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  1. Re:If you don't have a C/S degree, get one on To Recertify, or Not Recertify? · · Score: 1

    Does it have to be a C/S major though? From what I've heard, having a C/S minor and a Business Degree goes a lot farther. Even a major in something else is OK, just so long as you have experience in C/S. Is that true?

    I ask because I am a student, looking to get a tech job in the future....

  2. Re:sigh on Fort N.O.C.'s Security in Obscurity · · Score: 1

    Ahhh....no. The root name servers are actually usable.

  3. My sig on Is E-Mail Obscuration Worth It? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have been TRYING to get spam to test out the settings on my spamassasin install. I can't do it. I have had the unarmored address in my sig, and it gets NOTHING! I have never been annoyed about a lack of spam before.

    spam@tuxserver.ath.cx
    It's down now though. Server lost a hard disk overnight. Stupid thing.
    spam@tuxserver.ath.cx --I WANT SPAM!!!!

  4. High Speed on Internet Use Grows to 69 Percent of US Adults · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is it suprising that high speed use increased so much? AOHell is offering it now, and in this area, SBC DSL is like $2 more a month than plain old AOHell dialup. This is what I expected to happen.

  5. Re:I agree on Linus on SCO, and the Desktop Being 10 Years Away · · Score: 3, Insightful

    when the GUI is not designed by a geek
    Yes!! I'm not alone!
    True usability is defined(for me) as a machine that my Grandma can use. Not my geeky friends, but my parents and grandparents that aren't into computers.

  6. Re:I agree on Linus on SCO, and the Desktop Being 10 Years Away · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why are we all so focused on cloning something we all agree is awful? Almost everyone I know agrees that overall OS X is a better interface(of those that know both, those that know one don't count here). So why not clone the best instead of cloning the worst?

    Seriously, the whole hiding the apps from the user thing ticks me off. I like the OS X solution better. You can have an optional start menu if you like, but make the apps as easy to add/remove as OS X and Be OS and NeXTstep. All GUI programs should be this way. None of this "Program Files" you're too stupid to look here, and don't mix the GUI apps into the same dir with the command line ones.

    OK. I'm done. Do I need to don a fireproof suit?

  7. Re:"As crisp as 9.2.2"? on Tog Takes on Mac OS X 10.3 · · Score: 1

    When you accidentally launch a program: 1. Control-Click(or Right Click) it's icon in the dock 2. When the menu appears, release Control and press Option(Alt on some keyboards). The Quit menu item becomes 'Force Quit'. Pick that. Problem Solved.

  8. Obligatory on Debian World Domination Plan · · Score: 5, Funny

    We are apt of borg. RPM is futile. You will be dpkg'ed.

  9. Re:Lose weight. on Airport and Foot Friendly Trade Show Shoes? · · Score: 1

    Why on earth would you put comfort way down on the list? That is near the top of my list. When I go hiking with a 50lb pack for 8-12 miles a day(that is 4 or 5 hours in hilly terrain, 3 or 4 on flat ground, plus stops), the LAST thing I want is an uncomfortable hiking boot. I have gone on hiking trips, and this is from experience....

  10. Driver on Seeking Drivers for Unknown Apple Ethernet Card? · · Score: 1

    That looks like a third-party clone of the Asante PDS slot ethernet card. I think there were Apple drivers for it. We had a card that looked just like that, and it worked great once the drivers were installed.

    Oh, and about the FCC ID: I have _never_ found any information about a piece of hardware using the FCC ID. Honest.

  11. Re:But on Microsoft's iPod-Killer: Portable Media Center? · · Score: 1

    Don't you mean it runs WinCE?

  12. Re:Obligatory Google Link on The Battle Against Junk Mail and Spyware · · Score: 2, Informative
    For when no google link can be had, use this little javascriptlet, just it to your bookmarks(note that I linked to a document containing the source, just paste it where an URI goes in a bookmark). You usually have to tweak the username and email a little, but that is all. Right now, I am zhfyrw90 on nytimes, but that is only now. I don't even know what the password is....

