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  1. I got out just in time on Red Hat Files for Software Patents · · Score: 1

    I'm glad I switched to Gentoo Linux before this...

  2. Oh, darn on MPAA to Senate: Plug the Analog Hole! · · Score: 1

    Looks like I'll need to buy a new mouse, keyboard, tv infared port receiver, VCR, gamecube, gameboy, cell phone, car, surge protector, electrical meter, geiger counter, cooling fan w/ rpm indicator, digital thermometer, thermostat, air conditioner...

  3. What about the 2.4 series? on Linux Beta Kernel 2.5.16 Out · · Score: 1

    There hasn't been a *prepatch* of the 2.4 series since the 2nd of the month! What's going on here?!

  4. Re:I have a better idea on A Distributed DivX Ripper? · · Score: 1
    "Where can I buy a screwdriver?"

    Ever heard of google? Search before you ask! :)

  5. Copyright? on Video Games Not Protected Form of Speech · · Score: 1

    Can you copyright something that isn't expressive in any way? If I remember correctly, the 1st amendment covered all forms of expression... Now, let's all go make copies of out games and upload them to OC3 servers!

  6. Fire extinguisher balls on Fire Extinguisher Balls · · Score: 1

    Great balls of fire!

  7. Re:Yeah, right. on A Walk Through the Gentoo Linux Install Process · · Score: 1

    *ahem* rsync is only deps and pkg lists. The actual pkgs are separate.

  8. Re:re-compiling everthing on A Walk Through the Gentoo Linux Install Process · · Score: 1

    'emerge rsync' only gets the package list and dependencies. You need a few more commands to compile stuff ;)

  9. A few flaws in this scheme on Time Warner to Charge Extra for Over-Quota Bandwidth · · Score: 1

    First, I don't use the proxy, and neither do most others. This means they need to track incoming/outgoing packets. But this means a cracker could flood you with packets, and cause you to be overcharged...

  10. Poor mario... on GameBoy Web Server · · Score: 3, Funny

    If he didn't have a super mushroom he'd never survive all those SYN packets...

  11. Re:feature list? on KDE 3.0 is Out · · Score: 1

    Ever heard of beta?

  12. It's about time! on KDE 3.0 is Out · · Score: 1

    Seriously, though, I tried rc3 and it was great(a bit unstable, though, but it was beta)... I'm now downloading kde3 release. Why aren't there any mandrake rpms?

  13. Re:G�del Incompleteness Theorem on Encryption by Hand? · · Score: 1
    I know there is a resolution to the issue, but I have never read up on it.

    Simple. The barber's razor dies before he gets to himself.

  14. Re:G�del Incompleteness Theorem on Encryption by Hand? · · Score: 1
    Therefore all Natural numbers are interesting.

    How interesting.

  15. It'd be difficult, but... on Encryption by Hand? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What about ciphersaber?

  16. Although you can't destroy the servers... on The Root of All E-Mail · · Score: 1

    What about a DRDoS attack?

  17. Re:power? on Swapping IDE Drives in Linux without Rebooting? · · Score: 1

    hdparm? What's that?

  18. Re:Try this... on Swapping IDE Drives in Linux without Rebooting? · · Score: 1

    USB 2.0 goes up to 480 Mbits/sec.

    That fast enough for you?

  19. Re:power? on Swapping IDE Drives in Linux without Rebooting? · · Score: 1

    That would get the cache out of sync with the disc. You'd have to sync first, then find a way to empty the cache and not reread the hdd, then get it to reread the partition table.

  20. Re:power? on Swapping IDE Drives in Linux without Rebooting? · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure it does this. What probably(I don't read kernelese :) happens is it goes thru all hardware ide drivers and has them probe. If they find a controller, they register with the master IDE driver. Else, they go dormant. Then the master controller scans for master/slave and queries for drive capabilities on each IDE controller, and registers the appropriate device major/minor and devfs entries. Then the partition thingie registers the appropriate partition devices. PCI is only one of many IDE drivers.

  21. Re:BIOS on Swapping IDE Drives in Linux without Rebooting? · · Score: 1

    Yes, however Linux uses its own IDE driver, which performs its own brand of autodetection. The BIOS is only needed for the bootloader, which runs in 16-bit mode and w/o the help of the IDE drivers. The bootloaders all use BIOS interrupt calls to load data; if Linux used this ALL apps would hang for the data to come, whereas with a builtin driver only the app reading/writing would hang(sleep, actually).

  22. Re:Try this... on Swapping IDE Drives in Linux without Rebooting? · · Score: 1

    What about hotswpping firewire/usb? That could solve his "problem".

  23. Re:Might not work on Swapping IDE Drives in Linux without Rebooting? · · Score: 1

    At the very beginning of the kernel boot process, the bios is completely deactivated. It in only used for the 'soft reboot' reature from then on.

  24. Hmmm... on Deep Algorithms? · · Score: 1

    Well, compiler alrogithms are important :)

  25. Re:Suggestion on Hosting Problems For distributed.net · · Score: 1

    How much bandwidth does this 'keymaster' actually use?