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  1. Nobody jumped on this? on Stem Cell Bill Passes in Australia · · Score: 1

    I, for one, welcome our new Embryonic Masters.

  2. Here is the root password... on Linux in a Business - Got Root? · · Score: 1

    And here is your new pager. You are now on call for anything that may go wrong on the system.

  3. Re:MS Employee? on Microsoft Infected by Virus · · Score: 1

    It also said that he was in the cafeteria from August 17, 18 and 19, 11:30 am to 4:00 pm.

    I wish i had a 4.5 hr lunch break

  4. Re:Link on Gigapixel Tapestries & Gigadecimal Pi · · Score: 1

    That's too bad. I was looking forward to downloading a multigigabyte image.

  5. transcript on CNN Cancels Crossfire · · Score: 2, Informative

    Link to the transcript of John Stewarts appearance on crossfire:

    http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0410/15/cf. 01.html

  6. how to solve on Secret Agents Hold Code-Breaking Contest · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This is actually quite trivial. The key lies in the encrypted mans name BZGZD A'GAANZ. Note the apostrophe. It is reasonable to guess that A==O because many british surnames begin with O-apostrophe.

    Apply the substitution and you get BZGZD O'GOONZ. It is reasonable to guess the last name O'TOOLE, which gives us the solution for T, L, and E.

    This name is PETER O'TOOLE, and with these letters, the rest of the name is easy to solve.

  7. Re:Nothing to see here on Battle of the Bush Bulge · · Score: 1

    Lets be real people? We are real people! Besides, the apparent dimensions of the bulge are not congruent with body armor.

  8. Ax Jeeves on Ask Jeeves Looks to Outshine Google · · Score: 1

    I don't be axin jeeves a GOT DAM thang!

  9. Re:Anyone here ever actually HAD brazilian coffee? on Coffee Bean Gene Mapped · · Score: 1

    Most of the coffee in the USA comes from Columbia, and is grown not known for its quality.

  10. Three Important Words on Fewer Computer Science Majors · · Score: 1

    most real engineering companies require a Bachelor's or better

    Or Equivalent Experience

  11. battery life on Tiny Autonomous Submersible · · Score: 4, Insightful
    How does it get to 5km before the 1-day battery dies?

    How much battery power do you think it takes to sink into the ocean?

  12. Re:Office for Linux? who'd use it? on How Microsoft Could Embrace Linux · · Score: 2, Insightful
    if I had money free (ie, not a student) I would happily donate to some OSS projects


    I used to say that when I was a student. Now I have a family to support....

  13. Re:What we need worms! on Acclaim Reports Large Loss, May Face Bankruptcy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't worry - BSD has been dying for years ;)

  14. Re:It's appropriate on Lysergically Yours · · Score: 1

    I printed it out with Open Office (.25" margins, 10 point Courier font): 33 Pages in total.

  15. Games on Sega To Launch New High-End Arcade System? · · Score: -1, Troll

    It doesn't matter, SEGA has no rights to any of the desirable games. Having a killer system wont help if all you can play is Altered Beast

  16. Re:Text of the article on Fedora Core 2 Review · · Score: 1

    maybe he should have looked for xcdroast instead of Xcdroast. xcdroast is part of FC2, and can be installed from the CD or with yum install xcdroast without modifying the default /etc/yum.conf

  17. Heres what I do on How Would You Distribute Root Access? · · Score: 2, Interesting
    This may not work for you depending on your situation:

    1. Make sure that only root can execute the su command.
    2. Distribute access to the su command via sudo, and only allow specific syntax for loading roots .profile
    3. In roots profile, establish a separate history file for each original user, and a log which shows where they are connected from, and whatever else you need separated by human user
    The drawback is that most users cannot su to a non root account, but they can still ssh user@localhost. This is by no means a particularly robust solution, but it is better than having the root account shared completely IMHO
  18. Ny Post article slashdotted on Microsoft Eyeing AOL? · · Score: 1, Redundant

    As Time Warner mulls what to do with its America Online division, the potential buyer on the minds of the company's executives is tech giant Microsoft, The Post has learned.

