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  1. Re:Step one... on EU Publishes Open Source Migration Guidelines · · Score: 1

    If open source guys could focus on cross-platform stuff, it would be a smoother transition

    OK, then ask Microsoft to open their versions of the protocols...

    ~~~

    At least compatible data formats.

    You mean the standard formats (that have been in place for ages) that Microsoft doesn't adhear too?

  2. Re:Step one... on EU Publishes Open Source Migration Guidelines · · Score: 2, Interesting

    but last I checked, it's *nix only.

    But you've said that you're getting away from Win*. Isn't a worthy *NIX client what you're looking for?

  3. Re:simple as 1,2,3 on EU Publishes Open Source Migration Guidelines · · Score: 1

    4) Profit!

  4. Re:A nice article on Home Brew Hard Drive Silencer/Cooler · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do I smell smoke?

    Yes. It's your brain overheating from contemplating the notion of glue or (at the least) double-sided tape...

  5. Re:What about Rush? on Dilbert Readers Rat Out Some Weasels · · Score: 1

    I second this post. Again, I'm an alcoholic.

  6. Re:What about Rush? on Dilbert Readers Rat Out Some Weasels · · Score: 1

    While alcoholism isn't a disease (it only forms a psychological addiction at best), there are severely physically addicting properties in many pain killers, herione, cocaine, cigarettes, etc.

    Sorry, pal. Alcoholism is indeed a desease. OK, not in the sense of HIV or something like that, but it's a cripiling dibilation just the same.

    As far as "severely physically addicting properties in many pain" and mentioning cigarettes at the same time, you've shown yourself to be an id10t. Please explain to me how nicotine is a "pain killer".

    I don't know about you, but speaking as an alcoholic, it is far more adicting than you can possibly imagine, judging on your post.

  7. Re:Qt ? on Seven Years of KDE Celebrated · · Score: 1

    Your [SHIFT] key obviously works since you used the ( and ) characters. Are they the only characters it works for? Well, I guess it works for the Q and the T as well, so it does work. I suggest you use it.

  8. Re:Blind Users on Baffling the Spam Bots · · Score: 1

    When you generate your mangled GIF image, also create a wav/mp3 containing the same information

    I'm on 56k, you insensitive clod!

  9. One of the Best OT's on Bernstein Cryptography Case Dismissed · · Score: -1, Troll

    I read this OT from TrollBurger last night.

    Subject:
    ANAL TIME
    Body:
    your cousin's name is furnace, he's a fucking dwarf

    That is so off the wall, it's still leaving me giggling to myself.

    Original post HERE

  10. Bluetooth Has Many Good Uses on Is Bluetooth Dead? · · Score: 1

    Could you even think of a Speaker Braclet without it?

  11. Re:all i want to know on Mandrake Linux 9.2 Hits the Street · · Score: 1

    Here's a nickel, buy a clue.

    Here's your nickel back. You'll need it to buy a sense of humor.

  12. Re:This brings up all sorts of privacy issues on Is That Cell Phone Tower Watching Me? · · Score: 1

    'slippery slope' arguments are invalid when you use them to argue against tyrrannical government intrusion into basic human rights.

    Yea? Tell that to Count Dooku...

    (sorry, couldn't resist...)

  13. Re:Keep putting it off. Please ! on Longhorn in 2006 · · Score: 1

    and that's not, du-maas

    Oudant we file that under "educational" too?

  14. Re:Keep putting it off. Please ! on Longhorn in 2006 · · Score: 1

    MS Doesn't control the internet.

    (I know this is a troll, but I'll still reply)

    But an easy 90%+ of the Internet users run Windows, right? Yes. While you are right MS doesn't DIRECTLY control the Internet, it is a major infulence to it. That was more my point. What they do with that OS of theirs does indeed influence the "Internet" as a whole.

