3/28    Take that, Salon haters!
        http://csua.org/u/bef
        \_ $800k?  That's nothing.  How many millions have they burned through
           already?  I noticed the 'article' doesn't mention burn rate or their
           projected final listing on http://fuckedcompany.com

3/28     "But it's a house of cards. He rules by fear because he knows
          there is no underlying support. Support for Saddam, including
          within his military organization, will collapse at the first
          whiff of gunpowder. " -Richard Perle
          \_ Has he actually been seen since day 1, outside of canned video?
             Maybe he's in Argentina already.
         "My guess is even significant elements of the Republican Guard
          are likely as well to want to avoid conflict with the U.S.
          forces and are likely to step aside." -Dick Cheney
          \_ Arrogant Americans!
             \_ Brutal Iraqis who put a gun to people's heads if they don't
                fight or threaten to kill their children.  I'd rather belong
                to the arrogant group, thanks.
                \_ Ok, fine.  So they put a gun to poeple's heads to make
                   them fight.  Whey did we not anticipate this?  isn't
                   that the CIA's job?  Do you think they fucked up, or
                   do you think they lied?  Those are really the only
                   two possibilities at this point.
                   \_ The CIA did anticipate this.  They warned about the
                      paramilitaries being 'perhaps the greatest threat'.
                \_ What's wrong with that?  If Russia invaded US, and
                   instead of fighting, you run over to the enemy to
                   save your ass, I would shoot you too.
                \_ Using the logic behind this argument, you might as well
                   say:  Support Hitler or Stalin, I'd rather support Stalin.

3/28    Favorite pron starlet?
        \_ Lynn Cheney
        \_ Tera Patrick
        \_ Aria Giovanni, natural boobs.
           \_ mmmm, the best ever.
              \_ Yup.  Actually I think she looked even better in her earlier
                 days when she didn't put on that much make-up.  After her
                 Penthouse days her face looks like a painting.
                 \_ Ah, the early days. Including fisting.
        \_ They have names???
           \_ Yes. And furthermore, as I just learned on the motd yesterday,
              pron also has seasons.
                \_ And vintages.  Don't forget vintages.

3/27    Any powerview experts?  I remember from viewdraw there's a way to
        bring up a small window where you can type in "push 50" and it'll
        bring up page 50 of a schematic.  This is a lot faster than clicking
        through all the different menus to bring up a specific schematic.
        I've been searching the help and tutorials and can't find anything.

3/27    restored as usual.

3/26    What's the best place to get a used copier (~$1000). I've looked around
        on eBay, which is cheaper than used copy stores, but I was wondering
        if anyone knew of a better place.
        \_ Do you really want a used copier?  Will another solution fit you?
        \_ http://northbay-networks.com, Emeryville. Very cool stuff.

3/26    Where can I order the 3 wire connectors that cooling fans use to plug
        into the motherboard. I think it's called a "TX3". Ideally also I'd like
        an adapter between one of these and a 4-wire power-supply connection.
        I don't care about the "rpm" signal wire.
        \_ Fry's probably.

3/26    Mail i get from my cronjob seems to ignore my .forward.
        What can i do?  (I have root if nec.)
        \_ does other mail ignore it?

3/26    New CBR600F4i for $8199 or used, 01 model for $5000? What are the
        pros/cons? $3000 difference isn't a big deal for me.

3/26    I was a naive fool to post the same propaganda story 4 times
        over a period of two weeks.
        \_ No, you made a difference in people's lives.
           \_ Yes, I had booked a plane ticket to go Iraq and thankfully
              read it just in time to come to my senses.
        \_ Which article?
           \_ It's got to be that human shields article. someone really has
              a bug up their ass about that.
        \_ I was a naive fool for picking up peoples' dropped soap in a
           Castro bathhouse.
        \_ I was naive to install Linux.
        \_ ObI was naive to accept aspo's advances.
          \_ come to poppa -aspo

3/26    D00D CH3CK 7H15 0U7:
        http://www.unf-unf.de/hackers.htm
        \_ The first one is mildly amusing; the rest are just stupid.

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3/25 A new day, let's start with a fresh motd
        \_ No, let us recall just how divided America. It would have been just
           as divided had Gore won.
           \_ How to construct sentences complete with more better grammars.

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                \_ Ah, a vision of the near future!
                \_ It proves it!  Saddam Hussein is Totoro!

3/25    Halliburton is a HUGE buy right now. This contract win is not small.
        What is interesting is that my dad told me like amonth ago that HAL
        had won the fire contract.. but this message indicates infrastructure.
        That is where all the money is going to be made:http://tinyurl.com/85yc

3/25    Does this look familiar to anyone? How would I actually run this code:
        filename dotsfile 'host-specific-gfs-file-name' <host-options>;
        proc datasource filetype=imfdotsp infile=dotsfile interval=qtr
                   out=foreign outall=forngvar;
        where country='111' and partner='158';
        run;

3/25    URL Redirection guy: Here's a feature suggestion:
        The ability to add a -whateveriwant to the end of a URL. e.g.
        http://csua.org/u/b84-yahooaljaz
        \_ And can you make it the last 20 items submitted?
           \_ http://csua.org/u/?n=20   --dbushong
        \_ why not use http://csua.org/u/b84#yahooaljaz ?
           \_ genius!

3/25    <Censored for the public good>
        \_ and restored because censorship is never for the public good.

3/25    http://www.lucianne.com/routine/images/03-25-03.jpg showing a huge mob
        of people in the streets.  This stuff is important!  BTW, we'll be
        blocking traffic again on Wednesday in the city to send a message and
        stop the war machine.  Be there or be a baby killer!

