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  1. Re:Test, and Test Again on Wikipedia Explains Today's Global Outage · · Score: 1

    I'm going to assume incompetence.

    Damn right we're going to assume incompetence! Why aren't we getting the uptime we're paying for?

    Oh, wait...

  2. Re:4G only on Sprint Unveils HTC Evo 4G Super Phone · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That it would be true if it was 4G only. Apparently the words "switchable on demand to EVDO Rev. A" did not penetrate for you.

  3. Re:It's Just A Table on The $8,500 Gaming Table You Want · · Score: 1

    Surgery on yourself is rarely possible :p

    Unless, of course, you're Black Jack.

  4. Re:It's Just A Table on The $8,500 Gaming Table You Want · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hmm... where have I heard the phrase "zombie carpenter" before?

    Jesus is back, and he's here to eat your brains *and* swipe your power tools!

  5. Re:Virtual Boy 2? on Nintendo Announces 3D Successor of Nintendo DS · · Score: 0, Troll

    Google the name "Pippin". Apple execs still wake up in a cold sweat over that one.

  6. Re:Virtual Boy 2? on Nintendo Announces 3D Successor of Nintendo DS · · Score: 1

    The Virtual Boy was a flop of such a magnitude that nobody in the entire video game industry will [i]ever[/i] make that kind of mistake again.

    Until the people with first-hand memories of it aren't running things any more. At fifteen years, the pain may be starting to fade...

  7. If it launches next month... on Nintendo Announces 3D Successor of Nintendo DS · · Score: 1

    ...there won't be much need for more details at E3 in June, will there?

  8. Re:No shit on Is the Line-in Jack On the Verge of Extinction? · · Score: 1

    Agreed. I have two Behringer 10-channel mixing boards (one for work, one for home) to hook all my computers into one set of speakers. I bought them because they weren't expensive, and they've worked great for years.

  9. Re:Block outbound SMTP on How To Avoid a Botnet Infection? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In my world, if someone takes the time to add formatting to an email, it's usually for good reason and makes it more readable

    In my world, if someone takes the time to add formatting to an email, it's usually to use a really ugly font and add a distracting, busy background that makes my eyes bleed.

  10. Re:In other news... on Russian ASCII Art Animated Cat From 1968 · · Score: 1

    They're a lot older than that.

    Indeed they are, but you wouldn't be able to tell by these fakes; you've been had. Check the other response for a true 1905 lolcat.

  11. Re:Best SSID on Auto-Scanning the Names People Choose For Their Wireless APs · · Score: 1

    Simple answer: security by obscurity is no security.

    Untrue. Security by obscurity is inadequate security. An access point whose only security element is not broadcasting its SSID is obviously unacceptably vulnerable. But as part of a layered approach, you've made yourself invisible to the most common way of scanning for APs in the vincinity. It's still findable, but it's harder. You've increased the chances that you'll go unnoticed and thus unhacked. By itself, it's not enough, but it does help.

  12. Re:Best SSID on Auto-Scanning the Names People Choose For Their Wireless APs · · Score: 1

    And I'm sure by now, everyone knows that for proper neighborhood wireless spectrum balancing everyone should be broadcasting their SSID, right? Otherwise, it's basically impossible to manage bandwidth in an area, as everyone secretly camps on top of everyone else, right?

    No, I didn't know that. I don't broadcast my SSID as an added measure of security, and because I don't any reason why I should. Explain, please.

  13. Foam Foam Photosynthesis? on Frog Foam Photosynthesis · · Score: 0

    Phenomenally fantastic!

  14. Re:...what? on Lord British's Lost Lunar Rover Found, After 37 Years · · Score: 1

    To be precise, he got killed after forgetting to turn god-mode on in the game he created.

  15. Re:Proof he owns the moon. on Lord British's Lost Lunar Rover Found, After 37 Years · · Score: 2, Informative

    And Rainz.

  16. Re:Wait, what? on Mississippi Makes Caller ID Spoofing Illegal · · Score: 1

    Because while it's trivial for the phone company to know, it's NOT trivial for you to know. Ordinary citizens don't get access to ANI, and probably shouldn't get access to ANI. So they can't tell that the Caller ID they're seeing on their phone is lying to them. There's lots of good reasons while phone calls might need to be anonymous (which they can't be if the callee has access to ANI). There is, however, no good reason why a phone call should fraudulently misrepresent itself.

  17. Re:Refuting the imaginary article in your head on How To Guarantee Malware Detection · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If the malware isn't active, then it can't hide it's tracks. We will see it's memory footprint.We know how much space everything else should be taking up, and we know more space than that is allocated, so we know something is afoot.

    Unless, of course, the infected system is lying to you about the memory allocations.

  18. Kind of interesting, but... on How To Guarantee Malware Detection · · Score: 1

    Four major problems:

    One: The malware can simply let itself be swapped out like a good little program, and be swapped back in when the detector is done. Now the only way you'll find it is look for a malware pattern again, with all the limitations that implies.

    Two: The malware can infect the system routines so that the system *lies* to the detector about what's in RAM.

    Three: The system has to be brought to a complete halt to do this, with obvious repercussions to performance.

    Four: Most operating systems have parts of the kernel that CANNOT be swapped out. So you can't swap out everything but the detector anyways.

  19. Re:Unless things have changed... on University of Wyoming Studies Video Games · · Score: 1

    To get into the graduate program, you have to grind your faction reputation with the Faculty Clan.

  20. Re:Hmm... on FCC Asks You To Test Your Broadband Speeds · · Score: 2

    So you deliberate made an area trying to get federal support because it doesn't have available broadband look like it has broadband? That's not very nice...

  21. Re:Suicide? on Accidental Wii Suicide · · Score: 1

    Also, humerous quote: "The unfortunate thing is that this Nintendo game called Wii had what looks like a solid black, basically automatic-looking type mechanism that operates the game," he said.

    Well, no, they don't. A Chinese company makes an unofficial accessory that looks like a solid black automatic pistol. It's not even sold in the US; the guy had to import it to get it. Official Wii pistol controllers sold the US are cheery white and light blue and don't look much like a real gun at all.

  22. Re:Suicide? on Accidental Wii Suicide · · Score: 1

    I don't know of any pistol made for home defense that is not semi-automatic.

    You're saying there are no revolvers made for home defense?

  23. Protein? on Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Protein ... and Now Fat · · Score: 2, Informative

    It took me a few moments that by "protein" they actually mean the so-called "fifth flavor" often referred to by the Japanese word umami "savory".

  24. Re:No one cares on Unboxing the Fake Intel Core i7-920 · · Score: 1

    Well, no, the fakes needed to be there. The fake "fan" showed through a window in the box; that's why they made the sticker. The lead "CPU" gave the box the right heft and feel as if it contained an actual CPU.

  25. Re:Ironically enough... on Unboxing the Fake Intel Core i7-920 · · Score: 1

    Which means somebody will start making imitations. Make sure you get the real fake and not a fake fake!