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  1. But the cost of a CD must have increased on RIAA To Target CD-R · · Score: 1

    If the volume of full length CD's dropped by 5.3% but the dollar cost of those CD's only dropped by 2.7%, perhaps the reason for the decrease was higher prices for the CD's that were shipped. The extra few percent that was charged was enough to make some CD purchasers not bother. I'm sure mp3's and a recession may have had some effect, also.

  2. Alternative? on AMD To Stop Production Of 486, 586 & K6 Chips · · Score: 1

    Is Intel still making their low-power x86 chips? There are some good alternatives if you don't care about binary compatibility (mips, strong arm) or cost (transmeta). Start hoarding those K6's!

  3. There are more things needed on Open Source Needs Leadership? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think along with leadership, we need restraint and critical thinking. It's a lot more exciting to start your own massive infrastructure project than to work with someone else, but there are only so many available smart-person hours around. I think the chasing tail lights assessment of OS was correct to some extent. Spend some time every day thinking about ways to change this. It's hard but there are a lot of us.

  4. Re:Defeating SPAM on Last Month for Free MAPS · · Score: 1

    Since I'm using sendmail (like many others), I use the + notation, so I end up with djweis+amazon@sjdjweis.com. It requires no setup time and is easy to use for filters.

  5. Re:where do you get the power on 1/4 Width Rack-mount Linux Servers · · Score: 1

    They use 48VDC. You are better off running your servers at 220V AC instead of 120V since they will use half of the current at twice the voltage.

  6. Re:Igel on Hardware Suggestions for an x86 Linux WAN Router? · · Score: 1

    I'll see if I still have the manuals that came with it. There was one for the Igel software and one for the machine itself.

  7. HuH? on CSS Decryption Library Released by Videolan.org · · Score: 2

    How similar is a Description library to a Decryption library?

  8. Igel on Hardware Suggestions for an x86 Linux WAN Router? · · Score: 1

    I've got one of their Etherminals. The power supply seems to run a bit hot. The machine itself is just OEM'ed from someone else, so if you don't need their software, I would find one of the book pc's that people talk about on here frequently.

  9. Well, on What is the Value of an MBA to a Techie? · · Score: 3

    The worst part about going to the business side is the lobotomy :-)

  10. Dear Russia, on Linux for the PlayStation 1 · · Score: 3

    We're sorry about your bandwidth. It should be back in a day or two. I'm up to 23 hops away and it's getting slower after each one.

  11. Unnecessary on Degrade Your Own Network · · Score: 1

    Just set up a pr0n site on a pair of NT PDC's sharing an IP address. You'll be burning out switches in no time.

  12. Re:Build your own DSL links. on What To Do With Old DSL Modems? · · Score: 1

    Try to hook together the CPE equipment itself, without using the HTU-R's. I thought I recognized that model, now I know from where :-)

    I've never tried to do it with the HDSL equipment. If you can find the older stuff, it might work a bit better, but no guarantees.

  13. This is a great book on Server-Based Java Programming · · Score: 5
    No, it's not JSP for dummies, but it gets into just about all of the complicated topics that no other book so far covers. It was a bit pricy ($49.95) but definitely worth it. The chapter on Modeling is also useful and is something that is missing from the other Java books I have.

    I also liked Java Enterprise in a Nutshell from O'Reilly. Previously, there wasn't anything about the more complicated server-side Java topics, just how to use awt/swing/applets. Between these two books, you can learn a lot.

  14. Re:Build your own DSL links. on What To Do With Old DSL Modems? · · Score: 1
    There are four wires in a T1, not four pair. You'll connect the transmit pair on one end to the receive pair on the other, and vice versa. The thing that you are missing is that one end needs to provide clocking for the other. Be default, they expect the telco to provide the clock on the line.

    I'm not sure which Adtran box you are using, is it a normal csu/dsu? The cable lenght settings you are talking about are for LBO, the distance between the telco mounting and your CSU.

  15. Re:Guns? on Gaming Companies Being Sued Over Columbine · · Score: 1

    Unless you're a bad shot. Then your attacker would know you are now unarmed.

  16. How about... on In-Wall Touchscreens for the Home? · · Score: 1

    these? They fit in a single outlet box and are pretty easy to hook up. With correct UI design, they should be able to do the job and not cost too much ($200 for the one with an LCD and $100 for the one with buttons only).

  17. Re:From personal experience on The Myriad Ways of Wiring Your Home? · · Score: 1

    And even if you think you will need less than 1000' feet of cable in your entire home, buy as many boxes of cable as the maximum number of runs to any one jack. Pulling them simultaneously will save tons of time.

  18. Re:String on The Myriad Ways of Wiring Your Home? · · Score: 1

    Or you could be really exotic and get some pull core at Graybar for about a penny per foot in 1000' boxes. It's pretty similar to nylon twine, but in an easy-feeding box.

  19. Re:1 9/16 on Linux at Spring Comdex · · Score: 1

    Lucent's stock price pretty soon? :-)

  20. Re:Good idea? on Open Courses at MIT · · Score: 2
    I think you may be a bit to cynical about this.

    • The exams in a class are related to what you are expected to learn in the class. Seeing what the exams cover should mirror what you are learning in the class anyway.
    • I don't think it's an unreasonable amount of effort to keep it up to date. It would actually be less effort and waste than mass photocopying for people that won't use the items anyway.
    • You should be able to expect an up to date copy of course materials from professors. They are professionals that are responsible for distributing information and knowledge.
    • There are computers available for use by all students, they are called computer labs. Also, this is meant to supplement existing materials, for people that wouldn't have access to it at all.

    This is more like advertising or a free preview of what you would receive if you were a student at MIT, not a replacement for a degree.

  21. Is ARIS secure? on Attack Registry And Intelligence Service · · Score: 1

    I found it humorous that a exploit cataloging system is being hosted on an NT machine.

  22. Installer doesn't work on Nautilus 1.0 Released Unto The World · · Score: 1

    I'm getting an error about a conflict between mozilla v0.8 and mozilla-mail v0.8. I don't have any mozilla things installed on my machine already.

    Any ideas? Their support section was no help.

  23. Some starting code on Personal CallerID-Aware 'Answering Machines'? · · Score: 2

    There is some code on cpan that can give you a good start with a voice modem for this.

  24. Re:faster 'n faster on Building The Fastest Desktop Possible · · Score: 1

    It's old IBM-speak. Speed of processing and feeding the card readers.

  25. Re:Graffiti on PDA Giant Sharp Promises Linux-Running PDAs · · Score: 1

    I wrote a small portion of an implementation of this. I'm almost ashamed of it, but you can find it on my site.