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  1. uhm... on North Korea Opens Official Website · · Score: 4, Funny

    With this slashdotting, I wouldn't be surpried their next front page news is 'World attacks North Korea's computer infrastructure'..

  2. Re:That's odd on X43-A on to Mach 10 · · Score: 1

    I don't think the ...in Japan thing is working.

    How about

    "I thought they were already up to Mach 15... ...in bed"

    D'oh, that doesn't work either.

  3. Re:Sound on Fedora, SuSE And Mandrake Compared · · Score: 1

    SuSE should have asked or inform the user to reboot. It's an failure in UI design.

  4. About time for them to use LGA... on Intel 3.40EE & 3.60E - LGA Arrives · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's about time they catched up and started to use the LGA connection! The NEC VR10000 MIPS chip had LGA in 1998, as well as LGA contacts on the motherboard. To connect the LGA on the proc against the LGA on the board, a plastic holder with wads of springy gold wires was used. There was no issues with bent pins, etc. The only problem was lossing those wads of gold...

  5. Ideas on Advice On A New-School Old-School BBS · · Score: 4, Informative

    here's some ideas and software to make it work.

    First, for wireless connection management you can use the nocat wireless portal system (requires linux). That will allow you to advertise a wireless AP and have the users automatically redirected to your community site.

    For the actual site, I recommend phpnuke,postnuke or any of the content management software. They have lots of features hat will allow old style bbs functions like forums, gallery, pictures, files, etc. There are also modules that will do more.

    With nocat you have the option of adding an internet connection in the future. I suggest talking to a local cafe shop, they may already have an internet connection and may be interested in a project that attracts the surrounding community.

  6. and the other experts say.. on China Developing own Standards · · Score: 1
    some experts warn that China risks isolating itself if it creates standards that are incompatible with the rest of the world
    Other 'experts' are going to say much of the computer hardware is now made in China and it is the rest of the world that will be isolated. Who do you buy your motherboard from? asus, abit, msi? You may want to check where all those cheap parts are being manufactured.
  7. Re:Windows on HPC? on In The Works: Windows For Supercomputers · · Score: 1

    A large amount of end result on HPC is visualization and you need a GUI for that. Many HPC centers have a multi screen conference room setup just so they can display pretty pictures. Still think GUI's are for desktops?

  8. Missing a step on Linux's Achilles Heel Apparently Revealed · · Score: 2, Funny

    I reinstalled the whole operating system, from scratch, four times! I poked. I prodded. I tweaked. I FAQed. I How-To-ed. I searched Usenet. Nothing solved the problem.

    Ah ha, he forgot 'I RTFMed'!

  9. Re:WARNING! on Linux's Achilles Heel Apparently Revealed · · Score: 1

    Last I checked, Intel was still in business...

    The system was based on an utterly mainstream Intel motherboard with an on-board Intel sound system

    Did you RTFA?

  10. Re:No news on Your Privacy and Offshore Outsourcing · · Score: 2, Informative

    We just tried a computer transcription product from the largest medical transcription equipment company for a month, and let me tell you, it doesn't work. It was too hard to use, produced too many errors (95% accurate), and in the end still needed a transcriptionist to correct the errors. So why bother?

    We ended up getting the portable digital transcription system (4 recorders, foot pedal, and software) from the same company. It was cheaper to pay the transcriptionist than the software, and we now have a 3 hour turnaround time on our transcription. Our doctors and refering physicians love it.

  11. I predict... on BBC Links Linux To MyDoom · · Score: 1

    Stephen Evans will be fired shortly for all the factual errors...

  12. Retirement may be an option. on Switching from Another Industry to Engineering/CS? · · Score: 1

    I work IT at a medical center so let me give some observations... Judging by your post name and some search, I am guessing you are a OB/GYN, which I know has a very high 'getting sued 18 years down the line if child has problems', so your desire to 'do something else' is very understandable. In our city, we have several OB/GYN who decided enough was enough and has since quit from the medical group to either retire or go into real estate. I suggest becoming a real estate broker and use your connection as a doctor to do listing and transactions. Being a broker is all about trust, you have the credibility as a doctor to do so. Alternatively, sell your large house (assuming your state has a law against taking away homestead in a lawsuit), and invest in rental properties. You can of course do both. And best of all, you can study for a broker license while still being a doctor.
    My relative is a doctor, and she has lots of rental properties which will be her future nest egg, so I know it works.

