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  1. Re:Dear God! on I'm a PC and I'm 4-1/2 · · Score: 1

    This isn't as far off as you might think. The iTunes EULA contains a phrase that gives Apple the right to update the EULA at any time without notifying you. Your continued use of the program is considered consent.

    Now you don't have to read the EULA!

  2. Re:I love the small of hot-fix patches in the morn on MS Critical Patch Fixes 8 Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    A local exploit is a potential problem even if you're the only user. If an attacker combines a remote non-root exploit (say an Apache bug that gets him access as the 'nobody' user) with a local exploit (that upgrades 'nobody' to 'root'), he now has a remove root exploit.

    Local in this case just means a logged-in, unprivileged user that can run arbitrary code.

    Read up on blended threats.

    We need a section on Milw0rm called, "Will it Blend?"

  3. Re:not surprising on Is It Windows 7, Or KDE 4? · · Score: 1

    9/10 people polled also couldn't tell the difference between rabbit shit and deer shit.

    9/10 people enjoy gang rape.

  4. Re:uploading on IBM Creates MRI With 100M Times the Resolution · · Score: 1

    My version of hell is obtaining digital immortality but getting stuck on the 4chan image boards. :(

  5. Re:Disclaimer on The Slippery Legal Slope of Cartoon Porn · · Score: 1

    I'd bet money this is already on /b/.

  6. Re:Well... on Diskeeper Accused of Scientology Indoctrination · · Score: 1

    Oooh! Lead! LEAD!

  7. Re:potential of Air ? on iPlayer Released for Mac, Linux; Adobe Announces AIR for Linux · · Score: 1

    I'll be all over JavaFX when Sun finally releases a browser plugin for 64-bit Linux distros.

    Has anyone gotten any Air Error messages? :D

  8. They said no to coffee again... on Net Neutrality Opponent Calls Google a "Bandwidth Hog" · · Score: 1

    I wish Google would hit on me. :(

  9. Re:Because of the DRM on Spore the Most Pirated Game of 2008 · · Score: 1

    More anecdotal evidence: I pirated the book 'Computational Geometry: Algorithms and Applications' to see if it was of any use for a project I was working on. (Library copy was stolen, oddly.) After the reading the first chapter and skimming the last couple, I was certain that book was excellent and picked up a copy on Amazon. A paper copy is nice to have and much more portable than a full-tower system.

  10. Re:Privacy? on Amazon Launches Public Data Sets To Spur Research · · Score: 1

    That seems fine to me.

    *badum tisk*

  11. Re:If we don't stop thepiratebay, the terrorists w on Aussies Hit the Streets Over Gov't Internet Filters · · Score: 3, Informative

    Didn't have much time to react. The USA PATRIOT Act kept getting voted down in Congress. After 9/11, it was pushed again and made it into law in less than 48 hours.

    Those that sought blood after it became law were apprehended, given orange jumpsuits, and placed into tiny rooms.

  12. Re:First Undead Post! on Mad Scientist Brings Back Dead With "Deanimation" · · Score: 1

    What do conductor zombies say? Traaaaiiinnns!

  13. Re:Finally! on Too Good To Ignore — 6 Alternative Browsers · · Score: 1

    I was delighted to discover Lynx. Prior to that I use to use wget to grab pages, then shuffle through the HTML by hand.

  14. Re:Federal bailout? on Windows Drops Below 90% Market Share · · Score: 1

    $25 billion? Is that for replacing the broken chairs?

    It's to recoup gas costs for the private jet.

  15. Re:The Resistance on Reading Guide To AI Design & Neural Networks? · · Score: 1

    You can die a virgin or you can die after having sex with a Summer Glau lookalike killing machine.
    Hard choice.

    A choice made while hard.

  16. Re:Immortality is scary on Scientists Identify a Potentially Universal Mechanism of Aging · · Score: 1

    And 9 out of 10 people enjoy gang rape.

    This idea is called 'argumentum ad popularum' -- the fallacy that something is right because a lot of people believe it to be right.

    The truth is not democratic, so whether 1, 100, or 1 million people believe something to be true does not change objective truth.

  17. Re:Oops on Politician Forces German Wikipedia Off the Net · · Score: 1

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    Thankfully for Lutz Heilmann, who formerly worked for the Stasi, attempting to censor information does not cause it to be widely publicized.

    There should be a name for that.

    Lutz : One who tries to censor information about his or hers political crimes.

    We should concatenate the two:

    Slutz: One who tries to censor information about his or her political polyamorality in office.

  18. Re:"toxic ammonia"? on Space Litter To Hit Earth Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    The danger/badness depends on how you extract the piss from the cat. They have claws, you know.

  19. Re:How long on Secondlight, Microsoft's New Surface Prototype · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, but there are some pop-ups.

  20. Re:You've just described a poor interface design on WV Voters Say Machines Are Switching Votes · · Score: 1

    Imagine there was a car which was involved in twice as many accidents as other similar cars.

    There it is. First car analogy of the thread.

  21. Re:Bacula? on Easy, Reliable Distributed Storage and Backup? · · Score: 1

    That puts a new spin on their motto:

    "It comes by night and sucks the vital essence from your computers." (From the site)

  22. Re:sad on EA Hit By Class-Action Suit Over Spore DRM · · Score: 1

    Will the Linux version have the same DRM?

    Doesn't seem likely, in my opinion -- It's a strange thought that DRM manufacturers would give consideration to such a remarkably tiny segment of the market. If anyone knows better, however, please let me know.

  23. Re:Awesome on Stephen Hawking Unveils "Time Eater" Clock · · Score: 1

    LEDs all around it is a bit of a misnomer. The inside is full of LEDs, but all of them are illuminated all the time. What it has is a set of disks that, when aligned, allow the light from inside to escape.

    You're right, though. A rose by any other name...

  24. Re:Must be said! on The Cyber Crime Hall of Fame · · Score: 2, Funny

    *With purchase of equal or lesser value.

  25. Re:LOL C++0x0Rz on Interview Update With Bjarne Stroustrup On C++0x · · Score: 3, Funny

    "C lets you shoot yourself in the foot. C++ lets you reuse the bullet."