6/10    DIY Stormtrooper Costume:
        http://www.studiocreations.com/howto/stormtrooper

6/9     German John, a gift for you:
        <DEAD>www.muchosucko.com/video-littlecindysalsa.html<DEAD>

6/9     Hey Motd Censor! WTF do you keep deleting the poll below?
        This is the fourth time it's been reposted.
        \_ it's stupid.
        \_ Why do you (or whoever else) keep restoring it?

6/8     The guy who said he has written drivers for RAID and other stuff for
        Linux... and saying that Slowaris has no working driver... are you
        williamc?               -kngharv
        \_ I've written a couple of FS drivers for Linux and WinNT. Someone
           was asking about it a couple of months (maybe a year?) ago about
           it. Did you have a specific question? I don't recall
           saying something about Solaris, I could've though. -williamc
           \_ Think the op was confused by this:
              http://csua.com/?entry=13105

6/8     Why did soda just freeze for 5 minutes? 9:40pm
        \_ net

6/8     "Milwaukee Ridge - the nation's first ever sex-offender-free
        subdivision!"
        http://www.isinvestments.com/docs/MilwaukeeRidge42205.mov

6/8     Any pointers on where to look for standard business logic for doing
        name search?  Eg. search by "John Smith", "J Smith", "Smith, J T",
        "JT Smith", "M O'Faolin", "M. O. Faolin", etc. I'm looking for any
        type of basic primer on how this is typically done.  Doesn't need to
        be specialized.

6/8     Heh, If nothing else, I like the picture of Castro.
        http://www.filibustercartoons.com/archive.php?id=20050608
        \_ Ah, the scribblings of mad children on the urinals of the
           Internet....

6/8     Revenge of the Smith:
        http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd060805s.gif

6/7     Cold fusion article on /. (for people who rightfully don't check /.
        regularly). -- ilyas

6/7     How'd he find a new chainsaw so fast?:
        http://redirx.com/?3esh
        \_ Uh, maybe I'm confused but I thought he chainsawed/knifed some
           people in Canada, and then across the border with the bloody items
           which were confiscated but he was let in.
           BTW, anyone else reminded of the evil judge in "Roger Rabbit"
           from his picture -- what a looney tune!

6/7     Where's ~psb/pub/RotS ?
        \- it is avail by subscription only.

6/6     Damn 12.244.72.206!

6/6     [commentless url nuked]

6/5     I would like to remove a couple of links from a gold bracelet.
        Is there a place somewhere near the campus where this can be
        done, hopefully reasonably well and affordably?
        \_ There is a jeweler in the north Shattuck/gourmet ghetto area.  The
           name escapes me, but they are pretty much across the street from
           the French Hotel cafe.  They sized some rings for me, and I was
           very impressed with their work.  That said, they're not
           particularly cheap. -dans

6/5     Avoid a DUI conviction in FL by asking for the Breathalizer's src:
        http://tampatrib.com/floridametronews/MGBUBJ5QK9E.html

6/3     On the lighter side of things...I hate it when this happens:
        http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/mlkday.htm
        \_ Why have a lighter side when you have the post above yours!
           Also, you should all watch "Crash".
           \_ Does this have any relationship to the spectacularly awful film
              of the same name by David Cronenberg? -dans
        \_ Here, go piss in someone else's pool:
           http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010907.html

6/2     Mod case contest: Hamster-Case wins
        http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1817511,00.asp

6/1     Where can I findinfo on good "static hashing?" (Not sure this is
        what it's called).  I have a set of N string keys to pointer
        values.  N is known and is always the same, so I think I should be
        able to have some optimal M buckets to hash to.  I would also
        like only 1 key per bucket.  I'm pretty sure I've seen an
        algorithm like this, but now I can't find it.
        \_ If N is known (and not ungodly gigantic), why bother "hashing" it?
        \_ gperf?
           \_ Hey, thanks.  That's almost perfect.
              \_ *stab*

5/31    has anyone tried to create animation using svg or other non-propietary
        standard?

