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  1. Re:Free Speech on Louisiana to Pay $92,000 After Game Law Fight · · Score: 1

    Wait! who said pornographers were slimy!

    If they didn't exist Slashdot would not exist as it would not have an internet to exist upon.

    Free speech and porn created the internet not Al Gore.

  2. Re:What actions? on Spam-Bot Intrusion Caught — Now What? · · Score: 1

    When this happened to my wifes computer I in turn locked out port 25 from her computer going out since I have an internal mail computer already. I also completely formatted her drive and she is now using linux.

    She hates it but I could not trust her computer at all anymore.

    All she ever does is yahoo mail, popcap games, and surf internet sites. The bot got on there and it was so well hidden only way I noticed was huge traffic on my router and you can see it going to certain sites and downloading the "tasks" for the computer.

    I was wondering why download my porn was so slow.

  3. c++test on Static Code Analysis Tools? · · Score: 1

    from parasoft corporation. Statically tests functions for 50 cases.

    I prefer the Insure++ product myself. It really helps in finding bugs.

    IT IS NOT FREE.

  4. Re:Bruce Dickenson's School for the Gifted on Gifted Children Find Heavy Metal Comforting · · Score: 1

    dude...

    I think I laughed my piercings out.

    omigod that was great.

    Of course.. Can I play with Madness is what really the Metal heads ask... like me!

    I think Amom amarth, Nightwish, Savatage, Ozzy still really make my blood boil!

  5. Anyone wondering if Novell is.. on Perens Rains on Novell's Parade · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Going to do a reverse and say they did give all licensing to SCO?

    Microsoft lackey Novell Exec "My bad, Here is the papers that say we did give them all UNIX licenses"

  6. A Statement from Video Game Owners on Jack Thompson Responds to Take Two Suit · · Score: 1

    *cough* We the Video Game owners have a prepared statement for Jack Thompson:

    "Fuck You"

    That is all.

  7. Hardwired? The 10% difference! on Humans Hardwired to Believe in Supernatural Deity? · · Score: 1

    There seems to be a 10% difference in all of Nature. Homosexuality is base 10%, Non-belief in God is base 10%, Belief in George bush being smart is 10%.. etc. Environment then changes this upwards some or downwards some.

    The old Hebrew word for God was also used for Nature. Its amazing how people tend to want to think that we are all Super Smart, and we all know what we are talking about. The 10% difference maybe hardwired as well, but we don't know just yet.

    Belief in God, in something better than yourself, is paramount to improving yourself and society. What motivation do I have to better me and my fellow man without the foundations of God? or an afterlife?

    If you are ranting and raving now.. consider that if there were no god, why would you not just walk over and take what you want? Have hedonistic sex parties (except this is slashdot and you have to have women.. well except for the 10%). If you think that society prevents, then you miss the serial killers, the gang bangers, etc.. the DEATH culture comes from not worrying about anyone else but yourself.

    Religion is not the cause of evil, it is the Power that man craves over one another that is the cause. Jesus did not ask for Man to have power over you, but God. Thats different.

  8. Re:Am I The Only One Alarmed By.... on Reverse Hacker Awarded $4.3 Million · · Score: 1

    Without being crazy about this but..

    This happens all the time. The issue is that the company must obtain US Export licenses for that technology before being able to sell it to China.

    The company used B&P or R&D funds to setup a machine and failed to win a contract. They found a buyer, got permission from the US to sell, and sold away.

    There is nothing anti-USA or Anti-American here. The Government let this happen.

  9. Re:The VHS/Beta Porn myth sufaces again on Adult Film Industry Moving To HD DVD · · Score: 1

    Whoa dude...

    I loved sneaking into the Video Stores and grabbing me some Beta Porn. The only problem was it WAS BETA porn. It was only X and not XXX. What was with the stores that catered to my teenage hormones.

    Ginger Lynn... yes... oh yes..

    Now I have all those videos but in full XXX just to "Relive" my youth. Sides, they are better for movies than the new stuff which is worse than an Uwe Boll Movie.

  10. Re:I don't know about the game on Wal-Mart Asked to Drop Christian Video Game · · Score: 1

    That my friend.. is awesome..

    You will just have converted 230,000 Nerds, 120,000 Geeks, and 2 Women today! They will finally understand the basic design and not question it because it will make sense.

    I love you man..

  11. Re:What's a "progressive Christian"? on Wal-Mart Asked to Drop Christian Video Game · · Score: 1

    Insult the Muslim Religion.. and see if some Guy in a Beard puts you on a Hit list.

    Jesus loved others.. He did not kill. He forgave. He Sacrificed himself.

    So insult the Christian Religion in Parody.. but people are scared to do it to Muslim religion.. Imagine if Christianity was like it was in the 1100's or so.

    NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!

  12. Re:What's a "progressive Christian"? on Wal-Mart Asked to Drop Christian Video Game · · Score: 1

    Law and Spirit of the Law.

    The Old testament was LAW..
    The New Testament was spirit!

    The Golden Rule, etc.. come from the spirit because that is what Jesus brought to us. Dont work on Sabbath, but he broke and harvested food to eat on sabbath.. the law was there to give a DAY off to the slaves by religous means (which we need now!).

    I love everyone.. Love the person, Hate the deed. I do not have to support someones Sin's.. I can love them which IS meeting their basic needs..

    Yes.. LOVE is not a FEELING its an ACTION. I will feed Osama.. even as I lock his ass up to prevent him from harming others.

