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  1. Re:more info please on Bug in zlib Affects Many Linux Programs · · Score: 1

    A good example is Mozilla 0.9.9, which was just released today and already incorporates the fix.

  2. Re:Classical Music on RIAA Almost Down To Pre-Napster Revenues · · Score: 1

    I agree that Pictures at an Exhibition is
    wonderful, but it is Mussorgsky, not Debussy.

  3. Re:Better safe than sorry... on The Skeptical Environmentalist · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Funny episodes on The End of The X-Files · · Score: 1

    And don't forget Jose Chung's From Outer Space and its Millennium counterpart, Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense!
    I still remember the surreal feeling the first time I saw Alex Trebek and Jesse Ventura (in his pre-governor days)
    together on The X-Files!

  5. Re:Weird. (OT) on Generate AM Radio Broadcasts With Your Monitor · · Score: 1
  6. Re:choice does not = censorship. on ClearChannel Plays It Safe · · Score: 1

    That is called slander.

    Actually, that is called libel. Slander is verbal; libel is printed. Same concept, different method of delivery.

  7. Re:We Need Netscape on Red Hat: Who Needs Netscape? · · Score: 1

    the techies will still be running thier rouge linux boxes

    Actually, my Linux box is more of a taupe.

  8. Re:Hm. on Windows XP to Target MP3 Files · · Score: 1

    errorneously written as as

    Hehehe.

  9. Re:That's just lawyer speak on Harlan Ellison on Copyright Infringement · · Score: 1

    ObEngrish:

    ALL MY BOOKS ARE BELONG TO ME.

    Were Ellison inclined to post to Slashdot, the lameness filter would bite him every time.

  10. ALL YOUR BASE STATION ARE BELONG TO US! on Creating A Tiny, Free, Roaming Webcam? · · Score: 1

    Didn't you miss the obvious one?

  11. SkyTel all the way on Suggestions For Pagers? · · Score: 2

    Disclaimer: I work for SkyTel.

    I assume by the "small VCR" you are referring to the Motorola PageWriter (or perhaps the original Glenayre Accesslink). While the PageWriter is bulky, I would still wholeheartedly recommend it. The latest generations--the PageWriter 2000X/Timeport P935--offer more RAM and a faster processor than the original PW2K. The new operating system that will very soon be released for these devices includes all of the traditional PDA functions--calendaring, syncing, a great addressbook, notepads, configurable alerts, etc. etc. There are third party apps available, and the developers' SDK is available for no charge. The PW2KX has almost wholly supplanted my Pilot Pro.

    If you want the PDA functionality but you dislike the form factor of the PageWriter, you might want to check out the Glenayre @ctivelink (yes, I hate the marketspeak use of the "@", too) device. This is basically the Accesslink II repackaged to fit into the expansion slot of a Handspring Visor, bringing it paging/wireless e-mail capability.

    Finally, the Motorola Talkabout T900 is the other recent addition to SkyTel's offerings. It has a much smaller form factor than most other two-way devices, but it still offers a full keyboard, and at a much lower price than the Pagewriter or @ctivelink.

    On a totally different subject, we are looking to hire qualified software engineers. If you are interested and wouldn't mind relocating to the Jackson, MS, area (it's really a nice little town), check us out.

  12. Re:Hmm... on At the Library: a Briefly Vocal Minority · · Score: 1

    Considering that the AFA is a Christian organization, one would expect that its newsletter's subscribers would be concerned with what Christians are doing.

  13. Re:Now *that's* funny! on Philips VCR Records MPEG On (D-)VHS tape · · Score: 1

    It was a good one. Much more clever than the endless parade of Grits & Portman yawners.

  14. Now *that's* funny! on Philips VCR Records MPEG On (D-)VHS tape · · Score: 1

    the word I believe you're looking for is naïvté. don't worry. it's a common mistake made by people posing as intellectuals.

    Woo hoo hoo, hahahaha! That is either the most classic case of pot-and-kettle ever or a superb troll. Try naïveté. http://www.m-w.com/ is your friend.

