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  1. Re:OpenGL is vital for Linux on OpenGL 2.0: Chasing DirectX · · Score: 2

    but the OpenGL on Mac OSX takes advantages of Apple's hardware. This is the level of support that OpenGL could support x86 hardware that matter.

    It's is an open secret that graphic chips makers hesitate to fully support OpenGL as that'd adversely affect the long term relationship with MS - you know how bad it'd sound.

    We couldn't blame MS for that, they are talking about business here. Game consoles play even dirtier games in this regard. :)

  2. Re:just use pico on Text-Console Based Word Processing? · · Score: 3, Informative

    lyx definitely a sound suggestion.

    I was going to suggest framemaker, which can output latex format files(done my thesis with it, I knew I should have use vi, I cheated). However, Adobe decided not to continue its beta testing on Linux version I think lyx is the only choice for your serious, professional editing needs.(whoever says MS Word can meet professional editing needs obviously hasn't been in publishing field before :)

    In summary: see LaTeX

  3. Re:If only.... on Microsoft Responds to Leaked Memo · · Score: 1

    Just fyi. You can disallow copy-n-paste in a pdf document you create. Of course, you can copy the image and OCR the page back, but this is very annoying.

    May be Microsoft can go further by disallowing copy-n-paste anything, including images. Darn, the original poster shouldn't have given such idea to Microsoft. :)

  4. Re:Kinda OT on US Busts Military Network Hacker · · Score: 1

    Really, smart crackers(not hackers, give those journalists cluebatting) would spend time and effort on business and military intelligence than that of political. You might think some politicans might pay them to do so, how much would they pay compare to former two? :)

  5. Re:That guy kicked the military's a$$ on US Busts Military Network Hacker · · Score: 3, Interesting

    One might not imagine how loosy office networks are, no matter what kind of department behind it. Policies usually restrict the transfer of confidential data from restricted area to office environment. However, no security policies can safeguard confidential data from human stupidity. :)

    I'm pretty sure this guy has gathered a lot confidential information(aka profitable) this way. :)

  6. He might not have stolen it on Newton's "Principia" stolen · · Score: 2

    but eaten it, so that the incarnation of Newton wouldn't hurt his girlfriend; but then he would have stolen the idea from Red Dragon

    "No, I don't want hurt her, but Newton third Law urges me...."

  7. Re:Cross Roads - For Real on Classic Computer Magazine Archive · · Score: 1

    I'm glad I were not alone. :D

    Yeah, I've the similar experience and I'm sure there was a solution suggested by a magazine but I lost it in my mind. The road was straight with Atari, which I could save and restore anything with its cassette recorder.

  8. Re:Cross Roads - For Real on Classic Computer Magazine Archive · · Score: 1

    It was only 10 or so pages full of hex codes, should be fun.

    Sad thing is that I actually typed them out. If they published it they'd expect us to use it, right? I think I'm not alone...anyone? :)

  9. Re:Does this mean... on Classic Computer Magazine Archive · · Score: 1

    ...that my wife will now make me throw out all of my original copies? :-O

    Nah, she'd find a better use of them: Ebay.

  10. Re:Carbon relased in Asia? on Carbon Releases in Asia · · Score: 2

    Rumor has it that Carbon bonds freely with Hydrogen... perhaps this can be a clue to it's weakness... we can only hope.

    but if they released too much Carbon that each bond with less that 2 Hydrogen, the product would cause global laughing and thus end the civilization as we know it.

  11. 20 ways the world could end on Magnetic Poles May Be About To Flip · · Score: 2

    This has already been covered in DISCOVER Vol. 21 No. 10 (October 2000), among the others 19 ways the world could end:

    http://www.ldolphin.org/twentyways.html

  12. One of the cause of the latency on Understanding Bandwidth and Latency · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    are the Netbios requests from those Microsoft Windows servers.

    I got about a hundred netbios requests from all over the world to each of our servers attach to Internet, everyday. No one seems to take this problem seriously. Oh well...

