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  1. Free upgrade for Mac Mini users? on Mac OS X "Tiger" Enters Final Candidate Stage · · Score: 1

    I'm new to the Mac world. If I bought a Mac Mini in the middle of February, will I be eligble for a free upgrade to Tiger?

  2. OSX-style launcher bar on X.org Making Fast Progress · · Score: 1

    In some of the screenshots, there are OSX-style launcher bars at the bottom. What are they using to do that? Is it a gdesklet launcher?

  3. Re:Call me daft if you wish... on National Do Not Call List Opens for Registrations · · Score: 1

    Telemarketers still have 3 months from the time you sign up to remove your number from their lists, so your wait may be futile...

  4. Re:Keep em on the phone. on Suing Telemarketers Made Simple · · Score: 1

    Does it really matter how long you keep an autodialer on the phone, as the author was called by one?

  5. No discussion of Kinetics is complete... on Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...without mention of the Boulder Kinetics race, which has been run every year since 1979. While not the original according to this page, it still predates Baltimore's by 19 years.

  6. Re:Donate them locally on Recycling Old Cell Phones (redux)? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I also concur. You may want to ask Rape Crisis teams or women's shelters in your area if they want phones as donations. My sister-in-law volunteered as a counsellor for one, and they always accepted donations of cell phones.

  7. Re:Accessibility on Should Every Retail Outfit Have A Webpage? · · Score: 2

    That's what I thought, too. I guess it could be insightful, but it made me laugh.

  8. Who paid for this? on Win2k Cheaper than Linux · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    It should be noted that Microsoft commissioned this study, which I'm sure did not skew the results.

  9. MBNA works fine on Credit Card Websites Who Support Mozilla? · · Score: 4, Informative
    I use it all the time with Mozilla.

    As an added bonus, I've got a LinuxFund card, which has the cute penguin on it, and seems to impress lots of sales clerks. :)

  10. Re:A mainframe for 700 users? on Linux On Big Iron · · Score: 1
    They already had the mainframe, they just are just adding a processor and moving their email onto it.


    Yes, a mainframe would be overkill for serving email for 700 people.

  11. Re:Go down and take a tour! on Nist: New Optical Clock More Accurate Than Cesium · · Score: 5, Informative
    Unfortunately, tours are suspended due to security concerns. :( It's too bad, really, becuase I agree that the tour is really cool.

    However, you can take an online tour if that floats your boat.

  12. Re:CISSP & GIAC on IT Security Certifications? · · Score: 1
    I just wanted to second the recommendation for GIAC. I've learned a lot from SANS/GIAC, and as the number of GIAC certified professionals grow, I believe it will be a valuable certification to have.

    I would rate the GIAC certifications as moderately hard to acquire -- not as hard as CISSP, but definately harder than certs like MCSE.

  13. The origin of OpenBSD on OpenBSD 3.0 Release, Interview with Theo · · Score: 5, Informative
    As I sit here waiting for my copy of OpenBSD 3.0 to arrive, I've been reading the exchange of emails between Theo and the NetBSD core team, which is a history of how OpenBSD came to be.

    If you haven't read them before, it's quite a read, and a good lesson of how personal politics can fragment a collaborative project.

    Here's the link: http://zeus.theos.com/deraadt/coremail

  14. Why I would have bought it on Sprint ION's $100/mo, 8Mbps Home Service Tanks · · Score: 1
    My boss had an installation scheduled for tomorrow morning. They let him know this morning that it was cancelled. Bummer.

    He had the same reason for getting ION as I would have if it were available in my area -- not having to pay a single cent to Qwest for their consistenly crappy service. That alone would have made it worthwhile for me.

    Hopefully, somebody new will come along and offer the same type of service that ION was providing.

  15. Re:My Local Schools Dropping DARE on Has D.A.R.E Been Effective? · · Score: 1
    I remember that the Boulder Valley School District dropped the program because the DARE graduates had higher incidents of drug use than the students that didn't go through the program.

    Here's an article about it.