  15. Re:Architecture makes the difference on Which Processor Is Best For Real-Time Computations? · · Score: 1

    Maybe it's just me, but I didn't see "embedded" mentioned in the article. My (loose) definition of a real-time system would be one in which all operations have a known upper bounds on execution time. Certainly applies to embedded systems, but also very much applies outside of that realm.

    Perhaps I should be a bit more specific. When I hear "real-time" I think "hard real-time." There is also "soft real-time," such as that used in multimedia apps, which basically means "as fast as possible."

  16. Dueling Posters on Anti-Dot-Com Slogans Pepper SF · · Score: 1

    Did anyone notice the Giant Has a Posse "Obey" poster in the upper left of one of the street shots? San Francisco, where the subversive postmodern billboards have to fight one another for space.

    ObSpellCheck: It should be "MoreNippleWaxThanAnyone.com."

  17. Re:Question for Jon on Interview: Jon Johansen of deCSS Fame (UPDATED) · · Score: 1

    Notice that it says: "offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic" but then in (C) it says it must be "marketed" to violate the law. According to my dictionary "market" means "offer for sale". Posting information on a personal website is not "marketing" in any sense or usage of the word that I'm aware of. But printing it in a book and selling it might be.

    Note the or in the statute. That gives me the impression that technology meeting any one of (A), (B), or (C) is illegal. Whether the code is sold in book form or not, it still violates (A) and (B), which is more than enough to be unlawful.

    Not that I agree with the law, mind you.

  18. Re:Stabler than M12? on Mozilla M13 (Alpha Version) is Out! · · Score: 1

    I am the poster of the original comment. It wasn't checkmarks on the menu with which I had problems, but checkmarks on HTML forms, such as the "post anonymously" button. It was checked when I made that last post, but I couldn't tell it. (And on my only post that has ever actually been moderated up, too! *grumble*)

    Anyway, the View|Sidebar thing worked perfectly. I just went back and looked and that was in M12 as well--somehow I had missed it.

    Oh, and here on my work PC the problems with the tab key and the checkboxes do not occur, so maybe it is a video card/driver or OS issue? I'm running Win98 with a Rage Pro at work; my home machine has Win95 with a Matrox Millennium. Anyone with a similar setup having similar problems? I just assumed they were widespread, so I haven't reported them as bugs--they were so fundamental, surely they would soon be fixed! However, if it's limited to my certain setup, maybe it is time to dig out my Bugzilla password.

    Or, and this just occurred to me, perhaps it is a problem with the scroll mouse driver. (I have already read the Logitech scroll mouse tips in the release notes.)


  19. Re:just my opinion on Giving Up on Mars Polar Lander · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure I'm getting my value out of these tax dollers.

    Certainly not in the realm of education. :)

  20. Re:TCP is too slow... Hello? McFly? on John Carmack on Coding a Linux IP Stack & Winmodem · · Score: 1

    UDP is a form of TCP/IP packet.

    While the Internet Protocol suite has become commonly known as "TCP/IP" and thus this statement is marginally semantically accurate, to imply that UDP is a subset of TCP is just wrong.

  21. Re:Children Turn on Santa on Children Turn On Santa · · Score: 1

    Why say you that? How about Patrick Naughton instead?

  22. Re:dont ya think.... on The Upcoming LinuxOne IPO · · Score: 1

    'Q' will be taken by Qwest at the beginning of 2000.

  23. Re:Poll Idea on NSI Botches Domain Transfer, Says 'Not Our Problem' · · Score: 1

    ObPython:
    Sucks, sucks, sucks, sucks, sucks, sucks,
    sucks, sucks, baked beans, sucks, and sucks!

  24. Re:End Of Days slamfest? on End of Some Days, Beginning of Others · · Score: 1

    I haven't seen the movie but I wonder....

    Is that EST? :)


    That was *exactly* Arnold's response! You sure you haven't seen the movie?

    (If you really haven't, don't waste your time.)

  25. Re:6502 on Gore: White House May Get Involved in MS Settlement Talks · · Score: 1

    Nonono, that chip is reserved for Especially surly robots from the year 3000 like Bender (it was in the last episode just on)

    You noticed that, too? It brought a smile to my face.