3/24    I am all for massive demonstrations, but this closely
        follows what I feel about some recent SF trashing:
        link:www.csua.org/u/b73 - danh
        \_ fascist!

3/23    Any recommendations for free FAX software for windows98.
        I can't afford WinFax. Thanks.

3/22    Is there something wrong with Soda's mail?
        \_ probably.

3/23    So I just finished Serious Sam, that I picked up from the bargain
        bin. I'd heard that BH is in the credits before, but I just noticed
        it again. Was it ever established that the credits are referring to
        our BH, and why?
        \_ Bob Henderson?  What's Bob got to do with Serious Sam?  I had no
           idea Bob worked on that one!

3/21    I have an image, and I need a program to cut the image
        into segments so I can print them up individually, to make
        a larger image, as in "blowing up" the image, suggestions
        for programs to do this?  pc or unix.
        \_ ImageMagick?

3/22    fragging

3/21    [A liberal censored your msg / cleaned it off.]
        \_ Take that libruls!
           \_ What's the point?

3/21    Speaking of gallup, http://gallup.com/poll/releases/pr030321.asp
        \_ Check out Bushes pathetic bounce from the war, though. His
           poppy got a 30%+ boost, he has gotten less than 10%. Your
           boys days are numbered.

3/21    It's only matt drudge so who knows but current headline is,
        " A senior U.S. official said the escalation of the 'SHOCK & AWE'
        aerial campaign might not be as intense as originally planned because
        U.S. surrender talks with senior Iraqi officials were continuing... "

3/20    Bruce Schneier has a new book coming out next month:
        http://www.counterpane.com/book-practical.html

3/20    stupid latex question deleted by OP.  I solved it.

3/19    Anyone tuning in to see Hans Blix's most recent report?

3/19    So I don't see what's wrong with spiking a child's drink so he'd
        shut up on the airplane, do you?
        \_ Depends on what you spike it with.
           \_ I believe it was Xantax(sp?) which is not FDA approved for
              under 18 use.
              \_ Which doesn't even matter.  He was not a parent, or given
                 permission by one to play doctor.

3/19    Is it bad for an engineer to need micro-management from his boss to get
        things done?  I just realized I'm in that situation.  Do good engineers
        need micro-management?
        \_ Yes.  No.
           \_ Oh shit.  Thanks.
        \_ I don't like micro-management, but I do like a manager that
           engages me.  Some managers are like totally hands-off and
           leave the underlings to fight one another for work and projects
           and stuff.
           and stuff.  The pushy aggressive people benefits in such cases.
           \_ I like my previous two managers.  They seemed to be able to sense
              when I want them to go away (like when I'm surfing the web or
              when I'm in the middle of the problem and have nothing to report)
              and when I'm happy to talk to them.  My current manager seems to
              always want to check out what I'm doing at the wrong time.
        \_ These clowns have me doing time sheets per project.  Yes it's bad.
         \_ That isn't an evil in and of itself.  If you are working on
            multiple projects it can be very helpful for them to have some
            idea what you are spending your time on so they have a better
            idea about scheduling.
            \_ except in my case these morons couldn't schedule themselves out
               of a wet paper bag.  theyre just pretending to do what they
               think managers are supposed to be doing.  unlike the person
               above who is left alone when in the middle of something i'll
               get interrupted every 15-20 minutes of a 6 hour task so they
               can get me "to communicate a status update report on my
               progress".  im not kidding with the quote either.

3/17    What's a better jacket, leather or gortex with kevlars?

3/18    Are there any reputable places on-line where I can buy side-view
        mirrors for my 1992 Civic?  I don't want any fancy lights, just
        plain side-view mirrors.  There are a lot of sites on-line that
        sell them, but a lot of them seem sleazy.  For example, I've found
        4 or 5 sites that are obviously fronts for the same company.
        Thanks.  -- mikeym
        \_ Stupid question, but have you tried a junkyard?  -John
        \_ What about an authorized Honda dealer?
           \_ I called one and they wanted around $130 for each mirror.
              I've seen them for much less on-line, I just don't know which
              places are reputable.  -- mikeym

3/16    ObGoogle Boy has struck.  Unfortunately, ObGoogle Boy hasn't read the
        results pages he keeps foisting on the motd.

3/16    What is the meaning of life?
        http://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+the+meaning+of+life
        \_ And...?
           \_ You've got to be fucking kidding me.  Look it up on your own,
              dumbass.
              \_ I did. What's so interesting about any of the links?

3/15    Whats the diff between a switch and a bridge?
        \_ you can built a bridge out of wood, but not a switch.
           \_   Switch \Switch\, n. [Cf. OD. swick a scourage, a whip. Cf.
                     {Swink}, {Swing}.]
                1. A small, flexible twig or rod.
        \_ http://www.google.com/search?q=difference+between+switch+bridge

3/15    When is it preferred to countersteer vs. leaning?  -newbie
        \_ countersteering: http://csua.org/u/ada
           leaning: http://csua.org/u/ad9
        \_ when you realize that leaning doesn't do anything.
        \_ when your the chick on the back of the bike, you can lean.
        \_ http://www.google.com/search?q=countersteer+vs+leaning
           \_ i like how the motd shows up as the first entry

3/14    Friday Humor:
        http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wlee1433/emergency.html
        \_ this was so last Friday.

3/13    ERIN GO BRAUGH
        \_ yer too early, you guinness soaked sod.
           \_ Never too feckin' early, wanker.