5/31    How do I do anonymous FTP to http://ftp.csua.berkeley.edu from another
        machine?  Thanks.
        \_ This may be related:

5/31    How do you write a rejection letter? "Company X, thank you for
        the offer, but I've decided to take on a different
        opportunity, blabla....." How do I say it nicely?
        \_ Sounds like you are doing fine there.

5/31    Anyone else get this spam?
        Call out Gouranga be happy!!!
        Gouranga Gouranga Gouranga ....
        That which brings the highest happiness!!
        \_ Yeah, a long time ago.
        \_ It's a hare krishna chant.  They're trying to brainwash you.  -John
        \_ GOURANGA!! -gta fan

5/31    For Pynchon fans, this month's Bookforum has an article describing
        the publication of GR from the perspective of the publisher, Viking,
        as well as appreciations by assorted contemporary authors.
                http://www.bookforum.com/pynchon.html
                                                        - ciyer

5/29    http://ifuckedanncoulterintheasshard.blogspot.com
        Just.. fucking.. perfect. NWS, as if you had to ask.
        \_ You have a funny idea of NWS.  No pictures.
           \_ Keyword scanning.  -John

5/27    Why DO they talk to other civilisations(sic)?
        http://csua.org/u/c7r                  \_ It's a perfectly valid
                                                  British spelling.

5/27    Why DO they talk to other civilisations(sic)?
        http://csua.org/u/c7r

5/27    Who's the shit for brains that deleted the post about Rick Santorum's
        scummy weather service bill?

5/26    lafe, you're an idiot.

5/25    Hey kchang--what's the difference between larger grey names with
        question marks and smaller (and lighter) grey names with question
        marks?
        \_ one has a slightly higher probability than the other. Both
           are extremely low probability.

5/25    RIP Ismail Merchant:
        http://tinyurl.com/cu257

5/25    What's the difference between a Centrist and a Moderate?   -dumb
        \_ What's the difference between sex and love-making? -l0s3r
           \_ Extremism in the defense of vice is no vice! -obscure
           \_ Whether or not yermom is charging
        \_ They are synonyms, at least in American politics.
        \_ that sounds like the beginning of a joke.
        \_ My guess:
           Centrist: Everything should be done in moderation.
           Moderate: Everything should be done in moderation, including
                     moderation.

5/23    "Dang, ask questions first, THEN shoot.  I always get that
        backwards..." -Mugabe
        link:tinyurl.com/d9cg6
        \_ Lucy wouldn't dare pull the football away the second time,
           would she?

5/23/1998    _________________
            / root            \
            \ is abusing root /
             -----------------
                     \   ^__^
                      \  (oo)\_______
                         (__)\       )\/\
                             ||----w |
                             ||     ||
            \_ You'll go blind.
               \_ Bah, I abuse root daily and I don't need no damned cow.
                  Bring on the ovines!  Where is my rootewe program? - jvarga

5/23    Greedo Lives!
        http://www.savegreedo.com

5/23    /var is full!
                \_ Not anymore, thanks to twohey.  --PeterM

5/23    Sith reviews already? where's ~psb/starwarsreviews1-6.txt ?
        \_ ACHTUNG!! ALLE STARWARS DISKUSSION IST VERBOTEN!!! ES
           SPOILERS KONTAINEN!!!!!
           \_ i thought monday was the end of the moratorium.
              \_ some limp dick is still deleting it
                 \_ What a wanker.  In a nutshell, you're going to see it
                    anyway, face your destiny.  That said, you don't get those
                    nearly 2.5 hours of your life back.  Don't resist the urge
                    to scream ``For the love of god George, make it stop!''
                    during the love scenes. -dans

5/23    #  Tech Support: "I need you to boot the computer."
        # Customer: (THUMP! Pause.) "No, that didn't help."
        \_ If he/she's in Tech Support, he/she should've known to say
           "I need you to restart your computer."

5/20    "In the United States if there's a terrible report, people don't riot
        and kill other people. And you can't excuse what they did because of
        the mistake -- you know, you can't blame it all on Newsweek."
        -Laura Bush
        \_ Another entry in the long "Uh, duh" column of public statements.
           \_ Well they DO riot and kill other people. Rodney King etc.
              \_ Uhm, if you can't tell the difference between the religious
                 fundamental culture of the Middle East and the United States,
                 then I have to wonder how in god's name you got into Cal in
                 the first place.
                  \_ Affirmative action.

