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I've heard Lisp is hard to understand, but you might consider assembler harder. To each his/her own. As far as getting confused between the languages, it is always handy to either have a good IDE with built in reference, or just know where to go to look up things. Java, for instance, has excellent documentation online and available for download.

The difference between the statement made say by our military and the Nazis is that our military is indirectly controlled by the people. Hence, if you are upset about what is going on, influence others to see things your way to change it. Blaming the military isn't going to do you any good. They are just doing what they signed up for.

Terrorist as an idea is not a new thing (watch a few episodes of MacGuyver), but it is abused. The Patriot Act is baloney (what happens when you email a threatening message to theprez@usa.gov over TOR and make the from address somebody else's email? Did you just put an innocent person on the watch list?). As far as guns are concerned, we should have the ability to defend ourselves. If it is illegal for normal people to have guns, then only 2 kinds of people will be allowed to have them: criminals and the government, neither of whom I trust. Sometimes I feel like the US is becoming England in V for Vendetta.

how come nobody has mentioned how well one can dual boot using ntldr? Just be sure not to install to the MBR when installing Linux, or run the XP disk in recovery mode (Google). After installing linux, just run: dd if=/dev/<Hard drive /boot is, i.e. hda2> of=/home/linux.boot bs=512 count=1 Then copy linux.boot to a thumb drive, boot into windows like normal, copy linux.boot to something like C:linux.boot. Edit boot.ini (may need to change folder options to see it on C:) so that it also has the line: C:linux.boot="Linux" Reboot and you can choose either Windows or Linux. Works better than Grub in some cases. I know this works with Grub, and I believe will work with Lilo, though everytime you liloconf you might have to rerun dd. And about boot time for laptops: I prefer using linux on my laptop. ~60 second boot up time (Gentoo, fluxbox), ~17 second shutdown. Never really use suspend. Don't trust it for dual-booting (scary experience once).[/code]

I'm sure it is possible to make the speaker into an LED, but if I was in clear view of my computer (and hence my monitors), I would just disable dpms and have guifications. Of course, an interesting thing would be to have it turn off and on the lights in the room if the chat window wasn't in focus...

no, not like the predecessor to cell phones. This is a tiny shell script for anybody with the following on their computer: bashGaim beep sudo (fakeroot doesn't work) What it is is a simple script that lets you have the computer beep out of the internal speaker with different tones and patterns for each Gaim event (Buddy logs in/out, message sent, message received, name said in chat room). To make it work, first install the packages (make sure to install beep), then in Gaim's Preferences>Sound change Method to Command and then change the command to: sudo sh <PATH TO SCRIPT> %s Here's the script: case "$1" in #Message Received "/usr/share/sounds/gaim/receive.wav") beep -f 523.2 -l 150 -n -f 440.0 -l 150 ;; #Message Sent "/usr/share/sounds/gaim/send.wav") beep -f 440.0 -l 150 -n -f 523.2 -l 150 ;; #Buddy In "/usr/share/sounds/gaim/arrive.wav") beep -f 493.9 -l 50 -r 2 ;; #Buddy Out "/usr/share/sounds/gaim/leave.wav") beep -f 261.6 -l 50 -r 2 ;; #Name said in chat "/usr/share/sounds/gaim/redalert.wav") beep -f 261.6 -l 25 -n -f 293.7 -l 25 -n -f 329.6 -l 25 -n -f 349.2 -l 25 -n -f 392.0 -l 25 -n -f 440.0 -l 25 -n -f 493.9 -l 25 -n -f 523.2 -l 25 ;; *) beep echo "$1" >> temp.txt ;; esac Make sure that you have access to /dev/console in your /etc/sudoers file and if you require it to enter a password for sudo, you can simply change the command to: echo "PASSWORD" | sudo sh <PATH TO SCRIPT> %s You may also need to chanfe the path to the sound files in the script to whatever gaim has them set to. If you made custom sounds, set it to those, otherwise, I found the files by using the following command: locate *.wav | grep gaim Tell me what you think.

True, but you could always put it behind plexiglass or in a place where they can't reach it. I'm thinking of using something cheaper than Fluorescein water though. I heard many laundry detergents are fluorescent, along with urine.

