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  1. Re:SP2 and Windows update on Evaluating Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC2 · · Score: 1

    That would be because the old keygen had such a low success rate on its generated keys that it "successfully" "tested" anyway.

    The new keygen appears to be foolproof in the 640 pid range.

  2. Re:"Deny" for certificate? on Evaluating Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC2 · · Score: 3, Informative

    At last check, that functionality is present. There is a "never trust" option in a drop-down on the ActiveX plugin download dialog box. Although most (unsigned?) BHOs and plugins are already silently blocked.

  3. Re:Um, don't get too excited about that 15% on Farcry Patch Gets Nvidia Shader Engine Boost · · Score: 1

    And the way I read the patch document, it was only for multiplayer. So you're still not going to be able to outrun those pesky drooling ape trigen monsters.

  4. Re:AI is "very, very powerful" on Source Engine - In The Belly Of The Beast? · · Score: 1

    7. Me call cops.

  5. Re:MSCE on Are IT Certifications Meaningless? · · Score: 1
    Mostly it'll be more memorization (but this time it'll be stuff you'll forget by the beginning of the next semester and has no relevance to your day to day work or activities--especially true if you're going into IT), more books bought (and then "sold back" to the store for a fraction of a percentage of the original price).

    Yes, I'm old (enough) and bitter.

  6. Re:MSCE on Are IT Certifications Meaningless? · · Score: 5, Funny
    Such as remembering that the proper acronym is MCSE not MSCE.

    Do you also let the FBI pick up your garbage instead of the BFI?

  7. Re:Is it just me.... on Army Plans Overhaul of Infantry Gear · · Score: 1

    No, but it does sound like an above average anime title.

  8. Re:Apple on Apple and Independent Developers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Keep in mind that porting iTunes to win32 increased their potential userbase tenfold. Porting to linux? Pah. Yeah, they can add a number of users to their base that's even smaller than their native userbase. Sounds like a winning idea to me.

  9. Re:It's easy on Is DOS Gaming Dead? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Thanks for the plug. :)

    ZDoom is my personal favorite as well, because it is one of the few ports still under active development and is probably the most stable and fastest of them all.

    Note that ZDoom also fully supports Heretic and Hexen and a hefty portion of Strife at this point, so maybe in the future we'll be able to play Strife on recent OSes as well.

  10. Re:It's easy on Is DOS Gaming Dead? · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I highly recommend that you go out there and buy the W95 Special Edition of SimCity 2000. $9 or less, and works just fine in Win2k and XP.

    As an aside, SC2K is easily my favorite SimCity game, the more recent ones are too fiddly for my tastes.

  11. Re:We have a Hannibal Lecter here or something? on How To Catch A Scammer/Spammer · · Score: 0
    Reminds me of the chick character in The Running Man movie bringing out the unedited footage of the "Bakersfield massacre" in the underground broadcast room.
    Amber
    If you want to make an impression, forget the speech. Try this instead.

    Mic
    What is it.

    Amber
    It's the original video from the Bakersfield massacre, before they
    edited for broadcasting.

    Ben
    Where did you hide that?

    Amber
    It's none of your business.
  12. We have a Hannibal Lecter here or something? on How To Catch A Scammer/Spammer · · Score: 5, Funny
    He attempted to eat several cops after downing the USB drive?

    No wonder there was a struggle!

  13. Re:Simple solution for Debian on Mozilla Cracks Down On Merchandise Sellers · · Score: 1

    2 memorable ones from today: powerpig, moonmanatee

  14. Simple solution for Debian on Mozilla Cracks Down On Merchandise Sellers · · Score: 5, Funny
    rip out the firefox artwork, make firesomething a part of the default package, name the package mozilla-firesomething, and throw in a patch that makes sure the default firesomething configuration doesn't put together the words "fire" and "fox".

    Problem solved.

  15. Re:As a developer... on Expert Opinions On Linux Gaming's Future · · Score: 1

    nethack clones that only use (n)curses don't count

  16. Re:the use of steam on Steam Updates On Hardware Changes, Debugging Innovations · · Score: 1
    They also hired a bittorrent dev recently, obviously with the intention of applying his skills to Steam.

    Basically I'm assuming that means we the users will be responsible for paying a significant bulk of Valve's bandwidth for distribution costs in the (near?) future.

  17. Re:Debian has it already on KDE 3.2.1 Released · · Score: 2, Funny
    go debian kde team!

    you guy(s) rock!

  18. Re:Star Wars - it's obvious on Return of the King Coming Sooner to DVD · · Score: 1
    Too late.

    The Star Wars DVDs are "Special Edition" so he's already crapped them up.

    Although, honestly, the only thing I really didn't like was the new ewok ending in ROTJ.

  19. Re:so... on A Quick Look at Longhorn Build 4053 · · Score: 2, Interesting
    And as long as the Linux kernel developers are actively blacklisting old and new ACPI implementations instead of actually making the code work with the hardware, ACPI support will never mature.

    And it's not like you can run a modern Linux desktop distro on a 486 100mhz nowadays anyway. Face it, requirements have changed in every way imaginable. You and the grandparent poster are already as ancient compared to the current generation of computers as we years ago were compared to the cardpunchers of days yore.

    Adapt, or obsoletize yourself.

  20. Re:Which version of KDE 3.2? on Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is Available · · Score: 1

    Except kulow keeps regenerating the source to kdelibs in that branch due to serious problems being fixed ... 3 or 4 times so far.

  21. Re:Which version of KDE 3.2? on Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is Available · · Score: 1
    uploaded to the packagers
    Basically means the KDE packagers for each individual distro get first crack at the release.
  22. Which version of KDE 3.2? on Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is Available · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Is it 3.2.0? Because the KDE devs basically told all packagers that it was buggy shit and "don't use it" and to instead wait for 3.2.1, which was released to distro packagers only a few days ago.

    Seems awfully fast for Mandrake to have already included the 3.2.1 fixes (multimegabyte).

    This is one of the reasons I like Debian, even if I have to wait longer for some (major) things than bloody edged distros like Gentoo.

  23. This is what they found: on NASA Mars Press Briefing & "Significant Findings" · · Score: 1
  24. Who the fuckity fuck on Do Your $20 Bills Explode In the Microwave? · · Score: -1, Troll
    Who the fuck carries around $1000+ in $20's (or otherwise) in a wallet?

    I mean, even big burly truck drivers might figure they might be robbed or maybe the wallet stolen/lost, right?

  25. Re:The Hobbit on Lord Of The Rings - Oscars, We Loves Them · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Actually, that's not quite true. While Chris Tolkien has a certain antipathy to the LOTR movies, the Tolkien Estate as a whole has released statements to the effect that they are not standing in the way of a Hobbit adaptation.

    The blame for this one can be laid squarely at the feet of MGM/UA.