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  1. Re:A better replacement for Wine? on Steam Gets Built-in Tools To Let You Run Windows Games on Linux -- Now Available in Beta (pcgamesn.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not in that general of a sense, no. It is still Wine but now with significant resources invested in gaming-specific technologies.

  2. That and relying on the DirectX API.

  3. Working well for me so far. Windows games are installing and running. Some people are just adding the path to their Windows Steam games in the Linux Steam client and find that Steam Play is running those games!

    Hopefully this doesn't give companies an excuse to ignore native Linux development.

  4. Re:Memorizing vs Recollection on Experiment Shows Caffeine Boosts Long Term Memory · · Score: 1
  5. Re:Memorizing vs Recollection on Experiment Shows Caffeine Boosts Long Term Memory · · Score: 3, Informative

    No, it does not help recollection. It helps to form and store the information.

    ie, drink cafeine when you study to store the information. Drinking caffeine during the test won't increase recollection though it will help focus.

  6. What to buy? on HP Making webOS Open Source · · Score: 1

    Alright, I'll bite. What is a good WebOS device for sale (I know, they're all discontinued) that we could buy and install the Opened OS on? The Veer appears to be the newest phone and the HP Touchpad the newest (only) tablet. I haven't previously paid much attention to their product line so I'm curious what hardware the WebOS enthusiasts prefer.

  7. Re:Maemo and MeeGo on Crunch Time For WebOS, BlackBerry · · Score: 1

    Quick summary on that since few people are mentioning these.

    Maemo has been around for a few years and is sometimes called Debian on a phone. Most people run it on a Nokia n900.

    MeeGo is the newer version of the OS that Nokia is partnering with Intel to create. The Nokia n9 should be out in a few months with other handsets to follow.

  8. Maemo and MeeGo on Crunch Time For WebOS, BlackBerry · · Score: 3, Interesting

    As if Maemo and MeeGo have already died? Maemo has a very active open source community and, even though MeeGo will supplant it, will live on for a long time.

  9. Re:Yes! The old school SCAN.EXE and CLEAN.EXE on Stand-Alone Antivirus Software? · · Score: 1
  10. Re:And the web site was already slow this morning. on Lame Duck Challenge Ends With Free Codeweavers Software For All · · Score: 1

    And that tactic seems to be serving them well. I was able to visit their site and finish a download.

  11. Re:Meet the new Senator, same as the old Senator.. on Ted "A Series of Tubes" Stevens Found Guilty · · Score: 1

    He will still get plenty of votes and could even win. He may be bad for the Nation, but Uncle Ted is *very* good for Alaska.

  12. Re:In other news... on Nintendo Already Anticipating Holiday Wii Shortages · · Score: 1

    What is your source for that PS2 information? 100 million in the first four years is an amazing number. How many units was Sony producing at launch?

  13. Re:Before I hit their site on Lame Duck Challenge Ends With Free Codeweavers Software For All · · Score: 5, Informative

    They also employ the WINE maintainer and ensure that their code is implemented up the tree.

  14. Re:Truth in Naming on US Cyber Command Wants Greater Attack Mentality · · Score: 1

    Defense is not in the name. It is the Air Force Cyber Command.

  15. The title and summary are incorrect. on US Cyber Command Wants Greater Attack Mentality · · Score: 2, Informative

    The title and summary are incorrect.

    TFA is not about the US Cyber Command. There is no such thing. It is about the Air Force Cyber Command (AFCYBER) which is a new organization that doesn't even have a home yet.

    A "US * Command" is our uppermost echelon and they are called Unified Commands. US Strategic Command is the closest Unified Command to anything Cyber since they are responsible for the Cyber mission in addition to lots of other stuff.

    Lt Gen Elder doesn't even work there. He works at US Strategic Command's Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike and Integration. A big reason he was at the conference is that he is also in charge of Eigth Air Force which currently hosts AFCYBER. The guy in charge of AFCYBER is Maj Gen Lord. You may recall that Gen Lord participated in a Slashdot interview recently. Here is the link: http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/12/1427252

  16. Re:The final excuse. on TrueCrypt 5.0 Released, Now Encrypts Entire Drive · · Score: 2, Informative

    But if your backups are unencrypted then what is the point of encrypting the primary operating drive?

    From their FAQ:

    Q: I forgot my password - is there any way to recover the files from my TrueCrypt volume?

    A: TrueCrypt does not contain any mechanism or facility that would allow partial or complete recovery of your encrypted data without knowing the correct password or the key used to encrypt the data. The only way to recover your files is to try to "crack" the password or the key, but it could take thousands or millions of years depending on the length and quality of the password/keyfiles, on software/hardware efficiency, and other factors.

  17. Re:The final excuse. on TrueCrypt 5.0 Released, Now Encrypts Entire Drive · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What about data recovery? If my drive fails in some manner, can I still recover my data? Without this tool I can at least recover *some* data. Does this eliminate that possibility and turn it into an all or nothing scenario?

  18. Re:Slashdot = Clicks on Software Tool Strips Windows Vista To Bare Bones · · Score: 1

    Nuhagic said he doesn't know exactly how many downloads vLite has seen -- but a forum that asks users to submit suggestions for the next version has drawn almost 50,000 views. Here is the forum they are referring to. The vLite and nLite forums are hosted by MSFN which has other, similar projects and an active forum community.
  19. Re:For those who are worried about ... on Windows XP SP3 Postponed Until 2008 · · Score: 1

    The software you mention, HFSLIP, is actually at http://hfslip.org now.

  20. USAF on Social Networking Goes Big Business · · Score: 1

    The U.S. Air Force recently announced their own myspace site. They have been promoting it in base newspapers and with a companion site. It officially launches on 18Sep.

  21. Re:How about an API on Opera 9.0 Released · · Score: 4, Informative

    Opera does have extensions. They call it User JS.
    Here is a good repository: http://userjs.org/

  22. Re:MSFN.org & Image vs Unattended on Remote or Unattended Installation Solutions? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget HFSLIP!

    It is a windows batch file so everything it does is transparent and it can be considered an open solution. It supports 2k/XP/2003 and RIS.

    The batch file calls standard windows programs in order to integrate hotfixes, codecs, drivers, and lots of other neat stuff into a fresh ISO (automatically). Really quite easy, and the support is excellent.

    The community is here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=129
    And a full description is here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=5765 9
    (Yeah, this post is mostly from the last Ask Slashdot.)

  23. Re:Excuse me? on U.S. Service Personnel Data Stolen · · Score: 1

    This offender isn't subject to the UCMJ.

  24. Re: Bâshrat the Sneaky's DriverPacks and MSFN on Creating XP Disk Images w/ Company Applications? · · Score: 1

    Check your license though. MSFN is great, but there are some apps on there that prohibit professional use.

  25. Reveal on Interesting Wrist Watches? · · Score: 1