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  1. Re:Stupid Tricks on (Useful) Stupid Unix Tricks? · · Score: 1

    command below is similar except:
    1. rather than descending into directories, just give their size
    2. human readable sizes while preserving correct sort by size

    du -s ./* | sort -n | cut -f 2 | xargs du -hs

  2. Re:Crashed My Laptop! on (Useful) Stupid Unix Tricks? · · Score: 1

    me five-ish

    T60/Ubuntu 7.10

    Nov 6 23:29:43 modprobe: WARNING: Error running install command for nvidia
    Nov 6 23:29:43 last message repeated 3 times
    Nov 6 23:29:53 kernel: [ 1312.260512] loop: module loaded
    Nov 6 23:29:54 modprobe: WARNING: Error running install command for nvidia
    Nov 6 23:29:54 last message repeated 3 times
    Nov 6 23:29:54 kernel: [ 1312.316405] swsusp: Marking nosave pages: 000000000009f000 - 0000000000100000
    Nov 6 23:29:54 kernel: [ 1312.316421] swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps created
    Nov 6 23:29:55 kernel: [ 1313.994819] swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps freed
    Nov 6 23:29:55 kernel: [ 1314.007814] iTCO_wdt: Unexpected close, not stopping watchdog!
    Nov 6 23:31:10 syslogd 1.4.1#21ubuntu3: restart.

    1. See an interesting command.
    2. See that it caused other people to crash.
    3. Run it anyway, and crash.
    4. ???
    5. Profit!

  3. Re:Bootable Distro? on OpenBSD Ahead of Linux for Wi-Fi Drivers · · Score: 1

    There is some reading available here: Anonym.OS: an OpenBSD Live CD for Anonymity? and here: Building an OpenBSD Live CD. I'm not sure the second one is your cup of tea but there may be value in the discussion. The first one is probably a better bet. However, I'm not sure how much modification has gone in and I have no idea whether it's up to date.

  4. Re:The onion redesign isn't very good on Designer on Slashdot Overhaul Plans · · Score: 1

    I despise the new onion layout. I assume this guy was just a hired gun, but if that's his idea of good design then I hope he stays as far away from slashdot as possible.

  5. Re:OT but... on Is Sveasoft Violating the GPL? · · Score: 1

    not even a real blip, no one read the summary ;)

  6. Re:play on words on XVID 1.0 Released · · Score: 3, Funny

    i'm sure it is all pure coincidence

  7. Re:Ebola-Cold. on Anti-HIV Virus Developed · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That actually depends which strain you're talking about.
    The Reston strain is airborne, but is not fatal to humans. The problem, however, is that Reston is very similar to the Sudan and Zaire strains, so airborne mutations are not out of the question for the other strains. Additionally, at late stages when R & Z are extremely infectious, coughing will spew droplets of blood, which if care is not taken will infect others who breath them in.
    Some information taken from here
    See also: Wikipedia

  8. Re:You are forgetting on Anti-HIV Virus Developed · · Score: 2, Informative

    *sigh*
    you don't usually troll, or did you forget to check the AC box...
    AIDS transmission does not depend on the sexuality of the persons involved. See this site for details.
    Of particular note: "Vaginal or rectal intercourse without protection is very unsafe. Sexual fluids enter the body, and wherever a man's penis is inserted, it can cause small tears that make HIV infection more likely."

  9. Re:Interesting Prize Categories on X-Prize Cup Site Chosen: New Mexico · · Score: 2, Insightful

    For 5, I would think that craft design would be the limiting factor. If the craft is designed right, then the humans inside it should be reasonably comfortable, even at high Gs. Think of it as a way to test the breadth of design, winning this category means that in addition to having a design that works in terms of the "commercial spaceflight" goal, you also have something that can get up there and come back down fast. Short flight times are good, think of why the concorde existed. Now think of a much more lucrative market. You get the idea.

  10. Re:Bob and Clippy on Emotional Bonding with Space Probes · · Score: 1

    well, there was that bmw that ran windows...
    that people hated...

    now you just need a...
    ...
    3. Profit!

