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  1. Re:For those who are interested: on Copyright.net Springs Into Action · · Score: 2


    I guess a level of indirection is implied when dealing with RIAA scum.


    For your protection, we always recommend keeping at least one level of indirection between yourself and RIAA execs.

    We don't you catching any nasty viruses!

  2. Re:Demonstrating harm is tough. Or is it? on Second Thoughts: Microsoft on Trial · · Score: 5


    Machines that you expect to have to reboot every day.

    This is where I have a big problem with your post. Yes, MS products in the past have had really shoddy stability. But NT 4 works well, and 2000 is even better. If you are using 95 or 98 in the office, you deserve to have to reboot it every day.

    I've got two servers at work. One is running NT 4, and I never mess with it. It's a PDC for a small network. I've been ignoring it for months, and it's still going.

    My other server is running W2K. It's a domain controller, DNS server, SQL server, and IIS server. I hammer on it every day. It's current uptime is about 52 days. So far this semester it's uptime is 99.995% and counting. That's not bad considering it's not on a UPS, and I'm just a lowly undergraduate student without any professional supervision.

    I'm not MS fan. I run FreeBSD in my apartment, and I love it. I won't try to defend Microsoft's idealology or actions. But to say "oog, I reboot windows every day" or "oog, blue screen!!!!" just shows ignorance and the inability to think objectively for yourself.

  3. For those who are interested: on Copyright.net Springs Into Action · · Score: 5


    The board of directors of copyright.net appear to all have experience in the recording/publishing industry. Some of them were record label execs.

    http://www.copyright.net/copyrightnet/cg_board.cfm

    I just thought that was interesting. Who's side are they on?

  4. Re:you wouldn't believe on Peer-To-Victim File Sharing · · Score: 2


    I was never talking about 95/98. I don't care/use 95/98. The first post I responded specifically mentioned NT/2000.

  5. Re:you wouldn't believe on Peer-To-Victim File Sharing · · Score: 2


    No, I'm not wrong. Is this the legion you're talking about?

    Legion 2.1 is a complete rewrite of the previous version
    Legion will scan up to 64 class C subnets for open file shares and will
    allow the user to map shares to a drive. The registered version
    includes a brute force tool that will attempt to guess share level
    passwords . It's available at http://rhino9.ml.org


    This looks like nothing more than a scanner with a brute force password cracker. So either way you'll need the admin password to get to the share. Good luck trying to guess the password.

  6. Re:you wouldn't believe on Peer-To-Victim File Sharing · · Score: 1


    Yes, but you need Administrator priviledges or at least the admin password in order to access shares such as c$ and d$. And if some cracker has the password, you have much bigger problems.

  7. Re:you wouldn't believe on Peer-To-Victim File Sharing · · Score: 1


    I'm not sure about the rest, but I have TCI@Home, and they filter out the netbios ports. I find it more of a pain than a help, but I can see how it's the "prudent" thing to do.

  8. Re:Protecting against Windows XP? on Apple Patents GUI Theme Engine · · Score: 1


    Try this:
    http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_lun a.asp

    It's got about 10 shots of Windows XP.

  9. Re:Definition of invention? on Making Sense Of An Employee IP Agreement · · Score: 4


    Reading the story provided in the link above, and invention can be anything ranging from a physical entity, to a software toolkit or library. It's quite possible even written works such as how-tos or books could be considered an "invention"

  10. Re:They sort of have a point on Bad Call For Referee Dispute · · Score: 5


    But their original point does stand. Having two sites Referee.com and eReferee.com is confusing, especially when it comes to things like search engines and so on

    Do you ever confuse www.bay.com and www.ebay.com?

  11. My Magic Balls Say: on Guess When Mir Will Splash · · Score: 1

    Jesus Taco! You and your lameness filters.

    2001-03-19 14:22:41

  12. Quite true.... on A Valentine for your Box · · Score: 1


    ...those 1Ghz beasts are just way too fast! My 200Mhz machine can take all night!

