2/22    Holy shit, Hollywood heist in real life:
        http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2053858,00.html
        Weird that a single employee can be the point of failure.
        \_ you mean they recently watched Firewall w/Harrison Ford, right
           did anyone actually see that?
           \_ More like Bandits, with Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton:
              http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219965

2/21    Any Olympians on soda or relatives of Olympians?
        I thought somebody had a sister who might be in the Olympics?
        \_ I know a couple of Olympians, but not for the White and Boring
           Olympics.
        \_ My uncle Zeus...
        \_ Yes. -dans
           \_ I briefly saw a Jamie Silverstein in Ice Dancing.  Related?
              \_ Yes, she's my sister. -dans
                 \_ For those too lazy to look themselves:
              http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1599042613665365796
                    \_ That's their free dance.  See also:
                       http://www.nbcolympics.com/results/1500195/detail.html
                       This features their compulsaries, though I find
                       compulsaries terribly boring (everyone skates the same
                       pattern). -dans
                       \_ Congratulations to her, and your entire family
                          for what she has done.  Why don't you visit
                          Torino?  Or are you there?
                          \_ Thanks, though I think most (all?) of that should
                             be directed at her.  My only hand in this was
                             spending two hours a day schlepping her to and
                             from the rink in heavy traffic for two years when
                             I was in high school. :)  Several family members
                             are in Torino, but my presently broke ass could
                             not afford airfare, one week's housing, and
                             event tickets. -dans

2/20    Video converting issue:  Does anyone knows where xvid stores its
        setting in Windoze?  I would like to save it somehwhere, as Stoik
        Video Converter tend to reset all my settings.  Thx

2/20    A few years ago I switched from the Brita filtration pitcher
        system to the Pur filtration pitcher system because Pur filtered
        out certain microbial cycst and other things. I used the 3-stage
        Pur pitcher filter happily for a few years till now. Now I can't
        even find the 3-stage *pitcher* (not faucet) filter from Savon,
        Walgreens, Costco, and other stores that used to offer the filter.
        What's up?!??!
        \_ I am using the Pur desktop dispenser. Costco use to carry
           the filter, but now they only carry faucet mount filters. I
           guess supply and demand. Last time I ordered my filters
           from http://drugstore.com. Target also has it I believe.
        \_ What area do you live in?  Got any kidney stones yet?

2/17    You gotta love it.  "Shooting Victim Apologizes To Vice President"
        http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/007707.php
        Truly we live in strange times.

2/17    I don't get it, why does the victim of the shooting say he's deeply
        sorry for all the hassle that the guy who shot him had to go through?
        \_ You think Cheney wouldn't go back to finish the job?
        \_ 'Cos Cheney said he didn't mean it, and Whittington knows Cheney
           just loves him and wouldn't hurt him, and sometimes Whittington
           knows he deserves it.
        \_ Ummm.. because they're friends and it was an accident?  Are you
           an idiot?
           \_ Usually when my friend injures me grievously I am mad at
              my friend for a while.  You must be the Pope.
              \_ You seem to have a lot of experiance with your friends
                 injuring you grievously.  Maybe your "friends" are trying
                 to send you a message.  Really, once or twice is an
                 accident, but...
        \_ Because he has no other option?
        \_ We can only hope that the next time Cheney shoots someone and puts
           him in intensive care, it will be less of a hassle for Cheney.
        \_ Let's just say there was some Brokeback action going on the ranch.
           \_ And Cheney mis-fired his gun on Whittington's face.  Oooh.
           \_ And as Whittington was caressing Cheney's gun, Cheney mis-fired
              it on Whittington's face.  Oooh ...

2/17    Dick Cheney plays counterstrike:
        http://www.myextralife.com/archive.php?date=2006-02-17

2/17    Ah, punk rock humor
        http://www.nothingnice.com/images/rockcity/20060217b.jpg
        (from: http://rainofbastards.livejournal.com

2/15    I'm using rsync -ravH to make two identical filesystems. When
        comparing the two resulting filesystems, I notice that some
        directory files (like /usr/doc/.) and /backup/usr/doc/. have
        different sizes: for example 8192 versus 4096 Any idea why
        this would be? I would like to confirm that my two rsync'd
        filesystems are identical.

2/15    No more Greenspan-speak.  Bernanke sounds like a normal person compared
        to Greenspan.

2/15    Companies with best compensation:
        http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/pay

2/15    documentary for ax:
        http://www.markhamstreetfilms.com/documentary/documentary_stacked.htm
                I did a search on my tivo, and I don't see it being aired
                anytime soon.  DOH!  -ax

2/14    Do you think you can restrict yourself to 80 columns? I know you can.
        \_ I only see two lines in this >500-line motd that are longer than 80
           columns.
           \_ I fixed a few more before getting sick of it.

