3/12    Anybody know what this number does? x3-7907 (510-643-7907).
        Odd behaviour.
        \_ What does it do?
        \_ Interesting.  If you press numbers after it picks-up it will echo
           them back to you.
           \_  If you speak loudly or whistle, it will also echo.
               How would i find out what it does? Can i call the campus
               telecom office? Or would they just shut it down w/o telling
               me what it does? I am very curious about it.
               And what is that sequence of tones it plays right after
               it picks up? Hmmm...
               \_ Yeah, it's weird.  The tones are most likely DTMF (numbers).
                  There are programs that take sound files of DTMF and display
                  which numbers they represent. -- peterl
                \_ Dude, seriously, I just have a box hooked up to my dorm
                   phone.  Stop calling.  You're screwing up my project.
                   \_ Hmm, pardon my skepticism, but uh, if it really is
                      your number (it doesnt show up in my directory by
                      the way), what does it do? Thanks.
                        \_ It's a psych experiment to see how many geeks I can
                           get to try to hack a simple echo box.
        \_ That's my dorm phone number.
        \_ How'd you find it?
                \_ I posted it on usenet.

3/12    Is WWWlib for c installed on soda?
        \_ Run locate and find out for yourself.
           \_ I asked after I ran locate and could not find it, just though
           \_ I asked after I ran locate and could not find it, just thought
                I might be missing something.

3/11    The Chechen rebel web page:  http://kavkaz.org
        \_ Uh huh, waste more bandwidth on terrorist propoganda.

3/11    Is libwww for c installed and if where?  (just asking.)

3/10    Is there a way to get ghostview to display files full screen to
        do a slide show presentation?
        \_ ps2pdf, use Acrobat Reader full-screen mode

3/10    How is .CMD files different from .BAT files in NT?  Thx.
        \_ I believe they're the same.
        \_ There's some obscure difference which I once knew but have since
           forgotten as it didn't make any real world difference to me.  I
           just use .BAT and forget about it.

3/9     http://www.sybian.com
        \_ "natural gum". Mmmm....

3/9y
     http://www.MP3factorydirect.com/pjbfeat.htm

3/8     Anyone knows any API in win32 that can access and modify parallel
        port's register?
        \_ winNT doesn't like to see IN and OUT as it complaints they are
           privileged instruction.  any luck with win98 then?
           \_ god dammit!! i didn't know that.  i want my fucking apple ][
              back!

3/9     <DEAD>pboy.com/shteatrfrk/images01/index.html<DEAD>

3/8     Congratulations mconst.

3/9     ilyas, tell us about the stars...
        \_ did ORB or ORBITAL sing Little Puffy Clouds?
           \_ ORB did the song with samples lifted from a
              Ricky Lee Jackson interview disc.  I think.
                \_ try Rickie Lee Jones, as interviewed by
                   LeVar Burton on Reading Rainbow.

3/8     Is that petition still on line somewhere?  Is it too late to sign?

3/6     Or, just shut the fuck up.

3/3     1467   jenly    681   ansjory  579   choo
        1476   ccytsao  693   tchuang  567   kane
        1913   rico     633   cchow    571   brucelo
        849   blyon     665   shieh    458   ivy
        771   joy       609
        787   muchandr  553   ying     465   innami
        711   chiu      558   andrea   430   comiso
        657   ramses    574   egwall   443   tonyng
        652   sfang     567   acchang  411   yule
        610   john      572   katster  431   nhut
        Figures are in bytes. CLEAN UP YER MAILBOX!!!

3/6     w3m 0.1.7 installed in /usr/local/bin/w3m; bugs to brg
        \_ Whoa!  I've been totally waiting for that!
                \_ what is it?
        \_ Yes. It's called "hire a personal assistant"
           \_ if you hire one, make sure you get one with huge... tracks of
              land.
                \_ tracts, you moron
                        \_ Maybe he wanted tracks of land?  On the Cal Track
                           n Field team maybe and needs running room?
                           \_ oh forgetit. Just find one who has big tits,
                              and likes to show em.
                                \_ Can get that on most street corners in any
                                   large city.  What's so great about that?
                                   \_ It's kind of like "rent vs own".
        \_ what is this?

3/3     105467   jenly    68681   ansjory  53079   choo
        153476   ccytsao  68093   tchuang  55567   kane
        167913   rico     65433   cchow    56671   brucelo
        83249   blyon     68165   shieh    43558   ivy
        72571   joy       63409                       erickyo
        72787   muchandr  57753   ying     48865   innami
        70711   chiu      59658   andrea   49230   comiso
        67657   ramses    53574   egwall   41543   tonyng
        68052   sfang     59467   acchang  47311   yule
        62210   john      54672   katster  44731   nhut

3/3     Alumni request: I'd like to make a donation towards the mail spool.
        Can someone post a page w/the total amount needed for this specific
        request, and then alumni will be happy to send in checks for it?

