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WinXP Keygen Foils Product Activation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the next-generation-will-require-dongles dept.

Bill Gates' Friend's Brother's Roommate writes: "The Register has a story on a working key generator that produces 25 valid Windows XP Product Activation Keys in a few hours. As author John Lettice summarizes, 'So the question as regards keymaking software is whether or not Microsoft has any way to differentiate between generated keys and the ones it has issued itself. If not, this generation of WPA is now surely toast.'"

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  1. mmm .. by Netmaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    imagen a beowulf of....nevermind

  2. Ah.... by clandaith · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Taco's getting married....

    I'm still too excited about that to comment on anything right now. ;)

  3. Re:Maybe... by connorbd · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    (ahem) How about the person behind the counter who's stuck doing what they're doing because they have trouble with job interviews, or their skill set is too narrow to find a job, or they're trying to raise a family but haven't been in this country for very long...

    You know, I've worked plenty of those jobs. I wouldn't call myself lazy (I have profound social anxiety problems, but that's another story). It's assholes like you that tend to make people like me want to pour hot coffee in your lap.

    Minimum wage *has* to be a living wage because sometimes it's all that someone can get. If that means you pay $1.19 for your cheezy weezy burger instead of $.99, that's the way it has to be. Don't forget: we're in a recession. It could be you flipping burgers for shit pay two weeks from now, so shut the fuck up.

    /Brian

  4. Re:Maybe... by servanya · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ok, that was very well put. Thank you. A "learning wage"....excellent.

    If I had any mod points left, I'd give ya an "insightful", even though it wayyy fucking Offtopic. :-)

    If we didn't have welfare, we might not be in a recession right now.

    Oh, and that was a nice economical analysis from the burger flipper below. LOL Min. wage should NOT be livable, then it would force people to learn to do SOMETHING. :-)