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  1. But... on Who's Blocking Verified E-Voting? · · Score: 1
    You'll find that in the final, comprehensive recount after it was all over, Bush had more votes. So the outcome was correct.

    You may be saying that incumbents in general fear change in the election process, which may make some sense.

  2. Altavista on Slashback: Nigritude, Indignation, Artifacts · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Funny thing is, Altavista ranks itself below Google in a search for search engine.

    Seems like both search algorithms suffer from low self-esteem.

    I guess nobody figures on people searching for search engines anyway...

  3. The BBC would like to apologize on AMD Announces New Low-End Processor Line · · Score: 2, Funny

    These are the words that are not to be used again on this programme:

    B*M
    B*TTY
    P*X
    KN*CKERS
    KN*CKERS
    W**-W**

  4. Gateway on DSPAM v3.0 RC1 Spam Filter Released · · Score: 1
    I'm in a similar situation with Exchange 5.5, but I was able to set up a machine which runs incoming mail through DSPAM, then forwards it to the internal mail server.

    DSPAM is uniquely suited to this (compared to other statistical filters) because of the ID string it uses. Users can simply forward their corrections to the gateway machine.

    This has the added benefit of shielding the internal server from the outside. The only thing that appears to the outside is Exim (from Debian stable).

  5. Re:DSPAM ID on DSPAM v3.0 RC1 Spam Filter Released · · Score: 1
    I haven't tried it with any sort of encryption, but you're right, that may cause a problem.

    In any case, you can configure DSPAM easily to do just what you describe, as long as you bounce your corrections. That's really only a problem when a lot of users are using mail clients that don't support bouncing.

  6. DSPAM ID on DSPAM v3.0 RC1 Spam Filter Released · · Score: 4, Informative
    DSPAM uses the ID string because people send corrections by forwarding mail to a certain address. Other filters require you to move mail to a Spam folder, but that requires a fairly specific configuration (you must use IMAP, filtering mail gateways are difficult, etc).

    You can configure DSPAM to not use the ID, but this requires users to "bounce" the incorrect e-mails instead of forwarding them (as forwarding strips the headers).

    Is the ID really that inconvenient?

  7. I didn't have to register... on Slashback: Indy, Kaneko, Swindling · · Score: 1

    Maybe it's a browser thing?

  8. Warning, it's really horrible on Slashback: Indy, Kaneko, Swindling · · Score: 5, Informative
  9. Re:C3 isn't that cool. on Sneak Preview of VIA's next-gen mini-ITX mobo · · Score: 1
    funkdid writes "Italy has made transferring content via the wad pulling Internet without the permission of the screwing copyright holder a thrusting criminal offence.

    Wow.

  10. Re:That IS a Star Trek icon. on USS Enterprise Finally Flies · · Score: 1
    Oh, yeah, I think you're right. But I was close, I think that was the second episode filmed, and the first with Kirk.

    By the way, that midget was Clint Howard, Ron's brother, who was EECOM in Apollo 13.

  11. Re:That IS a Star Trek icon. on USS Enterprise Finally Flies · · Score: 1

    I believe it's those big-headed dudes from the pilot episode, "The Cage".

  12. gzip? on Bob Muglia on Longhorn Server, Linux and Blackcomb · · Score: 1
    You find the choicest customer, become his friend, and use that relationship to tar the competitor.

    What do you use to gzip him?

  13. Re:Perfect games more common now than before on The Physics of Baseball · · Score: 3, Insightful
    With twice as many teams, there are many more games being played. I think that's probably all it takes.

    I don't see any way that media coverage affects a perfect game. And hitting talent being thinned should be canceled by the increase in population.

    By the way, Nolan Ryan pitched seven no-hitters, which is an unmatched feat, but he never threw a perfect game. A perfect game has no walks as well as no hits.

  14. Re:Baseball and nerds? on The Physics of Baseball · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I think I read some of those. Is that the one with a girl who's a ventriloquist too? Those were fun.

  15. Curt Quotes on The Physics of Baseball · · Score: 1
    From the Sports Illustrated article:
    Former teammate Curt Schilling, who teamed with Johnson to lead the Diamondbacks to the World Series championship in 2001, watched the final two innings on a television at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

    Schilling now plays for the Boston Red Sox, who had a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

    "Guys that play the game at that level ... do things other people don't dream of doing," Schilling said. "They push themselves. That's what he's done."

    Johnson is back on his game after enduring an injury plagued, 6-8 season in 2003.

    "He's been pitching great," Schilling said. "I just want to find all those people that were talking about the end of his career last winter."

  16. Re:Time of Day on Internet Problem Solving Contest 2004 · · Score: 1

    Erm, had meant that to be on the main thread. I guess 1:45am isn't such a great time either.

  17. Time of Day on Internet Problem Solving Contest 2004 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know I won't be at my best at 6 in the morning...

  18. Re:very useful on Fedora Core 2 Officially Available · · Score: 1

    I don't believe that two files with the same MD5sum have yet been discovered.

    See if you can make it happen! Post results here.

  19. Re:I have one on CableCARDs and HDTV · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That's "buffoon." Nice try.

  20. Bricker Amendment on U.S. Considering Ratifying Cybercrime Treaty · · Score: 2, Informative
    This is what the Bricker Amendment, first proposed in 1953, would solve.

    The main points are:
    1. A provision of a treaty, which conflicts with this Constitution, shall not be of any force or effect.
    2. A treaty shall become effective as internal law in the United States only through legislation, which would be valid in the absence of a treaty.

    Click for more details.

  21. MOD PARENT DOWN on DARPA Aims to Redo the Internet Protocol · · Score: 1

    This is a reply to yesterday's spam article.

  22. Re:ldd `which perl` on Wicked Cool Shell Scripts · · Score: 1

    Debian stable:

    ldd `which perl`
    libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x40017000)
    libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x4001a000)
    libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4003c000)
    libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0x40159000)
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)

    ldd `which /bin/sh`
    libncurses.so.5 => /lib/libncurses.so.5 (0x40017000)
    libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x40055000)
    libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40059000)
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)

    Looks pretty close to me.

  23. Re:I can't remember where I read this, but... on California Man Sues Penis-Enlargment Firms · · Score: 1, Informative

    Hey pal, you're not spending enough time on the 'Net if you think they can only stick objects less than 3.75" circumference up there...

  24. Comment IDs on Your Cell Phone Is Tracking You · · Score: 3, Funny

    We're about to hit comment #7777777 (seven sevens). That's got to be lucky!

  25. emerge nvidia-kernel on Linux 2.6.0-test9 Released · · Score: 1

    Gentoo's ebuild will automatically detect 2.4 or 2.6 and adjust accordingly.