3/3     16005467   jenly    6498681   ansjory  5403079   choo
        15753476   ccytsao  6448093   tchuang  5135567   kane
        10367913   rico     6405433   cchow    5116671   brucelo
        8903249   blyon     6328165   shieh    4983558   ivy
        7372571   joy       6313409   sly      4936721   erickyo
        7322787   muchandr  5967753   ying     4898865   innami
        7230711   chiu      5739658   andrea   4879230   comiso
        6977657   ramses    5623574   egwall   4851543   tonyng
        6718052   sfang     5559467   acchang  4787311   yule
        6702210   john      5534672   katster  4774731   nhut
        \_ clean up your crap in your mailspool!!!
        \_ solution: get rid of users who have not logged in for the last
           5 years.
        \_ solution2: get rid of all the male users
        \_ solution3: get rid of all the users w/Asian last name
        \_ the final solution: get rid of users.  <DEAD>Uber-MUD.csua.berkeley.edu<DEAD>
                \_ *cheer*!  --BOFH
        \_ solution4: get rid of all the users except for the officers and
           provide a menu interface for everyone else.  Oh wait, that's
           been tried and loudly rejected.  Nevermind.
        \_ solution5: disable sendmail. that way /var/mail will never fill up.
        \_ solution6: buy a freaking disk already. APS Pro-18GB Ultra SCSI,
           -only- $519.95!
        \_ why not a lower /var/mail quota?

3/2     paolo.  sproul plaza.  noon.

3/2     STOP PLAYING NETHAC ON SODA!
         PID USERNAME PRI NICE SIZE    RES STATE    TIME   WCPU    CPU COMMAND
         8545 blah    102   0  1592K   348K RUN     37:24 39.44% 39.44% nethack
        \_ Fuck you?

03/01   the new library books policy is now available at:
                /csua/adm/doc/policies/library          --librarian

3/1     LR(0) grammar has no ambiguity and no shift/reduce conflict.

3/1     Today's MOTD entry is one of LOVE.
        You're good enough, you're smart enough, and doggone it, people like
        you!

3/1     If we had celebrity death match with CSUAers, what would be a good
        matchup?
        \_ motd troll vs. anonymous coward.
           \_ anonymous coward is such a lame term. go back to slashdot.
        \_ yermom vs. everyone, oh wait, that's overdone
        \_ emacs user vs. killroy
        \_ aspo vs. seano
        \_ tom vs. twinks
        \_ anyone who got in by having sex vs. whomever they had sex with

2/29    Happy Leap Day!
        \_ Sadie Hawkins Day, too.
        \_ Yeah 2000 wins.  Divisibility.
        \_ Anyone here have a bday today?
                \_ Yeah, I'm 7 today.

2/29    Looking for force-feedback keyboards. Please advise.
        \_ <DEAD>forcefeedbackkeyboards.com<DEAD>
           \_ thanks. How about force feedback running shoes?
           \_ thanks. How about force feedback running shoes? -dmusashi
        \_ Uh, for what?  The whole force feedback thing is a scam.
           \_ http://www.realdoll.com
              \_ No new body released for a while.

2/28    I need a place I can stick it...
        \_ You Gotta Lick It Before We Kick It -Roula
        \_ $20 on any street corner.
        \_ I wanna slip my tube-steak into your sister.  What do ya' take
           in trade?
                \_ Your life.
           \_ Trade?  No way.  I wanna slip mine into her myself!
           \_ I dunno, what do ya' got?

2/28    emarkp + ilyas = psb clone?
        \_ no.  psb is intelligent.
           \_ Aaaaaaaaaaaaa hahahahahahahahahahaha!
              \_ And this is funny instead of childish because...? -emarkp
                \_ Time for you to just "go away"
                   \_ Perhaps it's time for you to just go away.  -emarkp

2/26    And Yea, verily, the motd was purified.

2/25    dans, president?  Oh woo!  Fear!  Squick me!
        \_ squick! -dans

2/25    Since people seem to like posting sfgate URLs, maybe someone-who-
        knows-someone can tell them the wisdom of pre-generating articles
        from templates, instead of using CGI to regenerate something that
        doesnt change for days
        \_ I charge $250/hour.
        \_ you missed the concept.

2/25  Anyone know of any free tools for editing mp3s?  --PeterM
        \_ My brother uses something called Broadcast 2000:
           <DEAD>heroine.linuxbox.com/bcast2000.html<DEAD>
           Never used it myself. -Galen

2/24    What's the cheapest (reasonably reliable) place to buy components and
        systems?  Ive been using Hitech, but I just wanted to see what others
        are using.
        \_ Everything in here is wrong except the bits about
           "reliable", "been", and "reasonably".

10/23/99   Say I can afford a driver, but my license has been suspended.
           How can i register my car since i can't get insurance (no
           license)?
           \_ Gee, if you dont have a license, what business have you got
              registering a car?
              \_ um, he said he could afford a driver.  can you read?

deleter guy: fu
  \_ Like the motd was useful after having been run through whatever
     program that was.
  \_ :*

        \_ right! that's what I'm talking about! Flame on!  There are some
           other typos there for you to get agitated about also.

