet RealAudio would love to get some hooks in the kernel that require a "Free" install of their software in order to develop/maintain the code.

  20. Why Unix gurus grow beards... on Alan Cox talks about laws... and Linux · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Because:

    They learn the art of efficiency. It is a complete waste of time to shave your beard if it just going to grow back. You spend 3-5 minutes every stinking day shaving. So why do it? That's around 15 hours a year for a Mon-Fri schedule. Grow a beard and trim it for 5 min every two weeks. Done.

  21. Now that is a piece of glass to keep! on Samba Wins eWeek & PC Magazine Award · · Score: 1


    Many of those things end up on EBay... hey wait a minute... there is profit in GPL.

  22. What I find interesting... on David Packard Writes HP Epitaph · · Score: 2, Informative


    is that several of my friends who work in the trench at HP were very much against the merger while another friend at HP (upper management and gets to ride in the plane with Carly) was for it. Don't know what that tells you, but there is a definite fragmentation between employees and management. Time will tell, but the fragmentation is hard to overcome.

    Second thing... Feel bad for the many good employees at Enron and Arthur who really had no say in the demise of their companies AND lost their jobs. I'd rather receive a call like the DEC emplyees did than spend endless nights awake wondering if/when/where the second shoe would drop. Just reaffirms the advice that everyone should have 3-6 months of expenses banked away. I finally got there and have never been sorry (well, I had some nagging thoughts during the dotcom stock craze about missed opportunity, but not now). No, it wasn't easy... but I sure sleep better.

  23. Re:Car Mods, Real Power versus Silly Stickers on Hack Your Ignition (Before Someone Else Does) · · Score: 1

    My Honda Integra Type R manages about three-four times the power of your big-iron block at the same rev range

    If the little honda rice motor has so much horsepower, then why don't they use those little
    things on the tractors in tractor pulls? Hmmm? Perhaps they're looking for something with a metal crank.

    There's more metal in the fender of my pickup than a whole Honda car. And it will crush 99.99%
    of any European vehicle I collide with.

  24. $4000, Remote Controlled WWII Tiger Tank!! on Geek Gift Ideas 2001 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Beer Can Crushing Monster. 1/6 scale, 112 lbs of German Tiger Tank. $3250, but with add-ons that you would obviously want... $4000. Pant...Pant... Add on a .50 Cal single-shot and a wireless camera on this baby, and you can have good fun that is funny without the Cat in the Hat (or the doll from realdolls.com) 1/6 Scale Remote Controlled Tiger Tank
    Yep, that's what I want....

  25. Let me tell you how.... on How Did You Become a UNIX Administrator? · · Score: 1

    I was a farm kid in college (1985) becoming an Electical Engineer, and I got busted for "Attempting to Access" the IBM CMS mainframe computer.... The instructor in my Pascal class said that after three password attempts, the terminal would be disconnected. It didn't happen, so I thought that more attempts might be necessary.... Nothing....

    Within a few days I found myself in front of a judge and was given a boatload of community service hours for the University computer center. Idaho (U.S) is rather strict. I cleaned every doggone terminal on the campus, then helped string coax.... must have done OK work since they hired me after my service hours were up. I ended up as the operator for the IBM CMS mainframe... Yeah.. yuch. But is wasn't as bad as the old IBM JCL card machine.... Remember, it's Idaho. Most anything was high-tech compared to my old Surge milker...

    After college got hired as a Electrical Engineer in the Quality Assurance dept. They were using Xenix. I liked it way better than DOS... So I took home manuals and learned it. Then we started getting Sun equipment. Unix rocked. Soon I got approached to be an admin for a much larger dept. Am still in that position and love it.

    Advice..... Avoid crime. Get out of QA. Don't use gui's for sysadmin. It rots your brain (and they enter stuff incorrectly or out of order). Learn vi and sh. All Unix I know of comes with those. Better know how to use ed in a pinch. You WILL have to use it sooner or later.

    But you will miss the farm...