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Ever been Trolled in LEGO? Read this (URL) you can say you have. DaveG (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I can handle "dub-dub-dub", but that one's just bad. :) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Bad Choices
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Hehe. Once I was speaking to someone about a URL, and instead of saying "double-you double-you double-you" or "triple dub" she said "wuh-wuh-wuh." ~Mark (...) around (...) "web" to (...) on "web" (...) dot org (...) double-yoo (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: HTML 4.0
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(...) I try to with anything new I create. (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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does anyone here make sure their webpages are HTML 4.0 compliant (lugnet isn't, btw ;) )? is it worth the time/effort? using style sheets sounds like a really neat idea, but it isn't fun converting a lot of poorly created sites. my new employer has (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Bad Choices
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(...) People here at Boston University say "edjoo". And the domain has been around since 1986, so it's likely they know. :) It's so much less work to say. And look at usenet: no one calls the comp hierarchy the see oh em pee hierarchy, for example. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Good, good, I'm not alone :-0 And Todd says U-R-L too! hehe... that makes the difference. ;-) FTR, I say e-d-u!! -Shiri (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) ick! URL, no way, u-r-l :) I say both "scsi" and S-C-S-I... the one that gets to me is "edu" (ed-you) instead of e-d-u :) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) AFAIK, U-R-L ("Yoo Arr Ell") is the right way -- but people sometimes say "url" (like "duke of url" ;-) if they want to be cutesey or funny. I've never heard anyone say "url" unless they were ready to duck. :-) --Todd (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) BTW... after talking to some people on the phone yesterday, I realized that I might be saying URL the wrong way... I say it U-R-L but some people say "url" (rhymes with girl)... Or do they? :-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: I need help with my model for kidvention
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Still, I do need some help, because even if povray worked then I still wouldnt know how to use it, someone please help. (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Sounds to me like you may want to reinstall whatever OS you are currently running. Or you may try to use a more stable OS, if available. (FU: off-topic.geek) Fredrik (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Grrr... another virus
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Shiri, I think you can change the Outlook settings so that attachments are NOT automatically previewed or opened. Paul Sinasohn LUGENT #115 (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Are you sure? I could have sworn they say you can put your own scripts up. I'll have to check this out. I havent come up with a need for cgi yet but have been fidiling around with cgi's but havent done any yet. I am quite happy with tripod (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: VT100 over the web
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(...) I have a few thoughts about this. If the telnet / VT100 throughput has a well- defined format, then such a gateway could use expect (or something like it) and serve HTML forms instead of relying upon the user to enter keystrokes. A side (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Superuser.net in VA is pretty good. I'm working on a project here with good results. $10 a month will get you 100MB of space, unlimited transfers, shell and ftp access, cgi, ssi, anon ftp, sql, etc... There's also no setup fee. (URL) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: VT100 over the web
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(...) I assume that this would be specific to the program they're using, not a generic telnet<->http.... (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Grrr... another virus
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(...) Ahhh, true. That's what my mom uses, and it does open attachments automatically... so I guess that's it. -Shiri Spamcake... hrmph. (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Grrr... another virus
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(...) Not necessarily, using MS Outlook. In some configurations, it seems to open attachments automagically. Considering that these newer virii are Visual Basic scripts, this doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Didn't Bill Gates argue to the judge (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Grrr... another virus
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(...) I think so, but I can't be sure - like I said, it wasn't sent to me, but to my mom. I just found out the consequences. -Shiri (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Grrr... another virus
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(...) LOL! Awesome, Steve! That's going into my scrapbook next to the Gullibility Virus! :-, (URL) for good measure, the real "killer": (URL) - jsproat (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Grrr... another virus
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(...) My favorite virus is the Honor virus. I don't know if it's new or not. It consists of a plain text e-mail message, no attachments or hidden html code or anything. The body of the virus-message goes something like: "The message you are (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: VT100 over the web
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(...) Hmmm. I wonder (strictly for the sake of wondering) is it illegal to use the entire Mindterm package in the U.S., or just the bits that use the RSA algorithm? i.e., if a USian uses just the VT320 stuff and not the ssh stuff, is it legal? What (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Numlock in KDE / Gnome?
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(...) Doesn't work in X. setleds is for virtual terminals. (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Grrr... another virus
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(...) Just from opening it? Don't you have to click on the attachment? (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: VT100 over the web
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(...) This may turn out to be a non issue for this client. I need to follow up on Sproat's pointers to other Java solutions but the Mindterm suggestion (which both Matt and Sproat made, independently, I believe) is an excellent one and I appreciate (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Numlock in KDE / Gnome?
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(...) missed the first message about this, but 'setleds' seems like it would do the trick. try adding '/usr/bin/setleds -D +num' to your x startup script. or am i .. missing a deeper question that was in the original message? :) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Grrr... another virus
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(...) That's a varient on this one: (Life Stages) (URL) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | RE: Grrr... another virus
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Actually, there's one with a .shs extension going around now, too. This is possibly the one you got. We got a warning about it here at work a couple of days ago. If you want any mor info on it, let me know. Benjamin Whytcross (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Grrr... another virus
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Hey, Personally I hate getting the warnings as much as the viruses... BUT... My mom got an email laballed "Fwd: JOKE". When she opened it, it replaced the content of all our .jpg, .wav, .mp3 and other files with some VBS c**p. Lucky for us, almost (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | RSA patents (Was: VT100 over the web)
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(...) Now, does anyone honestly believe that RSA will just let benefits from the patent just lapse? It's their #1 ticket, the cream of their crop, their reason for being. I'm sure there's something lurking within the DMCA (1) that would allow them (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Numlock in KDE / Gnome?
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(...) I have trouble believing this, but as far as I can tell (and I asked several people who know more than I) there is no good way, short of patching the code. Apparently, the numlock key acts as a modifier in X, and it might somehow confuse some (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Numlock in KDE / Gnome?
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Hey all, While we're injecting more life into .geek, can anyone tell me how I can force numlock on when I start my X session? I'm (currently) using KDE v1.x, but I'd rather it be a generic X solution... Thanks, - jsproat (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: VT100 over the web
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(...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: VT100 over the web
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(...) Whoa. A google search on "java telnet" and "java vt100" turns up a bunch of matches. I also checked Sourceforge and JARS. Some highlights: "Java Telnet Application/Applet v2.0" -- (URL) Application & Applet v0.9b" (pages are in Korean, I (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: VT100 over the web
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(...) September 20, 2000. (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yeah, when is that? Not too far off, if I remember correctly. No help for today, however. :-P Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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