Has anyone seen or built either http://cre.ations.net/creation/44 or http://www.eccentricgenius.com/wp/2006/08/...-time-visually/? I sm kind of wanting to build the second one (cheaper), but am just curious as to whether or not anyone has built it. It is basically just a set of LEDs flashing quickly at a liquid dripping at a constant rate, making it appear to be moving slowly, stopped, or even backwards. I'd like to build it, but need to get the pump, the LM555 chip, and the 10KOhm potentiometer.

Be sure when you are randomly replacing things that you set the number of occurences to replace as 1 or whatever. You may want to iterate through the string (I don't program in python so I don't know how easy it is) and copy each character into a temp string. Randomly l33t it, then append it to an output string. Also be sure to set the random number generator's seed to the clock (if that is necessary in python).

For teh job: Languages: C, C++, C# (high demand where I live), Java, ASP(.net), PHP. Things misconstrued as programming languages that would be handy to know: M$ SQL, HTML, CSS, maybe mysql. Little tidbit: SQL used to stand for Structured Query Language. However, it isn't a language, it isn't limited to queries, and not really all that structured. Now SQL is just SQL. I pronounce it "sequal" or "squeal" when I am mad at it, and the president of IT where I used to intern said you can't pronounce it "S-Q-L" because you'd get fired. For teh College (at least mine): Languages: C, C++, Java, Assembler Other things: Nothing really for CS majors (that I know of). For teh Open Source: Languages: C, C++, Java, PHP, Python, maybe Perl, Shell Scripting (sh or bash) Other things: mySQL, HTML, CSS Generally speaking, you have to define what you want to be doing for what languages you want to learn. A lot of businesses go with Microsoft. A lot of schools go with a few languages, mainly for learning purposes. Most open source is done on languages that use mainly free compilers. For a first language, I learned Visual Basic 6 (real handy sometimes, but not the best language) but would recommend C++ or Java. Java forces you into OOP a bit, so until you are ready for that maybe C++ first.

I know the problem is solved, but this may help out next time. ATI drivers are sticky in Linux. An easy way to tell if your ATI drivers were installed correctly and are working fine (after restarting X of course) is to run the ATI control panel. It sould say which drivers are in use. Also, to check that 3D is working on an ATI system, run fgl_glxgears. If it is more than 300 fps, it is probably working. Sometimes, however, you cannot get ATI drivers working in Linux. I have a Toshiba notebook, where you have to download the Windows drivers from Toshiba since ATI won't touch it. Tried every method I could to get the drivers working, and it would not work. Best advice for Linux+ATI is get nVidia.

True, provided that the second drive wasn't formatted in NTFS in the first place. Then you can't write to it reliably without formatting it to a different file system. But you could back up and then reformat, but remember to edit /etc/fstab afterwards.

You may also wish to consider mounting the second drive as /home/USERNAME. That way you can still boot as another user should you not have the second drive in (like if it was external, or you would ever take it out). I also have mounted drives into /data and it is just fine. It makes it easier if say it is in FAT32 and mounted to /data, that way you can read/write from windows and linux (without installing flaky ext2/3 drivers for Windows or flakier captive NTFS driver for Linux). But there are problems with FAT 32 I think, though I haven't come across them.

Aside from whether or not people prefer Ubuntu or even like it, it is good to have a video out for people that might say...only want a computer for email/school work/internet, but don't want to pay $50+ for Windows XP or Vista Pro Mecha Super Happy edition. The more publicity Linux gets, the better, and Ubuntu is great for beginners (hence all the criticism it receives). Hey, if I can get more people to switch to Linux, then this show is worth while. ++Linux_Market_Share;

My synopsis based on the distros I've used: Debian - the good ol' boy distro. Its what many of the more popular distros are based off of. But that is about it. Releases are slow, packages are either old or broken, and many times you have to compile from source to get things right. Sure you can install it, run stable, and be fine, but when you want to install some new software, you have to cross your fingers if you want to do a binary install. Gentoo - I love Gentoo, though it has issues. Has a lot of software that works. Emerge (the package manager) is good, though it can be a bit overly complicated with keywords and the like. The main downside is huge compile time, little speed enhancement. That and you get made fun of by Debian users for being a ricer. I also like the organization better than Debian. Kubuntu - KDE based Ubuntu (I don't like Gnome, neither does Torvalds, so sue me). Easiest install I've done. Pretty much everything works after I first install it. After that, it is like Debian only Apt works. Yes you could add other repositories to Apt in Debian and hope that they all are compatable, and whatnot, but Ubuntu has it all working. I understand Ubuntu doesn't give back to Debian as much as people would like, but oh well. Debian is a bit too pickey IMHO (Whats with mplayer not being in the Debian repositories anyway?) Whew, long shpeal but my point is that they are all good in their own ways. And if you don't like sudo, then you are too lazy. You can still edit /etc/sudoers to turn off passwords if you are really that lazy, or just say sudo su. It's security, gents. Welcome to Linux.

