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  1. What that essence really is on ZDNet on the Essence of Geek · · Score: 2, Funny

    Around where I work, this "Essence of Geek" of which you speak is BO.

  2. Boy/Girl friend on From Alien to The Matrix · · Score: 1

    If I found out my s.o. was actually a boy/girlfriend, yes I'd definitely dump her. But thanks for the advice!

  3. Re:Staying away for now. on Advocating Dvorak · · Score: 1

    I stay away from such operating systems as OSX and "Linux". Not because they are a bad idea. Rather, it is because I only want to be able to have to know one operating systems. If I learn OSX, I'd still have to frequently use Windows due to the other computers I have to use that are still Windows. Is it easy to be proficient at both and switch back-and-forth at ease, or does the confusion result in rm -rf ~/ del /s /*.*?

  4. Re:Bah... on Reuters On Telephone Cultures · · Score: 1

    > Besides, energy consumption shouldn't be nearly as great a concern as the process by which that energy has been generated.

    And these two things are different how?

  5. This really does suck on EMusic Acquired, Halting Unlimited Downloads · · Score: 1

    They're eliminating the one advantage they had over other music services - and the big advantage they had over meatspace music stores - the ability to sample as much as you want without worrying about running into any "limit".

    Sorry, Emusic, I'll be downloading the rest of the albums I've selected and put in "my stash", and then canceling.

    Earl in St. Louis

  6. Could somebody please convert this... on How Much Does A Cloud Weigh? · · Score: 1

    Could somebody please convert this to Library of Congresses (Libraries of Congress?). It's the only unit I understand.

    Earl

  7. Re:Who cares what Linus thinks? on Linus Comments on SCO v IBM · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And there's the beauty of open source. We could ask SCO, "fine, you've got the source, show us the alleged Unix IP-infringing code".

  8. Re:It's all about the pictures on Snowflake Photos · · Score: 1

    > "Ooooooooooo, pretty. Me want touch."

    Oog The Caveman? Is it really you? We miss you!

    -Earl in snowy St. Louis

  9. Re:how about?.... on See Ya .su · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://pretty.pretty.pretty.pretty.peggy.su ?

  10. Read the article! on Universal to Copyprotect All CDs · · Score: 0

    It doesn't say they're copy protecting all of their CDs, just one.

    Nice of the editors to actually read the article!

    Earl

  11. saint louis report on Invaders from Space! Leonid Showers tonight. · · Score: 1

    very disappointing, clouds everywhere. i saw like three faint streaks in 90 minutes...

  12. The flux estimator at NASA is wrong on Major Meteor Shower Next Weekend · · Score: 1

    Beware if you use one of the predefined locations at http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/estimator.html , at least for St. Louis the coordinates are way, way off.

    They say we're located at 43 North 85 West, which would put us where, like, Michigan or something? Were actually closer to 39 North 90 West. The timezone is also off, we're not GMT-7 we're GMT-6.

    Earl

  13. Safe again! on Rebooting The World? · · Score: 2



    The hard-working members of the MPAA and RIAA would be free from you filthy rotten pirates again! Britney could finally get herself off welfare!

  14. Could the FSF or EFF provide a similar service... on Impartial Scientists In The Court Systems · · Score: 1
    ... to the one the AAAS is providing? It would be an excellent opportunity to educate judges and juries on important IP matters.

    Earl Higgins

  15. Someone doesn't get it ... on Corel Chief On Corel, Open Source, .NET And Others · · Score: 1

    This guy really does need a severe beating with a cluestick. Some of his more choice quotes:

    Burney: . . . Really, in what way can people make money at all on Linux?

    and

    Burney: In my opinion, one of the things Microsoft is good at is looking down the road a few years and talking about what that world is like. But sometimes, because it's so far away, the casual consumer doesn't understand what they're talking about because they've skipped a couple of years.

