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  1. Re:Apple hate RAM. on Apple Introduces New G5 iMac · · Score: 1

    Most people (i.e., non-Slashdot readers) keep a computer 24-36 months. In 18 months, we'll be able to what apps work well with more than 2 GB RAM (I suspect video editing...). In 36 months, we'll be able to mock you for this remark. Mark your calendar!

  2. Testing, one two three on Caller ID Falsification Service · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is anyone else really, really tempted to call someone and have this service send the number you're calling? Especially if you've got a friend with the Voice Announce caller-id feature? "Five Five Five One Six Zero Zero" "Hmm, that number seems familar" "Get out of the house, he's in there with you!"

  3. Re:It's a GREAT Lake on Cooling Toronto Using Lake Ontario · · Score: 1

    To be pedantic, isn't 4C where water is most dense?

  4. Re:D-Link catching up on D-Link's USB-Powered Access Point · · Score: 1

    You're lucky it works. There's two or three companies that make the wireless chipsets. Products from different companies using the same chipsets (like Apple and Buffalo) usually interoperate; products using different chipsets might not interoperate for things that aren't standard ("turbo" modes) or aren't common (wireless bridging).

  5. Re:Zones on BSD Jails, a Better Virtual Server? · · Score: 1

    Except, of course, that Solaris 10 zones are tied into the Resource Manager. In a zone, you can limit the percentage of CPU and Memory available. Way cool. Plus you can reboot a zone in seconds...

  6. Re:HOWTO on Attracting Women Into Computer Science · · Score: 1

    You pinheaded moron, it's spelled ficus!

  7. Misread that title! on Attracting Women Into Computer Science · · Score: 1

    Wow, I misread the title as "Attractive Women in Computer Science". I thought, yeah right, next we'll see "Microsoft Security", "Great Profits in Dot Coms", and "Easter Bunny to Bring Cash after Dentist Sues".

  8. Re:Wire Cutters on Kensington Laptop Locks Not So Secure · · Score: 1

    So you wanna be sure to use a bolt cutter so the ruined cable is messy. That way the guarantee kicks in.

  9. Re:Bounces on the line and kicks up chalk... on Is Sveasoft Violating the GPL? · · Score: 1

    Considering that FSF funded it's early operations by selling $400 mag tapes, it's debatable whether $50 is too much to charge.

  10. Re:terrible name... on Rendezvous Renamed to OpenTalk · · Score: 1

    No, i products are for consumers.

  11. Very trivial on Implementing Better Task Scheduling for Servers? · · Score: 1

    It's very trivial in our environment. We just send AppWorx a large check every year, then keep two or three contractors busy tending it. It handles all our needs, except those met by MQSeries. But hey, we're a twenty billion dollar business. Your mileage may vary.

  12. Re:Trust me... on Does Your Company Pay For Broadband? · · Score: 1

    That's why a dead battery is such a valuable accessory. If the damn pager goes off, and you don't want to respond, erase the page, take out the good battery, and put in the dead one. Instant alibi!

  13. Re:hmm on U.S. Government Sometimes Jams Keyless Car Locks? · · Score: 1

    That's cuz they never fuck with HQ. Don't want to piss off the general. Come visit the trenches!

  14. Re:Wrong about Apples DRM... on Cory Doctorow on Digital Rights Management · · Score: 1

    If I understand his previous rants on the subject, you can't deauthorize from an arbitrary machine. For example, your laptop breaks, you send it back, you get a new one. Oops, the old one is still an authorized computer. Can you remove it without having access to it? If so, the complaint is a little specious. If not, he's got a point.

  15. Re:Lectures on tape on Interesting Tech-Related Online Talk Radio? · · Score: 1

    Probably couldn't find them since you can't spell Feynman.

  16. Re:The concept is a crock...and they found out why on Paypal Deals Blow To Freenet · · Score: 1

    But it's a short slide from "Freedom of Speech" (i.e., anonymous speeck) to "Felony Money Laundering" if you're an online financial provider. Why should PayPal risk big fines for the 3% of $550 that's at play?

  17. Re:*ALL* banks suck. on Paypal Deals Blow To Freenet · · Score: 1

    Learn from this. Phone, them, then follow up via first class mail. All communication should be in writing. Save copies.

  18. Re:Fred still won't Name That Hardware? on Follow Up to "Linux's Achilles Heel" · · Score: 1

    Which part of "in the original article" don't you understand?

  19. Re:Yeah I know, I suck. on Dealing w/ Online Fraudulent Sellers? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't feel too bad - that's how my real girlfriend treats me also.

  20. Re:The Confusion is a better read, if you can... on The Confusion · · Score: 1
    My fear is that, if this is Empire, we end up getting Ewoks in Book 3.
    For ghod's sake, don't even joke about it. If that happens we'll have to kill him before he gets to Jar-Jar.
  21. APL on Non-English Programming Languages? · · Score: 1

    You're forgetting the granddaddy of them all, APL. oeо...OEZ¼Ss-&#24 7; ± Sheesh, it's greek to me!

  22. Re:Here's some things you can do.. on How Do You 'Vet' an Employer? · · Score: 1
    Onorus drug testing policies are a bad sign.
    Except that almost any company that does business with the US Government, especially the Dept. of Defense, will have a drug testing requirement. Many of those companies also require their supplies to have a policy.
  23. Re:Projector on Large LCD HDTV as a Computer Monitor? · · Score: 1

    So that you can leave it on for 8 hours a day and not buy lots of $400 bulbs, maybe?

  24. Re:Similar question...how to get longer bulb life? on Video Projector for Home Theater? · · Score: 1

    There are many 27 inch CRT televisions out there that will display 800x600; they're typically around a grand. Look for a dealer that sells to schools. If you're willing to spend more, CRT HDTV monitors run ~$1200. Some take SVGA input. Both are cheaper than most projectors, especially if you factor in bulb life. If you don't need to read it from across the room, you don't need a projector.

  25. Shades of Groucho on Apple Announces New Pro Software · · Score: 1
    We just bought a Dual G5 Xserve. I set it up last weekend. In about 4 hours. From my house. In my PJs.

    What it was doing in my PJs, I'll never know.