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  1. Re:But can a rat brain post dupe stories? on Rat Brains Fly Planes · · Score: 1
    It displays the year just fine. Maybe you didn't configure your date format settings in your preferences.

    see: http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=slashdotdat e6ta.png

  2. Re:But can a rat brain post dupe stories? on Rat Brains Fly Planes · · Score: 1

    So is the one linked to in this story: December 7, 2004

  3. Re:bullshit article on Online Scammers Go Spear-Phishing · · Score: 1
    So he reformatted his drive but the virus was still there? What?
    He was told to reformat it. That doesn't mean that he did it. In my experience most users won't format and reinstall their systems (or have it done) because of the inconvenience.
  4. Re:Why does Linux make this important? on Free Software Foundation Begins Rewriting the GPL · · Score: 1
    That's a great example of why RMD wants people to refer to Linux systems as GNU/Linux.

    rm gnu-lunux-jokes -rf

  5. Re:Is this a story yet? on 2008 Olympics Aiming For Open Source · · Score: 1

    I've been here long enough to know that on Slashdot, speculation is the story.

  6. Re:Can reconfigure without restart NOW on Apache 2.2.0 Released · · Score: 5, Informative
    Actually you want SIGUSR1. HUP does a regular restart which will cause any children to terminate immediately. Any requests in progress are terminated. USR1 (graceful restart) will allow the child processes to finish serving their requests and newly spawned children will have the new configuration.

    See the docs on stopping and restarting for reference.

  7. Re:Right... on Apache 2.2.0 Released · · Score: 4, Informative

    Since version 1.x you've been able to make config changes without a restart. Just edit your config files and then run "apachectl -k graceful" or send a USR1 kill signal to the parent Apache process. Apache reloads the config without restarting.

  8. Re:I too was (almost) a victim on Consumer Strikes Back at Crooked Online Retailer · · Score: 1
    Looks like your Tivo is working well...
    Indeed it is. :-D

    Thanks.

  9. Re:I too was (almost) a victim on Consumer Strikes Back at Crooked Online Retailer · · Score: 1
    (guinness)Brilliant!(/guinness)
    I don't understand the beer reference.
  10. Re:Seems to me... on A Book on General Image Editing Concepts? · · Score: 2, Informative

    The book that you are looking for is called Real World Photoshop. It's not going to teach you how to apply lens flares and things like that. What it does go over is how to get good scans, how to properly apply colour correction, how to adjust the exposure without making it looked washed out, etc. It also explains the hows and whys of the things you were asking about such as blurs and sharpening.

  11. Re:Photoshop is king on A Book on General Image Editing Concepts? · · Score: 1

    Just a nitpick: Illustrator is a vector drawing program, not a bitmap image manipulation program.

  12. Re:Scummy eweek popup alert on Unpatched IE Flaw Extremely Critical · · Score: 1

    NoScript has the same funtionality as FlashBlock built in.

  13. Re:First impressions: what's new in 1.5? on Firefox 1.5 Final Now Available · · Score: 1
    The incredibly stupid favorite-icon bug is still there.

    What bug is that?

  14. Re:Actually, it's not released yet on GCC 4.1 Released · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I'm not sure what gave the person who submitted the story, or the editor who posted the story, the idea that 4.1 was released, but it isn't.
    The GCC home page very clearly states "Current release series: GCC 4.1.0" while below it all the others say "Previous release series" and one at the bottom says "Active development (mainline)." That indicates as clearly as can be which are the old, the current, and the development releases.

    If you are right, and 4.1 wasn't released, then the GCC web page might need to be reworded to better communicate that fact.

  15. Re:How they handle it at Georgia Tech on Is Wi-Fi Ruining College? · · Score: 1

    I find it interesting that the business school feels the need to control the user's access to keep them in line, while the engineering school allows the student to succeed or fail on their own merits and self-discipline. To me that speaks volumes about the culture differences between business and engineering professionals.

  16. Ask the Oracle on 802.11 for Linux Non-Geeks? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Clearly you asked the wrong Oracle.

  17. Re:AllofMP3 on Apple iTunes Security Flaw Discovered? · · Score: 1
    First. Please tell me, how is using allofmp3 different--morally or legally in the United States--from downloading the audio files from a P2P network?
    Isn't that obvious? You're paying for the songs rather than grabbing them for free (copyright infringement).
  18. Re:Editorial error on Man Cures Himself of HIV? · · Score: 1
    Also from TFA, fourth paragraph:
    The trust said the tests were accurate but had been unable to confirm Scotsman Mr Stimpson's cure because he had declined to undergo further tests.
  19. Re:How sure? on Man Cures Himself of HIV? · · Score: 1

    Who or what is a Darva Conger? Google didn't turn up anything definitive.

  20. Re:Hmm... on Human-Powered Internet Archive Book Project · · Score: 1

    That second link is who this article is talking about.

  21. Re:AutoCopy on Favorite Firefox Extensions? · · Score: 1
    Yeah, it sounds familiar. It's the worst feature of X11 and xterm. Copy something, select what you want to replace, and then pas... oops, selecting to replace something copies it into the clipboard. You just lost what you were copying. [rips out hair] No thanks. I'm not into abusing myself.

    yes, sixteen years of X has definitely made me bitter.

  22. Re:Embedded Media for Linux on Favorite Firefox Extensions? · · Score: 1
    Here's the description from the web site:
    Allow you to launch embed video of website in an external application with a simple click
    • Replace the stream by a simple button
    • Works with RealMedia, QuickTime, WindowsMedia streams, Playlists, Flash, background sounds, Nullsoft video, Shockwave
    • Allow the use of any capable media player
    • Support Media Metafiles (ram, rpm, wmv, wm, wma, asx, asf, ...)
    • Activable per media format
    • AutoPlay feature : automaticatlly start to play the first media
    • Configuration wizard
    • SmartPlay : automatically search and choose the best source using metafile ('+' icon) if exist
    • Windows / Linux Languages : US, FR, GR, IT, ES, DK, SE, DE, NL, CZ, HE, ZH(tw & cn), PL, PT(br), CA
  23. Re:My Extensions window lists... on Favorite Firefox Extensions? · · Score: 1

    Is there any advantage to using SessionSaver rather than using the save session feature that is built into Tab Mix Plus?

  24. Re:advancements/innovation? on Firefox 1.5 RC2 Available · · Score: 1
    What new ideas/innovations are the Firefox team making these days to stand out in the browser wars
    Not a whole lot. They're just making a fast, slim, and secure browser. On the other hand, most of the innovation and neat stuff is happening because of extension authors.
  25. Re:How much will it change anything? on OpenDocument Gains New Fans · · Score: 1

    The real problem here is that your niece didn't check the margin on her paper after printing it. OO Writer can set margins just like MS Word.