2/14    Happy VD Day! [I'll outlast you, deleter]
        \_ Happy Venereal Disease Day?  Well, that's true.

2/14    Hamlin Woman Dies After Crash
        http://publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=878191

2/13    How do I tell mh that I am @sometherdomainthanitthinks.com and send out
        as a use with that identity?

2/13    What humorless prick deleted this?
        http://dickhunt.ytmnd.com
        Cheney's got a gun. (Warning has sound)

2/13    Dick Cheney shoots wrong man in hunting "accident"
        http://www.conspiracyplanet.com
        \_ Old news, see below re pres is under arrest.
        \_ rather than dick cheney shooting the right man.
        \_ "We're off to hunt peasants"
           "You mean *pheasants*?"
           "Um, yeah"
        \_ On the positive side, at least someone in the White House has
           some combat experience now.
           \_ Figures that it would be a friendly fire incident.

2/12    Happy 197th birthday to Darwin and Lincoln!

2/10    David Hasslehoff at his most... err...
        http://www.bigcheesepress.com/joanis/david_hasslehoff1.jpg
        \_ but then he bites a salmon...
           http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2433520?htv=12

2/10    ecchang
        \_ is the ChiCom and Big Cow Wang troller

2/10    Tom, what do you think about DKDY?
        \_ I don't invest in junk.  -tom
           \_ What do you know about DKDY?
           \_ Tom, what do you know about DKDY?
           \_ tom, would you invest in Altria?
              \_ Not directly, not.  I can't claim purity, as I do own
              \_ Not directly, no.  I can't claim purity, as I do own
                 Berkshire Hathaway, which I believe still has significant
                 MO holdings.  -tom
                 \_ Consider switching from Berkshire to LUK (the little
                    berkshire).  compare the charts since 1990.
                    berkshire, at 135B, is a little too big to find many
                    good picks, even with the old man's investment style.
                    luk, in contrast, is only 6B.

2/9     Best Star Wars action figure of all time:
        http://myextralife.com/ftp/action_figure.jpg

2/8     Anyone know how to turn off the sounds an iMac makes? I want
        to hear some sounds (e.g. music) but not anything else. I
        unchecked "Play user interface sound effects" and notice some
        sounds have stopped, but not others. For instance, pressing tab
        when in Terminal still makes a beep.
        \_ choose visual feedback in Universal Access
           \_ I don't see that option, but played with some others
              under Universal Access and nothing helps. Maybe you mean
              "Flash screen on beep"? Doesn't help either.
        \_ Terminal has its own preferences; turn on "Visual Bell".  -tom

2/8     If I were a pissed off Al Qaeda who wants to get back at the
        Danes, I'd terrorize them by replacing all the Twinkie
        fillings with rotten Twinkie fillings. This will cause
        so much fear that it'll halt most of the Danish economy.

2/8     NSA Wiretapping Discussion in 130 Wheeler @ 7 PM tomorrow (2/9).
        \_ Is this just you, or is there some department sponsoring this?
           Sounds sort of interesting. -mrauser
           \_ I'm not sure if any dept. is sponsoring this, but I saw
              it mentioned on the BCR and BCD mailing lists.

2/7     Are there any UCB Students who read the motd? If so, my group
        \_ That's sort of sad.
        at Apple (iTunes Music Store) is looking for 1-2 SW interns.
        Email me if you're interested. -abe

2/7     I'm thinking of learning/using boost (http://www.boost.org
        and would appreciate comments from people who are familiar with it.
        Is it better/worse/different than STL?  Does it have a low/high
        learning curve?  And of course, should I use it?  Thanks. -emin

2/6     Morning everyone!
        link:tinyurl.com/b4qn7 - der FURIOUS

2/6     German penisis. Or is that penises?
        http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060206/od_nm/soccer_penises_dc

2/6     dim and john, round 2, FIGHT!
        \_ It's FITE!!!11!  Get it straight.
        \_ The MOTD is overdue for a good GUN DUEL
           \_ shut up, psb
              \- i have not made any motd posts above this line.

2/4     Answering my own question about high end video cards and noise:
        Open case ATI 1900XT at 2.5 feet: 65db
        Open case NVD 7800   at 2.5 feet: 62db
        Vaccuum cleaner level noise.  With replacement fans: 34db

2/4     worst picture ever:
        http://myspace-893.vo.llnwd.net/00453/39/82/453582893_l.jpg

2/4     I just made Coq au Vin for the first time.  Oh. My. God. that's good.
        \_ ObHeLikesTheCoq

2/4     I really hate Piers Anthony
        \_ You're about 20 years behind schedule.

2/3     Soda way unstable? It's definitely slow and hard to log into.
        \_ Me too.  I think it's having network problems.

