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  1. Re:Why no counter requests? on Spammer Can't Have Accuser's Hard Drive · · Score: 2, Interesting
    The only way to know what the emails in this case actually look like and what information that they in fact contain is to view them in the computer enviorment in which they were generated or received.
    From Larry G Johnson's declartion (linked from the above text.) Ergo, I'd argue that quid pro quo is perfectly fair. If they want his hard drive (where it was received) I'd argue that we should also get to see where they were generated.
  2. Re:We need a trusted network of ISPs on Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost? · · Score: 1

    What if the botnet is using a legitmate service to communicate? For example, what if a botnet works by listening for commands embedded in slashdot comments? Should slashdot, a totally third party that has nothing to do with the botnet, be shut down because the botnet is abusing it?

  3. History: When I closed a window on Firefox Accepting Feature Suggestions for Version 3 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I'd like to be able to browse my history by when I closed, rather than opened, a page.

    I can't count the number of times I've closed a tab and then wanted it back later in the day, but been unable to find the url because I've actually had it open on my desktop for several days (so it's not in yesterday's history.) Being able to sort history by "close time" as well as "open time" would be really useful.

    Maybe this could be a firefox extention. Hmm.

  4. Re:This has to be the silliest headline.... on Movies Delivered Via Television Signal · · Score: 1

    ITYM "Movies On Demand, Delivered Via Television Signal"

  5. Can he do that? on Classic Star Wars Trilogy Finally on DVD · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I seem to remember back when they were selling the original films on VHS in the UK shortly before the remastered version came out the advertising said that this was the last chance to buy this version of the film.

  6. Re:"Relatedly" is NOT a word on Low Emission Cars Continue to Gain Popularity · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't be so snozlang.

  7. Re:Canadian English is now supported, eh ;) on Gnome 2.14 Released · · Score: 4, Funny

    Colour me surprised at the quality of this joke.

  8. Re:i18n is cool, but easy on 17 Year Old Creates Flickr Competitor · · Score: 1
    You forgot character encoding issues.

    What encoding does the EXIF data use? The data submitted by web forms? What encoding should you be sending back to the user? And what headers and declarations should you be using so dumb browsers do the right thing? And how does this all work in email too?

    And then you have to deal with the fact that despite what the specs say, not everything follows the specs. And then you're into the land of work arounds and other troubles.

  9. Re:Why Beating The iPod Won't Work on The Latest iPod Assassination Attempt · · Score: 1
    I agree with your post in that I see no way for the iPod to be unseated from it's roost. It's got that market by the short and curlies.

    Of course, that doesn't mean you can't kill the iPod. You just have to supplant the whole market. So you need to kill off the portable music player market by increasing the cell-phones that hold all your music market, or some other convergence device.

  10. Re:A better question would be on When A Blogger Meets Public Relations · · Score: 0
    What, like people who post to Slashdot? ;-)

    ...

    Which begs the question, do you think I understand you?

  11. What about the RIP bill? on UK Government Wants a Backdoor Into Windows · · Score: 5, Insightful
    From TFS:
    Professor of security engineering at Cambridge University, urged the Government to contact Microsoft over fears that evidence could be lost by suspects claiming to have forgotten their encryption key.
    Then lock them up for that. It's a crime to not provide your key under the RIP bill. If the government is going to pass stupid legislation like that, then they shouldn't need these backdoors.
  12. Re:Not an addiction on Computer Addiction or Just Modern Life? · · Score: 1
    But now that's going away too, and I know it's the Osteopathic treatments.

    Have you considered that this might be a placebo effect?

    That's not to say if that you find the placebos are working for you you shouldn't keep taking them. Because, you know, they're working.

  13. Re:open source? on New Photo Fraud Detection Software · · Score: 1

    No, a Free Software licence may not have such a claim. Free and open source software are not always the same thing!

  14. Re:spam on British Teen Cleared in "E-mail Bomb" Case · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't think any *criminal* act was carried out here. This doesn't mean the company couldn't sue for loss of earnings or disruption to buisness. It's just not something the Crown can prosecute for. Of course, that's my best guess. I'm no law expert.

  15. Re:Adverts, yeah, brilliant on ePaper To Be Used For Newspapers and Magazines · · Score: 1

    Can we keep the telephone sanitisers please? I don't want to end up like the Golgafrinchan's that didn't make it to Earth.

  16. Re:Generating power on Futuristic Nokia Concepts Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Hand crank mobile phone chargers cost about ten quid.

  17. Re:Good for demonstrations on Wifi Camera Uploads without Computer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My mobile phone already does this. And I don't need to be near a wifi hotspot to do it.

  18. Re:sort of off topic on Zimbra Collaboration Suite Launched · · Score: 1
    I don't know any of the people involved here, but I think that if you're going to start mouthing off about someone, you could at least say who you are. Or are your opinions not worth standing by?

    Otherwise, how are we to know if this point is valid, or just some random troll. Are you a troll?

  19. Re:POOPHEADS! on Slashdot HTML 4.01 and CSS · · Score: 1

    To a large excent, use.perl.org serves this purpose. We've been getting the basic HTML4.0 bugs for ages now ;-)

    I see your point though

  20. Re:Have a Heart on Is the iPod Generation Going Deaf? · · Score: 1
    Oh, I'd love a pair of e4c. However, they're three times the price (i.e. 180ukp not 60ukp.)

    That's just too much to spend on headphones for what I want them for. It's not the one off cost that would worry me, it's that they're something that I carry around with me and hence are liable to get shoved in my pocket (with my keys etc) and hence have a limited expected lifetime.

    I guess what I'm saying is the e2cs have a feature that the e4c's don't have. They last three times longer. Or rather, they don't, but I can just buy two replacement pairs before I need to worry about it.

  21. Re:Have a Heart on Is the iPod Generation Going Deaf? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The main worry is the noise on the bus PLUS the extra level of noise you have to insert if you want to hear it clearly.

    You shouldn't have to crank up the sound level if you get yourself some proper headphones. I use shure e2c headphones that are buds that completely close off the ear - following a design that was originally intented for use as a 'monitor' for live performances so that artists could hear what they were playing and block out 90% the external sound from the rest of the band. The key thing is that I use the same volume level if I'm on a bus or in a quiet room. I wouldn't wear them (in both ears at least) if I'm crossing the street however - I'd be worried that since I was so deaf I'd be run over.

    (additionaly note for audiophiles: Yes, I know the e2cs don't have the best sound in the world, but they're truely exellent for listening to audiobooks or the cricket and what everyone agrees with is that they're good at blocking external sound.)

  22. Re:Okay, I give up. on Podcasting from Space · · Score: 5, Informative
    A Podcast has a RSS feed (or Atom feed, whatever) that you can subscribe to to tell you when there's a new mp3. That's it. That's the difference.

    Which would make this not a podcast. It would make it an "audio recording".

  23. Re:Unsecure network ? on Wireless Hijacker Dealt First UK Punishment · · Score: 2, Informative

    Er, yes. Under UK law at least. It's not trespass unless they refuse to leave once you've told them to or they've ignored the sign that says "keep out".

  24. One look? on iTunes Sells 500 Millionth Song · · Score: 1

    For me it still says "Open 24/7 on Macs and Windows PCs, the iTunes Music Store has become a smash hit, with music fans purchasing over 430 million songs worldwide to date."

  25. Re:Click here to download plugin on The Onion in 2056 · · Score: 1

    Um, last time I checked Flash (the SWF format) was an open standard.