2/2     You can't stop HILLARY!  Delete this all you want but HILLARY! _will_
        be the next United States Senator from the Great State of New York!

2/2     My patience is unlimited.

10/6    And the prize for the most sucessful bait thread this month goes to:
        \_  The funny thing is that I originaly posted this thread merely
            to follow up and make fun of the promise keeper thread, blithely
            unaware that it will touch every soda boy geek's sore G-spot.
            BTW, what is the prize and how do I claime it?(-; -- promise keeper

10/6    Anyone know why the sudden increase in SPAM mail of late ?
        \_ Who from?  Could well be due to CP's temporary victory -
           they have AGIS connectivity till the 16(?)th. -jor

10/4    alt.sex.* banned at Berkeley.  No more jpgs at 11.
        \_ Yeah?  BFD.

10/6    For the person who asked last week:
        "TeleBEARS Phase I begins on Monday, October 27,  and the
         Spring 1998 Schedule of Classes will become available on
         Monday, October 20."

2/22    http://www.thinkgeek.com

2/22    generic "only idiots go into industry, graduate students are the
        greatest" troll.

2/21    http://www.totse.com/DeCSS

2/20       First Post.

2/20    I was looking to set up a little in/outcall business in the east bay,
        and I was wondering if anybody had any statistics about what sort of
        front is least likely to be busted (hot tubs?  massage parlors?)
        Does anyone know what a reasonable percentage to take from employee
        'tip' earnings would be?  ANy help would be most appreciated.
                \_Please hire sky's girlfriend.  I wish to fuck her and
                will pay you $5!

2/20    Do the campus libraries or other organizations around campus
        accept donations of used textbooks? -sony
        \_ Pick up phone, dial library, ask nice person on other end.

2/18    Any good website for seeing the going rate for used PCs and
        SUN workstations?
        \_ EBAY!!!
        \_ ebay

2/18    Looking for a good contractor to do some remodeling for my house
        in the south bay.  I'm thinking of removing a partition wall and
        redoing the kitchen floor.  I've heard of some horror stories about
        contractors delaying the job.  Love to get some recommendations
        of good contractors from people who have done this.  Thanks.

2/18    Has anyone ever used a nice big 3/50 monitor with a PC or
        an older Sun [e.g., IPC, IPX, SS2]?  Is this easy to do?  --jnat
        \_ Yeah, I used a 3/50 monitor on a 3/50 once... It was a bitch but
           somehow I managed to line up the signal cable _and_ power cable
           properly AT THE SAME TIME!!
           \_ Congratulations...how about with a later Sun model?

2/18    ilyas += emin
        \_ please explain.

2/18    Does anyone have a tape of last week's X-Files they're willing
        to lend me?  Mail me if so. -geordan

2/17    Troll deleted again.
        \_ sign your name -aspo

2/17    Weak attempt at pseudo troll deleted.  Maybe next time.
        \_ All obvious wanna be trolling deleted.
        \_ Apparently people aren't ready for this yet.

2/17    tit fucking!
        \_ Got pics?

02/17   7-9 CollegeHire && GoldMan Sachs infosession; in Wozniak Lounge
        in Soda hall (4th floor)

2/17    So what is the point of this?
        -rwxr-xr-x  1 tom  contrib  36 Dec  4  1997 /csua/bin/fortune
        echo "Go stick your head in a pig."
                \_ the better question is, what is the point of the
                   traditional "fortune" program.  -tom
                   \_ Mild amusement until the quotes start repeating?  Not
                      everything must have purely functional value.
                      \_ Gawd.  It's a good joke.  Don't MOTD this topic
                         also. -not tom
        \_ It's a nod to Hitchhikers.  Check out the CSUA encyclopedia for
           details.
                \_ Kurt Vonnegut wrote this right?  What's he up to these days?
                   \_ yes.  he also wrote the text to that "sunscreen
                      song" from last year. -geordan
                 \_ Bad troll, no donut.
                     \_ sorry, but am truly clueless.
                        \_ No, KV did not write this.  Douglas Adams.
                 \_ KV is recovering from the fire in his apartment last month.
                    \_ Was he freebasing?
                        \_ No.
        \_  GO STICK YOUR HEAD IN A PIG!!!

2/16    What is the running time of a delete operation of a troll node out of the
        MOTD?
        \_ Depends on the editor you are using.

2/15    physics/EE question:  suppose I have a laser emitting light at
        100 um.  Is there a standard process to convert that light source
        to have it emit at say 200 um?  What is that process and/or the name
        of the component that does that?  Is it an off-the-shelf component
        or is it something that has to be custom-made for the desired
        wavelength conversion?  Thanks.
        \_ sum/difference frequency mixing
        \_ Is this your homework assignment?  If so, the motd is not a good
           place for answers.
        \_ The short answer is Yes. read the documentation for your laser
           and call the manufacturer about available components.

