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7 Sep 2024 07:21:06 EDT (-0400)
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From: Invisible
Date: 5 Sep 2008 03:56:57
Message: <48c0e649$1@news.povray.org>
>> I still have no idea what "force deth" actually means...
> 
> It makes more sense as "forced eth", even though the idea of a module 
> that forces death is somewhat amusing...
> 
> Apparently, the ambiguity is at least partially intentional.

Well, "force" because it's the nForce 4 chipset. "eth" because it's the 
Ethernet interface. I have no idea what the "d" is for. ("Disassembled"? 
As in, they reverse-engineered a drives from the Windoze version?)

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