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Well, it's not impossible--extremely improbable,... 11,456 Views / 166 Replies  
Well, it's not impossible--extremely improbable, but not impossible. MD5 outputs a 128-bit (16 byte) checksum, so to do a "birthday attack", the run time would be no longer than C*3.403x10^38, where...
Posted by Scrod, on Aug 5, 2002 at 12:37 AM, in macOS
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 690 Views / 24 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by TNproud2b:
<strong>Simply...
Posted by Scrod, on Jul 21, 2002 at 04:21 AM, in MacNN Lounge
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 699 Views / 23 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by macmike42:
<strong>
I...
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 16, 2002 at 02:48 AM, in macOS
Yes, it's a good idea, but I'd only trust it if... 428 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, it's a good idea, but I'd only trust it if the encryption was implemented solely by the clients, completely independent from AOL. There's absolutely no reason to believe that their algorithm...
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 11, 2002 at 10:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yes, it's a good idea, but I'd only trust it if... 393 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, it's a good idea, but I'd only trust it if the encryption was implemented solely by the clients, completely independent from AOL. There's absolutely no reason to believe that their algorithm...
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 11, 2002 at 10:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yes, it's a good idea, but I'd only trust it if... 396 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, it's a good idea, but I'd only trust it if the encryption was implemented solely by the clients, completely independent from AOL. There's absolutely no reason to believe that their algorithm...
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 11, 2002 at 10:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yes, it's a good idea, but I'd only trust it if... 443 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, it's a good idea, but I'd only trust it if the encryption was implemented solely by the clients, completely independent from AOL. There's absolutely no reason to believe that their algorithm...
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 11, 2002 at 10:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yes, it's a good idea, but I'd only trust it if... 408 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, it's a good idea, but I'd only trust it if the encryption was implemented solely by the clients, completely independent from AOL. There's absolutely no reason to believe that their algorithm...
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 11, 2002 at 10:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Ew, ew, flush it down the toilet! 441 Views / 8 Replies  
Ew, ew, flush it down the toilet!
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 9, 2002 at 08:00 PM, in macOS
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by KellyHogan:
<strong>This...
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 9, 2002 at 06:30 AM, in macOS
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 525 Views / 5 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by nibeck:
<strong>As do...
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 5, 2002 at 03:49 AM, in macOS
It might be that either 1) your ColorSync profile... 434 Views / 4 Replies  
It might be that either 1) your ColorSync profile changed, 2) your screen depth changed, or 3) you're using an LCD and recently underwent whiplash.
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 5, 2002 at 03:44 AM, in macOS
Man, just the mention of SCSI makes me so mad. ... 437 Views / 12 Replies  
Man, just the mention of SCSI makes me so mad. Darn you, Apple, why don't you fully support my SCSI dishwasher?!?
<img src="http://server30.hypermart.net/scrod/ohno.gif" alt=" - " />
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 2, 2002 at 01:28 PM, in macOS
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by KellyHogan:
<strong>...
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 2, 2002 at 04:11 AM, in macOS
No, the truth about OS 9 is not "finally" coming... 763 Views / 39 Replies  
No, the truth about OS 9 is not "finally" coming out. It came out over a year ago, when OS X was first introduced. You're just behind.
Posted by Scrod, on Jun 2, 2002 at 03:13 AM, in macOS
iRebound is going to say "Sorry I had to run fsck... 464 Views / 16 Replies  
iRebound is going to say "Sorry I had to run fsck on my..."

Bwahaha. I love reading the things people say as they type them.

