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  1. Re:Email is not and never was secure. on Australia Plans More Spying on Citizens · · Score: 2

    but where's the terrorism in Australia? It's most probably, terrorists least targeted country.

  2. What's the reason? on Australia Plans More Spying on Citizens · · Score: 2

    Can they blame it on terrorism? I don't think so. The question is, if the governments spies on us, why can't we spy on our governments? Afterall, the government is probably more at risk of doing something illegal than me.

  3. Re:Email is not and never was secure. on Australia Plans More Spying on Citizens · · Score: 2

    Wait, but isn't the FBI doing the same thing, with its carnivore and some other spyware software?

  4. Re:You can't own words, daddy-o. on David Bowie on Music, Copyrights, Distribution · · Score: 2

    So true dude. Unfortunately, I think you should change jobs as soon as possible :) That's what I'm doing.

  5. Re:Obviously he's wrong... on Open Source Limitations? · · Score: 2

    "And no - companies do not pay for support. Why pay for support when you can ask a question on a newsgroup and get a better anwser?"

    I don't know, besides I'm a developer and I suck at support. If my software is good enough, they shouldn't need support, should they?

  6. This guy actually writes articles? on Linux and the Smile.D Virus keeps us Smiling · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Since when twelve year old kids write on Newsforge? He says : "and I assume that once they've gotten the idea (from where I do not know) that Bill Gates deserves their money more than they do"

    Where does he come from? I paid $300 for my monitor, does it mean that oh I shouldn't pay them, I better keep the money to myself?

    As usual, when you can't beat MS, troll away :) Just pathetic.

  7. Remember April 1st? on F# - A New .Net language · · Score: 2

    Did you remember when Slashdot said that they'll post articles about there sponsors products? Well here's the result.

    I'm not anti-MS by any means but even I can notice that this F# have very limited appeal. Posting an article about it, is very suspicious.

  8. To begin with on Using Your Privacy Against You · · Score: 2

    Maybe the government should stop selling its weapons to weird countries

  9. Re:Let's learn from "Unbreakable Oracle" on 'Unbreakable Linux' · · Score: 2

    yeah but this time he can place the blame on Linux instead of his database

  10. Re:BugTraq? on Latest IE Hole Lets Gopher Root You · · Score: 2

    This is just to Bash MS. Why don't they mention the other security focus news then?

    "O'Reilly & Associates recently exposed their database of approximately 100,000 online users to outsiders, courtesy of a Web coding slip-up"

    "The popular open-source security tool Fragroute is bugged in plain sight by unknown hackers, who may have struck before."

    Both stories are on the cover page.

  11. hehe that reminds me of something on Moronic Hacking Contest Ends In Free-For-All · · Score: 4, Funny

    I had a job interview a few months ago. I went there for the interview on time, I entered the Office, nobody was in there, so I looked around to find a few servers and some of them where powered on and logged on. So I sat down and waited until a guy arrived 10 minutes later.

    When I asked them why they used Solaris as there servers, they told me that it was more secure than Windows and Linux :)

  12. Re:Irony... on Moronic Hacking Contest Ends In Free-For-All · · Score: 2

    Those people sound more like the politicians talking: "We have the right and the duty to compromise your privacy, but don't you dare compromise ours" :)

  13. Re:A big smack to Microsoft? on Germany, IBM Sign Major Linux Deal · · Score: 2

    but...but the anti-US/anti-corporation sentiment is growing strong

  14. Re:German youths meet propellor heads on Germany, IBM Sign Major Linux Deal · · Score: 2

    wow, looks like they're just like me. I'll be sure to visit Germany then.

  15. Re:But... on Germany, IBM Sign Major Linux Deal · · Score: 2

    ain't that the reason why Germany is using it?

    "Government have been embracing open-source software as a way to cut costs and sometimes also to break free of a U.S.-dominated software market" - ZDNet

  16. German government employees are doomed on Germany, IBM Sign Major Linux Deal · · Score: 2

    Think about it people. No more Solitaire, no more .WMV porn, no more games.

    What impact will this have on Shockwave and Flash games? Will there popularity rise? Those questions remain unanswered, only the future will tell.

  17. Re:why i love my mac on Win32/Linux Cross-Platform Virus · · Score: 2

    My OS/2 WARP machine is still virus free since 1997. I just can't believe how secure it is :)

  18. Re:This is great news! on Win32/Linux Cross-Platform Virus · · Score: 2

    I believe that F-Secure has been making anti-virus products for Linux for a long time now.

  19. Fifa worldcup website on Artificial Intelligence to Predict Sports Injuries · · Score: 2

    I've noticed that the official site of Fifa 2002 - fifaworldcup.com - runs on Yahoo. Has anyone else experienced a slowdown of the website? Especially in the morning, it gets unusable. Can't they afford more bandwidth?

    Don't they have an AI to tell them "We're going to need a bigger boat" ?

  20. Re:What the? A windows clone? on RMS Condemns "UnitedLinux" per-seat License · · Score: 2

    Well, RMS stands by the GPL and uses it for software he writes.
    MS stands by there proprietary license and use it to develop there softwares. I have no problem with that.
    Redhat/Caldera/SuSe/etc. stand by the GPL only to get a share of its popularity; then they turn around and do whatever they feel is best to maximize there profit. For me, they're hypocrites. One day they criticize the per-seat licensing and the other day they're copying it.

  21. What the? A windows clone? on RMS Condemns "UnitedLinux" per-seat License · · Score: 2, Redundant

    I've seen Linux people laugh at MS per-seat licensing, yet now that some stupid Linux distributions do the same. Ah it's not such a big deal, RMS is whining for nothing.

    What's wrong with you people? If we wanted a Windows clone we would be using Windows, wouldn't we?

    Where have the good old days of free Linux, freedom of expression and powerfull shells gone? Nowadays all we hear about is KDE/GNOME, Redhat/Caldera, etc. and their right to charge for Linux.

    Enough is enough and its time for a change.

    For once, I stand by RMS and by the GPL.

  22. Natalie again on George Lucas May Be Completely Evil · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Am I the only one who doesn't find her beautiful? I mean she's just your average girl. There's nothing extraordinary about her looks.

  23. Re:The Playstation controller reigns supreme! on E3 Controller Previews · · Score: 4, Funny

    But with a playstation controller, your hands aren't full. But I guess it all depends on how you like it. Some like a handfull of there girlfriends breasts, others like caressing it with there fingers.

    I prefer my hands full, that's why I like the XBox controller.

    Even the MS marketing department couldn't come up with something as brilliant as that :)

  24. I have an idea for a controller on E3 Controller Previews · · Score: 2

    Instead of 40+ button controllers. Why not have a controller that'll spit blood on your hands and/or on your face everytime you kill those ugly zombies? :)

  25. Re:Another reason why Sony will always win... on E3 Controller Previews · · Score: 2

    My hands aren't big and I love those controllers. It fits well in my hands.