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  1. Well, I guess this is my Punishment for flaunting. on VA Linux Systems Opens at $300 · · Score: 2

    ...my redhat shares. We have another open source programmer at my company who got in on va, but didn't get the letter from redhat. It is kinda fair.

  2. Their Graph Layout algorithms SUCK.vs Togetherj on Microsoft Selling J++; Discontinuing Development · · Score: 1

    I tried to reverse a body of code--mostly flat c++--using rational, and their diagram, even after applying the layout algorithms, was completely illegible. I did the same thing in TogetherJ--a uml tool written in JAVA--and it was legible, and speedily produced. I am quite disapointed, as libraries are available for improving this. I do hope, that J++ will get more 'open'

  3. Strong Neurophysiological evidence for ADD on Take the FBI's Geek Profile Test · · Score: 1

    just search in www.eurekalert.org, they have lots of articles on the chemical basis of add. it is mostly an imbalance in serotonin/dopamine receptors. The mutant d2 receptor binds dopamine less strongly than the 'normal' d2 receptor. Probably same for serotonin receptors. This is evident since the most useful drugs for treating add are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRI's prozac,zoloft,etc..) and Selective dopamine reuptake inhibitors--Ritalin.

  4. Individuals With Disabilities Act VIOLATION!!! on Take the FBI's Geek Profile Test · · Score: 1

    um, these traits are characteristic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. If I am to believe them correctly, they advocate discriminating against a LEARNING DISABLED student who is COVERED BY THE IDEA!!! I have seen schools have to pay millions to install concrete ramps, and have whole classes relocated to accomodate disabled students. Boy, I hope the FBI realizes this before they allow themselves to be sued by concerned parents. Call CHADD!!!!

  5. Actually, isn't this kind of like stealing cable.. on deCSS Listed On Download.com · · Score: 1

    ..service? There are all kinds of devices for illegally descrambling cable signals, and If you consider dvd as a 'information source' transmitted by sneaker net with the ability to use a device to view it infinitely, but only a 'licenced' device provided by the service provider--as in cable--then we are in violation of federal laws or something. I think it really comes down to the licencing schema that each dvd datafile is covered by.

  6. This is great news, from a stockholder standpoint! on Oracle and Red Hat E-Commerce Partnership · · Score: 1

    Although, I am a bit uneasy about motif--mostly cause i dont like it.

  7. Philly pay ain't bad as long as you aren't a... on IT Salary Comparisons Worldwide · · Score: 1

    defence contractor. I am only half way to six figures, but for newgrads, my company pays really well...my brother w/2 years less experience than me started out real close to what I am making. If only they payed you to make the world safe for democracy.....me and my damn fool adventures.

  8. Hey Man, I am a netslave, and I ain't a newgrad... on NetSlaves · · Score: 1

    ...I'm just dumb enough to like my company at the pay they give me(~20-60% less than market). Boy, I need to bang my head against a porsche.....

  9. Real simple. I'll steal the genome...FSCK them!!! on DNA Code - IP or Public Domain? · · Score: 1

    yep. We are much better 'security investigators' then they are. I figure a few 15g hard drives should hold it all...8)

  10. I don't know why this stuff seems cool to me.... on Bizzare Answers from Cult of the Dead Cow · · Score: 1

    ...i guess i am just a looser who digs programming and farting around and such with hardware and code...The things like cDc, Phrack, and PLA feed my soul. Their fresh, truly cynnical and brash way of answering questions and writing about items of interest really click with the way I view myself and others like me. Ya know, finding people who like hacking computers and stuff is so fskin hard that seeing people like me--except for way much cooler--get in the limelite is just cool. enough said...

  11. WHY CANT REDHAT DO THIS AND GET IT OVER WITH???? on Trend: More Software Patents · · Score: 1

    if publishing software in a legal form can get around patents, why isnt my company doing this...i'm gonna have to get on the horn with corporate--even though i am a little stock holder....

  12. Chewbacca....what a wookie.... on Major Star Wars Character To Die in Next Books · · Score: 1

    well there goes the chewbacca song...

  13. Did anyone notice Zip disks are 10x as expensive.. on IBMs 73Gig Drive · · Score: 1

    ...as a hard drive? $150 gets you a 15 gig, a zip disk .1gig costs $10???

  14. Well, unless they have patented the idea, OSS it! on Microsoft Launches Passport · · Score: 1

    it should be easy enough to do this, maybe create a non-profit organization to handle the databases.

  15. So bill, Did you have to give your soul in it's... on BBC Solicts Questions to Ask Bill Gates · · Score: 3

    ...entirety, or did satan allow you to sell just chunks....i figure if a kidney can get 1.5M, then your left chakra should be about worth 25million years in hell?

  16. No, sorry, thought you were talkin about the... on 50" Flat Screens from Pioneer · · Score: 1

    ...phillips display above.

  17. Actually, I have tried q2 on it after hours in... on 50" Flat Screens from Pioneer · · Score: 1

    ...the lab! kinda kool!

  18. Yep, Got one on my desk. Used it for a demo... on 50" Flat Screens from Pioneer · · Score: 1

    they work pretty well with a linux x-server.

  19. See now, this is horse Pies! Our ever so incom... on ZDNet Admits Mistakes in Recent SecurityTest · · Score: 1

    ...petent IT staff at work even has a script that automatically applies patches for our unix platforms--simply and stupidly! If ITP can get it right, joe wenttothe6monthNTcourse can get it right too!

  20. God, some of his sentences are difficult to parse. on The Programmer's Stone · · Score: 2

    ...kind of like mine! I really like his concepts, although, coming from a similar point of view, I think that he is trying to apologize for his way of thinking and behaving--much like mine--using a new set of terms he creates. I used to call the dichotomy worker-bees and hackers. I remember getting punished for reading ahead in the book, or even reading a genetic engineering book in 9th grade biology. It is certain that the education system of today rewards his 'packing' behavior, and at best compartmentalizes--gifted and talented--the 'mapping' activities to avoid contamination. I do like his approach though.

  21. Yep, been there, done that! on L.A. Times Columnist Says Geek-Autism is a Good Thing · · Score: 1

    but I still was able to get through college and get a good job even though my high school councelors suggested that I not take science in college....hmmm

  22. Well, how can we breed if we can't interact... on L.A. Times Columnist Says Geek-Autism is a Good Thing · · Score: 1

    ...socially? I understand the "thinking about finding the cure to aids vs. thinking about finding the bar to cure sobriety" concept as being good, but how can more of these type of people come into existence if this is not normal behavior? For God's sake, I can't even seem to relate to a group of normal hicks, and furthermore, they even get violent in my presence. "Smart man bad...bad...me bashum with club....he he he"

  23. The major problem with running anything on Hand... on Cygnus Announces "Embedded Linux Solution" · · Score: 2

    ...helds is getting a bootloader. There is some substantial progress towards a bootloader for a linux implementation on the MIPS wince handhelds--it's at linuxce.org

  24. Hey, at least tatoo's would be Cool! on I Am Not a Student, I Am a Number · · Score: 1

    ya know, rebel stuff and all!!

  25. Hmmm, so if I start gathering tidbits of info, on Who Owns The Database? · · Score: 1

    I can copywrite them and make a fortune huh?