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  1. Re:10,000m curve radius on Chinese Intellectual Property Acquisition Tactics Exposed · · Score: 1

    Ok, that is the WHOOOSSSHHH of the decade.

  2. Re:Pass the salt please on Security Researcher Finds Hundreds of Browser Bugs · · Score: 5, Informative

    And after much follow up in late December MS finally acknowledged that they were reproducible with the July version of the tool.

    Basically this guy gave them over six months to fix the bugs, they bullshitted around and fixed one or two faults, then on the eve of his release of the tool (when all other affected vendors had worked closely with him to fix all the faults) MS tried to state that it was only the latest version of his tool that caused the majority of the bugs. The author said if this was the case he would hold off on release, but after testing found MS to still have a good supply of bullshit left (the flaws showed up with the older tool, which MS eventually conceded) so he released it on the date he said, January.

    Once again MS not willing or just plain not wanting to work with a security expert and then said expert doesn't buy their crap and releases on the schedule set.

  3. Re:Amazing that drive tech has stalled... on Some Hard Drive Nostalgia To Start Off the Year · · Score: 2

    Yes, but the problem this time isn't with the file system, its with the partitioning system.

  4. Re:It doesn't say that at all. on PC Gamers Crush Console Brethren · · Score: 1

    http://www.battlefieldbadcompany2.com/globalstats?platform=360

    I know its not since they 'started counting actions', but still its a pretty telling story.

  5. Re:Anything can be the inspiration for stupidity on Real-Life Frogger Ends In Hospital Visit · · Score: 1

    I know I know.

    But, the guy was twenty three, so unless you put a requirement on the game that the person buying it requires common sense, I think it wouldn't help.

    Of course if we put those warnings on the games most of the lawyers wouldn't be allowed to buy them either.

  6. Re:Quote on How Zynga's CityVille Drew 70 Million Players In Less Than a Month · · Score: 1

    Yeah you got me, in my in depth and ultra serious post, I had a grammatical error...

  7. Re:Quote on How Zynga's CityVille Drew 70 Million Players In Less Than a Month · · Score: 1

    Don't make me do it man, your making me angsty, you would like me when I am angsty... ... nobody likes me when I am angsty...

    -The Incredible Sulk

    Oh, and you had better reply with a similar post or I will have to invoke Godwin's Wrath upon your nazi arse! wait, crap.

  8. Re:Quote on How Zynga's CityVille Drew 70 Million Players In Less Than a Month · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, these games have absolutely no affect on the sex life of gerbils at all, what were they thinking? I would suggest the people who count up these numbers are nothing more than narcoleptic parrots, repeating things over and over without any sense or continuity.

    It all comes back to the legalisation of marijuana, your either part of the solution, or stupid! See here for details.

  9. Re:Some suggestions on CIA Launches WTF To Investigate Wikileaks · · Score: 1

    So, we need to store the presidents COCK in the nations CUNT.

    Also, police should have access to a really good FUCK at all times, I would say they even need a FUCK in every squad car.

    There will be underground versions of the FUCK, some people will give a FUCK, some of the FUCKs will be sub standard, but in a few collaborative cases, FUCKs could be superior to the official ones.

  10. Re:Well... on CIA Launches WTF To Investigate Wikileaks · · Score: 1

    Nah, the funny bit will be when wikileaks puts 'ORLY?' on their front page, the CIA will counter with 'YA RLY'... you can see where this is going right? :)

    I prefer though, Operational Management Groups gala dinner for members of Wikileaks Task Force will be of course, the OMG WTF BBQ.

  11. Re:What's not to like? on Hacking Neighbor Pleads Guilty On Death Threats and Porn · · Score: 1

    Fact is they wouldn't bother, they are supporting evidence at best.

    What they wanted was the logs and files (deleted or not) from the bad guys computer, that is hard evidence that he did it and would take a lot of work from a defence lawyer to avoid.

  12. Re:What's not to like? on Hacking Neighbor Pleads Guilty On Death Threats and Porn · · Score: 2

    It would have.

    Police still don't think technically, they stick to police work and leave the dissecting of evidence to professionals. They would have thought, "The crime was done via computer, so lets get a warrant to search for and seize his computer stuff" then they get someone else to go through that, to find the evidence that ties the person to the crime. Finding none they would have gone searching for a motive.

    The problems arise when technology forms the core of the case, rather than just being evidence for an crime that is at its core, revenge (whether justified or not).

