User: alien

Re:wow

On: Slashdot Turns 10 But You Get The Presents

Don't appear to have a 4 digit spot taken yet!

Hi all! Long time no-see.

Re:Easy way out:

On: ATT Raises Prices for Cable Modem Owners

because they charge you extra to use their modems. That's why it's called "leasing" it.

Not "New"s

On: Using Tables as Speakers

This technology has been around for years. They've been turning glass into resonance speakers the same way.

Verizon not blocking outbound 25

On: Broadband Crackdown

I just wanted to let everyone know that we (Verizon) are *not* outbound port 25. I suggest the facts are gotten straight before making assumptions like this.

.prompt

On: What Does Your Command Prompt Look Like?

#Kewl funky looking prompt stuff
GRAD0='\[\033[00m\]'
GRAD1='\[\333\262\261\260\]'
GRAD2='\[\260\261\262\333\]'
COLOR1='\[\033[01;32;46m\]'
COLOR2='\[\033[00;30;46m\]'
COLOR3='\[\033[00;34;46m\]'
COLOR4='\[\033[00;34m\]'
COLOR5='\[\033[00;32m\]'
COLOR6='\[\033[01;37m\]'
COLOR7='\[\033[01;32m\]'
COLOR8='\[\033[00;37m\]'
PS1=$COLOR3$GRAD1$COLOR2'\h'$COLOR3$GRAD2$COLOR4 \
$COLOR6' \d '$COLOR5'-'$COLOR6' \t'$NONE'\n'$COLOR5'\u'$COLOR8':'$COLOR7'\w'$COLPS 2=$COLOR1$GRAD1$COLOR3$GRAD2$COLOR4$GRAD1$COLOR5'> ' $GRAD0' '

What are they doing playing games anyway?

On: Microsoft Plays Linux Games at Work

I'm not sure games are the best choice to test for usablility sake. I mean, it's great that Micro$loth is trying it out, but does this mean that they are over looking their newest major competitor's such as Staroffice, etc..... Anyhoo. Hopefully this means that pretty soon the office developers are going to start gettings calls for tech support from M$ also!