5/20    I've noticed that FF 1.04 crashes from time to time on http://gamespot.com.
        Anybody else see this?
        \_ You sure it's not an extension you installed?  I had an old
           version of flashblock and it was doing that.

5/20    Does the FF error reporter actually work for anyone? When I allow it
        to report, it just sites there saying "in Queue" all day until I give
        and close it. Also, I've notice that FF 1.04 crashes from time to
        time on http://gamespot.com.

5/19    What's wrong with the comment that "Mexicans do jobs U.S. blacks
        won't." Is it not true? I look around, I see mexicans do all
        kinds of jobs, I look around, I see blacks do all kinds of
        crimes and drugs. It is true to some degree...
        \_ Just ask yourself what would have been said had Bush made the same
           statement.

5/19    Star Wars is all that is was hyped up to be. Now I can die in
        peace.
        \_ please do.
           \_ it is nice to know berkeley accepts such compassionate
              people.
        \_ Well, did Lucas make a good connection between Bush::Dark side,
           empire::Amerika, stormtroopers::Marines? Was the connection clear
           such that it convinces mindless youths to vote in a certain pattern?

5/18    Aren't extremely conservative judges also doing "activism"?

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                    \_ Please don't censor this, Mr. Ascii Art Censor.  It
                       stands as a monument to the fact that grade schoolers
                       can and fact do graduate from UC Berkeley.
         \_ Management?  Does this qualify as making csua a 'hostile
            environment'?  This seems a tad more extreme and personal than
            the previous incident that spawned a vitriolic rant, and yet...
            silence?  Hmm.

5/18    Politics deleted. I just can't take it anymore. Sorry.
        \_ So go read something else.

5/18    How does one report harassment or stalking to UC administrators?
        -emarkp
        \_ what's the complaint?
        \_ Shouldn't stalking be reported to the police?
           \_ It's taking place on a UC machine.  I guess you're right.  It
              only counts as harassment at best. -emarkp
           \_ A motd exchange wouldn't be enough to show Stalking in CA
              (see Cal. Penal Code Section 646.9(a)).
              \_ Yeah, I already guessed that. -emarkp
                 \_ I doubt you could even fit it under harassment
                    unless you can show serious emotional distress
                    (see Cal Civ Proc Code Section 527.6(b)). You
                    seem to be tough enough to put up with this
                    inanity.
              \_ ok, so does this mean we can continue harrasing emarkp?
                 Please give us an order.
                 \_ Why would you want to harass anyone?
                    \_ Because our quest for diversity ends at a diversity of
                       opinion.

5/18    Sunday Herald plans to post classic books in pdf:
        http://www.sundayherald.com/np/ebooksindex.shtml

5/18    Uzbekistan protesters had been killed while fleeing for border
        http://csua.org/u/c3u (Post)

5/18    Interesting new alternative to http://tinyurl.com:
        http://doiop.com
        \_ nice idea but their short url doesn't work (404). Dumb.
        \_ http://doiop.com/jesus

5/17    Trading cards for the sodan who has everything.
        http://www.psychedelicrepublicans.com

5/16    Anyone has any experience with wireless headphones?  I am looking
        into buying a pair for my gf and her roommate so the

5/15    Poll: What is your Michael Bolton prediction?
        Nominated: .
        Filibuster success:
        Fili-busted (unsuccess): .
        Vote taken, not-nominated: .
        \_ steel bars, wrapped all around meee....
           i've been your prisoner since the day you found meee...
           i'm bound forever 'til the end of tiiiime...
           steel bars, wrapped around this heart of miiiine...

5/15    Does anyone happen to know generally how accurate getrusage() is?
        Can other activity on the system significantly influence the cpu
        time reporting? Thanks.

