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  1. Re:To the /. editors on Lego Segway · · Score: 2

    Or take the effort to actually find the Google cache entry for the page in question and point to that.

    Whenever archive.org picks it up, it will be at:
    http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://http://ww w.geo cities.com/stevehassenplug/LegWay.html for what its worth.

    And Google should eventually have info at:
    http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe =UTF- 8&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2Fstevehassenpl ug&meta=

  2. Re:No good to use hours on One Million AOL discs to be returned to AOL · · Score: 2

    Not if you mention to the CC company that they're not authorized to bill you. I've done that to some nice companies (like Bell and Columbia House) and both quit billing me right away; seems the CC companies get pretty pissed off about these things, and actually have clout with even large corp's.

  3. Re:No good to use hours on One Million AOL discs to be returned to AOL · · Score: 2

    Sign up for a new CC and ask for a $100 or $500 limit. Go out and buy something, leaving yourself $1 on the card, and use it online ;-)

    The interest payments are worth the insurance :-)

  4. Re:company called RSA Security on Cheap SSL Certificates for Small Websites? · · Score: 2

    That's exactly what was going through my head -- "You haven't heard of RSA Security and you're dealing with certificates???"

  5. Re:Upgrading from 7.3 status on Red Hat 8.0 Released · · Score: 2

    Windows XP has that; it automatically adds them to a fixed-length menu to the left of the normal start menu; it works fairly well but its annoying because the start menu is now so huge.

  6. Re:Upgrading from 7.3 status on Red Hat 8.0 Released · · Score: 2

    I actually think the Win2k / Office2k method of 'hiding' less-frequently used menu options is a great idea for Start-menu type menus; why not have a 'more...' icon/button on the menu to show you the other stuff you have never used before? Adding a right-click option of some variant on 'stick' would allow you to keep a less-frequently used option from ever going away and 'hide' would instantly add it to the 'infrequently used' list.

    You never know though, Microsoft may have patented that idea.

  7. Re:Better download suggestions on Red Hat 8.0 Released · · Score: 2

    Just the other day I moved my Redhat ISO's into my Kazaa shared files directory on an XP machine I use at work ...

  8. Re:Upgrades seem to give problems on Red Hat 8.0 Released · · Score: 2

    Do you think that if they keep it up (and get some community support perhaps) that the KDE and Gnome programs will be able to interact more and more, such as adding KDE's SFTP VFS support to the Gnome filesystem, etc.?

    Perhaps we'll get to the point where there's a nice dialog to choose your interface options and they're simply transparent (browser: Mozilla / Konqueror backend, VFS: K / Nautilus, etc.).

  9. Re:Pshaw on Abrupt Climatic Change Coming Soon? · · Score: 2

    He makes it sound like New York will turn into Toronto ... sounds fine by me :-)

    Hire a few of us canadians to handle the snow & ice; it doesn't hinder much once you understand it.

  10. Re:"Benefits" of killing the Alpha and PA-RISC... on Itanium Problems · · Score: 2

    Anyone feel like passing an opinion on what went wrong for the DEC Alpha chip (long before Compaq bought DEC).

  11. Re:Intel bashers take note: on Itanium Problems · · Score: 2

    _Many_ of Intel's hopefulls have been completely floundering failures and they have a bad track record for CPU bugs as well.

    The fact that they make enough money off pushing companies into an "Intel-only-inside" situation means they can afford a few mistakes.

  12. Re:You dont. on UC Irvine Cracks Down on P2P · · Score: 2

    It would help if people understood what was going on according to the document referenced; they aren't _cracking down_ on P2P at all (as some institutions are doing), simply downgrading its priority w.r.t. other forms of network traffic. If the network has 20Mb to spare, it may end up being used for P2P; but if it doesn't, P2P software doesn't get to fight fairly against E-mail, web browsing, and the all-important SSH session to fix the server backups.

  13. Re:What happened to just deleting icons? on Competitors Cry Foul At Windows XP, 2K Service Packs · · Score: 2

    It seems that a lot of people are unaware of how MS-indoctrinated they really are. There _are_ (or have been at various times in the last 10 years) better versions of a lot of the software you use from Microsoft. The only reason you use the MS garbage instead of the others is because it came pre-installed on your computer _or_ you work with / deal with other people who use MS software (which is notoriously unable to be backward compatible with other software packages, except for converting _from_ the competitor's format) _or_ because they ran the other software company out of business _or_ they bought the other company and then ditched the product.

