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  1. yeah on RFID Passports Raise Safety Concerns · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, that is important because I know when Americans visit say, China or India, they can blend right in with everyone else if they don't have that transmitter.

  2. Re:Okay, zeriouzly... on MS Portable Not A Game Player? · · Score: 1

    Didn't they already name their controller the POOS?

  3. Isn't... on Mice Produced Using Artificial Sperm · · Score: 1

    ...there already a method to help couples who can't have kids? Oh yes, here it is.

    I guess that's not good enough, and we need some scientifically-created gimp kids running around (more so than there already are).

  4. Re:hrmm on Work Around for New DVD Format Protections · · Score: 1

    There are quite a few frames in a movie, at least for me, when I get sick of taking screenshots after the 20th one. That means I'd be sick of taking screenshots after not even one second of a movie.

    My calculations estimate a 90 minute movie to have over 160000 frames. That's 159980 frames too many for me.

  5. Re:Never going to happen on Is Simplified Spelling Worth Reform? · · Score: 1

    I say we just use binary. Can't get more simple than spelling everything with only two characters.

  6. Re:Wii will rock you!! on Nintendo Revolution Renamed 'Wii' · · Score: 1

    Heh, I thought the same thing as soon as I heard, and so here's the obligatory Gimp'd image:

    http://offload1.icculus.org/~dolson/img/wii.jpg

  7. Urine?? on Mark Shuttleworth Proposes Delaying next Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    Guy, if your urine is dark orange like that, you oughtta go to the doctor's office. I suspect a bladder infection or UTI. Get some cipro, and get that puppy fixed!

  8. Re:UBUNTU STUDIO PROJECT LAUNCHED! on France Moving Forward on Legalized P2P · · Score: 1

    WTF? Who is posting my wiki on Slashdot? In the comments for something absolutely not even related to music or Linux?? Please don't do this kind of crap..

  9. Metroid Prime was good on CNN's Game Over On The 360 · · Score: 1

    At least for me... I found the controls in Metroid Prime to be pretty good for a console game. But I'm the guy who bought a PS/2 mouse/keyboard adapter for his Xbox.

  10. Re:Is there an free or open source version of on The Place Of Modern MIDI Music? · · Score: 1

    Do you know of a tutorial for getting Ardour and JACK working on Ubuntu?

    I will stick with Audacity for all of my multitrack recording needs until there's an easy way to get Ardour and JACK working. I tried and I get all kinds of weird artifacts and delays and overdrive and it just sounds plain awful and unusable.

    I've mixed several songs with 8-15 tracks in Audacity, and I think it does pretty good, but I am interested in Ardour as the next step up.

    If you're a musician who prefers to use hardware and record everything digitally, Audacity is a good first step. The synching can be fixed manually, but it's annoying and shouldn't have to be done. Effects aren't in real-time, so that sucks too. But Audacity is better than some people give credit. I am proud of a few of the mixes I've come up with. I'm not a pro though.

  11. Re:Good theory... on Cedega 5.0 Released · · Score: 1

    ...or uses a gaming console.

    PCs are great for certain genres, but consoles still rock for others. There are advantages and disadvantages to both sides, but there are many Linux users who are "serious" gamers that do opt for console-based gaming over dual booting or having a second PC for Windows.

    I do try to support the Linux native games (most recent being Professor Fizzwhizzle and Lugaru), but most of my gaming is on my GameCube or Xbox.

  12. KB/Mouse on Xbox on How to Build a $500 Gaming Machine · · Score: 1

    I use a SmartJoy Frag on my Xbox. It's great for games like Call of Duty, Halo, and pretty much any FPS, really.

    I ordered from Lik Sang:
    http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=83&produ cts_id=5438&

    Also, you can get it for PS2 as well, so that the games that don't support the USB ports will work:
    http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=23&produ cts_id=5439&

  13. Re:slow down jack on Redhat Spins Off Fedora Project · · Score: 1

    Just don't cut yourself on the bleeding edge if you use the new bronze models. Cut my finger wide open trying to take it off for a shower. That'll teach me to shower.

  14. FUD on Microsoft Under Attack - Part 2 · · Score: 1

    "But that's not an issue, as long as Microsoft manages to sow enough doubt."

