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  1. Rails is not ONE package on Web Development with TurboGears and Python · · Score: 1

    > Unlike Rails and Django, TurboGears is made up of several pre-existing subprojects.

    You mean like Rake, ActiveSupport, ActiveRecord, ActionPack, ActionMailer, and ActionWebService?

    $ gem dependency rails
    Gem rails-1.1.4
        rake (>= 0.7.1)
        activesupport (= 1.3.1)
        activerecord (= 1.14.3)
        actionpack (= 1.12.3)
        actionmailer (= 1.2.3)
        actionwebservice (= 1.1.4)

  2. Re:Awesome... on New 1 Kilowatt PSU - Too Much Power? · · Score: 1

    Thats "Ori", as in Origin.

    Hallowed are the Ori...

    Wonder when they'll be coming out with a black hole PSU.

  3. $10 says... on FrontPage Server Extensions for Unix? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...that PHP (albeit an older version) is installed. Create a file called phpinfo.php in your web root, and put in the following:
    <?php phpinfo(); ?>
    Then, visit the page in your browser. If you see the code, or it wants you to download the file, you're SOL. Otherwise, rock on!

  4. Re:Drupal on A Simple, Family-Oriented CMS? · · Score: 1

    They're baaaaaaaaack.......

  5. Re:What I need... on PDA Sales Fall for Third Year in Row · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My friend, you are talking about the PalmOne Treo 650 with SanDisk's Wi-Fi SD card.

  6. Authorize.net on Redundant Credit Card Processing Solution? · · Score: 3, Informative

    All my clients use them, and I have heard them described several times in articles as the standard in e-commerce payment processing in the US.

    Authorize.net

  7. Re:Project Prometheus cut? on Senate: NASA May Get Better Budget · · Score: 1

    Same thing we did last time... find another ZPM to run the weapons of the Ancients in the Antarctic outpost.

  8. Re:Sorry buddy... on On PHP and Scaling · · Score: 4, Informative
    scaleable enterprise systems just AREN'T written in PHP
    Tell that to Yahoo!

    See their explanation on why they use PHP
  9. Have they bothered... on Sun Says Hardware Will Be Free · · Score: 1

    Have they bothered to run this "hardware will be free" business by the actual hardware manufacturers and their suppliers? Last I checked, it takes time and money to design hardware, harvest the raw materials, assemble it, and get it to the consumer.

    No, I don't think hardware will be free anytime soon, thank you very much!

  10. Re:As Much As I Agree on Cannes' Palme d'Or goes to Michael Moore · · Score: 1

    Art isn't just about a pretty picture, or the technical prowess of the artist's exectuion of the image. Art is about communication. It is about the message the artist is trying to convey to the viewer. Mr. Moore's message just happens to be political. Guess what! He's not the first artist to make a political statement with his work, and he surely won't be the last.

  11. 1and1.com on Looking to Move from EV1? · · Score: 1

    I just opened up an account with 1and1.com. I have their Root Server II package, which, for a $99 setup fee and $69 a month, I get:

    • Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
    • 512 MB DDR RAM
    • 40 Gb HD
    • 500 GB bandwidth/month
    • Plesk 7.0 Control Panel with 100 domain license

    Response times are excellent, and their 24/7 tech support has been quite helpful and always very friendly.

    They have several dedicated packages, both managed and unmanaged.

    If you do decide to go with them, consider using my referal link.

  12. Re:my reasons....... on Who Needs Case-Sensitivity in Java? · · Score: 1

    (I have experienced this in PHP which is case-insensitive and it bugged the hell out of me [and my program])

    I beg to differ! Quoth the PHP manual:

    Of course, there is an exception:
    Function names are case-insensitive, though it is usually good form to call functions as they appear in their declaration.
  13. Another one bites the Dust on Northwest Sued for Divulging Customer Information · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, there goes ANOTHER airline I WON'T be flying ever again!

    Wonder how many other airlines are just that much better at hiding their complicity...

  14. Data Architect by The Kompany on Recommended Data Modeling Tools? · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.thekompany.com/products/dataarchitect/

    $60 USD for the download version. I used it for my last Database design project (first on MySQL, then moving that model to Postgres), and it was great. Made my life a lot easier. Available on Linux, Windows, and OS X.

