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  1. Minitrue doubleplus ungood on Gates and Security · · Score: 1

    When Gate$ starts talking about 1984, "Homeland Security(TM)" AKA INGSOC and Window$ AKA INGSOCOS
    in the same speech it is doubleplus spooky.
    However, you need to crossreference this speech to your B vocabulary dictionaries for the true meaning..

    Gates on Linux: "Items one comma five comma seven approved fullwise stop suggestion contained item six doubleplus ridiculous verging crimethink cancel stop unproceed constructionwise antegetting plusfull estimates Linuxmachinery overheads stop end message."

    http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/ns-dict.html#cri methink

  2. Ah spam! on Sorting the Spam from the Ham · · Score: 1

    One of my favorites....

    URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

    From:

    To:

    Date:
    06/26/03 10:04 pm

    From:Mr.Wilson Ajala
    Lagos-Nigeria.

    Attn:President/Ceo.

    STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSALRE: TRANSFER OF US$21.5 MILLION
    (TWENTY ONE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY).

    This letter is not intended to to cause any embarrassment but just to contact your esteem self-following the knowledge of your high repute and trustworthiness.By virtue of the nature of this transaction, I solicit for your confidentiality and secrecy.I know that the transaction of this magnitude will make one apprehensive and worried but I assure you that all will be well by the end of this transaction.

    I am a member of the Federal Government of Nigeria Contract Award and Monitoring Committee in the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Sometime ago, a contract was awarded to a foreign firm in NNPC by my Committee. This contract was over invoiced to the tune of US$21.5M.U.S.Dollars.This was done deliberately.The over-invoicing was a deal by my
    committee to benefit from the project.We now want to transfer this money which is in a suspense Account with NNPC into any Overseas Account which we expect you to provide for us.

    SHARE: -

    For providing the account where we shall remit the money into, you will be entitled to 20% of the money,75% will be for me and my partners while 5% has been mapped out from the total sum to cover any expenses that may be incurred by us during the course of this transfer, both locally and international expenses.

    It does not matter whether or not your company does contract projects of this nature described here.The assumption is that your company won the major contract and subcontracted it out to other companies. More often than not,big trading companies or firms of unrelated fields win major contracts and subcontracts to more specialized firms for execution of such contracts.

    We have strong reliable connections and contacts at the Central Bank of Nigeria, as well as the Federal Ministry of Finance and we have no doubt that all the money will be released and transferred if we get the necessary foreign partner to assist us in this deal. Therefore,when the business is successfully concluded we shall through our same connections withdraw all documents used from all the concerned Government Ministries for 100% security.

    We are ordinary civil servants and we will not want to miss this once in alifetime opportunity to get rich.We want this money to be transferred to the overseas Accounts for us, before the present Democratic Government starts Auditing all Federal Government ownedParastatals.

    Please contact me immediately through my email address whether or not you are interested in this deal.If you are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out this deal.But where you are interested,I will require the following details from you as soon as possible in order for us to commence communication immediately as time is of the essence in this business.

    1.YOUR NAME
    Â Â
    2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

    Â
    I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

    Yours Faithfully,

    Wilson Ajala.

    Email: ajala8000@rediffmail.com

  3. Well this is not good!! on US Army Signs $471,000,000 Deal for Microsoft Software · · Score: 1

    If the Army is to depend on Windows then we are screwed.
    The enemy will virus and hack the Army like there is no tomorrow. Not to mention BSODs from hell.

    They'll spend more time rebooting than working.
    Who's the real enemy?

  4. Re:Well on Zynot Foundation Forks Gentoo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I remember sporks.
    They gave them to us with lunch (and Tang) when they were doing the Gemini space walks. They were transparent blue with a NASA logo on them and we thought they were cool as hell.
    Well, they were, to a 6 year old... Back then...

  5. Zynot fork?? on Zynot Foundation Forks Gentoo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Zy the hell not??

  6. This looks interesting. on Amazon Hacks For Fun and Money · · Score: 1

    I think I can do something with this.
    I suppose I'll have to look into this.
    I was not aware of this at all before.
    Thanks folks!

  7. I think this is extremely cool! on Intellivision Operating System Revealed · · Score: 1

    While it may serve very little practical utility, it's just damn cool that someone
    was talented enough to do something like this.
    I think it's fun and shows that the author of this project is bright and innovative.
    Very nice...

  8. Promoting Linux? on Small Footprint Computers · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They have my vote!

  9. go ahead and try me out... on RIAA To Sue Hundreds Of File Swappers · · Score: 1

    I've got over 850 songs on one of my boxes.
    And not one single one of them is copyrighted by any of the minions of RIAA or their ilk.

