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  1. Re: No, *you* have another "think" coming! (-8 on When Is Exchange Inappropriate For The Enterprise? · · Score: 1

    1) You live in the US and say 'hereabouts'? You sure you're not in Canada?
    2) I've said multiple times that making sense has nothing to do with idioms/expressions/etc.
    3) Actually, 'thing' makes much more sense to me than 'think'. How can I "have another 'think' coming"?

  2. Re: No, *you* have another "think" coming! (-8 on When Is Exchange Inappropriate For The Enterprise? · · Score: 1

    YOU are the ONLY person I will not disagree with. I will fully accept that English english (i.e., english in England) uses 'think' not 'thing', and this is probably where the expression came from.

    However, in the US, the expression is 'you've got another thing coming'. That's just the way it is...

  3. Ok, yeah, right. Whatever. on When Is Exchange Inappropriate For The Enterprise? · · Score: 1

    As has been pointed out already,

    1) expressions do not have to make sense.
    2) you can have 'another thing coming'. That thing is usually something bad.

  4. Re:Add, don't subtract on When Is Exchange Inappropriate For The Enterprise? · · Score: 1

    >>> If you think... you have another thing coming.
    >> it's hard to hear, but this expression is "you have another think coming"
    > Umm...no it's not. He was right, it's "you have another thing coming". Are you from the US? What part?
    Umm...yes, it is. What the heck could 'you have another thing coming' possibly mean in that statement?


    Umm...no it isn't.

    You (and anyone else) can argue until you're blue in the face that it doesn't make sense, just like 'could care less' doesn't make sense. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE RIGHT. It's an expression, and expressions do not have to make sense. If everyone says 'could care less' and 'you've got another thing coming' then that's what's right, whether it makes sense or not. If you are NOT using an expression, but using words to form a sentence, sure - that makes sense - but 'you've got another thing coming' is clearly an expression, and as such does not have to make sense. To address the original poster : It sounds that way because that's the way everyone (or the majority of people) says it!

    You go ahead trying to correct people and they will say "It's just an expression. It doesn't have to make sense." And they're right. Languages are full of expressions that make absolutely no sense.

    And if you read the first paragraph of the site you linked to (did you?), you will see that it's "concerned only with deviations from the standard use of English as judged by sophisticated users such as professional writers, editors, teachers, and literate executives and personnel officers." And in the "Commonly Made Suggestions" page, he even states "When you reach the point that nobody seems to agree with your standard of usage any more, you may have simply been left behind. There is no ultimate authority in language--certainly not I--nor any measure of absolute 'correctness.' The best guide is the usage of literate and careful speakers and writers, and when they differ among themselves one has to make a choice as to which one prefers." Ask 10...100...even 1000 people. 99% of them will say 'you've got another thing coming', not 'you've got another think coming'. Who is right?

    There is a HUGE difference between what your english professor wants you to say and what everyone else in the world says (including other countries...). While your version of an expression may make sense, if you're the only one who says it (that way) then who's wrong; you or everyone else?

    Sorry, but when it comes to language, majority rules. Period.

    And yes, me too - Offtopic (Score: -1 ;)

    Oh, I almost forgot.

    It's like people saying 'I could care less' when what they actually want to say is 'I couldn't care less'.

    Most people really do want to say "i could care less". You mean that most people mean "i couldn't care less". However, since it's an expression, they say "i could care less" and people understand what they are talking about. Who is right, you or everyone else?

  5. Re:Mine uses 100 megs... on Netscape 6 Fails To Support Web Standards · · Score: 2

    First off, top shows X's memory usage including the memory on your graphics card - and sometimes it claims to be more esp. with AGP.

    761 toofast 0 0 25976 25M 13408 R 0 0.0 10.0 0:09 mozilla-bin
    763 toofast 0 0 25976 25M 13408 S 0 0.0 10.0 0:00 mozilla-bin
    764 toofast 0 0 25976 25M 13408 S 0 0.0 10.0 0:00 mozilla-bin
    765 toofast 0 0 25976 25M 13408 S 0 0.0 10.0 0:00 mozilla-bin

    That 25M is shared by all those mozilla-bins.