2/15    Day after VD : thoroughly disturbing story
        http://www.laweekly.com/ink/00/04/news-ciotti.shtml
        \_ Damn you.  Now my legs have this creepy, itchy feeling.

2/14    What are good vector-based drawing programs out there (preferably
        for unix).  I'm trying to find something that's good for drawing
        simple diagrams for graduate research papers.

02/13   Rest in peace, Charles Schulz.
        \_ is Snoopy's doghouse still there along highway 80 near Berkeley?
           \_  Nope.  They turned it into a Chevy's.  Damn shame...

2/14    Who is the greatest troller and anti-troller of all time?
        \_ Anonymous Coward. -- Anonymous Coward.
        \_ The glorious MEEPT of Slashdot is the greatest. Oh, and USE GNULIX.

2/14    Free double bed but you must pick it up in San Mateo.  Contact
        blewis@sims.berkeley.edu for details.

2/11    Have a troll, cookie.

2/11    Does anyone have a lego mindstorms set?  Any thoughts on the
        merits of different development tools for them?

2/10     _____ ____  _____ _____   ____  ____   _    ____  _  ____   __
        |  ___|  _ \| ____| ____| / ___||  _ \ / \  |  _ \| |/ /\ \ / /
        | |_  | |_) |  _| |  _|   \___ \| |_) / _ \ | |_) | ' /  \ V /
        |  _| |  _ <| |___| |___   ___) |  __/ ___ \|  _ <| . \   | |
        |_|   |_| \_\_____|_____| |____/|_| /_/   \_\_| \_\_|\_\  |_|

        With 2 proofs of purchase.

2/11    What is ftpmail?
        \_ man ftpmail

2/10    What's with the recent hacker/Amazon talk?  Can anyone point me
        to an URL that describes this incident?           - clueless
        \_ See http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/Tech/Hackers_and_Crackers for
           a list of news articles.

2/10    If jwz buys DNA, will they still have Spencers on Sat??
        \_ Spencer stopped doing Spencer's a long time ago.
        \_ please explain...

2/9     Any comments on Sun Ray 1 appliances?
        \_ I think it's a decent but not fantastic name for marketing
           purposes.

2/9     What is a cgi-wrapper?
        \_ cgiwrap or suexec

2/8     How come the gov doesn't interfer with Internic's Dot Com monopoly?

2.8     pooltable for sale cheap, (no it's not broken it's just
        that we need the room it's occupying  Contact sofia@csua.
        \_no.  contact paolo@csua.  I could give a fuck -sofia

2.8     want spa.  Recommend a good company?

2/5     Some of the more painful gramar and spelling errors were corected.
        The motd needs mandetory spell/gramar check more then it needs
        anything els.  It isn't that hard people.  Pay atention in grade
        school.

2/5     Some of the more painful grammar and spelling errors were corrected.
        The motd needs mandatory spell/grammar check more than it needs
        anything else.  It isn't that hard people.  Pay attention in grade
        school.

2/5     Ma Cappella and Pa Cappella make Capellini with Canapes. 5pm tonite!

2/5     be the first person on your block to get the american express blue.

2/4     IEEE is sponsoring an event aimed towards students intending to
        pursue careers in engineering.  Students from all majors are
        invited to attend and the talks will be non-technical.  It will be
        on Feb 15th.  Pizza will be served and expensive prizes will be
        raffled but you need to register. We are at 204A/286 Cory.
        http://www-ieee.eecs.berkeley.edu/spac2000.html

2/4     <DEAD>www.applied-demonics.com/departments/Logic/Logic_Main.htm<DEAD>

2/3     I don't like Japanese XXX erotica because the girls are ugly and
        they don't show pussy.

2/3     I love Trevor                           -trevor's #1 fan club

2/3     Is the Underground still alive and well?  Do they check
        student ID cards?
        \_ The Underground was destroyed long ago.  It's part of the bookstore
                now.
                \_ did they keep the bowling alleys?  bowling for textbooks!
        \_ It's been revived, but is no longer underground or called the
           Underground. Now there's the BearCade.
                \_ where is it and can non current students use it?

02/02   Planned Network Outage Tomorrow Feb 3rd, 06:30-07:30.

2/1     The previous decade.. they will call it "the 90s".. What about this
        decade? 00s?
        \_ Aughties. Or Naughties.
           \_ Who the fuck are the Aughties?  -aubie
                \_ shut up, nweaver.  -tom
                   \_ Shut up Tom.  -not nweaver
        \_ Thank you for participating in the banal MOTD questions game.
           You do not win 1 million dollars, and you have used all lifelines.
        \_ The Pre-teens.
        \_ Technically, this is still the 90's.  -- 335 days to the Millenium!

2/1     Can someone point me to a good buying guide or FAQ for
        synthesizer/sequencer keyboards? Are there any specific brands
        that I should stay away from?

