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  1. Time issues on Policy-Based Routing Using Software Firewalls? · · Score: 0

    Also, as one of your T1s is only available at certain times of the day, a *nix solution has another advantage. Once you get your configuration working, establish cron jobs on the router to stop and start the routing over the time-restricted T1.

  2. Re:a few things to say... on Opera Promises Voice-Operated Web Browser · · Score: 0

    You haven't really thought things out. Many fine individuals use the net, for how shall we say, purient interests. As such, they have to juggle the use of the dominate hand between mouse... and some place else. By having a voice control browser, this issue is handily solved, no pun intended.

  3. Re:Fantastic! on Gimp Hits 2.0 · · Score: 0

    Fah! A real geek coding in hex wouldn't use a Dvorak layout keyboard -- instead, he or she would have designed and built his or her own keyboard with 0 through 9 on the home row, and A through F were WER and UIO on a QWERTY layout, as those are the fastest key positions to type. Or at least, he or she would remap the keyboard layout.

  4. Re:Does that include Trolltech? on SCO Aims For The Feds · · Score: 0

    I'd say it's a non-issue. There are plenty of cases yearly involving the quality of water, yet judges drink water all the time.

  5. Re:That's fine and all, but... on MSN Rolling Out New Search Engine In July · · Score: 0

    That's almost like saying you Windows your car when crash it into a telephone pole.

  6. Re:For those who didn't RTFA... on Rover Cracks Mystery Of Mars Spheres · · Score: -1, Redundant

    They look more like goat droppings to me, but they taste better. Trust me. I know.

  7. Re:GPL on Freeware for Windows -- Where Did It Go? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have no "agenda". I simply stated how I see things, and offered a potential explanation for where the freeware went. I assumed that he would know about the obvious places like tucows, download.com, sourceforge, and others, and was still having no luck. I felt that repeating the obvious would have been useless, and tried to offer some insight, but it appears I failed at communicating that. My apologies.

  8. GPL on Freeware for Windows -- Where Did It Go? · · Score: 1

    And now, my friend, you understand one of the reasons behind the GPL. Once it has been given, it cannot be taken back, and it's your to keep and use forever, without cost.

    Most of those involved in the creation of freeware -- those who see the benefits in cooperation -- have moved their efforts to the open source world, where their value is seen and their work highly respected. You'll find a plenthora of such applications and utilities on the Linux/BSD side of things.

    I don't mean to be a Free software zealot, but in this particular case, Free and Closed software are polar opposites. Welcome to the Light Side, young Skywalker.

  9. Re:But it does support AAC on Rhythmbox Gets iPod Support · · Score: 1

    Yes, transcoding from vorbis to aac would be better than to mp3.

  10. Re:does it play ogg ? on Rhythmbox Gets iPod Support · · Score: 1

    For the very simple reason that I never want someone else to have control of my media, which could be possible if I were to use a non-free codec.

  11. Actually... on Improving Your Mental Math Skills? · · Score: 1

    Actually, devices exist that work completely transparently, unlike the old fashioned calculator. Even tux uses one! Here's a pic of him modeling one of the later models.

  12. Re:does it play ogg ? on Rhythmbox Gets iPod Support · · Score: 1

    It sounds vastly better for the same file size. And it's Free, and widely supported -- except on portable players, it seems.

  13. Re:does it play ogg ? on Rhythmbox Gets iPod Support · · Score: 1

    But you really do want to do that if you want to listen to your tunes on your iPod, after all, it doesn't support ogg vorbis.

  14. Adventures on Leave a Safe IT Job for Music Tour? · · Score: 1

    You're young. Go have an adventure to pester your grandkids with. You may not make more in terms of money, but you will get immeasurably more in experience. This would be an awesome opportunity to see Europe, that you might not get again soon. I'd definitely take it, while you have no ties holding you down.

  15. Re:looking for the captain's log on Star Trek's Design Influence On Palm, New Tech · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course Wesley would know. Saving the day again, are we?

  16. Re:What? on Did HP Defraud the Canadian Government? · · Score: 1

    In Russia?

  17. Re:The correct language... on Navy Unveils Polyglot Chat For Iraq · · Score: 1

    I think the fnords are getting to you :D

  18. Be careful! on Ease Into Subversion From CVS · · Score: 1

    Be sure to talk to your programmers before you pull the switch on them. Not telling them would be rather subversive...

  19. Re:How long can he wait? on Peter Jackson Says "Hobbit" Movie In The Works · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Trolls? Just hire some of the Anonymous Cowards following me around. They'll do plenty well. :D

  20. Re:Sponsored by... on The Memory Masters · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not necessarily with roulette. The roulette table can have a slighty variation which can show up statistically. However, you'd need to keep track of thousands of spins to get any meaningful information. It's just like flipping a coin that showed up heads 9 times out of the last 10 -- I'd bet heads the next 100 times.

  21. Re:Absolutley true story (for unix nerds) on The Oft Frustrating Job of a Sysadmin · · Score: 1

    VIM, of course ;)

  22. Re:MIRROR :) on Chernobyl...18 Years Later · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bizarre... I've heard of that site, but never thought I would be mentioned there. Perhaps I was a tad over-zealous with posting mirror links ;)

  23. Re:Absolutley true story (for unix nerds) on The Oft Frustrating Job of a Sysadmin · · Score: 1

    I've noticed that about long time unix users -- they tend to get very set in their ways of doing things. I know people that still use EMACS.

  24. Re:MOD DOWN - TROLL on Chernobyl...18 Years Later · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Troll? No. I have excellent karma, unlike some anonymous COWARD.

  25. Re:who keeps modding this crap up? on Chernobyl...18 Years Later · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah, I goofed and missed the -k option. It's fixed now :)