3/12    Lech Walesa supports the war:
        http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030312/ap_wo_en_po/eu_gen_poland_walesa_iraq_1

3/12    What is a good starting pay rate for a recent graduate now in CS?
        Any comment... Or are they able to find jobs at all?
        \_ Mid 70s.

3/12    Interesting Puma ads...
        http://adrants.rantworks.com/2003_03_02_archive.php#90425451
        \_ s/Interesting/fake/
           \_ Dude, fake can be interesting too.
              \_ What is interesting is that someone went to all the
                 trouble to produce these high quality fake ads. Sorta
                 like the fake boobs on yermom down at the strip joint.
                 \_ It puts bread on the table and crack in the pipe. I don't
                    complain.

3/11    Our World-Historical Gamble
        http://csua.org/u/a96

3/11    Some light relief: http://www.amibiosornot.com
        \_ Their randomness engine for the "average response" needs some work.
        \_ That's hilarious!!! Not exactly worksafe, though. -intel employee
        \_ That's hilarious!!! Not exactly worksafe, though.
                               \_ huh?
        \_ I don't get it. Am I stupid?
           \_ there is a PC bios called "AMI bios" (american megatrends, inc.).
              That's all. if you don't know what a bios is you suck.
              \_ I suspect this may have a little more to do with a play on
                 'am I hot or not' type websites.
                 \_ Wow!  You got the joke!  You're extremely clever!
                        \_ How's that working out for you?
                                \_ What?
                                        \_ Being clever?

3/11    Spain says they want a piece of the post-Iraqi action:
        http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10378933

3/11    Pro-Peace protestors finally take real action against American hegemon!
        http://www.whittierdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,207~12026~1234836,00.html
        Striking a blow for freedom and peace!

3/11    Would you right wing nutters please stop blasting the motd?
        \_ They get more desperate as their idiot plans go down the drain.

3/10    The anti-war censors got an early start this morning. Anyway,
        here is one of urls they tried to get rid of:
        http://www.whittierdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,207~12026~1234836,00.html

3/10    http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect
        Read now.  Pretty decent speculative sci-fi on the Singularity,
        especially for someone's first novel.  Paypal the author a couple
        bucks if you like it.  Please don't bitch if you already knew
        about this from Slashdot or K5.
        \_ No it isn't.

3/9     Unlink loses email.  Film at... ah, fuck it.  We saw this coming.

3/9     Hello, Moto!

3/9     No!  Life just isn't worth living without slashdot!

3/7     How do I solve for a and b (they are strings)?
        f(a) = 2.90171130144904e+22
        f(b) = 24,386,094,146,700
        where
        f(x) = y=1;for(i=0; i<x.length; i++) {y *= x.charCodeAt(i);}
        \_ If you want to find nice-looking strings, you could do a
           dictionary search -- try encoding lots of different plausible
           strings until you find some that give you the values you want.
           I like "paidsurveys" and "user567".  --mconst
        \_ if you were more than a half-wit, you would have realized that
           there are infinitely many solutions, or at least a lot, depending
           on what alphabet your strings are over
        \_ As per above, there _are_ a lot of solutions (trivially, a finite
           number since the above in all likelihood is over ASCII). However
           that doesn't mean that this is _completely_ impossible. You _do_
           however need to explain more about the problem. What do you know
           about a and b? What kind of characters can they possibly contain?
           Upper-case letters? Lower-case letters? Punctuation? Digits?
           Control characters? "Foreign"/"special" characters (a la extended
           ASCII, 0x80 and up)? What are the strings supposed to be? Words?
           Do they follow some interesting statistical distribution? ...Or,
           alternatively, do you need a _specific_ solution out of many,
           or will any string that f returns those values on suffice?
           Also, you make your job _far_ harder by giving floating point
           forms for the first one; since you're missing several digits from
           the end of the decimal representation, you'll effectively have
           trying to get into?  -alexf
           to make up for it by considering all possible values for them
           (making your job literally 10,000,000 times harder under most
           circumstances). Also, since the format of your statement suggests
           that this is javascript, which shittily-secured porn site are you
           trying to get into? We want some too =)  -alexf
           \_ P.S. if said strings don't contain extended ascii chars, I can
              at least tell you that b contains exactly one "e", and no "a"'s,
              "g"'s, "k"'s, "m"'s, or "q"'s. See also: prime factorization =)
              \_ of course, it should go without saying that mconst is
                 infinitely smarter than i, and you should just go read his
                 post above instead. -alexf

3/7     What's the conservative counterpart to Salon? The Economist?
        \_ The Economist is not really conservative.  They support taking
           precautionary action on global warming for example.

3/7    C++ Question: what is the purpose of the following?
       Derived::Derived() : Base("foo", "bar") {
               // constructor stuff here...
       }
       Base is the superclass of Derived.  I know the stuff following
       the single colon is the initialization list, but why is it calling
       the parent class's constructor?  Isn't that done automatically?
       TIA.
        \_ if parent class is listed in the initialization list, it calls
           the constructor that has those parameters.  Otherwise the
           default constructor (w/ no parameters) is called

3/6     If you've got nothing new to say then you've got no business wiping
        out what others are talking about.  Restored.

3/6     Caption these terrorism alerts!
        http://board.crewcial.org/t.php?id=16330&r=300

3/4     3rd near market: saw a limo with 2 sets of 3 short vertical blue neon
        lights on each side as if someone had done an ugly case mod to it.
        people are just weird.
        \_ and you just figured this out?
           \_ yeah but who case mods their limo??

