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  1. Mini Wireless Optical Mouse on What Extras Should I Buy When Buying a Laptop? · · Score: 1

    Targus rechargable mini wireless optical mouse plug in the little USB key go.

  2. Re:Somewhere in the middle... on Learning Computer Science via Assembly Language · · Score: 1

    The travel site Orbitz is the current poster boy for doing something in scheme. So, yes, it's rare, but it has been used in enterprise.

  3. FCC ID on Seeking Drivers for Unknown Apple Ethernet Card? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Use the FCC ID, on the conveniently not pictured side of the card and look it up on net. The FCC keeps a handy lookup database online, just for you.

  4. Re:Just do what colleges do.... on How Would You Design the Voting Technology? · · Score: 1

    Optically scanned paper is one of the best ways to vote at least according to MIT and CalTech.

    My last quarters project was to design an electronic voting system, the cornerstone, it printed an optical ballot backup that the voter could hold and verify and then drop in a secured box.

  5. Re:Sound familar? I'll say the same thing I did th on NASA Test Shows Foam Could Be Culprit · · Score: 1

    Exactly, clearly this parent poster understands physics better than NASA. I'm sure the poster is in charge of a similair space agency that has sent many thousands of astronauts into space and that he himself helped designed their shuttle craft.

    Or maybe he's just some self-important kid who took a year of physics in college, doesn't understand something and is therefore claiming that they are wrong.

  6. Re:My signatures on Marking Your Cyber Territory? · · Score: 1
    Then finally keep /etc in CVS.


    I've found that RCS is a bit more suited to this task.
  7. Re:Why is it shut down? on IDSA Forces Arcade Game Manual Archive Offline · · Score: 3, Insightful

    He says

    Sorry everyone but stormaster.com has been taken down! I'm tired of dealing with DMCA lawyers.

    So I would guess that after being bothered numerous times he doesn't care if he can remove a few more manuals and make that lawyer go away since another will be pestering him next week.

  8. Re:Control over the vehicle on Honda Crash Detection System · · Score: 2, Informative

    Of course ABS was NOT designed to make you stop faster. Though in theory it could make you stop faster, something you might have proved in highschool physics. But the world is a bit more complex then HS physics problems, so sometimes abs is faster, sometimes standard brakes are, depending on road conditions and who is driving.

  9. Not just frames on SBC Getting Aggressive With Frames Patent · · Score: 5, Interesting

    From Museum Tour

    "The letter suggests that any website which has static, linked information (top banners, menus, bottom banners) which are displayed while other sections of the page are displayed as non-static (the area where products appear on most websites) infringes upon the patents they hold."

    And indeed, Museum Tour is being sued and does not use frames. Thus nearly any site that uses templates is subject to litigation.

  10. Re:only that on Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines · · Score: 1

    Actually, Plato is rolling over in his grave, it's his cave metaphor that they use.

  11. Re:Farscape... on Slashback: Segwait, Farscape, Leg-pulling · · Score: 1

    I agree as well, the only reason I have cable after the cancellation of Farscape and Lexx (yes, I liked Lexx, shutup) is the Daily Show. That alone is enough to warrant the $30/month for cable. I e-mailed SciFi and told them the same.

    And to agree once more, my girlfriend liked the "show with the white girl", she forgot the name but remembered the cool powder white alien girl.

  12. Re:It's a dual boot on Terra Soft Ships Macs with Linux Preinstalled · · Score: 0

    I had the exact same issue when OSX first came out. But yesterday I just setup a tasty new dual 1Ghz G4 box with the latest (non-10.2) OSX, popped open a terminal and saw syntax highlighting has been added to the terminal app! As for installing vim, that's a pretty easy compile, or of course there is Fink.

    Give OSX another try, I know I'll be.

  13. Re:Any computer on Attack Of The Dreamcasts · · Score: 1

    Actually, just the broadband adaptor alone will run you over $100. Add that to $50 for a dreamcast and a cheapo 486 laptop with cheapo nic will be the better bet. The laptop also gives you a nice amount of storage space to keep sniffed packets.

  14. OSX not the answer... but OSX AND Mac is on A Linux User Goes Back · · Score: 1

    Yea you can run darwin on x86, but that doesn't address the problem of a smooth running user expirience.