1/31    This Friday on Sci-Fi, the grand finale of Sliders: the show that went
        on two seasons after it died.  Special treat: they're reshowing the
        original pilot movie so you can see how far they went downhill.

1/31    http://www.ipexnet.com let me know what you think of the layout
        - kinney
        \_ It's rather ugly, the images don't line up, and those particular
           graphics looks rather bad against a white background.  The gap
           between the top and left bars looks weird.  --dbushong
        \_ another problem is that when you refresh, not all of the
           frames are automatically refreshed.

1/29    I'm lila and I'm a lesbian.
        \_ Is backdating this supposed to somehow give it more validity?
        \_ woah.  the things you find out about yourself in the motd...  -lila
                \_ You've been outted.  Might as well come out now.
                   \_ better yet, post pictures.
        \_ so i'm kinda curious why someone would post this.  did they think
           it would offend me or something?  -lila

1/31    Maybe someone should tell milesm about http://www.adcritic.com/superbowl

1/31    Tell me what you know about Tweedle Beetles.  Well, when tweedle
beetles battle, this is what we call a tweedle beetle battle.  When tweedle
beetles battle in a puddle, this is what we call a tweedle beetle puddle
battle.  But...when tweedle beetles battle in a puddle with a paddle, this is
what we call a tweedle beetle puddle paddle battle.
        --Lyrics from a Danny Kay children's song  [I thought it was cute]
        \_ It's Fox in Socks, by the illustrious Dr. Seuss, aka Theodore
           Geisel.
        \_ shut up, cmlee
                \_ shut up, tom.  --not cmlee, started thread, fuck you
                \_ I sign my posts. -tom
                        \_ Yeah, ok, well fuck you anyway.

01/31   Startup Jobs Fair noon-4pm 2/2 in Pauley, MLK. Bring resume to enter
        rolling raffle.  Free Pizza and Drinks.  <DEAD>www.ocf/careerfair<DEAD>

1/29    [Favourites becoming juvenile rather than clever -- quit while ahead]
             \_ hey what's with the non-American English? You a Brit?
                \_ No, he is an asshole.  Close enough.
             \_ The original posters spelled it that way, my dear chap.
        \_ I don't recall being here for your amusement you fuck.
           \_ Your mom likes to lick my toilet bowl for bits of feces
                \_ Spelling errors are mandatory when trying to insult others
                   on the motd.
           \_ Then just don't think about it and you'll feel better.
                \_ Bend over, split legs, insert head in ass.

1/28    How do I save movie (using flash) that I got on a e-card?
        \_ Save the ecard.

1/27    Is there a program that continuously monitors messages that usually
        gets sent to /var/log/messages and /var/log/secure? If so, what is it?
        \_ tail -f /var/log/messages ; tail -f /var/log/secure
           \_ i believe he's referring to more of something like this
              http://www.windowmaker.org/images/screenshots/tekdesk.jpg
              at the top of the screen
                \_ Oh and Mr. Smartpants just *had* to provide almost useful
                   information on the motd?  Good going, Jones.
        \_ tail -f /var/log/messages > /dev/lp0
                \_ D'oh!  I've been one-upped!
                \_ swatch  -tom

1/27    Is there a program that can monitor messages that usually gets sent
        to /var/log/messages and /var/log/secure? If so, what is it?
        \_ tail -f /var/log/messages ; tail -f /var/log/secure
        \_ tail -f /var/log/messages > /dev/lp0
                \_ D'oh!  I've been one-upped!

1/27    ilyas, I need some of your unique brand of wisdom!  Please
        say something wise and philosophical!
                                                        - ilyas' #1 fan

1/26    http://www.nypost.com/delonas/011400.jpg for Letterman fans.

1/26    "Guess the celebrity" contest!!
        Filegate
        Hired Livingston
        Enabler of pervert husband
        Protector of rapist
                \- what is this one about? i mean if you were talking about
                ted kennedy, i'd know. --psb
                \_ Juanita Broaderick.
        Pathological Liar
                \- "sancetemonious bitch" is more accurate, imho. --psb
        Travel office firings
        Billing records
        Taxpayer paid trips
        Carpetbagger
        Secret health care meetings
        Vast right-wing conspiracy
        Cattle futures $100,000 profit
        Castle Grande
        MOTD Censorship by leftish fascists, twice.
        \_ Yermom?
                \_ Fortunately, no.  Although rumor has it yermom shared Vince
                   Foster with this Secret Celebrity.

1/26    Query of the day:  What is the PC term for 'freak'?  --sowings
        \_ "eccentric"
        \_ "tard"
        \_ "spazz"
        \_ "whore"
        \_ "yermom"
        \_ "has his/her tendencies" "is an interesting person" "has a
           unique way of doing things / perspective on life"
        \_ Freak.  truth in advertising.
        \- "odd in the extreme" --psb
        \_ "CSUA Officer"
        \_ "quirky"
        \_ Lila Patton
        \_ "he fights the power ... everyday"

1/26    Software people: How often are you bored at work?
        \_ Life is boredom punctuated by terror.
           \_ That would be '!'.  How about '?'?  Or just plain '.'?
              Status quo?

