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  1. Re:So... on RIAA Apologizes for Incorrect Infringement Notice · · Score: 1

    How long would it take to verify, even if a human was involved? Less than 1 second for this case? Certainly less than 10.

    If you want to blame someone for infringement, make sure they are. IMHO (IANAL), they should get sued for perjury for this case.

  2. Re:So... on RIAA Apologizes for Incorrect Infringement Notice · · Score: 1

    Why?

    All they had to do was due diligence and *PLAY* the file.

  3. Re:Controlling their money flow on How to Become A Spammer · · Score: 1

    A definite trail (more than just the e-mail itself) needs to be determined, there's no question about that in my mind.

    Once the connection is set, the advertised company needs to be hit, and hit hard for the spamming. If it's traced back to a competitor doing it, that one needs to be hit even harder.

  4. Re:A clue about effective spam deterrence on How to Become A Spammer · · Score: 1

    Yes, it would.

    Spam isn't about what's in it, it's the means/fact it was done.

  5. Re:Controlling their money flow on How to Become A Spammer · · Score: 1

    Why?

    If they finance someone throwing bricks with the advertisment through windows, or a speaker truck violating sound laws, what's the difference?

  6. Re:PIT? on Revising the Internet Email Infrastructure · · Score: 1

    Look at it this way.

    Those 2 Billion are from one spam run (major assumption, they're probably not, but there's still large chunks in there)

    Case (1) - It's signed once, meaning the content of the message is identical. Filters can handle the entire load simply. Time cost : 5 ms, Delivery: None

    Case (2) - The messages are different, meaning a signature has to be done for each. Time cost: 116 days Delivery: full (barring other blacklists/filters)

    Case (3) - The signature is bogus. Toss it, tar pit / block that IP. Time cost: None. Delivery: None

  7. Re:Yeah, Right on Revising the Internet Email Infrastructure · · Score: 1

    And you're expecting this to have one?

    Never mind that you're still open to spam during the conversion if you want to talk to anyone that isn't converted.

  8. Re:PIT? on Revising the Internet Email Infrastructure · · Score: 2, Insightful

    5ms (sounds like an underestimate to me, but lets go with it) * 2 billion messages (AOL blocked it in one day) = ~116 days computer time.

    Slowing spam by 2 orders of magnitude would still help.

  9. Yeah, Right on Revising the Internet Email Infrastructure · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So, how long has IPV6 been out? How much of the net is converted?

  10. Re:How bad is this compared to others? on Texas SB 1116 (Super DMCA) Hearing On 6 May 2003 · · Score: 1

    if you are brought into court under (for example) false charges of connection multiple televisions to the cable line and not paying the extra fees, you better bring some evidence. Such as polaroids of every room in your house,...

    Or a copy of the FCC regulation that prohibits that practice. The state law wouldn't override the federal regulation.

  11. Re:And the open source community... on Security Vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Passport · · Score: 1

    Isn't that what PAM is?

  12. Re:Opera vs Mozilla on Prince of Pop-ups · · Score: 1

    Check out AdBlock for Moz/Phoenix

  13. Re:root ONLY ACCESS DOES THAT IN LINUX on Microsoft's Athens PC · · Score: 1

    Yes. Windows NT kernels have ACLs, which, in IMHO, are more powerful than the group restrictions that come with Linux by default (yes, I know there are ACL patches). They are logically equivalent, but it is more difficult to manage complex cases under linux, requiring more groups and group memeberships.

    I know there used to be a limit to the number of groups that a user can be a member of. Does that still hold for 2.4.x kernels?

  14. Re:root ONLY ACCESS DOES THAT IN LINUX on Microsoft's Athens PC · · Score: 1

    ./configure --prefix=~/bin

  15. Re:what you are fearing... on Brain Privacy · · Score: 1

    You're right, autistic people are retarded

  16. Re:Got a whole lotta hype on Brain Privacy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Since I've worked in warehouse/distribution environments for the last several years, I heartily disagree. Put plain & simple, you don't want some crackhead/stoner/junkie driving a forklift around your warehouse. From the employer's perspective, it's common sense to try and screen users out ahead of time.

    What about the heavy drinkers?

    Or just the people that don't get a good amount of sleep. Both of those have similar safety issues.

  17. Re:interesting debate on The Costs of Patching · · Score: 1

    Except you're more than a little off.

    The number I remember hearing is 25 Million lines of code for XP. That's a touch more than 40,000

  18. Re:Marketers on Online Marketers to Stamp out Spam? · · Score: 1

    If the company sends it without you giving consent, there is no difference between her company and the penis enlargement ones. The hiding of originating servers is irrelevant.

    Consent is the only thing that matters. Anything else will lead to a meltdown of the e-mail system.

  19. Re:cannot stop spam. on Online Marketers to Stamp out Spam? · · Score: 1

    You throttle it moron. Make it a tarpit.

  20. Re:Not exactly spam... on Online Marketers to Stamp out Spam? · · Score: 1

    I consider that mail vastly different from some random AOL account sellin me penis enlargement pills.
    In some cases, it's not. HarrisDirect has spammed people before. In your case it's not spam (you gave consent), but in others it is.

  21. Re:"comparing"?!?! on Windows XP EULA Compared to GPL · · Score: 2, Informative

    Maybe if the MS EULA dictated terms under which you can distribute WinXP

    It does:
    One transfer of ownership allowed, no copying.

    Next question?

  22. Re:On the other hand... on Clean Needles for Hackers · · Score: 1

    You really, really don't get it do you?

    Try looking up the concept negligence and thinking about it some.

    If you don't follow the same standards the theoretical "reasonable person" does, WHY SHOULD I PAY?

  23. Re:On the other hand... on Clean Needles for Hackers · · Score: 1

    Personal responsibility. Ever hear of it?

  24. Re:On the other hand... on Clean Needles for Hackers · · Score: 1
    I did. It's called taxes.


    And it's my money too, and I don't want to pay for your lazy ass not locking Windows.



    I don't know if it applies to the locking the window as well, but it is certainly illegal here to leave a car running or leave keys in it.

  25. Re:On the other hand... on Clean Needles for Hackers · · Score: 1

    Nope.

    But you should be responsible and pay for the time used to find and apprehend the criminal.