5/13    Humor of the week: http://www.angrylittlegirls.com
        \_ What the? They used to be called <DEAD>angrylittleasiangirls.com<DEAD> and
           had free Flash and stuff. Now you can't see most of the shit
           without paying. Boooo.
           \_ http://angrylittlegirls.com/alags_house.asp# (flash videos)
              Watch the Original Home Tour, it's hilarious
              Watch the Original Home Tour, it's hilariou
              Watch the Original Home Tour, it's hilario

5/11    Holy crap!  I had no idea Scott Kurtz was so damn fat!
        http://homepage.mac.com/christophersw/PhotoAlbum5.html
        \_ He definitely flatters himself whenever he draws himself in his
           comics.
           \_ Yeah, and he draws himself fat in his comics...
              \_ He draws himself fat, but not grotesquely obsese.
              \_ He draws himself fat, but not grotesquely obese.
        \_ Yeah, and have you seen what those Penny Arcade guys look like
           in real life?  Not grotesque, but...
           \_ Noooo!  Don't tell me Tycho's not sexy in real life!

5/12    More on light pipes:
        http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/05/more_on_light_p_1.php
        \_ I like the "You're either with us or against us" vibe at the
           end there.  The tech looks interesting though.

5/11    Spoiler photo of villain in Revenge of the Sith
        http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-starwars_ieb8mtkf,0,325490.photo
        (yes it's an action figure)
        \_ There are already pics of him on the starwars site, in the
           trailers, and he was a prominent character in the Clone Wars
           micro-series on Cartoon Network.
        \_ How is this a spoiler?  There are already pics of him on the
           starwars site, in the trailers, and he was a prominent character
           in the Clone Wars micro-series on Cartoon Network.

The uncensored messages below this line is a SIMULATION of what motd would
look like if it was run by Conservatives, Religious, Red Necks, and Freepers.

5/10    Yes! Rommel did not win North Africa!  They were too lucky in
        other legs of the race.  It's about time someone else got the extra
        help needed to win.
        \_ what?

5/10    RealID act passed (as part of the Afghanistan funding) in senate,
        100-0.
        \_ Deine pässe bitte.
        \_ Deine pM-dsse bitte.
        \_ Isn't time for Bush to do another carrier landing or something?
           \_ The mission isn't accomplished if the US is still solvent.
           \_ You have a narrow vision of history.

5/9     so... anyone know this girl?
        http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/10/technology/10cisco.html?th&emc=th
        \_ She is too large for the name "Wren".
           \_ You are insane. That no human being should be saddled with the
              the name Wren is another argument entirely.
              \_ Wren: http://csua.org/u/bzz (NSFW)
              \_ Wren: http://csua.org/u/bzz (NSFW)
                 \_ Racing stripe!

*/*     Old threads expunged, catenary thread preserved b/c it is still active.

5/9     More on the broadcast flag ruling:
        http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120748,00.asp

5/9     So when is the end of the world coming?
        \_ OOOOhhh!  BABY!  I'M COMING!  OH GOD!

5/9     So when is Jesus coming?

5/9     So when is the Messiah coming?

5/8     Architecture Virtualization:
        http://tinyurl.com/7ptc7
        \_ This link goes to something about a gymnast/model

5/6     Lame question: does anyone know how to get ntpd to add 10 mins to
        the acutal time (w/o a src change)?
        \_ what, Berkeley Standard Time?
           \_ I like to set my clocks ahead by 10 mins, and I wanted to
              know if I could do that w/ my computer.
              \_ If you really want to do this, just make up your own time zone
                 that's ten minutes off from PST/PDT:   setenv TZ PPST7:50PPDT
                 --mconst
              \_ you're a moron.

5/6     Broadcast Flag Order Vacated:
        http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200505/04-1037b.pdf
        \_ Just wanted to add that all written opinions are available for free
           from now on.

5/6     Does anyone know of an inexpensive place to print posters
        (~3'x4')? Kinkos charges $8-10/square foot. Thanks.
        \_ I've seen some really nice posters made through http://zazzle.com.
           I think they're based in Menlo Park so shipping is really fast.
           not sure what their prices are like, though.

5/6     Does the latest Dave Matthew's Band Video have Berkeley in the
        background?
        \_ "So what I felt when I was drunk was right?"
           "Yes, but the Dave Matthews Band does not rock."

5/6     (Not a homework question)  You have a horizontal gap of length L and
        a rope/chain/cable with mass per unit length w, and there is vertical
        gravity of acceleration g.  What length of cord should you use to
        bridge the gap to as to minimize the tension at the anchor points?