    If you want a superior OS to windows, and linux is too difficult then route people to OSX ON ppc. Goregous mac hardware, great commercial support, shielding from cli. You can use the computer as a set-top IM, email, game box as this guy likes OR dig in, get root and build fink and get all the unix goodness. Simple learning curve with the potential for real power. But yes you do have to run PPC, but PPC hardware is soo much nicer anyway, can we say OpenFirmware? ohh yeaaaa

  15. Re:Actually, we should at least standardize... on Isn't it Time for Metric Time? · · Score: 2, Funny

    To quote a sig:
    naidne elttil etah I

  16. Re:Are you all nuts? Run OS X or run Intel. on Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 review · · Score: 1

    Not sure how that got modded up to my viewing level, as it's trolling. OSX is not terrific, it's got many limitations, the ti book is not terrific it has flaws. I just wiped osx off my G4 tower and replaced it with Debian, why you ask, because it's a better desktop OS. More office apps, graphics editing via gimp, eterm, etc.
    OSX still has problems with itself and doesn't run much other software. I spent my last few months with OSX using Fink and installing Xwindows to use on top of osx, finally I decided that was ridiculous and just tossed it. OSX is technically good, etc.

    Personally I found the Ti book slightly unweildy, horribly hot to use and non-ergonomic.

    But hey these are just my opinions. I would imagine that before flaming this guy you at least use both these items, but I'm willing to guess you haven't.

  17. How OSX REALLY Updates on Apple Releases - Doing Less, Faster, Is Better? · · Score: 1

    I run a personal website off OSX (PHP, MySQL, SSI, etc). OSX has remained perfectly stable. The software updates are great. I see random Joe posting here saying what OSX *SHOULD* do, without even knowing what it does do. Bottom line, if you don't use OSX don't bother posting.

    So here's a typical update routine for my OSX box. Come back from class look at the screen it says OS 10.03 update available would you like to download now? This will require a reboot. So I say cool ok, it downloads applys and then optimizes the patch, I restart and the system is happy. It's as transparent to the end-user as it should be, easy to do, but still prompts and warns you about what it wants to do. I love the update utility, works much nicer then Windows Update utility, which may or may not require a reboot, never really know until it's too late. But still not quite as pimp as apt.

  18. Re:Iomega also donates to schools on Iomega Settles Zip Drive Suit (With Rebates) · · Score: 1

    I recieved the mail from Iomega and at first I thought this was a good thing. But then they show you how the one million will break down, 50% goes to buy drives, 38% to pay for the accompanying software, 11% for support and 1% FOR DISKS.
    Everyone knows that the disks are the real killer, Iomega is hoping to hook the schools on the drives in hopes that every kid will then be issued a $20 Zip disk. Kind of like the console market, take a loss selling the hardware but make it back another way.

    Regardless I own a Zip drive and it clicked after a few months, it was relatively cheap so I didn't care, but when it started to mess up the disks, that pissed me off. For those who complained about losing data worth more then the rebates, the letter seems to stipulate that they will pay for lost revenue due to defective disks/drives. So if you really care, then talk to the class lawyer.

  19. Good or bad on In-Game Advertising Comes of Age · · Score: 1

    Racing games with billboards which happen to advertise a product isn't a problem. Tony Hawk 2 has an unholy amount of branding in it, however it fits that skating feel.
    However if they put ads into games like everquest or quake, that ruins the feel of the game. It's cool when maildaemon runs up to you in nethack, it's not cool when the Nokia salesmen runs up to you.

  20. Re:Plan of attack on Computer Science vs. Computer Engineering? · · Score: 1

    Usually a CS or CE major must declare going in. At my school at least, getting into the College of Engineering is a pain in the ass unless you start off in there. Once there it takes a year of Academic probation before getting kicked out. But if you start off outside COE, it takes a year of 3.5-4.0 GPA to get in. But YCMV so check it out.

    Votech does suck, might as well go get a MSCE.

  21. Your preference on Computer Science vs. Computer Engineering? · · Score: 1

    CS does deal more with algorithms, OS design, compiler design and with a few classes in hardware. CE is generally harder then CS and is a mesh of CS classes with EE classes. So you get an idea of how a computer works and a better idea how to build complex circuits. Generally a company wants a CS major OR they want a CE major, they aren't mixed and matched unless the hirer is an idiot. So basically just do what you like more, coding or screwing around with circuits.