    javascript:function%20getString(len)%7Bvar%20chars =new%20Array('a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i',' j','k','l','m','n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v' ,'w','x','y','z','A','B','C','D','E','F','G','H',' I','J','K','L','M','N','O','P','Q','R','S','T','U' ,'V','W','X','Y','Z','1','2','3','4','5','6','7',' 8','9','0');var%20str=chars%5BMath.floor(Math.rand om()*52)%5D;for(var%20i=1;i%3Clen;i++)%7Bstr=str+c hars%5BMath.floor(Math.random()*62)%5D%7Dreturn%20 str%7Dfunction%20setFields()%7Bvar%20idx,F=documen t.forms;for(var%20i=0;i%3CF.length;i++)%7Bif(F%5Bi %5D.action.toUpperCase().indexOf('REGI')!=-1)%7Bid x=i;break%7D%7Dvar%20login=getString(Math.floor(Ma th.random()*8)+6);var%20passw=getString(8);var%20e mail=getString(Math.floor(Math.random()*4)+12)+'@' +getString(Math.floor(Math.random()*5)+4)+'.com';d ocument.forms%5Bidx%5D.login.value=login;document. forms%5Bidx%5D.passwd1.value=passw;document.forms% 5Bidx%5D.passwd2.value=passw;document.forms%5Bidx% 5D.email.value=email;document.forms%5Bidx%5D.gende r_check%5B0%5D.checked=true;document.forms%5Bidx%5 D.zip.value='99999';document.forms%5Bidx%5D.birth_ year.value=Math.floor(Math.random()*50)+30;documen t.forms%5Bidx%5D.country.options%5BMath.floor(Math .random()*200)+1%5D.selected=true;document.forms%5 Bidx%5D.income_select.options%5BMath.floor(Math.ra ndom()*10)+1%5D.selected=true;document.forms%5Bidx %5D.industry_select.options%5BMath.floor(Math.rand om()*36)+1%5D.selected=true;document.forms%5Bidx%5 D.title_select.options%5BMath.floor(Math.random()* 36)+1%5D.selected=true;document.forms%5Bidx%5D.fun ction_select.options%5BMath.floor(Math.random()*16 )+1%5D.selected=true;document.forms%5Bidx%5D.paper _select.options%5BMath.floor(Math.random()*4)+1%5D .selected=true%7DsetFields();void(null)
  13. Re:How... on Tim Berners-Lee Attains Knighthood · · Score: 1

    He was knighted. Duh.

  14. Re:OT, but what about Evolution? on Konqueror Compiled For Mac OS X; KOffice Next · · Score: 1

    First we need a Mac OS X port of GTK+. Any volunteers?

  15. Re:seems odd... on Konqueror Compiled For Mac OS X; KOffice Next · · Score: 5, Informative

    This port doesn't use X11 at all. I have been on the maillist, and the stumbling block has been the X11 specific code(and a minor thing in QT-mac, reguarding extensions of shared libs). This is a real achievement, and rangerrick is to be greatly congratulated!

  16. Re:need help... on G5 vs Opteron, Finally · · Score: 1

    Yeah. Polite, spelled correctly, good grammar.

    Hmmmm....

    Maybe WE should ask him for the advice?

  17. Re:Except on G5 vs Opteron, Finally · · Score: 1

    If the support for code generation on the G5, say, is lackluster in GCC />
    GCC optimizations on PPC are known to be of far less quality than on i386 and derivatives.

  18. Re:Question about KDE performance vs Gnome on Hackers on Linux's Exciting Desktop Future · · Score: 1

    I will probably get reamed for saying this, but for me, GNOME is faster. A lot faster. For others, KDE seems to be faster, but it is all how you use it.

  19. Re:compression on U.S. Spam Law to Take Effect Jan. 1 · · Score: 1

    Nh, ws thnkng mr lng th ns f nx vwls cmprssn.

    (Nah, I was thinking more along the lines of nix vowels compression)

  20. Re:So you can fix it to do RPN? on Free, Open Source OS For TI Calculators · · Score: 1

    There is a hack for this(RPN86, google it) for TI 86's. It is lousy though, only 4 stack levels, and it just feels wrong. I can't be more specific, but the HPs do a better job of Algebraic and RPN on the same unit.

  21. Re:from the "Yes this is a trick question" dept. on Funny Things You've Seen on Resumes? · · Score: 1

    Fair enough

  22. Free D/L links on Solaris 8 & 9 Free for x86 Once Again · · Score: 1

    All I can say is, WFM and my buddy. Oh, and these _are_ the official Sun links, not a mirror...

    Install Disk
    Software disk 1
    Software disk 2

  23. Re:from the "Yes this is a trick question" dept. on Funny Things You've Seen on Resumes? · · Score: 1

    I'm not entirely sure that is a fair question. Some versions of ps do react differently to the flags, and he may have been so automatic about switching back and forth he honestly couldn't figure out if that was something that would change. I know that if you asked me that, I would at least hesitate, since ps is one of those automatic things, where I just change the flags based on what my prompt looks like(my prompt style tells me how privledged I am, and what system type it is, just by the arrangement(eg: $HOSTNAME:`pwd`> versus $USER@$HOSTNAME[`pwd`]% former is sysv style, latter is bsd style)

    That said, I would treat a Solaris system as BSDish, since it is a BSD derivative...maybe not unfair as I first thought.

  24. Re:Emission regs... on Open Source Finally Hits Real Silicon · · Score: 1

    Yeah, actually you could. By 1980, VW used _only_ fuel injection(Bosch CIS), and there were some with Oxygen Sensor systems. The fuel injection is a very clean system, and is entirely mechanical except for the O2 system (sensor, computer, and the frequency) valve it controls.

    I know. I have an '84, which is the same system. I just had to fix the O2 loop, but that was just a bad relay. Easiest system in the world to diagnose.

  25. Re:Finally a competitor for the 286 on Open Source Finally Hits Real Silicon · · Score: 2, Informative

    I don't know. It looks like it is similar in performance to a PPC 601. Simlar cache amounts, and similar Mhz limitations. I don't see much info about the processor though. Does it have an integrated FPU?