3/4     G-Spot rocks the G-Spot!

3/3     Formula for interpreting contractor salary vs FTE.

        X = $/hr FT contract;  Y k$/yr FTE
        Y = X*2 - benefit allowance - instability margin

        benefit allowance is a constant around $5000(bachelor)-$10000(family4)

        instability margin is an allowance for the time you will spend
        finding a new job after your contract expires (season to taste)
        \_Reality check: charge as much as you can get away with.
        No, the world doesn't work according to arbitrary formulas, son...
        \_ It's better than nothing. Thanks!

3/4     I've got absolutely nothing interesting to say this morning.  Just
        wanted to let you know.  Thanks!

3/2     [baleeted.  write your own screed, don't both posting other ppls.]

3/2     Hey, what's the latest greatest PCMCIA wavelan card people are using
        these days?  Is everyone still using the Lucent Orinoco gold cards,
        or is there something 'better' (TM).
        \_ vi

3/1     I have a customer, that is looking to replace/upgrade their
        existing phones.  They presently use a Nortel 2016S, but these
        are very hard to get as parts are getting more difficult to find.
        Does anyone know of some good replacement telephones.  Only
        requirement is that they need to be compatible with a Nortel PBX.
        Encryption (aka STU) is not required, unless they are going over
        undedicated networks (like an IP phone).
        I have some other requirements, but they are pretty basic,
        including positive disconnect (you know the phone went off hook),
        and EMI standards.
        Thanks in advance for any pointers... doesn't seem to be much on
        the market.  (Google returned little.)
        \_ Call Nortel and ask for a list of validated phones or dealers who
           can sell you said phones.  They will have a list.

2/28    Is there an Al Lasher's type store in SF? I need to buy a TTL chip.
        \_not that i know of, and i've looked. san mateo has one
        \_ Crazy Horse?
        \_ fuck that.  http://digikey.com
                \_ or <DEAD>newark.com<DEAD>
                   \_ or http://www.alliedelec.com

2/27    Rest in peace, Mr. Rogers.

2/27    RIP Mr. Rogers
        \_ ditto.
        \_ Here, here.
           \_ It's "hear". When someone says this they are saying "hear
              what this person said". They're not talking about location.
              Now GET IT STRAIGHT OR YOU'RE BACK ON THE STREET! --aaron
              \_ I've seen it written "Hear here." in at least one
                 nineteenth century text (early post-Webster).
              \_ Aaron, thank you.  I was ascared that someone hear was
                 gonna flame me, but you're well-reason-ed and rationale
                 response restores me faith in the motd and it's fine
                 rezidence.  --erikred
                 \_ "rational," not "rationale"
                 \_ ED!  ED!  ED is the STANDARD!  Spelling.
              \_ Werd up, yo.

2/26    Anyone have extra Guitar Wolf tickets for this Thursday?  -sax
        \_ first time i read this, i thought it said "Great White" --aaron
           \_ Baaa. Baaa.
           \_ Get some sleep, aaron.
           \_ me too: .
              wtf?  :
        \_ where's that sheep guy?  i want to beat him. - danh
           \_ Baaa. Baaa.                          \_ up or off?
        \_ Doo-moooo!

2/25    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030226/ap_on_en_mu/people_dionne_warwick_2
        They're just trying to punish her for being a strong black woman and a
        role model for black youth.
        \_ Sorry, remind me again, why are they arresting someone for
           a joint's worth of weed?  -John
           \_ Because this is the Land of The Free.
           \_ Because if that's what she's carrying through an airport, what
              else does she have at home?  They need to search her homes and
              find the real stash.
        \_ racist biggot!
           \_ No, no, no, no, no!  If you want to go there, the right way is
              to just scream, "RACIST!".  The word "bigot" is so passe, and
              you're not putting your heart into it.

2/25    Can someone tell me where to find the 2 hooka places near Didi Reese
        near Gayley? Thanks.    -ucla ee guy
        \_ There are some on Westwood Blvd. Is that what you mean? --dim

2/25    Waaaah!  What happened to the Red Tractor (in Rockridge)?
        \_ Red tractor was the worst breakfast place ever.  The eggs were
           precooked, and you couldn't even order sunny-side up.
           Rockridge Cafe (a block or two south) is much better.
           \_ in CA sunny-side up is illegal
              \_ Not illegal, but it does come with a "raw egg" warning.
           \_ Sure, but their lunch was filling and heartwarming. And
              now they appear to be closed.

2/25    Alright!  This is the first MOTD that's been entertaining in quite
        a long time.
        \_ troll.

2/25    Anybody from New Orleans - what are some suggested places to go
        there?
        \_ around burbon street.  Don't be afraid to go a couple blocks off
           You might get mugged and stabbed but there is lots of good stuff.
           Casino:  Harrah's has a great table where they switch between
           texas-hold 'em and Omaha.
           church.
           Craw-dad hunting.
           \_ you can go to the flea markets and buy some...voodoo dolls.
        \_ I heard of this thing called like "Mardi Gras" or something that is
           supposed to be good... maybe you should check that out.
        \_ Take the trolley up St. Charles Street

2/25    In bugzilla you can associate a bug with a specific build/release.
        Is there a way to do this in rt2?
        \_ no.

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

2/22    Lets not add the motd to the victims of a stupid band thx.

2/21    Poll: Everyone I know is against war with Iraq.
        Yes: ....
        No: .....
        \_ but none of you count.
        \_ "everyone" is a big word.
           \_ Let me guess... you took Subject A, didn't you?

