Rolando Shieh poses this question: “I convinced my mother to upgrade her system to Linux. Unfortunately, I’ve had trouble setting her up with a good IRC client. Any thoughts? Which is the best choice for a newbie?” Now this is a doozy!
Radical Fundamentalism: Critical Issues Facing The 21st Century Citizen
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It's that time again for everyone's favorite Slashdot feature. Several people sent linkage to an article in Wired News about Micron Technology Ate My Balls. Now I've seen it all. Kelly Bryant forwarded us a link to an RFC document entitled "Water-over-IP". When will the insanity end? Mathew Hudgens pointed out that ESR has updated the Jargon File to version 4.3.3. It includes new definitions for falouk, struphyl, and flackesu. jmcquarrie has launched a new news site site called penguingeek.com. Several people sent linkage to Web-controlled microwave oven. And you thought things couldn't possibly get any worse. We've received word that version 0.1.14 of Kiefer is out. Whatever the heck that is. caitlin.willcut told us about oven-roasted pizza. For something truly wierd, rmermann pointed out a new site called technounix.net to help beginners. Lionel Lopez forwarded us a link to yet another place you don't want to see a BSOD.