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  1. Re:A drop in the pond... on Judge Rules Against China In 'Green Dam' Suit · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't know about that. China declared the software added and licensed to every new computer in the country, and their population is 1,331,460,000 according to The Google. So the suit is really a lot less than what China would pay if instead of copyrighted code, it was a pirated song.

  2. Re:SOP For Governments. on Libya Blocks Internet Access As Citizens Protest · · Score: 1

    Pretending they are a separate entity is pretty silly.

  3. Re:OT: Sig on Anonymous Goes After GodHatesFags.com · · Score: 1

    It would have no effect on whether it was true or not. That's fairly basic logic.

  4. Seems Legit on House Passes Amendment To Block Funds For Net Neutrality · · Score: 5, Funny

    Remember, these are some of the smartest people in the country. They have evaluated the issue from all angles and determined that "net neutrality" as regulated by the FCC is not in the interest of their constituents.

    They know exactly how it works and what it means for various businesses and especially in terms of the First Amendment. They have been completely unbiased in their review and I applaud them for their actions.

  5. Re:And What's next? on Anatomy of the HBGary Hack · · Score: 1

    Wikileaks is more effective at regime change in the middle east than WBush. News at 11, on the BBC.

  6. Re:Attack Summary on Anatomy of the HBGary Hack · · Score: 2

    You forgot the part where the CEO of HBGFed used the same six letter pass in the CMS, his email, twitter, facebook...

    Basically step 4->5 went lousy password to same password used for the email admin to another user's email account to the social engineering.

  7. Re:Incompetent on Anatomy of the HBGary Hack · · Score: 1

    Technically, his "boss" started it by putting the passwords in email, when he replied, he didn't use the full pass.

    Changing his boss's pass and telling him the username was a bit silly, though.

  8. You know what on Democrats Pan Google-Verizon Net Neutrality Proposal · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The lack of neutrality for managed services is going to put an increased burden on IT companies. It will increase the costs where cloud services are already being proven to NOT lower costs.

    The fact of the matter is that True Net Neutrality is beneficial to every company EXCEPT ISPs. ISPs being a set than includes broadband, T1, DSL and any provider as well as the increasing role mobile providers take. Basically a set of companies that receive quite a bit in government money ALREADY to fund construction of network infrastructure.

  9. Re:lol yea sure on Microsoft Tech Can Deblur Images Automatically · · Score: 1

    >> They aren't the people programming the OS or office applications.

    > No, those guys are busy running mac and linux software looking for stuff to rip off... I mean, sitting around coming up with amazing innovations.

    So....same old Microsoft?

  10. Re:Dear aunt, on Open Source Transcription Software? · · Score: 2, Informative

    The parent's link is exactly what I set up on a client's machine. They purchased the headset and pedals but the software itself was free and worked wonderfully.

  11. Uranus on Evidence For 200-Year-Old Comet Impact On Neptune · · Score: -1, Troll

    This would be much more interesting if it was about Uranus.

  12. Re:It's spelled with an 'a', dammit on The Gulf's Great Turtle Relocation Project · · Score: 1

    I would say this is a bad comparison. Unless you have a very specific set of hangar-based forums, you'd rarely see people use "hangar" anywhere near as much as "separate".

    Maybe a car analogy? People who have to swerve across 2 lanes of traffic to reach the jughandle/exit? Might be less effective in Jersey...

  13. Re:I love the wording in the above translation. on Chile First To Approve Net Neutrality Law · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I believe you are missing the point. WHO does this identification of attackers? Is it ISPs? Is it the government? Is it a third-party blacklist? Regardless of who it is, once they have the power, it will be abused. And if you rely on user complaints to lead you to the cause, you're probably relying too much on the capabilities of civilians.

  14. Re:I love the wording in the above translation. on Chile First To Approve Net Neutrality Law · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So Net Neutrality only extends as far as having an outside blacklist identify an IP and then you cut them off? In b4 ISP's secretly pay blacklists to hit their neediest customers.

  15. Re:Error in the summary/title/etc; RTFA on OLPC's XO-1.75 Laptop To Have a Multitouch Screen · · Score: 1

    If you're going to post, might as well get an account.

  16. Yes, but on OLPC's XO-1.75 Laptop To Have a Multitouch Screen · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Will there be another "Buy One, Give One" promotion?

  17. Re:Scum on The Unstoppable 'Tech Support' Scam · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Scum on The Unstoppable 'Tech Support' Scam · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Adjusting for cost-of-living is pointless as long as all the states in USA use the same currency. You'll find some area in the US where the COL is the same as whatever area in England you choose.

  19. Re:I don't understand on Diaspora On Schedule, One Month In · · Score: 1

    I would pay a subscription for that.

  20. Re:Bandwidth will end up costing us more than Cabl on Made-For-Torrents Sci-Fi Drama "Pioneer One" Debuts · · Score: 1

    Sounds good. So anyone can create and then use existing payment methods funneled through ISPs to charge for the content?