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  1. Re:I didn't like on Hitchhikers Guide Movie Might Become a Trilogy · · Score: 2, Informative

    If memory serves correctly he said he was going through a bad patch at the time and this was a reflection of his mood - He hinted towards regretting it afterwards.

    As regards sources I can't remember - I may have come across it in an interview or perhaps the Salmon of Doubt

  2. Re:RDesktop Knoppix? on Knoppix Hacks · · Score: 1


    No, what you want is for the machine to do a reverse dns lookup and set the hostname accordingly

    No point in manually doing what can be scripted

  3. Re:Casio Scientific Calculator on Technologies that Have Exceeded Their Expectations? · · Score: 1

    Oh and another thing - when I first started college, I bought a single Sony double-density 3.5 floppy disk. That's 12 years ago and it still works. Yes, yes, I know, floppies are obsolete... but really, I bought a box of 3.5s (figuring they'd be a lifetime supply) and I'm lucky if I get a dozen rewrites out of them. That original floppy has been overwritten literally thousands of times. What gives with that?

    Try putting something like a report or presentation on the disk due tomorrow morning.
    Check the disk - It'll be perfect
    Delete the copy on the hard disk so the only copy in existance is on that floppy
    Recheck the disk - Error accessing Drive - Track 0 Error?

  4. Re:Foolish Title on League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Trailer · · Score: 1

    That's why I read the article - I thought the lads were bringing out a "special" film :-)

    Hello Dave. - You're my wife now!!

  5. Re:False advertising! on The Crypto Gardening Guide and Planting Tips · · Score: 1

    I think I remember something about in the past, way way in the past, when Japanese (I think) women weren't really allowed to talk/natter/gossip, they used to communicate with each other via flower arrangements.

    Different flower have a number of different meanings, so a flower on its own probably didn't have much meaning (bar probably a single red rose -> love) but in an arrangement, their juxtaposition in relation to the other flowers and their meanings could allow those who knew the secrets to pass on messages.

    I think it simply was a way passing messages back and forth between lovers who weren't supposed/allowed to talk to/acknowledge each other

    Let me be the first to coin it
    fa2fap - flower arrangement to flower arrangement protocol.

    :-)
  6. Re:Device drivers and rescue disks on Dell Dropping The Floppy · · Score: 1

    Linux users, where floppy rescue disks are still the norm.

    Check out Linux Bootable Business Card


    It's recued me many a time!!

  7. Re:I like this guy, but... on JWZ Reviews Video on Linux · · Score: 1

    I had a good look at this before, and mplayer was the solution I ended up using - pulled it down off their website www.mplayerhq.hu (I think) and installed it with the quicktime, realplayer & windows codecs. ffmpegs libavcodecs and associated it with all video and sound files.


    Now click on ANY sound/video file, and hey presto, every time - it works. Brilliantly. Every time.

    That's the kind of service and reliability we get from Linux that I love.

  8. Re:You dont make sense on IBM Trials TCPA Chip Under Linux · · Score: 1


    Surely all you have to do is get your new kernel to respond to any request as to its trustworthiness with a resounding affirmative?

    If they do release a GPL kernel we'll have the source code to implement the trustworthiness request and reponse with a 1/true straight.

    My 2 cents

  9. Upgrade quickly on AT&T Identifies Widespread Security Hole - In Locks · · Score: 4, Funny


    In the cert advisory, The Microsoft Corporation are quoted "Those who upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack One should be unaffected by this exploit"

    :-)

  10. Re:Product Placement on Fact and Fiction Behind Bond's Gadgets · · Score: 1

    If it makes any difference to your argument, that Ericsson phone was never made - it was a concept phone for the film only - a pity really - I looked for it for ages!!!