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  1. Re:Love FreeBSD on Interview with Jordan Hubbard About DarwinPorts · · Score: 1
    Similarily configured notebooks from Apple, as far as I can tell are ~$300 LESS then notebooks from Dell or Compaq

    Not to start a flame-war, but please cite your sources for this claim. last I checked, (about 1 min after reading youre post) the 15" G4 Power book (867MHz) is $2,299.00USD at the apple store. The Dell inspiron 8500 is $1,449.

  2. Re:Linux Drivers? on George Foreman USB iGrill · · Score: 3, Funny

    There's a Patch for the 2.5.x kernel (CONFIG_USB_IGRILL). I think Alan Cox is back-porting it to the 2.4.xAC series.

    Trashman@foobar:~$ igrill-shell
    igrill-shell> status
    Current temp: 180degF (82.22tempC)
    Cook time: 10m, 42s
    Stay Warm mode: on
    Overcook mode: off
    Cook to: Medium Well

    igrill-shell>

  3. Re:Compatibility on Flash Memory And Its future · · Score: 1

    Well, for one, It jacks the price up. Usb is a bus standard created by Intel. Obviously, unless there's a PC involved in the mix, there wont be a standalone usb port on anything. for the type of aplication you're thinking of one of the Various Memory card standards would better fit bill.

  4. Re:Why I just switched from Gentoo to Debian on Debian's Own SourceForge · · Score: 1
    So from my perspective the main thing I'm concerned with is packages. Are they up to date? Are userland packages like KDE or X released promptly when there are new versions? The answer is an unfortunate no. The stable branch of Debian refuses to merge new versions in a dynamic way, instead insisting that stable is stable and you must use unstable to get the latest.


    I've heard it said repeatedly elsewhere; Debian is not for you if you want the latest and greatest. (fwiw, I use unstable on my personal boxes.) You should use testing which is about 2 weeks behind unstable and has the benefit of a 2-week burn-in period to resolve major problems.

  5. Re:Very nice indeed on Linux Running on Xbox Without Modchip! · · Score: 1

    You know, I'm really disgusted at this trend. If buy something, I own own it. It's mine to do with as I please. If I want to take it apart (yes, I know it will void my warranty) and put it back together again, it's nothing that the manufacturer should care about. (except in a situation where taking it apart will cause me/others harm.)

  6. Question... on The Next XFree86 Wars: XFT2 vs STSF · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How open is Opentype?

  7. See through Mountains? on Synthetic Vision · · Score: 0, Funny

    Did Asus Write the drivers?

  8. Re:What about Quake 3 on XFree86 4.3.0 Released · · Score: 1

    I had this problem, Look for linuxq3apoint 1.32 b This corrected the problem with my mouse.

  9. Re:Warp 10, scotty!! on Enterprise-class ATA Drives · · Score: 1

    Scotty to Mac/Mouse: Good Morning Computer.....
    -Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

  10. Re:They've threatened it before on Mozilla, Gecko, Netscape, And Their Future At AOL · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually there are quite a few. Off the top of my head, try going here and here. These sites deliberately keep you out if you're using anything other than IE. I assume you've heard of these cars?

  11. For someone at the HP Booth on Ask a LinuxWorld Exhibitor · · Score: 1, Funny

    Who from the Sopranos is going to be there?

    If it's Jamie-Lynn Sigler: Can I have her number?

  12. Re:Proof of concept on RandR Support on XFree86 4.3 · · Score: 1
    When will somebody free the world of X11 and write a light-weight fast and efficient graphics layer for Linux, one that would be friendly to manufacturers and acceleration modules...


    The answer to your question is here.

  13. Re:Where is technology going? on Cringley Asking for 12 Month Predictions · · Score: 1

    does anyone know where this idiom came from? I've seen it few times now and it's starting to bug me.

  14. Re:Do not call Registries on Fighting Telemarketers with Technology · · Score: 1

    I live in NY State and that same rule applies here too. That really can't be helped. If you do business with someone, then you have a relationship with them. You can ask them to stop calling you.

    From my personal experience, I found that the DNC registry did greatly reduce the number of calls I recieve. Another thing I did was to contact the the 3 Major credit agency's in the US (Experian is one the last two's names escapes me right now) and tell them to put a Credit Fruad alert on your profile. That will stop those "instant credit" offers you get in the mail.

  15. Do not call Registries on Fighting Telemarketers with Technology · · Score: 3, Informative

    Someone pointed out that there is no Federal "Do not Call Registry". However, Some States do have them. Find your state and Sign up.

  16. uhhh.... on Images and Screen Shots of Zaurus SL-A300 · · Score: 1
    I have a Symbian device and the OS is quite lacking when it comes to programming.
    I didn't know a sybian was programma...-oh, you said symbian?!?! Sorry about that...
  17. Re:USPS? What about NYC MTA on Intel, OEMs Face Lawsuit For Megahertz Marketing · · Score: 1

    Actually I have. In fact, I'm enrolled in the Transit Check program. I haven't had to buy tockens in a long time. The problem comes when the card reader can't read my card...

  18. USPS? What about NYC MTA on Intel, OEMs Face Lawsuit For Megahertz Marketing · · Score: 1
    I wonder if the same litigants have a suit against the USPS for ads leading one to expect prompt service from courteous, competent employees.

    I wish someone would. So I could sue the NYC MTA transit authority. The people working the token booths are some of the most abnoxiously rude people I've ever encountered.

  19. Rugged Computing on Computers That Thrive in Salty, Humid Environments? · · Score: 1

    You'll probaby want something from these people who seem to specialize in computing within harsh environments.

  20. Re:If you think the PS2 architecture is weird on More PlayStation 3 Grid Computing Details · · Score: 1

    Only thing the kiddy comment applies to is Nintendo's consoles, which really are targeted at kids. Aside from a few games, that's how it is.

    I resent that Comment. I am a GC owner and I'm 27. It seems to me that the above statement often comes from people who are from the school of thought that if the game doesn't have scantly clad females with jiggly boobs or there's no blood/guts upon detonation of your opponent then it can't be any good. It's sad that in a generation with Hardware this powerful that there's little or no games with any substance coming from Sony or MS.

  21. Re:keyboard PCs on Mac-Case Clone for PCs · · Score: 1

    A co-worker and I were talking about this very product a week or so ago. I think the company that you're refering to is Rock City .

    Unfortunately, they no longer exist. (Wish I could remember the name of the model they used in their adverts. Damn, she was hot!) The machines were cool looking too, but However ethsteticly pleasing the machinies looked, I don't recall ever hearing about how functional the machine's cases actually were.

  22. Re:"Competition" on Baby Bells Victorious Over Sharing Rules · · Score: 1

    Someone please! mod the parent up. This is the first real solution I've heard thus far.

  23. Re:How much money can be saved . . . on Windows on an iMac (says the invoice); Red Hat's Alternative · · Score: 1

    ...And New Jersey.

  24. Re:Poll Suggestion on Behind the Numbers: LCD vs. CRT · · Score: 1

    At home: ViewSonic PT795 19"(Also is a USB hub 4 devices)
    At Work: ViewSonic G810 21"

    The PT795 has an image quality comparable to a trinitron. Sadly, ViewSonic doesn't make it anymore.

  25. Re:There's a very good REASON why IBM isn't winnin on IBM To Leave The Desktop? · · Score: 1

    Re-read his comment. He said VISIBLE movement.