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  1. Re:linux switch ads are better on Microsoft: We Make Hackers Obsolete · · Score: 2, Funny

    much more creative.

    I wonder if the ad was made on a Windows machine :)?

  2. Re:You'd be doing your students a disservice on A College Without Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    Yes I actually support graphics software made for the mac (think pdf) and honestly after doing this for a year I would never ever ever ever buy a mac myself.

  3. Re:Lack of EMR Shielding? on Clear Case Roundup · · Score: 1

    One thing about unlicensed part 15 devices which include incidental radiators - which also includes powerlines - is that if they do cause any interference to licensed operations - like commericial or even amateur stations then its you job to either A) resolve the interference or B) cease operations.

  4. AM Antenna? on Build Your Own Satellite Ground Station · · Score: 1

    What the heck is an AM antenna?

    I believe these are the same antenna's a lot of use for downconverting AO40's 2.4 ghz s2 transponder - which is a passband transponder - usually USB.

  5. Re:You'd be doing your students a disservice on A College Without Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    Also, why not Macs?

    Because Macs suck!

  6. Re:rootkit redundant. on Windows Rootkits · · Score: 1

    Unless there's a password on the administrator account where it will say,

    Enter the password for administrator:

    unless you know the password its going to be a short trip.

    Plus if its a locked down desktop I wouldn't have the command line accessable, or the run command accessable.

  7. Sunset Middle School Fire on Your Most Damage-Resistant Hardware? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Someone burned down the middle school I went to - and if you don't believe me go to the school (its in Coos Bay Oregon) and look it up in the year book - I think it was in the early 90's

    Anyhow - we had a lab that was about half Apple 2 gs's and half C64's (the place was mostly for learning how to use logo) - I can remember scrubbing cases, - stuff like that. Most of the Apple 2's powered up just fine - all the C64's powered up. Now these computers had black specs all over them until the day they were replaced, most of the Apple 2's lasted for about a year and died, but those C64's all worked until the day they were replaced with dos pc's.

    Its interesting how well some electronic devices hold up to being subjected to massive amounts of heat, then massive amounts of water all within in a couple of hours.

  8. For those of us who work in tech support. on AOL's Merlin Compromised? · · Score: 1

    I welcome this news - anyone that can keep AOL users busy calling credit card companies, phone companies and AOL themselves is a hero in my book.

  9. Re:Yes, it's legal on Circuit Court Okays Vote Swapping Site · · Score: 1

    Thats right - probably why I get lost all the time.

  10. Re:Yes, it's legal on Circuit Court Okays Vote Swapping Site · · Score: 1

    what about 4 lefts?

  11. Re:So, what's life like in Canada? on PATRIOT II Legislation Leaked · · Score: 1

    This is a 3rd party view of Canada, and I am a Canadian citizen by birth abroad, but I've never really lived there for any extended periods of time (so real Canadians feel free to correct me). I visit my relatives most every year - they live in North Vancouver BC.

    One thing I've noticed about Canada is they have a much much weaker federal government, for instance there are tarrifs between provinces. There is no national canadian health care system (contrary to popular belief) - just a federal law that says each province has to have one.

    My aunt is always complaining about things that are going on there, but overall I think they have it pretty good in many ways. Canadians are so friendly - I mean I went to a comic book store once and the owner was actually very talkative - that character in the simpsons isn't just there for kicks - its a fact that most comic book store owners in the US are bastards.

  12. Re:Xmingwin? on Xmingwin For Cross Generation Applications · · Score: 1

    from the short lived dilbert cartoon:

    PHB: "the name is the most important part of the project - I cannot stress that enough"

  13. give me an example? on Giant Sucking Noise · · Score: 1

    Take GM for instance - we lost over 140,000 jobs in the US to Mexico and China - however its easily argued that GM makes the most expensive cars still.