5/5     man, that motd.official is too damn long.

5/5     I'd like to open up PDF files and then make annotations on it. What
        are some softwares to you? What do you personall use and recommend? thx

5/3     Nevermind.

5/3     Is anyone from here at CanSecWest?  Feel like a beer?  -John
                    \_ no                    \_ yes

5/2     Brewsta' Rockit cómico
        http, dig dis://images.ucomics.com/comics/tmrkt/2005/tmrkt050424.gif
        \_ Heh, gracias.

5/3     http, dig dis://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4507681.stm
        1626: "24 baratijas para Manhattan"
        2005: "2 pandas realmente lindos para Taiwán"el
        \_ es ellos las zanaho'ias agrícolas de ofrecimiento some Taiwán
           many de los granjeros de Taiwán son los partidarios de Chen?

5/2     Well, since it seems to be post-a-cartoon day...
        http://www.andysinger.com/sample4.html
        \_ yeah, but the other post was of a *funny* cartoon.  Andy is
            0/13 there.  Didn't someone on the motd already point out
            how UNfunny this guy is?
            \_ Andy Singer is to political cartoons like G.W. Bush is to
               executing political rhetoric. Hey, now that could be unfunny
               cartoon number 14 for Andy.

5/2     What the heck is this comic about?
        http://www.ucomics.com/tomthedancingbug/index.phtml
        \_ it's about wasting the time of people stupid enough to read
           tomthedancingbug
        \_ It means that the media is full of trash and that any 1/2 dim
           witted guy can publish anything and still have a lot of readers
           \_ I tried, I don't get the comic at all.  It's still better
              than Mallard Fillmore. - danh

5/2     Boondocks comic
        http://images.ucomics.com/comics/bo/2005/bo050501.gif

5/2     I'd like to be able to install thunderbird extensions from the command
        line.  Is this possible?  if so, how?

5/2     Brewster Rockit comic
        http://images.ucomics.com/comics/tmrkt/2005/tmrkt050424.gif
        \_ Heh, thanks.

5/2     Poll, I have X number of characters in my password. Use . if just
        letters, D if it is based on English words, # if it contains numbers,
        and % if it has weird characters:
        8: D#%
        9: ##
        10: %
        \_ Weird characters are what?  Symbols?  Characters that aren't 7-bit
           ASCII?
                \_ non alpha numeric ?
                   \_ I just find it odd that periods, commas, or hyphens are
                      "weird".

05/02   Hollow glass prevents drink spiking:
        http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/04/27/spark.hollow/index.html
        \_ There goes my sex life.

4/29    A pedophile dream come true: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7668788
        \_ "Experts interviewed for this article could not cite a single case
           of a child predator hunting for and finding a child through a blog."
        \_ YOU MUST STAY AFRAID!  EVIL LURKS EVERYWHERE!  BUILD MORE PRISONS!
           \_ Plus pursue death penalty, and actually carrying them out.
           \_ Plus pursue death penalty, and actually carry them out.

4/29    Perverts after 5 yr old kids
        Arrested father had point to make Disputed school's lesson on
        "diversity"
        http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1393428/posts
        \_ Dear EuroMotders, are Europeans more tolerant to gays and lesbians?
           Having been in Canada I can say that it is, but what about Europe?
           \_ Boston schools are also the ones that teach fisting.
           \_ About as consistently so as states/communities in the US.  -John
           \_ These Boston schools are the same one that teach fisting.

04/28   Own your own x-wing:
        http://tinyurl.com/8ntv5 (ebay.com)
        \_ Stupid img src ref on page launches you into password hell

4/28    If anyone wants a job in San Francisco testing software for a
        new storage system at Sun, have a look at
             /csua/pub/blowjobs/SunMicrosystemsTestEngineerInSF
        Send any questions to srgordon.  Thanks.

4/29    What's the difference between alt.stories.incest and
        alt.sex.stories.incest?  Thx.

4/29    incests are illegal on the motd.
        \_ Is that what yermom said when she told you to withdraw?

4/29    Has anyone bought stuff from Amazon China (joyo.com) before? How
        much do they charge for shipping? Thx.