2/2     [Deleted by op because of dullness]

2/2     The red states are really getting it, heh:
        http://www.weather.com/activities/health/coldandflu/nationalreports/national.html
        \_ The southwest is really getting it.  Almost like it's coming over
           the Mexican border.

2/1     I want to take a poll, how many people are occassionaly recieving
        duplicates of the same message in your email? -mrauser
        \_ Not me.  Are these mailing list messages?
           \_ Not exactly.  Not the CSUA/Announce/Jobs anyway. -mr

2/1     Oh great, Iran again threatens full-scale enrichment if they're sent
        to the Security Council, and the IAEA vote on this is tomorrow
        \_ They were going to do enrichment either way and for all anyone
           knows may already have been for years.  What does it matter what
           they say they'll do?

2/1     Wonderful speech, Mr. President. It felt so great to see Alito and
        Roberts sitting near by. The speech of the address was to the point
        and showed that you have our country on track. I am looking forward
        to the rest of your term!                Fred (Chicago, IL)

2/1     I saw the flag at a post office at half-mast this morning. What is it
        for? -clueless
        \_ someone going postal down in Goleta
        \_ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060201/ap_on_re_us/post_office_shooting

1/31    RIP Coretta Scott King.
        \_ glad she didn't have any speech which charge copyright fees.

1/27    MPAA violates copyright and perhaps the DMCA to protect "raters and
        their families":
        http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004342.php

1/27    the FURIOUS is here.  I'm about to go to sleep
        to link:tinyurl.com/b4xby
        \_ That's DER FURIOUS to you.

1/29    Can anyone recommend any agile development trainers?  We had a failed
        attempt at FDD here w/o any trainers, and are now experimenting with
        scrum.  thx.
        --sky
        \_ we just got through w/ some agile training w/ a guy named mike cohn.
           he seemed pretty good: http://mountaingoatsoftware.com
           -chiapet

1/28    http://www.ultimateshowdown.org
        --sky

1/28    Haha.  James Frey is now the top for links for the google search
        "disgraced author"
        http://www.google.com/search?q=disgraced%20author

1/27    Is there a public list of companies that are known to use Yahoo's
        SpamGuard software? Does Earthlink use it?

1/27    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11062650/site/newsweek
        MSNBC and Newsweek both write trash for uninformed liberal readers.

1/27    Go HAL!
        http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=HAL&t=2y&l=off&z=m&q=l&c=%5EDJI
        \_ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this.  I honestly
           think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think
           things over.

1/27    FURIOUS motd dude here.  I'm about to go work.  Before I
        go, I will stick these on my cell phone and get on caltrain.
        http://image50.webshots.com/50/3/97/93/543539793znzKLv_fs.jpg
        http://image60.webshots.com/160/7/43/89/528974389ICyZkq_fs.jpg
        http://image28.webshots.com/28/2/50/92/287225092IdiUkq_ph.jpg
        http://image55.webshots.com/155/1/4/39/447210439BWoArx_ph.jpg
        http://image64.webshots.com/64/8/97/85/494789785wBYPdZ_ph.jpg
        http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4346/1160/1600/260212381yJfiBq_ph.jpg
        http://image36.webshots.com/37/2/79/1/298327901ADKqoD_ph.jpg
        http://image64.webshots.com/64/1/54/11/513415411eYMaNa_ph.jpg
        http://image53.webshots.com/53/0/2/61/504400261qVtWOH_ph.jpg
        http://myspace-864.vo.llnwd.net/00057/46/86/57286864_l.jpg
        http://tinyurl.com/at2lt
        http://tinyurl.com/9zabb
        http://tinyurl.com/blk6y

1/26    http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11021093
        Gen. Hayden does not appear to understand "probable cause" is key
        feature of 4th Amendment.

1/26    Who the hell is posting the same furious political drivels?

1/26    James Frey admits he was totally full of shit.
        http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060126/en_nm/frey_dc

1/26    LA Times column completely misrepresented by Reuters!
        http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060125/us_nm/iraq_usa_media_dc

1/25    I'm looking for a complete list of zip codes, city names, and
        approx GPS coordinates in the US, free. Where can I get this?
        \_ US Census Bureau's Tiger Database.

1/25    Civilization 4 addicts.
        http://www.civanon.org/members.shtml
        See the "Click here to learn the truth about Civilization" video.

1/25    http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/25/study-finds-robot-pets-as-good-as-live-ones
        I want to buy an Aibo now. I can't wait till http://realdoll.com moves
        like an Aibo, without the noise, and with more moans.   -geek
        \_ http://cyborgasmatrix.com

1/25    Restored.  Go nuke somewhere else.  Use a .hushlogin if it bothers
        you so much.
        \_ I found it empty, so I added the nuke.  It seemed appropriate.

1/25    First!
        \_ Last!
           \_ Not anymore!
              \_ Last!
                 \_ Damn it.  I wanted last.
                    \_ NOOO!!! </E3_Vader>  I *will* be Last!

