Likewise, I spent 2 weeks overseas with the MD of a gold mining company. Among many other tales, he asserted that it would be simple to replace up to 2/3 of a laptop battery with enough explosive to bring down a plane, and still have plenty of power left to operationally boot the laptop to Windows login if required...

He also said that the scanners frequently pick up residue on his shoes from chemicals used on the mine site (eg arsenic, not to mention explosives), so someone could easily use that as an alibi.

Or hunter2?

Indeed He did.

Yes, because men were "travelling to and fro across the earth", and "knowledge was increasing", in those days. Unlike today.

I'm not complaining about the news / not news content of this, but it's at least 3 days old (for us here in Oz, even on the other side like I am). What's happened to /.'s timeliness?

OSC pointed this out a year ago (at least the focus aspects). I couldn't agree more...

So, what's the deal here - have they pretty much abandoned the old "odd minor releases for development, no new features in stable versions" plan, or what?

And on a related note, how configurable is it?

I hold my mouse left-handed, but I leave the buttons set for right-hand (hence right-click is with my index, and left-click with middle or even ring)...

I bags Kiloquads...

The version I used to have was: "Do not meddle in the affairs of sysadmins, for they are quick to anger and have not need for subtlety."

That would be the Special Hell. Along with people who talk in the theatre. :)

Or... There are two types of people in the world - those who divide people into two types, and those who don't.