1/26    Holly, 1987 unit 2 HC, where are you now?  -longing again for Holly
        \_ Any pics?
                \_ Sorry.  Pre-scanner days.  No pics.
                   \_ But you can scan now old pics on paper or film from the
                      back then, if you have any.
                        \_ Nope.  Didn't have pics then. Wondering though....

1/25    only quality software is used in our nations airports
        http://207.240.121.247/airport.jpg

1/25    Anyone seen Gary Bauer?  What's up with the bizarre eye brows?  Is
        GB human?  Alien?  Some other branch of humanity?  A cross breed of
        some sort?  This disturbs me greatly.
                \- gary bauer, as i have been saying for months, is clearly
                a reanimated ventriloquists dummy. --psb
                \_ My God!  You're right!  That's exactly it!  No wonder I
                   found it so troubling.  He's an imitation of a real person!
                   Who is pulling the strings?
        \_ Just one of the many non-humans running for President this year.
           Al Gore isn't human, either -- he's an "audio-animatronic" human
                \- that's "Algor" assistant to dr. clintonstein. --psb
           facsimile built by Disney "imagineers" out of scrap parts from
           the "Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln" attraction at Disneyland.
           The jury's still out on Steve Forbes -- he may be non-human,
           or he may just be incredibly geeky.  We need a REAL MAN (or
           woman) to vote for!
                \_ you're not amusing, nweaver.  -tom
                   \_ I'm not nweaver, but I am simultaneously chagrined
                      and insulted.  -- !nweaver
                \_ Is psb a citizen?

1/25    16-year-old Norwegian DeCSS author Jon Johansen arrested and
        computer equipment confiscated for intellectual property violations.
        "The movie companies OWN the Law!"

1/25    it's its
        its == ownership
        it's == it is
        \_ how about the ice cream form?
        \_ Another way to remember: his, hers, its
        \_ They're vs their just kills me.  I want to destroy something every
           time I see some spawn crawl from the genetic cesspool of life
           screwing this one up consistently.
        \_ "Anyways".  The word is "anyway" damnit!  You sound like a friggin
           hick when you say "anyways"!

1/25    Want to make $60 an hour handing out and posting fliers on campus?
        A web company recruiter needs someone to post fliers Wed, and hand
        out fliers for 3 hours at the career fair on Thurs (11-2).  It works
        out to about $10/hr.  Email jojo_1001@yahoo.com if interested.
        \_ $60/hr or $10/hr?  How'd you get 60?  10 * 3?
                \_ How about learning to read - Post on Wed. + 3 hours at fair
                   $60 implies they expect 3 hours of posting fliers, which is
                   reasonable
                   \_ Why don't you learn to read? The first sentence says
                      '$60 an hour'.
                        \_ I have nothing to do with this thread, but I'd
                           like to point out that someone just added the
                           words "an hour".
                           \_ I'd also like to point out that the same
                              person who added "an hour" also probably
                              added the complaint.  It's pathetic.
                                \_ Probably?  How would you know?  A bit too
                                   cynical even for the motd.

1/24    Snip.

1/24    Someone mentioned a room being available in the north side, is
        it still available? -tien
        \_ Yes. Follow instructions in
           /csua/pub/housing/northside.claret.sp2000

1/25    FS : M18A1 Claymore. Give your friends a real bang
        \_ that the one with the ball-bearing shrapnel or the one with
           the pre-scored iron plat
           the pre-scored iron plate
        \_ uh

1/23    LIBRARIES IN GEORGIA BAN ANTI-HILLARY BOOK; PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
        CENSOR CRITICISM.  Standard Clintonian bullshit.  Counting the days.

1/22    If Taos is a stepping stone for big $ admin job, then what is
        a good stepping stone BEFORE Taos?                      -newbie
           \_ no, he said a big$ admin job. Install Solaris.
                \_ And while you're at it, buy some more ram so you
                   can run it too.
                \_ This is Taos.  Competence has nothing to do with it.
        \_ Install linux on a p5-133 if you're feeling adventurous.
                                \_ no such thing
                                   \_ WTF?  I've got one right here.
           \_ no, he said a big$ admin job. Install Solaris.
                \_ And while you're at it, buy some more ram so you
                   can run it too.

1/22    STOP CASTING POROSITY
        \_ ok, sorry
        is the sign gone?
        \_ Yes.  They stopped so the sign was taken down.
        \_ Havent been that way during daytime in awhile.
           The walls were getting pretty high. I wonder if
           it just got walled off?

