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  1. Re:I'm in the same boat with you on Retail Theft Detectors and False Alarms? · · Score: 1

    Ha. The Fourth Amendment protects you against search and seizures by the government. The Fourteenth Amendment makes that binding on the states as well. Private corporations are perfectly allowed to detain you all they want. Of course, you can sue them for false imprisonment if their detainment is unfruitful (you are innocent). Yum. Knowledge.

  2. Re:10Q on Judge Denies SCO's Ex Parte Motion to Adjourn · · Score: 1

    The 10Q is a filing with the SEC required by all public companies over a certain size. It discloses a lot of informaiton.

    http://www.investopedia.com/terms/1/10q.asp

  3. Re:They have cracked strong hashes, huh? on Finnish Firm Claims Fake P2P Hash Technology · · Score: 1

    Can they have a collision that is the same size as a desired file? Guess not. Haha.

  4. Re:The Robot Apocalypse draws one step nearer... on S. Korea Considers Using Armed Robots Along DMZ · · Score: 1

    The Koreans are really good at video games, having placed very well in the last few Counterstrike faceoffs. Do they really need software? I mean, seriously. You can have soldiers who need to be deployed near a danger zone, or you can have geeks sitting miles and miles away.

    Hm.

  5. Intel-Rating? on AMD's New Venice Core Shows Overclocking Potential · · Score: 2, Interesting

    We know that clock for clock, AMDs are faster than Intels. So what does 2.8 Ghz in AMD mean in terms of Intel performance?

  6. Mistakes? on Google Delivering Factual Answers · · Score: 1

    Google better be careful. What websites do they rely upon? Are these carefully screened to be factual? Imagine searching for "Holocaust" and getting some retarded white power crap as an answer.

  7. Re:What about in an Email on Company Name in URL Not Copyright Infringement · · Score: 1

    Perhaps they were afraid you would rip people off. A tax preparation company once had a name whose initials were "I.R.S." and they had their customers make their tax checks payable to, uh, the "IRS". Many lawsuits ensued. People were jailed.

  8. Uhh... on What Ever Happened to 'Toothing'? · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    April Fool's Day ended?

  9. Last Laugh. on High School Kids Beat MIT at Robotics Competition · · Score: 0

    Wait until the high school kids try to get into MIT...

  10. Re:Slicon Shortage on New Photovoltaics Made with Titanium Foil · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not meant to replace largescale silicon photovoltaic cells. Instead, it's meant for use on UAVs and balloons and stuff. Price doesn't matter here, right?

  11. Re:They shrug it off... on TSA Lied About Protecting Passenger Data · · Score: 1

    Actually, his sig made perfect sense in that context.

  12. Re:Isn't the effectiveness now compromised? on How the Secret Service Cracks Encrypted Evidence · · Score: 1

    Because people will not remember the passwords and then write them down on Post-Its stuck on the monitor. You should write them down on a card without giving away which passwords they are and then keep that card like a credit card: as if it were money.

  13. Re:It's like social engineering, without the perso on How the Secret Service Cracks Encrypted Evidence · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Especially when all they have to do is offer them chocolate before they bust them;-)

    Or especially when you can send them off to Cuba or Israel or Egypt or some other state that condones torture? We call it "rendition". (Israeli law allows torture in ticking timebomb cases and "moderate physical pressure" otherwise.)

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A641 70-2005Mar1.html

  14. Re:Open Office and Java integration makes me nervo on Java Fallout: OO.o 2.0 and the FOSS Community · · Score: 1

    Java integrated into the OS would be a terrible thing. I got a Java virus while running Firefox while visiting a website that trades illegal software. (Yes, I guess I do deserve it.)

  15. Re:I'm calling Bullshit on Large Prize Offered For Writing Mac Virus · · Score: 1

    You misread the parent. He had the system behind a firewall while upgrading all the patches. He then disabled the firewall and had his system on the web "naked". He claimed that he then got infected very quickly. This is definitely possible, especially if you are on a cable modem service like RoadRunner filled with tech newbies.

  16. Oh my GOD! on e-Scrabble gets Cease and Desist Order from Hasbro · · Score: 1

    We slashdotted e-slashdot!

    Serves them right.

  17. Re:The Four Rules of Browsing the Net on Windows on IE Vulnerable to Cross-Browser Spyware Attack · · Score: 1

    4. No matter how hard you shake it, the last drop always rolls down your pant leg.

    You insensitive clod! I'm a girl!

  18. J.D. Patent Lawyer on Best Degree to Pair w/ a B.Sc. in Computer Science? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you can get into a top ten law school, then you can become a patent lawyer and make a few hundred thousand dollars right out of school. Big firms pay $125K base (not counting bonuses) for patent attorneys from top ten schools--no legal experience (aside from law school) necessary.

  19. Re:Con-man gains fame at others expense... on Mitnick: Security Not about Technology · · Score: 1

    Whatever makes you think that America does not have human intelligence assets in Russia?

  20. Re:Google and it's 1980's search literal-mindednes on Google's Technology Explored · · Score: 1

    Many things are much easier said than done. The techniques have existed forever, but dependable and accurate implementation on affordable hardware that can handle the high traffic of searches on large datasets with high reliability is much harder than just pointing to a few pages in a textbook that gives out theory.

  21. Re:New Discovery? on New Vulnerabilities Discovered in Firefox 1.0 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The thing that sucks is that there is no update button in Firefox 1.0. Well, there is, but it only updates the Extensions when I run it. That could lead the average user to believe that they have already updated their browser. Will this be fixed in Firefox 1.1? Or should I file it?

  22. Re:This is really extrange on When Should You Quit Your Job? · · Score: 1

    Well, that's how you're supposed to do things.

    http://www.fastcompany.com/online/06/writestuff.ht ml

  23. Re:It reminds me. . . on John Gilmore's Search for the Mandatory ID Law · · Score: 1

    Well, sometimes terrorists end up on watch lists run by the government. Someone enterst the country as part of a plot. While in America, government agents find out his name. They forbid him from boarding. Aha! Has this happened before? Who knows? But there is a use for it. Whether it is reasonable is another story.

  24. Re:Pretty Good... on Intelligent MIDI Sequencing with Hamster Control · · Score: 1

    On my Mac, the fifth button on my mouse is mapped to 'Back.'

    Liar. Your Mac only has one button.

  25. Re:Bill Gates is right on Bill Gates Proclaims US High Schools Obsolete · · Score: 4, Funny

    CmdrTaco went to high school and he still can't even edit Slashdot properly.

    That's because he's overqualified now.