    That's the difference between processes and threads. Processes have their own memory space, while threads share memory space. Those are threads.

  6. Re:Canadians for Nader on The Politics Guillotine Descends · · Score: 1

    I wish I could vote for him.

    I wish I could vote for him too, but unfortunately North Carolina (a state in the US) has decided that Nader will not be on the ballot and write in votes will not count, so it is literally impossible for me to vote for him, and I live in the US.

    I've heard of some people 'vote swapping' where they swap votes with someone in another state (that will let you vote for Nader), i.e. person A in another state votes Nader and person B in North Carolina votes for whoever person A wanted.

  7. Re:Patches and Absolute Certainty on Microsoft Cracked again? · · Score: 2

    With security through obscurity (which is what you are using) security holes are only patched after they have been cracked, i.e. someone has gotten screwed because of it. With real security, where many people check the source code for holes because they're relying on the security (not trying to exploit it), holes are also patched when the 'good guys' find a hole.

    If you want to wait until someone gets cracked before a hole is patched in your security, go ahread - I'll use open source, thanks.

  8. Re:... on Guinness Beer Really Sucks · · Score: 1

    The original comment was that the Harp on the Irish flag had to be reverse because of Guinness' claim to the Harp. I assume that time period was when it was the national flag (before 1920) for (hopefully) obvious reasons.

    So while it isn't now, in the Year Of Our...blah...AD, it was in the time period referred to in the original post.

    Surely you have better things to do with your time than seek out excuses to link to past and present Irish flags for no reason (that I can see).

  9. Re:So where did all the water go? on Mars May Be Dry After All · · Score: 1

    "Mars is essentially in the same orbit...
    Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important.
    We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water.
    If there is water, that means there is oxygen.
    If oxygen, that means we can breathe."

    ...Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 8/11/94

  10. Re:Maybe he means this one on Guinness Beer Really Sucks · · Score: 1

    It was until c. 1920, read the info on the link you provided. Geez.

  11. What monitor are you using? on Debunking The Need For 200FPS · · Score: 1

    That's pretty impressive, I've never seen a monitor with a 200Hz refresh rate...mine maxes out at 72Hz, although I'm sure newer monitors are better. I know that if the FPS is higher than your monitor's refresh rate, you really won't be able to tell the difference in 100FPS vs. 200FPS, because there won't be any...

  12. Re:Microsoft Security = not much on Different View Of MS Code Theft · · Score: 1

    Sure, when you need the code to have a goto in the assembly, you want to use goto in C; but how often do you really need to have a goto in assembly? You're second-guessing the compiler/assembler. Let it do its job and it will probably optimize better than you.

  13. Re:Microsoft Security = not much on Different View Of MS Code Theft · · Score: 2

    good compilers (read : gcc) will produce near jmps when you use for, while, etc also. e.g., how do you think switch() is done? jump table. and that's the whole point of high level languages, isn't it? To NOT have to second-guess the complier, or try to optimize the code yourself? Now, if using a goto makes the code more readable (i.e., the only other option is 5 nested fors or whiles with bunches of varibles to break out, etc) then that's a good place to use goto...but using goto to try and optimize the assembly is bad.

    But, then again, you knew that, right?

  14. Re:demo wireless electricity in your kitchen! on Wireless LANs and Linux · · Score: 2

    The on/off period measured in seconds is probably your magnetron being turned off and on; to really explain that you have to know how a microwave works.

    The magnetron generates microwaves that heat up whatever's in the microwave. The magnetron in most microwaves is not always on, but turned on for a certain period (a second or so) and then off again, and the cycle repeats. This helps distribute the heat, instead of frying whatever happens to absorb the microwave energy the best (anything conductive absorbs the energy very well, non-conductive not very well).Incidently, this is how 'defrost' works on a microwave; the 'on' cycle is much shorter than the 'off' cycle. In the off cycle only the microwave's fan is operating.

