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  1. Had mine for a week now on HP to Offer Custom Compaq Gaming PCs · · Score: 1

    Running sweet.

    Athlon 64-3400+
    1GB RAM
    120GB 7200rpm HD
    LG CD-RW/DVD Reader combo drive
    Cold Cathode light etc.
    NVIDIA logo etched on the window
    Cool brushed aluminum finish

    The Video Card is backorderd, but should be here just after E3.

    -Pete

  2. Re:Nothing new here... on Russian Music Site Offering Legal Songs By The MB · · Score: 1

    Uh... NO Lagwagon and only two NoFX albums? I'll maybe use this when I want to but the latest Birtney Spears or Christina Skankulera album, as it seems that's what they specialize in!

    -Pete

  3. Virginia Tech is building a cluster again... on iPod Mini Worldwide Rollout Delayed · · Score: 2, Funny

    This time with iPod mini's. They've arranged a special deal with Apple to reserve the first models to come off the assembly line.

    Thanks, Virgina Tech... Thanks a lot....

    -Pete

  4. Where are the smelling salts? on Swap File Optimizations? · · Score: 1

    I got to:

    "Start Windows. Go to the Control Panel, select "386 Enhanced". Select "Virtual Memory" and ..."

    and prompty began to feel woozy. If anyone sees me heading for the floor, please run to catch me!

    Seriously... this takes me back...

    -Pete

  5. Server must be running SuSE 9.1! on Novell Announces SUSE Linux 9.1 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's down already.... ;-)

  6. Re:It's nice to know on Review: KDE 3.2 · · Score: 1

    The server must be running KDE 3.2.... Poor server.

    -Pete

  7. BAN SERIF FONTS ALTOGETHER on US Govt Makes Times New Roman 14 Official Font · · Score: 1

    I CANNOT TOLERATE SERIFS. I think they should be banned from the known universe. Only to be discovered by archeologists in the distant future.

    Sans Serif fonts are soooooooo much easier to read!

    -Pete

  8. Re:Can be done WAY cheaper on Pluto: Linux-based Do-everything System · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, but it's still not a PBX (perhaps would be with Asterisk. It would take some pretty intense programming to put a gui on that that'll allow you to drag and drop to transfer calls though.

    Not that Pluto is the answer to everything, but it looks like they aim to have *everything* integrated to a pretty high degree. I wouldn't necessarily use drag and drop call control, but I can see a lot of people being wowed by it.

    -Pete

  9. Re:As a Solaris KDE user... of an outdated Solaris on KDE 3.x Installation On Solaris Discussed · · Score: 1

    ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/contrib/So laris/

    This shows only precompiled KDE packages for Solaris 8. Users of Solaris 9 will have to compile their own. Seems like a lot of software doesn't even come pre-compiled for Solaris 9. :-(

    -Pete

  10. non-commercial VoIP on NYT Reviews VoIP: Vonage, Packet8, VoicePulse · · Score: 1

    I've got a slightly different VoIP service here. A friend runs his own ISP (small, single T1) and loves Linux. He setup an asterisk server and lent me a Grandstream phone for use. The only issue I've experienced is latency during his peak bandwidth load times.

    This I'm perfectly willing to deal with. I hate phone companies. I will never give Bell Canada another cent as long as I live. I have enough moral problems paying my cell phone bill to Rogers AT&T.

  11. Target the router if you have a network on Have You Fought Your ISP Over Bandwidth Limits? · · Score: 1

    Check if your router supports SNMP. If so, you may be able to graph the traffic nicely with mrtg.

    Unfortunately my Dlink DI-713P doesn't support SNMP, so I'm currently without a solution. If I wasn't using a switch I might be able to use snort to generate graphs.

    -Pete

  12. Re:G3 Wallstreet on What's the Hardiest Hardware You've Seen? · · Score: 1

    Bwaahaaahaaa.... "acquired" Come on... admit it...

    -Pete

  13. EXACTLY 2.0 to 2.0 on Kasparov Draws Game 4 and Match Against X3D Fritz · · Score: 1

    Not 2.1 to 1.9? Hrmmm...

  14. Re:DRM will be optional. on Microsoft Taking Over the BIOS · · Score: 1

    So how come the P3 CPU-ID function is disabled on all new computers I buy?

    Looks like the bad press forced most manufacturers to leave it off unless otherwise needed.

    Of course, DRM may very well take a different path!

