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  1. Matrix on Linux in Movies? · · Score: 2, Informative

    i thought they were using linux in the matrix on screen... matrix 1 that is.

  2. Re:Block spammers via DNS on How Do You Fool Spam Bots? · · Score: 1

    not such a bad idea... as long as you leave out or fake the admin address in the SOA line :)

  3. Re:A Real Change on Preparing for the DARPA Autonomous Vehicle Challenge · · Score: 1

    god help up... pray that new jersey doesn't form a livery union, or else we won't see aoutomated driving for several hundred years to come. just ask the gas attendendts.

  4. Re:Red Hat's movin' on up on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Released · · Score: 1

    ain't life great.... I'm still holding on to the concrete boots... hoping that eventually the tide will go out leaving my nostrils just above water.

    you can't time it... just wait it out.

  5. Re:Red Hat's movin' on up on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Released · · Score: 1

    i got in at $4.00. I'm very happy. I don't know about it being a "steal" at 12.+, but you never know. I'd feel more comfortable if they had been showing profit for longer. At this point I'm worried that they can't keep it up, and their profits will slip a bit. Just because they showed a profit recently doesn't mean they won't dip back under soon.

    Overall I have high hopes... other wise I wouldn't have invested.

  6. Re:Unixy? on The Art of Unix Programming · · Score: 1

    looks like they hit your name, too. those crazy blue skinned, long john wearin' midgets.

  7. Re:Avoid wearing a suit? on The Art of Unix Programming · · Score: 1

    they've taken the time to develop the business plans ... it's up to you to convince them how your product will fit into those plans

    if you work in the company, they hired you to get something done. someone believed in your ability. if you are in a position to meet with the CEO of your company, you probably are a more respected member of the company. if they believe in your worth, the suit does nothing to add or detract from that. if anything, your appearance differeing from the rest of the crowd around the table helps to make you a focal point.

    in a first impression situation, this is not really true. also, not just any dumbass can pull off the casual dress at a meeting. you must have real worth to the company, and be able to express yourself.

  8. Re:Fetchmail, Fetchmail on The Art of Unix Programming · · Score: 1

    for the last 7 (6?) years, I can't think of a system that i didn't use fetchmail on. hp-ux, solaris, linux... it is extremely widespread even on systems without ppp/slpip. i miss your point. his is an honest statement.

  9. it is a commercial on Enter Warriors In GridWars Interactive · · Score: 1

    it only exists to sell their CxC programming language/environment. it would be better if they:

    1) announced what the prize is
    2) allowed you do download an use a full version of the software instead of a 30 day trial.
    3) explained the rules better.

  10. Re:What we do on How Would You Build a Datacenter? · · Score: 1

    sad as it sounds... welcome to the real world, kiddo.

  11. Re:Use an existing datacenter on How Would You Build a Datacenter? · · Score: 1

    This is very good advice if you are providing service for people/locations that are not local to your in-house data center.

    Iff all your users are in the building, it may be cheaper to build. If you are service remote locations, a datacenter with 4 racks, 10 20 amp circuits, and a 10Mb internet access can run from $1000 to $4000 per month.

    HINT: make a hard bargin about the bandwith... if you are only using 1 Mb , don't let them charge you for 10. Do not back down... most COLOs are in dire need of customers and will not fight you too hard.

  12. more power on How Would You Build a Datacenter? · · Score: 1

    Keep in mind that 1 watt is 1 amp at 1 volt.

    20 amp circuits at 120V will power about 5 or 6 400 watt power supplies reliably. if you have 50 machines (assuming 400 watt power supplies), I would go with no less than 10 20 amp circuits. Get a certified electrition to wire up power panels. He will know how many breakers you need and should be able to do the full job for around or under $5000.

    Battery backup and generators are s imilar problem. Keep track of how many watts you are running and buy a surplus of battery backup and generators according to the rule of 1 watt is 1 amp at 1 volt.

  13. Re:Department of Redundnacy Department on How Would You Build a Datacenter? · · Score: 1

    buy a tire. rip it into squares about 3 inches square. put bolt through the rack brace, through two pieces of tire, and into the wall. tighten it down until the rubber just starts to pucker. this provides a nice amount of isolation for about $10... useed tires with holes can be had on the cheap.

  14. Re:They scale differently on PHP Scales As Well As Java · · Score: 1

    No wonder you don't get the alphabet. Flouting your numbers is damn expensive.

  15. Re:Hmmm... on Stonehenge Discovery using 3D Laser Scanning · · Score: 1

    Similar markings were found at the site in the 1950s, but archaeologists say these are now too badly eroded to be seen.

    looks as if there may have been some pigment in the images mentioned above. That could lead someone to the conclusion... but then again kids often color the sky green or people green with crayons. color might not indicate reality. in conclusion... i think they are guessing.

  16. who were they? on Stonehenge Discovery using 3D Laser Scanning · · Score: 1

    hmmm... they are either ax heads... meaning the people who built these were a war-like band, or they were really into or mushrooms

  17. Re:"is anybody still running old DOS programs" on What's the Oldest Hardware You are Still Using? · · Score: 1

    :) zip. i liked the little blue ship that flew tight circles. That or the big lumbering green ship that shot heat seeking torpedos.

  18. Re:Bad advice but... on Fax-Spam -- What Can One Do? · · Score: 1

    ha... i didn't see your comment... this is called a fax snake... see my comment below. it is illeagal, but a fun prank sometimes. this was one of the original fax hacks.

  19. fax snake.... on Fax-Spam -- What Can One Do? · · Score: 1

    if you can trace the phone number and the owner of tat number refuses to listen to you, send them a fax snake.

    what is a fax snake? tape at least three pieces of paper together at the long ends. write a nice message asking to remove you from their list the long way across all three pages. feed the first page into the fax and senf it. as the first sheet comes out and the last goes in, tape the first to the last.

    Let this run all night. in the morning, the owner of the nuber will have hundreds of sheets of paper in their hopper asking for your removal. this was often doen in the olden days.. and can be a fun prank. The older machines held more paper than the newer fax/copy/scan machines, so you could over run the hopper and strew papers all over the floor in front of the fax machine.

    also note... this is illeagal. if they turn you in you face the same punishment that they would face if you turn them in.

  20. Re:Proof: stronger version of DMCA is needed! on Newest Audio CD DRM Proves Ineffective · · Score: 1

    it won't stop anyone, but it puts in a step to make you think about it.

    Great... now thay are controlling my mind too! That's the last step... I quit.

  21. Re:Give Them Time on Astronauts To Repair Shuttle Tiles With Foam Brush · · Score: 1

    luckily, porter paints just announced a $29,300 foam brush. You might want to hold out for the upcomming wodden handle foam brush though. New models are expected to be priced at ~$30,000.

  22. Re:Transacting the undefined on What Counts as Music and Why? · · Score: 2, Funny

    nope... it's 'not' not zero.

  23. master documents on OpenOffice.org Hits 1.1 · · Score: 1

    master documents let you write large projects... such as a book. you only need to maintain the chapters in individual files and include them into a master document. then all the footnotes and page number, etc. are kept reletive to the whole, rather than the single chaper that you were writing.

    very handy.

  24. Re:Start up time? on OpenOffice.org Hits 1.1 · · Score: 1

    whoops... 30 to 60 seconds on the old version.

  25. Re:Start up time? on OpenOffice.org Hits 1.1 · · Score: 1

    a 1.0 open office takes 3-60 seconds to load on my hardware. the new version took about 10 on the first load, but succesive loads are very impressive (I only see the splash screen flash briefly, and then the main window opens.