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  1. I can already see it : on The Two Towers DVD Release Dates · · Score: 1

    1 - Please insert DVD 5
    2 - Extra soundtrack 8 found ! please insert DVD 1
    3- Langage selection found ! Please insert disk 3
    4- Continue ad nauseam

    Ahhh, seeing a movie will be more and more like a 49 floppies Office install 8)

    But then, I, too, await the Ultra Super 12 Hours long Complete LotR 8)

  2. "only benefit the "Power User" community" on NASA Wires Chips With Nanotubes · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Ahem...

    People saying "unless you are a gamer home computers are more than fast enough now for what we want (internet/email/minor word processing) " are forgetting that ...

    1 - Starting Word 2024 will require 1.5 TeraFlops because every key you strike will require the calculation of two 8192 bytes key and the exchange of 1024 security tokens / sec, and we have to get ready to cope with that

    2 - My old and faithfull Dual PIII 1Ghz, that was once considered the fastest rig on my block is now just a piece of interesting junk that still allows me to play Quake and encode divxs at the same time, and LOTS of you just dream about doing it for real

    3 - it's not because i'm not a basic luser that immediatly jump categories and becomes a Power User. And if you think a softcore gamer or a hardcore Quaker is a "Power User", you never saw a real 16 CPU machine being "stability tested" for a round or ten of Quake @1024 fps, or the fastest Divx encode ever (11 minutes 8p)...

    4 - "internet/email/minor word processing" can be achieved since 486 DX2 66 with no problem and little fuss... I mean my mail Server/Firewall/Ftp/ Webserver/PDC is a Pentium 133 and it serves the need of 10 ppl...So stop complaining when we allow you the use of a 2 Ghz computer just so you can play Freecell @ 25 fps 8p

    Would be BOFH, hoping for Admin job...

  3. If I may add a piece of Info... on Making a House That Will Last for Centuries? · · Score: 1, Informative

    Whenever someone quotes the old testaments, you should remember that it was a collection of jewish memories for the use of the jewish people.

    When the Bible speaks of the Jewish people being slaved to build pyramids, just remember that they forgot to mention that almost the whole of Egypt was working on the pyramids, and not just the jews.

    Also, if you look at modern history sources, you will see that whole congregation of worker where wholly devoted to the construction of pyramids ALL YEAR LONG, and that this particular caste was living by the old pyramids... Think Generations of stonemasons passing knowledge...

    The bible (old testament)is just ONE point of view from what happened at the time... the jewish one.

  4. "the retina will come relatively quickly" on Brain Prosthesis Ready For Testing · · Score: 1

    I seem to remember that the eye was one thought as "The Ultimate Proof of the existence of God", because of it's apparent simplicity and its marvelous engineering qualities (http://www.emergentmind.org/Discussion/_disc/0000 0024.htm)

    Now,if you please would define quickly...

  5. Ahem : a small "legal history" for ur eyes only 8p on War Hero Thwarted Nazi Heavy Water Production · · Score: 1

    "the thought police come after you for even thinking about nazis"

    Actually, french law says you cannot discute the facts as approved by the official history. As in "It's in the book, read it, this is the garanteed truth".

    This happened because manipulation trhrought education has been used a lot in the 30s-40s, and the government wanted a clear way to stop people launching scandalous alegations and going into pure educational revisionism for their own good.

    The law worked fine, but soon became overworked by just the ones you wouldn't think : the JJF (Jeunes Juifs de France) and various other jewish organisations that used the law to control information and attack as soon as someone made too daring attacks on Israel and other local french subjects (Jewish lobbying DO exist in France too 8p ).

    The oveworking of the law came short when one Faurisson, History Professor and highly educated on the subject, put some revelations about the war in a book of him, pertaining to jewish/swiss emigration and monetary transfers at the time.
    Faurisson got attacked on his book and actualy WON the trial...cauz he was a real historian and had documented proof.

    Just remember this is just noise from one local jewish organisation using local law to make a small international sensation. We, alas, have a good share of right minded people (18% Max, as from last elections)... So what, we just now how many redneck we have NOT to rely upon. 82% nice people accounted for in a country IS a good score 8p

    "they don't realize certain things should never be forgotten"

    Well, now that you know that we don't forget, just that someone wantd to make so PR noise, please realize WE french live with them german. we don't make a fuss about it, and we also decided not to pass on the sons their fathers deeds.