1/24    Soda Temporarily Unstable.  There may be continued downtime. =(
        -mrauser
        \_ Much of the stability issues are gone.  If you are having issues
           with quota please email root about it. -mrauser 3/8

1/24    I <3 Santorum
        http://santorumexposed.com/pages/video/stickerw.php

1/24    I masturbated 9 times yesterday, and 3 times this morning.
        I think it's a new personal record.
        \_ What do you masturbate to?
           \_ This?  link:csua.org/u/er3
              \_ I can't believe that would get you 9 "throws".
                 \_ Any better recommendations?
        \_ Do you mean you actually finished off with cum every time?  That'd
           be a record.
           \_ I sure did.  Is this the world's lamest superpower?
              \_ You're Mr. Furious... masturbater.
        \_ In College there was a guy we called Dave 22 because he claimed to
           have masturbated 22 times in one day.
        \_ That can be a good aerobic workout!
        \_ When you masturbate more than chicks can, something's wrong.
           \_ URL?  ;-)
        \_ I'm surprised that (1) this thread generated so many responses, and
           (2) hasn't been deleted yet.
           \_ You need free hands to delete this thread, and everybody's hands
              are now too busy doing ...... you know.

1/23    What's the best web stats program? analog, awstats, other?
        \_ analog's a useful tool in a larger suite of tools to produce actual
           useful reports; i like webalizer for simple small-scale stuff as
           it's already got (for instance) parallel DNS lookups builtin
           --dbushong
           \_ Thanks. -op

1/20    Who is Trevor Pering?
        \_ used to be an EECS grad student.
        \_ who wants to know?
        \_ A scholar & a gentleman, a prince among men, a handsome devil
           who combined the best of all aspects of the ideal Cal students.
           No, really.  -John

1/20    Why are there 1/19 articles on top of 1/20 ones?
        \_ Because people routinely don't mark the date of their posts
           correctly.  You haven't noticed this?
        \_ Because people are dumb?
           \_ Yes they are indeed dumb. Just look at all the dumb people
              who choose to live in the crowded city instead of a nice
              quiet big suburbian house.
              \_ "suburban".  Speaking of dumbness ......

1/19    Patriot Search.  Help the government by making your search activity
        public.
        http://blog.outer-court.com/patriot

1/18    Wait til Pamela Anderson hears about THIS:
        http://csua.org/u/eoq (boston.com)
        \_ eh?
        \_ For those who don't speak Japanese, "gohan" mean meal.
           \_ Yes,  that in article.
        \_ What does this have to do with Pamela?

1/18    Does anyone know of a good, easy-to-use online test/quiz generator?
        The only one I know of is Blackboard, which both costs and has
        too many features. I'm looking for something that makes it easy
        to create multiple choice question tests, grades it, and then
        submits the name of the student who just completed it. Thanks.
        \_ Sakai probably has something like that.
           http://www.sakaiproject.org  -tom

1/18    Yahoo is rolling out SSL for everything! Seems a bit flaky and
        inconsistent right now, but maybe they are in the process of
        converting.
        \_ .... sorry but... so?
        \_ url?

1/18    people can't read my email (using pine) has X-UNKNOWN characterset?
        \_ because?  if it has?  while under a blue moon?  during the month
           of may?  what?
        \_ Could you phrase that in the form of a complete sentence?

1/17    Does anyone have experience with Pacific or Sakura brands of range
        hoods?  Are they really much more powerful than the American brands as
        advertised on TV?  I do a lot of Chinese stir-frying, and my Nautilus
        hood is inadequate.  Thx.
        \_ I have a Thermador hood, and it sucks like a $1000 hooker on speed.
           It's been able to handle pretty much everything I've thrown at it.
           The fans have developed some nasty vibrations at lower speed (it
           hums), but at max it's rock solid.
           \_ Which model is it?  And how much did it cost?  Do you happen to
              know the CFM?  Thanks!
              \_ The hood is a H36HQS.  I think the ventilators are 600 CFM.
              \_ The hood is a H36HQS.  I think the ventilator is 600 CFM.
                 No clue on cost.
                 \_ Thx.  My Nautilus NV-D is only 160 CFM.

1/17    How can you beat demonlords in ularn/ilarn?  They keep thrashing
        me.

1/17    This is pretty cool Beavis:
         http://csua.org/u/enk
        Ok tnx.

1/16    Some people have work today, others get the day off.
        \_ Some people have the day off, others take the day off. So what?

1/16    Hi guys.  I remember having like 20 pieces of e-mail last night stored
        from Fri-Sun.  This morning, that mail disappeared, but I did receive
        my Monday e-mail.  Anyone else notice their mail disappear today?
        Maybe it was a glitch in my e-mail client or user error.

