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  1. Re:Memory Leaks on Firefox Reviewed in the Globe and Mail · · Score: 1

    I totally agree.

    Did you ever use Galeon? It was based on an old Mozilla build, but it had some neat features. One of them was that it automatically opened up all the tabs you had open when the browser was last closed or crashed. I would kill for that feature in FF.

  2. Re:WoW is brilliant on World of Warcraft Shatters Sales Records · · Score: 1

    That's not all. Many people have two accounts. One for a fully leveled tag along whose only task is casting buffs on their other account, the tank or combat character.

  3. Re:A friendly reminder. on World of Warcraft Shatters Sales Records · · Score: 1

    I didn't forget, I just remembered that I live on a planet where no one cares, and me caring won't matter, but me playing a game can make me not care about not caring.

  4. Wow... That's expensive real estate on Man Auctions Forehead Advertising on eBay · · Score: 1

    From the questions asked to the seller portion of the auction for this item:
    Q: hello there ! -- i am interested in your advertising space -- could you tell me the dimensions of your forehead ? . . . many thanks

    Answered on Jan-10-05

    A: Good question. I would say it is safe to say 2 inches high, and about 7 inches wide. I have a widows peak so there will be a bit more space on either side of that as well. I will have pictures up ASAP.


    Currently, it's at $16,000.00 ... that's over $1000.00 per square inch.

  5. Re:Top 50 DVD List on Top 50 DVDs · · Score: 1

    Thank you.

  6. Re:Python's rexec disabled on Stored Procedures - Good or Bad? · · Score: 1

    plpythonu for me built as of 7.4.2 . It's in the src/pl tree. Just make, install, createlang and you're done (more or less). (They just don't use rexec)

    From the src/pl/plpython/TODO

    * Develop a trusted variant of PL/Python. Now that RExec has been shown to be full of holes, this may take a while :-(

    From the article you linked:
    module contains the RExec class, which supports r_eval(), r_execfile(), r_exec(), and r_import() methods, which are restricted versions of the standard Python functions eval(), execfile() and the exec and import statements. Code executed in this restricted


    plpythonu is python "untrusted" (or unrestricted... I can't remember) meaning it doesn't garauntee that functions written in it will only have access to modules and functions that are "deemed safe" And, the worst attack that can be launched using an exploit of this module is a DOS. (Not that that's ok)

    If someone managed to pull off an attack like that, I don't see how it could possibly be anything but an inside job. I imagine that the exploit would have to be via an sql injection attack. Which, if someone can perform one of those, they would need to know the language the function was written in, and how to exploit this particular vulnerability.

    For my little family online photo album, I'm not going to worry about it. I know many people who are running it in production fearlessly. (foolishly?)

  7. Postgres supports on Stored Procedures - Good or Bad? · · Score: 2, Informative

    One of my favorite thing about postgres is it's support of plpythonu (python stored procedures) and the recently added java support.

    Just define the function (in java or python) and SELECT it with whatever arguments you've designed it for. I don't know what the overhead involved is, but we used it more for convenience than anything else.

    I was told basically, "the fewer the better" and "keep them confined to the innermost loops."

  8. Re:OpenOffice on Lockheed Replaces 10,000 Solaris Seats with Linux · · Score: 1

    If you plan on switching software packages on your users without giving them any kind of training, then you should lie in the bed you've shat in.

    And how would one of these issues cause the loss of IT staff? dodgy tickers?

    I think I'm not clear on your point. Could you explain a bit further? Thanks.

  9. Re:Man... on Lockheed Replaces 10,000 Solaris Seats with Linux · · Score: 2, Informative

    Oddly enough, eclipse is the name of the best java ide on the planet (imho). Java is Sun's. You'd think they'd be able to put out a reasonable IDE. Unfortunately, most developers would rather be sodomized by a hot curling iron than wait for Netbeans to load.

  10. Re:Probably not realistic but... on Artificial Prion Created · · Score: 1

    Possibly. But then you'd have to wait for several years until the target died. That doesn't disqualify it of course.

  11. Re:this is truely scary on Artificial Prion Created · · Score: 1

    I was under the impression that prions could not be denatured by heat.

  12. Re:Old News Indeed on How Much Are You Paying For Electronics Labels? · · Score: 1

    Is there a way, using style sheets, to make this not ... hurt? This color scheme is a far more serious danger to my vision than chronic self abuse.

