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  1. Why dis book 3 ? on Sci-Fi Channel Making Dune Miniseries · · Score: 1

    I have to say I like book three 'Children of Dune'

    It is a wild ride watching Leto II make the choice.

    Maybe it is disliked as it is tragedy and does not have a happy or heroic ending.

    As a wholesale Dune Nut I am looking forward to any thing Dune'ish. Even bad TV Mini-S is something.


    PS: Watch me(The Fremen) get trashed by the Great Houses in a PBEM game here

  2. Haw haw ha, spew coffee, hack cough... on The Hacking Contest Nobody Tried to Win · · Score: 1

    so what did he do? He basically reimplemented the most important functionality (QueryInterface, AddRef, and DelRef) in about 10 lines of C++, confirming my suspicions that without DCOM, COM is just a C++ refcount garbage collector.

    Shhhhh now every one will know the truth [/:-)

  3. The "Cow-Plan" on Corel CEO Charged with Securities Violations · · Score: 1

    Now the real question is when has Corel had a point in the last 4+ years where anyone(on B.O.D) selling or even buying would not look bad?

    Corel has been going down hill for long time now.
    So SEC may have no Case, as Computer-Industry knew that Corel was/is in freefall, however the Investment-Industry was/is still promoting it.

    The skyrocketing costs of Pink Dog Dye is the real reason he needed the bucks. [/:-)

  4. Not to drop cold water on all the the fun, but.. on NASA Administrator Calls for Space Privatization · · Score: 1

    NASA will be pleased to let you pay them.

    However make sure that the Hardware you are sending up is of Lesser Capability than any thing they or the USAF has already up there.

    Canada has been told no by NASA several times.
    (Last time was over Mapping Sat.)

    What makes Companies so sure that NASA will not play Favorites with Hughes and others...

    I cannot see the USAF or others with fingers placed firmly in the Butts of NASA's Directors allowing anything that will be of any VALUE sent up by NASA.

    I hope I am Wrong and they[NASA] learn to do better.

  5. Re:Weather futures? on McAfee files for 57.5 Million IPO · · Score: 1

    1 hour of Sun Light in the Mid West can be worth $1,000,000,000. Same sun other part of planet its worth 10 bucks or less.

    Lets play with the Butterfly Dice, for big bucks!

    Odd I know.
    my 2 cm.sq of sunlight.

  6. Re:Listen to the man, NOT! on Obi-Wan speaks out against franchise · · Score: 1

    Yeah real great movies for brain dead ww2 war vets.
    Both movies BRK and LOA are the worst sort of crap that Hollywood makes. I think people take these two movies too seriously!!

    Movie about a SM-Gay-Homicidal-Maniac is rewitten to be uplifting hero story, and an Idiot POW story that has ignores all the historical data about the period.

    (Now dont get me started on my rants about SW.)

    Guinness is a meat puppet, He is not paid to nor expected to think. He does a good Job of it too.

    Spouting&Ranting pure Flamebait as usual, [/:-)

    PS: when that kid who watches SW 100 times makes his/her first movie, I bet I know who does not get a Call.

  7. RE Mega Cluster in Canada on Canada Builds World's Fastest Network · · Score: 1

    Anyone in Canada interested in building the world's most distributed high-performance Beowulf?"
    Yes. I have been kicking this idea around for months. Any one else interested?
    Mail me or call me in Vancouver.

  8. Re:for shame, taco!...(-1 FlamiBat) on Linus Puts Shields Up · · Score: 1

    This from some one with 'Send me Fan Mail' on their homepage!!!!!

    "Ohhh, I am like your BIGGEST FAN, reely I ma"

    [/;-)

  9. Re:Sort of doubt Intel will listen... on Petition Intel Not to Disable SMP Celerons · · Score: 1

    I doubt that was intentional, and is probably offset a bit by the longer warranties new cars have nowadays.

    Nope that was the whole point. That and Patent restrictions on OEM parts are the only way to get post-sale revenue.

  10. Lists are Good!!!! on Quack! · · Score: 1

    Look folks, TV is a major part of our collective culture. This is not good or bad just true.

    If you want your child to be able to live/interact in this culture they better have seen all the re-runs of damn near everything from 1955 to current era. Including the old Ad's, and old PSA's.

    A list will help you get a handle on making sure they have gotten access to the full set available.

    Do NOT let your child be the outcast for not having the tools to understand what every one else is talking about.

    Not Joking this time.

  11. Re:Can they run Linux? on Protest over LinuxWorld Penguins · · Score: 1

    1. No, however they can run it on a Emu.

    2. No need to "turn them into" one they have Cluster'ing Built-In (See nesting)

    [/;-)

  12. Why are they so freaked? Let me show you... on Clinton creates group to "address unlawful conduct" on Net · · Score: 1

    Gambling, Non-Regulated&Offshore E-Banks, Trailer-Park-Wife Pics and more.

    The Idea that a 16 year old can;
    - See what some 16 year old does not have on.
    - Order 20 Cases of Scotch from factory floor in scotland.
    - Have new Saturn to be sent to Girl.
    - Meet her with booze at Net-reserved hotel.
    - Paid for by offshore gambling from holdings in Anon-E-bank.
    (TODAY!!!)