  15. B/W WfW 3.11 on Practical Jokes on Co-Workers? · · Score: 1

    Oh, but I did this! After replacing a guy's keyboard with a rather "spartan" model, I got asked if monochrome monitors were next. So on his last day, I installed DOS 6.22 and WfW 3.11 configured in black and white on a spare hard drive. I conveniently had a meeting first thing and saw him hovering near the door ;-)

    Oh, I laughed quite heartily.

    -Pete

  16. P4 Emergency Edition on Linux Kernel 2.6.0-test6 Released · · Score: 1

    I forget where I saw it, but they were referring to the P4 "Extreme Edition" as the P4 "Emergency Edition". That cracked me up.

    Oh Intel...

    -Pete

  17. Punk Band 'NOFX' Predicted this years ago! on RIAA Sues the Wrong Person · · Score: 1

    Lyrics to "Dinosaurs Will Die"

    Kick back watch it crumble
    See the drowning, watch the fall
    I feel just terrible about it
    That's sarcasm, let it burn

    I'm gonna make a toast when it falls apart
    I'm gonna raise my glass above my heart
    Then someone shouts "That's what they get!"

    For all the years of hit and run
    For all the piss broke bands on VH1
    Where did all, their money go?
    Don't we all know

    Parasitic music industry
    As it destroys itself
    We'll show them how it's supposed to be

    Music written from devotion
    Not ambition, not for fame
    Zero people are exploited
    There are no tricks, up our sleeve

    Gonna fight against the mass appeal
    We're gonna kill the 7 record deal
    Make records that have more than one good song
    The dinosaurs will slowly die
    And I do believe no one will cry
    I'm just fucking glad I'm gonna be
    There to watch the fall

    Prehistoric music industry
    Three feet in la brea tar
    Extinction never felt so good

    If you think anyone would feel badly
    You are sadly, mistaken
    The time has come for evolution
    Fuck collusion, kill the five

    Whatever happened to the handshake?
    Whatever happened to deals no - one would break?
    What happened to integrity?
    It's still there it always was
    For playing music just because
    A million reason why
    All dinosaurs will die
    All dinosaurs will die
    All dinosaurs will die

  18. Re:It never fails... on New PowerBooks, Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse · · Score: 1

    wait wait wait...

    you're advertising abuse of a student discount?

    ARGHHHHHHHHH!

    Am I the only one in the world that gets miffed at this?

    -Pete

  19. Mouse: non-rechargeable Lithium batteries? on New PowerBooks, Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse · · Score: 3, Funny

    From the Mouse specs:

    Power Source:
    Uses 2 AA Lithium Non-Rechargeable Batteries (included), on/off switch

    Another stunning lack of innovation ... Why not put two contacts on the bottom and create a USB powered charging base, like the Logitech etc cordless mice.

    I suppose because most people still wouldn't get this for an aftermarket mouse as it has no scroll wheel. Come on Apple! Put your flat-scroll wheel patent to work! Let's at least see something!

    I also hate the way they talk about having a single button as being "easy and comfortable to use, regardless of the size of your hand". What a way to talk up a mouse for simpletons!

    Anyway... love the computers...

    -Pete

  20. liquid servers on 2.4GHz Wireless Video from Model Rocket · · Score: 1

    Help me.... I'm melting!

  21. filter most ports, but on Should ISPs Be The Little Man's Firewall? · · Score: 1

    allow users to request that certain ports be opened again for them. I know most ISPs won't like the admin hassle of opening port XX for client abc123, but I think this could only have benefits.

    -Pete

  22. Canadian Internet Runs Best on Network Blackout · · Score: 1

    Well, since no Canadian routers show on that map, I have to assume that all Canadian links were unaffected by the blackout!

    Just goes to show the value of buying equipment that runs on snow!

    -Pete

  23. The wonders of China on Cloning Yields Human-Rabbit Hybrid Embryo · · Score: 1

    First we brought you SARS, guess what's next?

  24. watch out for the RIAA on Sensor Networks for NBC Threats · · Score: 1

    Because if it's a peer-to-peer network and they upload a file, they'll be federal criminals!

    AIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

    -Pete

  25. Couldn't be repaired? on NASA Test Shows Foam Could Be Culprit · · Score: 1
    The result was a large hole that probably could not be repaired in orbit even if it was known about.

    Couldn't have been repaired using current design and repair methods might be a little more accurate. NASA can design a procedure for anything!

    GO NASA!!!