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  1. Re:Does the problem still exist? on Apple Expands (Again) iBook Logic-Board Program · · Score: 1
    When the program was first expanded back in April, I posted my experence to MacSlash. I wrote at the time:


    My iBook is the Early 2003 G3 900 14 inch model with the RAM bumped up from 256 MB to 384 MB. The model # is in the UV337x range.

    According to the FAQ, one of the symptions of the logic board failure is scrambled video. This action happened to me yesterday when booting up, going past the black on white Apple logo to the desktop itself. I then rebooted and everything has been normal since then. This also occured when the iBook was running off the battery.



    This occured to me on April 28, the day before the first expansion. Since then, the problem has not happened. In my mind, this issue is closed.
  2. Why bother? on AOL to Release Netscape 7.2 Based on Mozilla 1.7 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm glad AOL is doing this, but why bother? The Foundation (IMHO) is doing a great job in making Seamonkey, the Fox and the Bird, and Camino into products an end-user can appreciate and use.

    Sorry AOL, you lose. For four years you had the chance to make Netscape into a valued alternative to MSIE. You failed. Now, roll over, get lost, or die.

  3. Re:Don't Eat At Domino's, And Not Because Of The F on Pizza From the Command Line · · Score: 1

    You're not the only one criticial of Searchlight. Groups of the British Far-Right hate it as well. Among these is Spearhead , a magazine published by John Tyndall, the founder of the British National Party. Spearhead has written an article on Searchlight .

    DISCLAIMER: By linking to the resources above, I do not agree with the contents provided therein. I despise Nazis, Fascists, and other bigots in every shape and form.

  4. Re:Apple is not unique in this problem. on iPod Mini Design Flaw? · · Score: 1

    My Creative Labs Normad II MP3 player has never had this failing headphone jack problem. I have had it for over three years. It has been abused by dropping as well. The sound through the headphones is still as strong as the day I got it.

  5. Re:I'm not convinced by that PDF on XPde 0.5 - A Linux Desktop for Windows Users · · Score: 0

    If what you say is true, then why has MSFT not sued people in the three years since XP was unleshed who have made Luna themes for Winamp and Pocket PC's? Some of the themes i've linked are close to, if not exact copies of the Luna UI, just like XPde. Contrast this with Apple, who has clamped down on copies of the Aqua UI in the last three years.

  6. Re:Gateway Sucks on Gateway To Close All Retail Stores · · Score: 1

    I can agree with this. Four years ago, my family brought a Gateway Solo 1130 running Windows Me. When we first got the laptop, we had to send it back six months later to replace the hard drive. Since then, it has not been stable. Since then, I have not recommended Gateway.

    As for EMachines, I've always placed them in the joke file. Weren't they sued about five years ago by Apple for ripping off the iMac?

  7. Re:Too far? on Apple Tries to Patent iPod User Interface · · Score: 1

    If Apple is filing this patent to protect what they created, all power to them. However I feel this patent will be rejected. My Nomad II (which I got four years ago) can do all the things the iPod can do in regards to navigating the device, as in using the next button to jump around the menus, the previous button to go back a menu, and the play/stop button to select a menu. (There are other buttons that control the MP3s themselves.)

    The fact is, I think every other player over the last four years has had firmware like what the iPod and my Nomad II has (I have compared both).

  8. Re:Ipod Killer? on MSFTs "iPod Killer" Readied for Europe · · Score: 1

    Is it just me or will this "iPod killer" be a version of Windows CE/Pocket PC/Windows Mobile with MSFT's special brand of pixie dust?

  9. This has happened to me on Fired Via Instant Message · · Score: 1

    Five years ago, I was a member of a music honor society (I was in High School at the time). One Friday, I decided to skip a meeting of the group because I was tired. That afternoon, I got an email from a member of the honor society telling me that I was put on probation due to the fact I had missed one meeting (I had attended every one before that). I later tried to reason with them, but it failed. They never contacted me again. I have assumed since then that I ended up being fired in their own special way.

