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  1. I don't get the concern. on SEC Lets Companies Disclose Via Websites, Blogs · · Score: 1

    What's the concern over this? If you want to know how a company performed, read the damn 10Q/K. Those are archived here: http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml . Stop relying on press releases as real news.

  2. Re:Why the java icon? on NULL Pointer Exploit Excites Researchers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I was wondering the same thing with the Java tag. My thought is the editors are actually ignorant and biased.

  3. Re:A-ha! on G-Archiver Harvesting Google Mail Passwords · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I was logged into your account and noticed that too....very strange!

  4. Re:Innovation? on UN Makes Its Statistical Data Free and Searchable · · Score: 1

    Dude, look at the footnotes! The US figure includes American Samoa. That explains why our values are so high. Those Somoan fuckers eat, sleep and fart CO2.

  5. No Need to Fret... on Iran Builds Supercomputer From Banned AMD Parts · · Score: 1

    ...AMD promptly voided the warranty on all parts shipped to Iran. Let's see them try to RMA something now! Burned!

  6. Re:f me thats a lot of money on Google Plans to Bid 4.6 Billion on 700MHz Band · · Score: 4, Informative

    Googles Market Cap is $198 Billion. I think they can find the capital if need be.

  7. Jon Katz is Gone? on History of Slashdot Part 3- Going Corporate · · Score: 5, Funny

    And all this time I thought I was just blocking his stories!

  8. Re:Over/under on Ask Rob Malda · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Indeed! I haven't had mod points since Jan 2002. The last mod I made was on the infamous post: The first Slashdot troll post investigation. I have not had a single mod point since.

  9. What's Worse Than That on The GIMP UI Redesign · · Score: 1

    Is having to hit Shift-= to zoom in(+), but just - to zoom out. I know I'd be technically hitting = to zoom in, but at least it feels natural.

  10. Re:More like the Chinese gov on Time Running Out for Public Key Encryption · · Score: 4, Funny

    Right! Well, them and a former college age hacker turned Mob IT manager turned world saviour.

    Think of it Marty. No more rich people, no more poor people, everybody's the same

  11. Re:Atheros names/brands/sources would be nice on The OSS Solution to the Linux Wi-Fi Problem · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://linux-wless.passys.nl/. Just search the complete listing and look for the Atheros chipset.

  12. Re:Keep text in dedicated files on Programmer's Language-Aware Spell Checker? · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you maintain a library that is used by customers, that would be a *very* big issue. You just broke backwards compatibility for a spelling fix.

    Overall, the answers to the submitters question are absolutely horrible so far. If the tool he's searching for doesn't exist, it damn well should.

  13. Re:Apple on Windows on Mozilla Exec Claims Apple is Hunting OSS Browsers · · Score: 1

    Indeed, and it drives me nuts. I have to share my only Windows PC with my wife. I don't mind except that I'm forever getting calls when I'm away saying "How do I kill your iTunes again?"

    It's asinine that two different users cannot each run iTunes at the same time.

  14. Re:Where is the wiki? on Wikileaks — Anonymous Whistle-Blowing · · Score: 5, Interesting

    That's the hilarity of it all. John Young (owner of Cryptome) was asked by the people behind Wikileaks to be the owner of the domain (since it would end up being public, and Mr Young is no stranger to Government intimidation). He agreed and participated in the private mailing list, but became disillusioned after it appeared the creators had no actual product and were only interested in funding. He posted all the private and internal conversation his own site.

    Read the two links I provided, and you'll get the story.

    Short Version: This 'secure and untraceable' Wiki software probably doesn't exist, it's a PR ploy for cash.

  15. Better Information on Wikileaks — Anonymous Whistle-Blowing · · Score: 4, Interesting

    For some real information, check out the 'Leaked' WikiLeak mailing list via (my favorite) Cryptome:

    http://cryptome.org/wikileaks/wikileaks-leak.htm
    http://cryptome.org/wikileaks/wikileaks-leak2.htm

  16. Re:This article is too Canada-centric on An 'Ethical Hacker' On Protecting Your Identity · · Score: 1

    Dude, you're full of it. Only some credit checks appear on your record are available to creditors. Ones done yourself are not. Ones done by mortgage companies do.

    If someone from your company pulled his credit multiple times, *you* did fuck him.

  17. Re:This article is too Canada-centric on An 'Ethical Hacker' On Protecting Your Identity · · Score: 2, Informative
    It does not affect your score. From this place:


    # Does every inquiry affect a credit score?
    # Anytime your credit report is pulled - including when you order a copy of your credit report directly from the credit reporting agency - an inquiry is added to your report. Only some of those inquiries appear to creditors and therefore impact your credit score. Inquiries that were made for credit cards or loans for which you applied will be shown to creditors and are counted in a credit score. Inquiries added when you request a copy of your credit report or when an employer checks your credit report do not appear to creditors. We are pulling your credit report on your behalf, so the inquiry on your credit report will not be shown to creditors and will not affect your credit score.

    When you request your credit report directly from Experian, it shows you ALL inquiries. This is done so you know who has been looking at your credit. Some inquiries on your report are accompanied by a description of why the report was pulled.
  18. Re:Other sites on MySpace Down Due To Power Surge · · Score: 1

    Damn that Ted Stevens! He's infected our tubes with some type of virus.

  19. Re:What's next? on Earth Sandwich · · Score: 1

    Easy: A meatball hoagie, made of planets!

  20. Don't Bother Watching the Video on Earth Sandwich · · Score: -1, Troll

    Let me sum it up here:

    Two guys carring a small baggette fly in a plane, drive a car, and eventually walk to a remote area. They then place one half of the baggette on the ground, and claim victory.

    I think I've got a video of a hair growing on my big toe that's more interesting.

  21. Re:moron! on Trojan Compromises Oregon Taxpayers · · Score: 1

    Hey! This is Slashdot, we don't like 'facts' around here. They have an obvious bias towards the truth.

  22. Re:Sold! on Nintendo Announces Japanese Wii Price · · Score: 1

    Agreed. I don't have an HDTV, I don't need SuperXtremeFlashyMegaGrafX. I just want something fun to play that I won't need to sell my precious bodily fluids to afford.

    Plus, now I can walk around saying where's the Wiimote?!

  23. Appeal Dampened By Who? on Google to Distribute Online Video Ads · · Score: 1

    Having to click the ad to play will only dampen appeal to some advertisers. Webmasters and users will love the fact that it's a nice visual ad that does not play without user consent.

    I'm sure Google will have advertisers lining up even with this "downside".

  24. Re:Convicted felons never had full rights anyway on Convicted Hacker Adrian Lamo Refuses to Give Blood · · Score: 1

    Since when did scaremongering become fashionable?

    By the Bush administration on 9/12/01.

  25. Re:Wal-Mart Wiki Manipulation unlikely on Slashback: Walmart and Wiki, Alan Ralsky · · Score: 1

    Right, because ALL Wal*Mart employees are cashiers or stockboys. You don't think they have a vast group of IT professionals and industrial engineers who may have the time/drive/financial interest in battling over the Wiki entry?