1/13    Asian girl licking glass video has been pulled from google videos.
        sad. (was: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8602543819460939080
        \_ huh?

1/13    A special message from Uncle Sam
        http://www.happytaxday.com/lma/directory.php

1/13    Hillary and Bill thank the organizer for the fraudulent $700k
        in campaign contributions.
        http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3697504752429648815&q=peter+paul

1/12    Do you know the facts about Chuck Norris?
        http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com
        \_ Aren't these just recycled Vin Diesel facts?
           \_ http://www.4q.cc/vin (server sometimes times out)
        \_ Awesome.  Chuck Norris would approve.  -John
        \_ Chuck Norris vs Bruce Lee.  Who will win?
           \_ You know there's a movie where they fight, right?
           \_ Mini-Ditka, with the Bears bus.  -John
           \_ In real life, Norris was once a student of Lee.  On screen,
              Norris was killed by Lee in Way of the Dragon.
           \_ In real life, Chuck would win because Bruce is dead.
           \_ if you strike me down i will become more powerful than
              you can possibly imagine
                \_ Like that helped him so much being a ghost and getting
                   written out until the party at the end.
                \_ I ain't worried. Your fu was pretty weak in the first place.
        \_ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris_Facts

1/12    More le parkour: http://ripe.tv/?movieID=m166
        \_ You might like to rent the movie Banlieue 13

1/11    Wow, apparently there was a bomb threat against my Santa Clara building
        this morning. But then they let everyone go in. Maybe I'll get blown up
        soon.
        \_ out of curiosity, is your bldg filled with lawyers and/or shrinks?
           \_ I think it's mostly engineers, sales, and marketing. I know one
              of the security personnel wears a terrorist hat. It's probably
              him.
              \_ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Turbanned_man.jpg ?
                 \_ Pretty much! Same age and build. But ours isn't so jovial.
        \_ which company is it?
        \_ Well, I guess since the plot to feed the engineers defective
           plans on how to build atomic bombs failed... -John

1/11    So, does anyone know what's up with Canada's child care benifits
        legislation?  I'd head the conservative are throwing around
        slogans like, "Free child care for everyone!"

1/10    Abromoff wrote and produced "RED SCORPION"

1/10    I love my Ionic Breeze. I can fart all I want and still clear
        up the air in 30 min.
        \_ open window.. 5 min.
        \_ How does Ionic Breeze clear up fart?  I thought it only removes
           solid airborne particles like dust and pollens from the air.
           \_ All odor is made up of particles.
              \_ Only in the sense that all matter is made up of particles.
                 Many smells are gasseous chemicals which will be unaffected
                 by something that only grabs particles over say 1 micron.
        \_ Even without the Ironic Breeze it will clear up in 30 min. ;)
        \_ The Ionic Breeze is a scam, it doesn't really do anything.  See
           consumer reports.
        \_ Can I come over to your place and help test it?

1/10    What a great idea.  What a shame Risen decided to disclose another
        secret project that we can't use now:
        http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10755448/site/newsweek
        \_ If it's true it's a moronic idea.  Doesn't it assume the Iranians
           are complete idiots who can't read technical diagrams and fix
           flaws? What about if they take the designs, compare it to others
           from Pakistan, North Korea, Russia, etc.  I admit I don't know
           anything about the design of nuclear weaponry but if it's anything
           like designs of other things you can often glean a lot of tricks
           and details from looking at a complete set of specifications.
           \_ Actually, this is not a new idea, and it's not moronic. If you
              pass on to the other side research that you know is both secret
              and goes to a dead end, you can make them invest time and money
              in something that you know won't work. This is an extrapolation.
              \_ Ever seen Michael Frayn's play Copenhagen?

1/9     Do cops get bonuses from writing tickets? Does the CHP get
        revenue from writing tickets?
        \_ what'd you get a ticket for? speeding? running a stop sign?
        \_ I would guess that most departments don't give bonuses.  -POC

1/9     Wait, so the gorgeous woman thread gets deleted, but the political
        crap sticks around?  Someone is a first class prude.
        \_ Gorgeous is the name of an angel with wide child bearing
           hips in the Book Of Moroni.
           \_ Someone is off their meds....
              \_ Or seriously on the wrong dosage....
              \_ Maybe they can start a religion.
        \_ Damn! I always miss the threads about ho7 aZn ch1x!
           \_ More like the thread about STDs.
        \_ What gorgeos woman?

