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  1. Re:Wait and see on Microsoft Not Underwriting SCO's Legal Fees? · · Score: 1
    Basically, Services for Unix runs on Windows and is designed to replace UNIX servers by offering some similiar services such has NFS and NIS. The idea here is for companies to gracefully migrate their servers away from UNIX and lock them into a MS products.

    I just don't understand why Microsoft didn't purchase this license years ago when the Services for UNIX was first started.


    The funny part is that Services for Unix is mostly GNU software, gcc among other things.
    "Supporting our IP position"? Yeah, right...
  2. welcome translation, liking this am I on SAP and MySQL Join Forces · · Score: 3, Funny

    Goods are I, for on, delights to see this. Collaboration between information technology firms is always reception. Ears love I pieces of less important by approximately large firms as well as SAP releasing its intellectual property to the open source partnership.

  3. Re:Suze Orman on Personal Finance Book Suggestions? · · Score: 1

    Didn't care for her. Lots of imprecise suggestions for how you should feel about your money and very few instances of good solid advice.

  4. Re:I don't think we can be too critical, actually. on Weekly Microsoft Critical Security Issue · · Score: 1

    Don't forget about the two separate remote-root Sendmail holes announced in the past month or so.

    I think the subject line says it all. People who live in glass houses and all that.

    Sign me,
    Mr. "Switching to Postfix ASAP"

  5. Check out the latest Linux Journal on What Pro-Level MIDI/Audio Tools Are You Using? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Twenty sound applications for Linux were reviewed, both free and non-free

  6. Finally! on Enzyme Bio-Battery Runs on Ethanol · · Score: 2, Funny

    A beer-powered laptop!

  7. Tail in the Dessert? on A Tale in the Desert · · Score: 4, Funny

    God-damned dog. Tail's just at the same height as the coffee table my ice cream's sitting on. I think he does it on purpose.

  8. Re:Automated jobs on Command-Line Crypto From Phil Zimmermann, Again · · Score: 2, Funny
    Like what?
    Exactly.
  9. Sue the Government? on Kevin Mitnick Answers · · Score: 1

    • I served over four and one-half years in a Federal detention center prior to trial or settling the charges against me.
    • I'm the only person in United States history that was held without an initial bail hearing.
    • My residence was searched with a blank search warrant at the time of my arrest in Raleigh.

    Has an attorney advised you about the possibility of winning a suit against the government, compensating you in some way for such dramatic violations of your civil rights? If you have been advised against that course of action, have you gotten a second opinion?
  10. Re:I gotta really easy solution if you don't like on EverQuest: What You Really Get From an Online Game · · Score: 4, Insightful

    By the time they've realized the hate for the game, they're addicted. So this is not an "easy" solution.

    Um, did I miss the part where video games can now directly stimulate your pleasure centers? Addiction is not the same as laziness.

    Either you like the game, or you don't. Exert some control over how you spend your time instead of passively absorbing whatever mindless pseudo-entertainment comes your way with the least effort. Turn off Everquest. Turn off the TV while you're at it. Go outside, take a walk. Go hiking, or skiing, make a friend, get some exercise. Get a dog from the pound, and take it for a long walk every day. Do something that gives you something to remember when you get old.

  11. I think youre in the wrong on Open Source vs. Academic Dishonesty? · · Score: 2

    Not legally, of course, but youre definitely in violation of the school policy. The most obvious violation is where you specify the exact class and project number for each piece of code: Project #1 for computer engineering 323.

  12. Re:Cant believe nobody suggested this yet... on Inexpensive Alternatives for ICANN Disputes? · · Score: 2

    Because it's like buying stolen property (back) or paying "protection" money. It may be the cheapest short term solution, but it's going to cost more than money (and that too) in the long run.

    Bullshit. It's not stolen property. They didn't pay the registration fee, they let the registration lapse, and someone else paid for the domain in the meanwhile. It's their own damn fault, and they will be lucky if the pr0n merchant is willing to sell it back to them at all. Given that the domain legitimately belongs to the pr0n merchant now, the least they can do is make an offer to buy it from them before whining to the authorities.

  13. Cant believe nobody suggested this yet... on Inexpensive Alternatives for ICANN Disputes? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Have you tried calling the pr0n merchant directly and negotiating with them? It obviously will be the least expensive route, and is probably your only real chance at getting the domain back anyway. They may accept a payment far less than ICANNs arbitration fee.

    Why do people so often look to involve the authorities when they havent yet tried a neighborly approach that is so often more effective and far less expensive?

  14. Links to several solutions on Solving Feynman's Unsolved Puzzle? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Can be found on this page

  15. Check out Plone! on Which Weblogs Are Best Suited for User Group Use? · · Score: 3, Informative

    They're just about to release Plone 1.0 which is basically a pre-configured Zope with CMF and some of the other new plugins all set up. Their web site is basically their product as it comes up when you first install it, so it gives you a good idea what it looks like.

