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  1. Re:Open source SCO on SCO vs. IBM Battle Over Linux May Finally Be Over (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I held a set of UnixWare CDs in my hand today at work. They were in that binder of software that came with Compaq servers back in the '90s.

  2. Re:More good than harm. on Dvorak Says Apple Move to Intel Will Harm Linux · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It is even simpler than that. Hacking aside, Apple is committed to locking down OSX for x86 to Apple-branded hardware. So even after this move, switching from whichever OS you are running now to OSX will entail purchasing Apple hardware. Linux and the BSDs will remain free, and will happily install and run on whatever hardware you have installed in your machine.

  3. Re:Man, that's wonderful on OpenBSD Up & Running on Sharp Zaurus · · Score: 1

    Settle down. You "then versus than" grammar nazis are getting out of hand!

  4. Re:adult on The DVD Rental Race Analyzed · · Score: 2, Informative

    Try Greencine http://www.greencine.com/! They have all the Hollywood releases and a ton of stuff the average Slashdotter would be interested in--anime, classic horror, non-animated Asian stuff, and even pr0n. I've been a member for almost two years and their service is great.

  5. Re:I'm no market analyst, just a movie watcher... on The DVD Rental Race Analyzed · · Score: 1
    I worked at Blockbuster, and even while I was there, everyone hated working there...

    So they must have really hated working there when you were not around!

  6. Re:What is so great about the Hitchhiker's Guide? on Hitchhiker's Guide Quandary Phase Starts May 3rd · · Score: 1, Informative

    42!

  7. Re:Self-teach! on WAN/LAN/VoIP Training Other than Cisco? · · Score: 1

    True. I can attest to FreeSCO working fine with Cisco's VOIP CallManager/Selsius product, but it was just in a pinch while my old 3160 routers were being replaced with Infonet's 2600s during our MPLS migration. I was happy it worked at all, but did not delve into QoS or any in-depth troubleshooting.

  8. Self-teach! on WAN/LAN/VoIP Training Other than Cisco? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Get FreeSCO (http://www.freesco.org/) and download FAQs and stuff. Even the "cheap" training places don't offer their product for free, and you can at least nail the concepts down with books and Internet-provided information. I work for a $4 billion pharmaceutical and am allowed exactly one training course per year.

  9. Re:Not until... on Digital Clock Without Electricity or Moving Parts · · Score: 1

    Does it have to be Linux? I bet NetBSD will run on it today.

  10. Bragging rights on NVIDIA Announces Intel nForce Chipsets Coming · · Score: 1, Insightful
    This means that the bragging rights AMD users have had about having the superior nForce chipsets is about to end...

    Maybe so, but we still have cheaper and better CPUs.

  11. Re:$99 card for any game? on Affordable Modern Graphics Cards · · Score: 0

    I put a crappy 9600SE in my P4 2.8ghz machine with a gig of whatever speed DDR Dell is putting in the OptiPlex GX270s, and Doom was playable with some details turned down. UT2004 kills the poor thing though. I thought installing the Intel chipset drivers and enabling 8X AGP would help, but that actually made it worse. I cannot even imagine the pain a 9200SE would endure in those games.

  12. Re:color me n00b on Novell to Help Port Applications to Linux · · Score: 2, Insightful
    ...Linux "fragmentation" is mostly hype.

    Perhaps, but Oracle's decision to support their products on SuSE and RHEL most definitely is not hype. Good luck getting support if you insist on running on Sarge!

  13. Re:Basecamp project management on Online Replacements for Desktop Apps? · · Score: 0
    ..(This is one benefit of regular desktop software)

    Microsoft is looking at subscription pricing models for Office. Don't be surprised someday soon when the billing structure for MS Project is the same as BaseCamp!

  14. Re:not really on Solaris Coming to IBM's Power Architecture? · · Score: 0

    Very true. I wonder if they will support my good old RS/6000 7015-R50, with all its Microchannel adapters. It sure would be nice to be able to run a supported OS on that box, since AIX 4.3 is not supported anymore and IBM dropped support the MCA machines from 5.2. How about it, Sun?

  15. Re:*BSD is dying on BSD Hacks · · Score: 0

    NOBODY does "whatever the f***" they want with OpenBSD. Not as long as Theo draws breath.

  16. Re:Obvious Question... on Sony U-70 Micro PC Reviewed · · Score: 0

    NetBSD will probably run on it as-is. Plain old x86 CPU driving the thing, after all. I am sure they didn't get too exotic with the video/sound/networking hardware.

  17. "rad??" on A Piece-By-Piece Guide to the Most Advanced Bots · · Score: 1, Funny
    ...The rad thing is...

    All the 12 year-olds from 1987 called--they want their word back!

  18. Re:Counting Cards is NOT Illegal on Geeks and Poker? · · Score: 0
    ...but the casinos can ask you not to return.

    And returning to those casinos over and over in various disguises is indeed illegal. All those MIT kids' photos are in the notorious "black book" of patrons who are unwelcome at any gaming establishment in Nevada.

  19. Re:Frustrated on More on Global Dimming · · Score: 1, Informative

    Most people first see the article in the New York Times rather than the Podunk Daily, so it makes sense that their links would point towards the larger site.

  20. Re:LaCie disk on The Ultimate All-In-One Storage Solution · · Score: 0

    That chart says OS9 can't connect to FTP servers?!?!

  21. JUnit? on Pragmatic JUnit Testing · · Score: 5, Funny
    Isn't that 50 Cent's group?

    "JUnit, yeah, we'll take your ass out. JUnit, yeah, that's what we're about!"

  22. Re:You will be assimilated! on Borg Cube Case · · Score: 0

    Warp speed is too slow. It would need at least ludicrous speed to stay ahead of the latest NetSky and MyDoom variants.

  23. Re:Dell 4100 laptop? on More on IBM 75GXP Drive Fiasco · · Score: 0
    Dell 4100 sounds like an Inspiron...

    Or a Dimenson, which does indeed use a 3.5" drive. "Next," indeed!

  24. Re:tablets on What Kind of Tablet PC to Buy? · · Score: 0
    ...descent warrenty...

    Is that some sort of warranty that guarantees you will be able to play that old game where you fly the little spaceship around in mining facilities and shoot robots?

  25. Re:Why didn't they just start with Counterstrike.. on Army to use MMOG for Simulation Training · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe they don't want the Army to consist of TKers, AWP campers, and flashbang spammers. Also, 90% of the soldiers would only be able to work in a combat zone laid out exactly like the de_dust map.