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  1. Re:Since some of us couldn't know or knew about it on Vegas Star Trek Experience Closing Down · · Score: 1

    That's no fun. :(

  2. Since some of us couldn't know or knew about it... on Vegas Star Trek Experience Closing Down · · Score: 1

    ... are there any high quality videos of the rides, Quark's bar, etc.? I have seen photographs, but I'd like to see them in actions.

  3. Re:C'mon, California on China Sets Sights On Rail Record · · Score: 1

    It's about $$$. :(

  4. Re:$150 a month isn't so bad, really on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 1

    Wow, how lame. :( [notes to check for these things when moving to a place]

  5. Re:$150 a month isn't so bad, really on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 1

    Heh, I only have landline. But the catch for me is expensive medical bills (one is 400 bucks a month!). Sucks to be a disabled person. :(

  6. Re:$150 a month isn't so bad, really on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 1

    Wait, how come you can't get dial-up and satellite? No phone lines?

  7. Re:$150 a month isn't so bad, really on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 1

    $150 is EXPENSIVE! I wished I was rich to afford that.

  8. Nope. Ralph Wiggum on Linux Not Supported For Democratic Convention Video · · Score: 1
  9. Dr. Sbaitso for IRC? on Software To Provide Astronaut Counseling · · Score: 1

    Is there a Dr. Sbaitso port for IRC in Linux? I wasn't able to find one. Thanks in advance. :)

  10. Re:26th? on Compact Disc Turns 26, Has a Bright Future · · Score: 1

    Wife on /.? Yeah right. [grin]

  11. Re:Time To Push Back on the Bastards! on People On No-Fly List Can Sue In District Court · · Score: 2, Funny

    [stands up] I'm James Robinson!

  12. Uh huh. on Research Suggests Polygamous Men Live Longer · · Score: 1

    And most of us can't even get one like me (an old fart too). :(

  13. Re:Worth checking out on Top Indie Games You Wouldn't Mind Paying For · · Score: 1

    I tried the tutorial and started my warrior training. It's nice. Graphics are indeed outdated, but who cares.

  14. Re:D2:LOTD, not original D2. on NPC Hirelings Coming To D&D Online · · Score: 1

    Good point. I was thinking of henchmen that could follow everywhere and you could buy.

  15. D2:LOTD, not original D2. on NPC Hirelings Coming To D&D Online · · Score: 1

    In the expansion only, Lord of Destruction.

  16. Re:Dependencies are annoying. on Debian's Testing Branch Nears Completion · · Score: 1

    Question: How can you tell which ones are metapackages and not?

  17. Re:Dependencies are annoying. on Debian's Testing Branch Nears Completion · · Score: 1

    Interesting. How can I tell which packages are meta and are not? I also use deborphan to remove any packages that have no dependencies.

  18. Re:Dependencies are annoying. on Debian's Testing Branch Nears Completion · · Score: 1, Informative

    # apt-get remove kde
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
        knetwalk kpat ksokoban kolf blinken krdc krec libdb4.6++ krfb kscd kppp kshisen kmoon kmahjongg ksig
        ksim libkscan1 kwifimanager kcharselect kjumpingcube kdeartwork-style kregexpeditor kcoloredit
        artsbuilder kdessh kanagram ktip kdeprint kmrml katomic ksvg kscreensaver kruler ktux klettres
        kgoldrunner kbackgammon kpoker libkiten1 ksnapshot kpackage kooka kenolaba kblackbox kdebase
        atlantikdesigner klatin kfloppy kdegraphics-kfile-plugins kstars ksame konqueror-nsplugins kbruch kpager
        libkdegames1 kde-core kcalc keduca klipper kdemultimedia-kappfinder-data kdeadmin-kfile-plugins kweather
        kmplot kalzium ksirc ksysguard klickety kpovmodeler ksayit kmouth noatun-plugins kworldclock mpeglib
        kdewebdev kmenuedit kdegames kicker-applets amor kdict ktouch khexedit ksplash kdeaccessibility kedit
        kbounce kvoctrain kdetoys kdenetwork-kfile-plugins kimagemapeditor atlantik kbstate kwordquiz kcron
        kview ktron kdenetwork kttsd dcoprss ksysv kwin4 kuser kdeaddons kreversi kdf kspaceduel kig kpf juk
        noatun kdnssd klines kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins fifteenapplet kdemultimedia kfaxview lskat
        libarts1-mpeglib kaddressbook-plugins kviewshell kgamma kdeutils khelpcenter kdegraphics khangman
        knetworkconf kdeartwork-theme-window ksmiletris konq-plugins kbattleship libpoppler-qt2 kiconedit
        kdeadmin kasteroids kfouleggs libkdeedu3 kwalletmanager kopete ksnake kdelibs kiten kappfinder
        eyesapplet kdat kate kdeedu kdelirc kpercentage superkaramba kjots kfax ksirtet kmines kdvi kget
        kuickshow kgpg konquest kate-plugins kolourpaint kmousetool kdeaddons-kfile-plugins libarts1-xine kmag
        kmilo ktuberling kturtle kaudiocreator ktimer kmid kteatime kverbos kdepasswd kmix kdeartwork kodo
    Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
    The following packages will be REMOVED:
        kde
    0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    After this operation, 41.0kB disk space will be freed.

    So removing kde will not uninstall KDE I use? What about the other packages like kppp (yes, still use dial-up modem)?