  14. Happened to me though - reply if you want details. on Attorney Sues eBay over Negative Feedback · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I left negative feedback for a guy who was advertising a somewhat rare anime calendar, but what arrived was a CDR with some scanned pictures of a calendar.

    Asked for my money back, with the threat of going to ebay - he gave me back my auction cost, but not the shipping. I claimed that I wouldn't be out 12$ if it wasn't for him - I complained to ebay, but they claimed his seller rating proved he was a good seller.

    Anyhow - after leaving negative feedback saying that the auction description was fraudulent he wrote back saying "Yeah....whatever! >8^P"

    Out of prinicple I would have sued this guy if I had the money since what he did was pratically mail fraud (which the postmaster - according to what he said to me is where what someone says your getting is different that what you are actually getting)

  15. Re:10 fonts /IS/ a big deal. on Bitstream To Donate 10 Fonts To Free Software World · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm a doofus. Monotype Corporation made Arial.

    You are - Monotype also made times new roman, and courier - at least on my XP and 2000 machine they did.

  16. Re:Look what happened to me on Michelin to Include RFID Transmitter in Every Tire · · Score: 1

    Normally these cards have your picture on a plastic thing thats glued to the security card. I've noticed at my company that people usually take them off when they sit down at their desk.

    I wonder though - how long will it be before some magazine or website tells us how to program these ourselves.

  17. Re:No kidding on Hiding Your Choices And Saying You Made Them · · Score: 1

    Ever look in msconfig? As someone who works in tech support its quite useful.

  18. Re:'regular' 802.11 networks in danger? on High-Speed Multimedia Hamming · · Score: 2

    I think if part 15 users ever took that sort of thing to court most courts would say something along the lines of part 15 devices were never meant for long range communications.

  19. Re:I'm not so sure this is legal... on High-Speed Multimedia Hamming · · Score: 2

    Its legal - take a look at part 97.311 - SS emission rules.

  20. Re:Groening just became an ennemy of the MPAA... on Matt Groening on Internet and Cartoons · · Score: 1

    Haven't you ever noticed the p/n key on most dvd players?

    Most players - including my 60$ apex can play in either pal or ntsc mode.

  21. Re:Bicycles on My Segway HT "Month-iversary" · · Score: 1

    Big deal - at $250 its still $2750 dollars less than a segway.

  22. Re:Took Microsoft 8 years to own the desktop on Linux to Become #2 on the Desktop? · · Score: 2

    One sales figure I like to quote (I read this in the book accidental empires) is that when windows 3 came out it sold over 3 million copies its first release year.

    There probably aren't even 3 million macs today in total.

    MS owned the desktop GUI market with windows 3.0 - and that came out in 1990.

  23. Re:Oregon California on Oregon Considers GPS-based Road Taxes · · Score: 1

    You can actually thank bill sizemore for most of the above mentioned laws - most all of them made into effect by the initiative process.

  24. Re:No reason given? on Oregon Considers GPS-based Road Taxes · · Score: 2

    Because if you live in Oregon you'll know that passing a tax increase or a pro-rated tax (IE you pay more the larger your vehicle is - which truckers already have to do) is like trying drive my car to the moon and back - it would be fun an educational - but impossible.

    Solution - invent a system that does involve tax laws so you skirt the issue entirely. Make the GPS devices mandatory next time you register and poof - profit.

  25. Re:I had a wonderful old IBM like that... on Typewriter Keyboard Conversion · · Score: 2

    I actually still have mine :) - I think it came with an IBM 286 AT but it works just fine on my Althon 1200. It even has the word perfect template glued to the top still, with the lotus 123 template glued below that. (F7 is quit in wp 5, and F10 graphed in lotus 123...) I actually saw a lot of them go out with the trash as companies "upgraded".

    I've found that I can actually type faster on this keyboard then most any other keyboard. The ones that come with Dell's these days for instance are really horrible. Its what I have on my work computer though :(.

    I do have another spare, but I've seen these same keyboards at goodwill for like 5-8 dollars.