  13. Adult world on UK Wants To Ban Computer-Generated Child Porn · · Score: 1

    Children are not full citizens of the USA. They do not have the right to smoke, drink, and do other things. Schools can search and seize items without warrants.

    The internet is NOT a Child's right. It is a Citizens of the US right (and other countries.. rights.. based system). Thus anything on the Internet should be considered Adult viewing as default. Children should be restricted from the internet and either placed in DMZ's or just not allowed on.

    I have 2 kids.. they don't touch the internet!

  14. Re:finally! on A Terabyte of Data on a Regular DVD? · · Score: 1

    Wow! I am one of the few who has seen a woman and actually tricked her into marrying me. Staying with me for 11+ years as well.

    Your powers of intuition is outstanding.

  15. Re:finally! on A Terabyte of Data on a Regular DVD? · · Score: 1

    Er..

    Not mine.

    I think I am around 2 of these DVD's!

    Need more Storage..

  16. I can make it 99% small!! on First Hutter Prize Awarded · · Score: 1

    See I have a reference file Zipper. That means that I take long strings and make a tag outta them. Right now it has 1 tag and using one huge 100 meg string reference file. I will update this later to include more. I think I should get the money! It also takes 20 seconds to run!

  17. Woo ooo a New Review Site on Alienware Admit Trying to Fiddle Reviews · · Score: 1

    I guess we can now trust Hexus.net right?

    Or was this just a ploy.. to get people to see them as "independent"?

  18. What helps me.is.... on Taking Your Programming Skills to the Next Level? · · Score: 1

    Programming in a group outside of work on a GAME. Simple things with simple features with hard basics. A MUD.. a strong mud is fun and you get the whole cornacopia of techniques from hash tables, jump tables, file functions, sockets, performance and other issues.

    Make a Game online and find out how fast you improve.

    My problem is not work is not challenging.. is that its very challenging and a MUD is a way to relax code and learn without having to learn under power pressure.

    www.mageslair.net

  19. Re:Slightly OT: Why isn't the language "more clear on Will Stallman Kill the "Linux Revolution?" · · Score: 1

    The translation literally reads:

    Thou shalt not commit unlawful murder.

    Still, your main point is agreed with.

  20. Re:How do you Know and REMOVE them? on Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost? · · Score: 1

    Xen can install windows now? interesting.

    I know I am running Xen RC5 2187 kernel. It has a big issue with my domains going Zombie. They say they have fixed it so monday the new 2200 kernel came out. I replaced the grub call and changed the domain for the xenU and xend never loaded. There is something wrong with that.

    Hardware Virtualization requires like an AM2 board.. and all I got is the 939.

  21. Re:How do you Know and REMOVE them? on Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost? · · Score: 1

    In days long past, when there were such things as blue boxes.. and such.. I would take this path... but alas.. the operative term is Wife (kids) and other things.

    I figure that having a lockdown router, vmware replacement files, tcpdump w/scripts to check on things, different ports for different issues, prevent only known computers to access the net, keep up-to-date with fixes and antivirus/spybot programs.. would be enough for a home computer network..

    How can we ever tell our mothers or grandmothers et al to USE the internet when this is going on?

    Obligatory: What about the Children!

  22. Re:How do you Know and REMOVE them? on Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost? · · Score: 1

    I was thinking of running a Windows VMware session. The problem would be Games.. and performance of such. Having a single 1 gig file I break out "In Case of Wife" to reset the Windows session would be nice of course. Soon they will learn how to infect other virtual shares on your system.

    Still waiting for Xen to be able to launch windows :)

    Thanks for the information.

  23. Re:How do you Know and REMOVE them? on Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost? · · Score: 1

    Thanks. Thats good info..

  24. Re:How do you Know and REMOVE them? on Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost? · · Score: 1

    You must not be married :) You are never 100% sure about what your wife can and cannot do.

    I am pretty paranoid as I run a DD-WRT fixed up Linksys router. I had her running a couple "unnammed" firewalls but she couldnt do anything. Wife tends to get into things like adminstrator even though SHE DOES not have the password. I think her friends online tend to be bad as well and help her break the basics.

    She has prevented, on her own I might add, many different phishing and attacks. She tends to be pretty paranoid but she goes to NEW websites on occasion and messes with Yahoo. Me, I keep to slashdot and my sports sites.

    I have been trying to stop SPAM and greylisting is SUCH A SWEET thing. I have reset my ssh inports to stop the script kiddies that hit it like 10 times a day. My forums are being auto attacked and its amazing how they can get past the fuzzy lettering. So far the only solid thing that seems to not be able to be broken through is my MUD and thats supposed to be worse (but well.. I isolate it too).

    Its an Arms race and we are losing.

    I want to have usable machines.. not secure doorstops!

    Thanks!

  25. Re:How do you Know and REMOVE them? on Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost? · · Score: 1

    The thing that bothers me the most is that I have no idea WHAT bot has been installed. For all I know it could be brand new, etc. When asked, my DSL provider said all they do is run an anti-virus program to find it. That failed miserably, safe mode and even mounting it to linux and running ClamAV on it.

    I shrunk her partition down to bare minimum and then installed Mandriva 2006 on her computer. She is now running linux and her data files are mounted on a read only WinNT partition.

    I still need to figure out WHAT it was, how it GOT on her computer (she runs FIREFOX) and what to do to prevent it. She does not click on any spam email and I prevent all .exe, .html, etc from even getting to her computer.. they go to quarrentine.

    In some ways, I feel there is nothing I can do.