    That about sums it up...

  15. Re:I don't get it .. on Freeciv-2.0.0 Stable Released · · Score: 1

    What you described sounds a lot like Barcode Battler... If you remember that. (yeah, I am posting this way later, and you probably won't read this).

  16. Re:cool on Asterisk Breeds A Cottage Industry · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure that the ring tones are mono. Even if they aren't, they won't play in stereo. Well, that doesn't matter anyhow.

    My issue with the 190 is the auto-answer indicator that does not work as advertised. It worked once, but haven't heard it since then... Weird. snom has been made aware.

    Other than that, it's a cool phone, AND it runs Linux.

  17. Yeah, check out Lionstracs Mediastation on Korg's New Keyboard Powered by Linux · · Score: 1

    Check out this link.

    These guys have been in the making for a while now, but they seem to be more open-source oriented.

    Supposedly shipping in March.

  18. wow on Gnome 2.10 Sneak Peek · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm so behind the times using Debian here.. I only have 2.8, and here 10 is released? Wow. I thought all the "Debian is old" jokes were stupid, but now I know for sure that they were right all along.

  19. Re:this project is a joke on Playing the Game Boy DS Online · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I totally agree. It works great for Xbox too. If you have a Linksys WRT54G router, you can even install a hacked firmware on it and run the XLink Kai daemon directly on there. That's what I do, and it's nice. Oh yeah, XLink runs on Linux, in case that hasn't been answered.

  20. Re:Retailers to support Linux? on Linux Doom 3 Client Released · · Score: 1
  21. Re:Where to buy? on Linux Doom 3 Client Released · · Score: 1
  22. Devastating indeed... on Windows Viruses up Sharply in 2004 · · Score: 1

    I would hate to get this virus because just look at the removal instructions!

    "1. Obtain the most recent virus definitions. There are two ways to do this:
    * Run LiveUpdate. LiveUpdate is the easiest way to obtain virus definitions. These virus definitions have undergone full quality assurance testing by Symantec Security Response and are posted to the LiveUpdate servers one time each week (usually Wednesdays) unless there is a major virus outbreak. To determine whether definitions for this threat are available by LiveUpdate, look at the Virus Definitions (LiveUpdate) line at the top of this write-up.
    * Download the definitions using the Intelligent Updater. Intelligent Updater virus definitions have undergone full quality assurance testing by Symantec Security Response. They are posted on U.S. business days (Monday through Friday). They must be downloaded from the Symantec Security Response Web site and installed manually. To determine whether definitions for this threat are available by the Intelligent Updater, look at the Virus Definitions (Intelligent Updater) line at the top of this write-up.

    Intelligent Updater virus definitions are available here. For detailed instructions on how to download and install the Intelligent Updater virus definitions from the Symantec Security Response Web site, click here.
    2. Start Norton AntiVirus (NAV), and make sure that NAV is configured to scan all files. For instructions on how to do this, read the document How to configure Norton AntiVirus to scan all files.
    3. Run a full system scan.
    4. Delete all files that are detected as Linux.Jac.8759. Replace deleted files from a clean backup or reinstall them."


    Where in the Gnome menu can I find the LiveUpdate option? I hope I don't have this virus! Someone please help!

  23. Re:HBO also announced on Windows Viruses up Sharply in 2004 · · Score: 1

    Cool! Thanks for that apt-watch thing. I didn't know it existed, but to be fair, I didn't ever think to look. Now I've found gdeb as well, so that's pretty cool. Thanks again.

  24. Re:Neat! on Simplifying Linux Driver Installation · · Score: 1

    Xbox.

  25. Re:Of course we can't forget... on A Dicebag of Dungeons and Dragons Documentaries · · Score: 1

    Disclaimer: I'm a Christian, I don't like Jack Chick, I played AD&D when I was much younger, and I never got involved in the occult.

    I can't deny that it does happen, but you have to ask yourself just how messed up these people are to begin with... If people kill themselves over a game, then they had deeper issues. The thing is, people get into witchcraft WITHOUT exposure to fantasy elements such as AD&D also.