User: JohnVanVliet

re:HP

On: Hewlett Packard's Cult Calculator Turns 30

back in 1981 to 85 ( highschool) i used a 41 c
The first question was always " where is thew " = " button

i loved the thing . i still use a 11c and have a 11c on my suse desktop

RE: FBI

On: Department of Justice: FBI Too Focused On Child Porn

maybe the second time is a charm
my first post disappeared
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But we have to "save" the children !!!!!
or the world will end .

ho no the sky is falling

Re:I have to nitpcik TFA:

On: Why People Should Stop Being Duped By the 3D Scam

I used to play in 3D in the 90s (yeah .. the tech is THAT old, if not older),

`90's ?? try what about "Jaws 3D " in 1983 or the 1953 " Son of Sinbad" or Vincent Price 's "The Mad Magician"

re:High Schoolers Push Down Price of Near-Space Ph

On: High Schoolers Push Down Price of Near-Space Photography

well it looks like the site
h??p://www.projectviking.org/flight-pictures
has been /.'ed

the servers are overloaded

the /. effect in action

re:Microsoft Cloud Services Aren't FISMA Certified

On: Groklaw: Microsoft Cloud Services Aren't FISMA Certified

I like how the Groklaw article ends -- to quote
-quote-
Guys, don't you realize by now that Microsoft is Microsoft? You don't remember Get the Facts? All those "independent" studies that found Microsoft products to be the best thing since someone invented the wheel? Forewarned is forearmed.
-end quote-

keep in mind that
" We are the Microsoft .You will be assimilated . Resistance is futile !

re:yahoo

On: Yahoo! Liable In Italy For Searchable Content

I am beginning to think that Yahoo and Google
need to take a week off .
go on holiday for 7 days and watch a the world comes to a stop

then see what the court has to say .

Re:I keep seeing...

On: Australia Mandates Microsoft's Office Open XML

"There aren't really any office products out there that are better than MS Office."

there is VI

Also OO has everything i need and then some .

Re:re

On: Crooks Hack Music Players For ATM Skimmers

i replied to a starwars post as the 3d poster -- then the starwars post disappeared

re

On: Crooks Hack Music Players For ATM Skimmers

you do know that a "parsec" is 3.26 light years ?? right
if they came out 3 light years past the planet and it's moon -- they would be in the middle of NOWHERE with no stars nearby

Re:2000 packages? 85% more code?

On: Red Hat Releases RHEL 6

"If RHEL6 is "software you can weigh", then Debian must be "software designed to break your scale". :)"
then what is OpenSUSE ??? - a black hole .11.3 is so bloated that your neighbors kitchen sink is tossed in for good measure

re

On: Blender 3D 2.49

just what is needed
a book on the very very soon to be E of L 2.49
when blender 2.5 beta is and has been out with a nearly 100% NEW and different UI.
and ALL the python scripts are VERY different in 2.5 that they are in 2.49

--- a bit late do you not think ???? ---

re

On: CBC Bans Use of Creative Commons Music On Podcasts

Senator McCarthy: " have you ever used a cc license or ever attended gpl meatting "
poor shelp called before the comity : " yes"

history repeats

re

On: New Legislation Would Crack Down On Online Piracy

Is it piracy if you NEVER would have bought it to begin with
If it is free i might download it but at $30 to $50 i would NEVER even think of buying it
If there was NO loss of cash is it piracy

re

On: ACTA Text Leaks; US Caves On ISPs, Seeks Super-DMCA

i like this bit "adequate legal protection and effective legal remedies against the circumvention of effective technological measures." well seeing as there are NO effective technologies to prevent the circumvention ... the old story about building a better mouse trap .

Re:No Thanks

On: Budapest Panorama, at 70GP, Now the World's Largest Digital Photo

"If you are forking over large amounts of money for Windows, you are doing it wrong."
to view a photo -- pay NEVER . I'll pirate win7 for that . Now where is my rum .

Re:it shouldn't cost anything

On: UK Government Rejects Calls To Upgrade From IE6

"Unless you use old ActiveX programs that don't support newer versions of IE, that is."
And if you are , then you DESERVE to get infected.

re

On: Tearing Apart a Hard-Sell Anti-Virus Ad

sad to say but this stuff is all to common
i just had "vuse" want to install MS windows AV software on my LINUX install .

re

On: Volume Shadow Copy For Linux?

why not use "dd" it is already installed

re

On: Lord British's Lost Lunar Rover Found, After 37 Years

way to go phill
congrats from Celestia and UMSF

Re:Damn Good.

On: FBI Probing PA School Webcam Spy Case

my thoughts exactly
just HOW MUCH of "teens being teens" did they save on the server???
there might be a -- " creating and distributing " of " CP" in the near future . i Know i have found some ???? picks of [b]MY[/b] daughter -- and we HAVE talked ( yes i spy on her)

re

On: What Objects To Focus On For School Astronomy?

i would use Celestia - in the classroom
there are a BUNCH of "Celestia ED " tools designed BY teachers for the classroom But then again i am not impartial

Re:What is considered "terrorism-related"?

On: UK Government Crowd-Sourcing Censorship

well the uk site will not work IF no-script is on !
so even if we are not using ipv6 ...
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http://www.imagebam.com/image/2b7d3366693131

Re:I recommend ...

On: Police Called Over 11-Year-Old's Science Project

what do you know I have a hard back copy of the book "build your own ..." ( my copy is about 10 years old by now and in a box someplace) it is cool .I was thinking of using the ultra hi frequency device as a car alarm 20,000 cycles at 130 to 160 db . That would serve the thief right

re

On: TV Show Seeks Terminally Ill Volunteer for Mummification

This will be AFTER and not before death , right ???

re

On: New Threats Against Pirate Bay Owners

there is OneSwarm ,the p2p/f2f client