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  1. Re:Patriot Act "You must sign this document" on ACLU Sues FBI Over ISP Records · · Score: 1

    you are required to wake at 7, twenty mintues for aerobics then off to work. be at your desk by 8 sharp. Violators will be shot. Remeber big brother is watching you.

  2. Re:Nice graphics.. on DOOM III This Summer · · Score: 1

    a while back I tried the doom iii alpha (I got it legal officer I swear!) and there was a nifty feature that allowed you to place lights wherever the cursur lay, which was needless to say rather cool. From the best I could tell it all seemed to be realtime, the shadows disapeared and formed based on the lights.

  3. Imagine a Beowulf... on The Ultimate All-In-One Storage Solution · · Score: 0, Troll

    sorry but it's kinda required.

  4. RE: mouse modules on Linux Kernel 2.6.6 Released · · Score: 1

    if loading them as modules doesn't work then trying compiling them into your kernel, the only reason I can think of where this would be a bad thing is if you need a small kernel. My ethernet card refused to work until I compiled support into my 2.6 kernel, rather than loading as a module.

  5. The Most powerful magnet... on Build A Stereo From an Old Hard Disk · · Score: 3, Insightful

    the most powerful magnet on a computer is in the hard disk.

    what about on the speakers?

  6. Re:cronjob for dynamic IP address reporting on Free Software Tracking a Stolen Computer? · · Score: 1

    if you can do totally small haiku programming, add it to the mbr, of course you would probably have to make your own specialized bootloader to do this, so it might be too much effort.

  7. Kernel Version on Ignalum Linux - A Bridge to Windows? · · Score: 1

    3)Kernel version?

    the kernel version, and other specs are listed on their website, right here. its version 2.4.20

  8. Proxy! on Spyware Becoming Worst Tech Support Problem · · Score: 1

    this calls for a well configured proxy to block all sites deemed unworthy, im not for internet censorship, but in the case of security its essential. just make sure you blacklist the corresponding ip's of sites you really want to keep users out of, beucase just accessing a site that way will bypass the restrictions.

  9. Re:Why is it "intuitive"? on Interview: Xandros and KDE · · Score: 1

    i have seen users with very meeger skills think something is wrong with their computer if something as irrelevant as the wallpaper is changed, expecting them to adapt from something as normal to them as the windows gui is tough. most dont know the reason why something happens, only that this icon caused it to happen.

  10. Re:Just pirate the patches on Microsoft Security Updates for Pirated Windows? · · Score: 1

    but with the amount of security patches one would recieve the patches much later, since each one has to be cracked and patched.

  11. Re:Easy Answer: on How Should One Review a Distribution? · · Score: 1

    I dont mean to be a gentoo zealot, but I am a total *nix noob, and I use gentoo, and conisder it to be the most fun I've ever had using a computer. I didn't find the install to be tedious, rather quite enjoyable, the best advice I can give to a new user, is to borrow a book about learning unix from your local library, and get comfertable with the command line, then read forums and documentation about things you dont understand. Gentoo has amazing documentation, and if you cant find an answer on their forums, post and thou shalt recieve.

  12. Real Life Donkey on PacManhattan Relocates Classic Game To New York Streets · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't wait for the real-world implementation of Donkey Kong

    for that all you need is a fire escape, some barrels and a really dumb friend.

  13. Re:I fail to see the benefits on Gentoo Linux Musings · · Score: 1

    It's time consuming to install. Time is money. Companies don't like spending money if they don't have to.

    uhh yeah ok, if you would look here you would see that one can easily make a "stage 4" install cd, which is basically a snapshot of ones installation, which can easilly be used to mirror instillations accross machines. also if you use a stage 3 install its drastically faster, especially if you use the quick reference guide.

  14. Re:Server room? on Gentoo Linux Musings · · Score: 1

    dont forget to export PKGDIR= when using your own binary packages, or else it will look for the binaries on a portage server.

  15. Re:Linux: My Observations(Certified MS Professiona on Linux Desktop Summit 2004 Review · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    how is that a troll? becuase the commenter's opinion is different than the mods?

  16. slashdot effect blues on Linux Desktop Summit 2004 Review · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    huh this is amazing, the slashdot effect roars in like a lion and takes down any server in its path, has anyone thought of using to to bring down severs intentioanlly? why not give the ip's of some people you dont like,everyone try to connect to them and theyll be slashdotted to oblivian before you know it! mods: this is not a flame! its called satire, you dont have to like it but you dont have to mod it donw either.

  17. Re:Small engine, fast cars but what about airplane on The Bugatti Veyron · · Score: 1

    airplanes engines are rarely measured in terms of miles per gallon, its damn near impossible to measure, but instead by hours. Youll notice looking at used planes that their age is measured in flight hours instead of miles. By the hour i'm sure that cars are more efficiant, but by the mile planes by sure. Think about it this way, many single prop two seaters can go a few hundred miles on one tank of gas going around 150 miles/perhour running off a four cylander engine spining at just a few hundred rpm's. Now i know its apples and oranges but you try finding a car that can do that.

  18. Re:Loads of money being misused on Notebooks Replace Textbooks in Texas · · Score: 1

    check out the book Lies My Teacher Told Me : Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen. its an inticing and interesting look at american textbooks.

  19. great guides great distro, whats not to love? on Daniel Robbins Resigns As Chief Gentoo Architect · · Score: 1

    gentoo is fassst, sure you could compile everything but you dont have to, even a lot of the portage tree is avaliable as a prebuilt package. its a terrific distro thats worth the extra effort and it stays quite true to bsd which is an extra plus i suppose.

  20. Re:That's a little low-tech sounding. on Legoland Introduces Wi-Fi Tracking for Kids · · Score: 1

    Secondly, what ever happened to Darwinism? The lost children should starve and/or form their own feral societies. Only the best would survive to re-enter society, hopefully as very productive, since they'll have lots of useful skills.
    hah my point exactly! look at the surplus of stupidity today, if it werent for science and medicine then we would be at least a little more evolved. just look at the gross surplus of morons :p

  21. totally insensitive on Summer Is Coming; Will Your Mousing Hand Survive? · · Score: 2, Funny

    you insensitive clod I live in Antartica!

  22. Re:Apple does it right on Apple Announces New Pro Software · · Score: 1

    yes that's true but since apple has complete control over system hardware (exluding addons) and the operating sysem they can optimize!

  23. iTunes for *nix - its about time! on LinSpire LPhoto and LSongs: bring on the lawsuits! · · Score: 1

    wouldn't it make sense for apple to port iTunes to *nix, it wouldn't exactly be hard considering osX is based off of bsd, and it would be a nice gesture to give back to the *nix community for giving apple their osX kernel.

  24. no surprises there on Linux's Achilles Heel Apparently Revealed · · Score: 1

    the same thing happened to me when i installed gentoo, i didnt have emu10k1 compiled into the 2.6.3 kernel, instead as a module, which caused the sound to not work, i bet that since it seems like he is using a pretty automatic install that the sound drivers were compiled as modules, to increase compatibility without increasing kernel size, to broaden hardware compatibility, and thus caused the sound to not work. or he just didnt env-update so the modules/drivers didnt autoload on boot.

  25. Wacom Tablets on Contactless Electrical Current Transfer? · · Score: 1

    although its obviouslly a much smaller current, wacom tablets wirelessly power their tablet pens, look into that--also the name passes me now but theres a charger pad that charges devices just by putting them on the pad with a thing on the battery, if i remember ill add a response.