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  1. Re:Somewhat naive - so am I on Tiny Apps · · Score: 1

    Emacs is like this. It's a barebones editor with lisp extensions that talk to each other efficiently and seemlessly. Yeah, there are a lot of extenstions, so it takes up like 70M of disk. But still.... :-)

  2. Re:I don't understand on GNU Emacs 21 · · Score: 1

    Emacs 21, Vi 6

    Damn.

  3. Re:I don't understand on GNU Emacs 21 · · Score: 1

    Oh... and calc-mode. It's wonderful!

  4. So weird.. on GNU Emacs 21 · · Score: 1

    I was a bit bored today and went looking for emacs21 sources. I couldn't find them so I said "screw it, slashdot time" and then I saw this article. Weirdest feeling in the world, "I'll try some prerelease software; damn... where the hell is it?" and then read an article on slashdot about it being released. I'm confuddled, so I'll stop typing now :-D

  5. Re:Where'd I put that again on Quarter-sized CD's? · · Score: 1

    > Make them smaller so their easier to lose Oh, but you can back them up, right? Heh, probably not. That's why they need a new closed format; they won't make computer players or ones with optical/RCA out. I see another DVD/CSS coming up.

  6. Hmm on Mandrake Linux Gamer Edition · · Score: 2

    I'll probably get modded down for this, but it needs to be said:

    I really don't care if Linux is accepted as a desktop OS. It works great for me now. X, Emacs, and TeX are all I need anyway. What else could you want?

  7. Re:will response to congressmen be read? on SSSCA Hearing October 25th: Free Software Threatened · · Score: 1

    No, but unless you have thousands of dollars they don't care anyway.

  8. Re:Be careful in your criticisms on SSSCA Hearing October 25th: Free Software Threatened · · Score: 1

    How do you suggest they enforce this law? (Are you using Windows? Uh yes... yes I am. Oh good...Good evening)

  9. I hate to say this... on SSSCA Hearing October 25th: Free Software Threatened · · Score: 1

    ...but because someone crashes a plane into a building it's suddenly illegal to talk, use encryption and use free software? What the hell? If this passes, I am leaving this country SOON! (I'm 16, so you know...)

  10. Heh on Molecule Sized Transistors · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now there's something smaller than my roommate's penis. Who woulda thunk?

  11. Re:Slow Win2k booting on New Semiconductor Coolers · · Score: 1

    I've never used windows, but my 233MHz iMac boots linux in about thirty seconds. The bottleneck is waiting for eth0 to come up and daeomons to start (I run syslog, gpm, mysql, sendmail, ssh, atd, crond at start). Still though, thirty seconds from on button to login prompt!

  12. Re:Well it might work on Senator Backs Down On Crypto Backdoors · · Score: 1

    You know, that's the best idea I've ever heard. If all the techs leave, then the internet (and associated $$$) evaporate. We (united) can have as much power as we want! UNITED WE STAND!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!

  13. Re:Fool the system? on MSN Forces Outlook POP · · Score: 1

    Use IMAP. It's nicer anyways.

  14. Re:OS X seems to be Unix done right... on Ars Technica OS X 10.1 Review · · Score: 1

    I personally like right clicking on my desktop (blackbox), pulling up rxvt, and going from there. But that's just me.

  15. Re:And for Freenet? on RIAA to DoS Pirates? · · Score: 1

    They would just end up mirroring all the illegal MP3s. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !

    Oh, that would be wonderful. And then you could say "well I got them from the RIAA", right?

  16. Re:This is Scary on RIAA to DoS Pirates? · · Score: 1

    I told you all to reprogram code red to DoS *.riaa.* (or whatever). But noooo, you modded me down. Ah well :-D

  17. Re:Let 'em. on RIAA to DoS Pirates? · · Score: 1

    When you get sued, you don't go to jail. You have to copensate with money.

  18. Re:Dangerously vague on RIAA to DoS Pirates? · · Score: 1

    Heh, I own the copyright for a few Linux programs. Can I hack those boxen freely? And then NOT be liable for damage? Heh. Great.

  19. Re:Run a polecat on RIAA to DoS Pirates? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I was thinking of something like a tarpit. Setup a server that has LOADS of "illegal" MP3's, except that the files are really named pipes connected to /dev/zero. After a couple days of downloading ENDLESS streams of zeros (or rather '\0's), they'll be out of bandwidth to dDoS us with :-D

    Or we could just dDoS them back, but that's less cruel and more illegal (prehaps even terrorist *sigh*)

  20. Heh, 1337 5|R1P7 K1DD135 on RIAA to DoS Pirates? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, they couldn't hack us, so they'll dDoS us. Oh great. Now we'll have to unplug our Ethernet before listening to the mp3. That'll stop 'em! I can see the synergy meeting at the RIAA:

    Person A: Let's hack 'em!
    Person B: Yeah!
    Computer Guy: telnet leet.mp3.trader

    Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable
    leet login:

    Computer Guy: I r0073d their b0x0r3. I r0x0r!
    Person A: Yay! We stopped them!
    Person B: Cool!
    leet.mp3.trader: PAM_unix: Login timed out. Failure from box.riaa.com logged.
    Computer Guy: What does that mean?

    ~Later that day~

    leet.mp3.trader's ISP: Stop hacking our network. The FBI has been notified. Thank you.
    Person A: Cool! The FBI's gonna help us do illegal stuff!
    Computer Guy: Oh shit.
    FBI Agent: All of you are under arrest, please come this way

    ~Tomorrow~
    Person C: Well, our little plan failed! We'll show them! Boys, turn on the dDoS

    Oh great. How creative guys :)

  21. Re:So you don't have to register on Vulnerability of Telco Switching Equipment · · Score: 1

    I was just about to say that. And yes it does.

  22. Re:how do they detemine? on RIAA Wants Right To Hack · · Score: 1

    for i in *.mp3; do mv $i $i.screwyouriaa; done;

    They'll never know that they're MP3's! (Yeah, I know... get rid of the extension that's still there....and the ID3's....and encrypt them)

  23. Re:So let me see on RIAA Wants Right To Hack · · Score: 1

    Lots of innocent people died for the RIAA. Think about all the people that were killed while listening to N'SYNC and the Backstreet Boys. It's atrocious!

  24. Re:THIS IS GREAT!!! on RIAA Wants Right To Hack · · Score: 1

    Oh fuck them. It's only illegal if you get caught :)

  25. Re:So... on Rechargeable Boots · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh, C'mon. Mod the parent up :)