    There's a _very_ long list of these, if you cared to actually follow the trial (and not the news.com version thereof either).

  14. Re:Goals of the company on Transmeta Lays off 40% of its Workers · · Score: 2

    You may not give a rip about battery life, but all the people I see at the airport with a dozen laptop batteries in their laptop bags sure do.

  15. Re:Beards and UNIX and Jedi on Alan Cox talks about laws... and Linux · · Score: 2

    They have learned the ability to prevent the growth of facial hair painlessly using the force.

  16. Re:To do list on DMCA Attacks: NAI Tells Sites To Remove PGP (Updated) · · Score: 2

    Your basic problem, pointed out many times, is that you're applying the _wrong_ math to the problem.

    Cryptanalysis isn't random probabilities from discrete 101 ... its large number theory (in most cases) and usually uses direct analysis, not trial and error.

  17. Re:Canada on Canadian High Court Rules on Copyright · · Score: 2

    MPs in Canada have backed specific big-business requests (like farm subsidies) but not others (like Bay street). That may change as Toronto becomes more and more of a "Holliwood north".

  18. Re:Canada is no Panacea... on Canadian High Court Rules on Copyright · · Score: 2

    Can I point out that Unions create strikes? If the Union doesn't want to be on strike, they can go back to work.

  19. Re:We could still be riding in horse buggies on SonicBlue Ordered to Spy on ReplayTV Viewers · · Score: 2

    What really makes me laugh is how many people would come up to me (and I've done it too) to say "have you seen the new xyz ad? Its amazing" and we'd go check it out on adcritic (before it disappeared). There are ads that are _good_ ... and people enjoy them. I've fast forwarded through stuff then gone back to see it because it looked interesting.

    If consumers don't like the ads, the ads aren't working.

  20. Association of data on National Biometric IDs · · Score: 2

    There's a difference between a physical signature on a document, and a well-made digital one; the digital one shows that the digital key in question was used to sign _that_ document (assuming a lack of hash collisions). A paper signature doesn't do that, although multiple signators, etc. usually helps.

    With an ID card, there's a difference between embedding both retinal data on the card to associate me with the card, and using that data somehow to prove that it is associated with the other data on the card. Just as 'anyone' can put a new photo ID on a card, 'anyone' can put their retinal data on a card. The real question is what kind of math they're going to use to inter-associate the other data on the card with the retinal scan information (which should be aquired real-time, not embedded on the card).

  21. Re:It's Called Best Effort on Fighting Back Against EULAs · · Score: 2

    Depending on the law in your area, shoveling your sidewalk once may get you into the position where you are considered vicariously responsible for someone slipping as they were presuming you would keep it clean thereafter.

    Not touching it at all (since its crown land) may be safer.

  22. Re:Save your bandwidth on Klez, The Virus that Keeps on Giving · · Score: 2

    Or just use IMAP instead of POP3. IMAP allows you to view all the headers for your incoming mail before downloading the bodies; if you mark a message for deletion and don't open it then it won't be downloaded.

  23. Re:Drugs Patents Do Make Sense on Wipout Essay Results · · Score: 2

    It is an unproven assertion that patents (in general) lead to more innovation of any form (or even to higher profits). The protectionistic attitude of patent holders is not the healthy one the patent and copyright systems in North America seem to have been designed to protect.

    If patent laws were changed to require a company to actually be in the process of creating a patented product for distribution (and prove it) this would be drastically better than now. Now, however, you just have to describe the hypothesis to keep your competitor from even trying it.

  24. Re:An Evil Parody on Apple Deals with Devil, Communists · · Score: 2

    For what its worth (as another Christian), you'd be hard-pressed to find a Christian who read Chick Tracts. They are aweful (as far as I'm concerned) and don't work (for their supposed purpose).

    Consider, for a moment, that basic Christianity is supposed to be about telling people that they have a basic need for God and that God cares for them and wants to help them. How then, does the site, or Chick tracts for that matter, further this? Not at all (except maybe a couple of the tracts, at the most).

    Just FYI ...

    http://www.craigfoster.com/kcc/

  25. Re:Glad I do not own a cell phone on Wireless Carriers Accused of Antitrust Violations · · Score: 2

    My phone allows for semi-distinct ring on a caller-type basis. Business calls have one ring (or none) and personal calls another, on the basis of the phone directory I populate.

    Very useful.