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  1. surplus on Shopping for a New Monitor? · · Score: 1

    I buy all of my monitors gov surplus. The low cost makes up for the high defect rate, and subsequent dump fees 8)

  2. 163k/sec on Matrix Reloaded Trailer Released · · Score: 1

    I guess only us mac users are downloading it!

  3. For the photographers out there... on Are Printers What They Used To Be? · · Score: 1

    I'm looking for some kind of higher volume (1000pages/month) photo printer that will give me a couple of years of reliable operation. Color laser printers don't play well with glossy photo paper, and consumer ink jets eat ink like candy. Xerox phasers look nice, but probably don't support a very high resolution. Is there anything else out there in the $1000 range?

  4. security software? on Microsoft Wants to Take on Google · · Score: 1
    Microsoft has said its been searching for ways to capitalize on its various technologies, for example data retrieval and analysis, by entering new markets. It has also targeted security software.

    "Shooting is too good for them."
    -Simon Trafalgia

  5. community building on Last-Mile Fiber Optic · · Score: 1
    What will this do for community building?


    Provide the infrastructure to create a top notch filesharing community! They could call it warez kiddie village.

  6. cd in a printer on Your Most Damage-Resistant Hardware? · · Score: 1

    I had a CD go through an inkjet printer, and end up with a photo printed on it's face. Amazingly, the cd survided getting bent around a 40+ degree angle. I think the CD ended up in the feeder during a CD/shureken fight...

  7. Alaska on Which US States are e-Commerce Friendly? · · Score: 1

    Anchorage Alaska. Pop ~250,000.Lots of bandwidth. moderate cost of living. No state sales tax. Coolness factor. And if you like the outdoors...

  8. so.. on Why Users Hate IT Products and Developers · · Score: 4, Funny

    He must be new, and uninitiated by his bofh. My users would commit suicide before uttering such heresy. Almost.

  9. woman? on IEEE Standards Board Passes 802.16a · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just to clear a few things up...
    Should our latest acronym WMAN (Wireless Metropolitan Area Network) be pronounced 'woman'? So if someone asks me about my administration experiance, should I brag about how many women I've designed, configured, upgraded, and troubleshot over the years? Sounds like grounds for a certification in network pimping.

  10. real funny :P on South African Gov't Declared An Open Source Zone · · Score: 1
    He says there are higher expenses for the management, upgrading and security of opensource software.

    Maybe M$ would have better luck if they didn't hire crap comedians as managers.

  11. Pointdexter on Going Through the Garbage · · Score: 2

    This should be a clue to all pointdexter bashers out there....

  12. English translation on How To Stop Piracy: Raid CD-R Moguls · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Loose english translation here

  13. slightly OT-postini spam relay on Spam Conference in Boston · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I receive about four spams per day, but as opposed to deleting them, I look at their headers, run a trace tool, and notify the service providers and upstream ISPs. This usually limits the amount of spam I get from a specific asshole for a while. There's one that keep bugging me however: exprodmx15.postini.com (the 15 changes to diff numbers periodically).

    According to the website, postini is a spam filtering company. Doesn't it seem a little bit strange that they'd host a spam relay? Exodus (postini's primary provider) doesn't seem to care too much, since postini is a well to do business. Postini sends an automated response that says "this message is only passing through postini's mailserver. it's not our problem". My first thought would be that postini is running open mail relays as a form of gaurilla advertising to spam busters, but it seems a little bit far fetched. I don't keep a list of addresses or domains, but postini is the only one that i've noticed for about a month that keeps reacuring.Is this sort of thing normal?

  14. Re:my list on How Are You Spending Your Christmas Vacation? · · Score: 2
    I think that if CCNP certification and building a slashsite are higher up on your list than finding a girlfriend, you are probably going to be single for a looooooooooooooooong time ;)

    Don't chicks dig slash and cisco certified hardware?

  15. my list on How Are You Spending Your Christmas Vacation? · · Score: 2
    Winning a film festival.

    Building my own slashsite.

    CCNP certification.

    Finding a girlfriend.

