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  1. Re:Sounds like you're trying to fit a square block on 802.11b Cards for Handhelds? · · Score: 2

    Netstumbler only workes on cards with the orinoco chipset (lucent wavelans), and they don't make compact flash versions of that chipset.

    True, what I use is a Orinico Based Lucent PCMCIA card in the Ipaq's PC Card Sleeve. Ministumbler works quite well in that configuration.

  2. Re:Sounds like you're trying to fit a square block on 802.11b Cards for Handhelds? · · Score: 2

    What exactly are you trying to accomplish via 802.11? Web Browsing? Email? Controlling MP3's?

    One word, War-Walking as opposed to War-Driving. Can't think of an easier way to look for open wireless networks than putting a wireless PC-Card in an Ipaq and going for a walk around the city. A little less conspicuous and bulky and a laptop, just keep it in a pocket and set it to make a noise when it finds a new network.

  3. Re:FCC on New Lighting Technology To Wipe Out Wi-Fi Access? · · Score: 2

    No, I'm implying that it's possible to send a radio signal from one point to another without crossing state boundaries.

    Are these two points within the same state though? If not I assume your way off topic talking about some advanced tech based around Einstein Rosen Podolski pairs..

  4. Re:Except on Distributed Computing World Climate Simulation · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Comeon, you can't be serious. Take a closer look at the time period to be analyzed and how long I said it would take....

  5. Re:Except on Distributed Computing World Climate Simulation · · Score: 4, Funny

    I bet I can take just 48 years without even using a PC and have an ever more correct answer then everyone using the lastest pc.

  6. Re:The age-old debate... on IDE, SCSI And Recording Everything · · Score: 2

    Take a 7200 rpm SCSI drive. Take a 7200 rpm IDE drive. Rip off the electronics.
    You now have two identical drives.


    Actually you now have to equally useless chunks of metal. However you could take it apart even more and make a creative mobile or modern art sculpture out of them.

  7. Re:Presumptions? on Mars Exploration Must Consider Contamination · · Score: 2

    The chances of that are like the chances that (uncontroled) ionizing radiation is going to cure cancer or cause you to grow wings.

    I dont know about the curing cancer but it will definantly increase your chances of growing wings, or maybe an extra eye or two at the very least..

  8. Re:Infecting Mars on Mars Exploration Must Consider Contamination · · Score: 2

    So was she.

  9. Re:competition is good on Solar Sail to be Launched This Year · · Score: 2

    but it sure would be nice if it regenerated a little interest in the general public.

    I dont think the general public is particularily interesting or worth generating interest in myself.

  10. Re:sucks for you guys, on History of Video Games Exhibit · · Score: 2

    Temporarily Unavailable
    The Tripod site you are trying to reach has been temporarily suspended due to excessive bandwidth consumption.

    The site will be available again in approximately 2 hours!


    Didn't take long at all... ;-(

  11. Re:This is incredible on Web-Surfing Indian Slum Kids Ask: "What's a Computer" · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm really seriously scared about what would happen if suddenly the whole wide world had access to these kids.

    I imagine they would just suddenly have a lot of people trying to sell them printer toner, university diplomas or penis enlargers.

  12. Re:let's not get completely outlandish on eWeek: Apache 2.0 Trumps IIS · · Score: 2

    There's nothing in human experience compared to which a sendmail config file could be considered simple.

    Heh love that, its going in my sig now ;]

  13. Re:Every time on eWeek: Apache 2.0 Trumps IIS · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "unfriendly administration interface"
    looks to be the only negative thing they could say about it.

    In fact, it seems to be the only bad thing I ever hear these days about most open source programs.
    What the hell is going on? Do we need to hire some UI consultants from Microsoft or something?


    I would have to say quite the opposite about trying to admin an IIS machine, you want to change a simple setting? Expect to spend half an hour navigating menus till you find the setting hidden in some illogical unexpected location. Meanwhile to change the setting on almost any open source software package, just grep the config file(s) and you'll find where the option you want is within a couple of seconds.

  14. Re:Anti-spam-Breezy Cheeks. on Behind The "Work-At-Home" Street Spam Signs · · Score: 2

    Umm I dont think you got it, its quite humourous just as it is if you read the McDonalds M and the YASS together as a 2 letter and a 3 letter word..

  15. Re:Anti-spam on Behind The "Work-At-Home" Street Spam Signs · · Score: 2

    I always thought this picture promoting the McDonalds at a country town called Yass here in Australia was somewhat amusing..

  16. Hidden Feature on Internal MP3 Server? 1 Million Dollars Please · · Score: 5, Funny

    IIS apparently had a corporate MP3 repository on it's network

    Is this an undocumented feature of IIS 5.0? And is it a good enough reason to switch from apache?

  17. Re:Mithril probably an alloy on The Periodic Table of Comic Book Elements · · Score: 2

    ....how does he remain flexible/mobile?

    Regular exercise.

  18. Re:Sorry Cats are too intelligent on Cat Recognition Algorithms? · · Score: 2

    Damn you beat me to posting that link. ;-]

  19. Re:Why? on He Writes Back · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Whats even more fun is to put HTML tags in your request, ie:

    http://spammer.com/<font color=Red size=+3>IDoNotWantToBuyYourLameProducts</fon t>

    Then when they go and view their web log reports with a web-based reporting/analysis tool it stands out a little. You could probably be creative with javascript popups etc too..

  20. Re:My drinking habits... on Pay Dirt in Scanned Driver's Licenses · · Score: 2

    (Score:1, Funny) on Yeah, but not on real people, just towelhead terrorists. They deserve to die.

    I thought both slashdot posters/moderators were above that kind of opinion, I guess I was wrong.

  21. Re:Why so paranoid? on Pay Dirt in Scanned Driver's Licenses · · Score: 2

    ISTM having such tracking will make it easier, not harder, not only to steal someone's identity, but also for "terrorists" [sic] to acquire fake IDs that will pass muster to all but the most professional eye.

    ~REZ~ #43301. Who'd fake being me anyway?


    Your .sig is very ironic being under that particular post. ;-)

  22. Re:Why would they want to censor google anyway? on Google Relists Operation Clambake · · Score: 2

    If L. Ron Hubbard were alive today, he'd be rolling in his grave.

    Actually I think he would be beating on the lid of his coffin and screaming for the people who buried him while still alive to let him out.

  23. Re:I've got the answer... on Beginning Project Documentation? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Its very useful learning excercise for the new person to start documenting the current project. As they will actually learn what everything does as well as having to talk to everyone else when they encounter something they dont quite grok and need an explanation.

  24. Great Comments on Morpheus Hijacks Browsers For Affiliate Links · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Oh this is promising, I load up this news article and theres a total of 3 comments posted under it, all of which are below my threshold, I assume all of which are first posts. But anyway back on topic.
    I've heard of sneakyness not far off this already. It seems some of the other P2P file sharing programs also like to install sneaky plugins which do things from reporting your every url visited up to popping up windows with ads in them on encoutering certain keywords. Very nasty and can also incur a performance hit.

  25. Re:I can beat that. on 34-byte Universal Machine · · Score: 3, Funny

    In this language, a 1 is interpreted as a universal machine. A 0 is a rabid flying monkey.

    Ok well heres my contribution:

    --- Begin program
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    --- End program

    Fly my pretties! Fly!