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  1. Re:scared of the future [orwellian] on StorageTek Blocks 3rd Party Maintenance with DMCA · · Score: 1

    Google for "rally for america" Make your own determination, And in response to the AC who claimed it was astroturf just because Clearchannel was involved, try again, I would have attended but for schedule conflicts and many of my friends and family did attend, and CNN reports that only 300 showed up in Denver don't match up with eyewitness reports and pictures from the event showing between 3 and 10k.

  2. Re:scared of the future [orwellian] on StorageTek Blocks 3rd Party Maintenance with DMCA · · Score: 1

    Being (un/under)informed is a personal choice, and someone who chooses not to be informed has their own set of problems, or lack of problems.

    Note that if no-one hates what you are doing, you likely aren't doing anything. Acting gets people pissed, DEAL WITH IT!

    I think we've got at least 100 years before the next civil war, the changes from the last one haven't yet been assimilated, and we made it past the chokepoint(1970s)

    Believing that corporations exploit any but the willing is a sign that you too are underinformed. I have the use of all the rights I choose to exercise. As does anyone else in the country. I use force(vote). And contrary to any who believe otherwise, a properly written personal letter to your elected representative does have repercussions.

  3. Re:scared of the future [orwellian] on StorageTek Blocks 3rd Party Maintenance with DMCA · · Score: 1

    My cellphone stays home as often as not, so no it won't show anything.

    Odd, anytime I've seen a protest the location was requested by the "protesters" and was not "provided" by the police. And I've observed individuals walking the sidewalks in protest of various events, and I know they didn't need a permit, and I also know that they were there for the duration of the event(s).

    Media coverage tends not to cover peaceful protests for some reason, perhaps because there is no chance of police brutality.

    Coverage of the pro-war-in-iraq demonstrations was remarkably sparse, although attendance was signifigantly larger than that of the anti-war groups.

  4. Re:scared of the future [orwellian] on StorageTek Blocks 3rd Party Maintenance with DMCA · · Score: 1

    Really, how does the government know what I read last week?? They can review my purchasing habits, and can request my library history, but they have no way of knowing what I bought with cash at the local thrift store/used dealer.

    there are no cameras at any intersection where I live.

    And the only time you would want/need a permit to protest is if you intend to block traffic, and the permit provides the "protesters" police protection. And in the case of controversial hate groups, they need that protection because their ideas are so wrong and unpopular.

  5. Re:Four bucks a cup! on The Traveling Salesman Problem Meets Starbucks · · Score: 1

    Actually I brew my own, Millstone is the brand my Grocery store carries, But in a pinch, fast food coffee is serviceable.

    Why would I need health insurance?? because they serve coffee at the recommended temperature?

  6. Re:Four bucks a cup! on The Traveling Salesman Problem Meets Starbucks · · Score: 1

    Ok, the upsell is a training technique... drilled into minimum wage foodservice types.

    The shocked look is because it is so rare that someone orders a small black coffee. and if that was what I wanted, I wouldn't get it from starbucks.. for 2.50, I'd get it at McRonalds for .75.

  7. Re:I'll watch TV if I want to on FCC to Require Broadcasters to Keep Tapes of Shows · · Score: 1

    Watching too much TV will cause you to outweigh a lot of things.

  8. Re:It's always "Won't Someone think of the Childre on FCC to Require Broadcasters to Keep Tapes of Shows · · Score: 1

    Thats ok, if you're old enough to vote, you are old enough to provide for yourself...

    GO live on your own.

  9. Re:Like The Art of Computer Programming on Will LOTR:ROTK Extended Edition Hit Cinemas? · · Score: 1

    Well, it will really break you to find out that he's planning 3 more. Of course, you knew that.

  10. Re:Way to milk it for every ounce... on Will LOTR:ROTK Extended Edition Hit Cinemas? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually if you skip those scenes, you get Lord of the rings and Return of the King And we all know how great those were.

  11. Re:What's next? on Will LOTR:ROTK Extended Edition Hit Cinemas? · · Score: 1

    Yup, every year they revise it and it usually has more volumes than the previous year... BUT it comes with a shelf to put them on.

