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  1. Problems on Ask Slashdot: What Would You Do If You Were Suddenly Wealthy? · · Score: 1

    My college professor used to say, "The problems associated with success are preferable to the problems associated with failure, but they are problems nonetheless."

  2. Email on How Do I Secure An IP, While Leaving Options Open? · · Score: 1

    Email the IP to several people on several different ISPs. The timestamps on gmail or yahoo as well as other witnesses would build some evidence for your cause.

  3. Quiet? on Flaws In Intel Processors Quietly Patched · · Score: 1

    According to this article in The Inquirer and this Microsoft Knowledge Base article, a fix for some significant problems in many of Intel's most recent processors has been quietly released.


    News of this errata fix is posted on The Inquirer, in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article, and now Slashdot. I wouldn't call this "quietly released."
  4. ad-aware on Spyware Becoming Worst Tech Support Problem · · Score: 4, Informative

    Is there anything better than ad-aware for solving this problem?

  5. You Can't Do That On Television on Retro Vision · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's sad to me that You Can't Do That On Television, along with the other 80's Nickelodeon shows that I grew up watching, will probably never be shown again.

  6. Extreme Homes on Titan Missile Complex Up for Sale · · Score: 1

    I remember seeing an episode of HGTV's "Extreme Homes" that talked about underground dwellings. One of the sites featured was a renovated missile base. Therefore, I believe this auction is legit.

  7. Re:Lego is dead, long live Lego on Lego to Stop Producing Mindstorms · · Score: 1

    I disagree that there is no competition. My nieces and nephews seemed to want "Mega Blocks" sets for Christmas.

  8. specialization on Lego to Stop Producing Mindstorms · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem with Lego sets in recent years has been the fact that they are very specialized. You used to be able to buy sets that allowed for lots of imagination, such as "pirate", "city", and "space" legos. Now, all I see is "Star Wars: Episode I" or other such sets that don't inspire the imagination in the slightest.

  9. engagement on Diamonds As Room-Temperature Superconductors · · Score: 5, Funny

    What better way to say "forever" than with a diamond? What better way to say "maybe 18 months" than with a cpu?

  10. Internet Literature Database on An IMDb for Books · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Maybe an extension to this could include magazines, journals, and other literature. Including full-text for things that are public domain would be another nice feature.

  11. yes! on Comedy Central Cancels BattleBots · · Score: 1

    I never understood why battlebots was on comedy central. I never found it funny (nor interesting). Maybe they'll bring back "Strangers with Candy."

  12. kickstart on Death to the 3.5" Floppy? · · Score: 1

    I use them for kickstarting several different machines.

  13. Re:newegg.com on Home-Built vs. Store-Bought PCs · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've never had a problem with the parts newegg has sent me (except for the fact that they always seem to lower their prices immediately after I order).

  14. Other OSes on $24.5 Million Linux Supercomputer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What OSes do the other top 10 supercomputers run?

  15. Re:This is positive news ... on Industry Agrees On Next Gen Unified DVD Standard · · Score: 1

    I haven't been able to get DVD-Rs to play on my Apex AD-600a.

  16. A Complete History of the Linux Kernel on What Kind of Books do You Want? · · Score: 1

    This might take a few thousand pages, but it would be interesting to see an in-depth history of the linux kernel source code.

  17. 64-bit desktop - why? on 64-bit Computing: Looking Forward to 2002 · · Score: 1

    I'll take a look at 64-bit processors once I can manage to utilize more than 60% of my current 32-bit processor on a regular basis.

  18. fun on The Best Linux Games of 2001? · · Score: 1

    as root:

    strings /dev/hda

  19. Re:IT Grads and the Real World on Perception of Linux Among IT Undergrads · · Score: 1

    I believe you're confusing computer science with computer programming. In all of my college courses in computer science (besides maybe the first intro class), the syntax for the language was up to the student to learn. The core teaching of the class usually deals with solving computational problems. Therefore, I disagree with your claim that "80% of the skills you learn in college are obsolete before they teach it to you." Who cares if a class is taught in ada, python, pascal, prolog, scheme, whatever. You can learn something from every language, which is why I'm glad that colleges expose students to languages they most likely will never encounter again in their career.

  20. Re:Fun with numbers... on Another Xbox Anatomy Lesson · · Score: 1

    Yes, I assemble PCs for $5. Show up at my door with the parts and I'll do it. Sorry, no credit cards, only cash.

  21. 128-bit linux? on Sega Drops Dreamcast Price To $50 · · Score: 1

    Doesn't the dreamcast have a 128-bit processor? Since linux runs on it, does that mean that linux is ready for 128-bit platforms?

  22. dreamcast on Geek Gift Ideas 2001 · · Score: 1

    This thing is great. It runs bsd, linux, emulators for other systems, mp3 players, etc. Plus, it has great, cheap games. Retail it's $80, but it can be found for $40.

  23. something cool on MST3K "Manos" Arrives on DVD · · Score: 1

    If they start putting out a lot of the MST3K episodes on DVD, it would be cool if they would somehow reward you (a mail-in offer perhaps) with a DVD episode guide that contained descriptions of all the episodes.

  24. Re:Fun with numbers... on Another Xbox Anatomy Lesson · · Score: 1

    cost of labor = (loss of 15 minutes life) * (random wage = $20/hour) = $5.
    Ok, I guess that makes it $328.

    My original intent was to point out that the X-box's video card most likely can't be upgraded.

    Anyway, the original estimate wasn't supposed to be an EXACT replacement for the X-box (20 gig drive vs. 8 gig drive, etc.). It was only meant to show that the X-box is NOT cheaper than the cheapest PC.

  25. Re:Not merely for the thrill of it on Another Xbox Anatomy Lesson · · Score: 1

    The original message did not state anything about using the PC to play games (in fact, I get the impression that the topic is obtaining a box that runs linux, not games). Since the topic of this message is hacking the X-box to be PC (not a gaming machine), I stand by my original argument. Also, I'm sure by this time next year a geforce 3 will be about $22 also (well, maybe two years). In any case, if the X-box is going to last for any respectable amount of time, its fancy pants, non-upgradeable geforce3 won't be worth a dime eventually.