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  1. Re:Biometrics on Passwords - 64 Characters, Changed Daily? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Chopping off fingers and plucking out eyeballs will be the new definition of "social engineering".

    Holy great hell, I'd love to see the social engineer that can convince somebody to chop off a finger voluntarily. They would put Mitnick to shame!

  2. Re:Given the people I share the road with... on NTSB Recommends Black Boxes For All Cars · · Score: 1

    I don't think it will help, since the impact of the child on the car probably isn't enough to freeze the data in the black box. Instead the information will be overwritten with information about the car sitting in park.

  3. Re:The most beautiful 12" Powerbook is the BEST on Laptops with the Longest Battery Life? · · Score: 1

    That's only because Heat is like 4 hours long. Great movie though.

  4. Re:Hope my gf doesn't see this on What Are You Looking At? · · Score: 1

    Oh God, I think I'm dating your girlfriend!

  5. Short form Vs Long Form on PayPal Settles Class Action Lawsuit · · Score: 2, Funny

    you can fill out a short form or a long form to sign up.

    I can do either a short form or a long form? That's like saying:
    1) I can be the recipient of a swift kick to the nuts
    2) or I can have some ice cream.

    I wonder which one I want to choose.....

  6. Re:A little of this, a little of that on Does Your Company Pay For Broadband? · · Score: 1

    I work for Comcast, and they take pretty nice care of us. We get free cable and internet (no surprise there), but then for those of us on the Operations side of things, we have company supplied Nextels.

    Even better is that they allow us to use the cells for personal calls as long as we don't go over the top. I like that fact, and I use it with out abusing it. I've never even seen the bill for my cell phone.

  7. Re:Wait, isn't this Slashdot? on First Doom3 Tourney @ QuakeCon · · Score: 1

    Anything to show off your low id, eh?

    Well, I don't seem to be able to moderate with it anymore, so what else should I do with it?

  8. Re:By Premium..... on Sony, Walkmans And The iPod · · Score: 1

    Good point. I do have Sony headphones, and they have been reliable for me.

    Ok, so I stay away from everything Sony *except* headphones.

  9. Re:Wait, isn't this Slashdot? on First Doom3 Tourney @ QuakeCon · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean that I'm the only one here that lives in their parents' basement and is allergic to socializing??

    What they really meant was "Bring 5000 of your favorite Slashdot IDs"

    When you get the invite, just remember to add your buddy #15591!

  10. Re:Disc Four: Matrix Reloaded Revisited? on Ten-disc 'Matrix' DVD Box Set Planned · · Score: 1

    I've used that same line many times on Slashdot. You repeating piece of shit!

  11. Re:Not so "absurd" on iPod: Your Portable Corporate Hellraiser · · Score: 1

    My employer used to firewall all outgoing ports except 80, which had to go through an authenticated proxy server. SSH doesn't like to be proxied over HTTP. Believe, me, I tried.

  12. Disc Four: Matrix Reloaded Revisited? on Ten-disc 'Matrix' DVD Box Set Planned · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nice! I'm going to wait for the Super Special Edition though, I hear it will contain a disc titled "Matrix Reloaded Revisited Revamped".

    That price seems awfully cheap for a ten disc set though.

  13. By Premium..... on Sony, Walkmans And The iPod · · Score: 1

    ...I assume you mean 'Premium Piece of Crap'. I make it a point to stay away from Sony. Their products have been less than reliable for me.

    Of course, that's just my experience, but it's the only experience I can easily trust.

  14. Re:Most, but not all, unsolicited calls stopped... on 429,000 Do-Not-Call Complaints · · Score: 1

    I've been thinking of setting up Asterisk and implementing a whitelist of numbers from people I know. If the calling number is not on my whitelist, they'll get a message asking them to type in a personal code (which I'll give to friends and family). If the code is not entered, it'll drop the call straight to voicemail.

    But since the DNC has been working extremely well for me, I don't really have enough of a reason to cause people I do want calling me the inconvenience.

  15. Re:An observation. on AOL Employee Arrested in Spam Scheme · · Score: 1

    Yeah......No offense there sport, but how about recalling that the star of the movie was a (relatively) young programmer who created the plan to steal a few hundred grand from the company =)

  16. Re:pulver's FWD is fantastic on Cross-Platform VoIP Software? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, but Asterisk is not a client, it's an Open Source PBX.

  17. Re:Stunning on Hotmail Blocks Gmail Emails (and Invites) · · Score: 1

    Exactly. But instead of using an Ad-infested megacorp email service, I use Fastmail. I use my own domains, and they all go to my Fastmail email account. If for some reason Fastmail were to go away, I would just find another provider to host my mx records.

    Definitely worth $50 per year.

  18. Re:Wow, 10 already? on Slackware 10-RC1 Released · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, we're at 10 because Patrick likes to count 2, 3 4, 7 , 8, 9, 10 =)

  19. Previous Stories on Beyond Megapixels - Part III · · Score: 4, Informative

    Since I haven't read them, and I don't see them posted here anywhere, here are the links to the first two stories:

    http://www.thetechlounge.com/article.php?directory =beyond_megapixels_part_1

    http://www.thetechlounge.com/article.php?directory =beyond_megapixels_part_2

    Ah yes, I can feel the Slashdotting coming on now =)

  20. Re:Seemed to miss an important implementation on Chipset Serial ATA RAID Performance Exposed · · Score: 1

    You must work for 3ware, and have been an employee at JBoss in the past.

  21. Re:No SMP? Huh? on SMP Now In OpenBSD HEAD · · Score: 0

    Don't bother wasting your time replying to this guy. I mean, look at his name for Christ's sake - MS_is_the_best

  22. Re:Cell phones have customer service? on Cell Phone Customer Service Ranked Next to Last · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's funny. The customer service reps can be rude, disrespectful, and have unacceptable wait times.

    But then try calling a payment hotline, I've never talked to such a group of prompt, cheerful jerks in my life!

    Always happy to take your money (obviously).

  23. Re:fcc is a necessary body on Should The FCC Be Abolished? · · Score: 1

    I don't disagree that the FCC does have a purpose, but let me ask you two things:

    1) How many Low Power FM stations exist in your area? I have yet to see (hear) one in mine.

    2) Do you think the FCC should be regulating content?

    I think the FCC has overstepped its bounds, and needs to be pulled back.

  24. Re:Here's a useful purpose... on Send A Message To An LED Sign · · Score: 1

    I thought of that too once. Then I did a search at the USPTO and found that idea had already been patented. I'd search for a link now, but I don't have time before work.

    I think using an LCD would get around that though, as I did a search for that and came up with nothing.

  25. Re:This is why on Royal Bank of Canada Software Upgrade Goes Awry · · Score: 1

    Let's just hope the emergency you refer to doesn't happen to be the flooding of a certain stream, because then you're really fooked =)