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[challenge entry] I wish

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(I helped save b3ta! manwithunderpantsonhead older than a Time Lord, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:18, archived)
# haha
took me a while

woo!
(I helped save b3ta! Devil Duck: ( ' )< and his cunning stunts, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:19, archived)
# actually, that URL doesn't work any more
but woo anyway
(I helped save b3ta! giant_squid, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:21, archived)
#


/didn't fall for it
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:23, archived)
# oh well, it was worth a try
(I helped save b3ta! giant_squid, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:26, archived)
# how the fuck have i never seen that before?
fucking sick

what a shot though!
(I helped save b3ta! northernwifeb3ta is going to Dubai in December :D for "work", Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:29, archived)
# HELLO NEIL GAIMAN
(I helped save b3ta! Grampa, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:21, archived)
# ok, this has inspired me to ask:
What does everyone have on their bookmarks toolbar?

(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:21, archived)
# nothing
it`s a waste of screen space

(I set my history to expire after about a year)
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:23, archived)
# bah.
It's a waste of screen if you run at 800x600.

Run at 1600x1200 or higher and all of a sudden your browser has full buttons _and_ is never maximised.
(I helped save b3ta! Grampa, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:27, archived)
# but can you actually make anything out at that resolution?
(I helped save b3ta! Mousing, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:28, archived)
# Yeah.
But I don't suggest anything smaller than a 19" monitor.
(I helped save b3ta! Grampa, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:29, archived)
# you can, but you need a big monitor
I`ve a 17" TFT and it only goes up to 1280x1024, and my laptop only does 1024x768

plus I have the web developer tool bar on Firestoat, which I think is infinitely more useful than bookmarks for the 6 sites I always go to
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:29, archived)
# Thanks to your suggestions
I now have Ubuntu up and running with Apache, and MySQL servers... Just a little more fettling to do and i'll be joining that rarified group of home website serving types!
(Cheredenine - Git orf moi laaaaand..., Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:35, archived)
# brilliant
ubuntu is all teh nice

just remember that b3ta will trash your upload if you`re hosting files at home, so keep `em as small as possible!
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:37, archived)
# Heh...
Its worth a try, though - i've not exactly been prolific recently, so i doubt there will be too much traffic.

Ubuntu does seem a hell of a lot more user-friendly than SuSE which i tried initially.. Not least because of the great forum and unofficial guide..
(Cheredenine - Git orf moi laaaaand..., Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:40, archived)
# aye I used SUSE for years
but it`s not updated often enough, and I found that the security updates always crashed samba (something to do with their YAST tool, because the updates hardly ever concerned samba) to the point of the machine having to be rebooted

new install has been up for 16 days.. so far so good :)
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:45, archived)
# Trying to install nVidia drivers on Ubuntu
gave me an amusing white flashing screen problem requiring a hasty reinstall... But given its no games machine i'm happy enough to leave them off. SuSE just seemed to want to break my monitor by running it at as high a refresh rate as possible.

Any tips or handy web-links about making the machine secure? I have a handy router that can be set to forward port 80 traffic only specifically to the PC in question...
(Cheredenine - Git orf moi laaaaand..., Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:52, archived)
# ermm the nvidia.. *thinks*
from what I remember you need to apt-get nvidia-[something]; you then run the nvida-config tool or whatever it`s called, and it`ll generate all your X11 configs automatically - it`s devilishly simple

definitely use the router to keep naughty traffic out, maybe keep an X11 session running over VNC with synaptic, so you can connect every evening and check for any updates (also subscribe to their security mailing list - very low volume of e-mails) and then have a look at maybe bastille for locking stuff down, and possibly chkrootkit in a cron job to check for other nasties
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:58, archived)
# Cheers guys...
I'll check all that out. Happy bedtime reading!

The nvidia thing *shrugs* from what i read apt-get nvidia-whatever is the long and short of it; just didn't seem to like my set-up/card/face. Not really bothered - runs at 1280x1024 with just what ever standard drivers are part of the distro. Good enough for me.
(Cheredenine - Git orf moi laaaaand..., Mon 27 Jun 2005, 17:06, archived)
#
linuxhelp.net/guides/

Look under "Security Related".
(I helped save b3ta! Grampa, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 17:01, archived)
# I concurrantly concur.
However I prefer Slackware... Not tried the PPC port of it, not sure if it's worth replacing OS X with Linux cos I loves teh OS X so much...
(I helped save b3ta! Zykatious Is all like WWOOOAAAHHHH, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 17:15, archived)
# i have both on and still have plenty of space
you big gay
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:37, archived)
# oooooo...
what are the other 4 sites? B3TA, Tubgirl, and...?
(I helped save b3ta! charlie brown doesn't have a dog but still enjoys shitbagging, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:37, archived)
# err b3ta, The Register, my router, BBC news, my web site development stuff, and my work e-mail
no tubgirl ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:42, archived)
# yes
i like your website, I quite often check out the BBC, and the other stuff is worth having, but I just find your work emails really boring. Once you've read 1, you've read them all

/i'm going for a lie down now
(I helped save b3ta! charlie brown doesn't have a dog but still enjoys shitbagging, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:50, archived)
# aye.. lots of 500K internal announcements - Word documents written in comic sans with a 450K .bmp of the company logo


.. muppets!
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:51, archived)
# Hahahaha
sounds just like this place
'Oh no my emails broken...'
'No. You've opened Excel again haven't you?'
(I helped save b3ta! charlie brown doesn't have a dog but still enjoys shitbagging, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 17:03, archived)
# I have a Athens tool bar
for when i need to access higher education search type places. Its 'sic'. as they say in the 'hood'
(I helped save b3ta! MrA, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:39, archived)
# Pah.
I keep my linkies in the otherwise completely wasted space to the right of the "File Edit....Help" bar.
(I helped save b3ta! Fronds are waving gently on, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:29, archived)
# your site
maybe
(I helped save b3ta! Mousing, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:24, archived)
# :S
www.ImageShack.us" /


edit: had to delete the hun - gf got mad for some reason
just added some more after this like imageshack etc :(
(I helped save b3ta! northernwifeb3ta is going to Dubai in December :D for "work", Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:25, archived)
# this°)
www.dejenerate.net/ruxpin/pub/goatse/
edit/NSFW
(I helped save b3ta! olivier8 (euroloon), Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:31, archived)
# NOOoooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
why did i click THREE times??!!!

/books another appointment at hypnotist to erase memories
(I helped save b3ta! northernwifeb3ta is going to Dubai in December :D for "work", Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:35, archived)
# this is the most complete goatse pic folder
mindbleach?
edit / 3 times? ...PERV!
(I helped save b3ta! olivier8 (euroloon), Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:41, archived)
# I have
Imageshack,
my own site,
Madness Temple,
BBC News,
Google Image search,
Audioscrobbler,
Photobucket,
Hotmail,
Google,
The Simian,
and board stats
(I helped save b3ta! abandonnship, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 17:15, archived)
# nice idea
(Pope Benedict XVI, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 16:22, archived)