  10. Re:Not Bush's Style? on Corbis, DMCA, And John Kerry Photos · · Score: 2, Informative

    The AC is refering to the 2000 South Carolina GOP primary were polls were conducted asking SC voters how they would have felt if McCain had fathered an illegitimate black child. There's more at this blog posting.

  11. Re:if they spam me on Candidate Ads, Coming Soon To An Inbox Near You · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's possible to vote for a write-in candidate with a touch-screen machine. I recently voted in the Democratic Presidential Primary in Virginia and there was an option on the machine to type in the name of a write-in candidate.

  12. Re:if they spam me on Candidate Ads, Coming Soon To An Inbox Near You · · Score: 1

    You mean write in candidates? Like maybe Mickey Mouse, Ben Kenobi, and of course, Steve Jobs?

    You can't just write-in anyone in the Write-In candidate box. In some states, you have to register your name as a write in candidate. I knew an election clerk a few years ago who didn't like people who wrote in Mickey Mouse because it wasted their time in counting votes.

    At least with write-ins, your vote is recorded.

    This is the rule. With all rules, there are exceptions to the rule. During the 2000 election in North Carolina, some voters voted for Nader, but their ballot was not counted.

    According to Alex Keyssar:

    In North Carolina, for example, Ralph Nader was not on the ballot (because he lacked enough signatures on a petition last spring), and write-in votes for Nader were not counted because he was not an "official" write-in candidate. (Since that fact was not advertised, many people did write in his name and had their ballots thrown away.)

    Eric Longley has an article describing problems with write in voting in North Carolina.

  13. Re:Mark/Space will solve this problem on PalmSource Drops Mac Synchronization in Cobalt · · Score: 1

    This is what concerns me. What will Palm/Windows CE Mac users do when Mark/Space goes out of business and their syncing software goes the way of the dodo? That's why one company shouldn't have all the keys.

  14. Re:enough time on Verisign's SiteFinder - An Engineer's View · · Score: 1

    Ok. Who watches CPAN here?

    I do. I've spent many, many good hours watching C-SPAN. I once wrote a letter to the editor asking the cable company to carry C-SPAN2!

  15. Re:I think I have the solution on Alternatives to Icons and Start Menus? · · Score: 1

    I have come to believe that handwriting is the way to replace WIMP for one reason: handwriting comes naturally to a person. That is, a person could write and that writing be transformed to text (if they wish) or a person could use handwriting to do a function in a program such as writing a URL in a browser and writing 'g' to go to that URL. And since handwriting is natural, it can make most apps and OSes easy to use than they are now. I've tried it out on tablet PC's, Pocket PC's, and Palm's Graffiti and think it's the way to go.

  16. Re:Got nothing on me! on Googling For Prospective Date Unmasks Fugitive · · Score: 1

    I just tried my name. The first result is an online store selling a book on the Bibical account of Joshua. It's kinda funny in a way.

  17. Re:George Bush on Whose Desktop Would You Most Like To See? · · Score: 2, Informative

    This question is moot. In April 2001, Bush gave up email to protect his privacy. See CNN's Report.

  18. Re:Gave $5 to Clark. on Politicians For Sale... On Amazon · · Score: 1

    Here's a good way to test if Amazon.com gave your info to the FEC. Go to OpenSecrets.org. There's a search box to the left. Type in your last name. Depending on how often their database is updated, you should see your name and your donation.

  19. Re:unfortunately, yes... on Politicians For Sale... On Amazon · · Score: 1

    LaRouche calls himself a "Democrat" but has been disowned by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) due to his views, sorta like how David Duke has been disowned by the Republicans. In 2000, he won 22% in the Arkansas Democratic primary, enough to win delgates. He did not get any. Later he sued the DNC, and lost.

    I did some reading on LaRouche a few years back. He started in the far-left and over the years drifted into the far-right. Larouche is also a big beliver in conspiracies.

    Read more here.