2/21    http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=2267218
        "British Teens Told to Experiment with Oral Sex"

2/21    Given a choice, I think crowd counting is more interesting than what
        some girl is putting up your ass.

2/19    http://www.uclick.com/client/nyt/db/2003/02/06/index.html
        I miss him.  I do.

2/18    http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=379623
        3 iraqi ships floating around for months, radio silence, etc. busted?

2/18    Anyone seen Dare Devil?  Could we get a review?  Thanks!
        \_ It sucked.  die hollywood die. unbreakable was better
           and unbreakable sucked too.  frank miller playing
           and unbreakable sucked too.  I saw a bunch of
           $30 DV shorts made by ucb students in their free
           time last week and they were all better than Daredevil.
           frank miller playing
           a corpse was the best part of the movie. - danh
        \_ If Batman, Spiderman and Dare Devil got in a fight, who'd win?
        \_ I thought it was sorta sucky.  Sort of the same lame storyline
           already beaten to death in batman/spiderman, etc.  Unbreakable
           was superior in so many ways.  Only highlight was hot woman.
           Catch matinee if anything.  Will give spoilers via email. --PeterM
        \_ If Batman, tom and Dare Devil got in a fight, who'd win?
           \_ Clooney vs. Affleck, I hope they both get killed.
           \_ tom would get beat to a pulp in seconds but insist he won anyway.
              \_ and then give batman and spiderman some twink points
        \_ Ben Affleck was in it, what do you expect?

2/17    I've been doing some research on a decent digital mic.
        Requirements: >=1 hr (>2 preferred) recording, usb or serial hookup,
        under $100, preferably closer to $60. Any recommendations?
        The MiVoice is $80, RCA has a DVR for $60.

2/17    A decade of stupor breeds anxious times
        http://csua.org/u/96f
        \_ An Op-Ed piece from the Seattle Times blaming the Clinton
           Administration for the current state of the world.  (If you're
           going to use a URL-shortener, tell us something about your link.)

2/14    happy vday. so why am i depressed?
        \_ you need a woman.
           \_ or a man
              \_ or a sheep
                 \_ or a lifelike toy
                    \_ http://www.realdoll.com
                       \_ http://www.muttonbone.com/loveewe.html

2/13    Anyone ever been interviewed by a government agency doing a
        background check on someone you know?  What kind of questions
        do they ask about the person being investigated, and what kind
        of questions do they ask about you yourself?
        \_ Yes.  They asked about general reliability, trustworthiness,
           financial responsibility.  As for me -- how long I'd known the
           person, etc.  They did not ask me if I were a terrorist,
           however.  -geordan
           \_ Give them enough time to check out your muslim heritage.
           \_ Don't forget the drug question.
        \_ When I got my Classified clearance, there were just a few very
           superficial interviews (How long have you known him, blah blah),
           but when I got my Secret clearance, they were substantially more
           thorough and tapped my phones for a while.  (No, I am not joking)
             \_ How do you know they tapped your phones?  This was just for
                a secret clearance?
           \_ I think this person is full of shit.  I've never heard of a
              "Classified" clearance.  There's "Secret" and "Top Secret" in
              DOD, and "L" and "Q" in DOE.
              \_ There is indeed a Classified clearance, it's just not
                 commonly used.  -- just had new hire orientation @ TRW
                \_ What does is mean "L" and "Q" clearances?
                \_ Also, it wouldn't be practical for "them" to tap
                   everyone's phone who is applying for a secret clearance.
                   I guess they might do it, though, if you were particularly
                   suspicious.
                \_ They follow you for top secret...
                  \_ You are kidding, right?
                     \_ lol, yeah.  They do follow you for the one above
                        top secret, "Double Top Secret" i think.  If you
                        have this you're not even suppose to take the same
                        road home everyday.
                        \_ Shhhh, you're not supposed to talk about the
                           Double Top Secret one!
                        \_ You go home to the same house every day?

2/13    nasty blue ice
        link:www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5171342.htm

2/13    What's a reasonable price for a potted, single-stem orchid? I'm
        in NYC trying to buy one for a friend and I can't find one for
        less than $55.... most are around $90.
        \_ it depends a lot on what kind it is and the quality. Also, you'll
           get charged a lot more for having it delivered rather than picking
           it up yourself. In the bay area you can get cheap ones at Trader
           Joe's for less than $20. Some of them look really nice but are
           small and won't last as long. Really nice ones are $30-60 from a
           grower or florist. This won't help you in NYC but if you're on the
           peninsula i recommend 2 places: Rod McLellan in San Mateo and
           Stanford Florists in Palo Alto. by the way, orchids >> roses.
            yeah, no kidding. thanks for substantiating my thoughts._/
            that's why I wsa asking. btw, I bought a single-stem
            lavender one for $60 w/ delivery from a pretty nice florist
            Thanks for the advice.

2/12    Why do some words show up on http://m-w.com but not via dict?
        harrumph is an example. harrumph!
        \_ humph is in dict though. in general though, dict references free
           sources so it's not like you're getting the OED on there.

2/12    what happened to /usr/share/misc/zipcodes? -crebbs
        \_ You're not cleared for that information- !TIA

2/12    http://www.nationalreview.com/images/pic_corner_google-french.jpg
        \_ how is this clever?
           \_ if you have to ask... !op
           \_ Maybe he meant 'Comment est-ceci malin?'
           \_ I think you meant to ask: how is this humorous?  And if you
              consult the dictionary you'll see that it matches the
              definition.