4/28    Don't like your employee? Feed him to the lion:
        http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/28/eaten.by.lions.reut

4/27    Meet your ideal Southern Belle today!
        http://www.republicanpeoplemeet.com/index.cfm?track=VT0001
        And for Queer Republicans: http://dallas.logcabin.org

4/27    kchang, why doesn't your motd set cookies to /~kchang/blah instead of to /
        \_ dwc, is that you? I didn't specify root. I just used whatever
           CGI.pm defaulted to, which I guess is /. Is this giving you
           problems? Also, are you using the HTML feature, and what do you
           think about it?

4/26    Has anyone used the combo of Gmail/pop3/Thunderbird/EnigMail?
        How's that working out for you?

4/26    Is any manufacturer selling dual-cpu (not dual core) PIV's?
        \_ No, you need to buy P4 Xeons if you want 2 CPUs and it's yet a
           different type of Xeon if you need more than 2 CPUs.

4/26    "I'm absolutely confident he'll [UN amb. nominee Bolton] be confirmed."
          - Karl Rove, in interview to USA Today
        \_ Well, the abuse accuser turned out to be a serial liar, so...

4/26    NSFM (not safe for Mormons)
        http://www.keishaevans.com/bea/ke_baa.jpg
        \_ What's that supposed to mean?

4/25    Are sites like http://ringo.com legit or just email traps for spammers?
        I myself stay away from them but some relative who is not as paranoid
        put my email there.  Should I ask them to remove it?
        \_ Use spamgourmet or similar services if you're worried.
        \_ reading their privacy policy, they seem legit.

4/26    Anyone hear of this?  Didn't see it posted earlier...
        http://www.boingboing.net/2005/04/20/berkeley_laptop_thie.html
        Professor Rine sounds like an idiot!  He must be from the
        future if he believes the bs he is spouting...
        \_ so what happened?  Did the thief return the notebook?
           \_ Not yet according to what I've heard.
        \_ It was discussed at length a few days ago.

4/25    /var is full.  Clean up your stuff.

4/25    There is a guy on motd who is almost an expert in video encoding /
        decoding and very active on doom9.  would you email me? got couple
        questions on theora.  thanks            kngharv
        \_ I do a lot of video encoding and am very active on doom9.  Not
           sure if I'm an expert though, and I don't know anything about
           Theora. --jameslin

4/25    Now THESE are some awesome load averages
        load averages: 209.06, 207.24, 117.1

4/24    What is the historical reason that 2x4 studs are really 1 1/2 by
        3 1/2? Ditto with 2x2, 4x4, etc.
        \_ They're 2x4 rough, before they're sanded.
        \_ Ever been to a lumber mill? Its not really the sort of equipment
           that can give you more than 1/2 in accuracy.
          \_ actually, they are standard 1 1/2 x 3 1/2
                and btw- 2x4 is within 1/2 inch accuracy
        \_ Old 2x4 studs (like in my old house) are indeed 2x4.
           \_ How old is your house dim?
              \_ 1928
        \_ I heard it was because they use 2" of raw lumber to make 1 1/2"
           of finished lumber.
           \_ Sounds kinda like how the 19" CRT is really only 18". ;)
        \_ It was done by the lumber mills to cut costs and improve their
           profit margins.  They used to produce dimensioned lumber in the
           actual dimensions, but started undersizing so they could make
           more product from each tree.  Since their customers were already
           used to similar differences in sizing between rough and surfaced
           boards, it was pretty easy to get their customers to accept it.
           As for the poster who thinks that the equipment in lumber mills
           can't provide 1/2" of accuracy, you're way off.  You'll notice
           more variation in the dimensions of wood from it swelling and
           contracting as its moisture content changes with the humidity
           of the surrounding air than from variations in the milling process

4/24    Does anyone know if the new pope took the oath against modernism at
        his installation?  None of the news sites mention it.  The last 2 popes
        declined to say it but this guy is big on doctrine so I'm wondering if
        he wants to keep the tradition alive.
        \_ Remember that he's big on _JPII's_ version of doctrine. If JPII
           didn't say the oath, BXVI probably wouldn't.

