Slashdot Mirror


User: omnichad

omnichad's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
11,486
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 11,486

  1. Re: I don't care on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    Just because it's bundled doesn't mean it wasn't created by a third party (OK, maybe that makes it 2nd-party).

  2. Re: How is this specific to Selfie Sticks? on South Korea Bans Selfie-Stick Sales · · Score: 1

    Not the point. If your neighbor had a Bluetooth device using 5xe allowed transmit power, you couldn't even use your own equipment properly.

  3. Re:Define "reasonable" on 18th Century Law Dredged Up To Force Decryption of Devices · · Score: 1

    As we move into this new age of encryption you will see new businesses spawn (like locksmiths) to reverse said encryptions.

    You pay me $500 and my computer will get to work. If I'm still in business 50 years from now, and I manage to get the right key, I'll check and see if you're still alive and give you the key..

  4. Re:Raining on the parade on Study: HIV Becoming Less Deadly, Less Infectious · · Score: 1

    Bender: Dying sucks butt! How do you living beings cope with mortality?

    The same Bender that tried to commit suicide in the first episode...

  5. Re:Then again, maybe it _is_ good news. on Study: HIV Becoming Less Deadly, Less Infectious · · Score: 2

    "Nuh uh, ain't no trees in Botswana, nuh uh, I know, I AM a Botswanian lumberjack, and I ain't never had a job..."
    --Ernest P. Worrell

  6. Re:As a malware analyst... on FBI: Wiper Malware Has Korean Language Packs, Hard Coded Targets · · Score: 1

    Normally hackers like to brag and build up their rep.

    And nobody likes to brag more than North Korea. Even if they weren't at fault, I'm surprised they haven't taken credit for it yet. I can't really account for that.

  7. Re:Define "reasonable" on 18th Century Law Dredged Up To Force Decryption of Devices · · Score: 1

    Sure they can provide reasonable technical assistance.

    1. How to use the decryption key when discovered
    2. How to craft a brute-force attack
    3. Wish them luck.

  8. Re:ROT-13 on 18th Century Law Dredged Up To Force Decryption of Devices · · Score: 1

    If the Romans had a 26-letter alphabet, that's exactly what he may have used. They didn't.

  9. Re:Setting aside that old Constitution on 18th Century Law Dredged Up To Force Decryption of Devices · · Score: 1

    I believe that the Constitution is literally true and still relevant today. Even though it was written by many different authors, it is all inspired by one nation. Yes, there are some groups that try to push their own interpretation of the Constitution, but they are not true believers. Still others believe that the latter Acts supercede the Bill of Rights, while I believe that the Bill of Rights is never invalidated. Even among the believers, many still do not vote more than maybe once every 4 years.

    The language of 200 years ago have many nuances that are not still in use. This is why some people study the Constitution in a newer translation.. Others say that the original text is the only true document.

  10. Re:Then demanding decryption will not be "reasonab on 18th Century Law Dredged Up To Force Decryption of Devices · · Score: 1

    What brand?

  11. Re:It doesn't seem friendly on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    Exactly. Nobody wants bug reports from non-coders (you're just too stupid to use it right / you're holding it wrong). And nobody wants a bug report from a coder without a patch.

  12. Re:The number of things I don't volunteer for is s on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't that line of thought make you part of the problem?

  13. Re:Mac user... no manual? on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    Plug in a 2-button mouse with a scroll wheel. Macs have USB now (and Bluetooth).

  14. Re:Reporting bugs on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 2

    I, for one, moved from Thunderbird to Apple Mail several years ago - and never looked back. I get my 3-column view and I can turn off threading. I'm happy.

  15. Re:I don't care on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 2

    Steve Jobs even still thought digital smart watches were a pretty neat idea

  16. Re:I don't care on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    Microsoft was kind of late to the game, not even really having good TCP/IP socket services without relying on third-party applications like Trumpet Winsock until Windows 95 came out.

    They still rely on third-party applications. Their TCP/IP stack is based on BSD code and the HOSTS file is still in C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. Notice that "/etc/hosts" in there?

  17. Re:they don't make it easy on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    I don't have a default editor for .ME files.

  18. Re:Look what those assholes did to gedit. on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    If you like your current plan, you can keep it. Just download the source and hope it continues to compile.

  19. Re:Look what those assholes did to gedit. on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    They are targeting a professional Photoshop knockoff market that doesn't exist, and yell at their actual core userbase.

    It sort of exists, but Gimp isn't the product for those people. Its fork Cinepaint is.

    If they wanted to offer a good alternative to Photoshop, they'd do well to emulate its decades-old UI. There's a reason it rose to the top.

  20. Re:Look what those assholes did to gedit. on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 2

    ....the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. ..

  21. Re:How is this specific to Selfie Sticks? on South Korea Bans Selfie-Stick Sales · · Score: 1

    , and the last thing you want to do is to have people realize that they don't need to be regulated by a government. So, you need to launch a crackdown operation

    Or they are protecting consumers from rogue devices that either jam/interfere with other signals whether intentionally or unintentionally. Not all regulation is evil.

  22. Re:Flip Argument on Officer Not Charged In Michael Brown Shooting · · Score: 1

    Orientation of the chest muscles would depend on whether the hands were raised. Try lifting your arms without using them.

  23. Re:Hmmm ... on The Schizophrenic Programmer Who Built an OS To Talk To God · · Score: 1

    I'll add that the fact that he sees meaning in the "noise" of those messages is very clearly a part of his schizophrenia.

  24. Re:Hmmm ... on The Schizophrenic Programmer Who Built an OS To Talk To God · · Score: 1

    Those unintelligible lists of words come from his "oracle." He uses his RNG program to grab random words from the Bible and string them together and says this is God talking to him.

  25. Re:Flip Argument on Officer Not Charged In Michael Brown Shooting · · Score: 1

    That's entirely backwards. First of all, our justice system is based around the idea that someone is innocent until proven guilty - not the other way around. That includes the officer. Second of all, medical examination and eyewitness testimony corroborate that this "victim" started the encounter as a hostile aggressor who tried to take possession of the officer's gun and fired it. Third, even if a crime was committed by the officer, there was not enough reliable evidence to justify a trial. This is the reason for the grand jury.

    Even if the officer misinterpreted the situation at the end of the encounter, his state of mind would be heavily affected by the attempt on his own life. So I don't see how you can regard this as a simple public execution in any case.