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  1. Re:good news...bad on FBI Agent Talks Crime, Macs · · Score: 1

    Actually that's perfect....Toyota/Dell....Rover/Mac :)

  2. What was it they used to say? on Intel Shifting 64-bit Plans · · Score: 2, Funny

    No one ever got fired when going w/Big Blue

    Check that...no one but a slew of Intel Engineers! :)

    .::. "Come close to me, Klingon, and let me die with my hands at your throat!" .::.

  3. good news...bad on FBI Agent Talks Crime, Macs · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Hmm. Not *precisely* the kind of publicity the Mac folks were probably looking for, but with their marketshare almost any publicity is good publicity.

    Years ago, British Leyland ran a full page ad in the Times, apologizing for the efficiency of the Land Rover, and how it was supposedly enabling poachers in Africa to stay one step ahead of the law. Rovers still rule, and Macs will continue as well.

    Just remember, the best way to live outside the law is to stay within it.

  4. I'll buy that for a dollar on Review of Silent 400w Power Supply · · Score: 1

    The soothing hum is actually kind of nice to my ears

    She's wilder than me, and it keeps me up all nite...she can drive as fast as I can, but she stops at all the lights.

  5. Simple truth is... on Anti-Virus Companies: Tenacious Spammers · · Score: 1

    ...this is why they are called 'virii'.

    The logic used to illustrate the 'issue', according to Brian Martin, is in itself a definition of a 'virus'. Not an inditement of any one factor.

    "A harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

    These virii depend on us as part of the equation...placing the blame on any single entity is just passing the buck, and not valid in terms of identifying a solution.

  6. Re:you've forgot on Ctrl-Alt-Del Inventor To Retire From IBM · · Score: 1

    oh, sure....she was great!

  7. Billy better not laugh on Ctrl-Alt-Del Inventor To Retire From IBM · · Score: 4, Funny
    but Bill made it famous
    • blue screen
    • DLL hell
    • Outlook mail virus
    • and then it crashed, and I wasn't doing anything!
    • guess I have to reinstall the system
    • do you really, really, really want to quit?
    • where do you want to go today?
    • and then Windows just quit!
    • I only use Windows at work
    • I hate Windows
    • microsoft sucks
  8. Re:Message from Opportunity...just in (1 of 5040) on Mars Landers - Opportunity, Bedrock, Aerosmith? · · Score: 1

    You don't?

    You checked your inbox lately? Do you know what 'spam' is?

  9. On the fly? on Virtual Dummy To Try On Clothes · · Score: 1

    Video cameras snap the shopper, then clothes and accessories are selected and displayed immediately.

    You walk by a store front in the mall, and the display in the window is comprised of 1/2 dozen virtual mannequins that ALL LOOK JUST LIKE YOU and are wearing 1/2 dozen different outfits....hope it can accurately spot male/female :)

  10. Message from Opportunity...just in (1 of 5040) on Mars Landers - Opportunity, Bedrock, Aerosmith? · · Score: 5, Funny

    The original message was received at Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:50:53 -0500
    from neomail03.traderonline.com [10.222.132.7]

    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----

    (reason: 550 5.1.1 ... User unknown)

    ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to neomail01.traderonline.com.:
    RCPT To: ... User unknown
    550 5.1.1 ... User unknown
    Reporting-MTA: dns; neomail02.traderonline.com
    Received-From-MTA: DNS; neomail03.traderonline.com
    Arrival-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:50:53 -0500

    Final-Recipient: RFC822; Opportunity@nasa.com
    Action: failed
    Status: 5.1.1
    Remote-MTA: DNS; neomail01.traderonline.com
    Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 5.1.1 ... User unknown
    Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:50:54 -0500

    From: Opportunity@nasa.com
    Date: January 28, 2004 2:52:34 PM PST
    To: earth@nasa.com
    Subject: Hello

    The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment.

  11. Re:Patch patch scratch and lose on More MyDoom Gloom · · Score: 1

    It doesn't matter what mail client/browser/OS you use if you're going to be stupid enough to open attachments

    Certainly it does. Those 'attachments' only run on Windows.

    Mac OS X (etc.) is simply not a breeding ground :)

  12. Patch patch scratch and lose on More MyDoom Gloom · · Score: 2, Interesting

    OS X....works for me...all go to the trash.

    Oh what a relief it is :)

  13. Another? on Another Serious MSIE Hole · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Infoworld claims the result could be 'devastating'"

    I claim the result of MS on the world to be 'devastating'.

    There. The 'cut-to-the-chase' summation of where this thread should eventually go.

    How many times to do we have to be reminded of the vulgarity that has seeped out of Redmund since the beginning?

    hi/HELLO/Error/Status/The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment.

  14. What? on Thyne Oldest Known Tech Manual · · Score: 0

    I thought Leonardo de Vinci's drawings were prior art...that, and cave drawings showing how to corner a herd of antelope :)

    ...had him killed??? No way! I killed him myself!!

  15. Good news on Microsoft Launches RFID Software Project · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft launched the six-month pilot in December

    Great...good news that. I was worried that a capable outfit would get involved and RFID might gain traction. Now I can relax.

  16. Airport Extreme update too! on Apple Releases Security Update 2004-01-26 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Fingers crossed...been waiting for months.

  17. Re:oh well... on Bill Gates to be Knighted · · Score: 1

    I am not calling him 'Sir Bill'....

  18. oh well... on Bill Gates to be Knighted · · Score: 1

    Whatever little respect I had left for the Monarchy just fell off the table. Why not Knight the local neighborhood drunk, while we're at it.

  19. Re:Thanks from NASA on Mars Rover Opportunity Lands Safely · · Score: 1

    now is a great time to grab Maestro, NASA's public science tool for visualizing mars data (which I helped to develop).

    Justin...nice app.

    Can I ask a question? Why the shots with the backdrop, netting, etc? Baseline or?

  20. last photo from Spirit on Mars Rover Spirit Back Online · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is the last image received prior to the recent issues with Spirit...

  21. Re:Easy fix, FRS Radios on Rolling Your Own Wireless Communications System? · · Score: 1

    The rules are different when it comes to indoor, contained usage. As long as you're not in competition with ATT, you're legal :)

  22. that seems to be the point on Ultimate Automotive Computer Installation · · Score: 1

    It's a G4 450. Not exactly cutting edge.

    Yet it still works wonders...what a testament to the bloodline :)

  23. Been there...fixed that on Multi-drive Ripping / Burning Support? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Dragon Burn has allowed me to burn 3 disks at one time G4 dual 1.25GHz 1.) Internal ComboDrive (Phillips 32X CD-R/RW) 2.) Internal SuperDrive (Pioneer 2X DVD-R/RW) 3.) External Firewire enclosure (Samsung 52X CD-RW) All burn at one time, with no issues, except for making it easy to bleed down my blank media inventory.

  24. Re:I prefer no drawers :) on iCal 1.5.2 Released · · Score: 1
    I only point out that one's impression of a certain UI implementation as wrong doesn't necessarily make it so.

    Agreed.

  25. Re:I prefer no drawers :) on iCal 1.5.2 Released · · Score: 4, Insightful
    But of course...

    It's your perception.

    Perception is integral to the use of any GUI.

    I believe the key is an individual's dependence (or lack thereof) on various perceived elements, that is really at work.