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  1. Re:Firefox is not there yet. on Thunderbird and Firefox Ported to SkyOS · · Score: 1

    Isn't Nvu supposed to be based on Mozilla Composer?

  2. Re:Getting the userbase on Thunderbird and Firefox Ported to SkyOS · · Score: 1

    That and there are less reported hacks/vir(ii/uses) of SkyOS than Linux or MacOS X... ;)

  3. Re:Code Split on On the Ethics of a Code Split? · · Score: 1

    He may have been viewing the Changelog... it apparently does mention that it came from the fork giving that he said he gave credit for all the code snippets...

  4. Re:Bills Gates, too. on High School Dropout, Self-Taught Chip Designer · · Score: 1

    Last I heard (from Just for Fun) she was... it could have changed, but I sincerely hope that if she does she gets someone else to do the bulk of tech support for herself...

  5. Re:Bills Gates, too. on High School Dropout, Self-Taught Chip Designer · · Score: 1

    I say we get his father and family using linux, then we go public with it *cue maniacal laughter*

  6. Re:I know it is time to read the instructions on When Do You Read the Instructions? · · Score: 1

    Ah, yes. The other Magical Gas... Phlogiston.

  7. Re:Step 1 on Linux Desktop Migration Cookbook from IBM · · Score: 1

    But wouldn't an agnostic just hover somewhere between banning them and embracing them (the display of them, not physically) I mean, why take the chance at angering a/some possibly existent god(ess/e)/s?

  8. Re:Okay on Le Guin Peeved About Earthsea Miniseries · · Score: 1

    Ursula K. Le Guin happens to be a long time SF and Fantasy author who happened to write a series of fantasy called EarthSea...

    I'm sorry I can't give more detailed info as it's been about 6-7 years since I've read any of her books...

    For more information about the Author, click here ...or wait until the slashdotting is over, or just google...

  9. Re:Emulation is a godsend on Emulation and the Video Game Industry · · Score: 1

    If you have the time I reccomend fiddling around with different plugins for video/sound and such. Also, if you have the money and/or patience, you can buy/build a psx->pc converter so you can plug your psx controllers in and use them in epsxe (not to mention using DDR pads in Stepmania if you get a converter that supports opposite axii (or whatever the plural of axis is...) concurrently...

  10. Emulators... not just for games... on Emulation and the Video Game Industry · · Score: 1
    Emulators, which provide conversion software that enables games to run on personal computers ("PC's") and other systems or platforms for which they were not originally designed[...]

    You can find emulators for more than just games, many of them emulate old computers(such as basalisk, an emulator for older apple computers), or even just parts of hardware such as Daemon Tools (implements a virtual CD/DVD drive for win32 as well as some older copy protection such as SecuROM, etc. Something like mounting an iso under *nix, but a bit more advanced.)

    You can also find programs that "Is Not an Emulator" that enable one to play games among other applications such as WINE and its derivatives like Cedega and Crossover Office.

    You also find general purpose emulators that are mainly used for playing games, such as DOSBox. Another emulator that is often used for playing DOS games under WindowsNT-based systems is VDMSound (emulates the older ADLib(cap?) and SoundBlaster, MT32 Roland and like devices)

    Sorry for not providing any links, but it's getting fairly late here and I have to be up in 5 hours...

  11. Re:errrr.... on The Promise Of Transparent Circuits · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wouldn't the actual chips/capacitors/resisters/etc still be a tad opaque? Now that'd make for an intersting windshield... and it'd better be a one-sided circuit or just be on the inside of the actual windshield in case of rain/insects/flying pieces of conductive metal... and condensation/freezing weather, etc...