1/8     This is just bizzard-- poisoning park trees to get a better view:
        http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060106/od_nm/trees_dc

1/6     Interviews of Freeman Dyson, John Maynard Smith, etc.
        http://www.meaningoflife.tv
        \_ thanks, some really interesting stuff. the following quote is
           pretty funny:
           "hint: unlike most physicists, he's a priest"

1/6     Watch or hear interviews of Freeman Dysan, John Maynard Smith, etc.
        http://www.meaningoflife.tv

1/6     Walmart is apparently still sorting the bugs out
        http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060106/ap_on_bi_ge/wal_mart_web_site

1/6     My torso is a size S (36" chest) but my arms are at 34" which is a
        size M.  With dress shirts I can get exactly what I need because it's
        fitted.  But with coats I'm having a hard time getting something
        that'll fit me.  I'm looking at wool/cashmere coats.  S is too short
        arm-wise but M is too big around my torso.  I'd imagine that
        expensive coats ($300-$500 range) would be fitted like shirts instead
        of coming in S, M, L, etc.  Anybody have the same problem?  What
        brand of coats come in fitted sizes?  This is formal wear so I can't
        look like a clown.  Thanks.
        \_ Go to a decent shop, get fitted and the coat tailored. It'll be
           worth it.  A good sportscoat will last years.
        \_ I'm a mixed size as well and tried Benetton and Zara. They have
           european cuts and I found stuff that fit me well.
        \_ Ernesto's tailoring, 860 Market St., 5th floor.  -John
           \_ definate cupping there.. definately..
              \_ "definite".  And "huh?"  -John

1/5     Anyone have any ins at HP, or know how I can [legally] get ahold of a
        a good plotter for REALLY cheap?  I'm specifically looking for a
        DesignJet that takes at least 42in media and is relatively new, if not
        brand new (we are sick of sinking money into used plotters).  Please
        contact me directly. - jvarga
        \_ btw, I'm calling in all those favors people were offering me a few
           months ago!  I really need to get ahold of a good plotter asap.
           Destination is a non-profit organization. - jvarga

1/5     I wonder if the discards are collectible.  Maybe a trip to Haiti is
        in order.  http://www.slate.com/id/2133753

1/4     NERF Rules of Engagement:
        http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2006/20060104h.jpg

1/4     Geez, what is it, the day after 9/11?
        http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060104/ts_nm/life_passenger_dc
        \_ I don't understand why he wasn't shot on the jetway.
        \_ Flying under the influence?  Guess I'm guilty too, then.
        \_ I don't understand why he wasn't shot on the jetway, since he was
           a clear threat.

1/4     Wow!  More than 4% gain in 2 days.  Not a bad start for 2006.
        \_ Yeah, but my NYE resolution was to lose 10 pounds, not put on 10.

1/4     It's 1/4 not 12/4.

12/3    I'm building a project that requires a lot of bright LEDs.  What's a
        good place to buy 20-30 white LEDs, running at 1.5-3V, cheap?

12/4    After monitoring motd for a very long time, I've concluded that
        the chicom troller is ecchang and the trollee is tse. Congrats.
        \_ Even assuming you're right, why would you name them?  That's
           no fun at all.  As if the rest of us either didn't already know
           or couldn't have figured it out if we cared.
           Censored for continued humor value.
        \_ You are an idiot.  There is more than one Chicom Troll!
                             - the one and only Chicom Troll.
        \_ You should monitor harder.

1/4     My kitchen sink is stainless steel and after a year's use it's
        kind of scratched up. I'm thinking about fixing it up myself using
        a high speed Dremel tool with the polisher and buffer attachments.
        Has anyone actually done this successfully?
        \_ Nope, but let me know how it goes. I am sceptical.

1/3     Here's something for our Christian friends: (video)
        http://www.lowcarbcomedy.com/html/videos/therest/passionhill.htm

1/2     Noooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        http://youtube.com/w/Booty-Shake?v=u8Obc1G6Aeg&search=booty

1/1     Any reason that spamd isn't running?

1/1     What do you guys think about McMansions? Great? Bad? No opinion?
        \_ McMansions are usually bought by [single] working people who can
           barely afford them using interest only loans. Statistics show
           that most of the McMansions are quite empty because their owners
           are too busy with work and have no time to decorate them, let
           alone enjoy them. Since McMansions are usually built far away
           from metropolitan areas, their owners also tend to drive huge
           SUVs so that they can load up stuff they need, minimizing the
           time and frequency in which they must travel between their
           McMansions and civilization (eg. Costco).  Young McMansion owners
           are usually shocked at the $500-$1000 utility costs since
           McMansions are usually located in traditionally undesirable
           areas that are over 50-100 miles from big coastal cities, thus
           have huge temperature swings. McMansion owners love their homes
           because their homes allow them to feel like millionaires without
           actually having to be one.
        \_ I think they are fine if you have a big family, an ostentatious
           display of wealth otherwise.
           \_ Why do you think "McMansions" are an ostentatious display of
              wealth and regular (larger and more expensive) mansions are not?
              \_ I don't see how the pp implies this. The question was about
                 McMansions, not mansions in general. Anyway, I think it's a
                 given that mansions are ostentatious. -!pp
        \_ Why would you care what we think?  Is this the Great Question of
           Our Time?

