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  1. Liberal Bush? on Bush Supreme Court Nominee Former Microsoft Lawyer · · Score: 1

    This is the most forward-thinking, liberal action Bush has taken yet. No longer is it the "Good ol' boy" network. He has started the "Good ol' girl" network too!!!

  2. Re:Typical - So typical on The New York Times On Earth's Magnetic Flip-Flop · · Score: 1

    The poster's lack of attention to detail has turned the articles 10 to 15 percent reduction (a relative value) into a 10 to 15 percent strength (an absolute value).


    Actually, both are relative values.
    Saying that this year's model of bike is a 10% reduction is weight from the previous year is a relative value.
    Saying this year's model of bike weights 10% of last yar's model is a relative value.

    Saying last years modem weighed 50 kilograms and this years weighs 45 kilograms are both absolute values. (Note: I have no idea how much a bike should weigh)

    Although I agree with your original point that the post did not reflect the article. :)
  3. Re:"Screen" for xwindows on Thunderbird 0.7 Released · · Score: 1

    I have been wanting this also. I often run applications on my home machine and redirect the display through an SSH tunnetl to my xwindows server on my work machine. However I'd like to be able to pass a running application between the two displays. Sort of like 'screen' will do for a shell.

  4. Re:Evolution can display deleted messages on Thunderbird 0.7 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    Evolution does... View->Hide Deleted Messages. Make sure it's unchecked. Evolution 1.4.6

    I haven't used Thunderbird so I can't comment

  5. Re:Sounds like a perfect way on How to: Use a GPS watch, XML and Satellite photos · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because this device allows you to time your splits to make sure you're running at your target pace without "pre-measuring" your course. Granted, to some people this isn't important, they're just running of the joy of it. Others--while also running for the joy of it--are running to train for upcoming races, and making sure you're on pace become very important. However at the same time it's fun to run different routes so you don't get bored with the course. This let's you run any course (provided you can get Sat signal) and stay on pace.

    Plus you can do all those other geeky things in the 23 other hours, like automatically download the XML tracks, and plot it on sattelite imagery.

  6. Re:Ugly version system on Kernel 2.6.1 Released · · Score: 1

    Okay, if 2.6.0 is stable, and 2.6.1 is unstable. What version number would you give to the next stable kernel when bugs are fixed (not new features, just bugs). 2.7.0? that would lead to version bloat. 2.6.0.1 ? That gets even more confusing. The current even/odd allows you to add new features to the unstable branch, while still putting in bug fixes into the stable branch, all the while keeping "major" version numbers the same.

  7. Re: Read the article, nothing! on DARPA Looking into Hypersonic Bombers · · Score: 1

    Great plan! Let's put bombs on incredibly expensive manned platforms, instead of just sending them there on top of an ICBM

    Read the article nothing.... now we have people posting who haven't even read the post!
  8. BitTorrent? on Microsoft Releases SP4 for Windows 2000 · · Score: 1

    So when will MS start using bittorrent? I know I should be able to download this faster than 60K/s :-\

  9. Re:I had one of these things! on Intellivision Operating System Revealed · · Score: 1

    you mean "B-52 Baaaaaawwwwwwwlmerr" :) I remember that sound to this day!

  10. Re:10.2.2.2 on Nmap Featured in The Matrix Reloaded · · Score: 1

    Um.... she was hacking a box on the local network of the backup facilities. It is entriely plausiable--in fact likely that it was in private IP space. Think about it: If it were a publicly accesible IP address, then why have you fight your way into the building in order to use the network? Why not attack the target machine from Neo's old apartment or something.

    In fact if there were one machine out there that controlled the entire backup system to the power grid, I would be _extreamly_ surprised if it were in public IP space.

  11. Re:Hacking scene screen capture... on Review: Matrix: Reloaded · · Score: 1

    And if you look closely, the root password is Z10N0101 -> Zion 01 01. (01 obviously being another "the one"/neo reference).

