I'm leaving my excellent karma here (probably worth shit nowadays, anyone has now excellent karma but I had it before it was cool): I've seen beta and it is what pushed me over the edge. /. had been going bad for a while now but beta added the rotting smell.
Goodbye, thanks for all the fish, and hop by at http://soylentnews.org/~Jerry+Smith.
Signing off.

"0111 1110 (518466) has made you their foe."

There I was, cleaning up my HD because I wanted to 'evaluate' a torrent of Buckaroo Banzai, when I decided whether it was for sale an lo and behold: EUR 6.99 for the DVD, including free P&P. Why bother the download then? Now I only have to convince the she-boss that it's a bargain, and then I'm a happy bunny :) I wish they did that for more movies from a certain age, I would do things way more legally.

I always browse at -1, that's what I do and I'm fast scroller enough to skip through the copypasta of for instance the GNAA. Since a couple of weeks though I notice abou 10 in 350 comments are hidden (on average) and there is no way I can un-hide them. Any suggestions or explanation?

Gone to Greece, be back within a fortnight. (no, no internets, no keyboards, just a petite Java-book hidden between the Penthouses)

Having worked in a school as a servicedesk-employee, after the holidays I'll start a job as teacher in MediaTechnology to 17+-yr olds. Already for the last 3 months I've filled a position there, to add a 'tech' odour to the classes, and it appears they appreciate it. Oh well. And the G3 had been replaced by a G4 1gHz, so that problem has been solved. Still not installed Ubuntu though. BSD is very likeable too, pretty live-cd's..

Imagine a G3 233 rev A, 384 MB, Ati rage pro 128 (16 MB), 40 gig HD (firmware is 2.0f1, I think). What linux-distro to install, and how to @$£$£%@$@ install it?! Helpful links are very welcome.

http://www.pdafrance.com/news/2006-09-12/id7496/iPhone-ou-Macphone-sur-20minutes-ce-matin/ shows a picture of an iPhone. Now there are some things that are a bit... weird:
- the name on the back, should not be necessary
- the red an the green button: too generic, not quite apple-like
- headphones? No option to hold the thing against your ear? Bluetooth headset? Dunno...
- memory-slot on the side: looks a bit smallish

Resuming: nice try, but too ipoddish. By the way: do I read '20GB' on the lower back?

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/03/151252 Forgive me for not being able to stop grinning.

Simpel question: what ingredients belong in an Irish stew? Not a quiz, just want to know how to make an original stew that would be recognised as such by an Irishman. Can't find convincing stuff on this subject on the internot.

When children of young age don't drink at least two pints of liquid a day, within 2 days they might end up in a hospital with nose-probe and IV.

After 2 days the child may die, or be lucky.

I need a new sig...

[edit 250206 130435]I got a new sig!

Try "Chariots of the Gods". It's dated yet entertaining!

Funny how it's easy to critisize.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=174089&cid=14480292

Two this time: yes weekend started early for me :-) No multiple choice, and 'Celine Dion' is none of the answers.
1)Remember 'The Doors'? Where does the name come from?
2)The United States of America: where does the 'America'-bit come from?

Nothing to lose, nothing to win, just some satisfaction.