    The artists that produce the music I listen to HATE the music industry and all involved in it, in whole. These folks are their own industry and NO ONE in the so called "mainstream" has any rights of any kind to these people's music. It's NOT any music that you will EVER hear on a radio or buy in a store, ever.

    So RIAA, go ahead and *try* to fsck with me for my music sharing. You scumbags.

    Send me some RIAA toilet paper so I can wipe my ass with it and send it back to you..

  10. Re:They left out one very important thing! on Verizon Drops Opposition To Cell-Number Portability · · Score: 1

    Excellent!

    mod parent informative please...

  11. Re:They left out one very important thing! on Verizon Drops Opposition To Cell-Number Portability · · Score: 1

    I dunno, maybe. But I wish there was something I could do with all my OLD cell phones!

    I'm sure someone will suggest a beowulf cluster of old cellphones...

  12. They left out one very important thing! on Verizon Drops Opposition To Cell-Number Portability · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Keeping your cell phone when switching service!
    I have a drawer full of old cell phones that I paid THOUSANDS of dollars for over the years. Around here cell companies pop up and fold up just as quick. NONE of the local companies here have decent service or rates.
    So people here, me included switch service trying to go with the best one.

    "We're sorry, you can't use *their* phone with out service, you'll have to buy a NEW phone from *us* to use with our service."

    I would really like to see a stop put to this sort of thing too. And when company X packs up and leaves town you can't sell your old phone to anyone for use with any other company.

    That's the REAL pisser about switching service!

  13. Re:This is the problem with Linux on MandrakeClustering Shows Off At ISC2003 · · Score: 1

    Umm, well, XMMS can't get virused like Winamp can, for one thing..

  14. my kvm adventures on Making Mouse Wheels Work w/ a KVM? · · Score: 1

    I have a kvm on a few Linux boxes, and when I switch the mouse just quits working totally.
    I have to restart X to get it to see the mouse again.
    A real PITA..

  15. Re:PATENT SOURCE on Netflix Granted Patent on DVD Subscription Rentals · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Gone in 60 seconds!
    Where else sparky??

  16. Re:SCOGIRL! on Culture Clash: SCO, OpenLinux, Linus And The GPL · · Score: 1

    That can't possibly be real...
    No way.

  17. SCO unixware 7 on Culture Clash: SCO, OpenLinux, Linus And The GPL · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Welcome to SCO's UnixWare 7.1.3 download area
    file: ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/713/README

    Located in this directory are patches and supplements
    specific to SCO's UnixWare 7.1.3 product.

    Device Drivers for UnixWare 7.1.3 can be found
    at:

    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/drivers

    Security patches for UnixWare 7.1.3 can be found at:

    http://www.sco.com/support/security/

    What's New
    ----------
    On 10-MAY-03: ./ptf9000c - xAPIC supplement for support of the
    IBM xSeries 440 and IBM xSeries 360

    ptf9000b - The xAPIC Supplement for IBM xSeries 440 has been
    removed and is superseded by ptf9000c

    On 06-MAY-03: ./uw713pk - This directory contains Maintenance Pack 2 for
    UnixWare 7.1.3

    On 30-APR-03: ./uw713up - This directory contains Update Pack 1 for UnixWare 7.1.3

    DRIVERS:
    -------

    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/drivers/audio - Audio Drivers
    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/drivers/g raphics - Graphics Drivers
    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/drivers/n etwork - Network Drivers
    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7//drivers/ storage - Host Bus Adapters Drivers

    MAJOR SUPPLEMENTS:
    -----------------
    ./uw713pk - UnixWare 7.1.3 Maintenance Pack 2 (posted 06-MAY-03) ./uw713up - UnixWare 7.1.3 Update Pack 1 (posted 30-APR-03)

    Open Source packages
    --------------------
    ./opensrc - This directory contains open source packages
    that have been ported to run on native UnixWare
    and are provided with UnixWare 7.1.3. SCO provides
    these source files in compliance with the GPL License
    for these open source packages.


    PATCHES:
    -------
    Filenames size and sum Title ./ptf9000c - This directory contains the xAPIC Supplement for support of
    the IBM xSeries 440 and IBM xSeries 360

    For: UnixWare 7.1.3
    UnixWare 7.1.3 with UnixWare 7.1.3 Maintenance Pack 1

    Filenames:

    ptf9000c.Z 145401 (09385) pkgadd image
    ptf9000c.boot1.img 1474560 (46172) Boot Image Volume 1
    ptf9000c.boot2.img 1474560 (63300) Boot Image Volume 2
    ptf9000c.txt 3888 (12295) Documentation

  18. STOP THIEF!! SCO is ripping off SUSE! on Culture Clash: SCO, OpenLinux, Linus And The GPL · · Score: 2, Funny

    go to ftp.sco.com and browse around.
    (/pub/scolinux/ipfserver/4.0/SRPMS)
    They are distributing YAST.
    THIEF!!!