  12. RE: Giving up resolution - Not always on One DVD To Rule Them All · · Score: 1

    You're not always giving up resolution. Some DVD's contain what I believe is called anamorphic-widescreen, it basically involves using all vertical scan lines to store the image, and then "shrinking" the vertical down to the desired aspect ratio.

    Anamorphic Slideshow

    More info

    an (old) list of dvds using anamorphic widescreen

  13. I think you mean "Blinders" not "Blinkers" on One DVD To Rule Them All · · Score: 1

    At least if you're reffering to what horses wear. At least that's what they're called in the us, maybe different elsewhere.

  14. Mod this guy up!!! on Legal Analysis Critical of Blizzard v Bnetd · · Score: 1

    Seriously, this is a point that 75% of the people posting here seem to miss. The Warcraft3 hack & the modified bnetd that allows WC3 connections was not accomplished, condoned, or advertised by the bnetd group. In that sense it's like going after a fertilizer manufacturer for Timothy McVeigh's attack on Oaklahoma City. He took a legal product and used it for his own illegal purposes.

  15. Info from two years ago on Targeted Sound Beams · · Score: 1

    This was discussed two years ago on the StageCraft mailinglist, including possible uses and ramifications for the theatre.
    StageCraft Thread

  16. Re:Easy to get around... small sacrifice on Industry Agrees On Next Gen Unified DVD Standard · · Score: 1

    Rip the original, post anonymously. Then burn a copy of your disc, toss the original.

    "Your honor, I downloaded it from the net, just like everyone else".

    Bryan

  17. Re:Read the entire paragraph on Richard Stallman On KDE/GNOME Cooperation · · Score: 1
    When Qt was non-free, KDE was a danger to the community, and we had to
    attack it to make people aware of the threat so we could overcome it.
    We succeeded; Qt is free software now and KDE is no longer a problem.
    The ill feelings that linger between GNOME developers and KDE
    developers are not good for the community, and it is very useful
    to help calm the antagonism.
    emphasis mine. Bryan
  18. Re:10Mbit or 100Mbit ? on Wiring A New House? · · Score: 2, Informative

    10Base-T uses pins 1 2 3 and 6.
    100Base-TX uses pins 1 2 3 and 6.
    100Base-T4 uese all pins.

    100Base-T4 is a specification so that Category 3 cable can be used for 100Mbps speeds. Although you need special NICs and hubs to use 100Base-T4. It's not until you reach Gigabit (1000Base-T) that all four pairs are used. The actual standard allows for 1000Base-T over Cat-5, but most people reccomend Cat-5e. Although a Cat-5 installation must pass TSB-95 as issued by the TIA (A series of performance parameters above and beyond those in TSB-67).

    Bryan

  19. Re:Ducts - Air Handling Space on Wiring A New House? · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you're gonna put it in ducts--even in a single dwelling residential--check your local codes. They may require you to use plenum. Most business codes (and either the NEC or the TIA/EIA-568-A can't remember which one) requires that for offices cable installed in ducts must be plenum rated and installed in conduit inside the ducts.

    The danger is non-plenum cable gives off a lot of smoke while burning, if the cable is in the ducts this can quickly spread the smoke to areas that aren't on fire and hinder peoples escape from the building.

    Fire codes are basically designed to do two things, 1) slow down the spread of a fire 2) make it easy for people to escape. And if you can't see, you can't get out (so the theory goes), that's why plenum is sometimes required. (plus non-plenum burning vapours tend to create a strong acid when mixed with water, iirc).

    Long and short, always check your codes.

    Bryan

  20. Re:evolution in action? on Cheaters Sometimes Prosper · · Score: 1

    One problem with that line of logic. This is not war, this is competition. And competitions have rules. The rules are defined by two entities 1) the creators of the game, and 2) the server admins running the game servers. If an admin out there wants people to use cheats on their server, by all means, go ahead. But I'm betting the vast majority don't.

  21. Electronics parallels Politics on Pentium 4 Re-evaluated, Again (Again) · · Score: 1

    Pent4: It's good! It's bad! It's good!
    Florida: It's Gore! It's Bush! It's Gore!

    hehe