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Gov't Vulnerability-Disclosure Program Draws Heat

AndreyF writes " Securityfocus.com reports: 'a long-anticipated program meant to encourage companies to provide the federal government with confidential information about vulnerabilities in critical systems took effect Friday, but critics worry that it may do more harm than good.' The article discusses both sides of the PCII question, but leaves me wondering why the pro argument rests on my trusting large corporate CEO's to 'do the right thing.'"

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  1. Darkness Lyrics (eff pee for da CLIT) by ShockerFan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Darkness - "I Believe That Was a Green Flag Touch"

    Can't explain all the feelings that your junk makes me feel
    My left hand's in overdrive and Batman's behind the steering wheel

    Touching yours, touching mine
    Touching yours, Batman you're touching mine!

    I believe that was a green flag touch
    why is that ref jumping up and down in your car?
    There's $150K in my bank account now
    I'm a kid but you're a millionaire
    I believe that was a green flag touch!
    Ooh!

    I want you to touch my junk every minute, every hour, every day
    We're both spun out but everything is A.OK!

    Touching yours, touching mine
    Touching yours, Batman you're touching mine!

    I believe that was a green flag touch
    why is that ref jumping up and down in your car?
    There's $150K in my bank account now
    I'm a kid but you're a millionaire
    I believe that was a green flag touch!
    Guitar!

    Touching yours, touching mine
    Touching yours, Batman you're touching mine!

    I believe that was a green flag touch
    why is that ref jumping up and down in your car?
    There's $150K in my bank account now
    I'm a kid but you're a millionaire
    I believe that was a green flag touch!
    Ooh!

    These lyrics were released under the Open Troll License

    --

    Ask me about The Shocker!

  2. I WANT TO PUT MY PEE PEE IN YOUR POO POO HOLE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I WANT TO PUT MY PEE PEE IN YOUR POO POO HOLE

    I WANT TO PUT MY PEE PEE IN YOUR POO POO HOLE
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    I WANT TO PUT MY PEE PEE IN YOUR POO POO HOLE

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  3. LOL!!! MOD PARENT UP +5 FUNNAY!!!!!!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Important Stuff: please try to keep birds on penises.

  4. Re:Slashdot DOS vulnerability by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Denial Of Service, or as I like to refer to it as Denial Of Cervix ...
    after all this is News for Nerds, Stuff that Splatters ...

  5. Re:Using Linux is a problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    According to the second study Slashdot has posted now revealing that Linux is the most insecure homosexual operating system on the Internet.

    Expect this to be modded down as newbie Mandrake/Gaytoo Linux lusers cover their ears and pretend it's going all gay...meanwhile, GNU was hacked *twice* and GNOME, Debian, and Gaytoo were all hacked last year within only six months time.

    GNU = Gay Niggers Union. GNOME = Gay Niggers Offer Many Erections.

    Ever notice the "beat the rush and see it early" link at the top of slashdot when a new story is about to come out?

    Sounds good, doesn't it? To be able to view the pages linked to in the article before the tens of thousands of other slashbots click to view them.

    Did it ever occur to you that you're taking part in cyber-terrorism?

    That's right: Slashdot's editors are cyber-terrorists. They coordinate a DOS against small websites, and they attempt to collect moeny from people who wish to be spared the effects of said DOS. Terrorism, plain and simple.

    You can fight this and other crimes by slashdot's editors by joining anti-slash. Anti-slash is committed to forcing the editors to own up to their numerous crimes against the geek community. Until our demands are met, we will relentlessly discredit them as a news service through trolling and other means.

    This is Jihad against /.

  6. People, please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Folks, hi. I'm trying to get FP here, really I am. All I ask is that you work with me to see this through to fruition.

    It's not always easy.

    Often I spend upwards of 20 minutes waiting for the next story to come by, hitting refresh on my browser dilligently like a coke-addicted lab monkey. Then I'm distracted for a moment, and bam, the opportunity is lost, just like that.

    But I'm working on it. A lot of you don't know this, but I'm training my reflexes and stamina... Going for the gold, being all that I can be, etc.

    I just ask for your patience as I make the necessary adjustments.

    Thank you for your time.

    1. Re:People, please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Here's some tips I used to get FP:
      • Try when US posters are asleep, very early in the morning or perhaps very late.
      • Turn off all images (Slashdot Lite).
      • Redirect ads.osdn.com to 127.0.0.1 by using your hosts.txt file.
      I've noticed that there is a lot of delay in between hitting submit and when your first post appears. It seems to be longer than when making a non-first post. Maybe there is some kind of delay in slashcode.

      Good luck in your first posting attempts!

      Retired first poster.

    2. Re:People, please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I, for one, want to know how much intimacy you have with coke-addicted lab monkeys.

  7. Hello? HELLO??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Speak up! Nah, I can't hear you...

    Hold on, I'm at a restaurant...

    SCO? Who - SCO??? NO!!! They're RUBBISH!!! Bunch of bloody pig-stickers and lawyer types. I wish they'd bugger off...

    *Yawn*

    ----------

    FSF - Fsck SCO Foundation
    Join.

  8. trusting CEO's to 'do the right thing' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    if your avg CEO had his way we would round people up in trucks and hang them upside down by their toenails collecting the change that fell out of their pockets.

  9. -Frist st+op by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Many of us are design approach. As w.anti-slash.org

  10. Re:Better yet, immediate disclosure with immunity by Skater · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks for the corrections (you and the other posters).

    All I can say about SUVs is this: I have a sporty (not a sports car, but sporty) 1999 Mercury Cougar. These things were meant to be a relatively fast car for the price point at which they were sold. I'll be doing 80 mph on the DC beltway in my Cougar...and someone in an SUV will still pass me, maybe even weaving in and out of traffic.

    Totally insane. What's really amazing is that more people haven't died as a result of this type of driving.

    --RJ

  11. How do I connect my printer by memmel2 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Okay I have a USB printer and a small child I'd like to hide the printer in a "safe" place can I use this to get it on a wirless network or are there save places. I know that I can get a wirless hub that supports USB printers but I need to split where the printer is and the hub. Should I wait for WUSB or is there a solution avialable today. Anyone with small kids knows wires are a the preferred toys of small children outside of remotes.