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  1. Didn't you see? on A Hotter Sun May Be Contributing To Global Warming · · Score: 2, Funny

    Someone posted a link to this article. We have less than six years. That's good news for people who hate Enterprise since it definitely won't be still on in 6 years.

  2. Re:Security of their network? on LA Cops get Wi-Fi Drive By Access · · Score: 5, Informative

    Some 802.11 implementations are very secure. Cisco, for example, doesn't use a static WEP key like home 802.11 equipment. The only wireless equipment I would trust with sensitive data is made by Cisco. For home use though I buy the cheap stuff and use 128-bit WEP with MAC filtering.

  3. Re:Um, why not just fix the problem? on Apple Terminates Safari Seed Program · · Score: 4, Informative

    Microsoft did exactly this during the Windows 2000 betas. When you'd download an ISO, the special download app would inject your obfuscated IP address and beta ID into the header. Some beta tester discovered this and was able to decode the obfuscation. MS wasn't too happy when this tester reported it to the beta newsgroup. Once people found out about it, it was trivial to remove or alter the injected information.

  4. Re:My Eyes! on Gameboy Advance SP Released Today in North America · · Score: 1

    That sounds like an urban legend. If the product were truly harmful to the eyes, it would have been recalled. It did give some people headaches, though.

  5. Re:What about Virtual Boy? on Gameboy Advance SP Released Today in North America · · Score: 1

    If you have a butt load of games, they can go for over $250 on ebay.

  6. Re:Enterprise sucks? on Rick Berman: Enterprise May Not Suck Next Year · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I agree... I really like Enterprise. I also liked Voyager but rank Enterprise higher. TNG was also quite good. DS9 is the only one I couldn't get into.

  7. Re:Wheat from chaff on A Positive Outlook on the Software Industry · · Score: 1

    The VIC-20 kicked ass!

    5183 bytes free

    Ready.

  8. Re:Debian! on Slackware 9 Unleashed to World · · Score: 1

    dhch servers

    should have said dhcp server, obviously. :) Also, it would be even less than 200MB if we didn't leave the extracted/compiled kernel source on there. We leave it in case we have to patch it for freeswan or whatever.

  9. Re:Debian! on Slackware 9 Unleashed to World · · Score: 1

    Interesting, but no dice. Squid won't be very efficient on a floppy-based firewall. Also, we sometimes install stuff like sendmail, apache, dhch servers, freeswan, modem redirectors, etc.

  10. Debian! on Slackware 9 Unleashed to World · · Score: 1

    We set up Debian firewalls that use less than 200MB of disk space.

  11. Re:Of *course* Slackware is still around! on Slackware 9 Unleashed to World · · Score: 1

    Debian is #1! I am going to try out this Slackware though. I haven't used it since version 2.0.

  12. Re:Don't say it. on Cirocco Live Liquid Cooled Rack · · Score: 1

    Too late... about 8 people already posted the standard "imagine a beowolf cluster of these"...

  13. Xenix on Microsoft Bug May Attract Big Worm · · Score: 0

    If it say "Microsoft " and something else, you are vulnerable.

    Damn! That means my Microsoft Xenix system is vulnerable! How do I unstall this patch on Xenix? Is Xenix the same thing as XP?

  14. Not a dupe! on Microsoft Bug May Attract Big Worm · · Score: 1

    You were just caught off guard by MS having two major patches in a single week.

  15. Is this Monday? on Microsoft Bug May Attract Big Worm · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought Monday was the official MS patch day? As an MS admin I'm not expected to work two days a week, am I?

  16. First Beaterz Post on MySQL 4 Declared Production-Ready · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    Pre-order yours today and Mr Goat will install an 8-track player and genuine, single-dashboard-speaker mono sound.

  17. Play Sierra games on Linux? on LGP Announces Game Development Team · · Score: 1

    Has anyone tried this SCI interpreter for Linux? I loved Space Quest, King's Quest, and Quest for Glory...

  18. Tux Racer on LGP Announces Game Development Team · · Score: 1

    No need to purchase an expensive 3D engine. The Tux Racer engine is GPL'd and kicks ass!

  19. Hmmm... on WebDAV Buffer Overflow Attack Compromises IIS 5.0 · · Score: 1

    I don't think that's right. It may change the exact number of bytes necessary to smash the stack, but an unchecked buffer is an unchecked buffer.

    I'm guessing that the IIS in XP might be vulnerable, but that IIS should only be used for testing on not a live site. Who wants to run a live site on XP Pro when it's limited to 10 connections (and a single web browser will typically open 4 connections)?

  20. Hercules blows on Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but I tried the Herc Game Theater and it was HORRIBLE. This was back in the day when the SB Live! didn't work well on SMP systems. I went around trying all sorts of cards: Hercules, Aureal, Diamond... nothing worked very well. I even popped in my trusty SB16 with Roland wavetable daughter card! I thought that would be fine. I was shocked at how bad the SNR was on that thing.

    I ended up going back to the Live. After two months farting around with different cards, Creative finally fixed the SMP problems with the Live drivers. No I use the Audigy and it works great. Sounds great. Less filling.

  21. Re:Windows XP? on WebDAV Buffer Overflow Attack Compromises IIS 5.0 · · Score: 3, Informative

    XP Home: No because it doesn't include IIS. XP Pro: Probably not because IIS is not installed by default. Plus this only appears to affect IIS 5.0.

  22. Yeah, but... on CIOs Looking At OSS · · Score: 1

    ...none of those other fallen empires had NUKES and George W!

  23. OMG.. on Teach A Robot To Drive, Win A Million Bucks · · Score: 1

    I'll probably get modded down for this, but that is freakin' hilarious! Why wasn't it marked as Funny?

  24. Bury survivors? on Teach A Robot To Drive, Win A Million Bucks · · Score: 3, Funny

    If two robots got in an accident on the Canada/Mexico border, where would they bury the survivors?

  25. Re:what's make mrproper? on Linux Powers Motorola's Smart Phone · · Score: 1

    Ha, I read it too fast and it looked like Mr Roper from Three's Company.