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  1. Re:my solution on Slow Printing on Linux? · · Score: 1

    That's kind of a funny solution, since that iMac (assuming it's running 10.3) is using CUPS to do all of that dirty work anyway...

    I actually found the universal-ness of CUPS to be quite useful, in that I could print to a parallel-port-connected Epson on a Linux box from USB-only Macs running 10.3.

  2. Re:Time to break out that old NT 4.0 CD on Xgrid Agent for Unix · · Score: 1
    Hmm, will that install on a Powerbook ??

    Nope. But, it probably would on a ThinkPad 850.
  3. Re:Don't wait until the 14th. on Novell To Release Ximian Connector Under GPL · · Score: 1

    Happened to me, too. Make sure it's installed in /usr and not /usr/local. That took care of it for me.

  4. Buildling from source on Novell To Release Ximian Connector Under GPL · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Okay, I'm running gentoo and just built this from source. A couple of things:

    Be sure to specify the proper --prefix= to ./configure (probably should be the same one with which Evolution was built).

    A few things failed to link. This was solved by adding "-lresolve -lldap" to the proper _LIBS= line in the Makefiles. I only had to do that a couple times.

    So, I have it installed and Evolution finds it. It seems to be hung up right now trying to connect to the Exchange server, but at least I got it installed.

  5. learning curve of the 49G... on HP Releases New RPN Scientific Calculator · · Score: 1

    Slightly OT, but does anyone know of a good resource for learning how to use the HP 49G+?

    I bought one two months ago, and it's so radically different from anything I've used before (i.e. from TI), that I hardly can figure out how to use the darn thing.

    HP provides a huge manual in PDF format, but I haven't found it particularily helpful.

  6. Re:Computer Builders may soon rejoice! on First Look At S-ATA Optical Storage Drive · · Score: 1

    I don't think anyone who builds their own computer puts more than one device per PATA channel if they can help it. It's just not worth sharing bandwidth between devices.

  7. Re:Yeah, audio CD burning... on Seattle Times Reviews Desktop Linux Distros · · Score: 1

    That's interesting. I've never had a single problem with using ATAPI at all. Maybe it's just because of the extreme high quality of my free-after-rebate Khypermedia drive ;-).

  8. Re:Yeah, audio CD burning... on Seattle Times Reviews Desktop Linux Distros · · Score: 5, Informative

    Are you running kernel 2.6? I used to have shit like that all the time on 2.4, but it never happens with 2.6. I'd definitely upgrade if you haven't.

    Especially now that all programs that use cdrecord's library (libscg, I think) can write directly to ATAPI burners instead of having to use SCSI emulation. That took care of a lot of the problem for me, too.

    I think they might also try to get real-time priority if you run as root, as there is usually a message complaining about something like that if you don't run them as root. Sudo is your friend.

  9. Re:Seems like no discount on Own a Piece of An Apple-Based Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I'm a student and I bought my powerbook that way, but they didn't verify anything. Of course, I did get jacked over $100 in sales tax that wouldn't have happened had I purchased it online from another reseller.

    But, you can't "customize" one with a larger HD if you don't buy directly from Apple, so it was still worth it, despite all of the deals the other companies were running at the time.

    Still, that whole sales tax thing fucked me over, because it brought the total over the limit of my credit card. Pratically no one else charges sales tax, so it took me completely by surprise.

    It all worked out in the end, though.

  10. Re:US cell phones on Motorola A768 Phone Loaded With Open Source · · Score: 1

    Um, we're not charged for receiving calls. On cell phones, yes, but not on POTS, which was the topic at hand.

  11. Re:Hostile takeover? on Comcast Wants To Buy Disney For $66 Billion · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Steve Jobs owns MSFT? I doubt that. I think you meant Steve Balmer, mate.

    See for yourself.

  12. Guide to Analog Preservation from LoC on Guide to Digital Preservation from NIST · · Score: 5, Informative
    Digital is great, but what about all of that 'legacy' analog media you have lying around, like pictures, books, tapes, and LPs?

    The Library of Congress has a guide right here!

  13. Re:cost relative to drugs? on Neural Feedback Training as Therapy for ADHD? · · Score: 1

    Ritalin is prescription only (in the US, at least), but generic methylphenidate is quite cheap. So are the generic alternatives to Adderal and Dexedrine.

  14. Re:I don't think it's going to work. on Exporting Myself? · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure of the specifics, but out of each paycheck, a small portion is taken for 'unemployment insurance'. This is government mandated. If you lose your job for certain reasons, you are able to collect unemployment at a certain percentage of your former income for a certain amount of time, as long as you are actively seeking work and you have to prove that to the unemployment office.

    I'm sorry I don't know more about it, but thankfully I've never had to look into it.

  15. Did anyone take the survey without IE? on Microsoft Sends Linux Survey · · Score: 4, Informative

    I attempted to take the survey, and for one targeted toward Linux end-users, you think they'd make one that was functional with MozillaFirebird.

    I tried clicking on all of the little radio buttons, which instead of being normal radio buttons, are stupid little images that are supposed to do something when clicked.

    Well, I clicked and I clicked and none of them were selected. I submitted the survey anyway, and ended up with a blank page so I don't even know what will happen.

