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  1. Re:Spelling!!!!!!!!!! on al Qaeda Hacks XP? · · Score: 1

    When I read articles like this I think of conspiracy guy from Space channel. What ever happened to him? He was hilarious....

  2. Re:Homosexual Gene on Wired on Autism in the Valley · · Score: 1
    but there is more likely to manifest as unwarranted panic and subsequent aggression when startled by something like loud noises or being touched unexpectedly (akin to what has been observed in some autistic children). Similar behaviour is fairly common in small hairy mutts.

    I haven't really noticed that type of behaviour in Doe-boy except under 2 circumstances: Thunder and unknown unfixed male dogs in 'his' domain. Surprisingly enough he manages to get along just fine with my GF's lhasa-apsoe/shitzu cross though.

    Lab's are gorgeous animals though. Thanks for an informative reply. How unusual on /..

  3. Re:Homosexual Gene on Wired on Autism in the Valley · · Score: 1
    BTW, autism in varying degrees also occurs in dogs, and is quite definitely inherited.

    You know it. I have a purebred Jack Russel Terrier. Great dog, loyal, affectionate, brave, very strong. BUT, some of these dogs are well known for obsessive behaviour. In Doe-boy's case this manifests itself his behaviour with his food dish. He doesn't guard his food so much as carry it around the house with him. Very odd. I've had 6 dogs but this is the first JRT and I was very surprised by this behaviour (I highly recommend these little guys as a guard dog too. I wouldn't want to be the person that breaks into my house).

  4. Re:Buy a TiVo on Comparing the DVRs? · · Score: 1

    How does that work? It's still timeshifting AFAIK.How do you FF through something that hasn't been recorded yet?

  5. Re:What's kludgy about remotes? on Future Trends In Home Computing · · Score: 1

    Linux Infra-Red Control (LIRC) is what you need to bridge the gap. Simple, cheap and works great.

  6. Re:Comprimise on Future Trends In Home Computing · · Score: 1
    Of course you're going to get crap output from your geforce card. Putting ntsc/pal out on a consumer video card is more of a marketing ploy than anything else. I've been using a dxr3 card for a couple of years now and the picture is outstanding.

    Dxr3 project home page is here.

    This is a completely different thing from the video out on your geforce card. It outputs ntsc/pal at the proper scan rates and ratios.

  7. Re:I must be missing something on Review: SliMP3 · · Score: 1

    Exactly. There is a nice plugin for LIRC that will control xmms quite nicley. LIRC is also more useful since it will also control xine, xawtv, mplayer and many more.

  8. Re:Hmm.... on Dirty Dozen- The Most Dangerous Toys of 2001 · · Score: 1

    I realize that you are being facetious, but this is exactly what has happened in the Balkans and many other places. People buried mines to protect their property. Said people were then killed/moved away/forgot where the mines were buried and now it is a problem for the current residents of the area.

  9. Re:Won't work on African animals to roam Australia ? · · Score: 1

    Quite a few wolves have been re-introduced to the U.S. from Canada, only to be shot by ignorant farmers and ranchers. Google search on reintroduction of wolves

  10. Re:Deer problems in US on African animals to roam Australia ? · · Score: 1

    Uhm no, it's off-topic bullshit from someone with an agenda regarding gun control.

  11. Re:What's the appeal of IRC? on Oldest IRC Server Going Offline · · Score: 1
    I agree.

    VE6LSH

  12. Re:security and holding your own on Dashboard Linux · · Score: 1

    I use the palmamp plugin for xmms. Works great.

  13. Re:The software page mentions VmWare on Dashboard Linux · · Score: 2, Informative
    GpsDrive works really well.

    GPSDrive HOMEPAGE

  14. Re:Purely defensive??????? I dont think so.... on Battlefield Lasers · · Score: 1

    Sure, you go around it. But the crew is still alive, and the running gear is easily repaired.
    Mortars? You're joking right? Mortars are not accurate enough for this sort of thing. You would need a direct hit from a very large mortar to do anything. Artillary is not for killing panzers.

  15. Re:Purely defensive??????? I dont think so.... on Battlefield Lasers · · Score: 1
    they have lasers that can knock down a building

    Really? I seriously fucking doubt that 'they' do, and if 'they' do the device certainly isn't portable.

  16. Re:Purely defensive??????? I dont think so.... on Battlefield Lasers · · Score: 1

    Sorry, forgot to mention that most tanks have laser detectors these days.

  17. Re:Purely defensive??????? I dont think so.... on Battlefield Lasers · · Score: 1

    A mobility kill doesn't render a tank dead. If the weapons systems are still online it's still dangerous.

  18. Re:Purely defensive??????? I dont think so.... on Battlefield Lasers · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    OK, so you may slag off some armour. Tanks move using low ground, scooting around treelines etc. They also move in pairs (fire teams), with one member of the team staying put while the other moves to his next fire position. This thing is line of sight (obviously). That means that the tank thats getting hit's fire team partner will take out the laser. As well, even if it does penetrate the armour, there will be no spalling on the inner armour. Pretty ineffective actually.
    BTW, I was a tanker for twenty years so I do have a little clue about this shit.

  19. Re:Dear Website Owner on Apple Cease-And-Desists Stupidity Leak · · Score: 1

    Very embarrasing. I'm ashamed to admit that long, long ago in a Bosnian NATO camp far, far away, I did just that. Too many hours without sleep, + bad coffee + no THC == stay up yet another night to rebuild the server...... This is my shame.

  20. Re:VCR on SonicBlue Going w/ReplayTV 4000 Despite Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Ham's use slow scan tv, which would not do the trick (5-15 seconds/frame), but given enough bandwidth I guess it could be done. It'd still be damn slow though.

  21. Re:Things the visitor can do besides surf the web on Disney World Goes 802.11b · · Score: 1

    Great idea, except most wireless devices (PDA's etc) don't use 802.11b.

  22. Re:Microsoft always a target on New Microsoft SQL Server Worm · · Score: 1

    Every DB I've ever used ships with either no password or with a default set. It's up to the admin to make sure they set a password.

  23. Re:Good luck... on Enhanced Carnivore To Crack Encryption Via Virus · · Score: 1

    Nope. I don't live in the U.S.

  24. Re:Good luck... on Enhanced Carnivore To Crack Encryption Via Virus · · Score: 1

    Why sure they are. That's why where possible you d/l source from outside the U.S. and build it yourself.

  25. Re:Good luck... on Enhanced Carnivore To Crack Encryption Via Virus · · Score: 1, Informative

    Uhm..... One word:tripwire. Doesn't use gpg, but instead keeps track of quite a number of different file attributes. Here is a little more info.