  20. Re:So.... on Is Your Silver-based Thermal Paste Really Silver? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My guess would be the local BBB, the State Attorney General, or anyone who will listen.

  21. Re:Death Cookie on NetBSD Announces Logo Design Competition · · Score: 1

    Will,

    Thanks for your comment.

    For more on the textual problem in the Greek NT, check out James White's The King James Only Controversy. White takes on Chick, and minons like him. ISBN.nu is your friend.

    What Chick and his minons don't tell you is that there are four Textus Receptuses floating around. One is the Scrivener Textus Receptus, which is dated 1894. Scrivener tried to bring the Textus Receptus back to the Textus Receptus the KJV translators used. The other is the Stephanus Textus Receptus, dated 1550, which (I think) was a spin off of Erasmus' Textus Receptus. The third is the Beza Textus Receptus which is dated 1565-1604, which (I think) was used by the KJV translators. The fourth is the Eramus Textus Receptus, which is dated 1519 and is the first Textus Receptus.

    This evidence shows the problem with Chick's viewpoint. If you believe the Textus Receptus is the one and only, then which Textus Receptus? David Cloud (i'm not kidding, that's his real name!), holds some of Chick's views. He wrote an article on this topic called "WHICH EDITION OF THE RECEIVED TEXT IS THE PRESERVED WORD OF GOD?" He didn't opine on which Textus Receptus was The One And Only(TM). Instead he took the cop-out of telling to trust the KJV in textual matters! The site is currently offline. I will be more than happy to send you the piece. My address is in my /. profile.

    If you want to see both Textus Receptuses, check out the Bible Gateway. Both Textus Receptuses are there plus the Westcott-Hort Text (which has the Nestle-Aland 27/UBS 4 varants embedded). There's also software that you can download to compare the Textus Receptuses at Crosswire. It's FOSS, and is available for GNU/Linux, Win32, and Mac OS X.

    I wish you well.

  22. Re:Death Cookie on NetBSD Announces Logo Design Competition · · Score: 1

    The Catholic communion wafer is not the only thing Chick is off base on. He believes that non-King James Bibles are tools to decieve people. This all boils down the the choice of Greek New Testament texts. Most Bibles are translated from texts that originate from Egypt. Some of these Egyptian Greek texts have ended up in the Vatican Libary over the years. To Chick, this, is in his mind, means that the newer Bibles are all Catholic plants. See his tract The Attack for more. (If you look at the cover of the tract, you'll see that there's a burning Bible on the front. Looks like Chick is flaming in all directions.)

    The other Greek texts originate from modern day Turkey and Syria. These texts are favored by Chick, mainly in the Textus Receptus flavor. This love for the Textus Receptus, has caused Chick to reject the New King James Bible, which was translated from the same Greek text as the King James people used back in the day.

    This belief system is sad, since there is evidence that both Greek texts are the same 40% to 50% of the time.

    For more infomation, Google is your Friend.

  23. Re:Worth upgrading? on Mozilla 1.6 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    There was a bug in the 1.4-1.5 timeframe with rising GDI levels caused Mozilla to fail. I'm thinking you were effected. See Mozilla Bug 204374 and this thread at Antony Shen's forums.

  24. As a former LavaNet customer... on LavaNet Looking for Beta-Testers for Spammo · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I lived in Hawaii from 1999 to 2002. I used LavaNet's dial up service. I was very pleased with their service. Their dial-up connections were fast as dial up connections can be. (That is, downloading Mozilla took 45 minutes to an hour). The staff was very friendly and support was very smart and helpful and not braindead.

    If their quality is the same as it was when I was living there, then I feel that this new anti-SPAM product will work well and kick ass.

    I encourage people to help LavaNet test this product.

  25. Re:But ALL religion is faith based. on LaserMonks Offer Prayer, Printer Cartridges · · Score: 1

    Over the last 50-60 years a lot of stuff has been dug up in the Mid East that proves most of the ideas and history of the Bible. For more, I refer you to Werner Keller's The Bible As History, available from Amazon , for more info.