4/23    Faking it:
        http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/20/opinion/garver/main689651.shtml

4/23    Wall and MOTD worse than Pot:
        http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7298

4/23    Now THESE are some ads.  The personals section of the London Review of
        Books:
        http://www.lrb.co.uk/classified/index.php#PERSONALS
        \_ To quote a colleague:  "presumably if they're that witty and can't
           pull they're glam as a sackful of hammers?"  :-)  -John

4/23    11 picks agone, and still no one picked Aaron Rodgers.  I wonder if
        he's thinking he should have stayed in school.
        \_ 19 picks and counting.
        \_ Finally gone as the 24th pick.

04/23   Email and IM worse than Pot:
        http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7298

4/22    some of the photo of Nanjing Massacre... be warned.
        http://www.nu18.com/china_nj
        \_ Sooo.. NSFW?  Is it just me, or does nu18 sound like a porn
           site?
        \_ Could use better English translation...

4/21    Uh, jvarga, you DO realize that by posting on /etc/motd.public, that
        EVERYONE can see it on the internet?
        \_ Of course, but I posted no names, no URLs, and said nothing of any
           real consequence.  The only people who can really connect the names
           and other details already know what is going on. - jvarga
           \_ Ok, just checking, in case you ever start to bitch and cuss on
              motd and she decides to reverse libel sue you.

4/21    Draft predictions:
        Rodgers -- top 5 selection
        JJ Arrington -- 4th rounder

4/21    Woot!  Woot!
        soda [2] wc -l /etc/motd.public
             787 /etc/motd.public

4/20    Never mind, I remembered, and it wasn't worth remembering. Instead,
        I inflict Eastern Europop on you all.
        http://mapage.noos.fr/martialro/ozone/video.html
        \ Just bring out the Numa Numa Dance!

4/19    Sam Fisher needs this:
        http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001499.html
        \_ Finally!  Vanishing cream for men!

4/19    What is the website for TraqNet?  http://www.leemah.com does not
        seem to be it.

4/19    Attention

4/19    Anyone know why ilyas has stopped posting for over 1 month? Has
        he successfully aaron'ed himself?
        \_ He is gathering hHis resources for His grand comeback. -ilyas #1 fan
        \_ He is gathering His resources for His grand comeback. -ilyas #1fan

4/19    What is a good and inexpensive RF bug detector?  I don't find any
        comparison shop or review site for this kind of things.

4/18    Do the Swiss ever use the 1 centime? Or are prices almost
        exclusively .05/.10 ?
        \_ .01/.02 coints aren't made anymore except as novelty items.  They
           sell them in little glass pigs as lucky charms.  I can probably
           find you one if you want.  -John
           \_ it seems like the .02 is gone:
                http://www.swissmint.ch/e/products/index.shtml
                \_ When I saw that, I thought it was mint, as in chocolate.

4/18    If a conference deadline gets pushed again and again (from 4/14 to
        4/18 to 4/26), does that mean it's a bullshit conference?
        \_ It's reasonably often that, for a reputable conference, this
           happens _once_ for any given deadline. I'd guess it's not
           impossible that there's a rare instance of it happenning twice.
           Any more than that is quite suspicious... but then, really, if
           you've never heard of the conference before and neither has
           anyone else you talk to who works in the same field, it's in
           all likelihood bogus. Academia is too small of a world to not
           notice such things. And if the "conference" makes its name by
           spamming every damn person in the field several times a month,
           the rest shouldn't even be a question. And no, "SCI" is not the'
           only name that these scammers go by. Do a little digging online,
           and you'll notice that there's upward of a dozen fronts that
           these assholes advertise under. -alexf
        \_ All other things being equal, this is a bad sign. But there are
           legitimate reasons to do it (publisher becomes more flexible,
           many people ask for extensions and the organizers feel it's fair
           to give one to everyone, etc.).

4/17    A Diamond bigger than the Ritz-Carlton Hotel:
        http://xxx.arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0504214
        \_ reminds me of those Star Trek:TNG episodes with that big giant
           crystal
           \_ The Crystalline Entity

4/16    What's the best RAMDISK utility for WinXP?

