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(...) Huh. I guess things change in five years. :) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"Matthew Miller" <mattdm@mattdm.org> wrote in message news:slrna9hens.8v9.....bu.edu... (...) a (...) Maybe (...) Finally got around to checking out DNews and it works, but the smallest license for 1 user is $95. I was hoping for something free as (...) (22 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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i've figured it out, ignore that last post. "Aatish Bhatia" <aatish@mac.com> wrote in message news:GwAw7t.Jyw@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 19-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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does anyone know how to program and arbid no. of nested loops in c++. the program would take in value of n, then go through n NESTED for loops. It's a lot more challenging than it sounds and I was wondering if anyone could help me out as i'm stuck. (...) (22 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yeah, but if it infects other people, it'll still send out messages in your name. (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Unfortunately, if the virus is W32.klez, there's nothing you can do, because it's likely not *your* computer infected. It not only sends messages to random people, but forges a random from header -- very evil stuff. I've been getting a message (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The cluster is really nice stuff -- rackmount 1U dual piii3s, and all sorts of fancy management stuff so you can control them all from the head node. There's really cool free software called xCAT which controls it all -- see (URL). You set up (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Thanks, I will give it a try after Episode II after work. <g> Don't worry, I figure I will have more questions later. :) Jude (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) should be pretty simple... lets say your windows is installed on the first partition on your first IDE harddrive (hda1)... so what you need to do is this (as root): mkdir /mnt/windows mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows -o uid=<your (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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OK, I understand I have to wrap my head around a different approach to drive and directory structure. But how do I mount a Windows FAT16 partition so I can access it in KDE or Gnome (or even better FAT32). Basically, I want to be able to get to my (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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One of my friends pointed me to OE-QuoteFix ((URL) which reformats messages displayed in OE to fix line wrapping in quoting that OE is particularly bad at. By default the reformat isn't turned on, you have to enable it, but it also colours each (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I reckon that if this is true, it would greatly depend on the type of wood that the cutting board is made of, the age of the board (e.g. a new board would have a greater amount of tannins and other allelopathic(1) compounds), what type of (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"Clark Stephens" <clarkcorner@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Gvq2LD.64t@lugnet.com... (...) use (...) about (...) info (...) current (...) emails. (...) Shame that, waste of time sending it to me or anyone else with accounts on my server as I (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) showoff :) hand me over an alpha, and I'll be glad to use it :) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well, it is an ix86 CPU I presume. :-) Much more fun on a completely different architechture. Jacob (writing from an Alpha machine) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yes, me too. TJ (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Yep, same here. I've been getting about 3-4 a day to my LEGO email address, they're pretty easy to spot so I haven't had any infections from them....yet. jt (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yep, I got back into work today to find that I had apparently sent emails containing it to Tony Kilaras, Larry P and Scott S (which is very strange as I don't think I've ever emailed Scott). I've told my helpdesk and await an answer. Sorry to (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I don't think I've seen this one yet - though I've been getting more and more of a different kind (I think) - one with a random subject, and some sort of .exe attachment launched by an iframe... of course, waste of CPU for them to try to (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hello, I've been recieving several large emails (117K to 125K) at an account I use for just Lego communications. Most appear to be from people I've emailed about Lego. My research shows a recent virus worm is gaining ground. Here's the info on (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yes, but plastic ones can be run through the dishwasher. Wooden ones don't last long if you try that ... --Bill. (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Thanks! (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well, it sounds reasonable. And I've used both plastic and wooden cutting boards, from which I chose the latter. Pedro (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Can't put it better than Abe Simpson: "Yes I said the metric system is the devil. My car gets 40 rods to the hog's head, and that's the way I likes it." :-) -Chris (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The one I read not too long ago wasn't that they were killed by the wood, but that when they got in there, it was just under the surface of the wood. On the plastic boards they live on the surface so it's easier for them to get into your food. (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Oh brother. Anti-american might be a bit strong, but a surprised reaction isn't unexpected. If someone asked you how tall you are and you said "I'm 1.6 ells," you'd get a weird look, too. Dave! (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) So, how long before you have the FBI on your doorstep? ;-) Fredrik (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I've heard the samme comment myself. I think it sounds plausible, but I can't say for sure... Fredrik (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I remember reading something in one of my dad's (surely totally unbiased) woodworking magazines a while ago about how wooden cutting boards are actually better than plastic ones -- the plastic boards get little cuts all over where the bacteria (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) yah, I use it when I'm forced to boot to windows. I think you can get it at www.trillian.cc, and it is pretty cool. I saw it mentioned today on a lame CNN report... Having a talk about IMs without mentioning ICQ is just wrong. I do understand (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I saw on FoxNews today a type of istant messaging program called Trillion? (sp) Anyone heard of this, or did I get the name wrong? It supposadly combines all MSN, Yahoo, and AOL into one program Thanks, --Kai (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Allegedly. But I never got food-poisoned, so it sounds void to me... It's a bit dumb as a rule. Some years ago they also forbid stomping grapes to make wine (as done since time immemorial), for the same reason. If they keep this path, noone (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Is this because of bacteria? Do they still sell them within the EU? -c (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Oh, I see - we used to have the "Légua", which ranged from 5 to 25 km. (...) We use that - you don't? I thought the EU had a directive about it (they do about *everything* else.. ;-) Pedro (who illegally used a wooden spoon to cook dinner (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Absolutely. They didn't even bother to translate "Frequent flier", since they assume most portuguese frequent passengers are familiar with the english language. And they are not wrong... :-) (A quick note: noone here actually says "milhagem", (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ah, well, in that case, we usually say that a car has gone 45'000, say, to indicate that it has 45'000 km on the speedometer. Fredrik (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) No. You can get much better operating systems for free. (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The install, assuming all the hardware plays nice together, should be fairly painless-- Win98 understands hard disks up to at least 100 gig with no problem as long as the hardware underneath does. On the other hand, migrating software to the (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It is probably a non-official measure, then. It is common in the Scandinavian countries. Personally, I think that litres of petrol consumption per 10 km is a bad measure, as it always amounts to point something with modern cars. It would have (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) In Aus, a common way to say it is "my car has 83000 Ks[1] on it". Officially, engine economy is measured in litres per 100km. Because that's way too long to say, most people don't bother trying - it generally only comes up when you're buying a (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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