  13. Re:Specific Plan For High-Tech Olympics Constructi on Australia, China and Snowboard Shops Use Linux · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Hate to followup my own thread, but I forgot to quote in the document about the topic, for those who don't care to read them all:

    This project covers as follows: study of the information system for the Olympic competition and key technology and mobile communication-aided support based computer-aided Judge system, the Olympic comprehensive information consultative service system, and mass data storage and processing technology and development of LINUX based network office automation software etc.

    You can find above here. As you see, they are specifically mentioning LINUX, not just for a choice of business bids. :)

  14. Specific Plan For High-Tech Olympics Construction on Australia, China and Snowboard Shops Use Linux · · Score: 2, Informative

    More details here

    Main page here.

  15. Java is not an option on Competitive Cross-Platform Development? · · Score: 1

    Java is not currently an option for the high-performance numerical and immersive graphical aspect of our applications.

    I think hundreds others has already answered to that particular claim. I'm not a defender of Java, but I'd recommened you to try writing some persistent Java object and rate its performance, rather than judging its performance by some run-and-exit programs.

    You'll see the difference.

  16. Re:Why the ruling took so long on Microsoft Anti-Trust Rulings Due Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    Every time she tried to type her ruling against Microsoft, Clippy kept popping up with "It looks like you are trying to type an unfavorable ruling. Do you want some help?" When she clicked no, wouldn't you know it, one of those darn crashes would happen!

    but when she click yes, the Clippy will change the rulings in favour of his maker. What choice does she has?

  17. best-kept secret on Forth Application Techniques · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nope, the best-kept secret in computing world is that Microsoft is in fact Bill's nickname which was given by his former girlfriend after their first date.

  18. let me conclude the comparisons on Another J2EE vs .NET Performance Comparison · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    so that you don't need to waste time reading them:

    Java sucks ass

    .NET is the One! Our Savior!!

  19. Re:Why, the world's favorite mail client, on Examples of Programming Gone Wrong? · · Score: 1

    Moderation Totals: Flamebait=1, Troll=1, Insightful=1, Interesting=2, Overrated=1, Underrated=3, Total=9

    I don't know what the moderators were thinking but please comment instead of giving that lame mods. Exactly which part did he say is troll or flamebait?

    Let me add up to the list of my experience. One of my friend got hit by Hello.vbs and he swore to God that he had never open any attachments. Later I found that his Outlook Express treats all incoming html as safe and open it as though it's a local html file - open with full local file access - BOOOOM HELLO!

  20. Re:Y2K? on Examples of Programming Gone Wrong? · · Score: 1

    Not really, in my opinion. Not major disaster happened because we did what we could to save the world. Now the world is safe the turn to blame us for scamming. If only things could start over and we all went to year-end parties to get some chicks instead of sitting in front of all those damn servers.... :)

  21. Re:On Fox tonight @ 8pm on Examples of Programming Gone Wrong? · · Score: 3, Funny

    You thought they haven't featured that before? :)

    Once on TV there was a documtary on a history of computers, talking about Pascal, father of computers, the first programmer, the first vacuum tube computer, and....the first (real)bug found - in closeup shot!

    I found this extremely amazing and couldn't even move my eyes away throughtout the show. Then I found my wife and my mother-in-laws fell into deep coma on sofa...

    Damn! I should have taped the show!

  22. Re:Wow on Lik-Sang Back Online · · Score: 1

    Obviously, they only just recovered from the Oct. 15 slashdotting.

    Dear michael and timothy,

    It seems that you've done very good jobs here. Here are big buckets of money you deserved.

    ...and I'll stop sending dead penguins to your desks on each friday as a part of the promise.

    Keep up the good work, honey.

    Best Rgds,
    B.Gates.

  23. too small for us on Cascading Molecules Drive IBM's Smallest Computer · · Score: 1

    "Sorry Dave, we lost a server"

    "It crashed?"

    "No...we just couldn't find it."

  24. Re:Yay Evil Monopoly Of Doom! on Tim Bray on Microsoft Office · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't beleive any of this crap is goingto happen from MS. Not for a New York second.

    Dark-masked B.Gates approaching you:
    "I find your lack of faith....disturbing."

  25. Re:The new Word XML document format: on Tim Bray on Microsoft Office · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Don't laugh yet. That's exactly what'd be happening.

    The new document just needs to have their meta-tags comply with XML, the rest could still be obscure junky as show above.