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  1. Re:What proverb is that? on Worm Exploiting Solaris Telnetd Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    You're lucky! My mother flipped when she found out I'd exposed my... "ports" on the internet.

  2. Re:cabele companies on Time Warner Cable Runs Out of HD DVRs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow... You've done what I thought was impossible. You've made Canadian cable providers seem generous and fair.

  3. Re:Incoming lawsuits in: on Microwave Experiments Cause Sponge Disasters · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I used to work for an environmental engineering company, where one of my co-workers had a clipping from a 1960's Popular Mechanics article suggesting the the best way to dispose of used motor oil was to pour it into a hole in the ground. I'm not sure if it was up there to show the difference in how we view things over time, or to give clients ideas so as to drum up more business, but either way I found it amusing.

  4. Re:They should split the business on Has Verizon Forfeited Common Carrier Status? · · Score: 1

    I haven't read the article, but from the description the site in question is hosted in Canada, and it's the connection to the hosting company that's being cut. Which would be entirely in "Business 1" in your system.

  5. Re:News flash on Politicians Have Poor Grasp of Technology? · · Score: 1

    The thing is though, our society doesn't provide enough streaming. If we were to split our high schools based on university preparatory schools vs. trade preparatory schools vs. others, we would have a chance to provide a better education for each group. By trying to force the same education on everyone we're failing everyone.

    I know that when I was in a public school there were several students in the class being held back significantly by the slower students in the group. And there were many students at the verge of failing because they really shouldn't have been in that class.

    At the private school I attended later, there was a significant difference in the minimum level of student accepted. The classes were geared at a higher level, the students progressed through the material faster, and there was more opportunity to go beyond the minimum curriculum mandated by the government.

    As far as teachers go, I know the teachers at private schools get paid less, but generally they're happier working there than in the public system. They get students who want to succeed, parents who take an active interest, and less bureaucracy to wade through.

  6. Re:Authors are disconnected on Friendster's Rise and Fall · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Jumping the shark doesn't imply that it's dead, just that it's passed its peak. There's been a significant amount of protest recently over changes they've made, and they're starting to alienate the early adopters, etc. Suggesting that the site may be slowing down.

  7. Re:Huh? on ICANN Grants Temporary Reprieve to Spamhaus · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Wait... I'm fairly sure Tucows is Canadian, I wonder if they can get a Canadian company to enforce an american court order against a british company.

  8. Re:The show is totally unrealistic on KDE on the NBC Show "Heroes" · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think you're using hot in a different way. Putting her in the oven doesn't count.

  9. Re:Pretty much on Segway Recalling 23,000 Scooters · · Score: 1

    But think about the possibilities; sveasoft for the segway!

  10. Re:profiling? on Identity Theft From Tossed Airline Boarding Pass? · · Score: 1

    Well, in that case I say we start nabbing the mexican grannies and the hippies too. Sounds fair to me. ;)

  11. Re:Logs? on PA Seizes Newspaper's Computers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But if the newspaper is using NAT then they wouldn't know who at the newspaper was guilty, they'd need to examine each computer and see which has the necessary files.

  12. Re:Wine Source Code Patching on Google Windows Apps Coming To Linux · · Score: 1

    I don't know, I think the application is mainstream enough. It's one of the applications that's keeping my parents on windows, if they do port it well I may have to reconsider pushing them into the 21st century.

  13. Re:Big Brother and the iTunes Company on iTunes is Malware? · · Score: 1

    Cash? I don't trust the government, I use the barter system.

  14. Re:Old news, new info. on Your Cell Records For Sale Online, Cheap · · Score: 1

    FYI verizon doesn't operate in Canada, and therefore wouldn't be a good target for Macleans (A Canadian magazine). Although, it would be interesting if they'd pulled up Ted Roger's cell usage.

  15. Re:Fear more than greed on RIAA vs Linux and DVDs · · Score: 1

    Why do I keep getting the image of a toaster walking around saying "I pwn'd your ass!"?

    And, I for one welcome our inanimate overlords.

  16. Re:Gartner...Money for nothing, labour for free. on A Look at Windows Server Outselling Linux · · Score: 5, Informative
  17. Re:Popular Web Comics on Copyright and Webcomics - A New Trend? · · Score: 1

    [NSFW] ghastlycomic.com [/NSFW]

  18. Re:Yarr on Windows Advantage Validation Process On Firefox · · Score: 1

    That would also help with global warming! Just look at http://www.venganza.org/

  19. Re:Thank god! on Sony Rootkit Allegedly Contains LGPL Software · · Score: 1

    Damnit! I allways suspected them. The Aibo's should have been a dead giveaway!

  20. Re:US Government dependence - MOD Parent DOWN on Feds Enter Blackberry Fray · · Score: 1

    Unless I'm mistaken the claim isn't that 10% of government workers have blackberries, but that 10% of blackberries are used by government workers. Significantly different.

  21. Re:Ethnically segregated? on French Riots Lead to Crackdown on Blogs · · Score: 1

    Spanish or Portuguese? I don't see how those are "American" languages. Navajo is an American language.

  22. Re:Uninformative: Here's a summary on Nvidia Launches New Affordable GPU · · Score: 1

    Actually, FYI: movies are 24 fps, European (PAL) tv is 25 fps, and North American (NTSC) is 30 fps.

  23. Re:Take Java seriously on Help crack the Java 1.6 Classfile Verifier · · Score: 1

    But look at this one specific example! It scientifically proves that Jaba is 300x slower than teh C++!!1!

    - You did ask for it after all.

  24. Re:Let me get this straight on Florida DUI Law and Open Source · · Score: 1

    This brings about an interesting question. How large are the drunk tanks in Florida? :)

  25. Re:I'm skeptical on No Modification PSP TV Adapter · · Score: 1

    A "few" inches? I think you're giving his wang too much credit.