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  1. Donate! on Should You Donate Money to Companies? · · Score: 1

    I signed up for the LinuXFund credit card. A (small) portion of the purchase goes to the fund,
    and they find projects that people submit for funding!

    Ten years ago or so, I ended up doing the United Way thing, after telling myself I'd send a check to Boy Scouts, and a year later I hadn't, so I signed up for payroll deduction!

  2. Rail Gun on DIY Railgun Projects · · Score: 1

    You mean the DON'T pass thru Tech?

  3. Local TV on The Challenger · · Score: 1

    I had gone home at lunch that day, hoping to see the launch on TV. Nothing but soap opreas! Called a couple local TV stations to ask, 'are you showing the launch'? Answer = NO! A couple of hours later, the radio at work announced the
    explosion. For the next two days TV didn't STOP
    showing that!

  4. Re:Cheap Sun Hardware on Slackware Officially On Sparc · · Score: 1

    Most good size cities (I'm in Dallas ) have a 'sidewalk' sale (swap meet) monthly. I see Sparc
    10,20 regularly. I haven't inquired about price,
    but it's always negotiable.

  5. ISS on Keep An Eye Out For The ISS · · Score: 3

    This 'wing set' should brighten the ISS considerably. It IS already visible with
    the 'naked or unassisted' eye, I've seen it
    about 6 times so far!

    And this visibility is only when the sun reflects
    off of it, i.e. just after sundown/before sunup.

    It looks WAY cool!!!!

  6. Not Microsoft! on Microsoft Cracked · · Score: 1

    And now, more to the point, NOT MICROSOFT!

    HA HA!

  7. Speakers on Obtaining Guest Speakers For Users Groups? · · Score: 1

    The North Texas LUG had the president of Loki speak, Scott 'somebody' sorry, no offense, I have
    'CRS'! A great presentation, and who would admit
    to NOT liking games!

  8. Athlon & SMP on What Happened To SMP For AMD processors? · · Score: 2

    I e-mailed ASUS and one other Mobo maker asking this question. I got one reply, 'nothing in the works right now'. About two months ago.

  9. Deport Alien Gonzalez! on Astronauts In Florida For Space Station Mission · · Score: 1

    Where's the green card!

    But seriously, the childs father is responsible for ALL that happens to him.

    It's a big word, 'RESPONSIBLE' but overlooked FAR too often.

  10. Re:The advertisement on Mir Reactivation Mission to Launch Monday · · Score: 1

    This is great! You could add: risk of FIRE in the
    human quarters!

  11. MIR?!? on Mir Reactivation Mission to Launch Monday · · Score: 1

    The way the International Space Station (ISS) has been going, makes me wonder what its' future looks like! NASA has been (still is) pumping money to the Russian Government for years (2?)! Delays, overruns, "well lets deploy the module without the
    debris shields, put 'em on later," read more cost!

    But now it looks like a couple of cosmonauts will be heading up, NO PROBLEM!

    I won't be surprised when ISS hardware is docked to mir.

    "Off soapbox: submit"

  12. New Kernel! on Linux 2.3.48 Released · · Score: 1

    XFree86 4.0 and LinuX 2.4 kernel on the horizon,
    what a wonderful world!

  13. Hamster Droppings? on Microsoft Says Windows More Reliable Than Sun · · Score: 1

    Are you implying Microsoft deserves hamster crap
    on them? Is this in response to the crap they
    put on us? Right-On!

  14. Re:On Russia on NASA Gets Smart · · Score: 1

    I kinda expected this, and I think the US gov knows to 'some' extent. But, it needs to be said,
    you know, most are happy with the propaganda they
    hear.

  15. Can't compile=stupid! on The Metcalfe-Peterely Fun Continues · · Score: 1

    I really agree! I was gonna e-mail this guy, but
    he probably doesn't care. I started usin' LinuX
    to learn, and it can make you learn (Slackware).
    Now, I think that it is good to learn, but there
    is the percentage of people not interested. And
    they (Windows users) aren't AWARE they'll have to
    learn. They can have my LinuX when, they can pry
    it from my cold, dead hands.

  16. Re:Linux to hard to learn? on GA-Source editorial on Linux · · Score: 1

    I think you're right! And I'm not 15, I was 40 when I started Slackin'(3 yrs now). If you didn't
    learn DOS, you might think a folder ISN'T a sub-
    directory. It not really that hard, you just have
    to learn stuff. Congratulations, Keep on truckin'

  17. Re:Amusement Factor on The MS vs. DOJ case arguments end · · Score: 1

    I second this motion!! Severe Bummer!
    Listening to multi-billion dollar corp.
    execs sound like they found this money
    under a rock is truly intertaining!!

  18. GEEKS! on ESR Interviewed in Tweak3d · · Score: 1

    My worthless view is most (business) users don't
    know and, don't care how the box works. Just get
    my work done for me! I'm an electronics/laser
    technician. I'll 'do' my own brake jobs. They
    can have my GNU/LinuX when, they can pry it from
    my cold dead hands! Hell, I like hockey and football! But call me a geek, who cares, call me
    anything but late for supper!
    And Re: the article, I think gaming will help. If you get young people into 'it' they won't even know they're geeks! Way cool!

  19. Wiz98? on Microsoft starts anti-Linux Group · · Score: 1

    I heard the 'NEW' Wiz98 will spot a box on the
    (home) LAN and configure it for gateway/firewall!
    Woh! Will those guys' every stop inovating? And
    having run a subnet for over a year now, on my Linux boxes, lets me know that M$ is ever vigile!
    But, I still think they blow dogs!

  20. Re:Slackware on Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 review at Salon · · Score: 1

    I Agree! 'When' glibc is in Slack I'm goin'
    that way! I just like the stuff. Slackware
    is what I learned on ( and am learning), and
    I find it easier that RH. Call me sick, most
    do, but I keep Slacking.

  21. Re:this is a good thing .... on Dell: Linux will be Option Very Soon · · Score: 1

    I like this slant!

  22. Re:I get so tired... on PC Magazine (online) on Linux & Linuxworld · · Score: 1

    I agree. IMHO RedHat install IS easier than
    Wiz9x. It was reported on slashdot, somebody
    installed RH 5.1(?) with his nose!

  23. Slashdot on Corrupted Databases Are Fun · · Score: 1

    Chill out Dude!
    Great service you have here,for the people!
    Keep up the good work! Thanks!

  24. PPP-on on The Road To Linux -- The Summit, but not the Peak · · Score: 1

    Way to go Jon! Go find the ppp-on script(/usr/doc
    /ppp-* in RedHat), change permission (chmod +w ppp-on), and vi or emac it. Near the bottom is
    debug,lock,defaultroute, /dev/modem : 38400.
    and at top is the phone # and name/password. I fought it for months(I'm dense) and the spaces
    between ...modem : 38400 were my prob. Then cp
    to /usr/sbin. And as root (su) run ppp-on.

  25. What a Slacker! on Red Hat and Freshmeat Temporarily Down · · Score: 1

    Right Arm Dude! Power to the persons!?!
    No, really I like Slack. I learned on
    it and am just more comfortable with it.
    And yea, RedHat is EASY to install.