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Cryptogram Judges MS Security

johnfoobar writes "The latest issue of Bruce Schneier's Cryptogram has a section entitled 'Judging Microsoft' which aims to "provide a list of measurable recommendations, so that the community can judge Microsoft's sincerity." Required reading if you use Microsoft products." Update: 02/15 18:15 GMT by M : A better link is Schneier's first essay this month, which is about Microsoft's "Trustworthy Computing" initiative.

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  1. zxqurtm? by LordOfYourPants · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sdm a lrxqzs aosprzsowm. A ospaoxm wpa zospqoxm sirow O aoxmas! Arpzoxsp O apo so'z lemastiu.

  2. 35De1sFjg44ES! by Archie+Steel · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...8UhsA0f9Bg10Lsfl.

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  3. What does this have to do with by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Kathleen?

    Oops, wrong post.

  4. Re:Need advise, and FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why not try a working vacation in a school specializing in spelling and grammar?

  5. Yes!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Wooo! Canada just got awarded a joint gold for pairs figure skating!!

    Sale and Pelletier baby!

  6. Ratio is still too low by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    n/t

  7. \/\/00+ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    w00t

  8. Karma Suicide! by jeffy124 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    After 600+ posts and 20 articles, my karma has been peaked at 50 for what seems like forever now. My new campaign: Karma Suicide!! Every post from now until my karma's back at zero will be this short crapflood posted with my +1 bonus (which i've lost already). So moderators: Do your worst! You got only 4 more points to go! Mod me troll/OT/Overrated/etc to get my karma back to where it began. Do this ASAP! And as for the rest of you, commit karma suicide today!

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  9. Sad news -- Waylon Jennings dead at 64 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard the sad news on talk radio -- Waylon Jennings was found dead in his home today. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him -- even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contribution to the history and culture of country music. Truly an American icon.

  10. Re:Cant wait to read by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow - Great moderation. He even says he is not being flamable - just saying whats wrong with it. There is a history there. He then says that he even likes an MS product

    but its flamebait... gg mods

  11. Tons of New Solaris Articles! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Be sure to check out the Everything Solaris site, which recently posted half a dozen excellent articles on Open Source software, including Apache, ProFTPD and Postfix as well as an article detailing how to set up a new infrastructure with high-availability in mind.

  12. And.... WHY did this comment get a score of 1? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This comment is COMPLETELY unrelated.

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  13. I can't believe this! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    So, the Russians win by virtue but get their medals taken away to boost the American sentiment?

    This patriotism stuff is getting ridiculous.

    1. Re:I can't believe this! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No, moron, the Canadians won, but the judge cheated. The ISU ruled that they should share the medals, which was the right thing. Read here.

  14. WHOM! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Arrgh!

    WHOM-do-you-trust dept.

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  15. Kathleen !worth good spelling or grammar. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Kathleen !worth good spelling or grammar.

    Kathleen, I wanted to do this in this most potentially embarassing way possible, and I figured doing it here and now, in front of a quarter of a million strangers was as good a way as any. I love you more then I can describe within the limits of this tiny little story. We've been together for many years now, and I've known for most of that time that I wanted to spend my life with you. Enough rambling. Will you marry me?

    Embarrassing. Double 'r', double 's'.

    I also disagree with your use of then. Than is used to be comparative. Then is indicative of expressions of time or timing and consequence.

    It's wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek than fierce; It's fitter being sane than mad. --R. Browning.

    Might I suggest a more heartfelt and serious way of proposal? What was the diamond on the ring? A penguin-shaped imperfect piece of shit bought at the mall last minute? Zales? I doubt Mr. JUBEI machine knows an SI-J from a VVS1-E. You are very heavily 'included,' Malda. Can you think of s shittier and more clichéd day to propose, or is Valentine's Day king shit of that Tird Island? She must be a lobotomized retard, otherwise your would-be spouse would have spit in your face.

    Hey, loserboi, don't forget to invite Larry Wall to the wedding and write your vows in a Perl Script. Then you can "chomp" down on your cake.

    You don't have to be a Kreskin to see this loser elopement ending in the very near future.

    This is crap, Malda. A fifth can be more romantic than this garbage drivel. I wonder how often you were dropped as a kid. This is pathetic. I feel bad for your wife.

  16. Re:oops by maxpublic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Who cares how well she acts? It's the "endless stamina" part that has my attention....

    Max

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  17. Re:too much beer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I need a nice greasy breakfast. After I've been drinking heavily, and after my stomach has settled, a nice greasy meal always fixes me up. For some reason I just crave it.
    All of that alcohol leaches the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) out of your system. I suspect a breakfast of carrots, dairy, eggs, and green tea would fix you up nicely.