Edit: darn! he beat me to it

<small>[ 05-30-2002, 04:17 PM:...
Posted by Scrod, on May 30, 2002 at 04:16 PM, in macOS
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by nonhuman:
<strong>I can't...
Posted by Scrod, on May 28, 2002 at 12:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 1,865 Views / 165 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by undotwa:
Look, I've got...
Posted by Scrod, on May 28, 2002 at 12:24 AM, in MacNN Lounge
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 510 Views / 18 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by sniffer:
(Just look at...
Posted by Scrod, on May 27, 2002 at 05:42 AM, in macOS
Did you install the HP DeskJet 1.3 drivers? They... 481 Views / 3 Replies  
Did you install the HP DeskJet 1.3 drivers? They improve speed a lot.
Posted by Scrod, on May 27, 2002 at 05:20 AM, in macOS
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by sniffer:
and it does seem...
Posted by Scrod, on May 27, 2002 at 05:09 AM, in macOS
KDX is fast because it was written using... 510 Views / 18 Replies  
KDX is fast because it was written using completely custom interface APIs. As you've noticed, it's completely non-standard; the scrollbars, windows, buttons, menus--EVERYTHING--is completely...
Posted by Scrod, on May 25, 2002 at 04:37 PM, in macOS
You mean region 2, I assume. As with all DVD... 615 Views / 9 Replies  
You mean region 2, I assume. As with all DVD players, you can change regions up to 5 times before it gets locked into a single region. There are also firmware and software cracks that you can...
Posted by Scrod, on May 24, 2002 at 12:47 AM, in Applications
Zap the PRAM: Hold down command-option P and R... 466 Views / 6 Replies  
Zap the PRAM:
Hold down command-option P and R as the computer boots. Wait until you hear the chime at least three times.

Rebuild the desktop:
Hold down command and option before the desktop...
Posted by Scrod, on May 23, 2002 at 01:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
That's quite a feat, considering that 1) OS 8.5... 651 Views / 31 Replies  
That's quite a feat, considering that 1) OS 8.5 will only run on PPC machines and 2) there are no PPC emulators. I'll assume that you aren't intentionally lying and are merely very confused.
Posted by Scrod, on May 21, 2002 at 08:03 PM, in macOS
That's MAC address, not Mac address. MAC is an... 531 Views / 6 Replies  
That's MAC address, not Mac address. MAC is an acronym (Media Access Control). Mac is short for Macintosh.
Posted by Scrod, on May 20, 2002 at 04:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks
here's a suggestion... 509 Views / 5 Replies  
here's a suggestion (http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=14641&db=mac)
Posted by Scrod, on May 15, 2002 at 08:42 PM, in macOS
Funny, my computer's not "moody" at all. Maybe... 680 Views / 20 Replies  
Funny, my computer's not "moody" at all. Maybe you need to use a few more Macs before you arrive through induction that every Mac behaves the same way. OS X is very consistent on my PowerBook G3...
Posted by Scrod, on May 15, 2002 at 12:05 AM, in Mac Desktops
Really? So you think you could actually use... 610 Views / 8 Replies  
Really? So you think you could actually use Windows XP productively? If so, go right ahead, but don't say I didn't warn you.
Posted by Scrod, on May 14, 2002 at 08:06 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It's a sure sign that the world is coming to an... 651 Views / 17 Replies  
It's a sure sign that the world is coming to an end: Stephen Wolfram's book being published, Mozilla reaching version 1.0, Apple introducing rack-mount servers and announcing what appears to be a...
Posted by Scrod, on May 11, 2002 at 04:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge
http://server30.hypermart.net/scrod/trythinkingfor... 608 Views / 32 Replies  
http://server30.hypermart.net/scrod/trythinkingforachange.jpg
Posted by Scrod, on May 8, 2002 at 10:49 PM, in macOS
Unfortunately, yes. I only hope it's as easy to... 848 Views / 44 Replies  
Unfortunately, yes. I only hope it's as easy to hack the app to get rid of it.
Posted by Scrod, on May 7, 2002 at 05:07 PM, in macOS
ShotgunEd, that rules! The songs are very... 483 Views / 3 Replies  
ShotgunEd, that rules! The songs are very well-done.

For those who can't connect, you'll need to capitalize the P in "public".
Posted by Scrod, on May 4, 2002 at 08:32 PM, in MacNN Lounge
My 500 MHz Pismo plays DVDs flawlessly, and... 726 Views / 13 Replies  
My 500 MHz Pismo plays DVDs flawlessly, and certainly far better than the OS 9 DVD Player app.
Posted by Scrod, on May 4, 2002 at 05:51 PM, in Applications
This doesn't have to happen with Carbon apps. ... 420 Views / 19 Replies  
This doesn't have to happen with Carbon apps. It's just a matter of event loops, threading, and programmers who don't give a crap.