  11. Re:Only 1 year? on First Java AP Computer Science Exam Complete · · Score: 1

    bzzt, you're wrong

    from 99 to 03 it was given in C++
    before 99 pascal was used
    and in 04 going forward Java will be used,
    at least until colleges change their mind about what to teach first year cs students
    (we already switched to some devilish combination of scheme and java, don't get me started)

  12. Re:Done right, CSS can help multi-platform use. on CSS for the LDP? · · Score: 2, Informative

    even a stylesheet that's half as good as some of that stuff would make the ldp a whole lot nicer...
    personally i think css is the best and easiest way to do a really good job on web site design...
    tables are the devil, as are frames.. remember that and you're set
    www.psychiatry.com is a nice basic layout done by my brother, and it mostly comes down to easy to see, easy to read, easy to change to your taste

  13. Re:Tune in now... 4:47EST on NASA Tests X-43A · · Score: 1

    it looks like lauch is scheduled for exactly 5:00 EST

  14. Re:launch it allready! *dammit* on NASA Tests X-43A · · Score: 4, Insightful

    and destroy it again because they forgot something
    good idea

  15. Re:What the fuck? on Mobile Wifi Backpack · · Score: 4, Insightful

    its pure pr bullshit, all they did was put a low power access point in a backpack with some batteries and a powerbook playing server
    heh, i wouldn't mind stealing one... but other than that, not very interesting
    (-1 Marketing Bullshit)

  16. you go girl on Mozilla 1.7 Beta Is Faster And Smaller · · Score: -1, Redundant

    woohoo!
    now if it only came bundled with a particular desktop os... ;-)

  17. Re:phhhewwww on Examining New York's Bioresearch Laboratory · · Score: 1

    "And as for the article, none of the pathogens that were mentioned, such as Ebola, Anthrax, or Hantavirus, are massively contagious."

    You're joking I hope... Ebola is, depending on the strain, somewhere between very very deadly and completely disastrous. The worst strain is airborne via coughing and it has a 90% kill rate. That means that any urban or even suburban setting with an outbreak is completely fucked, in a matter of a couple days. Think of everyone you know, now pretend 9 of 10 are dead.
    No big deal, right?

  18. Re:How about some good examples? on How Not To Sell Linux Products · · Score: 3, Interesting

    bluesocket is one of the top vendors for business class wireless access points with real security solutions... all based on linux (and according to them, gpl compliant)

    btw: i do not work for them, i did talk to the cto ;)

  19. Re:Adaption, but.. on C Alive and Well Thanks to Portable.NET · · Score: 1

    sure punchcards went obsolete, and _someday_ C will to, but like BSD, it is dying, and will be for many many years to come... ;)

  20. expert my ass on Spam Solutions from an Expert · · Score: 2, Interesting

    while his credentials certainly would put him in a far better position to know these things than i am... i find his death and doom attitude annoying... he doesn't really address the parts of anti-spam that do work.. he glosses over them, and then hypes the parts that are broken.. without any sort of proof if i were to mod the article it would probably get something like +2 informative -2 Overrated -1 Flamebait and -1 Troll

  21. stupid on BudNet Tracks Your Suds · · Score: 1, Troll

    "Frankly, I don't want Budweiser knowing when I choose to buy their beer versus another brands." Frankly, you're an idiot, when the submitter doesn't understand the article you know its gotta be slashdot.

  22. Re:OSS Software in general.. on Running a Business on Open Source Software? · · Score: 1

    heh, gnucash most certainly does use double accounting... has for some time now... your "note" disqualified your entire post from worthwileness because a quick trip to *gasp* google shows that you're an idiot

  23. Re:NetBSD? on GameCube-Powered Webserver · · Score: 1

    but NetBSD sucks and BSD is dying.....

  24. Re:PEI on Experiences with DirecWay Satellite Internet · · Score: 1

    nothing interactive, yet... basically all she's doing is (s)ftping in and pulling files and then putting them back when she's done... it is however a huge improvement from dialup because she can get a 35mb mp3 to transcribe without it taking all day + night.. (for example) as far as i can tell the latency is as bad as dialup, not worse tho.. and the throughput it reasonable ssh is probably a disaster.. but i've never been there to try it...

  25. PEI on Experiences with DirecWay Satellite Internet · · Score: 4, Informative

    a remote co-worker has it up in prince edward's island and it seems to work pretty well for her