1/22    Informal survey. My favorite UCB person is:
        1) Trevor       0
        2) David Cash   0
        3) kchang       0
        4) yermom       1
        5) tom          1
        \_ Go Trevor!
        2) David Cash   0
        3) kchang       0
        3) kchang       1
        4) yermom       1
           \_ yermom is not a UCB person, is she?
                \_ Has an honorary degree from the women's studies dept. with
                   a design-your-own-major IDFS's major in Sex.
        5) tom          -1

1/22    In regards to the poll about TB being a TA, I would propose
        another poll:
        Would you rather have a teacher (TA, professor, etc.)
        who is an asshole but fair, or who is pleasant but unfair:
                Get shot: 0
                Get raped: 1
                Get strangled: 0
                Get exactly what he deserves: 0
                Get yermom: 1

1/22    I want some hot action with a couple AMD 6K-2 multiprocessors but
        they don't do SMp. Do any of you know a Special7 board I can strap
        them to and give them OpenPIC? - seano
        \_ "He said strapon! uh uh uh!"
        \_ he said "hot action" huhuhuhhbnnyuyhuihuhuh
                \_ uh uh uh!

1/22    http://www-itg.lbl.gov/Frog
        \_ This is not the same as doing the real thing.

1/21    I think someone should report the
        write "Go stick your head in a pig" in as many
        languages as possible, if they have it

1/21    tjb@cory poll.  Someone go to his section, see if he can actially
        explain stuff correctly.  Personally, I don't think he's out of
        the ordinary, given the math ta's I've had (darin G. was the
        exception). Fuck being petty and vindictive. Deal. - paolo
        \_ Yeah, lets all us CSUA undergrads crash that single section
           and piss the hell out of him like how he pissed of every
           single teacher in the EECS department.  Who cares if we
           violate the fire code.
        \_ Time, location of section?

1/21    playah8rz must die.  - tpc
        \_ that's so clever how you used that "8" instead of "ate"
           cause they sound the same, and the "z" was cool too...

1/19    Are there any contract agencies that specialize in providing
        advanced Win32 programming resources?
        \_ "resources"?
                \_ as in people, the most precious asset of a company.
                   \_ go away, evil people-as-commodities person!

1/19    Poll: Average number of years spent at a company (excluding
        contractors)
        \_ < 1 year             0
           1-2 years            2
           2-3 years            1
           4-6 years            1
           7+                   0
        \_ < 1 year             1
           1-2 years            3
                \_ Only for lame jobs or lame people (hi jsl & cmlee!)
                   \_ What about people that recently started work at a new
                      job, fuckhead?
                        \_ "average number of years" obviously means for all
                            the jobs you've had, twink.  -tom
           1-2 years            5
           2-3 years            2
           4-6 years            2
           7+                   10
                                \_ seriously?
                                        \_ no.

1/18    Today on the USA Network, the story of Mary Kay LeTourneau at 8pm.
        35 year old mother of 4. (boinks) 13 year old boy. Where was she when
        *I* was 13!
        \_ Molesting some other child?

1/17    What's the big deal about Confederate flags? I go to Virginia's steak
        house, Texas bars, etc and they have that flag everywhere. Big deal.
        \_ "You ain't from around here, are you, boy?"
        \_ Let's just call a troll a troll and be done with it.

1/17    cp motd.backup /etc/motd.public

2000-01-17      ED!  ED!  ED is the STANDARD!  Date Format.

1/16    Transmeta is coming out of hiding on Wednesday 1/19 with a press
        conference and announcements on their web site (according to
        Reuters).
        \_ is this when they announce that half the IT community is
           actually blood-sucking, night-walking VAMPIRES who have taken
           on IT jobs as effective cover for their long-existing society
           of ill-repute?
           \_ read as, "Hi, I'm clueless!"
              \_ Wait, you're in IT _and_ you can read?!
           \_ WTF?  Was this some ancient cut'n'paste from a 2 y/o motd?
              \_ you suck
                \_ Yes I do suck.  I suck quite well.  You'll never know the
                   pleasure of my top notch suckage.
           \_ Damn! we're busted!  -IT Vampire

1/15    Listen to Radio XCF.   mpg123 <DEAD>scheme.XCF.Berkeley.EDU:8000<DEAD>
        every evening.
        \_ Learn not to clip, XCF dweebs.

1/14    Tired attempts at flame bait purged.

12/14   Sorry 'bout the unexpected downtime.  Would have been back faster
        had we not had a /var/mail shitfit.  Don't worry, it'll all be
        worth it in the long run.  -mikeh

1/13    Ballmer new CEO. Gates now chief software architect

1/12    Can't we all just get along?
        \_ No!  That's my final answer.
        \_ When you're dead, we'll get along just fine.

1/12    I'm off to see the wizard. The wonderful wizard of OZ.

1/12    The eye of aragorn was the last thing anyone wanted.

1/12    Liberate Technologies (http://www.liberate.com has a number of engineering and
        several business openings.  Email resumes to sweiss@liberate.com -steve
        \_ Do they make 80 column formatting software with auto word wrap?

1/12/2000       You'll note how very mystical this number is.

1/11    It isn't nice to blow away the whole motd and then replace it with
        your random selfish stupid question.  I restored it minus your
        question intentionally.  Have a nice day.