  13. Re:Earthlink tech support on Annual Customer Support Rankings · · Score: 1

    I told them I was using a Touring Machine.

    What, like a Bentley Sedan?

  14. Re:Legitimate question. on BSD Hacks · · Score: 1

    check out their Safari service. I loved it. (but had to cancel to pay for tuition last Fall. I'm still planning on going back.)

    Good Lord! How much does it cost?!

  15. Re:How far we've come.... on Sony's $700 Linux-based Remote Control · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have a toaster with more computer power than the on-board computer of the Apollo space craft. And a watch. And a calculator. And if I get really lucky, I can buy a coke can that does too.

  16. Stupid. on Toyota Patents Winking, Laughing, Crying Car · · Score: 1

    And thus begins the eternal war between the Autobots and Decepticons.

  17. Re:ouch... on phpstack - A TCP/IP Stack and Web Server in PHP · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well... You really were asking for it...

    With apologies to the late F.M.

    Php is a scripting language
    not a layer three network stack
    Ain't no way your server won't break
    Unless you're sitting in a SONET node rack

    Are you crazy? Are you certified
    Your server is a molten heap
    Through the floor the slag still drips
    to the sound of the beep

    Chorus:
    Another one bytes the dust
    Another one bytes the dust
    And another one gone, and another one gone
    Another one bytes the dust
    Hey, I'm gonna slashdot you
    Another one bytes the dust

    How long till my router cacks
    after a weekend slashdot bitch smack
    I invested everything that I had
    even wrote a custom ip stack

    Are you crazy? Are you certified
    Your server is a molten heap
    Through the floor the slag still drips
    to the sound of the beep

    chorus

    There are plenty of ways you can hurt a host
    and bring it to its knees
    you can heat em
    you can drop em
    you can install bad ram
    and even try using Windows ME

    But you're batshit, yes out of your tree
    If you think your isp won't freak
    Through the floor your server melts
    To the sound of the beep

    chorus

  18. Re:The iPod tastes like fluffy caramel. on iPods are for Audiophiles · · Score: 1

    If you didn't use a thesaurus for that, I'll eat my hat.

  19. Re:Should we create machines to replace us? on Japan's Proposed 30-Year Robot Program · · Score: 1

    what will happen when we can make machines that can work for almost nothing, and start replacing human jobs? And what will happen if and when these machines start thinking by themselves (in which case they will demand rights, just as we do) and if they decide that they don't need us?

    Just call Neo.

  20. Re:Debian! on The Increasing Cost of Red Hat Linux? · · Score: 1

    Of course, this depends on the market. I haven't seen an admin job for more than 50K in a while. There are plenty of capable admins without jobs in our area (NE, where the cost of living is quite low), and a majority of them would work for $35k.

  21. Re:Ugh, lazy patchings on LovSan Clone Let Loose · · Score: 1

    See, in my mind, the worst viruses are the ones that don't do any harm to the infected host. There's even LESS reason for the user to go out and get patched. It's less likely to be a "critical" bug. Users just don't want to be bothered with patching, especially if they're not in danger.

    Some level of viral infection is tolerable when you're not a geek.

  22. Re:Something to volunteer for on MS Pressuring NW Schools: Pay Up, Or Face Audit · · Score: 1

    You Broke My Browser! :)

  23. Re:OT: This page crashes Mozilla 0.9.9 / Linux on MS Pressuring NW Schools: Pay Up, Or Face Audit · · Score: 2

    Yes. I have also been having this problem. Oddly, it only crashes when I'm logged in. This could be because of the way I have my user preferences set to nested instead of threaded for comment viewing. I suspect that a post in this thread is causing the crash, as it does not crash while viewing other threads. I suppose it could also be the banner ads, but if that were the case, the crashes would be random (not every time I open this particular thread while logged in). I'm terribly curious as to the cause of this crash, so if possible, keep posting details as they are uncovered.

    Thanks,

    Andrew

  24. Re:Where are the apps on Trouble Ahead for Java · · Score: 2

    Java sets up on FreeBSD without a hitch... All Java functionality is NOT available in C. C is only the standard on *NIX and clones. Being able to move a class file from one OS to another and not need to recompile is wonderful. Do that in C.

  25. Re:Running binaries as root on Linux Virus Alert · · Score: 1

    alright alright... you got me... Immediately after I read your comment, I gasped for air, my eyes bugged out and I pointed at the screen while pulling my hair with the other hand.