  13. I was going to submit my computer.... on A Valentine for your Box · · Score: 1


    ...but with a measly 4GB hardrive, I'm feeling woefully *Inadequate*

  14. Re:so said..... on NEAR to Fly Once More · · Score: 1


    Didn't they try that one on the moon a while back? (Getting really far out and ramming it at high speed)


    No, but NASA did it with Uranus.

  15. Re:Why this Penguinista uses Linux over FreeBSD. on FreeBSD 4.1.1 vs. Linux 2.4 · · Score: 2

    Interesting. I've often found the opposite. Whenever I have a problem I need to solve, I go to one of two places:

    The FreeBSD Diary or the FreeBSD Handbook.

    I like the diary because it's a collection of problems/solutions that actual users have run into. It's very practical. The Hanbook is basically the official documentation for FreeBSD. I like the Handbook, because whatever it says, is the way it is. I don't have to worry about "Will this How-To work for my distro?", because there is only one FreeBSD.


    I've always had a bitch of a time finding the solutions I need under linux, probally because there are 90 million different ways to do things. That could be good or bad, depending on your viewpoint.

  16. Re:"Fisher" - Evolution of a Name on RedHat "Fisher" 7.1 Beta Out Now · · Score: 1


    I think you misplaced a couple of those.

    4.0 - Colgate - Toothpastes

    I think that's a University

    4.8 - Thunderbird - Hotels near the San Jose airport


    Another Ford car

  17. Re:Security Cluster#^@| on Where's Your Nearest Wireless Access Point? · · Score: 1


    Yeah, cause the Feds are way to stupid to figure out that it may be the NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR leeching off the connection.

  18. Re:Mobile phones are overrated! on $10 Paper Mobile Phone To Launch This Year · · Score: 1


    Yeah, go ahead and bash cell phones. But I find having one extremely useful. I like being able to find my friends when we're all out a different places on a weekend night. I also like the price, which is why I got one in the first place. For $39 a month, I get 1200 minutes. Hhmm...that means I get long distance for $0.03 cents/minute! I'd like to see your long distance carrier beat that. I'd spend that much on long distance without a cell phone anyway!

    The worst part is that I manage to use most of the 1200 minutes up too.

  19. Re:A DB FS? on MySQL FS · · Score: 1


    An interesting concept? I thought that Oracle already does this....

  20. Re:Space fungus on Mir on Death Row - No Clemency Expected · · Score: 1


    Don't worry about that. The extreme temperatures will most likely disenegrate the fungus.

    Unless it's a super fungi!

  21. Well, maybe it's because of this: on Two-Way Satellite Internet For Linux/Mac/BSD/etc. · · Score: 1

    From the web site:

    Do I have to purchase a new PC in order to get the StarBand service?

    That depends. If you purchase MSN® Internet service powered by StarBand through RadioShack stores, the PC is an integral part of the StarBand package.

    Gee, maybe StarBand has a deal with Microsoft, and MS prefers it only to work with MS products? I'm not surprised the engineers kept to standards....it's the guys in the big offices who screw things up.

  22. Re:...and you're clueless! on Undernet In Serious Trouble: Any Suggestions? (Updated) · · Score: 1


    Well, it could make sense. I'm guessing that if I were to bother to do a traceroute, I'd find that the web server is not located on the same network as the irc servers. In that case bombarding the web server doesn't do any damage, except maybe to the effnet admins pride...or something...

  23. Re:DVD player for Linux? on Linux 2.4 Wins 4th Place ... in Vaporware · · Score: 1


    Don't you mean MPAA approved? And I'm not sure where it is either.....

  24. Yes..... on Corel To Sell Linux Arm · · Score: 4


    I wonder how this will impact .NET and Corel's participation.

    Perhaps part of the deal was that Corel must get out of the Linux business?

  25. Most Powerful Eh? on The Most Powerful Mouse in the World · · Score: 2

    The Most Powerful Mouse in the World

    Don't try to put that one past me! I've seen Mighty Mouse, and this thing aint nothing compared to him!. Why it doesn't even have a cape!