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  1. Re:I love it! on Transcriber Threatens Release of Medical Records · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Same here, I believe this is one of the first steps in seeing how outsourcing overseas can bite you in the ass. sensitive data or not, it will teach other people to look at other aspects of outsourcing and how laws, policies and unenforcable contracts of confidentiality will lack validity.

  2. not really that funny... on How Not To Install Computer Hardware · · Score: 1

    not really that funny, at least to me. it's difficult to laugh at items when you see this kind of thing on a daily basis.

    think of it like the coffee cup holder. sure, it's funny when you hear it from an end user the first, second and third times, but when you've heard it all too many times, it becomes quite the norm and you expect this kind of stupidity from end users.

  3. Re:Mmmhmm on Designing With Web Standards · · Score: 3, Insightful

    while you believe there is nothing wrong with flash, there is quite a bit wrong with it in how people utilize it on the web. it is great for menus, but only when necessary. it also doesn't account for usability standards in any way shape or form, expecially for accessibility issues when people do not use a mouse, or are reading from a prompter.

  4. Re:9/11 Succeeded on FBI Investigating Lamo Via Patriot Act Provision · · Score: 1

    maybe so, but what is apparent in the 9/11 succeeded is that we are being terrorized. it might not be by osama or anyone outside the country for that matter, but the first domino and then the second domino fell, and the rest... well, was left to the american people, which bred their own terrorist thoughts and behaviours. thus... we are even more frightened of ourselves.

    sad to see a good guy, a real 'hacker', not 'cracker', getting slammed for this. so long as they look into it by their own interest and not just throw him in the slammer - we'll see, I suppose.

    wake up people, you could be next!

  5. Re:78 THOUSAND suspected terrorists? on Virus Knocks Out U.S. Visa Approval System · · Score: 1

    just make sure you use someone else's library card when checking out catcher in the rye.

  6. Re:Can we really enforce this? on California Tries Spam Ban · · Score: 1

    I question the same thing.
    - spammer cannot send from california
    - spammer cannot send to california
    - can spammer telnet over to another box co-lo'ed somewhere else to do the same? yeup... sure can.

    this particular bill is another attempt at blanket-billing technology out there. the problem is understanding how the technology works and impliment changes in how it can be improved, not so much a law to deter the spammers from actually sending out the spam. but I'm sure that lots of innocent bystandards from various companies that send out their company newsletter will be fined too... won't they?

  7. Re:You must have had the same one I did on New Dell Clickthrough Software License · · Score: 1

    and those questions are:

    after providing the system w/the express service code to decipher your service tag #, which rarely works these days when transferred overseas, you'll give them the tag #... then...

    spoken in unintelligible-broken-English-from-his-outsourced- self:
    - what is your name?
    - what is your number?
    - what is the company name?
    - where is it located?
    - what is the shipping address of the company should we need to send out parts?
    - what is the contact name on the address, should we need to send out parts?
    - what is the number for the address, should we need to send parts?

    okay.. how can I help you?

    remember, all of this is asked BEFORE you pose any questions to them.

    currently I work for a company... let's say a VERY large company and we have a VERY large account with them, so our 'premier' support is NON-existent.

    Dell, if you are reading this... you shouldn't have outsourced overseas! you shouldn't have let go all of those employees to save your own stock. for you to save several hundreds of thousands of dollars, you let friends and family go into the unemployment world of today. more efficient? get rid of your top layer of management, including that lying joke of a VP: Mort Topfer. he should be lynched for his comments to the media years ago regarding layoffs and hiring.

  8. Re:Already slow on New Dell Clickthrough Software License · · Score: 1

    if his name, as entered in the Dell corporate system is just the same, then his email address is: Alan_Burley@dell.com

    with each and every response, make sure you CC this address too: saul_dell@dell.com

  9. Re:How shocking. on HomeSec Warns Again About Microsoft's Insecurity · · Score: 1

    I have to agree with this. HomeSec is doing what for the people of the US? oh, they are telling us of Microsoft patches. Ugh. What a joke. Sounds like they hired some real winners there.

  10. Re:or a car leaves the parking lot????? on Wozniak Unveils WozNet · · Score: 1

    what about K.I.T.T. ?

  11. if there wasn't a security concern... on Trustworthy Software For The NSA? · · Score: 1

    don't you think the NSA would prefer that the software they are using is created by people in the US? ooh wait, that's too uneconomical since they can hire people over seas for 10% of the cost.

