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  1. Not for the faint of heart? on Google Earth 5.0 Silently Changes Update Policy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Admittedly, I moved to Mac after 10 years running Linux, but the procedure, cut 'n' pasted below, seems simple enough.

    Something like this will do it:

    1) Quit all google apps

    2) Delete the launchd entries (one or the other files may exist)

            $ sudo rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist

            $ sudo rm /Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist

    2) Delete shared google stuff

            $ rm -rf ~/Library/Application/Support/Google

            $ rm -rf ~/Library/Google

    3) Recreate the above folder as "root" to prevent google apps from installing the updater agent code again when re-launched

    $ sudo mkdir ~/Library/Google

    By changing the ~/Library/Google folder to be owned by root you should avoid going through this shenanigans again. Just check for a /Library/Google too and do the same to it. Don't give google apps your password.

    You need Terminal.app experience for those commands. You can use the Finder too.
    After recreating an empty ~/Library/Google select File>Get Info. Use the permissions at the bottom to add the "Administrator" with read/write. Change "..(Me)" to read only.

  2. Re:Dad has that service on WISPS Mean Cable and DSL Aren't the Only Choices · · Score: 1

    Incomprehensible? 3 options, with cost directly related to speed,Dad went with the 1.5Mbit. Looks pretty comprehensible to me. Especially compared to the bundles that the local cable and telcos offer where I live. Those require a good spreadsheet ot track.

  3. Dad has that service on WISPS Mean Cable and DSL Aren't the Only Choices · · Score: 3, Informative

    From these guys. It's purely line of sight, of course, but most of the town is line of sight to the tower. Works very well even in heavy snow, which Cedar gets quite a bit of. An average storm in Cedar would be apocalyptic in London,England.

  4. It's Stalkerriffic! on Google Maps To Add 'Friend' GPS Tracking · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now I just gotta get that Cute Girl who thinks I'm creepy to turn it on so I'll always know where she is. Maybe I can call her from inside the house.

  5. India on Iran Has Put a Satellite Into Orbit · · Score: 1

    Iran could have nukes anytime they wanted. May already have them. Has called, repeatedly, for the extermination of the Jews, and of various polytheists, plus certain Christians.

  6. I'm atheist on Iran Has Put a Satellite Into Orbit · · Score: 1

    I think an openly theocratic government, that has called for the extermination of other religions' believers, and in possession of nuclear weapons, is exceedingly dangerous. I bet every nuclear power in the region is on Launch On Warning status right now.

  7. Huh? on Iran Has Put a Satellite Into Orbit · · Score: 1

    Nixon sold Chinese weapons to Afghanistan in 1979? Really?

    You been hanging out with Phelps? Because it sure sounds like you been smoking something good.

  8. "monotheism, peace and justice" on Iran Has Put a Satellite Into Orbit · · Score: 2, Interesting

    From The Beeb: Mr Ahmadinejad said the satellite was launched to spread "monotheism, peace and justice" in the world.

    Interesting. I wonder how the polytheist countries feel about this?

  9. Israel is only the beginning. on Iran Has Put a Satellite Into Orbit · · Score: 1

    And, if Iran launches on Israel, the end. Of Iran.

  10. Soylen Green is Free Range People! on Smart Robot Capable of Hunting For Its Own "Food" · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

  11. Ummm, I'm thinking that, in this situation on Smart Robot Capable of Hunting For Its Own "Food" · · Score: 2, Funny

    they'd be the "consumed" rather than the "consumers", so no tax break. Unless you're talking about giving the robots a tax break.

  12. I'm starting to think that the Amish on Smart Robot Capable of Hunting For Its Own "Food" · · Score: 5, Insightful

    may just have a point.

  13. Net a Blade Runner Sequel on Please No, Not a Blade Runner Sequel · · Score: 1

    Net a Blade Runner Sequel? huh? Is "Net" the name of the proposed movie? Odd, if so.

  14. Even worse... on Small Asteroid Making 400,000 Mile Pass By Earth · · Score: 1

    Another AC\DC revival.

  15. Not just the military on US Army Files Found On Second-Hand MP3 Player · · Score: 2, Informative

    Most of the US Gov is banning USB key drives, music players plugged into computers, and any other read/write media.

  16. as soon as corporations run out of countries. on Dell Closes Ireland Plant; 2nd Largest Employer · · Score: 1

    Right. They've hardly touched Africa yet.

  17. Re:ob: south park quote on Hippies Say WiFi Network Is Harming Their Chakras · · Score: 1

    At least we're awake.

  18. Damn damn damn on Dr. Dobb's Journal Going Web-Only · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Not surprised, the last issue was very thin, but still. First Byte (I still miss Byte, see this 10 year old issue for why.), then PC Mag, now DDJ. Ah well, another subscription to not renew.

    At least Linux Journal is still a Real Magazine.

  19. So it's just like America then. on Indian GPS Cartographers Charged As Terrorists · · Score: 1

    No wonder so many of you are moving here. Feels just like home...

  20. federal government pensions are 401ks. on New York State Budget Relies On Entertainment Tax · · Score: 1

    So not any better than any other pension these days.

  21. ext2 on Mac on Plethora of New User Space Filesystems For Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    A couple years old, but ext2fsx still works.

  22. It's my favorite scripting language. on Long-Term Personal Data Storage? · · Score: 1

    Much more readable than bash, infinitely more readable than perl.

  23. Quality DVDs, archival storage, repeated backups. on Long-Term Personal Data Storage? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Long term:

    Use quality DVDs. Redo the backup on a schedule such that everything is re-backed up every three years or so. Every month, say, you make one DVD. Keep the backups in a climate controlled, dark, secure place, such as a safe deposit box at the bank.

    Short term:

    Back up everything you want to save to an external hard drive weekly. Every three months swap it with a drive kept in the safe deposit box.

    Daily:

    If you have a Mac, use Time Machine. If Linux, some sort of cron job running a Python script that copies /home to an external hard drive. If Windows, I dunno.

  24. Most of those vaccinated on What the Papers Don't Say About Vaccines · · Score: 1

    Are at no risk even if most of the people around them aren't vaccinated. The failure rate for people who've had the full set of MMR vaccines is less than 10%.

  25. Think of it as evolution in action. on What the Papers Don't Say About Vaccines · · Score: 0

    Parents who don't get their kids the MMR vaccine put their kids at higher risk of getting those diseases. Kids who get those diseases are less likely to have children of their own. So as soon as herd immunity breaks down, the number of stupid people breeding drops.