2/12    chialea, will you be my valentine.  your #1 fan on the east coast

2/12    anybody know what happened to <DEAD>jargon.org<DEAD>?
        \_ You're not cleared for that information- !TIA
        \_ esr went nuts.
           \_ is there any truth in this statement?
           \_ wait, related to this, something really weird is going on:
              each time I go to http://tuxedo.org/~esr I get sent to a different
              random linux-related website. wtf?
           \_ It wasn't a very far trip.

2/12    I just saw the ad for Extenze (a natural male enhancement pill) on TV.
        The company's website is http://www.extenzepills.com  I am an
        "average" guy who fantasize about being more than "average" and more
        excited during action times.  Has anyone use this or any other
        supplements/excercises and care to comment?  Yeah.  I have heard of all
        these horrorible stories of deformities, etc.  I am just wondering if
        there are any success stories out there.  - average guy
        \_ My cock! my coooooooooooooooock!

2/11    What's the hot Linux dist these days?
        \_ Red Hots

2/10    I wonder if anyone has ever raped their father?
        \_ Arlo Guthrie thinks so
           \_ but only since he'd been arrested for littering.

2/10    Dell Dude is busted for Pot.
        http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo/story.asp?source=blq/yhoo&siteid=yh
oo&dist=yhoo&guid=%7BBED1FCD1%2D0948%2D4CDD%2DB5AE%2D14D0DFD828C3%7D
        \_ uh... wasn't this posted this morning?

2/10    Is tonight the final episode of joe millionaire?
        \_ Does anyone care?
           \_ I do!
                \_ clearly someone does if it's being asked.
                   \_ the inference is that only a few care, or those who
                      care are morons
        \_ let me get some honest opinions. Do you think Zora is:
           sexy: .
           ugly: .
           both: .
           neither:
        \_ second poll, who do you think will win:
           Zora: .
           Sara: .
           \_ sara is a BABE!!!
              \_ And VERY nice feet.

2/10    How would you recycle a chair mat?  Like you would with plastic?
        \_ turn it into soap or a lampshade.  Make sure you wash out the
           barcode first, and remove any valuables from the body.

2/8     A Berkeley Style peace protest in Australia:
        http://csua.org/u/91a (from http://apnews.myway.com)
        \_ I love it when hippies support mass murderers. It's got such a
           long tradition.

2/7     http://www.masturbateforpeace.com

2/7     I wasn't on yesterday to comment but I was shocked to skim the
        archives and see someone posting about how hot or fine or whatever
        Serena Williams is.  Just because it has a hole and big tits doesn't
        make it hot.  She's one of the dog ugliest women in sports and that
        includes BJK.
        \_ Yea, but she can give you a bitch slap.

2/6     http://www.bostic.com/devnull/c1.jpg
        http://www.bostic.com/devnull/c2.jpg

2/6     Recently the number of US government workers surpassed the number
        workers in US manufacturing.  A good sign.

2/6     I like to read people who agree with me:
        http://nationalreview.com
        \_ really? than why do you read the motd?
           \_ cause of his freeper friends
        \_ as opposed to censoring eh?

2/6     http://adamconnelly.com
        \_ awesome!  and work-safe!
           \_ Where do you work?  Good Vibrations?
        \_ niiiiiice.
        \_ Bright idea!

2/6     Any recommendations for online business cards? I want to be able to
        send someone a very simple design and get back decent cards for a
        minimum of hassle and money.
        \_http://www.overnightprints.com  just used them last week.  You
          can even take a look at my cards if you want.  I looked into
          other places as well. (some a little cheaper for a lot fewer cards)
          Email me for more info.  -crebbs
          \_ that looks great, thanks!

2/5     This is pretty cool.
        http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_747591.html
        I want to know what material that coat is made of.
        \_ the coat has very little to do with the optical effect.
           the shiny material just helps the illusion.
           \_ Oooooo....Shiny.
        \_ For more info, visit Professor Tachi's webpage:
        http://www.star.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/projects/MEDIA/xv/oc.html

2/5     Once again, you all suck.

2/5     It seems like Powell's presentation in the UN today is not as
        persuasive as that during the Cuban missle crisis.
        \_ cuz there are no missiles pointing at our heads?  no shit.
           it's not persuasive, and it's not going to be persuasive.
           the whole thing's a crock that's being powell-washed.
        \_ What kind of head-buried-in-the-sand ostrich are you?  Wake up.
           \_ somehow i'm guessing you were convinced *before* Powell
              made a presentation at the UN today, just as the above poster
              was already unconvinced.  Persuasive would imply that
              some people actually change their mind based on some new
              evindence or argument, not that people on both sides just
              dig in deeper.

2/5     Powell's Speech was...?
        \_ over before I got up
        \_ on C-SPAN
        \_ Why is it we never made israel disarm when they violate more
           UN sec council resolutions than iraq?

2/5     Asian Frats out of Control!
        link:www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5093117.htm
        \_ damn, this reminds me to sky and his crazy korean buddies.  We
           need a repost of those stories man.  where can I find a URL?
           \_ I miss sky's Korean gf.  Where can I find her pics again?
        \_ uptight asian frat boys with gelled hair gone wild!
        \_ They compete over grades?  Is it like "let's see who gets more F's
           without getting expelled"?
        \_ "Death Rho"?!?  areyou kidding me? what a joke.
        \_ whatEVAH! whatEVAH! i do what i want! --cartman
        \_ This sounds fun!  I wanna join!  I wanna join!  Do they have
           chapters at Berkeley?
           \_ Yes.
        \_ "When you're a pi you're a pi, all the way from your first
           cigarette to 3.1415..."
           \_ Tangent, secant, cosine, sine! 3.14159!
           \_ from memory: 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884...
              \_ wow you are so cool.  Can I suck your dick?  Please?
                 \_ can i suck yermom's?
                 \_ You're trying to calculate pi from his width and his girth,
                    right?