12/30   How can I get photos from iPhoto into Gallery 2.0? iPhotoToGallery
        doesn't work with G2. Thanks.

12/29   [commentless url vwapped]
        \_ Why?

12/30   Has anyone bought printed poster maps from M$ Terraserver?
        Are the 1:12000 glossy maps detailed enough so that you can use
        a magnifying glass to zoom in, or do they have big crappy
        pixels that you can see with your naked eyes? I'm wondering
        if I should get 1:12000 or 1:5000 maps, depending on the
        quality. Any advice? Thanks.
        \_ do NOT buy map prints. The resolution is awful. It's a total waste
           of money. They don't look like photos. They look like they're
           printed from cheapo ink jet printers.

12/29   The stupidity in this video is amazing.
        http://csua.org/u/egd
        \_ looks like its lots of fun, if its not your truck...
        \_ Looks like they found the guy who took out the fire hydrant in Chico...
           -jrleek

12/29   Seriously, do Googlers really not have any life outside of work?
        If that's the case, why would you want to work there?
        \_ get a life.  nobody cares.
           \_ I'm not the op, but I am interested in the answer.

12/28   Oh, that wacky P.J. O'Rourke wrote some wacky stuff in the '70s!
        http://www.nationallampoon.com/flashbacks/foreigners/foreigners.html
        \_ On the plus side, he was pretty much offensive to everyone. On the
           minus side, well, hell, he wrote it.

12/27   Sith Apprentice:
        http://www.atomfilms.com/af/content/sith_apprentice
        [ Sorry if this is old news ]

12/27   Interesting flash demonstration on photo retouch.
        http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=14537

12/22   For driving during the holiday season from LA to the Bay Area, when
        is usually the best time to leave?
        \_ The morning of the holiday (Christmas, Thanksgiving or NY Day).
           Seriously, it's open road then.

12/21   [Why was this here twice?]

12/20   I'm a whiner, and my post has been baleeted.

12/19   [800 line thread deleted]
        \- moved to bottom.

12/19   Do you ever hit on chicks that are with their mom or dad?
        (um, not talking about teenagers here...)
        \_ If they're not teens, they're not chicks.
        \_ You're talking about little kids?  Eww.
           \_ He's talking about birds.
                \_ Store on Main Street in HMB that sells various farming
                   sundries has a sign: "The best place in town to pick up
                   chicks"
        \_ No.  I'd hit on the moms instead.

12/19   Bend over, Bitch!  (SFW)
        http://www.larrytt.com/celebrities_playing_tt/bill_hillary_clinton.jpg

12/19   In UrbanDead, do you have to be a Zombie standing up to be
        revivied?  If you're HP goes to 0, you cant be revivied until
        your stand up, right?
        \_ right

12/17   Tin Foil Headdress:
        http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/007668.php
        \_ If some nerd shines a laser in my eye, I'll kick him in the nuts.

12/16   Stupid and stale political discussions deleted.
        \_ You are the one who is stupid and stale.  Nyeaahhhh!
        \_ Congratulations sir, you have killed all discussion whatsover
           on the motd! I salute you!

12/16   Holy crap.  After seeing the B5/LotR comparison below, I found this:
        http://www.katspace.org/fandom/b5
        \_ People really never caught this about B5?  Seriously, by the second
           season it was clear just what he was doing..

12/16   Anyone know what the performance is like for the KDE kdesktop versus
        ultraVNC or tight? I find kdesktop kind of slow to connect to from
        home and was wondering if it was worth the effort to use another VNC
        server. Thanks
        \_ In my experience, running stuff X-remotely is about the same speed
           as VNC w.r.t. UI response.  However, TightVNC is considerably faster
           at sending large bitmaps (complex webpages, etc).  That said, I
           have no clue what kdesktop is.  --dbushong

12/15   Is the current chronic low-level packet loss between UCB
        and the outside world a known issue?

12/15   I once saw an old pamplhet that was a quick guide
        to street numbering in Manhattan.  Has anyone ever
        seen something like that on the web? - danh
        \_ Do you mean this? - ciyer
                http://www.bigapplevisitorscenter.com/gakmsts.htm

12/14   Dvinsk Clan's "Le Parkour" (from a few days ago) in higher quality:
        link:tinyurl.com/d2mgo (urban.zen.praktik.ru - 41MB WMV)

12/14   anywhere there are cool christmas lights to drive by and see?
        \_ Yes.

12/14   Free Mr. Tookie!
        \_ Am I the only person who has no idea what the fuck all this Tookie
           stuff is about?
           \_ No, you're unlikely to be the only person who lives under a rock.
        \_ This, Sir, is an ex-Tookie!
        \_ Shall we launch him from a canon?
                                      \_ Was this an intentional typo?

