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  1. Re:Recent activity.... on Mars Volcanoes May Still Erupt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Still not as long as an "emerge openoffice" though ;)

  2. Re:Million Schmillion... on The Dollar Campaign For Thunderbird Devs · · Score: 1

    Thunderbird isn't meant to replace Outlook, Evolution does that. Thunderbird replaces Outlook Express, something, which from my experience, it does very well.

    I use it all the time when I'm forced to use Windows, although most of the time when I'm on Linux I use Evolution.

  3. Re:Million Schmillion... on The Dollar Campaign For Thunderbird Devs · · Score: 1

    While I agree with you about Evolution being better, we don't all have the luxury of a real OS.

    I would however be *VERY* interested if there was a Windows port, because although I use Linux, I know many people who don't.

    And anyway, what is a feature of Outlook Express which the average user needs that is not in Thunderbird?

  4. Re:don't forget... on SCO Shares Plunge, Canopy Management Change · · Score: 1

    While this is a good thing, most of the world doesn't live in California ;)

    I'm just waiting for SCO to declare bankruptcy.

  5. Re:My fav self-healing method on A Diagnosis of Self-Healing Systems · · Score: 1
    You didn't read the description, did you ;)

    DESCRIPTION : This function reboots the system. It happens that this function crashes the computer instead of rebooting it. This is especially true with resident programs. A more secure way to do a warm reboot is to put the value 1234h at memory location 0040:0072h and then to make a far jump to FFFF:0000h. To do a cold reboot, put the value 0000h at 0040:0072h instead of 1234h.
  6. Re:This is like the Simpsons... on Chief of eBay's Indian Site Arrested, Released · · Score: 1

    Actually, it was "As many arms as Vishnu, and they were all very busy"

  7. Re:radar doesn't work in space on Asteroid Flies Under the Radar, Literally · · Score: 1

    It works in space...although I can't think of any radars in space for viewing stuff in space, reconsats use it, probably others do, and we used it to find SOHO when we lost it at one point.

  8. Re:Oops? But does it matter? on Asteroid Flies Under the Radar, Literally · · Score: 1

    Well, an asteroid can't kill *EVERYONE*. Personally, I'd prefer to not be around when it lands on my house.

  9. Re:Asteroid shield instead of missile shield on Asteroid Flies Under the Radar, Literally · · Score: 1

    The thing is, a missile defence platform which is designed to attack a target a few meters across may have trouble destroying a target several KILOMETERS across.

  10. Re:I didn't RTFA so... on Windows XP Firewall Bug Flies Under the Radar · · Score: 1

    Which in itself brings up another question:

    Why is file and printer sharing bound on that network adaptor?

  11. Re:Programmers: Please note. on Skunkworks At Apple -- The Graphing Calculator Story · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I don't think I'll ever top that.

    Now that I think about it, I don't reckon it's possible, I can't think of anything.

    Actually, I just remembered something. Back, a few years ago, one of my friends told me a story about her cousin. One day, he woke up, in someone else's house, tied to his girlfriend, and with his cock stuck in a cd player.

    I can't think of a worse way to wake up.

  12. Re:Programmers: Please note. on Skunkworks At Apple -- The Graphing Calculator Story · · Score: 1

    That'd be worse...when I woke up, the computer was logged in as root, and the encrypted pr0n partition was formatted :-(

  13. Re:Programmers: Please note. on Skunkworks At Apple -- The Graphing Calculator Story · · Score: 1

    Last time I was up this late I woke up at 2pm the next day lying under my desk, not able to remember a thing. I think it's safe to assume that making an ass of myself isn't all that uncommon, even if I don't remember doing it. The wonders of IM :oP

  14. Re:Programmers: Please note. on Skunkworks At Apple -- The Graphing Calculator Story · · Score: 1

    I know what I'm doing, I'm just a naturally cautious person, always have been, always will be. Only problem with the way things are going is the only people I seem to attract are sluts ;)

    Anyway, it's 4:30 in the morning over here, it wouldn't surprise me if i'm making an ass of myself, lol

  15. Re:Programmers: Please note. on Skunkworks At Apple -- The Graphing Calculator Story · · Score: 1
    For some reason, I seem to get into these sort of situations on occasion heh


    When I read that, my mind interprets that as "you lucky, lucky bastard":P

    You must have had a good time at college, huh?
  16. Re:Programmers: Please note. on Skunkworks At Apple -- The Graphing Calculator Story · · Score: 1

    Haha...the mental image of what they must look like just made me start a NetBSD download. Seriously.

    Normally I'm glad to be out of school, but I'm really, really missing the view :P

  17. Re:Programmers: Please note. on Skunkworks At Apple -- The Graphing Calculator Story · · Score: 1

    Everything's always funnier when you see it on video later.

    But yeah, there are some things that I'd rather them not get on video. But I'm still at high school, everyone has a camera phone, you can't really move anywhere where there aren't any cameras.

    Though getting footage of me getting herded around by the ten girls dressed as demons with pitchforks could have been interesting heh

    You know you're a geek when the first thing that comes to mind when you read that is BSD. Maybe I need to get out more ;)

  18. Re:Programmers: Please note. on Skunkworks At Apple -- The Graphing Calculator Story · · Score: 1

    As you can probably tell from my post, it's even more hilarious when someone has it on video ;)

    Well, Christmas holidays now, I don't get any of that for another few weeks :o(

  19. Re:That's BS on Microsoft EU Monopoly Appeal Thrown Out · · Score: 1

    Everyone's experiences are different.

  20. Re:Programmers: Please note. on Skunkworks At Apple -- The Graphing Calculator Story · · Score: 1

    Funny thing is that exact same thing happened to me...one of my friends had a video camera with her and I still laugh at that tape.

    Another good one, was this one time, I'd hurt my neck badly, so I was full of painkillers, and couldn't have caffiene with them, so I was also in withdrawal. And was really, really tired. I came to school that day, and suddenly some chick starts feeling my leg, says something, and after a few seconds walks off. A few seconds later I realise something has just happened, but wasn't sure what. Someone also got that on tape.

    She was hot. And she was offering me a head job. And I had just been staring blankly into space in front of me.

    I didn't know this at the time, my brain was slowed to the point that I couldn't really think.

    You can imagine how Pissed Off(tm) I was when I saw the tape.

  21. Re:freaking "no skip ads" DRM on DVDs on Welcome to the Future of DRM Media · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, it seems to be the only thing that really gets through these days...

    No it doesn't, they just blame piracy, get some new laws passed, and add more DRM.

  22. Re:think twice about buying DVDs on Welcome to the Future of DRM Media · · Score: 2, Insightful


    I have never met anyone who uses a computer and doesn't realize the difference between left click, right click and double click.


    You lucky, lucky bastard. I have to deal with that all the time.

  23. Re:That's BS on Microsoft EU Monopoly Appeal Thrown Out · · Score: 1

    Would you like to take a guess at the number of non tech-savvy people I know that don't use WMP?

    From my experience, the majority of people don't even consider not using what came with the OS.

  24. Re:Integration on Microsoft EU Monopoly Appeal Thrown Out · · Score: 1

    Because most users don't ever try to get software from alternate sources unless they have to, and Microsoft is using their monopoly to try to stop other vendors from selling their media players by exploiting this fact.

  25. Re:I've not been served any injustice on Microsoft EU Monopoly Appeal Thrown Out · · Score: 1

    By including WMP with Windows, many users won't bother to install anything else. This means that other companies are at a heavy disadvantage to Microsoft, even if the player is as good or better than Media Player, and even if their player is free, it is still at a disadvantage.

    Using your monopoly as a tool to gain another monopoly is illegal.