    It's big if all you need is a weblog, but it's perfect if you want a platform that you can build on and add applications to while maintaining a lot of flexibility (user management, etc)

  16. Artificial flavorings can be nasty on Wake Up and Smell the Nauseating Coffee · · Score: 2

    My wife used to work for a coffee packaging company. Some of their packaging couldn't be used with coffee that had artificial flavorings added because the flavorings would melt the plastic.

  17. I was diagnosed with ADHD on Dealing with ADHD and Other Problems in Young Children? · · Score: 2

    And I finally convinced my parents to send me to a school which actually gave me the intellectual stimulation I needed. I liked Ritalin, but it was just a high that helped make an intolerably boring experience (public school) more tolerable.

    Obligatory Simpsons quote, to the tune of Popeye the sailor man:
    When I can't stop fiddlin
    I just takes my Ritalin
    I'm poppin' and sailin', man. (toot toot!)

  18. Its ADB, not ABD on Shreve Systems is Dead and Going · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It stands for Apple Desktop Bus.

    You could start your own online store with what you could buy over there.
    Uh huh huh, you so funny

  19. Re:I dont know you very well on Microsoft Intellimice and Bluetooth Issues? · · Score: 2

    Yes, I think it is true, though IANAL. Mirosoft holds the copyright on the driver software. None of the DMCA circumvention exemptions apply in this case. From your own link:

    Question: What does circumvention mean?

    Answer: Circumvention, according to Section 1201(a)(3)(A), means "to descramble a scrambled work, to decrypt an encrypted work, or otherwise to avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, or impair a technological measure, without the authority of the copyright owner." While the full scope of activities and practices that would fall under this definition has not yet been examined by the courts, any act of undoing a "lock" or "block" in a digital system may well be considered circumvention.

    --

    Question: Are there exceptions that allow the circumvention of technological protection systems?

    Answer: There are seven exemptions built into section 1201 of the DMCA, some of which permit the circumvention of access and copy controls for limited purposes, some of which allow for the limited distribution of circumvention tools in particular circumstances. These seven exemptions are for:

    * Libraries, archives, and educational institutions for acquisition purposes;
    * Law enforcement and intelligence gathering activities;
    * Reverse engineering in order to develop interoperable programs;
    * Encryption Research;
    * Protecting minors from material on the Internet;
    * Protecting the privacy of personally identifying information;
    * Security Testing

    --

    Question: How is the development of interoperable products affected by the DMCA?

    Answer: The anti-circumvention provisions may hinder innovation in information technology by limiting the ability of potential competitors to reverse engineer the technological protection system behind which the original manufacturer hides their product. Reverse engineering is a traditional method used by industry to understand how systems work and create interoperable products. While the DMCA has an exception that permits reverse engineering to create interoperable products, as discussed below, it may only permit reverse engineering for interoperability between programs, but not for the purpose of making a program available in other platforms. . A strict interpretation of the DMCA may prohibit reverse engineering, regardless of whether or not copyright infringement occurs in the process.

  20. I dont know you very well on Microsoft Intellimice and Bluetooth Issues? · · Score: 2

    So, has anyone managed to get this mouse to work on OS X, Linux, or XP (SP1 with a third party adapter)? Perhaps a cracked security password?

    Maybe I have, maybe I havent. But posting it here would be a violation of the DMCA. Sorry, man. :P

  21. Oxymoron on The Swiss Army Knife of Linux? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does anyone has a small desktop solution (like KDE or Gnome) to recommend.

    Heheheh. That's a good one.

  22. Another vote for LDAP on Single Sign-On for Integrated Open-Source Apps? · · Score: 2

    Right now, at my company we are using OpenLDAP for these applications:

    Sendmail >>> e-mail routing
    maildap >>> E-mail group expansion
    Cyrus >>> IMAP mail/news servers
    SAMBA >>> Windows File sharing
    Netatalk >>> Apple File sharing
    FreeRADIUS >>> RAS and VPN authentication
    BackupPC >>> End-user workstation backups
    Apache >>> Intranet

  23. Images from The Sun? on Incredible Images of the Sun · · Score: 2

    Heck, I see those in the grocery check-out every week. The Bat-boy, Osama playing cards with Satan, images of Jesus on a taco shell, the 3000-pound transvestite. No need for a telescope, they're available in corner markets everywhere.

  24. Finally! on Larry Rosen on the Microsoft Penalty Ruling · · Score: 2

    After this antitrust decision, they're going to be watched intensely for evidence of anticompetitive behavior. I don't think they're going to be doing only what they want, at least for a few years.

    Yeah! From now on, Microsoft, you'd better be careful, we're watching you! If we catch you using anticompetitive tactics again, we'll spend millions and millions proving it in court, and once we have done that, we're going to TELL YOU NOT TO DO IT ANY MORE! YEAH! TAKE THAT!

  25. Re:Quick Summary on The Worst Coders In Washington · · Score: 2

    Remember that Bill Clinton -- the gift of god to Democrats -- gave his blessings to the DMCA; he didn't oppose it, he didn't criticize it, he didn't veto it.

    Remember that the DMCA was passed almost unanimously by both Democrats and Republicans...


    The DMCA was passed 100% unanimously in the senate, IIRC