    Either way, this guy (the perp) is likely going to spend a fair while reflecting on why its a bad idea to try and have the police do your dirty work for you.

    Note: IANAC (I am not a cop), I just know a few pretty well, the funny thing is some of them are very switched on about technology, its just they are not encouraged to use that knowledge when on cases.

  13. Re:Tea Party strikes again! on Hacking Neighbor Pleads Guilty On Death Threats and Porn · · Score: 2

    Likely all his computer equipment confiscated for evidence, some good ol' police questioning (think how bad you would be treated if the police know you were downloading child porn) and of course his local reputation tainted by association with the case.

    Of course once forensics failed to find corroborating evidence on his PC that he did the crimes, they would have immediately gone into 'this is a frame up' mode, and he would have been questioned further in regards to who would have a motive to having him arrested.

    Until all the paper work is done, the 'I's dotted and the 'T's crossed, he will be without his computer gear, since it would be evidence in the case still.

    WPA security is not rocket surgery! ;)

  14. Re:What's not to like? on Hacking Neighbor Pleads Guilty On Death Threats and Porn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Browser history, cache, etc.

    They would have gotten the guy who owns the net connections PC and gone to town, found it clean of any corroborating evidence and then gone looking for neighbours who might have been using it (since it would have been a regular thing over time). Cross reference which neighbours don't have their own net connections with a motive (who had a grudge against him).

    Easier to narrow down the field of who would do it by motive, of course once it was established it was a frame up.

  15. Re:people are using google apps on Microsoft Kills Office Anti-Piracy Program · · Score: 1

    Will do, the only real requirement is that it supports English Australian dictionary.

  16. Re:Obligatory Penny-Arcade..... on Microsoft Puts the Kibosh On Kinect Sex Game Plans · · Score: 1

    By their own mouth they claim that they are not an authority on the Kinect, http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/11/17/

  17. Re:The game is not even being developed for the 36 on Microsoft Puts the Kibosh On Kinect Sex Game Plans · · Score: 1

    Ok, seriously, mod this fucker up.

    All the people arguing semantics and it will all be irrelevant.

  18. Re:people are using google apps on Microsoft Kills Office Anti-Piracy Program · · Score: 1

    I work at a small computer company, and had the decision of putting forward what apps and tools to integrate onto our pre-install image.

    My boss said, "Wait, you mean we can give people this open office thing free?". Yeah we lose the odd sale of MS Office or two, but we sell more PCs because customers get the stuff they want without having to go looking for it.

    That aside, I used to be like you, I went for six years without any sort of office software on my pc. However I started writing as a hobby, and now, well, all my PCs have OOo installed.

  19. Re:Milking the cow... on H.R. Giger Returns To the Alien Franchise · · Score: 1

    Hehe, you should check out the 'making of', it was actually glued to a model train thats just hidden out of shot.

    Also how can you compare to the original when you not only get (as others have said) nasty big aliens that are frighteningly fast (this was the first film to break away from slow/lumbering aliens) but you get to see her running around in her underwear, and yes, in a few shots you can see her pussy...

    God, I can't believe I made that joke, please mod me down for it.

  20. Re:Complete solution in five words on Aussie Spies Spooked By Cyberwar · · Score: 1

    Redundant solution, any of their secure computers are fully isolated from the net, along with protocols in place that no removable media are allowed near them and any old hard drives are put through an incinerator.

    That's not the problem they have, its mainly to do with having the infrastructure that keeps a country 'working' being attacked, power, water, emergency services, etc.

  21. Re:What's the open alternative? on Amazon Taking Down Erotica, Removing From Kindles · · Score: 1

    I meant for the teeth, enough wine and you won't notice the pain any more.

  22. Re:Look out! The Bible is next... on Amazon Taking Down Erotica, Removing From Kindles · · Score: 1

    tl:ac?

  23. Re:What's the open alternative? on Amazon Taking Down Erotica, Removing From Kindles · · Score: 1

    Who would waste a nuke on Australia.

    As for the zombies, I am pretty handy with a chainsaw :)

  24. Re:a ebook reader is not a book on Amazon Taking Down Erotica, Removing From Kindles · · Score: 1

    I could point out the library of congress can be stored in just one book.

    Heck with a spine big enough you could store two of them!

  25. Re:What's the open alternative? on Amazon Taking Down Erotica, Removing From Kindles · · Score: 1

    No wine?