    As I remember, Nazism was a mix of democraty and corporatism, supported by a high media coverage....

    In EU we try not too openly to do it that way.

    Now back to the original subject. Three Cheers for the late Hero. He saved lots of us today.

    Shame my mother had me take German Class anyhow 8(

  6. It's 2003... Where is my flying car ? on Review Of GM's HyWire Hydrogen Concept Car · · Score: 2

    No more reading of car news till I can have mine.

    And Yes I dig Seloreans 8)

  7. Forgot this one... on Hollywood's DRM Agenda Moving Forward · · Score: 1

    "Social Studies

    The invention of the printing press made possible the wide publication of information and ideas. English monarchs, as well as many other European governments, tried to outlaw the printing press because they feared the press would encourage groups to speak out against the government. When governments failed to eliminate the press, rulers tried to stop political protest in other ways.
    The English government required publishers to have licenses to print books, pamphlets, plays, or leaflets. The number of licenses was limited, and licensed printers were required to get government approval of their work. Some legal experts denounced licensing the press.
    "
    http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/Literac y/ged/gedpp /gedtest2/gedoverview/tsld041.htm

  8. Re:Alternatives? on Hollywood's DRM Agenda Moving Forward · · Score: 4, Informative

    "outlaw the horseless carriage" : happened 8)

    "They had found a 1902 Quebec law, actually an amendment to much older horse-thief law, which stated that if any neighborhood in which there were horses complained that their horses were being disturbed by horseless carriages, the residents had the right to ban horseless carriages from their neighborhood. The penalty for a violator, because a comma had been dropped in the printing of the law, was 20 years without appeal, the same as for a horse-thief. " (http://www.root-1.co.il/cookies2.htm)

    "Outlaw the printing press" Happened...

    "Mr. Gutenberg: I intend to print copies of the Bible and so spread the word of God.

    Sir Royale: Why is this a judicial matter?

    Mr. Gutenberg: The Scribes Guild, the Educators Guild, the Religious Guild, and the Civil Service Guild seek to outlaw the use of my printing press and have filed petitions to that end.

    Sir Royale: What do you believe will be the effects of your invention on scribes who are employed to hand copy manuscripts?

    Mr. Gutenberg: There will always be a market for hand-made manuscripts. A machine-made manuscript can not compete with a beautiful illuminated manuscript created by a talented scribe."
    (The Gutenberg Deposition : http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/rpriegle/wwwdocs/gutenber .htm )

    Now, back to something I read only yesterday :
    "First they Ignore you, then they Laugh at you, then they Fight you, then you Win" Ghandi... Once again, GhandiCon 3 Level attained, the victory is nigh.

  9. Polymers... on Waterproof Books · · Score: 5, Interesting

    - can be produced from cheap (although toxic), non oil-related chemicals
    - can (sometimes) be utterly destroyed to basic molecules by a simple (again) chemical spray
    - can, often, be reusable.

    Crude Oil...

    - should have been digged for the start in profit for electricity based motor, and hydrogen cells
    - pollutes (No ? Really?)
    - Is a boon on some VERY lucrative business that thinks nothing of bribes, destruction or political instabilities to achieve their goals (no direct attacks, they ALL do it), while electricity can be produced almost anywhere on the planet today using green sources.

    Plastics, as you know them today, are mostly polymers.

  10. Maybe, and just for the sake of compensation, on Tom's Hardware Reviews Xbox Live · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    they use a Linux Server Farm to allow for 24/7 uptime ?

    [Slashdot Exclusive News ! : Beowulf Clusters of XbOxes with Debian are the REAL Xbox Live BackBone]

  11. No ! on Lessig's Challenge: Are You Up To It? · · Score: 1

    "you'll be able to live without seeing hobbits on the big screen or having 1.5Mbps into your bedroom"

    I, as a 30ish geek, have grown up EXCLUSIVLY in order to afford 1.5Mbits in the bedroom streaming Hobbits on the videoprojector.

    Baka 8p

  12. we already have proofs.. on Conspiracy Theorists, Meet The Moon · · Score: 5, Informative

    As far as I remember, the crew that landed on the moon had for mission to place some highly reflective mirrors on the moon surface.

    Those mirrors are used to calculate the exact distance bertween earth and the moon by using a large laser and getting a few photons back to make the calculations.

