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  1. Re:We have a dupe! on Intel's "Terascale" Vision · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe we'll get 80 copies of this article.

  2. Re:More Info on Rob Levin, lilo of FreeNode, Passes · · Score: 3, Informative

    From #freenode-announce
    18:03:10 <+christel> the first question we've had is "What happens to freenode?"
    18:04:09 <+christel> it is Debs wishes that freenode keeps running as close to normal as possible, and we will be working with the PDPC board to
                        ensure that the network keeps running
    18:05:04 <+christel> it has also been asked why lilos client is still connected
    18:05:28 <+christel> i am sure you will all agree that at this point in time, we feel uncomfortable killing his client and find the mere idea
                        rather morbid
    18:05:44 <+christel> Robs nicknames will be quarantined to prevent abuse.
    18:06:01 <+christel> A lot of people have asked how they can help
    18:07:07 <+christel> Debs requests has been that people who knew Rob could donate to PDPC in his memory, or those wishing to make a more general
                        contribution could give something to a bicycle safety campaign in their area.
    18:08:32 <+christel> we will also try to coordinate so that we can get some things together for Debs and Benjamin, but at this point in time she
                        has no particular wishes in that regard. Those wishing to help his family however, are encouraged to get in touch with us per email
                        (again staff@freenode.net) and we will try connect you with those in the area that are coordinating support.
    18:08:53 <+christel> "Should lilo's fellow Jews sit shiva for 30 days as is tradition?"
    18:09:17 <+christel> I am not jewish, and I dont know much about jewish traditions, so i will leave that up to each and every one of you
                        individually
    18:09:25 <+christel> "Where, as in city and state, would the funeral be?
    18:09:37 <+christel> Rob lived in Houston, Texas and the funeral will be held there
    18:10:08 <+christel> "was lilo wearing a helmet and was the car driver responsible? if they are responsible will they be charged?"
    18:10:33 <+christel> lilo was not wearing a helmet, we are unsure at this point about what will happen wrt the driver of the car
    18:11:30 <+christel> from what we know, it was a hit and run
    18:11:37 <+christel> and the driver has not yet been found
    18:12:51 <+christel> Any other questions?
    18:15:14 <+christel> I am recieving a lot of priv messages, and I am afraid I can't quite manage to reply to each and every one of you at the
                        moment, but I would like to thank you for the support and condolences
    18:16:36 <+christel> "will the name lilo still be in use on the server? be it as a bot, or otherwise?" We will q-line the nick to prevent it
                        from being used.
    18:20:48 <+christel> it has been asked why lilos client is idle only 27 hours, the reason for that is most likely scripts running

  3. RIP lilo on Rob Levin, lilo of FreeNode, Passes · · Score: 2

    RIP Rob Levin.

  4. Re:So... on Nigeria Widows Lose Their Fortune · · Score: 1

    Well, you have to take into account all of the monies that she already funneled through various US bank accounts via what everyone thought was an elaborate phishing scheme...

  5. EFFC? on Nigeria Widows Lose Their Fortune · · Score: 1

    It's one thing for /. editors to miss misspellings, but BBC editors?

    PS: I already sent them an email pointing out the error [next-to-last-paragraph, if you care].

  6. Re:Not again on MySpace #1 US Destination Last Week · · Score: 4, Funny

    All it means is they got slashdotted in the past week....

  7. Re:Gotchas, we got em on Solar System in a Can May Reveal Hidden Dimensions · · Score: 1

    Still a problem: The Lagrange point is just that, a POINT. Anything drifiting just a bit from this point, especially on a smaller scale, will be drawn away.

  8. Re:Another e-mail anecdote: Lots of crow to eat on Your Favorite Support Anecdote · · Score: 1

    Ah, I helped out many a techer in high school... disks shoved where they shouldn't be, folded and cut in odd ways was *very* common.

  9. Re:A day at work on Your Favorite Support Anecdote · · Score: 1

    An RJ-45 plug will not fit into an RJ-11 jack.

  10. Re:A day at work on Your Favorite Support Anecdote · · Score: 1

    #11: This is why I use the phonetic alphabet. O is Oscar, 0 is Zero.

    Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey X-ray Yankee Zulu (1) One (2) Too, (3) Tree, (4) Fow-er, (5) Fife, (6) Six, (7) Se-ven, (8) Ait (9) Ni-ner

  11. Re:Choose life, choose a job... on Choose Your Own Adventure Books Return · · Score: 1

    Maybe instead of physically turning pages, they could put a group of options at the end of the page and depending on your viewer, you either type a number or click a line. Ahh, gotta love gopher ;)

  12. Mirage on Efficient 2D Animation Software? · · Score: 1

    I use Bauhaus Software's Mirage. I use it mostly for compositing, although it is designed as a raster animation app.

  13. Re:cam could be best on Pirates Promise Improved Version of DaVinci Code · · Score: 1

    Yes, Desi Arnaz came up with the idea of shooting a TV show that is run once in a play like fashion with multiple cameras (he usually used 3, and we still use "3 camera shoots" very often today for live shows), multiple film reels then sticking everything together later, cutting and transitioning where needed/wanted, but maintaining mostly the original flow. This isn't a new idea. Get a good video editing app that allows you to edit frame- (or even field-) accurate and take your source footages and line them up, split all where you choose, setting one to active/top/bottom [depending on your (N)LE's methods].

  14. Re:Not unique to open source on The CVS Cop-Out · · Score: 3, Informative

    Read: Nightly Builds
    Not everyone releases them, but those projects that do, "hey, that was fixed yesterday, visit the nightlies page (e.g. http://nightlies.videolan.org/) and grab the latest"

  15. Re:new versions on The CVS Cop-Out · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's called a nightly build. Many projects have this, usually around midnight or 1am in the project's home country's timezone or in one of their choosing based upon userbase.

  16. Re:Let me be the first to say.... on Spacecraft Crashes Into Satellite · · Score: 1

    Actually, a car needs to worry about accelleration and steering [turning, ROTATION], there is nothing more that it can do. Also note that some SUVs may need counterweights available to move to offset the banking torsional forces from turns.

  17. Direct link to WMV on Videogame Remake of 1986's World Series Game 6 · · Score: 1

    Ah, a direct link to a WMV3 w/ WMA2 audio. Very nice. Anyone want to give me a link that I can actually play?

  18. Re:Fun! on Microsoft to Sponsor WCG · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll play you in broodwar, lets go, 1 on 1, my 80586/133 vs your ultra overloaded PC.

  19. Barbie Linux on OMG BARBIE LINUX LOL!!1!!!! · · Score: 1

    OMG! But does it have ponies? Maybe even a barbie dream house! OMG! Barbie Dream House with Ponies!!!!!1111!!!

  20. Re:Lack of corporate paranoia? on GMail for Domains vs. MS Live Office? · · Score: 1
  21. TFA Ads on MS Gives 60-Day Deadline to Web Devs · · Score: 1

    Am I the only one who finds it fitting that my browser shows the following where the advertisments should be in TFA?

    Browser Error

    Your Browser sent a malformed request. You may need to configure your browser to use proxies, or you may need to change the port that your webserver is using.

  22. Nothing to see here, please move along. on A Web Based Solution to Replace Exchange? · · Score: 0

    Rather than 'migrate' the system, why not replace and then 'migrate' the data, this will give you many more options available, including possibly developing your own.

  23. Re:Moronic on Audio Broadcast Flag Introduced in Congress · · Score: 1

    Some of the New York stations are horrible - Z100 in particular.
    That's because their DJ's can't handle proper usage of a mixer and constantly overmodulate.

    FM has its fair share of inherent quality loss.
    Analog is still better than digital.

  24. Re:Hardcore. on Scientist to Implant Electrode in His Own Brain? · · Score: 1

    Actually there by definition there is only one nerve in the brain the optic nerve.

    Really? I seem to have two of these...

  25. Re:Weak Ask Slashdot question on Would You Quit Over Patents? · · Score: 1

    They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security -- Benjamin Franklin

    It was a good point when he made it, and it holds true today.