  19. Re:Dependencies are annoying. on Debian's Testing Branch Nears Completion · · Score: 1

    Well, yes for /usr that only has 646 MB free.

  20. Re:Dependencies are annoying. on Debian's Testing Branch Nears Completion · · Score: 1

    Well, I installed KDE from net-installer and it seems to installed everything. How do I uninstall packages/features I don't want like kdegames, kpilot, etc. then?

  21. Re:Dependencies are annoying. on Debian's Testing Branch Nears Completion · · Score: 1

    But I would lose core components like:

    The following packages will be REMOVED:
            kde kdegames

    The following packages will be REMOVED:
            kde kdepim kpilot

    I need KDE. :)

  22. Dependencies are annoying. on Debian's Testing Branch Nears Completion · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Like KDE games, I don't want them. If I try to remove them, then this:

    # apt-get remove kdegames
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    knetwalk kpat ksokoban kolf blinken krdc krec libdb4.6++ krfb kscd kppp kshisen kmoon kmahjongg ksig
    ksim libkscan1 kwifimanager kcharselect kjumpingcube kdeartwork-style kregexpeditor kcoloredit
    artsbuilder kdessh kanagram ktip kdeprint kmrml katomic ksvg kscreensaver kruler ktux klettres
    kgoldrunner kbackgammon kpoker libkiten1 ksnapshot kpackage kooka kenolaba kblackbox kdebase
    atlantikdesigner klatin kfloppy kdegraphics-kfile-plugins kstars ksame konqueror-nsplugins kbruch kpager
    libkdegames1 kde-core kcalc keduca klipper kdemultimedia-kappfinder-data kdeadmin-kfile-plugins kweather
    kmplot kalzium ksirc ksysguard klickety kpovmodeler ksayit kmouth noatun-plugins kworldclock mpeglib
    kdewebdev kmenuedit kicker-applets amor kdict ktouch khexedit ksplash kdeaccessibility kedit kbounce
    kvoctrain kdetoys kdenetwork-kfile-plugins kimagemapeditor atlantik kbstate kwordquiz kcron kview ktron
    kdenetwork kttsd dcoprss ksysv kwin4 kuser kdeaddons kreversi kdf kspaceduel kig kpf juk noatun kdnssd
    klines kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins fifteenapplet kdemultimedia kfaxview lskat libarts1-mpeglib
    kaddressbook-plugins kviewshell kgamma kdeutils khelpcenter kdegraphics khangman knetworkconf
    kdeartwork-theme-window ksmiletris konq-plugins kbattleship libpoppler-qt2 kiconedit kdeadmin kasteroids
    kfouleggs libkdeedu3 kwalletmanager kopete ksnake kdelibs kiten kappfinder eyesapplet kdat kate kdeedu
    kdelirc kpercentage superkaramba kjots kfax ksirtet kmines kdvi kget kuickshow kgpg konquest
    kate-plugins kolourpaint kmousetool kdeaddons-kfile-plugins libarts1-xine kmag kmilo ktuberling kturtle
    kaudiocreator ktimer kmid kteatime kverbos kdepasswd kmix kdeartwork kodo
    Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
    The following packages will be REMOVED:
    kde kdegames
    0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    After this operation, 90.1kB disk space will be freed.
    Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

    Why is it removing KDE?

    Same for Pilot:
    # apt-get remove kpilot
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    knetwalk kpat ksokoban kolf blinken krdc krec korn libdb4.6++ krfb kscd kppp kshisen kmoon kmahjongg
    ksig ksim libkscan1 kwifimanager kcharselect kjumpingcube kdeartwork-style kregexpeditor kcoloredit
    artsbuilder kdessh kanagram ktip kdeprint kmrml katomic kleopatra ksvg kscreensaver kruler ktux klettres
    kgoldrunner kbackgammon kpoker kdepim-kfile-plugins libkiten1 ksnapshot kpackage kooka kenolaba
    kblackbox kdebase atlantikdesigner konsolekalendar klatin kfloppy kdegraphics-kfile-plugins kstars ksame
    konqueror-nsplugins kbruch kpager kdepim-kio-plugins libkdegames1 kde-core kcalc keduca klipper kandy
    kdemultimedia-kappfinder-data kontact kdeadmin-kfile-plugins kweather kmplot kalzium ksirc ksysguard
    klickety kpovmodeler ksayit kmouth kalarm noatun-plugins kworldclock mpeglib kdewebdev kmenuedit
    kdegames kicker-applets amor kdict ktouch ktnef khexedit ksplash kdeaccessibility kedit kbounce
    kvoctrain korganizer kdetoys kdenetwork-kfile-plugins kimagemapeditor atlantik kbstate akregator
    kwordquiz kcron kview ktron kdenetwork kttsd dcoprss ksysv kwin4 libksieve0 kuser kdeaddons krever

  23. Still have 10+ years old CRT TVs... on New Study Finds Low Interest In Blu-ray · · Score: 1

    ... so it is pointless for BR until the TVs get replaced with big HDTVs.

  24. Re:Google Groups on R.I.P Usenet: 1980-2008 · · Score: 1

    Google Groups was from dejanews.com. Remember them? However, Google Groups seems to have problems in showing all posts lately. :(

  25. Performance of OpenDNS? on OpenDNS As Quick-Fix To DNS Patch Dilemma · · Score: 1

    I wonder how OpenDNS' performance with more users using it due to this flaw.