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  1. Two stories on Your Best Exam Stories? · · Score: 0

    Best Semetester
    At least once during every semester, I would suggest that we adjourn class and re-convene at a local drinking establishment. No one has ever to take me up on the suggestion. However, once after a final, some of the students were going to said drinking establishment to celebrate. We invited the Prof, and he accepted and came along for a few beverages.

    Worst Semester
    Finals during my freshman year. During finals week, a few of us guys drove from Kansas to Iowa for a party that some girl invited us to (Geeks will go to great lenthgs for women). Broke down in Elk Horn Iowa looking for gas. Whilest waiting for the local gas station to open we engaged in some nefarious activities. We ended up drink Moose Head beer in Elk Horn Iowa. After gassing up, we went on to the party. Next day we drive back. This is the semester I ended up with a 0.700 GPA. I flunked 10 out of 16 hours, but damn did I have fun.

  2. Squid on Limiting Kids' Computer Time? · · Score: 0

    I have squid and squidguard set up on my firewall box. The kid's computers are proxied through there. Yes, they'll eventually figure it out, if they're tech savvy, but thene again, that's what I'm counting on.

    To be Debian centric: apt-get install squid squidguard chastity-list

    Configure to your heart's delight.

  3. Re:ANSI C on How To Get Into Programming? · · Score: 0

    Amen to this! Back in the 80's I putzed around with BASIC and moved to C-128 Assembler. I thought I was pretty good until I took a low level C course. Oh, wow. Then you need to take some algorithm classes. Don't mess around with C+ until you can do C. If it can't be done in C it can't (or shouldn't) be done.

  4. Reverse Engineering on Java or C: Is One More Secure? · · Score: 0

    What about the fact that a java file can be de-compiled? There is software available that will let you decolpile/reverse engineer a java file back to the cource code! It's the ultimeate in open source, because it carries the source with it!

    See the google...
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=decompile+jav a

  5. MythWeather on Integrating Weather Reports into a Webserver? · · Score: 0

    My guess is that you can use something like Myth Wewather from the MythTv Suite.

  6. Two Words on Stepping Off of the Grid? · · Score: 0

    Camp Jeep

  7. Ass Bags on Real-ID Passes U.S. Senate 100-0 · · Score: 0

    I hate to swear, but God Damn It! When will these people wake up? Damn, damn, damn!

  8. Re:More like Kansas on Kansas Challenges Definition of Science · · Score: 0
    It will take more than one tornado to wipeout Kansas. As a Kansas native, I've seen lots of tornadoes, even chased a few. They'll tear the crap out a lot of stuff, but Kansans are typically fiesty.

    As for this whole science thing: is the earth flat?

    The greatest scientists used to think that as well.

    Scientist ususally are wrong. Are you so sure of yourself that you are not open to new ideas?

  9. Random Relpy on Randomly Generated Paper Accepted to Conference · · Score: 3, Funny

    Random Post!

  10. Re:Leasing servers on Is Leasing Really Worth It? · · Score: 1

    This is not necessarily true. It depends on the lease. If the lease payments cover most of the cost of the leased materials, or if the lease period cover most of the life of the items, etc., the lease is treated as a sale of the items. If this is the case, the accounting differs. Consult your local bean coutner to be sure.

  11. MythRadio on Scheduled Recording of Streamed Audio? · · Score: 1

    Wait for MythRadio to come out.

  12. Leather Goddesses? on Martian Moon Phobos in Detail · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I want to bow to ur new overlords the Leather Goddesses of Phobos!
    Long live Infocom!

  13. Re:Still about $20 too much on VoIP Price War Declared · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How about setting up your own Asterisk server (yes, it's Linux, but it works, get over it). Then you can use VoicePulse Connect! to get a cheap rate for an incoming line.

  14. Re:What about... on Daily Electoral Predictions · · Score: 1

    So, If we actually read this amendment, we see what? The number total available of electoral votes would have changed? I don't think that that number of people who weren't able to vote of the population (or the population that voted) would move the number of electoral votes.

  15. Re:Religion and Schooling on The Underground History of American Education · · Score: 1

    The sooner we get an education system which does not teach religion or political or patriotic based material the better.

    So teaching about the American Revolution is right out because it could be patriotic based? And we can't teach Government class, well because that is political.

    Me thinks someone is an arse.

  16. First Post? on Running a UDP Remote Console with Linux 2.6 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is my second shot at a first post! Hey, someone's gotta do this...

  17. First Post? on Free Software for Cybercafe Management? · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I had to try this at least once...

  18. Re:Great Idea! on Big Brother In Your Front Seat · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you check out you state laws, you'll find that the local police, state highway patrol, etc. are exempt from the speed limit. Call your local congressman and complain.

  19. There goes my Karma on Portable Digital Voice Recorders for a Singer? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Go ahead and mod this Off Topic, but...

    Here starteth the rant

    Please refer to yourself as a VOCALIST and not a sewing appliance. I, myself, am a VOCALIST and I am trying to correct everyone I can. We refer to people who play instruments as instrumentalists. Also, If people who sing are singers, then people who play are players.

    Here endth the ranting

  20. Might be worth a try on Advanced Business Education for Developers? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I did it the other way around, kind of. First I got an MBA, then an MSCS. I don't do much development work. I've got the stamp of a bean counter (I'm also a CPA), so they don't want to let me out of my position as accounting troll.

  21. Re:What's next? on Tiny Autonomous Submersible · · Score: 1

    Super bonus points for generating electricity to maintain battery life on the trip down

  22. Bluetooth all the way on GPS and Portability? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I agree that bluetooth is the way to go. Bluetooth GPS receivers are pricey for what they do in comparison to other hand held models, but it's worth it for the portability. Just be sure to review those settings on your bluetooth deivces.

  23. FUD -- My biologist buddy says don't do it. on Experiences with Laser Eye Surgery? · · Score: 1

    I have a freind with a biology degree that put the FUD into me about it, so I'll share! He claims that part of the dislodged eye matter can get infected and into the blood stream. If this happens, your bodies white cells can counteract the infection, but a side effect is that they have an affinity for eye matter. From there, your body slowly eats your eyes away for you. You then don't have a problem seeing clearly, you just can't see at all. Isn't that tasty?

  24. Carnival Music on Appropriate Music for Callers 'On Hold'? · · Score: 1

    Try working for a company that builds amusement rides for a living. Our hold music is the tinny, awful music that plays on all of those carrousels. We have different music for different seasons. My favorite(?) is the Christmas collection. It's cute for about 15 seconds, then you want to strangle a clown or something. My wife won't call my work phone any more for fear that I'll put her on hold (no such luck for her not calling and bugging me at work though, she has my cell number) :-/