    And when the GirlZ start doing their thing...
    The Hard-Liners will excede the recommended volume for their Soft-Liners.
    my2c

  13. Re:Scary.... on New Cyberlaws · · Score: 1

    The substance known as ***** when made by **** and *** in the amounts of ****** and **** to ***.
    Note Should you come in contact with ***** made this way you will know it by ****. The effect of this **** is the same as **** and you should seek help in 40 min or less. If it is made with **** keep paitent warm and dont tell them about the "Bats" they will find out soon enough.
    [USA-WOD-FUBAR]

  14. Re:Audio Mixers Good and Cheap on Ask Slashdot: Affordable, Functional Audio Mixers? · · Score: 1

    EuroRack 1602
    Top Quality, I love mine.
    Best part, Everything is on the top.

  15. Polecats??? on Origins of Monty Python · · Score: 1

    Ken Shabby kills me every time.

    Ohhhh, I hav'nt *cough*cough* in Weeks, *huchhh*

  16. Just a odd idea on Net-Set to Replace Jet-Set as New Elite · · Score: 1

    It is going to be hard to UpScale Market this like they did with JetSet.

    Some how the sight of a some mushroom tanned Hacker crawling out from under their desk, pushing coffee cups, roaches and listings to get to the keyboard is not going to make me buy a 8000$ watch.

    my2c

  17. New Dune book Yeah!, Pre-Paul oh, no!!! on Here Come the Quickies · · Score: 1

    God damn idiots[pblshr/BrianH] miss the whole point of the Dune books.
    Frank's son can not write a menu much less a book on 1000+ Planet Empires. He has 4 ghosts on this book at last count.

    Can you say "The New Adventures of the Young Messiah" Its right out of the gLucuos play book.

    BTW Dune and Dosadii Exp are on the must read for any one living in USA.

  18. NSI is getting out of hand on Commerce Dept. Orders NSI to Open "Whois" Database · · Score: 1

    Well when you start trying to raid the ".com" DBS to make E-Yellow Pages. Not Good Folks.

  19. OK, here is a suggestion or two on Ask Slashdot: Multiple Webcams and FreeBSD · · Score: 1
    First things first, Cameras
    Go to Pawnshop buy 6 camcorders (sub 400$)
    they do not have to be good but should have remote IR-ctlr with at least on/off
    3 should have S-VIDEO out , and 3 with RCA out.
    Amps actually may not needed for under 50'.
    Also 50' is never just 50' once your in the walls.
    Best bet is try it on the floor before cutting walls.
    Now with the Remotes, cut them open & hard wire pads,
    mount under camera with shiny L flange.

    There you are 6 Remote control Cameras, Motor mounts and other things are easy add-ons.
    You can also have the units keep on camera logs by reusing the Tape in the unit.
    If you Wire in more controls(rw/ff etc) to the remote and track Time on server side accessing the log (past images) is easy.

    Now on the Boxen Side
    Get three Video capture cards with good PCI support. Each card should have RCA and SVideo inputs and Soft control of inputs. Miro, or ATI both have this several others too, you may have to get different cards as some drivers will not enumerate multicards correctly.

    Now you have 6 Instanly available Video Streams and ability to log to file with hardware compression if available on your card to backups.

    I know you can do this on Macs too as I have a 8500/G3 with 6 Video in/outs this way and a BWG3 with 4 video-io and FireWire.

    Several Shareware apps for Macs already do some of this. Check out

    http://members.xoom.com/hsoftware/inde x.html



    Hope this helps
  20. Start making that Cash Cow Cry on Feature: Technology, Media and Grief · · Score: 1

    Media executives rarely make editorial judgements for the public good. On cable news
    channels, tragedy - especially tragedy involving celebrity - greatly boosts ratings.
    Ratings equal money. Cable channels like CNN and MSNBC depend on mega-stories for
    audience and profitability.


    FastCash is a bad drug. Newspapers have used the same tactics, still do too.
    I have never seen "Public Good" in any form of Mass(for$)Media.
    my2c

  21. Very Funny on The Anti-Linux-IPO Howto · · Score: 1

    I like the term "mud-sucking pond scum"
    It fits "The Bill" for me. [/:-)

  22. Re:Porno Capibilities Already out... on Game Consoles Expected to Tromp PCs · · Score: 1

    Hate to break it to ya, GameBoy, NES and several others already have Hacked and new XXX-ROMs. Any ConsoleKiddie with 60$ has a RamCart.

  23. Re:The Hype Machine Runs Wild on Amiga announces relationship with Corel · · Score: 1

    Now, did anyone else notice how amiga.com makes a big deal of the whole Corel "arrangement," yet Corel's site doesn't say squat? Amusing.

    CEO of Corel was on CBCNewsworld couple of days ago saying nice things about Linux. He[copland] did not mention Amiga at all. They[corel] may still think Amiga=Linux.
    For Inside Info on Corel Read FRANK. [/:-)

  24. Part one of the PLAN on SAFE rewritten to be more law-enforcement friendly · · Score: 1

    This is only stage one folks....
    Once they have a Bill saying what is xbits allowed they will pass the next one. The next one will say any US-Citz using >xBits to send Any Data(even if they could crack it) to a NON-USA target is a Spy/terrorist/kiddler QED. Wave byebye as you are taken for Re-Grooving.
    Tell me I am full of FUD...please!!!

  25. Happy Happy Joy Joy... on IRCAM's jMax released under GPL · · Score: 1

    This is real good news. You can build all kinds of realtime widgets.
    Max is not just for Audio, I use it to generate event based motion paths, stop action, and for realtime animation.

    Oh, yeah and music too.