  12. Re:All New ROTK on Will LOTR:ROTK Extended Edition Hit Cinemas? · · Score: 1

    Yup, they cut out my favorite ending.. and PJ stated that he never filmed it, so... we'll never see Scouring.

  13. Re:My experence on "build it yourself" on Requiem For A Motherboard · · Score: 1

    Minor correction, the only power supply change has been AT to ATX. An XT power Supply should work if it has sufficient power(140W I believe) to power your components...

  14. Re:Damnedest thing I have ever seen. on Requiem For A Motherboard · · Score: 1

    If you have a tab A and a slot A, STOP, one of the parts doesn't belong. There should be exactly 1 A, 1 B, 1 C.... 1 AA, and so on. Unless of course you are talking about a slot/socket type. Tab A always goes to Slot B.

  15. Re:Just take your time on Requiem For A Motherboard · · Score: 1

    The professionals, typically still refer to the manual in order to make sure they don't skip a step. It's just like building software, there is a step by step guide for a reason. And yes, if you are coding for fun/seat of your pants, you won't have any design to reference back to, but if you are getting paid, these days, you will have a complete skeleton of the system on paper before you start writing the functional code.

    And it tends(long term) to save time to take the extra steps of planning before doing.

  16. Re:Boy on Requiem For A Motherboard · · Score: 1

    If a programmer can't put a motherboard into a case and install it correctly, he likely shouldn't be programming either. I've been programming for as long as I've been building boxes. And I know you can buy as cheap as build these days, but I want to know exactly what's going into my box. Altho I must agree that the brass and screws tend to be a major PITA.

    However nothing works to secure the MB as well. and changing MBs or cases that have been hard installed with those stupid plastic risers in every slot drive me completely batty.

  17. Re:I'll agree with the poster on Requiem For A Motherboard · · Score: 1

    Couldn't be a dongle... Dongles plug into the back of the computer not the motherboard.

    DUH

  18. Re:Err... so what? on Clever Caller ID Tricks With VoIP · · Score: 1

    Why don't you google for that and get back with us on whether ANI spoofing is possible..

    NO nevermind, it is. In fact there are carriers who will help you spoof your ANI. Of course they don't know that.

  19. Re:Damn. on Is The 6-Month Product Cycle Upon Us? · · Score: 1

    Actually I bought the 300 after the 1700... stuck it in a fileserver. I'm running a 2600, the 1700, and the 300.. the 2600 is primary running xp, the 1700 is backup running 2k and the 300 runs 98 for those special games that don't like NT even in emulation mode. the 486 is a firewall and I bring out the 5150 and mac for even more special games like flight sim 1.

  20. Re:Six month death spiral on Is The 6-Month Product Cycle Upon Us? · · Score: 1

    read non-trivial as trivial and smack me with the stupid stick.

  21. Re:Six month death spiral on Is The 6-Month Product Cycle Upon Us? · · Score: 1

    Its fairly non-trivial to have your space probe pressurized, and MANY components work more efficiently at earth normal pressures, plus it's easier to test that way... If you have lubricated moving parts, you definitely want air and earth normal or near earth normal pressures.

  22. Re:Err... so what? on Clever Caller ID Tricks With VoIP · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ANI spoofing is also doable, so I don't see what the big deal is. It may not be user settable, but there are fairly trivial techniques which can be used to provide faulty or NO ANI so what's the big deal.

    IMO, being able to user-disable Call ID should be simply user configurable.

    techniques used for ANI spoofing will be left as an exercise for the student.

  23. Re:New bussiness model? on Is The 6-Month Product Cycle Upon Us? · · Score: 1

    I've got an athlon 1700, celeron 300, 486 sx, Mac 256, and IBM PC 5150. None of them fails to run software designed to run on them.

  24. Re:New bussiness model? on Is The 6-Month Product Cycle Upon Us? · · Score: 1

    I've got 3 year old, 5 year old, 10 year old, 20 year old and 23 year old computers that work just fine... I use them regularly and they work just as well as day 1.

  25. Re:New Revolution? on Ten-disc 'Matrix' DVD Box Set Planned · · Score: 1

    Ok, so 5 1/2 minutes felt like 10, and 2 minutes felt like 1... so make the 3 minutes longer which is what I wanted... more talk less "action" This is a movie about the prison of our mind, lets use it.