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  1. Re:If I stole and destroyed a $75k sports car on Court Reinstates $675k File Sharing Verdict · · Score: 1

    A jury of people who had no good reason to get out of jury duty. Unemployed, etc.

  2. Re:Petty? O_o on Anonymous Kills Websites, Cartels Kill Bloggers · · Score: 1

    They have leaders too.

    There is some anarchy amongst the mindless minions due to the whole "Anonymous has no leaders" bullshit but most of their ddos attacks are coordinated by a core group. I don't think their command structure is as well organised as conventional organised crime but there are certainly people pulling the strings.

  3. Re:Anonymous = in it for the lulz on Anonymous Kills Websites, Cartels Kill Bloggers · · Score: 1

    Wasn't their slogan once. "None of us are as cruel as all of us."?

  4. Re:"Anonymous' actions appear particularly petty." on Anonymous Kills Websites, Cartels Kill Bloggers · · Score: 1

    Why the fuck do a bunch of script kiddies have to mentioned on every topic involving the internet?

  5. Re:Not sure if trolling, or just stupid. on Ask Slashdot: P2P Liability On a Shared Connection? · · Score: 1

    And he's demonstrated that he *can* remember the password, as he uses it every time there is a power loss.

    So once every 15-20 yes I might be forced to reboot?
    I have two computers here that have been running non-stop since setup, they haven't needed to be rebooted. In the event that the house needs electrical works there is always the UPS. Seriously this is the 21st century power loss doesn't just happen anymore (at least not regularly) , unless someone physically unplugs the system.

  6. Re:real estate doesn't quietly expire and be resol on Aussie Blogger Hit With DDoS Death Threats · · Score: 2

    By allowing a domain to expire you relinquish your owner ship of it. Just about every domain I have ever let expire has been registered the instant it dropped. There is nothing wrong with this because I let the domains expire. If someone else wants to register them; they have every right to do so. Domains need to expire, otherwise we would have an exponential growth of dead/abandoned domains that could never be recovered and no revenue stream to maintain their infrastructure. Currently between 60,000 and 70,000 .com domains expire every day and become available for registration. I own plenty of domains that I would never have gotten if they didn't expire.

    The same thing happens to houses. If you own a property and you leave it unattended you certainly can lose it just like a domain. Try it, buy a property and never ever check the mail pertaining to the property or do anything with it. Eventually you're guaranteed to lose that property; through failure to pay tax if nothing else.

  7. Re:I am confused on Aussie Blogger Hit With DDoS Death Threats · · Score: 1

    In Australia most event organisers will limit you to 10 or less tickets per transaction. The way to stop people getting around the restriction is to have a Terms & Conditions of sale. People who violate the terms can have a civil suit brought against them.

    However going back to domains. There are no longer any restrictions on TLD registrations. Is it moral to register domains for investment? I would say, yes as it's just like buying real estate for investment. People don't seem to question the morality of land investment, even though land is finite but domain names are potentially infinite. (at least more so than land)

  8. Re:I am confused on Aussie Blogger Hit With DDoS Death Threats · · Score: 1

    No, Verisign is the .com registry operator.
    All registrars must pay $7.34 to verisign for every domain they register and an $0.18 fee to ICANN.

    You clearly don't know what you're talking about. Do your homework then come back and tell me he only pays "20 cents" per domain.

  9. Re:Whose name is the account under? on Ask Slashdot: P2P Liability On a Shared Connection? · · Score: 1

    By the time you end up in front of a judge, claiming that you can't remember the same password that you had to type every day to unlock your computer, he'll laugh at you, and then you can learn about "contempt of court".

    Everyday?

    I only type mine when the computer needs to be booted.
    It only needs to be booted after a power failure such as being unplugged for seizure.

  10. Re:Whose name is the account under? on Ask Slashdot: P2P Liability On a Shared Connection? · · Score: 1

    How is a safe combination different than a key? You can be compelled to unlock the door to your house if the police have a search warrant, can't you?

    No, but the police can force entry if you don't.