1/12    Disassembled wooden bed (not very old, maple, Belgian made,
        undamaged as far as I know) for sale.  I want it the #@$%^ out of
        my living room.  $50/obo, as is, no warranty not even merchantability
        or fitness for any particular purpose, if it breaks you get to keep
        both pieces.  You pick it up from my house on Southside.  E-mail
        brg@csua if interested.

1/10    Watch "Freaks & Geeks" tonight at 8 p.m. on channel 4  -- swings
        \_more /etc/motd.public
          \_ ^more^less !
        \_ Whoa!  Turned it on just now and those kids remind me of how several
           of you act today!  They've totally nailed the geek boy of today!

1/10    I thought there was a blurb somewhere explaining why we are you
        using SSH Ver.1 instead of Ver.2.  Please point me to said blurb
        or explain again (as i am too slow to remember).

1/10    So AOL takesover Time-Warner even though Time-Warner makes 4 times
        as much money per year as AOL does, has a better business model,
        and is more than a one-trick pony. I'm convinced that today's
        investors are on crack to even value AOL that much more than
        Time-Warner to begin with. --dim
        \_ AOL is more than a one-trick pony.  It's a one-trick pony dragging
           along the carcass of Netscape.
           \_ But that's a bigass carcas, so they had to get Sun to
              help, too.

1.9     Amazon books changed one of their category headings from  "self-help"
        to "health, mind & body". BAHAHAHAHA. Okay need to buy a book now.
        \_ Seek help.

1.9     Mad Max.  UC Theatre.  Waste of Money.  1.25 hrs bullshit, 15 mins
        watching dummies on bikes getting hit by trucks.  Lame.
        \_ Freak.  That's a classic. 83 minutes of killer film.  Better than
           the mass media market driven pap they turned the third one into.
                \_aww, didn't like Tina much did we?  But she has such
                nice legs!
                  \_ I think that was 2, not 3.
                        \_ Tina was in 3.  3 sucked.  Not because of Tina, but
                           because they over produced it and put people like
                           Tina in it who over-acted their roles.  We saw as
                           much or more of her monkey face as we did Mel's.
                           This the "Mad Max" series, not the "Tina get a
                           movie role" series.  And no, I don't find Tina at
                           all attractive at any age.  I prefer human women.
                           And what was up with the genius water dragging
                           monkey and the whole weird thing with the kids?  And
                           the mini paradise the kids lived in while the entire
                           rest of the known world was bone dry and dead?  Oh,
                           it pains me to think back on it.

1/6     Ring noise purged.  Summary: don't throw your money at a company
        which supports aparthied and hobbles its workers.
        \_ But that keeps diamond prices low!

1/7     my company is looking for a sysadmin and engineers. see:
        http://www.bitmo.com/btabs_jobs.jsp     -vann

1/7     Looks like the Best Buy thing was real. I hope you got in on it
        if you wanted to:
        http://www.latimes.com/business/updates/lat_rebate000107.htm --dim
        \_ It seems to me that taking advantage of this loophole is
           unethical.  I guess it is a moot point by now, though.
                \- why is it unethical? do you think it is unethical
                for companies to bite you on the ass because you didnt
                read all 12 pages of fine print when you buy some minor
                item? is it unethical becaues it will hurt msft? --psb
                \_ I didn't go for it because I figured MS would find some way
                   to screw me on it.  Ethics be damned.
           \_  Right because an add which declares $500 PIII and fine
               prints (well, except it is really $1100 -200 in rebates and
               $400 that you have to pay back to MS for a crappy service
               you don't want, is SO ethical.
           \_ It's unethical in general, but hey, this time it's Micro$oft!
              I feel bad that I didn't take advantage of Gates.
        \_ "At the Best Buy in West Los Angeles, the result was four-hour
           waits with hundreds of people in lines snaking through several
           aisles."  I don't feel like I missed out on anything, thanks.
        \_ Not if four hour wait is involved.
        \_ My friend went to the Milpitas one and said the inventory
           was all but cleaned out. Two hour waits.
           \_ A two hour wait to get nothing?  How lucky can you get?
              \_ The 3L!73 did it before all the LU23r5 found out.
        \_ Bill G bought me a Rio 500 w/32MB flash card. Total Cost: 400.50
           Cost to Me: .50 Chump Change.
           \_ You're going to Hell upon death.
              \_ Plus the one month of MSN.

1/6          \_  Thanks.  I'm an idiot.
                 \_ And you're a moron for not removing your entry.
                    \_ Which of course makes you twice the moron for not
                       removing it either.
                       \_ I hope you never breed.
                    \_ Then he would not have recieved my invaluable
                       thanks, it did not kill the sodans to have the
                       mesg up for a few more hours.

1/6     The nice people in the robotics lab gave us a color printer
        for the office.  Everyone say "thank you, Daniel Fisher"  -John
        \_ <holding breath> laser?
           \_ <holding breath> idiot?
              \_ <holding breath> coprophile?
                 \_ AHHHH SHHHHEEEYIT!