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Comment Farewell (Score 1) 1521

by Ryosen on Thursday August 25, 2011 @07:13PM (#37213520) Attached to: Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot

I haven't been here in ages but it's always been a comfort to know that Slashdot is still alive and well. You've done a great job, Rob, and you'll certainly be missed.

I can't wait to see what you come up with next.

- Ryosen

The Final Release of Apache HTTP Server 1.3 104

Posted by timothy on Wednesday February 03, 2010 @05:30PM from the people-of-earth-you're-on-your-own dept.

Kyle Hamilton writes "The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are pleased to announce the release of version 1.3.42 of the Apache HTTP Server ('Apache'). This release is intended as the final release of version 1.3 of the Apache HTTP Server, which has reached end of life status There will be no more full releases of Apache HTTP Server 1.3. However, critical security updates may be made available."

How We Used To Vote 517

Posted by kdawson on Sunday November 02, 2008 @04:23PM from the viva-voce dept.

Mr. Slippery writes "Think hanging chads, illegal purges of the voter rolls, and insecure voting machines are bad? The New Yorker looks back at how we used to vote back in the good old days: 'A man carrying a musket rushed at him. Another threw a brick, knocking him off his feet. George Kyle picked himself up and ran. He never did cast his vote. Nor did his brother, who died of his wounds. The Democratic candidate for Congress, William Harrison, lost to the American Party's Henry Winter Davis. Three months later, when the House of Representatives convened hearings into the election, whose result Harrison contested, Davis's victory was upheld on the ground that any "man of ordinary courage" could have made his way to the polls.' Now I feel like a wuss for complaining about the lack of a voter-verified paper trail." The article notes the American penchant for trying to fix voting problems with technology — starting just after the Revolution. This country didn't use secret ballots, an idea imported from Australia, until quite late in the 19th century.

Comment Re:Scary (Score 2, Insightful) 654

by Ryosen on Friday May 16, 2008 @01:21PM (#23436322) Attached to: Woman Indicted In MySpace Suicide Case

Was it a crime?

Let's see.. she committed fraud (impersonating another person, in this case, a minor), harassment, conspiracy to cause harm (this was pre-meditated), willful intent to cause duress (she created the account to get back at the girl for having a falling out with her own daughter), all of which led to involuntary manslaughter (she purposely engaged in activities that, whether intentional or not, directly led to the child committing suicide).

What I find to be truly disturbing is that the state of Missouri couldn't come up with anything better to charge her with than failure to follow MySpace's terms and services.

Comment Spot on! (Score 1) 221

by rudiger3d on Friday October 12, 2007 @02:30PM (#20957873) Attached to: Rob Malda Answers Your Questions

The year of Linux is long passed. Linux will have a strong position on the server for a long time, but as GNOME and KDE bickered with each other, Apple came along and gave the world a great desktop UNIX.

After I started studying CS in 2000 and having never tried Linux/Unix I toyed around with Desktop Linux for a couple of years. I tried 8-10 different distros, even paid for Xandros 2.0 (this was before Ubuntu was all the rage). And for while I was kinda satisfied.

Then my friend tried a Cube for a couple of months and wholeheartedly recommended OS X, people started raving about OS X on slashdot, and in 2004 I bought a PowerBook on which I am writing this... and I never looked back.

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