First I was sillyperson5033. I thought they were just random numbers, but it turns out they were the last 4 digits of a girl's phone number. For a while I was known as MPenguin or Master Penguin. Then for a few years I was known as TsujiGiriPenguin which is a mashing of Japanese: Tsuji Giri meaning serial killer. But most places I chatted on, everyone misread it as TsujiGirlPenguin, and I'm not the kind that likes getting hit on by guys. The penguins actually did not come from Linux. They came from the penguins at either ends of the show Beakman's World, which I loved as a kid. But after I got into Linux I stopped saying it wasn't from Linux because saying the same story gets old. Then back in high school I had a computer teacher who would call my Erroneous, which sounds kind of like a greek version of my name (Aaron). That and my favorite error message in the Borland C++ 3.0 compiler being "Error: Erroneous Code". So I started using that.

Evil server has even gone back in time and invaded 2001: A Space Odyssey. In fact, if you open up Evil server, the only thing you'd say before you were sucked in would be, "My God, it's full of stars!"

Linux can boot up faster than normal, but it is all very tricky. The reason I suggested the xbox is because I modded mine a month or so ago and was thinking of possible uses for it. I still think the xbox would boot faster (unless Linux can instantly boot up 2 seconds after BIOS gets to it). And when people turn it on, you always get that xbox video thing of the floating green goop that I believe is something only Microsoft has: liquid money. As for suspend, I believe I tried it (without looking in to it way too much) and it was spoony at best.

Another idea would be to set up a geocache that, when opened, jammed cell phones. Then, submit the cache to some site via TOR, and, as Bobby Collins said, "There ya go." Still pointless, stupid, and possible to get caught, but hey.

Instead of port forwarding and dyndns, you might want to simply use Hamachi. Check out Security Now episode 14 if you want to learn about it. The advantages: no port forwarding needed gives a 5.*.*.* IP address that stays permanant for that install/user runs as a service on windows, or will also run in Linux (need a bit o' shell scripting to make it run automatically) encrypts all packets sent and received requires a password to connect to it disadvantage: must be installed on host AND client Then, after installing on the server machine, install on whatever other machine you are using and connect to your Hamachi server. Then run VNC to 5.your.Hamachi.address and there you go. You don't have to worry about packet sniffing, except from home, and only need to password protect VNC if you don't trust your firewall (you shouldn't).

ok, revised list then: old xbox not in use anymore old TV not in use anymore arcade cabinet: ~$25-100 bummed off MechAssault game speakers: none required, using a TV I matched your price, and boot quicker, can press down 3 buttons (assuming you were using a keyboard), uses less power, and can still play xbox games. Plus you don't have to muck about with getting all your old hardware working correctly. Not to diss any Linux solution (I primarily use it myself), but if you mess around with an old xbox for a while that has been modded, you'll see what kind of advantages it can have. Having a system where most of the operating system tasks are taken care of through hardware is awesome. I mean going from powered off to up, internet connection, playing a DVD or a ROM in 15 seconds is great.

Ok, I can't say how many times I've wanted to build an arcade machine, but come to think of it, buying an xbox would be cheaper than a minimal computer. Here's what the price would come down to: Xbox w/ 2 controllers off ebay ~$150 24'' TV from Walmart ~$140 the RIGHT version of mechassault: ~$5 + some digging around Bum a memory card off a friend or buy one for an xbox emulator from xbins $0 Arcade cabinet: ~$25-100 Then if you want, you can do with the xbox controllers what Darren did to the PS2 controllers, splice a USB end onto the xbox controller cable, use the MechAssault exploit, and play away.

You could always take off the caps (the ones with the most farrads), charge them, then walk up to a friend and say "catch!"

If all else fails, you could spend a few bucks on a VGA to composite/s video connector or set up TV out in Linux (nvidia ftw), output it to VCR or some other recording device and use that. That'd also let you show bootsplash, various console apps in the console, and bootup/shut down sequences.