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Living Room / Re: How to enter code???? :)

« Last post by 40hz on October 09, 2008, 11:43 AM »

I have it on excellent authority that you can also do it with voice recognition software, provided you say the letters and numbers in Pig Latin. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the best LINUX software?

« Last post by 40hz on October 09, 2008, 11:32 AM »

I'm a big fan of BasKet Note Pad despite the idiotic insistence of the KDE crowd to cram a <*expletive*> 'K' into every application's name.

(***edit*** removed minor rant regarding the use of K in all KDE apps. I was having a bad day when I wrote it.  )

Basket Note is like Tomboy on steroids. A good inbox for all the random stuff that falls out of your brain. One of the first things I load onto a fresh NIX installation. Highly recommended.

Homepage: http://basket.kde.org/

Also a good review of BasKet along with other NIX note taking apps can be found here:

http://www.linux.com/feature/135843

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Living Room / Re: Fred Langa's back!

« Last post by 40hz on October 09, 2008, 09:53 AM »

It's a bit sad, actually, as he's coming out of retirement because he is getting divorced after 35 years of marriage and needs to money  I guess that solo four month trip across Canada and the US should have been a bit of a warning!

-Darwin (October 09, 2008, 07:20 AM)

Going through a "change of wife" is often painful - and invariably expensive.

(I think Confucius said that!  )

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General Software Discussion / Re: What are your opinions on fan-editing?

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 06:57 PM »

Surely changing something at this level doesn't infringe copyright

-dsp (October 08, 2008, 06:47 PM)

Actually... it does.

Whether or not the copyright holder decides to pursue it is a different matter.

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Living Room / Re: One answered question before you died

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 06:51 PM »

Actually, Ive always wanted to ask if there's any truth to the rumor that I'm the illegitimate son of Buffalo Bill...

-40hz (October 08, 2008, 06:37 PM)

LOL - how old are you? If this is true you must be over 90 'cos he died in 1917 !

-Carol Haynes (October 08, 2008, 06:39 PM)

Well under 90. Which is what makes it so weird to begin with!

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Living Room / Re: One answered question before you died

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 06:41 PM »

How to get a girlfriend in next life?  

How we come to know that soon we're going to get girlfriend?

(Please Note Condition :- From 10 hrs Busy Weekdays & just 1 day off[    ] )

-mahesh2k (October 08, 2008, 09:32 AM)

Answer: correct 'condition' and try again.

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Living Room / Re: One answered question before you died

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 06:37 PM »

Actually, Ive always wanted to ask if there's any truth to the rumor that I'm the illegitimate son of Buffalo Bill...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Apple Patents the OS X Dock!!!

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 06:20 PM »

Once again UserFriendly nails it:

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the best LINUX software?

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 06:17 PM »

Of course you could always start scanning the two mother lodes of NIXapp goodness:

Gnome Geeks:  http://www.gnomefiles.org/

KDE Wonks:  http://www.kde-apps.org/

Think of them as www.snapfiles.com for Linux

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the best LINUX software?

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 06:09 PM »

Looks like a web version of what Synaptic already does.

OOOHH, BUT WITH PICTURES! 

Nice find, 40Hz

-Edvard (October 08, 2008, 04:39 PM)

And less geeky descriptions!

What can I say, I'm a heretic. I actually liked Automatix despite all the criticisms and warnings. (Hmm...I used to smoke too...so I guess I still have a low-key closet death-wish someplace in my psyche....)

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Living Room / Re: Help with vista business remote desktop

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 05:55 PM »

I think you still might want to contact Microsoft. There may be an 'unpublished' hotfix available for people that report the problem you're having. This type of hotfix will not be found in the downloads section of MSoft's website. You need to report the problem to get this type of patch - assuming one is available.

There is a thread over at TechTalkz that addresses what sounds much like your problem. I don't think the method they used to fix the problem is smart move, but here's the link anyway:

http://www.techtalkz...ervices-failure.html

I can't speak for it, so YOYO if you go with it.

Luck.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Apple Patents the OS X Dock!!!

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 05:36 PM »

Pretty cheeky for a company that based it's entire "new" OS on somebody else's kernal, core, and concept. The only original and innovative thing Apple ever did was the code for QuickDraw. And that was largely the work of one person.

Aren't these are the same guys that used to say "shame" to Microsoft for the deal they cut with Seattle Computer Products when Bill bought 86-DOS off them for only $50K, sold it to IBM as PC-DOS, and never paid SCP a penny more?

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Living Room / Re: Help with vista business remote desktop

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 04:44 PM »

I went to the forums you posted, and I typed in that error code that I had in the event viewer, and every post that I went to, the error code was given because their copy of windows was invalid, but my computer says that it is activated, and is valid... huh

The time has come, the Walrus said, to...talk to Microsoft.

The Windows activation and 'genuine advantage' process isn't flawless. Run the MGA diagnostic & see what they have to say before you go crazy.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the best LINUX software?