12/13   I just watched Donnie Brasco and got to thinking after the
        scene where Donnie Brasco, still under cover, runs into
        some federal DA or attorney or something, and he beats the
        guy up to prevent the DA from recognizing him (and thus
        revealing his true identity). Does anyone know of what the
        policy is in real life, to prevent potentially serious
        predicaments like this from happening? Is no one allowed
        to acknowledge each other when not in the office?

12/13   Shark v. Octopus. Round 1 Fight!
        http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/octopus/media_players_blue/shark_hi.html
        (Needs Real Player)

12/13   Europeon's outraged over Tookie's death:
        http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10450663/from/RSS
        \_ Wow, instead of copying and pasting, you misspelled European and
           abused the apostrophe.  You rock!
           \_ No, I spelled europeon correctly.
           \_ No, I spelled it correctly: euro-peons.
              \_ Amerikkkan's celebrate!
        \_ The first Terminator never expressed any remorse for his killings
           either.

12/13   Any particular reason why /usr/man does not exist ?
        \_ looks like all the docs and stuff go in /usr/share, including man

12/13   I just wanted to say that kchang's villain tagger is cool and was
        already responsible for one of the more entertaining paranoid
        discussions on soda.
        \_ what the hell are you talking about?
           \_ kchang has a motd archiver.  He has a feature that attempts to
              track changes by user, it is semi-accurate.  He modified it to
              substitute villains for the user names.  Some people took it
              personally and hilarity ensued.

12/13   This is cool.
        http://framboise781.free.fr/paris

12/10   So linxu, how are you planning to relate to the allumni?
        \_ There's always motd.

12/10   RIP Richard Pryor:
        http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/13378508.htm

12/9    Prince of Russia:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=515642196227308929&q=russian+climbing&pr=goog-sl
        \_ That is just fucking awesome.  Thanks.  -John
           \_ Parkour also shown in the movie "Banlieue 13".

12/9    In Google Groups, is there a way to put a footer in the emails?

12/9    Innocent Israeli civilians are...
        http://www.coxandforkum.com/archives/05.12.08.FailingGrade-X.gif

12/8    Where can I find the controversial SFPD video? -ausman
        \_ http://cbs5.com/video/?id=%209130@kpix.dayport.com
           \_ Thanks for the four clips on the http://cbs.com website.
              Is the whole thing available anywhere?

12/7    How do I add pictures to http://maps.a9.com?
        \_ I think you need to work there.

12/7    Looking for a general, nicely written consumer complaint letter
        to the corporate offices of companies so that I can report on
        employees who are really rude to customers. I'm tired of writing
        letters to Frys, Savon, and others.  What is a good complaint
        letter generater? Thanks.
        \_ http://www.pakin.org/complaint
           \- dont you think this would benefit by NOT being "general"
              but specific. also this needs to be what ... 4-5 sentences
              long at most? it doesnt appear from your inquiry you lack
              english fluency. just out of curiosity, what is you goal in
              writing these letters ... catharsis, or some kind of reply,
              punishment or compensation? Most of those would seem to be
              better served by a non-generic letter.
              \_ English is hard.
           \_ It's not a good complaint letter generator :(
        \_ Mr. I Abelman, Mongoloid, Esq.: We have received via
           post your absurd comments about our trousers...
           \_ I'm pretty sure if Ignatius had a csua account we would
              have heard from him already, though i'm quite glad to be
              hearing from him now.

12/7    http://maps.a9.com/?mapMode=m&mapBvr=&ypLoc=94720&mapFrom=&mapTo=
        Drag the magnifying glass somewhere on the map, then mouseover and
        click on the images on the right side to see medium-res photos of Cal.
        Have phun.  I did this for my neighborhood in SoCal, and those photos
        are ~ 2 years old.

12/7    http://maps.a9.com/?mapMode=m&mapBvr=&ypLoc=94720&mapFrom=&mapTo=
        Click somewhere on the map, then on a picture on the right side
        to see medium-res photos of Cal.  Have phun.  I believe there is
        nothing which indicates which direction they took the photos.

12/7    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4462791062611472906
        German music video of "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

12/7    http://www.livejournal.com/users/greentroll - zartan
        \_ Neat pictures. Any way to find out what fuck he's written for the
        \_ Neat pictures. Any way to find out what he's written for the
           few of us who can't read Russian?
           \_ All I know is he's Russian and lives in Korea.

12/6    Click on "Watch The TV Ad" on the bottom left corner:
        http://www.honda.co.uk/impossibledream/window.html
        - direct: http://84.40.3.165
        \_ Is that guy anyone I should recognize?
        Also a different commercial on diesels, click on "See the Film":
        http://www.honda.co.uk/change
        - direct: http://www.btaa.co.uk/winners2005/movs/HondaDiesel_Grr.mov
        \_ the honda.co.uk website is cool. lots of bells and whistles.