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  1. Re:yet another ROOT hole in MS Code? on Microsoft's Goal, Security Through Obscurity? · · Score: 2

    Actually that's a reference to real vs. protected mode, a feature of most CPUs (including the x86). It determines which processes have access to which memory locations.

  2. Re:WTF???? on Microsoft's Goal, Security Through Obscurity? · · Score: 2

    It's something along the lines of "regsvr32 /u msnchat40.ocx". The version number (40) may differ, so search for like files. After you've unregistered any you find, delete 'em.

  3. Re: More on Kazaa and Brilliant Digital Spyware on More on Kazaa and Brilliant Digital Spyware · · Score: 2
    Unfortunately, while kazaa has a good amount of files and reasonable performance, gnutella lacks both. :(


    Don't give me that. Files are available when you make them available. You don't need to start whining until you're making your own files accessable on it.
  4. OT: Re:It's about tax evasion... on Microsoft's $40 Billion On Hand · · Score: 1

    You're partially correct. Corporations can not elect representatives. They buy them.

  5. Re:Big Whoop on Megaspammer Monsterhut Loses On Appeal · · Score: 2

    I meant that specifically to the original poster: if you don't solicit marketing, then all email marketing you get is spam. Report as such.

    I've been bitten by the whois spam bug several times. I hate it.

  6. slashdotting in progress on Building a Digicam from Scanner Elements · · Score: 1, Redundant
  7. Re:Big Whoop on Megaspammer Monsterhut Loses On Appeal · · Score: 2

    Easy solution: never solicit marketing.

    [I have to type this garbage in here because the slashdot lameness filter filters too much non-lame content.]

  8. Re:Sigh. on Web-Surfing Indian Slum Kids Ask: "What's a Computer" · · Score: 2

    Actually, they used to have mice that had springed rollers or something, so you could hold them upside down and use it like a trackball (it was engineered and marketed specifically for this). A friend had one around 1995. I haven't seen one since.

  9. Re:So? on Georgia Tech Cracks Down on Learning · · Score: 2

    So there's no way that he could have gotten the assignment, read it, thought he understood it, and worked for a few days. He couldn't have, after hours of banging his head against the desk in an unproductive manner, decided that it was beyond his immediate ability? There's no way that he could have realized this in the middle of off week?

  10. Re:you just dont get it on Time Travel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How do you know this isn't already the ultimate slice of universe, with everyone's time travel already factored?

  11. Re:This could affect satellite radio - not.. on EchoStar Asks Supreme Court to Let Unlock Local Channels · · Score: 2
    and another pop station in Houston, Texas


    Not that anyone would WANT to listen to "MIX" 98.6. Ick.
  12. Re:not for me! on Could a Pen Replace the Keyboard? · · Score: 2

    True dat. I can type probably twice as fast as I can write. Plus, my handwriting is nearly illegible at fast speeds. Even I can barely read it.

  13. Re:They still haven't fixed.... on Geo-Encryption: Global Copyright Defense? · · Score: 2

    Actually I believe the NEMA 1.2 or whatever (the standard GPS data stream) is plain jane serial, so this would be fairly trivial.

  14. Re:That's actually a pretty cool idea. on Geo-Encryption: Global Copyright Defense? · · Score: 2

    Or they could just use an altered GPS receiver, so it caches your the location when they stand on your decryption tile for a minute, and then they can decrypt anywhere.

    And don't go and propose something like the Digital Millenium Positioning Act, which prohibits anyone from making a GPSR without paying $X to the RIAA/MPAA.

  15. Re:So... on Wil Wheaton to get new role on 'Enterprise' · · Score: 2

    Yeah, it's what they're doing today. Except for the paid story post, they're just posting everyone else's april fool jokes up. Kinda lame, if you ask me. But whatever, it's not my site.

  16. Bleh, this is getting old. on Wil Wheaton to get new role on 'Enterprise' · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Okay, no more slashdot for the day. I'm tired of this crap.

  17. Re:But you're hurting Slashdot! on DoubleClick Settles Privacy Lawsuit · · Score: 2

    Well, weren't we talking about not supporting companies that support doubleclick? OSDN sleeps with whores, screw 'em.

  18. Re:[OT] Re:Cigarettes on Most Outrageous Vendor Lie Ever Told? · · Score: 2

    Obviously getting rid of the people with the urge to kill. Because if you get rid of the guns, they will find more, fabricate more, or devise a suitable replacement. And then you'll have a bunch of victims unable to defend themselves against a well-armed aggressor.

  19. Re:Cigarettes on Most Outrageous Vendor Lie Ever Told? · · Score: 2

    True enough, but say I have a gun sitting on a table. It's not going to jump up and start mowing down people.

  20. Windows Roaming Profile solution on The State of Remote Desktops? · · Score: 2

    This is not exactly what you're looking for (eg it will only work within the domain you have), but it's something I make available to clients when I consult.

    Basically, you keep your applications and data on a server (it can easily be distributed across multiple servers if you like). When you log into a machine, it automatically installs required applications for you. Your data, desktop, and all that are available immediately.

    For something more what you're looking for, I played around with desktop.com for a while (dunno if it's still the same thing). It seemed nice, but limited.

    That's the only problem I have with using anything but an MS solution. I have yet to find one that provides as wide a range of apps, etc with a decent level of functionality. If there were a foundation that had those options, you bet I'd be on it. I wish I had more time to develop, though, so I'd have actual whining rights.

  21. Re:ORBZ bears some responsibility on Battle Creek, Michigan Settles Dispute with ORBZ · · Score: 2

    I would be all for that, except that spammers are not required to wait for any grace period.

  22. Re:Sense of relief on Scientific American Article: Internet-Spanning OS · · Score: 2

    Crud, does this mean I need glasses? I wondered where the piggy icon was.

  23. Re:Don't think this will be the only one... on Rep. Bill Jones Thinks Spam is "Innovative" · · Score: 2

    I doubt most politicians use email. They're too old and crufty. And if it doesn't matter to them, it's a lot easier to whore it out for bribes.

  24. Re:How's the latency? on Ricochet Bounces Back, Cautiously · · Score: 2

    I agree. Like the commercials flaunted, I'd surf while going 70 mph down the freeway (okay, I let someone else drive). Well, it was good up to about 50-55, much more and I'd start to get lag/burst spurts.

  25. Re:Only for physical targets, not people on USAF Readies Laser of Death · · Score: 2

    Well the idea is to just set an HE round NEAR the target. You don't want to actually embed it in their body, that decreases its effectiveness (well, against the other surrounding targets - that usually does a good job on the primary object of impact).

    It doesn't really matter much any way. The stories I get from the vietnam war have a lot of "shooting them in the backpack". Backpacks don't do a whole lot against a 20 mm recoilless.