  13. Re:Zip is old school on Slashback: Zip, Language, Opportunism · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You forgot LHA.

  14. People are still going to buy Windows PC's on Dell Offers FreeDOS With New PCs · · Score: 1

    I bought a workstation from Dell just recently with WinXP for work. It turns out (at least in the small business section) that if you choose a computer with WinXP, a discount can be applied(loyal customer) which resulted in a computer that was cheaper and better then one without an OS. I got the computer and promptly wiped and installed Linux, but at least I still have the WinXP license if I ever needed it.

  15. IE users can ... on Commercials Come To The Net (After This Word) · · Score: 1

    block the ad using privoxy. I belive the default configuration prevents it from opening.

  16. That's good, but how about on Webservice Debugs Linux Binaries While-U-Wait · · Score: 2, Interesting

    multithreaded programs? Does it catch race conditions and such?

  17. This is the IRS. on Orbdev Files US Federal Suit Over Asteroid Claim · · Score: 1

    Dear sir,

    According to your own accounting as documented on http://www.erosproject.com, you are the owner of "Asteroid 433, Eros". Our record indicate you are operating on said property therefore you will need to pay appropriate property tax in the amount of 24,000,000,000,000 payable to "Internal Revenue Service".

    There is a penalty associated with operating a business on said property without a valid zoning change. It is currently zoned as a "intraplanetary research zone", therefore only research areas may be designated. Commerical use is strictly prohibited. If you do not comply to this determination within the next year, you will need to pay the Interplanetary Space Agency, based on the current property value, the amount of 125,000,000,000 USD, payable to "External Municipal in Sector 33.5,204.2"

    Thank you for your cooperation,
    the IRS.

  18. Burn at a lower speed. on CD-R Lifespan - Is It The Label? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I have noticed that on some of my CDR's, burning slower results in a different color than a faster burn. I guess the dye is being changed more when it is slower. So now, for CD's that I want to keep for a few years, I write them at 4x even though I have a 48x burner. As for the labels, I don't use them.

  19. Use Wine. on Penn State Students to Get Free Music From Napster · · Score: 3, Insightful
    It might, except for students that don't run Windows
    How's that a problem? Just use Wine.
  20. hum... on Simpsons Fan Creates Real Tomacco Plant · · Score: 1
    it turns out "the lab hasn't tested if the actual tomato has nicotine in it yet, but they say it probably does."

    I see, so someone at the lab ate them already and is now paying the price.
  21. catching up to the rest of the world... on Napster Pre-Paid Cards · · Score: 1

    'catching on'? It's more like a 'catching up'. The idea of using prepaid card is not new... Many people already use prepaid phone cards in the US. Game companies in Asia even sell prepaid game cards for online games (like Lineage). Game magazines often include cards with a small amount of credit so people can try out a game. Why? So a 17 year old with no credit card can try out a game without the parent knowing of course!

  22. Free pens on When Word Processors Are Out: What's The Best Pen? · · Score: 1

    I prefer those pens that imprinting companies send out as samples. Recent ones are nice and large, easy to hold, and they even look expensive with goldplated trims.

  23. But does it do some things that others have? on Axentra Rumba Server - Home Do-It-All Box · · Score: 1

    Does it support UPnP? Many new home routers do this now, eg. Netgear, Linksys. Also, does it support socks5? A lot of application that are broken behind NAT have the ability to use SOCKS5. For example, file transfer in icq/AIM, and voice/video.

  24. Re:I wouldn't buy the Athlon anyway on Is Prescott 64-bit? · · Score: 1

    I am all for AMD processors, but I have yet to see an AMD laptop that doesn't freeze up randomly.

  25. Re:Jogging on Samsung Yepp YP-55V Review · · Score: 1

    I have a RCA Lyra that I got at Walmart for $100.