    Sleep.

    Ripping my parents' CD collection while I'm home.

    Build a fireworks factory out of legos to save money next July 4th.

    Christmas shopping for next year.

    Skiing!

  16. Re:DMCA Violations on OptimumOnline Bans uploads to P2P networks · · Score: 2

    Civil disobiance:
    send fake DMCA C&D letters to ISPs!

  17. middle ground on Would a Boycott of the MPAA/RIAA Help Matters? · · Score: 2
    Take the middle ground- avoid buying products from the companies specified unless you feel you absolutly *have* to see or watch it (ie, LOTR). Seek out Indy artists for your music. Download before you buy cartel products. Use your Tivo to skip comercials. Little stuff like that. If we all do it, it might just make a difference. If not, at least we''lll get some satisfaction from it in the process.

    And since these guys use their PR arms to label infringers pirates, shouldn't we refer to them as something unpleasent, too? Like Cartels? It'd be a hellova thing if that caught on 8)

  18. wirelss everywhere on Slashback: Pliancy, Antennae, Gobe · · Score: 3, Interesting
    My school has had campus wide wireless for almost three years. They also allow students to check out wireless cards and dell laptops freely for varying periods of time.

    What's even better is that anyone with airsnort and a laptop or ipaq can get free wireless access nearly anywhere in town with Costco selling $100 basestations. heheh

  19. favorite places to visit? on Seeking Interesting Sites When Travelling the World? · · Score: 2

    Always check out the local brewery. They usually have free (or cheap) samples, plus other cool memorabilia.

  20. Re:Presence on 5 Predictions for 2012 · · Score: 2
    I think this will come much sooner and, by 2012, will be gone again once everyone realises how bloody awful it is.

    It won't die out, it will be banned because it will have caused trolls to lynched in record numbers, pushing them to the brink of extinction.

  21. Re:First Amendment applies only in America on Amnesty Calls Shenannigans on MS, Sun, Cisco · · Score: 2
    The First Amendment only applies to America. In fact, to be more specific, it only applies to public areas. The First Amendment does not apply on my property. And it doesn't apply on Chinese property either.

    What about children inside of public schools? I don't recall having any freedom of expression as a minor in school.

  22. Probably right on Amnesty Calls Shenannigans on MS, Sun, Cisco · · Score: 2
    Is Amnesty right?

    Probably. These are corporations in the business of making money, particularly if they're selling the same products they sell to other areas.
    The artical doesn't mention whether or not amnesty is refering to out of the box appliances, or custom solutions designed from the ground up to the customer's specs. Anyone care to shed some light?

  23. Re:seems pretty pointless on Hard Drives Preloaded With GNU-Darwin · · Score: 5, Informative
    You plug them in and boot from them, and you get your complete environment. However, unfortunately, most BIOSes don't support that yet, so the best you could do right now is to use a DOS or Windows chain loader.

    I'm not sure if openfirmware is considered a 'bios' or not, but it gives you considerably more flexibility in this area.
    On a mac you can select the boot device at startup by holding down the option key. It even checks to see if there's more than one OS installed on a specific device. I havn't tried USB, but it works great for firewire hardrives and ipods 8). On a side note, does anyone know if openfirmware used in any non-ppc machines?

  24. Re:Rite on Living with Darth Vader · · Score: 2
    And why would it be limited to only the Dark Side? You never noticed Qui Gon's annoyance with that dirty, lizard-like, sewer dwelling, lisping idiot (RMS)?

    Savage Mutilation is a traditional darkside responsibility, due to the following requirements:

    strong stomach
    lack of ethics
    willingness to 1st degree burn jar jar's tounge so that it hangs out permanently and gets infected
    severing jar jar's limbs so that he can't move
    Hitting his eyes with a microwave glue gun so that they pop
    rinse and repeat , with hunting expeditions to naboo

  25. Jar Jar? on Living with Darth Vader · · Score: 5, Funny
    Will Jar Jar be friend or foe?

    Savage Jarjar mutilation will be part of the dark jedi right of passage.