    So, the periods where the magnetron is 'on', the light bulb is lit; while the magnetron is 'off', the bulb is too.

    I'm not positive why it wouldn't work on Xmas tree lights. If you're throwing the entire cord in the microwave, the microwaves are probably getting 'absorbed' by the cord; if you're doing it one bulb at a time, it seems to me that they should work...unless they're burning out real fast.

  15. Re:Windows is a moving target on Different View Of MS Code Theft · · Score: 2

    Every day it seems like Linux moves a little bit further behind windows. I mean, this is 2000 and Linux doesn't even support plug and play or dual monitors! (at least not very well)

    Linux does support plug-n-play in 2.4 (beta) which will soon (within months) be a stable release. Dual monitors is completely up to the X server; I think Xfree86 does support dual monitors in 4.0 and I know there are many commericial X servers out there that do support multiple monitors.

    expect the Open Source movement to start finally recognizing that the "high ground" they occupied not so long ago has been taken back by Microsoft, and respond in kind with a much better Linux.

    No, I seriously doubt that. I instead expoect the community to continue to produce quality software without interruption, and without regard for anything M$ is doing. The Open Source community does not try to 'keep up with M$'.

    God bless whoever invented dual-booting

    Certainly not Micro$oft.

  16. Re:What If The Tables Are Turned? on The Impact on Open Source of Stolen Microsoft Code · · Score: 2

    %mount /c
    %cd /c/winnt/system32/dllcache
    %strings -a -f * | grep "Copyright " | grep -v Microsoft