    Now, except if the doubters find a way to slingshot a miror on the moon, THIS is a quite valuable poof, as they DO exist and are used everyday.

  13. And where are the Aeron Chairs ? on [Napster] 11 - End of the Road.mp3 · · Score: 1

    Dammit, EVERY startup from those times had a full regiment of Aeron chairs.

    So, why don't they show in the auction ?

  14. Lead Boxers ? Here you Go !!! on Run Your Laptop On Nuclear Energy · · Score: 1

    Depending on your needs, it seems that you can already find a large panoply of *ahem* "protectives"...

    this picture shows one good example but it looks quite heavy and I don't know about shielding capacities...

    Now, as Faraday Cages have top shielding qualities in my opinion, THIS looks like a lust...darn...must 8)

    Seems our ancestors already had the nifty radiation problem, as we found VERY early models... They even had (cute) custom holes for heat dissipation 8p Ahh ! to think about our geek ancestors and their Dremel v0.1....

    The tradition of geekness having largely pervased other members of this planet, there are some Geeks that already took the hint and they even have Howtos for Home Made Customs Specials !!! Now you really have no excuse to make one yourself !

    Now, the main page is here. Enjoy !

    I hope to have dampened your anguish in the bottom front departement 8p

  15. You are missing the point... on New Tadpole SPARCbook RSN · · Score: 1

    Guess what you could do with a SPAC Linux notebook...

    Compared to what you can get on the market, this notebook could become a "Full Fledged Powerhouse", allowing you much more computing power on the road for... 1024fps Tux Racer ?

    Or, as a nifty hacker, having more power to hard break a code on the network you just infiltrated ?...

    Think POWER user, Cad designers ...
    Think WEP Key hacking
    Think.. and you will find some uses for a largely superior CPU architecture...

    What I need is a power spec of the CPU in Bogomips or something...

  16. Spoiler ! And a Liar Too !!! on Premature Rumors about Stargate Season 7? · · Score: 1

    He's not dead, I saw him on TV only yesterday. And it was Tilk that got killed in that episode !!!

    Not only did you spoil Stargate for me some 2 years in advance, but you even go as far as to LIE on the subject !

    8)

    Now tell me about Series Lag ! French TV is "somewhat" 2 years away 8(

  17. an International example.... on Financial Institutions Balk at MS Licensing · · Score: 1

    Being French, living in France, I use the US Win2k Pro.

    =>
    1 / French law says that every document, howto, command, etc, has to be available in french
    It sort of IS possible for my 2kpro to change from English to French, but not that easy for all software

    2 / The EULA is in English... In France, that would mean I don't have to follow it, as I don't have to be fluent in english to use any software package and have a right for a localized version

    + The EULA, as presented in my box, is illegal in France, being coercitive, non negotiable and imposed by one side without any means to rfuse even if you paid for it (Leonine conditions) => the Eula is crap in any french juridiction

    3 / French law says that only the Police, or a judge , can allow access to my data. The day Microsoft uses any trick to check my computer, I have a right to sue them ..

    => Stop using the US verion of Windows, get a version from a place where the law will be on your side, buy it there, accept this localized EULA, then change the language pack of your win box and there you go

    Global Market can also have some advantages for users....

  18. this is how I did it... on Component MP3/OGG Players? · · Score: 1

    I have almost the same problem as you have, and found another solution :

    I put a small linux box as a fileserver in a room. It runs on e-smith gateway server (basically a "linux for the dumbs" red hat 7.1 with smb, http, ftp, pdc, webmail,...)

    On this computer I put a small php script caled Andromeda Jukebox (www.turnstyle.com/andromeda/) and put the files in a web directory.

    Et Voila ! 8)

    This php script allows me to stream anything from my linux box to the box connected to the tv.

    Mp3 and Ogg, but also any Avi / Mpeg / Rm, or even a doc or xls file.

    U acced through a webpage, choose what to stream and click...

    I used a Win2000 Pro to connect to the TV... here the TV Conf : Duron 1.3 Gigs, 40 gigs HDD, Xentor TNT2 Ultra with TV out, 6x DVD-rom, Creative Live 5.1 and a realtek ethernet card.

    Anytime I need more space, I add a hdd, pud a link on the php script to the folder and it's aceesible through the webpage.