2/3     1. Happy New Year
        2. Sad to hear about the Space Shuttle.  Then again, that thing is
           more than 20 years old... I wouldn't drive car that old.
        \_ Hey, quit making fun of my car!

2/3     Poll, Zora in Joe Mil is:
        Sexy:
        Ugly: .
        Zorawha?: .

2/3     Clark Barnett, 33, a nursery owner, was driving into Hemphill, Tex.,
        when he spotted a torso in the road.  "It's not something you want to
        sit and look at," he said.
        http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/03/national/03XDEBR.html
        (what everyone loves to hate reading about)
        \_ Typical East Coast Liberal Media bias.

2/3     Is there an x-like terminal that has horizontal scroll bars
        implemented? --dim
        \_ I don't know, but I use "less -S" for horizontal scrolling.

2/3     Are you bored at your job?  What are you going to do about it?
        \_ posting to the motd.  What else!?  Fanning the flames whenever
           there's opportunity.
           \_ you mean try to be controversial at work?  complain at work?
              try to make other sense your boredom?

2/2     Vote for your favourite sportscar under 100K:
        Boxster: .
        911:
        TT:
        350Z:
        SLK:
        NSX:

2/2     What's the difference between formals and actuals? Aren't they all
        the same (parameters)?
        \_ void f(int x) { ... }
           int main() { f(5); }

           The formal parameter is x; the actual parameter is 5.
           Some people (like the poster below) call formal parameters
           "parameters", and actual parameters "arguments".  Most
           people don't care, and call them both "parameters", or
           both "arguments".
        \_ I believe parameter is the "box" that the argument goes into.
           ie, arguments are values that are assigned to parameters.

2/1     RIP Crew of Columbia, OV-102
        \_ "a screaming comes across the sky"

2/1     Do you remember the Challenger?

2/1     Requisat in Pace.

1/31    Anyone else got something worth posting so it can be deleted before
        the day is out?

1/31    sitting on a motorized chair and pushing a button so you can drive
        around on the highway looking like a dork is not a sport.

1/31    Duuude, Frat boys rule!
        link:csua.org/u/8af
        \_ There's no new info here.  Why post this?
           \_ Because Frat boys get a bad rap.
              \_ This link doesn't help their rep.  And they earn their rep.

1/28    Anyone have an extra ticket for the Sleater-Sinney shows in
        San Francisco next week? - danh

1/30    Has anyone heard of or used BioCalth?  Any and all comments would be
        greatly appreciated.  This and other derived products have been pushed
        on the Chinese (Cantonese) TV and radio stations a lot lately.  My
        parents have been drawn by all these ads, and searching for BioCalth on
        Google does not return useful info other than the company's presses.
        \_ Do you use the one made from tiger bones or dragon bones?
        \_ Moderate weight lifting will acheive the same effect without
           any of the quackery.  Add cycling and running to this and their
           health will improve greatly.  It is cheaper and more likely to
           achieve the intended effect this way.
           \_ Will non-fat milk also do?
              \_ No, that just increase calcium intake.  You need to increase
                 calcium absorption.

1/29    Vote for #3!  GO BEAR!  <DEAD>www.caquarter.ca.gov<DEAD>

1/29    Fuck Jimmy Kimmel.  Snoop Dogg should have his own talk show.
        \_ My rule-of-thumb is that I know I've let a night go to waste if I'm
           watching one of the late night shows.
        \_ Amen. After all the hype, that was one of the weakest shows
           I've ever seen. < 1 month before it gets canceled...
           \_ Mellow out. All of the late night staples took a few months
              to find their voice. And even now, they can't get kicked off.
        \_ Who?
           \_ New night-time talk show ala Leno/Letterman. More crass, at
              least judging by the pilot episode after the Superbowl. They
              kept saying "cock" on nat'l TV, referring to the poultry, of
              course.
              \_ And this was different from the Man Show how, exactly?
                 \_ Female audience member: "Why do guys act so pleased with
                    themselves when they make rude comments about women?"
                    Kimmel: "I don't know, but nice rack!"
                 \_ Ideally less crude, more mainstream, fewer skits, no girls
                    on trampolines, and they've cut the bar out (people puking
                    and being bad drunks for TV).
        \_ I went to a taping a few weeks back. It wasn't that similar to the
           Man Show. Closer to Letterman actually. But with Jimmy Kimmel.

1/28    *stupid* question
        how do you guys create the URL link like
        http://csua.org/x/xxx ?
        \_ go to http://www.csua.org/u
           \_ thanks

1/28    Thank God I have Helen Thomas to tell me what to think!
        http://dailybreeze.copleypress.org/content/bog/thomas19.html
        \_ Dude, if you can't handle it, just don't read it.
           \_ the same could be said about the motd.
           \_ It's probably better to say, "Dumbest American President ever",
              not that there's anything wrong with that
              \_ doesn't quite encompass the problem.