4/16    Maybe this is kind of dog bites man story nowadays:
                http://tinyurl.com/e3ksv (yahoo Reuters)
        US reporter found to fabricate story, pandering to animal rights.

3/14    The FBIs protecting your from evil duck hunt pirates:
        http://tinyurl.com/5xh9x

4/13    "GGG-Gmail is an experiment in a new kind of webmail, built on the idea
        that you should never have to put up with any wack-ass shit in your
        inbox."
        http://ggg-gmail.com

4/13    Where have all the good trolls gone?
        \_ They're with yermom.

4/13    The word of the day is: Iaido.
        \_ Better word of the day: Yaoi
           \_ wasn't Yaoi already a word of the day earlier this week?

4/12    Tiger released!

4/11    Winner:  unfortunate juxtaposition award:
        http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_100224001.html
        Note the line just above the copyright:
        "SLIDESHOW: See hte news in photos!"
        \_ "CBS 2"?
           \_ Uh, I would guess CBS is channel 2 in Chicago...
        \_ I don't get it.
           \_ Did you read the article?
           \_ Ha ha I do

4/10    For those of you with "digital wallets" for "nearline" photo
        storage, is it simple for multiple people or multiple cameras
        to share one wallet? i.e. a good way to have a hierarchical
        directory structure.
        \_ No.  One directory per download.

4/10    Time for a rerun: Bushisms, Update April 4:
        http://www.dubyaspeak.com/policymaker.shtml

4/7     Dear homeowners in Canada, here is a guide for repairs:
        http://www.allaroundthehouse.com/lib.repr.htm
        And here's one for Americans:
        http://www.stargroup.com/ResidentialInspections.htm?costs.htm~mainFrame

4/7     http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/vanneman/socy441/trends/gini.html
        1990 shows a HUGE jump in income inequalities, what happened?
        \_ You don't remember the dot-com era under Clinton?
        \_ Are you talking just about the 93-94 jump, or the whole decade?

4/6     Any one reccomend a churro  around Sunnyvale/MountainView who
        also does shitake ?

4/6     Any one reccomend a churro  around Sunnyvale/MountainView who
        also does shiatsu ?

4/6     Any one reccomend a chiro   around Sunnyvale/MountainView who
        also does shiatsu ?

4/6     Is titanium stronger than aluminium for the same weight?
        \- you normally ask "strong in tension/torsion/strain/compression"
           etc, but yes.
           \_ A tube trying to be bent. tension/compression?
              \_ strain
                 \_ Ooh!  Your stress tensor is so BIG and STRAIN FREE!

4/5     Ha Ha! --Nelson

4/6     How does one go about watching the new Dr. Who in this country?  I
        assume it's on some p2p network, but is there a legitimate way to either
        buy a copy, or is it being shown on TV anytime soon?

5/4     Bovine rectal palpitation simulator
        http://purvadra.notlong.com  -John
        \_ I just want to express my appreciation that this time you actually
           attatched a warning label to your cow's ass link.
        \_ Does the guy on the right in the picture have his pants down?

4/4     Has anyone tried Microsoft's speech recognition? How is it compared to
        Dragon Natually Speaking?
        \_ I intend to try both and get back to you in the next six months.

4/3     Dear motd:  Our application to Paul Graham's Summer Founders Program
        made it past the first cut (from 223 applications down to <= 20), and we
        now have a 50-50 chance of getting funded.  Offers will be made next
        Sunday night, and we will have to decide whether or not to accept
        immediately.  I'd like to shop around for alternate funding deals this
        week.  If you know of a VC that might be interested, contact darin ASAP.
        \_ When you use the word "we", to whom are you refering?
           \_ dlong, mbh, and darin

4/3     2005-04-03 02:01:00

4/1     What's a good place to buy music CD online? Cheaper than Amazon?
        \_ I like http://cheap-cds.com.  They have good prices, a simple website,
           and they show you the shipping costs up front.
        \_ http://half.com?

4/1     What happens when you combine Yahoo and Google together? You get a
        dual powered search engine called     http://yagoohoogle.com
        \ now i just need a firefox searchlet for it... - danh
        \_ now i just need a firefox searchlet for it... - danh

4/1     http://newscenter.berkeley.edu