    That and most coporate LANs run Win*. Go ahead, ask out loud "How many *NIX lovers run Win* for a living?". I'm a *NIX lover, I have been for the past (better part of...) a decade (OK, OK, I'm a bit young - I'll be 30 in a month...). I'm a Win* admin. Why? Because I can't find work (in my area) to do *NIX work (and please believe me, I've been looking!).

  15. Re:Keep putting it off. Please ! on Longhorn in 2006 · · Score: 1

    Only thing MS has control over, that talkks to an outside environment, data-wise, is Office

    Yea, we don't need that "Internet" thing. A network? Pffft. Floppys and a good pair of sneakers! That's the way to go!

  16. Re:Neither... on Longhorn in 2006 · · Score: 1
  17. Re:thank you god! on 'Smart' Clothing: A Fashion Show · · Score: 1

    I'm color blind. I get this all the time. My closer friends know that I'm color blind and don't question my clothes anymore, but people that I run into (at the bar or whatever), do still mention it to me from time to time. I personally thought it was REALLY damn hard to "match" a pair of jeans, a t-shirt and a plaid flannel, but apperently it's possible.

  18. Re:Best choice for the job? on Samba Beats Windows IT Week Labs Test Results · · Score: 1

    (Score:5, DUH!)

    So I don't recommend using Samba at all unless you're looking for Windows compatibility.

    Why the hell else would I use Samba? Isn't that the point of the software? A mixed enviroment?

  19. Re:What'll it achieve if they do? on SCO Claims IBM/SGI Licenses are Revokable · · Score: 1

    SCO will say "No license for j00!" to IBM, towhich they 900 lb gorrilla will walk up to them and basically say "revoke this" in response. I fail to see what this is going to achieve on SCO's part.

    Well here on planet Earth, and in the US specificly, that's called a Paper Trail. McBride told IBM and SGI that their license is dead. OK, fine. IBM and SGI stand up and say "ummm... nope." So now McBride can say "Well I mentioned it to them, and gave them the proper notice about it it all, but they (points finger) didn't see it that way and went against what I said. So now, your honor, why would you listen to a couple people that fought me tooth and nail on technicalities when I gave them plenty of notice of my intentions?"

    You see? Welcome to American Court System 101. You want fries with that?

  20. Re:In response: Open letter to SCO on SCO Claims IBM/SGI Licenses are Revokable · · Score: 1

    I know you're making a joke and all, but, you're not that far off. It's the stock holders that can vote for the company to go belly up. They're not...

  21. Sealand on 'Winston Smith' Speaks Out On MS Reader Convertor · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Is Sealand still an option?

  22. man mv on Kazaa Backs Plan To Bill P2P Music Transfers · · Score: 1

    ...but in the future downloads would be automatically detected...

    mv metallica-enter_sandman.mp3 mom_pics.zip

  23. Re:finally on Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards Announced · · Score: 1

    Ever try to compile KDE on a Pentium II?

    Yes.

    xanadu@set / $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
    processor : 0
    vendor_id : GenuineIntel
    cpu family : 6
    model : 5
    model name : Pentium II (Deschutes)
    stepping : 2
    cpu MHz : 348.223
    cache size : 512 KB


    I have a MMX-200 at home. Makes a great router/firewall and all, but I got interested and tried to get a bit fancy with it. That idea when up in flames not much faster than the Hindenburg. I conpiled everything on my PIV-2.4GHZ and mounted the portage binary dir and installed it that way...

  24. Re:Audio player XMMS on Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards Announced · · Score: 1

    To be honest, I have zero problems with XMMS other than I've yet to figure out how to play a CD with it. Open Location, no go. Open DIrectory (not that you can actually mount an ACD), no go. There's no "play device" (/dev/cdrom)or something like that option for XMMS (someone want to give me a bit of a clue here?)

    xmms 1.2.7-r25, Gentoo (as new as it gets)

  25. Re:If you're converting from Outlook to Evolution. on Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards Announced · · Score: 1

    Destination: c\temp

    This was about *NIX...