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  1. Re:And another thing on Canada Splits Local Phone, DSL Services · · Score: 1
    Everything at Telus depends on who you talk to. I do it all the time, if the first guy/gal can't or doesn't want to help, call the next guy/gal. usually after a few phone calls you get someone who know's how to fix it, but isn't supposed to, but does it anyways. Most likely this is how most of their problems start.

    My favorite quote from Edmonton is "Hey look, the Londonderry router is out again". For a while there you could almost depend on it.

  2. Re:land line telephone services = days are numbere on Canada Splits Local Phone, DSL Services · · Score: 1

    $25 is a promotional deal for the first year, after that it goes up to $34.95 and if you don't have telus long distance it goes up another $3.00. And thats on top of basic phone service.

  3. Re:Kind of on topic on When Good Spammers Go Bad · · Score: 1
    hmm, that would be pretty simple. its not 100% but it is pretty smart on their part

    if the spammer assumes that the IP of your mail server and the IP that you come from are on the same network then they can assume that the spammail was read.

    example: buckojoe@spamking.com

    various servers on spamking.com resolve to 208.54.3.130

    if any IP's from 208.54.3.* visit i flag buckojoe@spamking.com as good to spam

    I'm sure a bunch of other checks could also be done to match up IP's and mail server networks.

    appoligies to buckojoe at spamking

  4. Re:Funny disc on The Most Compatible DVD Format: DVD-R · · Score: 1

    Try a CD-RW. I know its funny, but I've got one here that does not play CD-R's but CD-RW's are fine

  5. Re:Toureg on Pods Unite · · Score: 2, Informative
    if i had the money. personally i prefer an old beetle say 1967 possibly 1966 with 12v conversion

    You do realize that a restored beetle is much more affordable than a Toureg. I've seen some really nice frame off, nut and bolt, complete restorations go for around $10,000. You can get a Restored VW for each day of the week instead of a Toureg. Lets say an Oval window for Monday, A split for Tuesday, A Super for Wednesday, A convertable for Thurdsay and a Baja for Friday.

  6. Re:VW *used* to provide a 1/8" input jack on Pods Unite · · Score: 1

    Your old Fox would have been a MK2 car in northamerica. No 1/8" jacks on them. But the bonus is they were standard DIN sized so aftermarket stuff slipped in like a dream. Too bad about the motor though, alot of the aftermarket parts would just not work. Friends of mine always were thinking of gutting the motor and electronics, then replacing with a built 2.0. Now that would have been a sleeper for sure.

  7. Re:VW *used* to provide a 1/8" input jack on Pods Unite · · Score: 1

    Yes, the stock radio in the MK3 cars (3rd generation) had the 1/8" input. Golf, Jetta and the corrado had these from '93 to '98 in north america. A feature i rather liked. Too bad they took it away along with the DIN sized deck too. Such a pitty.

  8. Are ya prepared to break whats not broken? on Deciding Between SCO and Linux? · · Score: 1
    Install the patch. Does it still work? if it does, then its perfect.

    Are there other processes that run on this machine that are sort of SCO dependant? Or does everything migrate perfectly over to the Linux side of things? If everything migrates over perfectly then it might be worth looking to.

  9. Somethings to look at on How To Make Dual Booting A (Bigger) Pain · · Score: 1
    Have you looked at how the DVD works yet? Does it destroy the MBR and re-create it when it runs or does it simply re-format the C: Partition like other recoevery disks that come with other products. It might be worth an hour of your time to find out, because if it does work this way you can still use it for recovery purposes.

    If it does not work this way, then you'll have to resize your existing partition and install linux (dual booting) and make your own new recovery disks. Lets say two, one for your Windows and one for your New Linux install.

    Like many people here have noticed, this is not an overly difficult process. Surely you must have thought of resizing your partitions and making your own recovery disks? But then again... Maybe your just trying to stir up trouble.

  10. Re:Could be illegal in some countries... on Instant Messaging Giveaway · · Score: 4, Informative
    Ripped from www.msnmessenger-download.com

    ELIGIBILITY: This sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older at the time of entry who have access to a personal computer running Microsoft Windows 98 (or later version) operating system and Internet Access as of July 15, 2003. Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Microsoft Corporation and anyone working directly on Microsoft programs and their respective affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, promotion, advertising and promotional agencies and the immediate family members and persons living in the households of each are not eligible to enter.

  11. Re:What a great name idea! on DragonFly BSD Announced · · Score: 1
    What were they thinking when they named their project after a bug?
    Exactly the samething Microsoft was doing.

    Windows:

    Something for bugs to hit and stick to

  12. Oh come on... on Sexual Harassment for Consultants? · · Score: 1
    You expect anyone here to give advice without pictures?

    MILF?

