Slashdot Mirror


User: current93

current93's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
11
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 11

  1. Re:Does the macbook pro really get that hot? on smcFanControl — Cool Your MacBook Pro · · Score: 1

    I have a first gen MBP and it does not get too hot. Not any hotter than the G4 Powerbook I had and enjoyed for 3 years. However my MBP has a CPU whine which is bothersome because I'm very sensitive to ambient noise.

  2. Re:Certainly a good thing on Spam Blackhole Lists Redux · · Score: 1

    Personally I don't have any problem with blacklists that use a predetemined method to add and remove offending parties. The problem I have is with organizations such as SPEWS who do not, in fact, use a standardized process for adding and removing offenders. Also, they do not appear to warn the owner of an IP block before they are added to their list. For more reasons to avoid SPEWS as a blacklist please see antispews.

  3. Re:How to get control of your box again on MS SQL Server Worm Wreaking Havoc · · Score: 1

    Just restarting the SQL service doesn't help, but installing SQL SP3 does.

  4. Re:View from a middle aged failure on What Should I Do With My Life? · · Score: 1

    Just by the context of your post it is obvious that you haven't completely given up. Continue trying to find the "magical change" that others can see below the surface of your misery. If you continue to believe in the possibility of change, you perhaps will manage to pull yourself out of this situation.

  5. Re:What's the problem? on Taxing Text Messages? · · Score: 1

    A cell phone is the first purchase a Filipino will make when attempting to raise himself above middle class.

    I meant lower class not middle class.

  6. Re:What's the problem? on Taxing Text Messages? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I can certainly verify that this will affect the poorer demographic. A cell phone is the first purchase a Filipino will make when attempting to raise himself above middle class. Networking is very big here and unemployment is so high your only real chance of obtaining a job in the city is through a referral.

    Everything is paid with "prepay" phone cards so even the poorest can take advantage of them. Texting is not completely free here (around 4 - 12 cents depending on what network you are dialing), but in a country where college graduates make around $300/mo people tend to be resourceful.

  7. Re:Goodbye VHS, Hello VCD on Using Video CDs For Education · · Score: 2, Informative

    Regarding your comment on the price of VHS players VS DVD players. Here in the Philippines, where VCD is the standard distribution method for movies, you can buy standalone VCD players for around 1000PHP (about $20 US dollars) and they play VCDs, CDs, and mp3 CDs.

  8. Headline on Slinky Little Crusoe Notebook Reviewed · · Score: 1

    When I first saw this headline, I thought it said "Stinky Little Crusoe Notebook Reviewed".

  9. Re:Shattered Galaxy on Blizzard Announces New Warcraft MMORPG · · Score: 1

    I think he meant it is the first graphical MMORTS, seeing as Shattered Galaxy is an RTS.

  10. Re:Ok.... so now Tux is competing with gamers? on Try Out Tux Racer This Weekend · · Score: 1

    The game is free, given away in good faith. I don't think they are trying to compete with the hardcore gaming market. Moreover, this is an excellent way to burn penguin images into the unsuspection mass consciousness

  11. Re:Too bad we didn't get a rational judgement on DVD/DeCSS: MPAA Wins In New York · · Score: 1

    "break into...computer systems" as in "breaking and entering" as in "breaking the law". The judge's statement is contradictory. He clearly has a one-sided viewpoint but is trying to portray himself as unbiased. His weak attempt at appealing to both sides is sarcastic and insulting.