  19. Re:What your government already does with your mon on Chip Firm Hit By 45-Year-Old Patent · · Score: 1

    You are totally right. My government does support terrorism in the middle east by supporting the genocidal holocaust being waged in Palestine by Israel against the Palestinians.
    I don't support DuMbya or his policies. The US government is not of the people, by the people or for the people. It's for friends of the elite.

    And people wonder why the Muslims hate Amerikans so much.
    Well, gee, could it be because Amerikan $$$$ and Amerikan hardware is GIVEN to and used by the Israelis to murder innocent civilians??
    Naw, not according to Shawn Hannity and pals at FOX News. It's because "They hate our freedom"...

    Right... (wave that flag now!!)

  20. Re:New applications on the horizon on Homebrew Rackmount Watercooling · · Score: 1
  21. Re:New applications on the horizon on Homebrew Rackmount Watercooling · · Score: 1

    How about Sterling Engines??
    http://www.stirlingengine.com/

    I've always been fascinated by these.
    I want to rig one at the focal point of a BUD satellite dish (coated with mirrors) to generate free energy while tracking the sun.

    Put a temprature differential on the two cylinders and you get power output.
    Put power to the crankshaft and get hot and cold output.
    Here's a clip from the Stirling site,
    "It's not obvious but a Stirling engine is a reversible device. If you heat one end and cool the other, you get mechanical work out, but if you put mechanical work in, by connecting an electric motor, one end will get hot and the other end will get cold. If you design the machine correctly, the cold end will get extremely cold. In fact, Stirling coolers have been made that will cool below 10 degrees Kelvin. Micro Stirling coolers have been produced in large numbers for cooling infrared chips down to 80 degrees Kelvin for use in night vision devices."

    I think it would be neat as hell to incorporate one into a PC somehow and recover some otherwise lost BTU's...

  22. Re:GOOD!!! on Chip Firm Hit By 45-Year-Old Patent · · Score: 1

    I have no problem with TEACHING un or under developed countries to care for themselves.
    But I'm totally against taking MY tax dollars and GIVING them away to said countries under the guise that we are HELPING them to build themselves up. TEACH THEM HOW, don't GIVE it to them.

    Abraham Lincoln said about buying railroad rails from England, "If we buy the rails from England we get the rails and England gets our money, but if we MAKE the rails HERE, we get our rails and we keep our money here."
    That's not a precise qoute but it's damn near the same thing he said. And he was right!

  23. Re:I just finished integrating my closet... on Homebrew Rackmount Watercooling · · Score: 1

    I have SEVEN PC's (all Linux of course), monitors, laserjet, all sorts of crap.

    It's HOT and NOISY in my computer room..
    Here's what I'm working on.

    I obtained an old soda water cooler from an out of biz conv. store for CHEAP. It even has a bullet hole in it from a robbery attempt.
    http://home.gt.rr.com/linuxzealot88/mvc-716f.jpg
    and
    http://home.gt.rr.com/linuxzealot88/mvc-717f.jpg

    I stripped it all down and going to repaint it and pimp it all out with those "etched glass" decals and cold cathode lights. It'll be a religious experiance.
    It has lots of very heavy duty adjustable racks and built in lights. I stripped out the compressor (and related gear) because it was broken anyway.

    I pulled the doors off and seperated the sheets of glass so I could scrape the Coca-Cola logo decals from the inside.
    http://home.gt.rr.com/linuxzealot88/door-orig.jpg


    The whole thing WAS designed to keep cold air in.
    Well, it's gonna keep the hot air out of my computer room and the noise too.
    It's heavily insulated and sound proof too.
    I'll put a 4" exhuast up through the top of it and into my attic through my ceiling. My cooling bills in the summer will go down. In the winter I'll redirect the hot air into the room.

    Yeah, it's big but it'll hold every computer I have plus additional equipment. I'm even going to seal the vents on my monitor and run a duct hose from the monitor case into the monstercase so that even that hot air is sucked away.

    I'm sick of screaming hard drives and hot equipment.

    This will do the trick. Once I've got it done I'll post finished pics on /. if anyone cares to see it finished..

  24. flamebait my ass on Chip Firm Hit By 45-Year-Old Patent · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    FUCK YOU TRAITOR!
    You don't like things made in the USA?
    FUCK YOU...

  25. Re:In other news, on Chip Firm Hit By 45-Year-Old Patent · · Score: 1

    a flat, cylindrical object
    WOW!!! Can you post a pic of one of these??
    Sounds neat! I've never seen a flat, cylindrical object before!!