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  1. modules & security, etc. on Mac OS X Quantum Simulations · · Score: 3, Funny

    I ran some duct work (dang carbon fiber everywhere now) in from the cryogenic chamber in the lab...switched over to external cooling, and scripted a module for it. So far, so good. If the core temp (X4 r2) remains stable until morning, I'll post a link to the module, if anyone's interested. Does anyone know a good security service? I'd like to post a roving guard until I can get an insurance rider/coverage, etc. Do NOT take this stuf to No. Korea.

  2. did you....R E A D M E on Mac OS X Quantum Simulations · · Score: 2, Informative

    What part of 'Alpha software' (Celestia) was overlooked during your tests? You do know you're testing, right?

    "This is a preliminary version of Celestia 1.2.5 for MacOS X. Use it at your own risk!"

    So far, neither has acted foul for me. Knock on wood. I think the 1gb RAM I've got onboard helps :)

  3. Porn is right...and it's no joke on Why Does Manga Succeed Where American Comics Fail? · · Score: 1

    I guess others will point this out too, but the way young/old males in Japan get their thrills is thru these mags. The mags will expand into other genres, but sex is the bottom line.

    The President of Winnebago motor homes, when asked if a bad economy would hurt his company, remarked "In America, there are two things the general public won't cut back on...one is sex and the other is weekends" - In Japan...it's soft porn via manga and the buzz from caffiene, cigarettes and of course beer.

  4. out of letters on Slashback: NWLink, Vivendi, Gatherings · · Score: 1

    ...wanna' buy a vowel?

  5. Maybe because on First Red Hat Academy for High School · · Score: 1

    ...the last 200 million workers that thought they could get the same respect without a college education have since learned differently. You might be able to climb onto the ladder of career advancement, but you'll find out soon enough that climbing up gets harder the farther you try to go without paper. Not all jobs are about the job itself...a career means change and advancement...advancement means higher skills...higher skills means higher education.

    Of course there are exceptions, but the routine is harsh enough that no one can say with confidence that a paper chase won't matter. The world's workforce should be proof enough.

  6. sad but true? on TiVo switches off UK sales · · Score: 2, Insightful

    'watershed' is defined as 'turning point'...'post' = after, so it seems the marketing arm (ass?) of the BBC claims that program was past being new or in other words, widely accepted by viewers in the UK. "Everyone likes XYZ, let's use it!" - Imagine the meeting conversation where this decision was made. M.P's Flying Circus would have had an easy target with this one. "I'm a spammer and I'm ok...I spams all night and I spams all day.....
    I send out spam,
    I eat my lunch,
    I go to the lavatory...
    On Wednesday I go channel surfing
    with a no-spam TiVo equipped TV."

    TiVo programming, at least at that point in time, allowed content such as trailers, etc. to be loaded onto the boxes without being requested by the end user. These were apparently considered to be ok for marketing purposes, etc. In this case, the BBC took advantage and loaded an entire program to everyone's box, clearly unaware of the public's concept of spam.

    I think marketing wonks worldwide have gone down to the same lab, where the brain circuits relating to victimless crime, along with sociopathic attributes common to all spammers, are fused into one synapse that fires automatically when such keywords/phrases as 'customer benefit'; 'unique opportunity'; 'sureness of prospect' and 'special offer' are used in any conversation.

    The BBC had no clue that what they were doing was objectional. That's the issue for me...they have their hand on the switch, yet they are out of touch with the tastes, attitudes and wishes of their customers.

  7. This is so not entertaining on Mitsubishi Robot - Watchdog, Nurse, Annoying Friend · · Score: 1

    yawn...but it could be...naw.

  8. x86 response to the PowerBook...? on Pentium-M Notebook Put To The Test · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I would have expected the x86 response to the PowerBook series to be something more along the lines of "......um, we will...ah...ummm...we have this new....ummmm.....what do we have, now? .....?".

    After all, PB's are all about form and function, and since Intel doesn't make a laptop, all the function in the world won't help if the form sucks.

    Or was the PB bit just an attempt to start another war? Afterall, why compare a processor to a complete product...guess I don't get it.

  9. launch once...(re) use many on ESA to Give New Life to Old Satellites · · Score: 1

    "I imagine we'll see lots of clever ways to emerge on how to use legacy hardware we've put in space, as launch costs remain so expensive"

    Sound point(s) that enforce the call for less emphasis on romantisized manned missions and more funding and focus on unmanned drones, robot probes and satellites.

  10. Excuse me? on ESA to Give New Life to Old Satellites · · Score: 0

    Since when has 'precision position control' been more or less important? Sounds like marketing hype to me. Wouldn't it then be called 'sloppy position control', and thus deemed important once again? trying not to laugh...

  11. Firewire on TiVo Video Extraction with Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    I thought the TiVo's had Firewire? ...networking (TCP/IP) has been entirely possible via Firewire for some time now. Of course, this assumes TiVo software speaks this particular dialect.

