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  1. Re:Zork on What Was Your First Gaming Experience? · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure that my first game was Sneakers, but Zyll holds a special place in my heart as the first game I really got into. My dad brought home our first computer in 1984--when I was 5--and I remember being fascinated by Zyll; I honed my reading on that game.

  2. Re:Ron Paul! on Best Presidential Candidate for Nerds? · · Score: 1

    I think it's a shame that Ron Paul doesn't look more presidential, because the guy really does have his values straight. Unfortunately personal presentation is more important in these elections than the mind that will be guiding policy.

  3. Re:Wait a second on Enso Gives Keyboard Commands to Windows Users · · Score: 1

    This sounds like an application for BeOS called SpicyKeys, which is one of the greatest apps ever. It becomes so transparent that whenever I setup a new box I'm usually quite frustrated until I remember that I need to install Spicy again.

  4. Preaching Chem on Singing Science · · Score: 1

    My chem teacher in high school delivered his lecture on "solvation" in the form of a "salvation" sermon. It was fantastic.

  5. Re:corporate question on Ask The Mythbusters · · Score: 1

    While this isn't a question for MythBusters, I'd love to see an episode of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! on the subject.

  6. Re:If you can't wait... on Banks to Use 2-factor Authentication by End of 2006 · · Score: 1

    Anybody know how big this is? Besides being ugly it really gives away what it's for. I'd like a small black device (I've seen some companies use them, nondescript and about the size of my pinky) that's not going to indicate exactly what it's for and won't do much to increase the bulk of my keys.

  7. Re:Great, if they keep it compatible on Banks to Use 2-factor Authentication by End of 2006 · · Score: 1

    Anything that has to be connected to the device is a Bad Idea®. What if I want to connect through my Treo (or other device lacking the necessary input port)? Not to mention the fact that even if a USB device uses standard protocols there has to be some software to verify against the device; I don't care how standardized the protocols are BeOS and Amiga aren't likely to have the implementations on launch.

    A dongle with variable authentication key that can simply be entered manually is likely to be the most feasible solution.

  8. Re:Chair on Ultimate Software Developer Setup? · · Score: 1

    I scoffed at these chairs until I actually got to sit in one, now it's on my "if I win the lotto" list.

  9. Re:Steal the bandwidth, or steal the work? on Fuddruckers Called Out on Hotlinking · · Score: 1

    Bull.

    The unfortunate thing is that there is no physical world analogy that's not frought with holes. However the closest analogy to bandwidth is probably property: Unless you fence in your property it's open to the public, but they don't necessarily have free use of that land; it is well with in your rights to charge people with tresspassing. In a slightly twisted way what Fudruckers was doing was tresspassing.

  10. Re:The real question is... on Ars Technica on Zeta 1.0 · · Score: 1

    No. Zeta no longer supports PPC and, even before Apple announced the x86 switch, had stated they did not plan to port Zeta to PPC.

  11. Re:conflict of interests on Ars Technica on Zeta 1.0 · · Score: 1

    mmu_man is a reputable 3rd party software developer whose only work on Zeta (AFAIK) is on the French translation. Either way his points are valid.

    As far as having the code is concerned I suggest those in doubt read about the differences that have been noted in the Ventur kernel.

  12. Re:More like keys. on Man Arrested for Using Open Wireless Network · · Score: 1

    Not at all. If the network had WEP (or any other protection enabled) and the admin had handed out the password, then your keys analogy would be the same. Since there was NO protection on the network no key was handed out, or stolen, to provide access; hell there was no door for the key to go in.

  13. Re:Graffiti on Graffiti Bridges Worlds for Cell User · · Score: 1

    Tagging and graffiti aren't necessarily the same thing. Tagging generally refers to a form of graffiti used to mark one's territory with a name or alias. I don't "run" with a graffiti artist, but I do have artist friends who have done some gorgeous work that would be classified as graffiti, without attaching any form of name or alias.

  14. Re:It's so frigging simple! on Protecting Your Personal Info While Traveling? · · Score: 1

    It maybe doesn't need discussion at Slashdot, but odds are good your Dad doesn't know what a keylogger is.

    Actually my dad (a Jayhawk mind you) is even more paranoid than I am. He won't use his credit card over the internet, period. Personal information does not get shared and I've never cracked one of his passwords. My mom's a different story.

  15. Re:Next To Go: '+' Sign on Calculator Flaw Forces Recall in Virginia · · Score: 1

    On the few math exams I was allowed to use a calculator my teachers were always fond of the phrase "show your work". If the process wasn't shown completely, or was incorrect, the answer was marked wrong.

  16. Battery Life? on Disposable Camcorder · · Score: 1

    One thing that intrigues me is what the battery is like in this; I highly doubt it will have an easily accessible battery. With a 4" screen and the ability to delete video when the memory is full, how long could I expect to be able to use this camera before I'm forced to take it back to CVS (or hack it)?

  17. Re:a tip on Blank Keyboard · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Actually I LOVE the way that Vi/Vim perform with the Dvorak layout. Quitting (:q) is a lovely roll of the left three fingers of the left hand("shift+z x" on a Qwerty keyboard). Then again if you use jkhl for cursor positioning you might want to think about remapping.

    Actually it's those "jkhl" situations when shortcuts are related less to the function than the layout on a keyboard that caused the most problems. When I was first learning Dvorak (five years-ago) remembering cut and paste sucked since I'd memorized where the key was and my mind remembered that I was using a new layout but frequently was running a little too quickly to remember the fact it was X and V I was supposed to be hitting (I printed several things unintentionally).

  18. Re:From the apple page: on Does launchd Beat cron? · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's always the "Did I fuck up the cron job?" issue. I've heard more than one person new to cron swear because his cron job didn't go off when he thought it would; apparently asterisks confuse some people.

    ~/Matt

  19. Re:Google Groups on Another Nail In Usenet's Coffin? · · Score: 1

    And the lack of any actual discussion on alt.politics.socialist.nazi might be usable as support for this theory.

  20. Re:No on How Cheap Can A PC Be? · · Score: 1

    HDs are cheap, ethernet cards can be found for $10 without much trouble, and for a case: fishing line. There's nothing like a compure mobile haning from the ceiling. For a slight upgrade tinkertoys work well too.

  21. Re:In other news.. on The Conference Bike · · Score: 1

    Are you refering to those injuries caused by crashing the 400lb beast, or those caused by people jumping out of windows trying to avoid getting on it?

    ~/Guildencrantz

  22. Re:No surprises here.. on Lucasfilms Nixes Star Wars Live Screening · · Score: 1

    Also, it was a LIVE performance.

    Not completely. The film itself was being shown, the dialog was being provided as a live performance. Images from the movie are under copyright, and that, I'm guessing, is where Lucas' objections rise.

  23. Re:No surprises here.. on Lucasfilms Nixes Star Wars Live Screening · · Score: 4, Informative

    Private schools are for-profit

    Not all of them. Many are non-profit organizations which simply don't want to follow government regulations in certain areas (many religiously funded schools fall into this category).

  24. Re:Lock your dorm door = number 1 rule. on Surviving College With Gear And Sanity Intact? · · Score: 1

    fingers, hands, pretty much everything. Hell, take them all the way "to the pain".

  25. Re:Lock your dorm door = number 1 rule. on Surviving College With Gear And Sanity Intact? · · Score: 1

    I kept a 3.5 foot bastard sword next to my bed. I never had to sleep with my door locked after I started that. I also got my stuff back.