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  1. Re:Yeah! More powerful WinCE devices! on Microsoft to Attack RIM with Magneto · · Score: 1

    Where do I get a notebook I can put into my shirt pocket? Although the CLI is nice, look at the GPE and Opie galleries.

  2. Re:Yeah! More powerful WinCE devices! on Microsoft to Attack RIM with Magneto · · Score: 1

    Yes I do know. I'm running Familiar with GPE on my iPAQ H5450, and I really like it. It may not be the best choice for the masses yet, but I like to be able to influence the behaviour of my system instead of being limited to the things those shiny buttons of Windows CE or PocketWindows (or whatever they call it now) do.

  3. Yeah! More powerful WinCE devices! on Microsoft to Attack RIM with Magneto · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is a good thing, since it will bring more devices to the market Familiar runs on. At least I hope so.

  4. Nice on Morse Code Faster Than SMS · · Score: 1

    o-- oooo o -o -oo --- o-- o --o o - -- --- o-o ooo o -o-o o- o--o o- -ooo oo o-oo oo - -o-- --- -o o--o oooo --- -o o ooo oo--oo (Stupid Lameness filter, it's faster than text!)

  5. Re:How Debian works... on Sarge is Now Frozen · · Score: 1

    But say, I find myself needing to track unstable for a while, but would like to migrate to testing when possible? Not easy. It could be, if the codename for unstable propogated back to testing.

    I don't know how you want to achieve this, since unstable/sid is a moving target. While testing will get frozen at one point in point and moves to stable, unstable has no such fix points. Packages come and go, get reached down to testing and so on. There is no finished state for unstable, so at which point do you want to migrate?

  6. If you can't get it,... on Linux PDA Resurfaces in U.S. · · Score: 2, Informative

    ...just run linux on another PDA, e.g. an iPAQ. I'm running the Familiar Distribution (http://familiar.handhelds.org/) on my 5450, and it's great. Although I still have to decide which UI is better, GPE or Opie, since the storage space is only enough for one of them. But well, it wouldn't be Linux if you do not have a choice, I guess it's vi vs. emacs, gnome vs. kde all over again, and it all now happens inside your shirt pocket :-)

  7. genetically modified rice on Budweiser Vetos Genetically Modified Rice · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know which scenario is scarier: modified rice, or rice in a beer!?

  8. Re:Ouch on Games That Shoot Back · · Score: 1

    Is is called Painstation: http://www.painstation.de/

  9. Re:How can they tell? on GPL Violators On The Prowl · · Score: 1

    I'n not talking about parameter names, I'm talking about command line arguments. You can't change those without creating much confusion in your new embedded system, another thing would be configurations files and parsers.

  10. Re:How can they tell? on GPL Violators On The Prowl · · Score: 1

    Yes, they do use strings.If you want to eleminate alle text strings in an applications, you probably can rewrite it (theink of parameter names etc.)

  11. Re:Answer on Nero Burning for Linux · · Score: 1

    Meaning that here in germany at least there is a 80% chance that if you buy a random dvd-writer, there is some oem version of nero with it. Of course only usable with windows. Until now.

    "The OEM versions of Nero that come with many CD burners aren't sufficient, though;"

    No, not until now.

  12. Re:What would REALLY be cool... on SMART-1 to Image Apollo Landing Sites · · Score: 2, Informative

    Any problems with lunar dust covering things, one wonders?

    Since the moon lacks any atmosphere, there is no wind up there, so I guess the dust will still be where it was 35 years ago.

  13. Re:Link to original article, not translation on German Railways To Get WLAN RailNet · · Score: 1

    Here it is.

  14. Re:Welcome news on German Railways To Get WLAN RailNet · · Score: 1

    If you reserve a seat with a table there is a standard wall outlet under it that delivers 220v so you can be gaming or watching movies on your laptop the whole trip without worrying about batteries.

    The new ICE 3 trains do have 220V power sockets on every seat. You just haveto find out which train serves your route. ICE1 trains do not have power sockets, except in coach 7, where a ICE2 coach can be integrated. ICE2 trains do have a power sockets under the 4-person-tables.

    Check this site (ICE-Züge 2005) to see which route is served by which train

  15. Why is this news? on Battlestar Galactica Available for Download · · Score: 1

    It has been available since the very first episode...Oh, this one is legal? That's news :-)

  16. Re:The Windows CE and Symbian versions on Mobile Phone with PC running Linux 2.6 · · Score: 2, Informative

    It might also rely on the geek factor, it seems to work for other devices as well.

  17. Re:JMS - PLEASE READ THIS! on Straczynski Offers To Re-Boot Star Trek [updated] · · Score: 1

    He could also be found on a desert planet, lying naked on the floor, and suffering from amnesia, because he broke some rules of not interfering...wait, I've seen that before...

  18. What to do with it... on A Model Railroad That Computes · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Could they use it to control another digitally controlled model railroad once they build the more advanced system?

  19. Re:This is a Good Thing, IMHO on Sci-Fi Channel Renews Battlestar Galactica · · Score: 1

    The humans believe in the Ancient Roman gods!

    Actually, they believe in the ancient greek gods (they mentioned Artemis once), although greek and roman gods are more or less the same.

  20. Re:First a DDOS, now a Slashdotting on Hardware Reuse Contest Entries Revealed · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, a slashdotted Server who cannot output a clear page anymore is "heiser" ("croaky")?

  21. Re:Open Source 3D on GTK+ to Use Cairo Vector Engine · · Score: 1

    So I either f**k around with Alien and their broken RPM's

    No, you don't. Others have done that for you already: http://www.stanchina.net/~flavio/debian/fglrx-inst aller.html

  22. Re:Hopefully good will come out of this. on Moglen's Plans to Upgrade the GPL · · Score: 1

    These hobbyists are those who are asked if anyone of their friends buys WLAN equipment. And since they also have that Linksys gizmo, they may recommend it to others as well, whether those might replace the firmware or not.

  23. Re:Hopefully good will come out of this. on Moglen's Plans to Upgrade the GPL · · Score: 1

    Most companies who base something heavily on the GPL (like embedded linux on devices) cave without a lawsuit.

    It's the best thing they can do, for they can really profit from it: Think of the Linksys WRT54G WLAN router, which sales are pushed by the fact that you can put a nice custom linux system on it. Although Linksys (now Cisco) did not distribute the source in the beginning, I doubt they regret the step of releasing it.

  24. Re:Hassan ... not Bangalore on Indian Moon Mission to Have Landing Component · · Score: 1

    They outsourced tech support. Hassan only does controlling.

  25. Re:Why not GnuCash? on Intuit Disables Features in Quicken To Force Upgrades · · Score: 1

    Cause GnuCash is hard to use, that's why!

    No, it is not. Select "Actions->transfer", select the accounts you want to transfer money from and to, enter the description and amount, and you are done. Sending an online transaction is easy as well, just open the account book you want to do the transfer with, and select "Actions->online actions->HBCI issue transaction". Fill out the formular, and you are done again.