  12. Re:hahaha HO vs. N...funny on Nokia's Cellular GBA - The N-Gage · · Score: 1

    Perhaps they mean that 'N' is the smallest gauge that can carry an actual phone on one flat-bed railcar. Put the camera on transmit and.....after I get done trying that, I think I'll feed the phone, camera enabled, to my duck.

  13. so mature, too on Mitsubishi Robot - Watchdog, Nurse, Annoying Friend · · Score: 1

    Is name calling the best you can do? How am I supposed to feel insulted and demeaned if you can't do better than that....come on, I can take it. Get on with some serious insults and show us how you really feel. Oh wait...AC...I get it...no sand.

    With your skills, wit and charm, of course we trust you. Keep making them laugh in those morning meetings...otherwise you'll have to show some real worth. You Junior Engrs. are always such gems. Nice to see you follow the norm. Good luck in your career.

  14. hahaha HO vs. N...funny on Nokia's Cellular GBA - The N-Gage · · Score: 1

    ...I like that one...mod this guy up, pls. Glad to see it in the first batch of comments

  15. yes, so... on Remotely Counting Machines Behind A NAT Box · · Score: 1

    ...just explain how those additional MAC addresses belong to a bank of ethernet printers.

  16. security thru obscurity, anyone? on The Crypto Gardening Guide and Planting Tips · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey! Aren't you Peter G., that famous cryptlib guy???

    uh...no, sorry, you have me mixed up with some other cryto guy. My name is, uh, Chuck...Chuck Laylow. I don't know squat about anything dealing with secrets, really...now, please go away before someone sees you talking to me, and don't tell anyone you talked to me...ever...thanks.

  17. Re:students...how quaint on Mitsubishi Robot - Watchdog, Nurse, Annoying Friend · · Score: 1

    wow..three whole years? :)

    In a few more, hubris will wear off and you'll become aware that the Japanese politeness factor means they would tell you your skills are high, regardless of how bad you butcher the language. You must be a true source of entertainment. If you really understood the culture, you'd be playing down any skill, not barking it up. You will also eventually learn that mastery of such things as languages is never predicated on how damned clean it may be. If only it were that simple.

    When you dream in Japanese, swear in Japanese (the girls know the best/worst words), and you can read Japanese minds, then you might be ready to attempt to climb the mountain that all Japanese know is difficult for non-natives. As it stands, you haven't even gotten dressed for the trip.

    Clue..years mean nothing. It is a constant study. Stop bragging and get back to it.

  18. Re:Athlon temp...off topic or what... Opera! on Opera 7.0 Security Holes ... Fixed · · Score: 1

    HLT? And...I use that command under Mandrake 9.x, how?

  19. students...how quaint on Mitsubishi Robot - Watchdog, Nurse, Annoying Friend · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Slam several hot saki, stuf a cigarette substitute in your mouth, cram into a subway car with 150 other suits, prop a 50cm long cellphone under your chin and then blurt it out....that's the only way you'll come near sounding like a native Japanese speaker.

    Anything else is pure conjecture.

  20. Special adapter on Listen To Your Game Boy Advance · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...content recorded by users (through the use of a special adapter) will not be able to be shared with other users."

    Ah yes, the 'cone of silence'...how unique :)

  21. hothothot....OPERA! on Opera 7.0 Security Holes ... Fixed · · Score: 1
    Things you can play with an overheating Athlon.
    • Witches of Salem IV... aka 'Burn 'em At The Stake'
    • The War of 1812, 1813, 1814....
    • The 4th of July all year 'round
    • Elvis...Burn'n burn'n hunk o' love
    • Fire Starter DVD Special Effects Edition
  22. I was going to agree, but... on CPU Convective Water Cooling · · Score: 1

    I think you meant to say 'better heat dissapation'? Thermal conductivity (of water) is fixed, based on the medium, as I recall.

  23. roast duck, anyone....OPERA! on Opera 7.0 Security Holes ... Fixed · · Score: 1

    hehehe...okokok...

    OS x.
    ...and Mandrake on an Athlon -

    ...or...
    I run OS X and Mandrake. Mandrake on an Athlon... No Opera.

    Now watch someone start talking about OS X for ix86 all over again :(

  24. Athlon temp...off topic or what... Opera! on Opera 7.0 Security Holes ... Fixed · · Score: 1

    That sounds more like it...I don't want hear 'burning down the house' on my way home some evening :)

    This is a 1010 Athlon...what is the 'normal' temp for these things?

  25. what...can't think standing up? on Opera 7.0 Security Holes ... Fixed · · Score: 1

    But, with an Athlon under your desk, you'll be able to light those cigars from the fire that starts as soon as the processor gets up to operating temp. No need to waste the bills...you might as well get that Apple you know you want :)

    By the way, I run OS X and Mandrake...on an Athlon. The Athlon was in a used box I picked up, and was running at 68 deg. C. I replaced the fan and heat sink and it's down to 48 deg. C now. My G4 runs at 38, as I recall.