#infoAnarchy Chump Archives for 2004, 2005

http://www.lebowskifest.com/
posted by ^matthew at 2005-09-30 19:09

Find the Brownie
posted by seti at 2005-09-30 18:12

seti: Explanation and rules

sledgehammer operated keyboard
posted by ^matthew at 2005-09-30 17:42

http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_272162645.html
posted by uid0 at 2005-09-30 14:15

^matthew: What is the transit systems' benefit in this move? What are they hoping to gain, or forestall losing?
uid0: they claim it's because they're worried the maps might be out of date. OH NOES
uid0: mta claims they are not "big government going after the little guy"
^matthew: This sounds like big government going after the little guy to me.
uid0: WELL IT'S NOT OK. They said so. They just didn't back it up.
b0at: It's obviously little government going after a dime.
uid0: 5000 dimes.
uid0: http://www.onnyturf.com/subwaymap.php
uid0: TAKE THAT ASSHATS

XP talks to M$ during installation, version 1
posted by simmo at 2005-09-30 10:56

simmo: version 2
simmo: more about this, from licenturion
simmo: MSOffice monitors
simmo: MSOffice monitors
simmo: yes, it's just as I suspected (after a while of gnashing and hair tugging) ... my XP unattended install stops dead if I put a valid proxy in the config.
simmo: but happily succeeded when I had a typo
simmo: more tracking they use rot13 and the keys come out with predictable names, like HRZR_EHACVQY, more ... Microsoft's "explantion" .. I too thought it was a rootkit virus trojan
simmo: beware of bearded microsofties saying HRZR EHACVQY
simmo: HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY HRZR EHACVQY
fridge: MICR OSOFTIS LAME
simmo: ???
simmo: XP, understand this. You will install.
simmo: now my z-order is reversed on my other machine .. wtf? I've never had this happen before
simmo: focused window is at back... :\
simmo: maybe I typed HRZR EHACVQY too many times ... :?
simmo: Hmm .. that fixed it.
simmo: now i am getting a bit alarmed
simmo: This strange valid-IE-proxy-in-winnt.sif-causes-hang problem is despite having AutomaticUpdates = 0

Unattended installs for Windows 2000 made seemingly easy
posted by simmo at 2005-09-30 08:06

simmo: No, it's not that simple.
simmo: I am starting to have nightmares, about a world where people use a linux bootdisk and apt-get their modularised windows installation.
simmo: only that doesn't work either. I tried it.

$100 Laptop from the geeks @ MIT
posted by kp at 2005-09-30 07:41

simmo: this better run on lisp
fridge: Finally, poverty stricken children around the world will experience the joys of solitaire!

Reuters confused over P2P vs PSP
posted by burtonator at 2005-09-30 06:58

The Shining - A feel good happy movie
posted by burtonator at 2005-09-30 03:02

burtonator: Which is basically the recipe every hollywood movie uses to seem cool
simmo: Man! I can't wait for the ssequel, Mmm..Alice I think it's called, something about apple pie

Pardons issued by GWB
posted by aminorex at 2005-09-30 00:58

simmo: GWB .. that's that new date-rape drug?