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  1. leet on Nmap Gets Version Detection · · Score: 4, Funny
    Cool! That version detection works!
    Starting nmap V. 3.45 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ )
    Interesting ports on test.grub.net (10.0.1.24):

    Port State Service Version
    22/tcp open ssh (c) SCO
    80/tcp open http (c) SCO
    443/tcp open https (c) SCO
  2. Re:IDE? on Borland Releases New C++ Toolkit · · Score: 1


    Things like form builders, code windows, debug watches, etc. in one nice easy to use program.

    I know, sorry, most of my posts should be marked +5, Sarcastic Bastard :)

  3. IDE? on Borland Releases New C++ Toolkit · · Score: 2, Funny


    .. a multiplatform IDE ..

    Is that like a multiplatform SCSI or multiplatform Fiberchannel?

  4. Re:Thing is... on PGP Universal - Usable Email Security? · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Assume the encrypting mail server is internal and you use a switched LAN (that helps prevent sniffing). I think the big sell here is to tell the customers that your mail will not leave your company unencrypted onto the Big Evil Internet.

    Also you miss the point when you say "access your sensitive data without your permission". If this is in a company, your employer owns the computers, network and ultimately the "sensitive data", not you.

  5. Re:Thus defeating the object? on PGP Universal - Usable Email Security? · · Score: 5, Insightful


    When you have dozens or hundreds of people to support, a server side implementation (if it works as advertised) is not a bad idea at all.

    Imagine trying to support people that still can't find the "any" key..

  6. /me crosses fingers.. on Most Movies On P2P From Insiders? · · Score: 4, Funny


    [insiders putting] movies online before theatrical release [..]

    Hopefully someone working on Duke Nukem Forever is reading /. today..

  7. Re:Americans on CIO Magazine On Offshore IT · · Score: 3, Funny


    Actually, last study showed Americans work harder (or more) than anyone else on earth.

    Yes, in fact Office Space is a documentary...

  8. Not too far fetched.. on Electronics & Planes Don't Mix? · · Score: 3, Insightful


    Say I need more tinfoil on my hat, but I don't doubt for a moment that terrorists somewhere are looking at a way to have a "martyr" on a plane disrupt the controls from the cabin using electronics. No overt attack neccesary; he would flip a switch, sit back and look forward to his 70 virgins that Allah[0] will be handing over in a few minutes while the crew futiley scramble around until the inevitable crash.

    [0] Just an example, Islam != terrorism.

  9. Re:"heatspreader"? on Memory Activity LEDs · · Score: 5, Funny


    What in the hell is a "heatspreader"?

    An Eskimo hooker.

  10. CM-5? on Memory Activity LEDs · · Score: 1


    What were all the LEDs on the Thinking Machines CM-5 for?

  11. Re:Kind of scary. on Space Elevator Going Up · · Score: 1


    If the cable broke, wouldn't the end attached to Earth fall back? The center of gravity has been changed and the far tip of the broken end wouldn't be moving fast enough to provide the force needed to keep the cable pulled in place.

  12. Re:this would be sweet on Space Elevator Going Up · · Score: 1


    though it would have to be at the poles for stability sake.

    How do you propose to have a geostationary orbit at the poles?

  13. Kind of scary. on Space Elevator Going Up · · Score: 0, Redundant


    Imagine a 100,000 km cable falling to earth.. I wouldn't want to be under it.

  14. Re:Goddamit all to hell! on GNOPPIX: Bootable GNOME CD · · Score: -1, Flamebait


    Suck my gnads.

  15. Not me but a friend.. on Hybrid/Electric Vehicles: Should I Buy? · · Score: 5, Informative


    A friend in another city has a hybrid. According to him the pickup is slow but the fuel economy is great. Pure electric would be super if you didn't have to make long trips and always had an electrical outlet to charge when parked.

    Pet Peeve #843287: SUV drivers that whine about the price of gas. You bought that overpriced penis extension, learn to live with the consequences.

  16. Re:wtf? a Mars moon base? on H.R. 3057: To the Asteroids, Moon and Mars · · Score: 1


    Nice, but I don't see much there that can be used as fuel. Oxygen would be necessary but..

  17. Re:wtf? a Mars moon base? on H.R. 3057: To the Asteroids, Moon and Mars · · Score: 1


    We need a base on our own moon! It can be mined for fuel [..]

    What fuel is there on the moon? It's dry (no hydrogen from water) and a virtual dustball. There are no fossil fuels to dig up because there was never any life to make the fossils in the first place.

  18. Old old old on H.R. 3057: To the Asteroids, Moon and Mars · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Olde News.

    The future Governor of California documented a Mars base back in 1990. Truthfully, Michael, you really should do your research before accepting stories such as this.

  19. Re:Which goes to show you... on Cringely on Identity Theft · · Score: 5, Informative


    Good idea but many places won't deliver to a PO Box as they've been used for fraud for eons. They want a brick & mortar delivery point.

  20. Re:theft on Cringely on Identity Theft · · Score: -1, Redundant


    -1, Fucking Obvious.

  21. Re:Aargh! on Mandrake Linux 9.2, Adware Version · · Score: 1, Insightful


    Mandrake used to be such a fine distro, but this will *definately* make me switch.

    Oh, don't overreact. Do you really sit there breathing through your mouth while staring at the screen intently during an install?

    Start the installation, go get a beer and chill out man.

  22. This is do-able... on Mandrake Linux 9.2, Adware Version · · Score: 5, Funny


    "Seven G's and you could put your face in their installer."

    Collectively I'm sure we could scrape together $7K to have the goatse.cx guy in all his glory on this..

  23. Re:Damn it on Phone Plus Sensory Deprivation Equals... · · Score: 2, Funny


    Sounds like sex isn't going to be as much fun as before.

    Your hands are still free while floating in the pool. You are referring to phone-sex0r, right?

  24. Re:The phone is your leash on Phone Plus Sensory Deprivation Equals... · · Score: 1

    They didn't. I would see who called via CID and I'd call back if I wanted. "Sears Canada", for example, would never get a return call. I don't need one of their credit cards.

  25. The phone is your leash on Phone Plus Sensory Deprivation Equals... · · Score: 4, Interesting


    [PET_PEEVE-2978741]

    This in theory means the user is not distracted by other things occurring in their immediate surroundings.

    For me the phone is a major distraction. When I'm busy I don't want a damn phone call from anyone. Unfortunately some people live by the phone; watch when a phone rings and see how people jump to answer it. Screw that: the phone is a convenient tool for me not a backdoor by which others can invade my space and privacy.

    When I had a land-line at the house I didn't own an answering machine. Caller ID let me know who called and I could decide if a return call was warranted because once a message is left the onus is on you to call back. I have just my cell now and don't give out the number to non-friends & family. Take control of your life, the phone isn't your master.

    [/PET_PEEVE-2978741]