    asycfilt.dll: Copyright (C) 1995, Thomas G. Lane
    avicap.dll: Copyright
    avifile.dll: Copyright
    commdlg.dll: Copyright
    compobj.dll: Copyright
    ctl3dv2.dll: Copyright
    ddeml.dll: Copyright
    dmadmin.exe: 2.70 Copyright (C) NEC Corporation 1985,1995
    dmio.sys: Copyright (C) 1996 VERITAS Software Corporation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
    dosapp.fon: Copyright
    drwatson.exe: Copyright
    dxmasf.dll: Copyright (C) 1996, Thomas G. Lane
    dxtmsft3.dll: Copyright (C) 1996, Thomas G. Lane
    finger.exe: @(#) Copyright (c) 1980 The Regents of the University of California.
    fontext.dll: Copyright 1988-1991 Adobe Systems Inc.
    ftp.exe: @(#) Copyright (c) 1983 The Regents of the University of California.
    gdi.exe: Copyright
    gpkrsrc.dll: Copyright (c)1996 VeriSign, Inc. All Rights
    gpkrsrc.dll: This certificate incorporates by reference, and its use is strictly subject to, the VeriSign Certification Practice Statement (CPS), available at: https://www.verisign.com/CPS-1.0; by E-mail at CPS-requests@verisign.com; or by mail at VeriSign, Inc., 2593 Coast Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Tel. +1 (415) 961-8830 Copyright (c) 1996 VeriSign, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CERTAIN WARRANTIES DISCLAIMED and LIABILITY LIMITED
    gpkrsrc.dll: This certificate incorporates by reference, and its use is strictly subject to, the VeriSign Certification Practice Statement (CPS), available at: https://www.verisign.com/CPS; by E-mail at CPS-requests@verisign.com; or by mail at VeriSign, Inc., 2593 Coast Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Tel. +1 (415) 961-8830 Copyright (c) 1996 VeriSign, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CERTAIN WARRANTIES DISCLAIMED and LIABILITY LIMITED.S
    h261_32.ax: Copyright
    h263_32.ax: Copyright
    infosoft.dll: Copyright [c] 1995 INSO Corporation
    keyboard.drv: Copyright
    krnl386.exe: Copyright
    lzexpand.dll: Copyright
    mciavi.drv: Copyright
    mciole16.dll: Copyright
    mciseq.drv: Copyright
    mciwave.drv: Copyright
    mei32api.dll: (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1992, 1995
    mei32api.dll: (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1993
    micross.ttf: Copyright
    micross.ttf: USA Copyright (c)1996 VeriSign, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CERTAIN
    mmsystem.dll: Copyright
    mmtask.tsk: Copyright
    modern.fon: Copyright
    mouse.drv: Copyright
    msacm.dll: Copyright
    msawt.dll: Copyright (C) 1995, Thomas G. Lane
    msihnd.dll: Copyright (C) 1996, Thomas G. Lane
    msttssyn.dll: (c) Copyright 1993-1997
    msvideo.dll: Copyright
    mwblw32.dll: (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1997 all rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
    mwcnam32.dll: Mwave Software. (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 1994-1997. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Licensed Material - Property of IBM.
    mwcpyrt.exe: IBM Copyright Notice
    mwrcov16.exe: Borland C++ - Copyright 1994 Borland Intl.
    mwwtt32.dll: (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1994 to 1997 all rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
    netapi.dll: Copyright
    nslookup.exe: @(#) Copyright (c) 1985,1989 Regents of the University of California.
    ntvdm.exe: (C)Copyright Insignia Solutions Inc. 1987-1992
    ntvdm.exe: 1.2 5/24/91 Copyright Insignia Solutions Ltd.
    offfilt.dll: inflate 1.0.4 Copyright 1995-1996 Mark Adler
    ole2.dll: Copyright
    ole2disp.dll: Copyright
    ole2nls.dll: Copyright
    olecli.dll: Copyright
    olesvr.dll: Copyright
    os2.exe: Copyright (C) Rational Systems, Inc.
    pax.exe: Copyright (c) 1989 Mark H. Colburn.
    pax.exe: Copyright (c) 1989 Mark H. Colburn.
    pmspl.dll: Copyright
    pngfilt.dll: i inflate 1.0.4 Copyright 1995-1996 Mark Adler
    rcp.exe: @(#) Copyright (c) 1983 The Regents of the University of California.
    rsh.exe: @(#) Copyright (c) 1983 The Regents of the University of California.
    script.fon: Copyright
    shdoclc.dll: Unix version contains software licensed from Mainsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1998-1999 Mainsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Mainsoft is a trademark of Mainsoft Corporation.
    shell.dll: Copyright
    sound.drv: Copyright
    spcmdcon.sys: 2.70 Copyright (C) NEC Corporation 1985,1995
    storage.dll: Copyright
    sysedit.exe: Copyright
    sysedit.exe: Copyright
    system.drv: Copyright
    tahoma.ttf: USA Copyright (c)1996 VeriSign, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CERTAIN
    tahomabd.ttf: USA Copyright (c)1996 VeriSign, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CERTAIN
    tapi.dll: Copyright
    tcarc.sys: Thomas-Conrad ARCNET/TCNS Miniport Driver for NDIS 3.0, (C) Copyright 1990-94 Thomas-Conrad, Inc., All Rights Reserved, 1.10.0.0(950620)
    thumbvw.dll: Copyright (C) 1996, Thomas G. Lane
    timer.drv: Copyright
    toolhelp.dll: Copyright
    typelib.dll: Copyright
    user.exe: Copyright
    ver.dll: Copyright
    vga.drv: Copyright
    vgaoem.fon: (c) Copyright Bitstream Inc. 1984. All rights reserved.
    vgaoem.fon: (c) Copyright Bitstream Inc. 1984. All rights reserved.
    vgaoem.fon: Copyright
    vgx.dll: 4,f deflate 1.1.3 Copyright 1995-1998 Jean-loup Gailly
    vgx.dll: f,f inflate 1.1.3 Copyright 1995-1998 Mark Adler
    webvw.dll: Copyright (c) 1998 Hewlett-Packard Company
    webvw.dll: Copyright (c) 1998 Hewlett-Packard Company
    wfwnet.drv: Copyright
    wifeman.dll: Copyright
    winhelp.exe: Copyright
    winhelp.exe: Copyright
    winnls.dll: Copyright
    winsock.dll: Copyright
    winspool.exe: Copyright
    wow32.dll: RQuickBooks for Windows Version 2. Copyright 1993 Intuit Inc. All rights reserved.
    wowdeb.exe: Copyright
    wowexec.exe: Copyright
    xenroll.dll: USA Copyright (c)1996 VeriSign, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CERTAIN
    xiffr3_0.dll: Copyright (C) 1995, Thomas G. Lane