    But the one that sums it all up is:

    Burney: Well, it's the open source concept, but one notch better, because the source wouldn't be open ... proprietary [software] is a good way to make money; with open source, there's no way [to make money] because you don't control your intellectual property.

  16. For best times and locations to see Mir ... on Mir on Death Row - No Clemency Expected · · Score: 2
    Visit http://www.heavens-above.com/.

    Cheers,

    Earl

  17. In Chinese this means... on Helix Code Changes Name To Ximian · · Score: 1

    Western bread! WTF???

    Ummm, now it all makes sense doesn't it? ;-|

    Earl

  18. So does this mean ... on Bone Marrow Can Grow New Brain Cells · · Score: 1

    The term "bonehead" will refer to someone who's smart now?

    Earl

  19. Re:Sar� troll o divertente moderato? on Will Americans Have Trouble Finding IT Jobs, Overseas? · · Score: 1
    The fish says:

    I would not suggest that you come to Rome. The Pope does not allow that we have computers. Perhaps you could obtain a job that explained to other Americans as Italy really is not similar to a loading of the system. Much people forget that we have had a dictator and fought you in world war two but they do not preoccupy themselves because there are many gangsters in your cities like New York and Chicago. I cannot believe that you have preoccupied yourselves translate this of new to English.

  20. Re:Amaya and HTML .. on W3 Releases Amaya 4.0 · · Score: 2

    Sorry, I just checked, your site http://www.psychasia.com/ isn't conforming. I get about half a dozen errors, one of which looks like it prevents the parser from even reading the main body of your code.

    Fix, recheck, and if still broken I hereby grant you the right to bitch. ;-)

    --Earl

  21. By what precedent? on South Africa Wants SouthAfrica.com · · Score: 1

    Check this out, I don't know why they think they're
    automatically entitled to it, when the U.S. doesn't even own
    USA.com.

    Earl

    > $ whois -h whois.networksolutions.com usa.com
    >
    > Registrant:
    > Mail.com, Inc. (USA112-DOM)
    > 11 Broadway, Suite 660
    > New York, NY 10004
    > US
    >
    > Domain Name: USA.COM
    >
    > Administrative Contact:
    > Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
    > Billing Contact:
    > DNS Administration (DA9332-ORG) dnsbilling@INAMECORP.COM
    > iName, Inc.
    > 11 Broadway, Suite 660
    > New York, NY 10004
    > US
    > 212-425-3477
    > Fax- - 212-425-3487
    >
    > Record last updated on 06-Jul-2000.
    > Record expires on 02-Feb-2003.
    > Record created on 02-Feb-1999.
    > Database last updated on 31-Oct-2000 06:29:44 EST.
    >
    > Domain servers in listed order:
    >
    > NS1.MAIL.COM 165.251.1.2
    > NS2.MAIL.COM 165.251.1.3

  22. Re:Meta Languages on Perl 6 Showcase · · Score: 1

    FORTRAN I through IV have no loop constructs (only GOTO).

  23. Re:visual impairment on Interfaces For The Handicapped? · · Score: 1
    As one with motor disabilities who cannot use a regular keyboard, and yet doesn't have unlimited funds to purchase Windows 2000, can you tell me if the Windows 2000 on screen keyboard is any better or worse than the free GTKeyboard, available at

    opop.nols.com ??

    Earl Higgins

  24. Re:Forks are inevitable on Linux Approaching A Fork In The Road? · · Score: 1

    You mean just like the various BSD's have been
    doing for years. They seem to be doing just fine,
    thank you very much.

    Earl Higgins

  25. This is our "prior art" database! on The Dead Media Project · · Score: 1
    Many of these 'quirky' inventions show prior art in various areas.

    Hope the USPTO has this resource bookmarked!

    See:

    The collection of dead media working notes is the current purpose of the mailing list; the accumulated, archived, (and soon, collated) collection of submissions from list members; an ad hoc database of the deceased, the slowly-rotting, the undead, and the never-lived media.