  15. NTBackup on Experiences w/ Drive Imaging Software? · · Score: 1
    I actually just researched this last night for my XP Pro desktop. NTBackup, included with XP Pro, does indeed allow one to do a full system backup while running XP. It uses Shadow Copy to copy system files. It allows you to backup to ANY media (shy of CD's) that Windows XP can write to... I backed up to my FireWire Harddrive.

    Then, in the event that your hard drive fails, you can use the Automated System Recovery to completely restore your system to the state it was in the last time you backed up... including all programs and settings. Basically, what it does is do a minimal Windows install, then boots into Windows and prompts you for your backup media, and promptly restores it. I have yet to try the restore, but this site describes the process in detail with screenshots.

    Note that this is for XP Pro... I don't know about XP Home or 2000.

  16. Re:I tell you what I need on Blender Conference Closes, Version 2.3 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    Coming from a fellow web designer and former 3D computer graphic art student, the simple answer is that 3D is far more complicated than 2D web pages. That 3rd dimension adds so much more to work with and think about. Add to that the fact that you are working with 3 dimensions (4, if you animate) on a 2 dimensional display, and the situation becomes even more convoluted. It is not like sculpting, where you can hold the object and intuitively work with it.

    That said, the simplist 3D package I have found is Bryce. Mostly geared towards landscapes, but you can create simple objects. This would probably be your best bet for an "INCREDIBLY simple" 3D package. However, be forwarned that there is still a bit of a learning curve to 3D in general...

  17. Re:why on SGI Code Changes Not Enough, Says SCO · · Score: 1

    Because they found other functions in the current Linux codebase that did the same thing more efficiently.

    Think of it as a performance upgrade.

  18. Re:I dunno... on JetBlue Gives Away Passenger Info To TSA? · · Score: 1
    I am actually corresponding with the CEO of JetBlue regarding this issue (I flew JetBlue back in March, and this scared the bejeezus out of me). I forwarded this correspondance to Mr. Scannell of dontspyon.us, who in turn is going to post this correspondance to the web site, as a story entitled "Pants On Fire". I have also posted the correspondace in my journal.

    Basically, according to the CEO, Mr. Neeleman:
    • JetBlue did, in fact, give "historical" customer data to Torch, a DOD contractor, at the behest of the DOD, for a project regading Military base security
    • Mr. Neeleman stated that his company has never and will never do that (unless compelled by law).
    • JetBlue was dismayed to learn of the data mining performed by Torch, a data mining company.
    • Mr. Neeleman assured me that "no data files were ever shared with the Department of Defense or any other government agency or contractor."
    Um, yeah.....
  19. Re:good faith discussions on SCO "Disappointed" by Red Hat Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Perhaps SCO will burn through its cash faster, now that it is fighting the battle on TWO fronts...

    Well, one could hope, anyway...

  20. Re:Most pointless post so far on this subject on New Red Hat Linux Beta: Severn · · Score: 1

    There is also a Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland. The US Naval Academy is at the mouth of that river.

  21. Re:But what do the Dixie Chicks think? on Bombing the Moon for Water · · Score: 1

    Speaking of Natalie Maines and the Dixie Chicks:

    The Dixie Chicks pose nude on the cover of Entertainment Weekly magazine released on April 24, 2003.

  22. Re:Port? on PHP5 Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    Uh, have you looked at the PHP downloads website? Listed right under the source code tarballs are Windows binaries in both Zip files and Windows Installer Packages (MSI's) that configure Apache, IIS, and a couple other Windows webservers.

    If you scroll down a bit further, you'll also notice Windows binaries back to 3.0.17

    So, yes. They have ported PHP to Windows.

  23. Re:"no free licenses for our competition" on RMS Weighs In On BitKeeper · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, if you read the article, it says that the FREE version of BitKeeper cannot be used to work on its competition. i.e. You cannot use the FREE version of BitKeeper to develop CVS. HOWEVER, one can BUY a license from BitKeeper to do just that.

  24. Re:In MORE related news... on News.com Links to DeCSS Program · · Score: 1

    1 - I Read Slashdot 2 - My high school friend was the waterfront director for the filming of "Wild Things" 3 - "Wild Things" starred Kevin Bacon.

  25. Re:OV..does anyone know? on Java Media Framework Drops MP3 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Some quick Googling turned up, among other things, JOrbis, an LGPL Ogg Vorbis Decoder in Java that decodes to PCM.