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 04:40 PM »

Check out this amazing 126+ page thread about little-known linux apps

-invenit (October 08, 2008, 10:57 AM)

OMG 126 pages? What happened?
Did they finally release a Linux version of SQLNotes?

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the best LINUX software?

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 03:26 PM »

I am really starting to like Appnr for Ubuntu.

It's not so much an app as a web-based way to install apps. I think it works better than Synaptic for newcomers (I don't use the word 'newbie'), and it's pretty convenient for older, grumpier, lazier types  -  like me!

Check it out:

http://appnr.com/

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Living Room / Re: Help with vista business remote desktop

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 01:15 PM »

I can't shake the feeling there is something going on with your Vista validation/authorization. Might be time to contact the Mothership since only they know how their anti-piracy "feature" actually works.

Try this. Download and run this diagnostic:

http://go.microsoft....fwlink/?linkid=52012

If you get anything strange or odd looking in the diagnostic report, and the "resolve" button doesn't fix it, web over to this support link:

http://social.micros...enuinevista/threads/

Follow the instructions in the "Please Read Before Posting" announcement to submit your report for support assistance.

Alternatively, you could download Vista SP1 Stand-Alone (huge file!) and try reinstalling it, but I'd do the diagnostic thing first.

Let us know how you make out.

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Living Room / Re: Tech News Weekly: 41

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 10:37 AM »

Aaaaaaaaaaaw, that's got to be the cutest depiction of Cthulhu I've ever seen

-f0dder (October 08, 2008, 10:07 AM)

Ain't he the cutest little elder horror you've ever seen? I'm gonna buy him a snuggly little pet Shoggoth for his 1E6th birthday.

BTW: you can get one here. http://paizo.com/sto...ures/myLittleCthulhu
At $29.95 it's a little expensive IMHO. 

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Living Room / Re: Tech News Weekly: 41

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 09:30 AM »

Actually, I think you'd be better off just using one. Builds "brand recognition" and makes your post easier to identify.

And yeah, I much prefer the sextant thing too. Seems to be closer to what your post is all about.

(Of course the Minions of Cthullu are going to be disappointed that the octopus didn't make it. Maybe someday when the stars are right... )

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Living Room / Re: One answered question before you died

« Last post by 40hz on October 08, 2008, 09:18 AM »

What women want???

I just can't understand them... 
But I think it is better this way, we don't get bored.

-bgd77 (October 08, 2008, 03:24 AM)

Send me $1000 and I'll give you a few clues

-Carol Haynes (October 08, 2008, 07:50 AM)

From my experience, I've found that just asking usually works best.

P.S. Carol: $1K. Love it!

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Living Room / Re: How to enter code???? :)

« Last post by 40hz on October 07, 2008, 07:03 PM »

The far more troubling aspect of this captcha is this part:

"There is no zero."

I certainly hope this is a typo because it's going to cause some serious turmoil in the field of Number Theory^w if it turns out to be true.

-mouser (October 07, 2008, 07:00 PM)

Is that like saying: "Don't give me no nothing, dude!"

EDIT: The binary version of the code (real):
0011001101001000010001110011000101010111

-wreckedcarzz (October 07, 2008, 07:01 PM)

Sometimes you frighten me Mr. W!

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Living Room / Re: How to enter code???? :)

« Last post by 40hz on October 07, 2008, 06:59 PM »

LaTeX? Postscript?? And all this time I thought you had to key it in with one of these:



Man, nobody ever tells me anything!

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Living Room / Re: Help with vista business remote desktop

« Last post by 40hz on October 07, 2008, 06:16 PM »

How'd you make out with the firewall ? Is anything blocking your RDC on port 3389?

One other thing you might consider trying is a reinstall of SP1. That would put a clean copy of terminal services on your machine just in case something didn't install correctly.

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Living Room / Re: One answered question before you died

« Last post by 40hz on October 07, 2008, 03:48 PM »

how about:

<b>can AI eventually demonstrate sentience/consciousness.</b>

-nudone (October 07, 2008, 11:42 AM)

We might actually live to see that before we die!

also:

<b>can humans (as a species) move beyond superstitions</b>

My Ouija Board says: YES

10. What caused the 'singularity' event that preceded the Big Bang.
Syntax error in "Preceded": there is no before in timeline.

-fenixproductions (October 07, 2008, 01:58 PM)

I'm not so much interested in "what/before." I want understand the "because/therefor" part.

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Living Room / Re: Tech News Weekly: 41

« Last post by 40hz on October 07, 2008, 03:35 PM »

the aspect ratio of last one is not ideal.. better that it be wider rather than taller.

-mouser (October 07, 2008, 02:28 PM)

Couldn't agree more. It would probably work better as a bookmarker.

like the first version (of the three) the best

-tomos (October 07, 2008, 01:44 PM)

Me too. 

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Living Room / Re: Help with vista business remote desktop

« Last post by 40hz on October 07, 2008, 03:31 PM »

I don't really have a use for fake telnet servers, because that won't fix my remote desktop problem, anyways, on with the previous post.

-nite_monkey (October 07, 2008, 11:49 AM)

Sorry. That part was directed more towards f0dder...