  17. p2p executable file sharing? on Peer-to-Peer Goodness · · Score: 5

    p2p sharing of mp3 files is one thing, but sharing executable files is absolutely inexcusable. the potential for trojans is staggering, unless there is a central source for a key and signature.

  18. Re:from the www.cryonics.org faq on Freeze Recovery Drug - Step Toward Suspended Animation? · · Score: 1

    Ok, but my understanding (which may be wrong, I'll admit) of cells freezing, is that the crystalling structure that forms is not only sharp, which cuts the cell wall, but larger that it was in a liquid state (I know this is true - water expands when frozen)so the charp edges of the lattice cut the cell wall. so basically, the cell 'explodes', partially from being cut by the sharp lattice, and partially from the water's expansion.

  19. Re:Bush scares me on Should You Vote? · · Score: 1

    While I agree that Texas' death penalty is not the way it is due to Bush, and it's been that way for a while, I feel that he takes pride in the fact that his state kills so many people. I find that kind of complete lack of respect for life disturbing. I'm not arguing that the death penalty is wrong or that it doesn't work; just that when you kill anyone, even a convicted murderer, you should not feel pride or happiness. I think Bush does.

    As far as Clinton/Gore, I don't support them at all; but they are the only alternative to Bush. I wish it wasn't that way, but in reality for this election, if I don't want Bush, my only choice is Gore. Very unfortunate, but true.

  20. Re:Leazar on NCSU/Red Hat "Open Source University" · · Score: 1

    Gary! What's up!

    geez, are you still there?

    -Dan Streetman

  21. Re:Leazar on NCSU/Red Hat "Open Source University" · · Score: 1

    And now you're stuck in Daniels Hall basement...so are you saying you miss lez100? ;-)

  22. Re:Wireless Electricity on Wireless LANs and Linux · · Score: 2

    Unfortunately doing this kind of power transmission makes any kind of communication impossible. Think of it as full-band signal jammer. so you've got a choice: transmit power or use radio, cellular, tv, etc. can't do both.

  23. Re:demo wireless electricity in your kitchen! on Wireless LANs and Linux · · Score: 2

    It lights because the magnetron in your microwae produces a voltage potential across the light bulb's contacts (more precisely, across the filiment itself). It's the same principle as a flourescent bulb lighting up around high voltage (actually while inside a high voltage field).

    you should check out www.lod.org for some kewl pictures of high voltage stuff; many have a dummy with a round flourescent bulb on his head. cool.

  24. Re:Freezing doesn't truly burst cells... on Freeze Recovery Drug - Step Toward Suspended Animation? · · Score: 1

    When water freezes it expands (that is bad for cells) and forms crystalline lattices (which are sharp) so basically cells do 'burst'.

  25. Bush scares me on Should You Vote? · · Score: 2

    I would vote for Nader, but for the first time I am so scared of what would happen if Bush won that I feel I can't throw my vote away (by taking a vote away from Gore - face it, in this election there's only 2 people who might win).

    Not only is Bush stupid, he's arrogant, childish, and evil. Texas has executed an ungodly number of people since he's been Governor. His views on everything important are completely wrong. Especially with all the turmoil in the Middle East, I don't want someone who has so little regard for life as president. World War III does not appeal to me. If he's elected I will probably move to Canada.

    So I'm voting for Gore.