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  1. Re:safe viewing filters on Partial Solar Eclipse Tonight · · Score: 1

    5' diskette worked better. 3.5 is way too bright.

  2. Re:safe viewing filters on Partial Solar Eclipse Tonight · · Score: 1

    Actually a good filter can be 3.5' diskette if you look to sun through its magnetic disk (opening disk's door).

  3. Re:Oh yes! I'd like one of those.... on Living the Computer Geek Lifestyle w/ a Significant Other? · · Score: 1

    I have used a cheaper solution - I played chess
    in the bathroom with my PalmPilot...

  4. Huh... waste of time on Distributed Chess Computing Project · · Score: 1

    You know, Kasparov has been beaten by Deep Blue.
    Why do you want to create ultimate playing computer?
    It's just not interesting!
    Better try to create computer that can make interesting mistakes and play as ordinary human with rating 1400-1600. It's harder than you think.

  5. Virtual servers is the key for virus-free life on Linux and the Smile.D Virus keeps us Smiling · · Score: 1

    http://www.solucorp.qc.ca
    Create a virtual server, in which you'll do all your "dirty internet" works, such as e-mail,running new programs etc
    It will no effect in your "production" virtual server where you store your important documents and other stuff.
    If you are paranoid enough, you can check your virtual servers from parent server using secure (out of virtual server access) rpmdb.
    You can be root on any of that servers and be secure anyway!

  6. Re:I wonder on First Reviews of Mozilla 1.0 Roll In · · Score: 1

    I use Mandrake and usage of network installer is not as convenient as using .rpm packages. For example it's hard to check or delete it if needed.

  7. I wonder on First Reviews of Mozilla 1.0 Roll In · · Score: 1

    Why every developer of web browser tries to tie mail client to it. Mail is more attracting as a extension of file manager.
    As for Mozilla - it's rather impossible to install it without installing its monstrous mozilla-mail, which I'll never be using any more.

  8. Re:Pop Up Ads on ReplayTV Users Sue Hollywood · · Score: 1

    Pop Up ads on TV?!
    Imagine:
    You watch TV program.
    Suddenly... a new TV set pops up in the air!
    With Celine Deon ad in it! Loud!

  9. Re:the Zed Specification Language on Conceptual Models of a Program? · · Score: 1

    URL?

  10. TCL way on Conceptual Models of a Program? · · Score: 1

    A program is a set of a commands, that perform operations under strings.

  11. Universe is NOT a computer on Is the Universe its own Largest Computer? · · Score: 1

    It just exists. It doesn't need to compute anything.

  12. Re:Win32/Linux? on Win32/Linux Cross-Platform Virus · · Score: 1

    What about GNU/Virus?

  13. Re:This is great news! on Win32/Linux Cross-Platform Virus · · Score: 2, Informative

    There IS antivirus software for linux,
    for example good ones can be bought at
    www.kaspersky.com

  14. Re:My experience on When Should File Formats Be Placed in the Public Domain? · · Score: 1
    Sorry dumb "plain old text" eat my "tag"
    <offset name="kink" start="2000" length="500"/>
  15. My experience on When Should File Formats Be Placed in the Public Domain? · · Score: 1

    When I tried to create format for storing some data,
    I preferred XML. But my data contained binary data.
    So I've chosen the following:
    Length of XML part bzip2-ed
    Length of data part bzip2-ed
    Length of XML part uncompressed
    Length of data part uncompressed

    So I created binary package with clear XML information about it.
    For example there could be

    tags to refer to particular elements of that binary package.
    The benefit of such approach is that data stays in atomic, solid package and contain all information about itself.
    Any ideas about is that good or bad?
    I think companies should follow this way when
    dealing with binary/text data.

  16. Re:BayTSP, Cyveillance on Pardon, Is This Your File? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What about giving them /dev/urandom for downloading?

  17. Re:SPAM regulations... prohibition... on EU to Require Opt-In for Commercial Email · · Score: 1

    No. my 1. 2. 3. were supposed to be on receiver's MTA, not receivers MUA, except user filters.
    So if MTA receives mail with more than 50 CC To Bcc - it'll junk it. MTA, not MUA!

  18. SPAM regulations... prohibition... on EU to Require Opt-In for Commercial Email · · Score: 1
    On my opinion SPAM is occuring as abuse of
    ability to send mail to multiple recipients.
    So here is an idea how to fight spam:
    1. We need to limit number of users in messages in To: Cc: and Bcc: for a reasonable amount (about 30)
    2. All messages that bear more addresses in To: Cc: and Bcc: should be junked on servers automatically.
    3. If you have a legitimate need to use mass mailing - you should use DIFFERENT system. Not mail system. Better to use news for that purpose, but current NNTP-based newsgroups are way to hard to maintain and adding new group is a nightmare for "regular user"
    I see that mailing lists that have only your "to" will go through this filter - but that proposed measures will junk a lot of spam already! The remaining should be a task for intellectual mail filters on a client side.
  19. I would love to... on George Lucas May Be Completely Evil · · Score: 1

    see Anakin Skywalker becoming Luke Skywalker!
    Let Dart Wader say GRRR!!!! And let him explain his existence!

  20. Re:Hey! I already say that! on Milky Way Inhospitable? · · Score: 1

    Do you have a proof of existance of ANY planets near other stars? The only things that we have is some periodical light changes from that stars...
    It's not proven that a lot of planets exists...

  21. Hey! I already say that! on Milky Way Inhospitable? · · Score: 1

    In that darn formula
    P=A*B*C*D...*X where P is probability of contact
    I said that "D" that is probability of life on planet is nearly ZERO. I was moderated off...
    Now people say that I am right.
    Aliens do not exist!
    Do not waste resources and add to global warming by running your CPU with that useless CETI!

  22. Re:It's easy to prevent all this... on Director Attacks MPAA Piracy Claims · · Score: 1

    AFAIK, the scheme is that artist ASSIGNS his/her copyright to **AA and then **AA distributes the content under license. Artist already has no copyright here.

  23. It's easy to prevent all this... on Director Attacks MPAA Piracy Claims · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just make copyright unassignable!
    Make laws that you cannot assign copyright to anybody.

  24. Ressurecting is NEAR! on Resurrecting NEAR · · Score: 1

    HE is coming to us!

  25. Re:Copying a movie is like counterfieting a ten sp on MPAA to Senate: Plug the Analog Hole! · · Score: 1

    And the solution is: allow RIAA to sell records that are simultaneously a bank bills...