  12. Re:Professional racing *PREVENTS* bike-innovation! on Sports Technology? · · Score: 1

    Paul Van Valkenburg, an engineer/writer in motorsports would agree that motorsports should be all balls out in favor of innovation and technology instead of limitations. But there are safety concerns.

    But those are great bikes you mentioned and the points you made bring up another thought along the lines of PVV: why not have an open race where the requirements are 1) two wheels, 2) no power/electronics.

  13. Re:Plain text is not doomed. on Are Plain-Text Ads Doomed? · · Score: 1

    Agreed!

    Jacob Neilson has been wrong on a lot of things. There is NOTHING about him which makes him a higher power of subjective authority than others out there. Yes, he published a few books, and I have them too, but I do not agree with him, barely even 50% of the time.

  14. Re:Interesting difference on Review: QCast Tuner for PS2 · · Score: 1

    I don't believe that's how it works at all.

    Sony has built their rock NIC to work with their games and their products. Others have made an attempt and will keep attempting to make alternatives which currently work with the currently shipping games. However, in the future, Sony will move to other networking stanards which will eliminate those particular compatibilities.

    BroadQ does very well supporting the PS2 NIC, but is spending time in developing their product with Sony's hardware, not to support each and every USB NIC out there. Those drivers seem to be a mess.

  15. Re:Is this RIAA style "equivalent billions"? on Forty Percent of All Email is Spam · · Score: 1

    actually it doesn't seem that unrealistic since time is money and people's time for coping with such things cost them money that they could otherwise be earning on a productive basis - even if it was making minimum wage at wendy's.

    net traffic congestion would be minimal, but ever growing, however processing power and application developments/cost to filter out spam is even more so annoying.

    when I receive - personally - well over 40% of spam a day running an online business - you bet it costs money because of the time it takes to filter out those that spam filters do not filter out.

  16. Re:40% sounds low. on Forty Percent of All Email is Spam · · Score: 1

    currently even while running a full time online business the amount of spam I receive is more than 40% daily. I should try to crunch some numbers down but that's not worth the time to come up with at the moment.

  17. Re:Get Your Mercenaries Here! on Bush Orders Guidelines for Cyber-Warfare · · Score: 1

    actually, they'll probably make it more elementary like...

    when sending out spam, make sure you are using your .mil address. =D

  18. YES, IF it is for financial related business... on Dealing with Employers Who Perform Credit Checks? · · Score: 1

    If it is for a position at a bank or financial institution or even an online financial solutions provider - yes, they all do this.

    But a typical job, I would absolutely refuse. And I'd also start looking up laws against employers finding out this information.

  19. Re:first things first... on A New Protocol For Faster Web Services? · · Score: 1

    this is actually a good question here. video games and porn - that's the two main drivers of better technology - or shall I say... profitable drivers that drive technology.

  20. RacingFlix on Quickly Filling Up 150GB of Legal Media Files? · · Score: 1

    www.racingflix.com

  21. Re:Let's wait and see, it's Gibson after all on Gibson to Embed Guitars with Ethernet · · Score: 1

    Don't forget, they also aquired Tobias Basses - Michael Tobias' SoCal 5 person operation - and they thought they'd continue with the name, with cheaper components and where did that go? They ran it into the ground.

    I too wish them luck, but not sure how it will stick with the 'classic sounds' that every loves with analogs and tubes.

  22. I dont see much of a problem with tihs... on Michelin to Include RFID Transmitter in Every Tire · · Score: 1

    Why is this a problem? You probably think they want to see what kind of tires are on the road at any given time.

    How about theft of wheels & tires? There's a lot of that out there and finding the stolen goods can be valuable.

    What if it has gps capability and can track where they are? Well.. if that's the case, even better. The tire company can track how many miles particular tires are running and the conditions.

    If tire pressure guages were included, that would just rock - and even add quite a value to the manfuacturer when those SUV rollover claims are made.

  23. Re:Push a Spm Tax Instead on Internet Taxation May Be Imminent · · Score: 1

    not only difficult to enforce, but what about the offshore/overseas' accounts that are used to avoid US laws?

  24. Re:Oh great on 160,000 Join Massachusetts Do-Not-Call List · · Score: 1

    of course! everyone is outsourcing outside the country these days! its cheaper, less efficient and well.. the only way the corporate execs can hold their stock up in the short run!

  25. great story! here's a few more from our board on MacAddict Tracks Down eBay Scam Artist · · Score: 1

    We've got pictures of guy's homes as well.

    http://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&thr ea did=91447

    Congrats on nabbing the guy!