  12. Re:it's easy to speed up boot on Boot Process Visualization · · Score: 2, Interesting

    placing an ampersand (&) at the end of a command in a *nix system (maybe it's shell dependant? iono) causes the process to run in the background. If you do this in a tty/vterm you can continue using the same one instead of switching to another (you can also just use screen for that...)
    One thing that may cause problems is that when the login prompt comes up some services aare still initializing so you may have to wait a bit before accessing any of the servers, for instance your http://localhost for apache/mysql based homepages and such... you may also still have alsa loading up back there if you're using a 2.4 kernel or not using the one in the 2.6 kernel so sound won't work for a few minutes (or it may try to turn up the volume before alsa starts...)

    There are a multitude of things that *can* go wrong with this, but if you just do it for things that have no other dependancies just waiting a few moments before using anything else after logging in you should be OK...

  13. laptop users... on Boot Process Visualization · · Score: 3, Insightful

    until hibernate features work correctly anyway... and when X locks up and doesn't let you ctrl+alt+f# to another vterm/tty (only had that happen a few times, but it does happen) and you don't have another computer handy to ssh in and fix it...
    and if you have a loud computer near the bed...

  14. Re:accessory to a crime? on Illegal File Trading Draws Two P2P Raids In Europe · · Score: 1

    But what if the site had a section labeled something like 'Warez' which would indicate that the explicit purpose of that section was for copyright infringement?

    I have no idea if it did or not as the article doesn't seem to mention what the site was and just lists things that were there...

  15. Re:server made of lego too? on Man Builds 7-foot Grandfather Clock from Lego · · Score: 1

    As I understand it, it's Lego. While Lebo blocks are the plural of a Lego block.

  16. Re:Reform on MPAA to Sue BitTorrent Tracker Servers · · Score: 2, Interesting
    how long until there are comercials in the middle of movies?


    Have you seen I, Robot? Will Smith wants everything vintage 2004...
  17. Re:Suprnova in it's glory.. on Decentralizing Bittorrent · · Score: 1

    bittorrent is GPL, no? If they don't leave it free, at least as in libre, then we'll have the FSF, RIAA, and MPAA all after them... not to mention any others that notice they're stuff on there...

  18. Re:Excellent on Decentralizing Bittorrent · · Score: 1

    If it compares hashes rather than file names, then this should be no problem... The same content generates the same hash each and every time, correct?

    What I want to know is if someone is distributing something by chapters and another by volumes, say with fan-translated manga, will they both be used for the seeding...?

  19. Re:Backing up a hard drive... on Best Go Resources for a Beginner? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    in your bios startup, change the bootup options to check the internal drive (it'll probably be by serial number) rather than "Removeable Dev" or similar...

  20. Re:The difference between the Air Force and NMCI on Air Force Orders Up A Custom Windows Monoculture · · Score: 1

    carrying many large baskets isn't such a good idea either...

  21. Some stores... on ID Required to Purchase Games · · Score: 3, Interesting

    do this kin of thing voluntarily... I had to show my driver's license to purchase Quake3 off of WalMart's $10 rack about 8 months ago...

  22. Re:am I just behind on the times? on Steve Ballmer's $100 PC, Sans Windows · · Score: 1

    The summary is referring to something Ballmer said earlier this year about there being a need for $100 PCs...

  23. Re:pricey? on Researchers Envision 3-D Hologram Phone · · Score: 1

    Yes, but as you can see, he wants to be paid to use it... 'couple of 100%' indeed...

  24. Re:inspiration for Firefly on Serenity Pushed Back to September · · Score: 1

    And surely there can be a hint of a western theme noted in the phrase "Space: The Final Frontier"

  25. Re:Spybot S&D.. on Failing Grades For Most Anti-Spyware Tools · · Score: 1
    Ad-Aware does not, but its companion tool AdWatch may. (runs in the background...)

    You can lock the startup sections of your registry, block possible and actual browser hijack attempts, block suspicious processes, lock executable file associations, block malicious cookies, block pop-ups, and uses the all new CSI technology to protect you from unknown variants as well.


    AdWatch comes with Ad-Aware Plus and Professional, so it costs money.

    I'd try to test it myself, but the computer I've got it installed on currently is not allowed on the internet here