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  1. I knew Atom... on Atom Smasher May Create "Black Saturns" · · Score: 1

    from the punk scene at CBGBs. I never thought he'd start a new band though.

  2. Re:3P's on How Safe is Your Employment Application Data? · · Score: 1

    Nice thought, but if you are filling out job applications on-line you are most likely not in the position to set any conditions (as opposed to using a headhunter or contacts within the company, in which case you aren't seen as riff-raff off the street.)

    If I was to paint any group with a wide brush as 'riff-raff off the street' it would have to be the headhunters. Though they are pretty much the only game in town nowadays.

  3. LMMS on Music Sequencing Software for Unix? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not sure if it fits the bill, but when I was looking for something to play around with, I ended up using this.

  4. Re:Use college funds for I'net for ideas, skills on Indian College Students Face Bleak Prospects · · Score: 5, Funny

    You might want to avoid calling them cells though...

  5. Re:clockwork tv chair on Philips Patents Technology to Force Ad Viewing · · Score: 1

    Peppered with 'Viddy well li'l brotha!"

  6. Re:Two Things on Looking Forward, Ubuntu Linux 6.06 · · Score: 1

    1. Why switch? It sounds like you were happy with your PPC Macs?

    2. Why do you need iTunes to develop games?

    3. If you really want to switch to a linux system, use a distro/set-up that most closely meets your needs, and if needed tailor to your desires, but see #1 above.

  7. Re:He should fork it... on Mandriva Fires Founder Gael Duval, Who Plans to Sue · · Score: 1

    How about Mandrivenout!

  8. Re:Will there be an emotion chip too? on PS3 - Lateness With Linux? · · Score: 1

    I got the linux kit for ps2, and it did come with some pdfs:

    coreum_e.pdf
    gsuser_e.pdf
    VCL_User_Manual_E_v1.3.2_1.pdf
    eeover_e.pdf
    inst_e.pdf
    eeuser_e.pdf
    restri_e.pdf
    vu_e.pdf

  9. Re:Give me a break on 'Misleading' COD2 Ads Pulled From UK · · Score: 1

    "Is deceptive advertising illegal? (Usually yes.)"

    This cannot be correct, either that or it is not enforced. I would guess that 80% to close to 100% of advertising is deceptive. Some are more subtle than others i.e. McDonald's commercials with no fat people.

  10. A few observations on New Consortium to Push UDI and Include DRM · · Score: 1

    For the following, piracy means copyright infringement not covered by fair use, more specifically black market type stuff.

    1. If you can watch or hear something it is possible to pirate it.

    2. If it can be pirated it will be pirated. Well, if it's profitable to be pirated that is, i.e., the closer the prices are between legit and pirated copies the less profitable pirating is.

    3. If 1 and 2 are true, then piracy will never be stopped.

    4. The producer or the consumer or a combination of the two will have to absorb the loss. Sources of compensation can include lawsuits against pirates.

    I think it should end there.

  11. Re:In other news on No Office For Linux, MS Patents Rejected · · Score: 3, Funny

    This would surely backfire on them, as in the process of adding 'cruft' to the product to make it crappy, they would unintentionally create something stable.

  12. Re:True to an extent... on The GPL Impedes Linux More Than It Helps? · · Score: 1

    Not necessarily. If the place where he got the code, instead decided to not release the source.

  13. Re:True to an extent... on The GPL Impedes Linux More Than It Helps? · · Score: 1

    The point is, before you changed the code, you were one of the 'other users' you were talking about.The reason you were able to change that code in the first place is due to the GPL.

  14. Re:PS2 Linux on PlayStation 3 HDD to Ship With Linux · · Score: 2, Informative

    I disagree, 100 bucks for 40GB HDD, keyboard, mouse, network adaptor, custom linux distro, official pdfs on the internals of the ps2 including a manual for each chip seems like a good deal to me at that time(2+ years ago?). Concerning suitable displays, you could install out of the box on a ntsc, pal, or SOG monitor, through a controller cheat code, though this info was delayed, people were doing 'blind installs' on tvs. I understand that the latest homebrew development platform sps2 gets pretty close to the hardware. And I also use ps2linux to this day as a desktop.

