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  1. Re:Extradition Laws on Cambodia To Extradite Gottfrid Svartholm · · Score: 1

    Gottfrid should have returned to Sweden to begin serving his sentence January 2nd this year, but again he failed to appear. All were sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $3.6 million to entertainment companies. The Pirate Bay doesn't actually host any copyright-protected material itself. Instead, it provides a forum for users to download content through so-called torrent files. The technology allows users to transfer parts of a large file from several different users, increasing download speeds.

  2. Re:WHAT!? on Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2012 · · Score: 1

    Just use hyper-v for virtualization if need be cheap enough.

  3. Re:So where did they come from? on FBI Denies It Held iPhone UDIDs Stolen By AntiSec · · Score: 1

    The concern of most people is if the FBI did not collect this data. Then where did the cache of UDID’s come from? How were they collected? Who else had access to them? What other information does the anonymous source have?

  4. Re:He will get it. on Best Buy Founder Makes $8.5 Billion Bid To Take Company Private · · Score: 1

    I think Best Buy is tired for being amazons show room.

  5. Re:It has become my preferred method of reading on Kindle E-Book Sales Surpass Print Sales In UK · · Score: 1

    I think ebooks are destine to pass regular books, comic books, text books way the industry is going its inevitable.

  6. Re:Let the bitching begin.... on Windows 8 Is Ready · · Score: 1

    The general rule with Microsoft Windows is never use the even release windows Version Vista - 6, ME - 4, 95 - 2.

  7. Re:Self-Serving? on IBM's Ban on Dropbox and iCloud Highlights Cloud Security Issues · · Score: 1

    Now that IBM is making a stand I am sure a lot of other venders will start making a stand.

  8. Re:Microsoft of social networking? on Facebook Releases Instagram Clone, Two Months After Acquisition · · Score: 1

    I think that purchasing Instagram was to beef up there weak IPO. I never heard of Instagram until Facebook purchased it. I think over all Mark Zuckenburg deals with his competition by buying them out or patenting code. We will see if Facebook can hold on with all these lawsuits coming down the pipe.

  9. Re:Well deserved on Google Chrome Becomes World's No. 1 Browser · · Score: 1

    Of course Chrome is number 1 it's bundled with everything you download these days.

  10. Re:Polish Mode on Diablo III Released · · Score: 1

    StarCraft 2 and now Diablo 3 I am reliving my high school years.

  11. Re:Evidence... on LulzSec Member Pleads Not Guilty In Stratfor Leak Case · · Score: 1

    Well when you plead guilty you generally get a reduced sentence and normally large fines. He must know they have good evidence on him.

  12. Re:Worse? on Forbes Names Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Worst CEO · · Score: 1

    These types of posts are one sided. You are choosing 5 from thousands of CEO's. It all comes down to the authors feelings, be leafs, values, business skills, exc.

  13. Re:For crying out loud on Avira Premium Anti-Virus Bug Disables Windows Machines · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I agree bring back taco he fact checked everything and since when does Slashdot post forum threads. Sorry to say but I think the sight is on a slow slippery slope. After a quick product update all was fixed. Why was this even posted?

  14. Re:Tech Acadamy of FINLAND!!! on Linus Shares the Millennium Technology Prize · · Score: 1

    I agree Linus does deserve it the guy gave away an idea that was worth billions. The guy is all class. Plus his open source innovation paved the way for all the open source products of today congrats Linus.

  15. Re:What does this help? on FBI Seizes Server Providing Anonymous Remailer Service · · Score: 1

    I agree these guys are not amateurs they are not going to leave info that could burn them on a server accessible to the FBI. But some amateur hackers have been doing things in Anonymous's name. Maybe that's who the FBI is after.

  16. Re:What a hack job of reporting! on Hacker Posts Details of 3 Million Iranian Bank Accounts · · Score: 1

    This is an example of ethical hacking going to far and where white hat meets black hat. He wanted to prove a point and did he now he has to be on the run.

  17. Best Distro on HP To Certify Ubuntu 12.04 LTS For Its Proliant Servers · · Score: 1

    Great Distro and my personal favorite glad it's being supported by big vendors. Ubuntu on the server and back track on the desktop for admins, Apple OSX for the users.

  18. Re:What bullshit on Magician Suing For Copyright Over Magic Trick · · Score: 1

    Speaking of shows I wonder if Penn will win the apprentice never realized how good of a business man he was until the apprentice.

  19. Re:Who knew on IBM Sells Point-Of-Sale Business To Toshiba · · Score: 1

    This is the one company that keeps Larry Ellison awake at night. He has said several times he is competing with IBM not Microsoft.

  20. Re:I started on one of those on The Apple II Turns 35 Today · · Score: 1

    See this is the history they should teaching in class. Educate students on business news so they get inspired to be innovators not imitators.

  21. Re:Its like it costs Comcast less to stream their on Netflix CEO Accuses Comcast of Not Practicing Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    Cell phone companies have a cap and now Internet Service Providers what are we back in the metered internet days again. I suddenly have flash backs of free 20 hours of AOL disks arriving in my mailbox.

  22. Re:Features on Apple Under Fire For Backing Off IPv6 Support · · Score: 1

    I am a security consultant and I can honistly say I have seen maybe 2 customers running IPv6 besides that everyone else is still on IPv4 with Apple targeting the home use market I think adding IPv6 Support is a waist of Apples time and money.

  23. Re:what's the difference on End of Windows XP Support Era Signals Beginning of Security Nightmare · · Score: 1

    I still have customers running some Windows 2000 boxes this has been an issue I been dealing with this will just make the situation worse for me.

  24. Re:Slow is good on Apple Developing Tool To Remove Flashback · · Score: 1

    This virus has already been patched this is just a removal tool for the 600,000 computers that got infected. 600,000 out of how many millions of machines Apple sells a year it is small in comparison to Windows viruses. Oracle released a patch for Windows while ago Apple is just getting around to it they were slow on getting this patch out but the negative press has really been at minimum.

  25. Re:Customer Service on Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn Resigns After $1.7 Billion Loss · · Score: 1

    There prices are high compared to places like tigerdirect or newegg. I remember one of there clerks told me we have to push over price products on people or we don't get hours. Wall Street Journal reported they are closing 50 stores to help off set the loss I hope they end up like circuit city they are putting good mom and pop PC stores out of business.