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  1. Re: Stone Age on Slackware 11.0 Almost Done · · Score: 1

    there is also Dropline Gnome

  2. Re:what do you mean by "secure"? on UK ISP PlusNet Accidentally Deletes 700GB of Email · · Score: 1

    smtp can be run over ssl, and there is imaps, i think pop3 can be run over ssl also.

  3. Re:Details on the failure on Big Dig - One of Engineering's Greatest Mistakes? · · Score: 1

    you cannot test every bolt, once a bolt is tested it is useless because they are tested to failure. you can only test a sample which ishow a majority of testing is done on mass produced products. epoxy is not a bad design, it is a repair for bad managment/construction.

  4. Re:WTF is the engineer supposed to believe? on Big Dig - One of Engineering's Greatest Mistakes? · · Score: 1

    yes engineers do build in a safety factor, the amount depends on the type of construction and use but i belive it is atleast 2x.
    you are right about it not being the engineers fault, in my experiance it is the fault of the contractors/workers, i wrk for a PE and we have several jobs that things are always being done wrong, common sence (yes i know that doesn't really exist anymore) things like plumbers cutting off studs in a bearing wall to run their pipes.

    ignoring the fact that contractors want to make money, communication is the problem, all the workers do not speak english and 1 person translates the plans verbaly for the entire job, but then i guess that does come from the contractos trying to make money.

    and you know where all these jobs are that we have so much trouble with are?eastern mass, around boston. anywhere else and there is almost no problem.

  5. Re:gamers beware. on AMD Slashing Prices Still Not Enough? · · Score: 1

    all those comments and not 1 mention of the real fix? you need to install a hotfix from Microsoft, there are copies of it floating around the net because ms refuses to make it publicly available, but if you call them and they determin that your problems will be fixed by the patch they will give it to you.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=896256 has the info but no download link.

  6. Re:Here's dreaming on HP Announces Tiny Wireless Memory Chip · · Score: 1

    now thats something i can actualy see this being useful for.

  7. Re:Not "Windows Only" as on Shuttle Cameras Yield Excellent Footage · · Score: 1

    VLC works on windows, it should also work on any other platform

  8. Re:spaces bad, special chars bad on Linux/Mac/Windows File Name Friction · · Score: 1

    if you leave/add the .jpg on there it usualy worked fine, atleast in my experiance.
    you also had the extension MacLink that would read the dos extensions and add in the file type flags automagicly,

  9. Re:Those wacky VPs on Your Favorite Support Anecdote · · Score: 1

    i've had a similar one happen but not quite as good, user types all numaric pass on the number pad, with numlock off.

  10. Re:The REAL issue on Livejournal Bans Ad-Blocking Software · · Score: 1

    LJ isnt forcing the ads on anyone, you enable them to gain access to some of the previously for pay features. you see them on your journal if you wish too, others will also see the ads on your journal unless they are a subscriber.

  11. Re:Eat your cake and burn the calories, too. on Health Problems Related to the Geek Lifestyle · · Score: 1

    hauling my rig (19" CRT, inwin q500) to lans is about th eonli lifting i do on a regular basis :)

  12. Re:responsible design on MySpace To Be Made Safer For Users · · Score: 1

    anyone that hotlinks images from my server to myspace gets goatse telling them to stop stealing bandwidth

  13. Re:extensions on Thunderbird 1.5 Arrives · · Score: 1

    Nightly Tester Tools, allows you to force compatability of extensions.

  14. Re:The Mailer I want on Thunderbird 1.5 Arrives · · Score: 1

    the address book thing is the major item i want, i have done address book w/ LDAP and thunderbird can use that as a source, but it cannot update it, and i havent gotten around to getting it setup in the webmail yet but i'm fairly sure it's possible but don't know if it can be updated from there either.
    what i think needs to happen is an open standard (similar to ical maybe) that everyone implements, that would solve many problems.

  15. Re:Poor plain-text editor on Thunderbird 1.5 Arrives · · Score: 1

    what do you concider a large folder?
    i have 1 that contains around 11k msgs and it opens up almost instantly. imap is a different story, but mostly because the server itself is grossly underpowered.

  16. Re:The old ways on Burned CDs Last 5 years Max -- Use Tape? · · Score: 1

    I would have no problem using those disks (as long as they are in working order), i have a 3.5/5.25 combo drive that works perfectly.

  17. Re:Dual Layer on DVD Writer RoundUp · · Score: 1

    i see hem in both walmart and bestbuy, but for the price i can use 3 single layer and still come out ahead

  18. Re:Alright, Names Do Matter on Linux's Difficulty with Names · · Score: 1

    windows media player is wmplayer.exe

  19. Reindeer games? on "Dasher" Worm Brings Christmas Keylogger · · Score: 1

    Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
    On, Comet! on, Cupid! on Dunder and Blixem!

  20. Re:Warning to those who buy Seagate on Seagate Pushes Hard Drive Platters to 160GB · · Score: 1

    an OEM drive will not come with cables, a retail will.

  21. Re:A day Late And A Dollar Short on Panasonic Begins Blu-Ray Production · · Score: 1

    and sony threw all that out when they went with UMD on the psp

  22. Re:Slackware is the best on Why Slackware Still Matters · · Score: 1

    it's not "in the wrong place" the symlink points to version 3, openldap needs version 4, simpoley changing the symlink has worked fine for me.

  23. Re:Naval Gazing? on The Rise of Digg.com · · Score: 1

    digg has also been having growing pains, they have been doing alot of server stuff to overcome that. and really, is uptime that much of a factor?

  24. Re:It's just cool on Xbox 360 Hardware Disassembled and Analyzed · · Score: 1

    what if he's using a system that has openfirmware for the bios?

  25. Re:what about existing extensions? on MozCorp Announces Firefox 1.5 Extension Competition · · Score: 1

    there is also an extension called "Nightly Tester Tools" that allows you to do this without having to edit the xpi. the only extension that doesnt work for me is Mnenhy for thunderbird