  13. Re:It's a good study for the geniuses out there... on Marriage May Tame Genius · · Score: 1

    damn, buddy your doomed

  14. Just an idea on In Search of the "Perfect" Pager Rotation? · · Score: 1

    Have everyone involved in the rotation pick a few important holidays. Maybe two or three each. Then factor in all Major Holidays that may have been missed. Lets say 7 people and 30 holidays, schedule your weeks/days on and weeks/days off so people don't work too many holidays in a row. (eg: Thanks giving, Christmas, New years) Print up a couple years as a sample to see if its fair. Adjust as needed. Allow people to trade weeks/days so they can work around vacations, weddings, giving birth etc...

  15. Re:"if they added a hardware DivX decoder" on VIA Introduces A New Laptop Motherboard · · Score: 1

    The newest one with all the ads.

  16. Re:Who needs hardware DivX... on VIA Introduces A New Laptop Motherboard · · Score: 1
    Was it the EPIA motherboard or someother one with with a much faster CPU attached?

    From what i have read, the 800 EPIA is barely fast enough to do one of the things you mentioned, let alone both.

  17. Very Similar to XBOX sytem on Building a PC Equal to XBox for the Same Price or Less? · · Score: 1
    These are Canadain prices, and for ease of installation I went with a non-solder mod chip.

    Here they are (PC)

    $ 99.00 ASUS A7N266-vm

    $ 45.50 AMD Duron 1.1 GHz , 200FSB, Integ 192K, Socket A, OEM

    $ 18.00 DDR 266MHZ PC2100 128MB

    $ 64.00 Maxtor 20gb 5400rpm ata100

    $ 29.95 Atx SuperCase 132 with Front USB 300w

    $ 44.99 Artec dhi-g40 16x dvd ide cd rom

    $ 29.00 Logitech WingMan Action USB Gamepad

    $330.44 TOTAL

    And the Xbox and mod chip

    $250.00 Xbox Console

    $ 90.00 No-solder Mod Chip

    $340.00 TOTAL

    By the time you factor in a MOD chip prices are quite similar.

  18. Re:Legality on X-Box Hackers Trying to Blackmail Microsoft? · · Score: 1
    Does this legally qualify as blackmail?
    No, not really. If you read the article you will discover that all they want to do is talk to Microsoft at the moment. The X-Box cracker group contacted ZDNet because their attempts to contact Microsoft went un-noticed.
  19. Re:Sounds Good on GNU/Linux bootable CD on XBOX: dyne:bolic · · Score: 1
    k, well this is in Canadian dollars, but i'm sure you'll get the point.

    Xbox $280

    Mod chip $60

    Modded Keyboard and mouse or adapter $10

    intel 733mhz 64Mb ram and 10gig drive

    Total ~$350

    Now lets price out a PC

    Motherboard $117 (audio+video+lan+ddr) intel 845GE

    Intel Celeron 1700 $89

    256MB PC2700 DDR $47

    Case $47

    Maxtor 40.0Gb $87

    Total ~$387

    spend the extra $50 and get a real system that will kick the ass out of any X-Box. 4 times the space, 4 times the memory and 2.3 times the processor for 1.1 times the cost. Why waste your time if all you want is a server like PC.

    If all you wanted to do is match performance of an X-Box. I'm sure you could come up with some good used older/slower gear from local computer shops or even ebay for alot cheaper then an X-box.

  20. Re:What Cursive? on Why Johnny Can't Handwrite · · Score: 1
    Yeah, the key word is LEGIBLE. I've worked with companies where a field staffs field notes were given to a specific draftsperson because they were the only ones who could decifer the chicken scratch. The biggest problem is there are far too many personal styles when it comes to cursive writting.

    I remember this one fellow who never crossed his 'T's and he looped them like 'L's at the same time. I could always hear draftsmen cursing while trying to decifer his field notes.

  21. Re:Call me a stick in the mud... on Universal Alphanumeric Postal Code Proposed · · Score: 1

    Elevation, dude, elevation above sea level...

  22. Re:I'll bet the biggest is Google... on The Biggest MySQL Cluster, Ever? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, i guess two jobs that require Oracle experience and two jobs that require MySQL experience doesn't really say much to what database they are using for their google data. It still could be just about anything though.

  23. Re:I'll bet the biggest is Google... on The Biggest MySQL Cluster, Ever? · · Score: 1
    Do they run MySQL or Oracle?

    I can't find any contrete info.

  24. Re:Nail in the coffin or small hitch? on Shadowbane Servers Hacked, Chaos Ensues · · Score: 1

    Ever played Ultima Online when the backups were made. Some really funny stuff happened late at night on the Pacific servers.

  25. Re:Lessons fron SQL Slammer? on Canadian Telco Telus Moves All Call Traffic to the Net · · Score: 1
    Dude, no where did i mention that there were going to be a bunch of windows boxes on the network. Please don't put words into my mouth.

    All i'm saying if there is some type of machine that has access to both the "fucking packet-switched network" and some other accessible network, then it might be possible to get a virus/worm/trojan that eats bandwidth for lunch and causes problems.