    Why a Win 2000 ? because I have no problem getting 800*600 on my tv, and thats enough for any dvd/AVI I want to see, and Winamp works great at those resolutions, the movies look crisp from a dvd or a fansub...and the computer can decode even the latest divx 5 or Xvid Avis

    The linux box is a PII 350 with 256 Mo Ram and some HHDs. As a fileserver with streaming capabilities, it's perfect... and also provide me with web, ftp, is my pdc, could become my gateway... and easy to set up... Could work on a P133 (my previous linux rig was)

    So here it is. All your 7 wishes granted 8)
    A bit early for christmas, but then...

  19. Read previous post and THINK !!!! on Discarded AT&T Microwave Bunkers For Sale · · Score: 0, Troll

    So, we all hear about Wifi, local bands, high speed internet connection not available in most parts of the US....

    And now we see offered something we could use...

    Somebody makes the caculations for me, but a 60KW generator,equipment racks, feed horns, etc. could be used to make... a WIFI Internet Coverage, nation wide...

    Now, a 60KW transmitter could cover some range...

    If not WIFI, their is definetly the possibility to use another tech to spread the signal... and to use cheap transmiters to connect to the net wherever you are....

    So, It's 50 Million US$ for the towers, say another 50 millions to re-equip them all with blastingly powerfull WIFI transmitters and radar cupollas to catch users signals...

    I seem to remember that people used to invest Billions in Internet backbones... and not even for a national one...

    OK, I hereby Copyright this idea !!! You can join me in this joint venture, I bring the Ideas, U bring the capital, and we'll offer the US a decent national High Speed connection network in the Go ...8)

    Please contact me under this message if you have 100 Millions US in capital, and a wish to strike it richer 8)

    See me on Fortunes, Guys 8)))

  20. not a pda.... on PDA Killer or Thickening Vapor? · · Score: 1

    a tiny pc.
    with more power.
    Sub- Nano laptop

    well, imagine quacking on a local wifi while waiting for the sub

    a palm-pda is one thing.
    a palm-computer is another story.

    I just say this : I WANT ONE.

    Yours, faithfully

  21. "not any more risk to the soil than normal corn" on Starving Nation Turns Down Bioengineered Corn · · Score: 1

    Guess what...

    As of today, nobody knows.
    Not even the highest genius in Bio Tech.
    => Neither don't u

    and the soil is only one part of the problem. Add the patenting issue, the fact we don't know what happens to humans being after feeding for years on GE Corn, the fact that to know u have to live test (ie sell to millionw of ppl and wait to see, cause testing on human IS forbidden)...

    The fact the soil is used the same is 1/100 th of the problem.

    + They are GIVEN the corn, as in starving and having no money. They accept to get the corn, but are afraid it gets planted... which is another debate here altogether.

    BTW, EU + USA + CCCP (of the old time) had more than enough to feed the planet with "convensionnal" food for years.

    We just don't do it because it costs less to destroy the stocks in situ than to ship them abroad.

    now call me cynical...

  22. One guy here has this sig : on Communication Making The World Less Tolerant · · Score: 1

    "Keep an Open Mind, and People will throw 90% garbage in it"
    (unkown copyright holder... Sue Me 8)

    Well, my parents taught me to have a critic mind.
    Less pains in the long run.

    Also, I've grown cynic 8)

  23. We always said here on Behind The "Work-At-Home" Street Spam Signs · · Score: 1

    that those signs are the proof truth is a dangerous weapon...

    I mean what they really say is : You will lose 45$ and it will take you 30 days to understand it.

  24. MS OSs are used by hackers !!! on CNN Says Chat Rooms Are a Haven for Hackers · · Score: 1

    As platform for Spoofs, exploit, originating attacks.

    Also, one "Exchange" software has been now and then used to commit major DoS and virii propagation.

    As long as we are at this, lets observe the IIS case, for this "software" (sorry for the hacker term) disseminated worldwide by an obscure corporation, is indeed the major host platform for all hackers in the world.

    Now we know the way to the first step in eradication Computers security problems !!!

    LETS BAN IIS AND ECXHANGE !!!

    Yours faithfully

    Joe Knobblehead

  25. It does for DVDs... on ZapStation Price Cut, Linux-Only Version · · Score: 1

    Bought an old DVD card for $7.5

    Works from a P-100.

    No good for Divxs, but then, you don't HAVE to use a P100.
    A P2-350 does it very well 8)
    And it's almost as expensive to build, if you have to buy the EDO Ram for the P100....