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  1. Re:I think you're all missing the point on What's With All This Spam? · · Score: 1

    > We already have the equivalent of skin and cell walls, protection of networks and computers against outside pathogens.

    Cells use whitelisting.

    Whitelisting does not work for letting your new customers email you.

    next idea ?

  2. Re:I agree that SPF appears necessary on What's With All This Spam? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    > Nobody needs to send email from a box with an address assigned to Comcast or AOL or another consumer broadband provider.

    Please don't tell me what I do and do not need to do.

  3. shush on Windows Chief Suggests Vista Won't Need Antivirus · · Score: 1

    "Windows is a business OS"

    So what is XP Home ?

    Oh, btw in case you weren't paying attention these last two months :

    Hackers Use Wikipedia As Virus Vector - Saturday Nov 4 2006

    Hacked Ad Seen on MySpace Served Spyware to a Million - Wed, 04 Oct 2006

  4. Re:I think we need to change that. on The End of Net Anonymity In Brazil · · Score: 1

    How the fuck are you going to remember what's legal and illegal when the laws are repealed almost daily.

    i'm all for repealing more laws than introducing but come on, it's hard enough keeping up already !

  5. Re:Python is SLOW on Core Python Programming · · Score: 1

    java is quite competitive these days re: execution speed.

    Do keep up old chap.

  6. Re:Wrong, wrong, wrong! on Mahir To Borat, I Sue You! · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But Cohen's displaced Jewishness fuels the comedy.

    A Jewish guy getting a room full of people to sing "Throw the Jew down the well" along with him. Surely that is the most telling?

    I think that bravery alone gives him carte blanche to provoke in any way possible.

    Ali-G and early Borat pricked British pomposity, now it's the Yanks' turn. He tried Ali-G in the U.S.A. but Ali's very Britishness worked against him. Borat is a fine vehicle, and Bruno too.

    Perhaps he'll do an American character now he's met more than a few over there!

  7. Re:DirectX maybe not that significant. on Surprises in Microsoft Vista's EULA · · Score: 1

    Dual / multi screens,
    1600x1200,
    There will never be an XBox360 mouse for FPS, too unfair on joystick players

    The next-next gen is how long away ?

  8. Re:Kiss of death for Enterprises on Surprises in Microsoft Vista's EULA · · Score: 1

    This will mean that Large Enterprises who do hardware virtualization for security are deluding themselves.

    http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/crd/qemu_openbsd_no te.html

  9. Re:.net3 is more benchmark friendly then .net2 on Surprises in Microsoft Vista's EULA · · Score: 1

    send in FAST now that you're using an Unlicensed copy since you broke the EULA therefore you have no license

  10. Re:They're Idiots on Surprises in Microsoft Vista's EULA · · Score: 1

    Directx10 will probably drive the most sales

  11. Best films - get real!! on Google Ad Revenue To Top UK Broadcaster's · · Score: 1

    The dearth of opportunity to get short films exhibited could explain why Cnet hasn't seen so many.

    http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=short+film+festiv al&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

    The one I work seen plenty of attendance growth in the last few years.

    YouTube et. al. are all well and good but there's something about a few beers in the bar with the filmmakers, crew and appreciative audience you just can't get with a download.

    $200,000 per minute does price plenty of folk out of the market for TV advertising.

  12. Re:So funny on Another Denial of Service Bug Found in Firefox 2 · · Score: 1

    What are these "slashdotters" that think and act as one?

    Perhaps you should use :

    Whenever I read a discussion, there is usually some group of posters that play down an issue, some who play it up and those that use it as a platform for discussion of wider issues. Often those who shout the loudest have the least to say.

  13. It'll have to be another donation on OpenBSD 4.0 Released · · Score: 2, Funny

    T-Shirts - Hideous
    CD Set - More toxic landfill
    Posters - see t-shirts above
    Audio - got to be kidding

  14. Re:So lemme see if I got this right on Oracle and Red Hat begin battle for the Enterprise · · Score: 1

    You're analysing the future, and as far as I'm aware, the future hasn't happened yet.

  15. How about "Oracle's move strengthens RedHat" on Will Red Hat Survive? · · Score: 1

    Another industry heavyweight like Oracle promoting Linux should expand the Linux market rather than cannabalise it.

    Those that consider their current arrangements good value won't be quick to run to save a few dollars and if Oracle starts to prove itself a strong Linux service provider RedHat is going to have to adjust, not shut the door!

  16. Re:True of false? on When Stallman is Attacked · · Score: 1

    In what way is that RMS wanting to control how I think, speak and act ?

  17. Re:Weird crash? on A First Look At Gaim 2.0 · · Score: 1

    Not crash, but MSN does require SSL support does prevent it from connecting, perhaps that is something to investigate.

  18. Re:TFA is uninformed on Web Surfing in Public Places Is A Way to Court Trouble · · Score: 1

    Then what does TFA stand for ?

  19. Re:FTFA on Metaverse the Next Big Thing? · · Score: 1

    MOD UP

  20. Re:Hmm.. on Trojan Installs Anti-Virus, Removes Other Malware · · Score: 1

    Normal people say viruses. Only people trying to sound geek-cool say virii, but they're wrong, they sound like wanna-be dorks. I bet the poster wouldn't say it out loud.

  21. Re:Terminal rooms in schools on Web Surfing in Public Places Is A Way to Court Trouble · · Score: 1

    The SunOS terminals in my Comp-Sci room were unsecure, even in user mode you could capture the keyboard/serial and log what you like.

    The solution? A memo : "No Redirecting the Keyboard"

  22. Re:TFA is uninformed on Web Surfing in Public Places Is A Way to Court Trouble · · Score: 1

    TFP is uninformed, using a random computer with random browser to enter your CC details, the SSL padlock cannot be trusted.

    Logging in to your bank account from random, out of your control computers is equally risky.

    Self signed SSL proxies are not that difficult to set up if you think the effort would be worth it.

  23. Re:Worst on Web Surfing in Public Places Is A Way to Court Trouble · · Score: 1

    printing stuff out on the printer is always fun, I used to do it regularly before people got NATs & Firewalls behind their cable modems

    "They Know"

    or

    "We're on to you"

    are among my favourites

  24. Re:Potential for good, and evil on Trojan Installs Anti-Virus, Removes Other Malware · · Score: 1

    The ultimate virus

  25. Re:Hmm.. on Trojan Installs Anti-Virus, Removes Other Malware · · Score: 1


    If no-one tries to define correct use, confusion will reign.

    Perhaps we should abandon teaching grammar and spelling altogether and see what changes then.