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  1. Re:What about receiving calls? on Anti-Smartphone Phone Launched For Technophobes · · Score: 1

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    <quote><p>If you can only call, talk and hang up, it doesn't appear very useful to me. Listening would be a nice addition, and receiving calls as well...</p></quote>

    <p>It's obviously targeted at women.</p></quote>

    Ah, that explains the pricetag.

  2. The next Wall Street will be boring... on Norwegian Day Traders Convicted For Manipulating Computer Trading System · · Score: 3, Funny

    Synopsis:

    while (true) {
        if (stockMarket.isDown()) {
            sueHumansRandomlyToCoverLosses();
        else {
            buyStock();
            laughAtHumanMinions();<br>
            printf("Greed is 01000111011011110110111101100100");
        }
    }

  3. Re:Easy to defeat on Lenovo Trying Face Recognition For Logins On New Laptops · · Score: 1

    Isn't this like putting av vault door on a cardbox? I've never understood why people thinks biometrics on laptops is a good idea: Unless you're using encryption, all your data is available to the first n00b who knows how use mount...

  4. Why don't you just hack it? on Any Open Source Solutions For DIY Auto Diagnostics? · · Score: 1

    http://slashdot.org/story/10/05/14/1225256/Hacking-Automotive-Systems

    Check out the researchers web site here or the full paper here, doesn't seem that hard.

    I like the "self destruct" feature btw....

  5. Unhackable? I'll take that bet... on AU Government To Build "Unhackable" Netbooks · · Score: 1

    Physical access = pwnage. Unless these Aussies have built the hardware components as tamper proof devices from the bottom and up (which of course, they haven't), i'll bet my physical pants that these laptops will be hacked before the retard in TFA can spell 'unhackable'.

  6. Re:Oh, this sounds like a good idea... on Should Auditors Be Liable For Certifications? · · Score: 1

    Jesus, don't we have a car analogy to go with this legal issue? All this talk about bridges are downright confusing...

  7. A properly secured wireless network on Remote Access Policies · · Score: 1

    I would recommend that your company actually provides securely configured wifi routers to its employees so that you don't risk that someone hijacks the private network and plays out a full Man-in-the-Middle attack.

  8. Yeah, because religion = critical thinking on Anti-Evolution "Academic Freedom" Bill Passed In Louisiana · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Funny how religious nut-cases may pass a bill on "critical thinking" when they seriously believe in a two thousand year old adventure with no scientific substance whatsoever.

  9. End of the Internet? on All Your Coffee Are Belong To Us · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Distributed Denial of Coffee? Really? This is the attack that will cause the End of the Internet, when caffeine-addicted sysadmins not getting their daily "fix" turns their frustration towards the servers.

  10. Re:Why does it matter? on Graphics Advances Make Identifying Real Images Difficult · · Score: 1

    I've yet to see the slightest bit of evidence that any of these laws had any meaningful effect on actual child abuse at all. It's probably because the aim of those laws is the dangerous foreign stranger who abducts and abuses your child (a nightmare for all parents) instead of father/mother/uncle who abuses a kid (the by far most common case in real life). So if a homicide law does not have a measurable effect on let's say murder rates, we should abandon it? That's some flexible morale you've got there...
  11. Re:Should be criminal anyway on Graphics Advances Make Identifying Real Images Difficult · · Score: 0, Troll

    So you think this will be a successful business just like the international porn industry? Following market and demand? I think it is naive to think that an increased availability won't increase the usage, at least if it isn't illegal. And if you RTFA, you will also see that the point is that it is hard to tell the difference between CG and real. So if CG child porn is legal, and you cannot see the difference, how are you going to convict anyone in possession of REAL child porn? It's a get out of jail free card for all lowlifes in this world.

  12. Re:*shrug* on MPAA is Awarded $110 Million In TorrentSpy Case · · Score: 1

    They never expected to collect any money. This was all about sending a message to other Torrent sites and P2P networks. "We've got legal precedent and unlimited resources. We're coming after you." In the US, yes. Good luck pulling that one outside US borders. Remember, it's called the WORLD WIDE Web for a reason.

    *Waiting for Google to abandon ship and outsource to India*
  13. Re:Good! on Norway Outlaws iTunes · · Score: 1

    and the fact that they only outlawed Apples and not Microsoft's proves that they are more concerned about putting their hands in Microsofts monopolistic pockets, than free music which they would get if ALL DRM is banned. Your move troll. Get your facts straight, the zune music store doesn't even exist in Norway. Can you please explain to me why the Norwegian government should spend the taxpayers money on banning an online musicshop that no norwegians are able to use?
  14. Re:Good! on Norway Outlaws iTunes · · Score: 1

    If they really cared about that, they'd outlaw all DRM, not just Apple's. You're missing the point. Norway's position is pro-DRM, but anti-FORCE-YOUR-CUSTOMERS-TO-BUY-IPODS. There is a not-so-subtle difference. However, I do agree that the music industry are cornering themselves with this DRM hype; why buy a song with limited usage rights, when the same song exist on the net for free?