[ 05-04-2002: Message edited by: Scrod ]
Posted by Scrod, on May 4, 2002 at 04:16 PM, in macOS
Ahh, brings back such fond memories of high... 477 Views / 14 Replies  
Ahh, brings back such fond memories of high school.
Posted by Scrod, on May 4, 2002 at 03:53 AM, in MacNN Lounge
The music you heard actually sounds like that... 999 Views / 36 Replies  
The music you heard actually sounds like that normally! I had to slow it down to 50% so I could dance to it as fast as what you saw (and it was still really tiring!)

but yes, people often comment...
Posted by Scrod, on May 4, 2002 at 03:26 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Oh you don't realize how tiring that was! ... 999 Views / 36 Replies  
Oh you don't realize how tiring that was!



Heh, well, it only looks that way when I'm jumping up and down.
Posted by Scrod, on May 3, 2002 at 08:49 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yes! That is a Scrod. 999 Views / 36 Replies  
Yes! That is a Scrod.
Posted by Scrod, on May 3, 2002 at 05:50 PM, in MacNN Lounge
THE SCROD DANCE VIDEO 999 Views / 36 Replies  
http://scrod.wox.org/OpenYourScrod.mpg

Oh yeah.
Posted by Scrod, on May 3, 2002 at 04:48 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Get rid of that SCSI PCI card. I'm 80% sure... 369 Views / 5 Replies  
Get rid of that SCSI PCI card. I'm 80% sure that's what's causing the kernel panics.
Posted by Scrod, on May 3, 2002 at 04:22 PM, in macOS
Let's launch a DoS against it! 890 Views / 39 Replies  
Let's launch a DoS against it!
Posted by Scrod, on May 2, 2002 at 09:17 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Your post sounds pretty trollish to me, but... 1,275 Views / 51 Replies  
Your post sounds pretty trollish to me, but here's some advice anyway:
What, you need to have at least 5 dead pixels before Apple will replace your screen? Just gently whack that display until...
Posted by Scrod, on May 2, 2002 at 08:50 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I don't know, I've seen pictures of jaguars... 595 Views / 39 Replies  
I don't know, I've seen pictures of jaguars before--that's certainly not the first
Posted by Scrod, on May 1, 2002 at 08:43 PM, in macOS
Generally Disk Warrior will be able to fix just... 1,678 Views / 3 Replies  
Generally Disk Warrior will be able to fix just about any type of file system corruption issue. I'd definitely recommend getting it. There's no need to attempt to recover your files and reformat...
Posted by Scrod, on May 1, 2002 at 07:30 PM, in Mac Desktops
Eh?? The 7500 is still a very decent card! ... 657 Views / 20 Replies  
Eh?? The 7500 is still a very decent card! Games will run just fine on it.
Posted by Scrod, on May 1, 2002 at 05:04 PM, in Mac Desktops
But, uh, the .DS_Store files don't store the... 1,022 Views / 12 Replies  
But, uh, the .DS_Store files don't store the creator code. That's still stored in the HFS+ metadata.
Posted by Scrod, on May 1, 2002 at 03:33 PM, in macOS
There is a better way--the way OS 9 did it. But... 1,022 Views / 12 Replies  
There is a better way--the way OS 9 did it. But I think you're a bit confused in that respect; the desktop database in OS 9 was just for storing file type, creator code and application associations,...
Posted by Scrod, on May 1, 2002 at 03:24 AM, in macOS
There will be a substantial improvement, but the... 351 Views / 3 Replies  
There will be a substantial improvement, but the machine you've got will run OS X just fine. Seeing as a new machine is not necessary to run OS X well, I think you would be better off spending your...
Posted by Scrod, on Apr 29, 2002 at 05:41 PM, in macOS
I feel your pain, jcadam. 586 Views / 17 Replies  
I feel your pain, jcadam.
Posted by Scrod, on Apr 29, 2002 at 01:10 AM, in MacNN Lounge
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