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  1. If it was like that back then... on Afghanistan Is Like Nothing You've Ever Seen · · Score: 1

    then the US is going to have an even harder time ousting the terrorists out than the Soviets did, if they are going to apply conventional warfare. The suggestions made in the article raise some good points, but the Taliban regime controls most of Afghanistan and the methods suggested in the article are unlikely to appeal to them.

    The Russians interviewed in the article are quite right when they say, "The lesson they learned in Afghanistan is that actions to stop terrorism more often have the opposite effect."

  2. Re:You can be lazy on any platform. on Is the Unix Community Worried About Worms? · · Score: 1

    In crontab:

    * */12 * * * root urpmi --auto-update

    or, for Debian:

    * */12 * * * root apt-get update // or whatever it is

  3. Re:Registration. on Battlebots Battles It Out: TV Show Versus IRC · · Score: 1

    I'm relatively new to Linux. What program do I need to run to get that info?

  4. Re:My experience with StarOffice... on Linux Office Suites · · Score: 1

    At least it _saves_ when it dies, unlike another office suite I could mention...

  5. Re:He should know. on Stephen Hawking On Genetic Engineering vs. AI · · Score: 1

    Got the libs and ESD. Mind if you send me a copy of the program? My email shouldn't be too hard to figure out... :)

    Chris

  6. Re:Elcomsoft!? on Sklyarov Indicted · · Score: 1

    I menat the first employee of Elcomsoft. Sorry about that.

  7. Re:Elcomsoft!? on Sklyarov Indicted · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Easily. Everybody knows that the US Laws are applicable all over the world!

    [/sarcasm]

    Sorry, I needed to get that off my chest. IANAL, but I dont think they can, legally. They can only nab everybody involved eith Elcomsoft as they pass through the US (and that includes international flights). Skylarov had the misfortune to be the first.

  8. Windows-only? on Cheap Wireless 802.11b Bridging · · Score: 1, Interesting

    The WAP11 comes with a USB connection for configuration using a Windows-only application.

    Is an official Linux version planned? Or will it be left to the OSS community to write one for themselves?

    Apart from that, sounds cool.

  9. 30FPS on TV != 30FPS on PC... on Windows in 2020 · · Score: 1
    ...and it's because of motion blurring. Until games can effectively motion blur, 30fps on a PC will just not cut the mustard. This is also why 80fps PC == 30fps TV. The eye combines 2 or 3 frames into one, thus giving the effect of motion blurring.

    IANAL and I knew what the parent poster was on about, it's just that others might not.

  10. Re:Because MS Bugs == Planned Obsolescence on Windows in 2020 · · Score: 1
    Faster? Hrm, have *you* loaded KDE2 lately? :P

    Have *you* booted a fresh install of Windows ME/2K/98? KDE is *WAY* faster on the same machine - I should know, I dualboot. And only for games.

  11. Need an article mirror... on Federal Judges Take a Stance Against Workplace Monitoring · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...'cos ya need a New York Times login to view it, and we don't need more spam.

  12. http://www.safeweb.com on Gravitational Repulsion Effect Claimed · · Score: 1
    *may* solve your NetNanny probs.

    It may not, tho.

  13. Re:Not a bad idea, but not perfect, either on Windows XP To Block Use Of "Troublesome" Drivers · · Score: 1
    RPM has required dependencies. I've never used a debian-based system, but I would assume that the Debian package management system would too. You can force the installation, but if you bugger up the system (like I did trying to upgrade glibc - I broke everything :/ ) its your own fault, and you were warned. Unlike several instances I have had installing drivers on my Winbox, where the driver installed, rebooted and BSODed. And yes, the driver DID cause the BSOD. But I
    • wasn't
    warned.

    insmod warns you if a driver won't work, too (I think), and you should compile all drivers for your own specific kernel configuration anyway. This is one of the many reasons why I prefer open-source to closed-source - you know exactly what you're getting, and can take it apart and see what makes it tick if you know how. If you don't like what you see, you can simply not use the program/driver/whatever. Unlike closed-source software, where God only knows what could be going on behind the scenes - and your back.

    My signature has nothing to do with this post, for those of you who wish to turn this into "just another anti-Microsoft troll."
  14. Re:Um, not everyone has a cablemodem or DSL? on Do We Spend More On Linux Or Windows? · · Score: 1

    Mine did. I used Download Accelerator http://www.speedbit.com
    -==-
    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  15. Re:A cure for all infection? on Antibiotics and Nanotechnology · · Score: 1

    How long before some 1337 5cr1p7 k1dd13 reprograms those nanomachines to rip neurons apart from end to end? Bugga...
    -==-
    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  16. Re:A foreigner writes on EPIC Makes Privacy Case Against Windows XP To FTC · · Score: 1

    I also find it unsettling that you can jump to the conclusion that I regard all people whose first language is not english as idiots. Not everyone on the Net is out to flame everyone else - some of us genuinely want to help.
    -==-
    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  17. Re:A foreigner writes on EPIC Makes Privacy Case Against Windows XP To FTC · · Score: 1

    No, I dont. I don't regard any of them as idiots. I had intended to be helpful, and made an innocent query.
    -==-
    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  18. Re:Mirror set up on The Jet Powered Beer Cooler · · Score: 1

    Forgive me for being such a n00b, but what exactly happens when a site gets Slashdotted?
    -==-
    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  19. Re:I can see it now... on Sequel to TRON Coming Down the Wire · · Score: 1

    Frisbee-o'-death? Yer, there is a Linux port for Tribes 2, so Tux _could_ be packing a spinfuzor...
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    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  20. Re:Hmmm on Are The Digits of Pi Random? · · Score: 1

    As I recall, the aliens hadn't analysed pi for messages, that was ... the female scientist who's name I cannot recall's idea. She found the circle embedded in base-11 pi before the aliens did.
    -==-
    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  21. Please mod parent up! Grandparent poster readthis on EPIC Makes Privacy Case Against Windows XP To FTC · · Score: 1

    Oh, and FYI: This is how you spell "coffee". Is English not your first language?
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    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  22. Re:Shop for a Win! on Australians Barred From Gambling Online · · Score: 1

    *lol* get a ssh account on an overseas server, connect, use lynx...
    -==-
    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  23. Napster sux anyway (post != flamebait) on Napster Bans Non-Native Clients · · Score: 1

    Gnutella is way better, AND has a native linux browser. its file sharing, not just music sharing.
    http://www.gnutelliums.com

    -==-
    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  24. Regulated e-mail on Senator Says Spammers Have First-Amendment Rights · · Score: 1

    Just a question...how the f@©k doed the US govt think they're gonna regulate MY mailserver that I run on MY AUSTRALIAN LINUX BOX!???

    Just my AUD$0.02
    -==-
    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  25. Re:No competition, eh!? on Microsoft Postpones Office XP Subscriptions · · Score: 1

    My apologies. I was unaware that OpenOffice would not make on Win9x. However, the point remains that there are free alternatives to Microsoft Office, and StarOffice will run on Win9x/ME systems.
    -==-
    We are Microsoft. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.