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  1. Re:lessons from usenet on Ask Slashdot: Going Beyond Comment Threads? · · Score: 1

    HTH. HAND.

  2. Re:Whiskey? on Ultrasound Machine Ages Wine · · Score: 1

    Another of the 'B' bourbons is Blantan's. Rather nice. My favorites are Bookers or Woodford depending on my mood. I'll drink Maker's Mark if I'm mixing or if I'm sharing a lot of it. ;)

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    John

  3. Re:Nothing spectacular on Why UNIX is better than Windows... By Microsoft · · Score: 1
    but also a horde of absolutely brilliant PR weasels which can turn black to white when you're not watching.


    More to the point, they can often manage to do so even when you ARE watching.

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    Gellor

  4. Re:I don't know about you guys.. on Microsoft To Make Wireless Networking Hardware · · Score: 1

    I have to agree with this.

    Work just bought us all new pointing devices (trackballs or mice depending on individual prefrence) and I recieved the Microsoft Trackball Explorer. It is rather nice.

    Now you have to understand, I'm addicted to the original Logitech Trackman Vista (fingertip control with the blue control ball) to the point where I've obtained 5 of them off of ebay since Logitech quit making that model.

    However, I have to say that this Microsoft track ball may just work as a replacement. I'm not sure about it's gaming preformance. The middle and ring finger buttons MAY be a bit too easy to confuse in the heat of a firefight for use in FPS gaming.

    Anyway, this is the first microsoft product that I've ever been HAPPY about work buying for us. Had to happen eventually I guess. ;)

  5. Re:That's what you think.... on I'm Just Here for the Food · · Score: 2, Insightful

    These recipes, while not explicitly identical to Mr. Lagasse's, are similar enough to clearly be derivative works. It is our assertion that your recipes are in violation of our client's copyrights as well as his trademark on "hot and spicy Louisiana cookin'".

    I just hope Justin Wilson's estate legal team doesn't see this. Things will get HOT then...yeah ya bet'cha....I gharRONtee...

  6. OT: Your walnut trees on Non Line of Sight Broadband · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    totally offtopic, but something I just learned that shocked me.

    Mature walnut trees of MUCH smaller stature that what you describe sell for well over $10,000 (USD) if you are willing to have them harvested.

    Just FYI if you ever hit rough financial times.

  7. Re:more ways to get arrested on Augmented Reality Quake · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh? Do tell. I like "almost arrested" stories.

  8. Re:Best Director on LoTR Takes 4 Oscars · · Score: 1

    You happen to have a link to a picture of this?

    Or does anyone?

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    Gellor

  9. Re:On the other hand... on Chase the Rabbits · · Score: 1

    I really hope you see this at this late date....

    Very well said. I couldn't agree with you more. Thank you very much for taking the time to write out this explanation. You have said it far better than I could have myself.

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    Gellor

  10. Re:What made me feel good. on Chase the Rabbits · · Score: 1

    I'm sure you won't see this now, but that last statement made me laugh a bit. Get back with us in 20 years. Hell, make it 10. You might be suprised what you can and can't do then.

    I was once a martial artist myself (kenpo karate and hapkido, with a touch of real akido) back when I was 14-18. Now I'm 100 pounds overweight and not real proud of it. Where I could once run a mile and then spar for 10 minutes straight (had to for one of my belt tests) I can now walk up a flight of steps and only wheeze moderatly at the top. :)

    Anyway, I don't mean to actually pick on you, but at your age there are more people capable of your accomplishment than there are at the aurthor's age.

    Take it light and keep up the good work.

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    Gellor

  11. Re:No License? on Pay Dirt in Scanned Driver's Licenses · · Score: 1

    The can understand where you are coming from with that argument, but you apparantly aren't that familiar with the New England states. They are, in general, TINY. People that work in services that require checking ID in MA should be VERY familiar with ID's from Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Maine. You can drive from Maine to New York in about 6-7 hours (if that, I'm figuring for traffic here). So, in this case, it is just another case of Massholitis.

    -- A former Connecticut resident that ran afoul of the same cluelessness

  12. Re:The question is... on Hardware Copy Protection Battles · · Score: 1

    He also did a marvelous job in the HBO Miniseries: Band of Brothers

  13. Re:The show is fixed? on Junkyard Wars Nominated For Emmy · · Score: 1

    oh oh oh...where where???

