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  1. Re:Python == good on Foundations of Python Network Programming · · Score: 1

    Or you could use K&R style:

    void function(args){
    if (<cond>) {
    <body>
    }
    }

    See how the closing brace for the if lines up with the if itself?

  2. Re:Pictures... on NASA Wraps Up Genesis Recovery · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Right, but at least the helicopters took several passes and had som training. Comparable odds with mattresses would involve covering an entire county with the inflatable mattresses they use for allowing people to jump on them from tall buildings.

    Normal mattresses would jsut inflict damage on the probe.

  3. Re:Pictures... on NASA Wraps Up Genesis Recovery · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The odds for the probe actually hitting any kind of mattress are so small, that the helicopter stunt was the safer and cheaper bet.

  4. Re:Superceded on Navy ELF to Be Scrapped · · Score: 1

    Actually, they would be more likely to send "All is well" when on a nuclear alert. When subs stop receiving this signal at regular interval's, they will now what to do. The Russioan ZEVS stransmitter has been observed to do this during one exercise.

  5. Re:Great post on Interview with The Sims Creator · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually, as it turns out, the game heavily emphasizes physical needs in the beginning of you character's career, but as the game progresses, the shift turns towards social needs. So in effect, it forces you to turn towards other Sims for happiness.

  6. Re:fine with the crosswinds... on Capturing Genesis · · Score: 1

    Yes. They do pitch so much in fact, that carriers prefer to reel helicopters in by attaching a cable to them and then pulling the choppers in with the cable, while the chopper keeps the cable tout by hovering upwards.

  7. Re:Still in transition on Internet Publishing Can Pay Off · · Score: 1

    Any such "enhancements" will be shot down immediately. Nobody wants their reading to be interrupted by skidding vehicles, gunshots and eerie music.

  8. Re:Yea on The Python Paradox, by Paul Graham · · Score: 1

    Of course, that would be a oneliner in perl:

    $_.=qw(++ }while$ -- ++$ $$p=shift; --$ print$ ${)[$p%60%8].'$p+0;'&#173;while$p=ord getc;eval

    (Rick Klement's implementation)

  9. Re:Linux needs far more hardware support. on More Details on Cut-Rate Windows OS For Asia · · Score: 2, Informative

    Can you plug in a digital still camera through the USB ports and Linux will recognize the data on the memory card in the camera and "mount" the memory card with a new disk drive designation?

    Yes. Furthermore, programs like digikam allow for photo album management and retouching, much like iPhoto.

  10. Re:What kind of perks are we talking about? on Are Job Perks Coming into Vogue Again? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Health care, gym membership, etc.

    Obviously the point is to encourage the staff to work out, since taking up exercising usually leads to healthier employees. This pays in a smaller amount of sick days, more productive employees etc.

    Now, if they gave the cash, they would arguably not see the same benefits.

  11. Re:Why linux isn't ready..... on Exploring Linux Desktop Myths · · Score: 1

    There is no need to reinstall.

    What relies on your mouse? Well, gdm and X. So, you edit the X files or run Xconfigurator or some other tool. Gdm doesn't care about your new mouse.

    What relies on your video card? Well, X. So you install the corrext X server and configure it.

  12. So they name the book on The Saga of Katie.com · · Score: 5, Interesting

    without ever googling for the domain name they used? Unbelievably clueless.

  13. Re:Oh hush on Net Addiction Gets Finnish Soldiers Out Of Army · · Score: 1

    In Finland, you can civil service over the military. I wasn't referring to those that quit due to net addiction as loonies. They are psychologically unfit *to serve* at that very moment due to their addiction.

  14. Re:Yep, Finland is an interesting place on Net Addiction Gets Finnish Soldiers Out Of Army · · Score: 1

    It's an attidude thing. Many kids today are just spoiled - they have never had anyone tell them "no" before. The army is their first time they are expected to do something they don't want to.

  15. Re:oww on Net Addiction Gets Finnish Soldiers Out Of Army · · Score: 4, Informative

    Umm, the conscripts serve 362 days at most. If you want to become an officer, you have several routes to choose from.

    1. Go to the military academy (Officers)
    2. School yourself in some civlian field and join later with your crendentials (i.e. electric engineers and the like) (Warrant officers)
    3. Sign up after the army (NCOs).

    It's entirely possible to make a career out of the army. Just because the conscription term is max. 362 days doesn't exclude anyone from staying longer as long as they work for the military.

  16. Re:Finland == social democracy, not socialism on Net Addiction Gets Finnish Soldiers Out Of Army · · Score: 1

    Government owned? Surely you mean government subsidized.

  17. Re:Oh hush on Net Addiction Gets Finnish Soldiers Out Of Army · · Score: 5, Informative

    People drop out of the military for many reasons. Most people can't cope with the sense of authority that the army instills. All of these are sent home to grow up for a couple of years - net addiction is not an excuse, it just means that you're psychologically unfit at the moment.

  18. Re:One thing I promise you... on Mobile Phone - Convergence Point For iPod, Others? · · Score: 1

    In certain countries, the service providers are forbidden to bundle handsets. Hence, you can't buy a phone from a service provider, and they don't get the chance to shut it off.

    An FTC with teeth is a nice thing.

  19. Re:GeneRally on What's Your Favorite Open Source Game? · · Score: 1

    link is broken, should be generally.racesimcentral.com.

  20. Re:Obligatory nitpick post. on Ghenghis Khan Descendants Eat For Free · · Score: 1

    Obviously, you gorgot the part where Prosser took Arthur's place.

  21. Re:Get Computer Insurance on What Was Your Worst Computer Accident? · · Score: 1

    Precisely. Getting an insurance policy is not about counting the odds. In the long run, mos people will end up losing money on their insurance policy.
    The clue is that you get a small recurring payment that you can easily budget for, instead of a possible single large payment that can wreck your personal economy.

  22. Re:Hmm on Do Music and Language Obey the Same Rules? · · Score: 2, Funny

    This whole story is turning into a giant sausage-fest.

  23. Re:A replacement will not take long on The Future of Free Weather Data on the Internet · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Look, this is not going to happen for a simple reason: the general public doesn't sit on a metric assload of various measurment instruments.

  24. Re:DO ITASHIMASHITE! on Japanese Government Raids Microsoft Offices · · Score: 4, Informative

    Depends on which romanization system you use. The long "o" sound can be romanized as either "ou" or as an o with a dash above it. The proponents of the latter tend to leave the dash out when typing on computers.

  25. You just knew this would happen on SCO Fires back, Subpoenas Stallman, Torvalds et al · · Score: 1

    When the SCO lawsuit first reared it's ugly head, accompanied by protests and counterprotests, you just knew it was going to lead to this. No matter what Darl McBride said about "trying to resolve this without putting a hole through the head of the penguin", they aren't merely settling for pickling the penguin. They want to nuke the entire antarctic.