  11. Re:Whose name is the account under? on Ask Slashdot: P2P Liability On a Shared Connection? · · Score: 1

    So do I and the contents of my inbox prove it. (filled with password reset emails)

  12. Re:I am confused on Aussie Blogger Hit With DDoS Death Threats · · Score: 0

    Domains are like real estate. You can buy them cheaply and sell them for inflated price later on.

    What's wrong with that?

    Like when you buy up all the concert tickets for a show?

    Why not?
    People can buy as many tickets to the show as they like. I've purchased dozens of tickets to events, there's nothing wrong with purchasing things (that's the point of selling them). The transaction concerns only the parties involved, and no one else.

  13. Re:I am confused on Aussie Blogger Hit With DDoS Death Threats · · Score: 0

    Wow, thanks for showing that you don't have a clue what you're talking about. Last I checked Verisign charged $7.34 per domain then there's the $0.18 ICANN fee. So that's $7.52 before the registrar even takes their own cut, and they too need to cover operating costs.

    The costs are many orders of magnitude higher than the 20 cents that you claim.

  14. Re:I am confused on Aussie Blogger Hit With DDoS Death Threats · · Score: 0

    Domains are like real estate. You can buy them cheaply and sell them for inflated price later on.

    What's wrong with that?

  15. Re:It's convenience and security. on Why the Fax Machine Refuses To Die · · Score: 1

    -Infecting senders or recipients client machine
    -Infecting any machine in one of senders or recipients LAN and ARP spoofing the SMTP or IMAP servers address
    -DHCP spoofing and replacing servers
    -Infecting the DHCP Server, the IMAP server, the SMTP server
    -DNS spoofing - that may have been problematic
    -routing is not safe and can be manipulated
    -PEBKAC was never educated to use PKI end-to-end encryption/signing, even if own company-wide CA existed and issued keys for persons to access the vpn (i could import the key into my mail program and sign mails with it)

    That's like saying "It's easy to crack a bank vault; if the door is left open!"

  16. Re:It's convenience and security. on Why the Fax Machine Refuses To Die · · Score: 1

    At least my servers connection to the internet isn't running under my front lawn.To snoop my fax someone can just cut the line and install their monitoring equipment. With my email this isn't possible because the server isn't in my home and the connection between client and server is encrypted.

  17. Re:"Certain circumstances"? on .UK Registrar Offers To Let Police Close Domain · · Score: 1

    Copyright infringement is the worse crime anyone can commit. Just wait someday we will see a death penalty proposed; I wish I was joking.

  18. Re:Where is Anonymous? on China Calls For Even Firmer Internet Control · · Score: 1

    Anonymous violated the privacy of BART customers.
    They are attacking American citizens, because they can.

  19. Re:Where is Anonymous? on China Calls For Even Firmer Internet Control · · Score: 1

    Anonymous opposes freedom of speech by censoring websites. Why would they be against china?

  20. Re:And Texas had to this with this because...? on Anonymous Retaliates, Leaks Texas Police Emails · · Score: 1

    Anonymous are a very poor hackers.
    They use an sql injection tool called Havij to probe websites for vulnerabilities. If they try enough websites eventually one will let them in.

    It's like breaking into a building by trying the door handle. Sooner or later you'll find one that's unlocked.
    For every site they deface there are thousands, if not tens of thousands that they failed at.

  21. Re:Simple on NZ Illegal Downloading Crackdown Law In Effect · · Score: 1

    It's like criminalizing swearing.

    Like they did in Australia?

  22. Re:And what? on Wikileaks Reveals BitTorrent Lawsuit Background · · Score: 1

    I don't agree to software licensing. I just pirate it.

  23. Re:Anon on Building a Better 'Anonymous?' · · Score: 1

    Yes anyone can be anonymous, but this particular group of anonymous people have a leadership.

  24. Re:Anon on Building a Better 'Anonymous?' · · Score: 1

    That's right, if the truth hurts just throw childish insults. I expect nothing more.

  25. Re:Oh, they can fuck right off. on After Cell-Phone Switch-Off, Anonymous Promises BART Protest · · Score: 1

    This is funny "We will not tolerate censorship." Anonymous doesn't like censorship unless it is them doing it.