    Time Warner executives have held discussions in recent months with Microsoft about a potential sale of AOL, The Post has learned.

    In addition, Time Warner lawyers have begun analyzing any potential antitrust issues from such a deal, and to date their conclusion is that there would be few roadblocks to a Microsoft acquisition of AOL, according to sources familiar with the matter.

    Time Warner spokesman Ed Adler said "such speculation is silly and pointless," and wouldn't comment further. A Microsoft spokesperson declined comment.

    Sources say the deal being discussed within Time Warner would include Microsoft paying cash plus the assumption of debt to acquire AOL. A possible investment by Microsoft in Time Warner Cable has also been considered, sources say. Microsoft previously invested $1 billion in Comcast, the nation's largest cable operator, and owns about 7 percent of that company.

    Time Warner and Microsoft are already deep in discussions about ways to use Microsoft technology in Time Warner's content businesses, and discussions about a deal for AOL emanated from those talks, sources say.

    As first reported by The Post this week, Time Warner is stepping up efforts to consider alternatives for AOL. Its bankers at Goldman Sachs are putting together a proposal for the division, which could include a sale, spin-off or radical restructuring of the business.

    Sources close to Parsons insist that no deal is imminent and that the review of AOL is only in its early stages. But Parsons himself appears especially eager to pursue a deal with Microsoft, according to a source.

    Although AOL is in the midst of a high-profile investigation into its accounting practices and is seeing a decline in subscriber rolls, the division generated $1 billion in free cash flow last year and is expected to chip in another $1.5 billion in free cash flow this year.

    This sets AOL apart from its former sister division, Warner Music, which was recently sold off amid a steep decline in its performance due to digital piracy.

    Some sources say that Time Warner may yet hold onto AOL and hope for a rebound.

    Next month, AOL CEO Jonathan Miller will present an update on the business to Time Warner's board of directors. Miller came aboard in August 2002, after the launch of an SEC probe into AOL's accounting, and was charged with stabilizing the business.

    While subscribers continue to flee, Miller has met most of his quarterly targets and stabilized the division's cash flow.

    Microsoft, meanwhile, has long coveted AOL - it tried to buy the company years ago, before the AOL-Time Warner merger.

    A deal would add AOL's 24 million subscribers to the 9 million at Microsoft's own online network, MSN.

  19. Re:Risk assessment on Local Root Vulnerability in passwd(1) on Solaris 8, 9 · · Score: 1

    Did you read the article? The danger is that a local account could be elevated to root.

  20. Re:Risk assessment on Local Root Vulnerability in passwd(1) on Solaris 8, 9 · · Score: 1

    What about for changing your password?

  21. Re:Let it hit the ground... on Science of the coin-toss: Bias in Heads-or-Tails · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, the coin always hits the ground beacuse of gravity. Heads I'm right, Tails you're wrong ;)

  22. Muds still have one advantage on Why Is Free MUD Development Lagging? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They are the only games that you can play discreetly at work.

  23. Re:Space Race!! on China Sending Two People Into Space · · Score: 3, Funny

    maybe, but the president of the US is still a bigger penis

  24. Re:My Hero on Virus Writers - The Enemy Within · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post is *always* redundant. Slashdot has a fairly good record of not posting duplicate storys, but in this case they slipped up. Big deal.

  25. My 2 cents on What Qualities are Necessary in a Good Team Lead? · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I am the sysadmin team lead for a large data center. The two most important things I can tell you are:

    Recognize when your employees can complete a given task. Then leave them the hell alone and let them work.

    Recognize when your employees cannot complete a task, or make a deadline. Then help them. Give them the resources they need. Go to bat for them with upper management.

    Good luck!