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  1. Look at the Cyber Security Industry on How Much Does a Reputation For Security Matter Anymore? · · Score: 1

    [disclaimer, I work in cyber security] Look at Matasano.com, John Bambanek, or Kevin Mitnick, they are all famous security researchers or companies. And all of them have been very publicly hacked in the past. None of them even speak about being publicly defaced and hacked, but all you have to do is read ZF0 and boom, evidence. Matasano's website still isn't even back up, and they charge inordinate amounts to profess to be security experts. I'm sure the big bucks are still rolling in for all of them, even though they can't even keep their own houses in order. Security reputation should matter, the same way reputation should matter. If you can't trust someones word, what can you trust from them? I'm speaking exclusively about the security industry in my comments. I personally still shop (using plastic) at TJX because their prices are very low. I wouldn't go to them for a PCI audit though, that's for sure.

  2. Old News on RHN Bind Update Brings Down RHEL Named · · Score: 1

    This update was released via RHN more than two weeks ago.

  3. No search feature on 1.8 Million US Court Rulings Now Online · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think this is a great idea, but from the brief glance at the site that I took, it would appear that is has absolutely no search feature at all. LexusNexxus and the other sites have sophisticated search features. 1.8 million records stored in 1000 pdfs is more or less worthless IMO.

  4. Not much actual gameplay? Try none! on Duke Nukem Forever Teaser Released · · Score: 1

    This is all just CGI. I didn't see anything in that badly edited cutscene that even remotely looked like in game footage. Plus, Duke looked stupid.

  5. Yet still no Futurama game... on The Intersection of Gaming and Futurama · · Score: 1

    how sweet would that be? Or a Futurama MMORPG!

  6. Re:Firewall Schmirewall on The Setup Behind Microsoft.com · · Score: 1

    I believe they mean there are not running an embedded firewall product, like CheckPoint.

  7. Re:Newark on Alabama Schools to be First in US to Get XO Laptop · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm assuming that was meant as a joke, but that comment was racist when Imus made it, and it rings sort-of racist to me now.

  8. Re:Alabama? on Alabama Schools to be First in US to Get XO Laptop · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, you bet wrong. Newark is doing much better these days that it has historically, although it is still the car theft capital of the world. However, it is not rural, it is extremely diverse, and is a short train ride to NYC. It is also home to one of the finest institutions in the world (Rutgers).

  9. Re:That's not a rootkit on World of Warcraft's Brand New Rootkit · · Score: 1

    No, they are doing it for your benefit. Presumably this software will detect that you have a keylogger or such that will steal your WoW credentials, and this will remove it. That is a benefit for you as well as Blizzard.

  10. That's not a rootkit on World of Warcraft's Brand New Rootkit · · Score: 1

    There is nothing evenly vaguely rootkit-ish about this. Blizzard is scanning your PC for your benefit. What makes people think this is a rootkit, because its polymorphic encrypted code? This isn't a bit of code that is hiding from the OS, nor does it have control over the OS, or the ability to spawn processes in a rootkit'd environment. It is not a rootkit.

  11. You missed something too on Half a Million Database Servers 'Have no Firewall' · · Score: 2, Informative

    Um, not quite. You missed something too:
    the proper setup looks like this
    {internet}
    |
    firewall
    |
    app-servers
    |
    db-servers

  12. Smells like bull to me... on Meshnet Digital Armor To Protect Tanks · · Score: 1

    That article was so light on information, it was worthless. And for anyone that did actually RTFA (like me) the last line was SERIOUSLY ABOUT THE COLOR SCHEME OF THE TANK! Wtf!

  13. Re:Alienation on FBI May Have Datamined Grocery Stores With Help From Credit Companies · · Score: 1

    Meh. Cheese curds are practically cheese, and the hot gravy makes them melt, and basically creates the tempering that would make them cheese. The difference between curds and cheese is a dip in hot water.

  14. He's wrong on Dvorak Says gPhone is Doomed · · Score: 1

    1. I use gMaps for directions all the time, especially when lost, on my Treo650.
    2. Black Black gum is seriously caffeinated!
    3. ?????
    4. Profit.

  15. Re:Alienation on FBI May Have Datamined Grocery Stores With Help From Credit Companies · · Score: 1

    Negative - Poutine is just the Canadian name for what everyone in Jersey has known as Disco Fries for decades.

  16. Theo is so full of himself he misses reality on Virtualization Decreases Security · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Theo thinks so highly of himself, he is just wrong on this one. There is not one recorded/public example of someone breaking out of the isolation of a virtual environment! I dare someone to demonstrate otherwise, and I will eat my words.

  17. Re:Umm No... on MySQL to Get Injection of Google Code · · Score: 1

    Umm, Oracle Standard is a lot different than Oracle Enterprise, something you may or may not realize. I was comparing the associated points for Enterprise Level.

  18. Re:Hells yeah on MySQL to Get Injection of Google Code · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm missing your point, but $200 is a pittance. The last I checked, which was yesterday, Oracle came with a price of $40,000 just to enter the game!

  19. Re:Just wonderful. on FTC To Take a Second Look at P2P · · Score: 1

    It's hard to blame developers for this. Every p2p programs has the ability to change the folder you share. And frankly, the legally legitimate ones, like torrent, don't share a big folder. Rather, they individually track single files that must be selected purposefully.

  20. I disagree on Games All Downhill Since Pong? · · Score: 1

    Pong was the bottom. It's been a race to the top! Seriously, Half Life 2 is so far superior to Pong - this guy is wrong.

  21. Re:The guy is a loser on Gates Successor Says Microsoft Laid Foundation for Google · · Score: 1
    It goes on!

    I have developed with guys like Tom Friedman from The Times who wrote The World is Flat and my ability to collaborate with him on the book, you know, it became a popular best seller and helps people understand what this flattening world is like. I got to help him write it, so I didn't have to read it when it was done!
    Somehow I don't think this dweeb really did any writing. What a shithead.
  22. The guy is a loser on Gates Successor Says Microsoft Laid Foundation for Google · · Score: 1

    Admittedly though, since I work in the technical area, I don't read very many books. Almost none in fact.
    What the shit? I work in the technical area too, and I read. This guy is a big loser, someone should kick his ass.
  23. Re:irony on Theo de Raadt On Relicensing BSD Code · · Score: 1

    You don't integrate someone else code, because it is your code to begin with. RTFA - the person who posted to the linux mailing list is the person who wrote the original code! He can do whatever he wants with his code.

  24. Pragmatically Speaking on What's the Right Amount of Copy Protection? · · Score: 1

    I think that pragmatically speaking it is acceptable for your product to phone home with only information that is relevant to your product (the license key and installation ID). You can then compare that to your database, and include a mode to lock functionality if a certain signal is received on the client. I see this is acceptable means of protecting your investment and hard work. I also think you should be up front with this in your license.

  25. Re:let's start a union on Indian Software Firm Outsourcing Jobs To US · · Score: 1

    I have 2 thoughts on this.
    1) Waitressing and not waitering leads me to believe you are a woman. I guess I'm just surprised to find an actual women on slashdot. I mean this to be sort of funny and ironic, not sexist or trollish. Sorry if I offend you (or anyone).
    2) My previous experience working with Penguins (what cooks call waiters and waitresses) is that they lie, and do anything they can to cover their own asses and maximize tips, no matter how bad it makes the cooks and the restaurant look. So, if you really do go into waitressing, please, do me a favor, and be nice to the cooks.