  15. Re:Define "small binary size"... on Blackbox (Finally) Updated · · Score: 1

    nice... will definately try that one.

  16. Re:Define "small binary size"... on Blackbox (Finally) Updated · · Score: 1

    Ahh, that explains it as it did seem unusually low compared to other wms. Thanks for the help! I will experiment.

  17. Re:Define "small binary size"... on Blackbox (Finally) Updated · · Score: 1

    Cool, will check that one out, thx.

  18. Re:Define "small binary size"... on Blackbox (Finally) Updated · · Score: 1

    That gives me:

    libXm.so.2 => /usr/local/lib/libXm.so.2 (0x2aaab000)
    libXp.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6 (0x2ac9d000)
    libXt.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 (0x2ace6000)
    libSM.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6 (0x2ad86000)
    libICE.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6 (0x2add0000)
    libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x2ae2a000)
    libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x2ae7b000)
    libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x2af94000)
    /lib/ld.so.1 => /lib/ld.so.1 (0x0fb60000)

    Sorry this type of sleuthing is a little over my head.

  19. Re:Define "small binary size"... on Blackbox (Finally) Updated · · Score: 1

    Did you link libXm to MWM statically or dynamically? It makes a pretty big difference.

    Hmm, I don't remember and I'm looking through my /usr/local/src and coming up blank. It may have even been precompiled on the install disk. I'm gonna keep investigating...

  20. Re:Define "small binary size"... on Blackbox (Finally) Updated · · Score: 1

    I'm curious; are you using the Sony PS2 Linux kit? I've been having trouble finding information on running Linux on a PS2 without it. I have the network adapter and a spare hard drive, and I'd love to set up a TV-comp for brother to use instead of my laptop. Yeah, I'm using the sony kit. Your best bet is to try to get a used set of discs, as sony has effectively limited the cd/dvd rom drive to only read "official" discs. Even if you mod the ps2 so you can read your own rolled discs I don't believe anybody has or was able to make a ps2 compatible bootstrapper. But once you install the official sony version, you can switch to other distros, and some people have set up minimal set-ups that boot from the mem card. So like I said try to get a pair of used official discs or burned official discs/mod your ps2(not that I would condone that) and that should work fine. Probably the best place to start is here. Go to the ps2 community link on left and get to the general message board, peeps post if they're selling there. Good luck, its a lot of fun to play with.

  21. Define "small binary size"... on Blackbox (Finally) Updated · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This is important to me as I'm running linux on a playstation 2. I use mwm which I've always liked since I first used it quite some time ago. The binary clocks in at 1985399 bytes. In my research I've compiled and tried many different wms, one being blackbox which clocked in at 7965606 bytes, about 4x the size of mwm. Maybe I didn't compile it with some minimalist options turned on? Don't get me wrong I feel blackbox is a great product, but so far mwm is the best fit for my sit.

  22. Re:Know your code on Moving from Binary Drivers to Open Source? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or things like...

    //WARNING! We do not know what the following code does!
    //But do NOT remove that extra semi-colon whatever you do

    or...

    //TODO: Change from inefficient inept implementation to sane one

  23. Yikes on John Gilmore's Search for the Mandatory ID Law · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "He was employee No. 5 at Sun Microsystems, which made Unix, the free software of the Web, the world standard."

  24. Re:Funny article, but I notices one interesting th on Whippersnappers Bad-Mouth Old Games · · Score: 1

    Damn that HTML formatting to HELL!

  25. Funny article, but I notices one interesting thing on Whippersnappers Bad-Mouth Old Games · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think they were interviewed by Eliza: Garret: That's not Tyson. Are you kidding me? Mike Tyson does not have a handlebar mustache, and he's not white. EGM: So those are the two things that make you think that's not Tyson? Bobby: A duck ate me. EGM: A what ate you? Parker: Did this game do really well? EGM: Would it surprise you if it did?