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  1. All walls are moveable... on Reconfigurable, Modular Dream Home · · Score: 2


    with tools. You just need big tools. :)

  2. A good example: on Literate Programming and Leo · · Score: 3, Interesting


    The main.cf config file of Postfix. Without the comments it's maybe 30 lines of actual settings. With comments its 540 lines, and it's clear enough that a relative n00b like myself got it up and running in 1 hr with minimal trips to the website. Good documentation was a major factor in my picking Postfix over Sendmail. No dis to Sendmail, you understand. :)

  3. Not so fast ... on India Plans Its Own Moon Shot · · Score: 2

    India's moon shot will never beat this one. It's an advertising flyer from a 1981 video game called "Moon War".

  4. Alternate story idea on Peek Into European Patent Examining Cancelled · · Score: 4, Funny


    Instead of a "Peek Into European Patent Examining " story, how about a "Peek Into European Panty Examining" story? I would love to find out who "Inspector 12" is.

  5. 3 Points: on Directors Guild of America is Fighting Edited Films · · Score: 1


    1. If I buy the tape, and drop in in a fire, that's my right. No one will dispute this.
    2. If I can destroy it by fire, I can chop it up, too.
    3. Salt Lake City (my home town) is in the news for something besides polygamy. Whoo-hoo!!

  6. Quit being so negative. on USA Today says "Linux waddles from obscurity" · · Score: 5, Insightful


    This article isn't for us. It is for our bosses, and their bosses, and so on and so on. It is a momentum builder. So the next time you mention Linux, instead of blank stares, your boss will dig into his memory and find a positive image of Linux as a REAL OS, and it will be a little easier to get him/her to go with your suggestion to use our OS of choice.
    Use this article for what it is, and don't complian about what it isn't.

  7. Rumors from Redmond on Transgaming's WineX 2.1 - Supports WarCraft 3 · · Score: 5, Funny


    I hear the MS guys are making a Linux emulator for Win32. It's called Beer 3.2. The reasoning is, Beer is more popular than Wine so it will appeal to a broader user base. Women tend to like Wine better but Men overwhelmingly prefered Beer in product testing. Beer 3.2 is still a beta, and will be released when it's content reaches version 5.0.

  8. Authenticity on All-In-One Arcade Console · · Score: 3, Informative


    I have built 2 MAME machines myself, both out of old cocktail style cabinets. It is my opinion that if you try to build a "do it all" control panel you will be sorely disappointed. The best control panel is one set up like the game you are emulating. It is easier if you like the classics (like I do), because their controls are similar. These monster CPO's do let you play many games, but if you are after the same feel as you remember, here are some pointers:

    Keep it simple. Build more than one Control Panel if you have to play lots of games.

    Use leaf switch joysticks and buttons. I used micro-switch types in my first CP, and replaced them with leaf style within a week.

  9. Prior Art? on New Two-Headed Hard Drive Intended To Secure Web Sites · · Score: 3, Funny

    According to this "The God Janus, husband of Jana, is known as the custodian of the universe, the God who watches over doors and gateways, and the two-headed God of ... "

    Please send any patent inquires to
    Cesear, Emporer of Rome
    123 Pantheon Drive

  10. Re:Wars on Linux Timeline By LWN and LJ · · Score: 3, Insightful


    I would argue that Linux became mature enough to inspire a vision of replacing Windows and THAT spawned Slashdot. Had Linux never reached that point, Slashdot and the whole "Linux Community" would not exist.
    That said, I still don't think Linux is a "Desktop for the Masses", but it will get there. RedHat and Mandrake are making great headway in those areas.

  11. Warning: on I'm Just Here for the Food · · Score: 2, Funny


    I like "tweaking and compiling" open source recipes, but last week I used a string variable when I should have used an array. It looked good to me, but when I ran it through my FPU (Food Processing Unit) I started getting SegFaults and wound up taking a huge core dump.

  12. New revenue streams on Can Newspapers Save Local Music? · · Score: 3, Insightful


    Newspapers are struggling to keep readers and stay relevant. I see this as a Good Thing. It provides a good service and it's a way to get more eyeballs on their ads, without resorting to charging for internet content, registrations, etc.

  13. Sim-Puter woes on Simputer Runs Into Problems · · Score: 2, Insightful


    The really do have troubles.
    First, a tornado hit the factory. Then the workers rioted because local taxes are so high. As soon as that got fixed, the earthquake hit. What could possibly happen next, an alien invasion?!?!

  14. Open letter to wife: on High Score · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, I'm not wasting money and space collecting Atari 2600's and full size arcade games, I am preserving "a value system, mind-boggling inspiration, common language and experience."!

  15. Re:Aaaaaand, why bother. on 3D Visualization Moves Forward · · Score: 1


    You also get a cue from the degree your eyes are crossed. If you are looking at something far away, your eyes are fairly parallel, close up they are "crossed". Your brain monitors the angle and it helps you guess distance.

  16. The 3 E's on BMG to Purchase Napster · · Score: 2, Insightful


    Sounds like another large corp. knows the 3 E's of competition: Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.

  17. The last castle has fallen on Updated Slashdot Advertising Policy · · Score: 5, Funny

    And I thought I was safe from ever reading the words "Feminine Itching" on /.

    Well, it was a good ride while it lasted. :)

  18. A quote from the SAGE ethics page on The Practice of System and Network Administration · · Score: 5, Funny

    "System administrators will not exercise their special powers to access any private information..."

    I guess I'll have to stop using telekinesis to see which of the secretaries aren't wearing panties today.


  19. Getting one will be hard on Sega, Nintendo Team Up To Create New Graphics Board · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, having to journey around, fight Moblins, get the three pieces of the card and THEN assemble it might be more than most consumers are willing to go through.

  20. A long, long time ago... on AvantGo Gets a Patent · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...In _this_ galxay, I created a batch file for DOS that used comp, attrib and xcopy to sync files. Wonder if I can patent that? Sheesh.

  21. 100K for a... on VeriSign Buys .tv · · Score: 1

    ...single character address. And they have already sold 9 of them. a.tv, b.tv, etc. Only 45.1 million (or so) to go till the profits come rolling in.

  22. I would have... on VeriSign Buys .tv · · Score: 1

    ...sold them my TV for a lot less than that. I think they got ripped off. I've never even heard of a Tuvalu brand tele.

  23. Budget System??!! on Linuxwatch Budget System of 2001 · · Score: 1

    Man, that box has almost twice the juice of my best box at home. Thank heaven for work, where someone else can foot the bill for my hardware habit. Course, even an underpaid admin like me could scrounge up 400 bones.... if he wasn't married....with 2 kids....and one on the way. *sigh*

  24. Re:URL on Preview the New Napster · · Score: 1

    It's in Hebrew.

  25. Re:The source on Lawrence Lessig Answers Your Questions · · Score: 1

    Man, you people are WAY to dependant on smiley's to tell when people are having some fun. :) ;) ;0