1/28    Guys, get ready to hit on the bachelorette of the year!  She even looks
        okay.
        "Onassis Heiress to Inherit Family Billions"
        http://csua.org/u/88a (news.yahoo.com)
        \_ Well, she's not quite as ugly as the last one.
        \_ The best part (not mentioned in the article) is the 29yo Brazilian
           left his wife and kids and is trying to shack up with little miss
           rich girl. (By the way she looks really nice in riding pants....)
           \_ What a gigolo.
           \_ Where's the riding pants pic?  I don't see it in Yahoo News.
        \_ What're you talking about?  She looks like a pig.
        \_ her grampa killed the kennedys.

1/27    Is PacBell/SBC Business DSL down at the moment (for those who has it)?

1/27    Who deleted my "two managers" post? I hadnt read all the replies.
        Hopefully the archive has it all intact.
        Been so busy this morning, had to tell them we'd meet after lunch.
        \_ true.  people delete some messages way too early

1/27    So, what did you get at last night's riot?
        -- new stereo:
        -- new jacket:
        -- tear gas in my eyes:
        -- satisfaction for watching the Raiders choke: .
        -- a bloody nose:
        -- raped a chick:
        -- ran over an innocent pedestrian:
        \_ What should the rioters have got:
           1)  broomstick up ass:
           2)  water cannon: .
           3)  buckshot from shop owners defending property: ..
           4)  stomped by cops: ..
           5)  Criminal record: ..
           6)  death: improve gene pool, lower welfare and prison costs: ..
               \_ Why didn't the Washington sniper wait for this riot to pick
                  his targets?  Then people wouldn't feel bad for the rioters
                  being shot.
           7)  syphilis: .
           8)  Got beaten up by real Raiders fans heping shop owners to defend
               property: .
           9)  more hidden packages: .

1/27    Don't forget to buy your Burning Man tickets now if you are poor.
        \_ BM belongs to the people!  We don't have to buy tickets for our
           own gathering of freedom!
           \_ yeah, we can get wasted and stupid at home!
                  \_ not to mention naked.
                        \_ If you get naked at home you're less likely to have
                           pix show up on the Internet.
                           \_ Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
                              \_ depends if you accept paypal or not.

1/24    Little Willie
        pair of skates
        hole in the ice
        Pearly Gates
        \_ Burma-shave?

1/24    Need to come up to speed quickly on modern C++. Any book
        recommendations?
        \_ job interview?
           \_ yes.
        \_ Stroustrup
           \_ I said "quickly". :-)
        \_ Accelerated C++
           \_thx.

01/21   If you haven't guessed, soda's been patched. Enjoy. - ajani

01/21   Patch attempt, part II, will happen tonight. Most likely in an hour or
        two. Downtime will be dependant on if soda plays nice or not. - ajani
        \_ If you haven't guessed, soda's been patched. Enjoy. - ajani

1/21    Poll for you church-goers: where do you worship?
        \_ the can
        \_ at church, duh!
           \_ I meant *which* church, duh!
              \_ Jesus only has one church, son.  ObDuh!

1/21    What would be the plural of "Nike"? "Nikes" or "Nike's"? I can't
        recall whether proper nouns require an apostrophe for the plural.
        \_ What is a Nike?  And what does it mean to have many Nike's?
           If you mean shoes, then specify Nike shoes.

1/20    When you inject botox into people are those muscles permanently
        paralyzed or dead???
        \_ No, not permanently paralyzed.  Temporary, but long-term.
           People with severe botulism have to be on ventilators for
           weeks/months.

1/20    You know what I like the most about "Signs"?  It's that part where
        the little boy says that the aliens are probably vegetarian because
        they know the benefits of such a diet (paraphrasing).  That's great
        PR for vegetarians from an Indian director!  ;-)  -vegan

1/19    I remember seeing a Sesame Street store at least once before, and
        now I finally need to buy something from it. I've been searching
        online and can't find any mention of Sesame Street stores. I've
        searched for "Sesame Street store" and "Sesame Street" but none
        of them lead to anything. Can anyone help?
        \_ Can you tell me how to get to sesame street?
           \_ felix can.
              \_ felix?
                 \_ felix the cat.
           \_ Does anyone else miss Mr. Roper's warm wrinkled hands running
              over their penis and testicles?
        \_ Amazon has a virtual Sesame Street Store.
           Or were you looking for a brick-and-mortar
           (and fur-and-stuffing) store?
        \_ Doesn't KTEH or some PBS station have a brick and mortar
           store in some mall?
                \_ Which mall are you referring to?
                   \_ Hillsdale Mall:
                        KTEH Store of Knowledge
                        (650) 312-1490
                        \_ thanks.
        \_ Rubber ducky, you're the one
           You make my bath time lots of fun
        \_ http://www.sesamestreet.com/shop

1/18    Girl Scout cookies around again! Ohh, the saturated fat.
        \_ You're supposed to eat the cookies, not the scouts.
           \_ I always order the furless kind.  They're the best!
        \_ Ooh, love those trans-mogrified fatty acids: partially
           hydrogenated oils. for your body like sand is for
           a fine swiss watch.

1/18    I hope you're happy.  the motd is now as exciting as a technical
        manual.  why don't you censor this, too, while you're at it?

1/18    If I post a stupid question here, will I get a stupid answer?
        \_ RTFM
        \_ STFW
        \_ STFU
        \_ Duh.
        \_ obNoChanceInHell
        \_ you'll probably get at least one stupid answer.  What you
           should ask is 'will any of the answers be intelligent/useful'
           -darin

1/16    preliminary invasion begins: http://csua.org/u/816
        \_ surprise, surprise
        \_ And posting an article nearly 2 weeks old?