    I used Firebird on Jaguar (my stupid KVM broke, so no Linux box for a few days). But, I don't think Firebird acts radically different on OS X than on Linux.

    Guess they don't really want my feedback, eh?

  16. Re:Somehow pathetic on Microsoft Sends Linux Survey · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are you saying that's not the way to do it?

    Damn, I suppose that's why I have so little success with women. Oh well. =(

    Happy fucking holidays....

  17. Re:The chunnel is the largest on Boston's Big Dig Finally Open · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and it's still considerably cheaper to buy a plane ticket from London to Paris than it is to take the train through the Chunnel.

    Sure, it's a cool thing, but when it's cheaper to fly, what's the point?

  18. Re:Please explain on Mac OS X Buffer Overflow Found · · Score: 1

    These results contain a link to the beth.com file, but I can't download it because someone decided to be political and block US netblocks from his website. Oh well.

    Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit.

  19. Re:This sums it up on Netscape-Branded ISP Launching February 2004 · · Score: 1

    ./nsprpub/pr/src/misc/prtime.c: * ns/lib/xp/xp_time.c, revision 1.25, by Jamie Zawinski .

    Slashdot stripped out his email address in <>, and I didn't notice.

  20. Re:This sums it up on Netscape-Branded ISP Launching February 2004 · · Score: 1

    Stupid fuck -- you didn't do a recursive search with grep.

    XXXX@XXXX mozilla $ grep -r jwz .
    ./nsprpub/lib/msgc/src/prmsgc.c:#ifdef DEBUG_jwz
    ./nsprpub/pr/src/misc/prtime.c: * ns/lib/xp/xp_time.c, revision 1.25, by Jamie Zawinski .
    Binary file ./security/nss/cmd/samples/pkcs7news.ber matches
    ./configure.in:dnl Contributor(s): Jamie Zawinski
    ./config/mac-set-timebomb.pl:# Created: Jamie Zawinski , 24-Aug-98.
    ./config/set-timebomb.pl:# Created: Jamie Zawinski , 24-Aug-98.
    ./layout/doc/obsolete/nav4-html.html:the empty-bullet style is pushed on the list stack (unless TYPE=cite/jwz
    ./layout/doc/obsolete/nav4-html.html:<UL><B>TYPE</ B>=cite | jwz</UL>
    ./widget/src/gtk/nsClipboard.cpp:// In general, a bad idea (see http://www.jwz.org/doc/x-cut-and-paste.html)
    ./widget/src/photon/nsClipboard.cpp:// In general, a bad idea (see http://www.jwz.org/doc/x-cut-and-paste.html)
    ./mailnews/base/util/nsMsgKeySet.cpp: /* test_newsrc ("/u/jwz/.newsrc");*/
    ./mailnews/compose/src/nsSmtpProtocol.cpp: * jwz: I increased this to 4k since it must be big enough to hold the
    ./mailnews/local/src/nsMailboxProtocol.cpp: * jwz: I increased this to 4k since it must be big enough to hold the
    ./mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.cpp: From jwz Fri Jul 1 09:13:09 1994
    ./mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.cpp: From jwz Fri, Jul 01 09:13:09 1994
    ./mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.cpp: From jwz Fri Jul 1 09:13:09 1994 PST
    ./mailnews/local/src/nsParseMailbox.cpp: From jwz Fri Jul 1 09:13:09 1994 (+0700)
    ./mailnews/mime/src/mimemsig.cpp: MimeMultipart *mult = (MimeMultipart *) obj; /* #58075. Fix suggested by jwz */
    ./mailnews/mime/src/mimemsig.cpp: mult->state = MimeMultipartEpilogue; /* #58075. Fix suggested by jwz */
    ./mailnews/mime/src/modmimee.h: Created: Jamie Zawinski , 15-May-96.
    ./mailnews/news/src/nsNNTPProtocol.cpp: * jwz: I increased this to 4k since it must be big enough to hold the
  21. Re:while it may be neat... on Walgreens PureDigital Camera Hacked · · Score: 1

    I just bought one with cash at a Walgreens in Wisconsin!

    But, the website's too slashdotted to see what, if anything, can be done with it.

  22. Re:Funny fact of the day on Heads-Up Displays for Motorcyclists · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And poor-ass 20-somethings who like getting 50MPG, < $30/mo insurance, and much cheaper college campus parking permits.

  23. Re:Ummmm. on PC Annoyances · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's here and it's called Gentoo Linux and I'll be modded as a troll.

  24. Re:Ports on Debugging Configure · · Score: 1

    Yeah, if you get an illegal instruction, you're likely having a problem with optimizing for a CPU class you don't have.

    I had the same problem years back when trying to build LFS for a WinChip-based iOpener. I was compiling everything on a P3 and making sure to optimize for i586 (I think), but the glibc had to be done differently, and consequently it kept optimizing for i686 and pratically every binary would terminate with an illegal instruction.

  25. Re:160 grand!? on MIT Students Get an Education in Software Development · · Score: 1

    I think you misunderstood what $160,000 represented. Four years of an MIT education will set one back around $160,000.