  14. Re:Actual DVD release schedule... on Star Wars Episode I DVD - October 16, 2001 · · Score: 1

    My suggestion for a comparison where the differnce is very noticable (on my system at least) is Saving Private Ryan. The DTS version just about caused me to soil myself during the beach landing the first time I watched it.

  15. Re:Nitpicking (I have the Karma to burn) on Sega and Sony to Link Game Consoles Via Internet · · Score: 1

    I believe the proper term was, indeed, stable.
    Console systems all have a set of games availible on that platform often referred to as their "stable of titles". It is the same way we use the term to describe the group of athletes (or music stars, etc etc) agents represent (I'm thinking boxing agents here more than others..but I belive the argument still stands).

    IE: Don King is famous both for his outrageous style and for his incredible stable of talent.

  16. Re:*applauds* Well said! on Has D.A.R.E Been Effective? · · Score: 1

    Do you have the same problem paying for the health care costs of those stupid enough to try to climb a mountain? How about those stupid enough to drag race light to light in their built muscle car? In all the mentioned cases the "users" had advance warning that they were engaging in activities that could, at least in theory, be considered dangerous.

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    Gellor

  17. Re:Drugs? who needs drugs? on Techies Rampant on Drugs · · Score: 1

    > ... fuck your life and take your money.

    Are you sure we aren't talking about wives here?

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    Gellor

  18. Re:Trip to Thailand on Censorware Flaws Shown To COPA Commission · · Score: 1

    I saw Pho'Bich Nga while in Vancouver for 420 this year. I just thought the local consumables had broken my brain to the point distraction.

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    Gellor

  19. Re:What some people fail to realize... on When Background Checks Go Wrong... · · Score: 1

    Don't sweat it too much.

    I was convicted of Attempted Kidnapping, Robbery, and Conspiracy to commit Armed Robbery. Didn't stop one of the top 5 Telecomm companies in the world from hiring me and I don't even have a degree just a GED.

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    Gellor

  20. Re:Once again, name a major hack due to SSH flaws on SSH v. SRP · · Score: 1

    Well...

    It all comes down to what you consider vital services. A machine with NO remote services enabled is ALOT more secure than one with even just telnetd/sshd. Not very useful perhaps but safer.

    Your choice was for less security on remotly accessed data and more local security (I need to issue a cavet here that you may, in fact, compromise local security more if you EVER su up from remote). I personally perfer to know that, barring man in the middle attacks (and at the point when you are trying to protect yourself from enities capable of hijacking/usurping your connectivity you have some other pretty big problems to deal with), my remote communications back to my machine are hidden from prying eyes. The price I pay for that is keeping up on the latest SSHD problems and patching to fix them and I'm ok with that.

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    Gellor

  21. Re:They once had a good reputation? on Cyrix's 'Joshua' announcement · · Score: 1

    Well, that is true to an extent I guess. At some point though a "Bad" competitor is actually GOOD for Intel. An example of this is how good Cyrix chips made the competing products from Intel look.

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    Gellor

  22. They once had a good reputation? on Cyrix's 'Joshua' announcement · · Score: 0

    I NEVER had good experiences with any machine running a Cyrix processor. Period.

    It would take an AMAZING product on their part to even possibly convince me to spend money on it.

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    Gellor

  23. Re:Sounds good, but... on DVDead? The Future of Memory is in Fluorescence! · · Score: 1

    They do seem to have some reliablity problems though. Check out the www.bxboards.com review for more information. -- Gellor

  24. Re:ConsumerRevolution is coming soon on Crackdowns, Fools and the MPAA · · Score: 1

    Sounds similar to www.epinions.com. Not a bad idea overall.

  25. Re:MODERATE PARENT UP on Crackdowns, Fools and the MPAA · · Score: 1

    I don't see how the two actions are mutally exclusive. I think we can put economic pressure on the movie studios (and thus the DVD CCA) via boycotting their products and at the same time we can work to lower the barriers to entry in to the movie business.

    A multipronged attack, when executed properly, generally increases the chance for victory.

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    Gellor