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  1. Re:Polarity? on Unwise — Search History of Murder Methods · · Score: 1

    How the fuck does a swimming pool have a polarity?

    I don't know, why don't you ....search.... for it?

  2. Re:Why? on Massive Power Outages In Brazil Caused By Hackers · · Score: 1

    Or maybe... maybe we could transmit data over the electricity grid by using a higher frequency to piggyback 0s and 1s on the carrier? ;) Oh wait a minute...

  3. Re:Yes, yes, and... on Expert Dissects Estonian Cyber-War · · Score: 1

    >> The cold war ended 18 years ago, indeed. A second one began in January 20th 2001, with the change of power.

    Fixed that for ya.

  4. Re:solved within 7hrs... on Breaking the Fermilab Code · · Score: 1

    Hi,

    I'm not sure what I'm missing but I could not see a 2nd Stanza. The second paragraph is actually a lookup for the three characters below it.... well actually it's a partial lookup as it does not have all of base 16 in it.

    Anyway, I think all the data has been decoded but as the FA says, not all meaning has been derived and the three characters still has ambiguity in it.

    Hope this helps.

  5. Re:Hindsight is 20/20 on Data Mining In Law Enforcement · · Score: 1

    >> 100% specificity, 100% sensitivity. [...] I stand around a marketplace in Baghdad. When a guy runs up to a crowd, screams "Allah Akhbar", pulls a string on his coat, and fucking explodes all over the place, I point at the spot where he used to be, and say "That was a suicide bomber".

    Not 100% resiliant if you're standing nearby. Your presentation layer is likely splattered over the market with the bomber..... come to think of it, also your business and data layer. Sounds like you need to modularise and build in some redundancy. Maybe we should clone your ass. Word?

  6. We're already past data mining on Data Mining In Law Enforcement · · Score: 1

    Data mining's actually old school these days. We're at the next step. Not just looking at data and using IT resource to query data, but systems which look at the relationships between objects in the data and which can present networks of interest to non-IT-savvy users. And that's the key, the people doing data mining are IT experts, not criminal or terrorist experts and that causes problems.

    Check out NetReveal and I think there's also another product on the horizon by some other company.

  7. Re:Who is liable in the event of retaliation? on Researchers Infiltrate and 'Pollute' Storm Botnet · · Score: 1

    Maybe but it would cut the publication of the counter attack.

  8. Re:No legs, no barrier on PC Gaming Suggestions for Console-like Fun? · · Score: 1

    No legs no barrier ... to sex.

  9. Re:Patents on Amazon Patents Customized 404 Pages · · Score: 0

    [off-topic]

    Which product was that? *prepares to head off to Game*

  10. Re:Fusion is no big deal! on Michigan Teen Creates Fusion Device · · Score: 1

    Simple. Gather enough D+ so that gravity and pressure force them together?

  11. Re:1% by number of pages, 99% by bandwidth consume on Internet Only 1% Porn · · Score: 1

    >> Joe Sixpack got broadband to watch the MIT OCW lectures
    Don't dismiss it. Joe Sixpack probably has a pornstar for a girlfriend.

  12. Re:Cutting off nose to spite face much? on U.K. Outlaws Denial of Service Attacks · · Score: 2, Insightful

    1. 10 years will be the maximum jail sentance and the actual penalty will be subject to the discretion of the judge
    >> we're spending hundreds of thousands of dollars punishing someone who did perhaps a few thousand dollars worth of damage
    2. Your argument is completely nonsensical. Catching and punishing criminals is always more expensive than the simple monetary value of their potential damage. However if we used that argument we wouldn't bother to lock up murderers for life. The value in locking up criminals is not monetary value but in the stabality of society.

  13. Re:Kids today...... :-) on Why Johnny Can't Code · · Score: 1

    Although if they don't have to learn some of the underlying foundations because it's handled automatically then they can focus on higher level programming and putting together building blocks to make new and more powerful systems.

    I think of it similar to engineering. Structural engineers don't need to know how to make concrete with the features they require... but they do need to know the different features of different types of concrete and what the limits are.

    If the foundations are solid then you can tell them to trust the foundations and concentrate on the building.

  14. Re:Honestly, this was a long time comingthey're no on Steve Irwin Dead · · Score: 1

    A good logical explanation! I like it! That should keep them away from Stingrays for good. I never did anything that a good logical explanation said not to do.

    Personally I'll encourage the truth by rewarding it, explain what not to do and if I catch my kids doing something stupid, AFTER I've told them not to, I'll tan their disrespectful, unthinking hides with a belt!

  15. Re:I'm not addicted, I can quit anytime I want on 40 Percent of World of Warcraft Players Addicted · · Score: 1

    have fun with friends any time doing almost anything

    Oh yeah! Tell me about it. I'm still recovering from the last orgy.

  16. Re:I'm not addicted, I can quit anytime I want on 40 Percent of World of Warcraft Players Addicted · · Score: 3, Funny

    I did plenty of other things in my other time, socialized, did work, went to classes, ate, slept, etc.

    Is it just me or did anyone else notice that sex wasn't listed?

  17. Re:the tinkerer mentality is needed on Linux Snobs, The Real Barriers to Entry · · Score: 1

    I spent another 6 months getting my printer to work.

    Jesus! That's the exact reason why Linux fails with the masses. Who the hell wants to waste 6 months getting a printer to work. It should just work. What a waste of time. :(

  18. Re:Be the Charismatic Straight Talker on Is Corporate Speak Invading Your IT Department? · · Score: 1

    So what you're saying is, you summarise their sentances?

  19. Re:"Article" begs the question... on Gaming Now and 20 Years Ago · · Score: 3, Funny

    >> I'm foreign.. hence... ...there is nothing bloody wrong with... ...the archaic definition!

    You're British?

  20. Re:Hey, I've seen that mentality before! on Meet the Botnet Hunters · · Score: 1

    >> >> Like lost sheep without a shepherd, the drones will continually try to reconnect...

    >> Sounds like my sister when her cell phone cuts out.

    Or after I left her for your Mom.















    Sorry, sorry. I couldn't help it. It was either this or "Is she hot?".

    There goes my "no enemies" status.

  21. Re:Obligatory Pink and the Brain Follow Up on Windows XP on Intel Mac Confirmed · · Score: 1

    >>but I am scared of giving off the wrong idea

    Don't worry you've already done that by using the term 'manboobs'. ;)

  22. Re:Obligatory Pink and the Brain Follow Up on Windows XP on Intel Mac Confirmed · · Score: 1

    You like Pinky and the Brain too?! I feel an affinity with you!

    You don't happen to be a hot brunette, between 5' and 5'10", with a gorgeous ass, awesome legs, rounded breasts and a beautiful face?

  23. Re:From the non-tech perspective on What Would You Demand From Your IT Department? · · Score: 1

    Ugh! Wrong attitude. The problem is that you're looking at this from the POV of a system administrator where the sustem itself is the goal. That's wrong because IT systems are there to enable the business so the goal is actually the businss not the system.

    A security policy that strict reduces productivity.

    Nothing *PISSES* me off more than lazy end users who say "can't you just?" or "quick question" - especially when I've already answered the question 15 times previously.

    You're very intolerant. Not everyone is a smart as you and not everyone cares to know the details of how systems work. If the person is still asking the same question then either you haven't answered it so that they understand or they are so dumb that you need to simplify your answer.

  24. Re:Totally offtopic about your signature on Coffee Maybe Not a Health Drink! · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think his loop is never entered if the first glass is full... OR... he ends up with a hell of a lot of half-empty beer glasses. Personally, I was thinking more along the lines of:

    $beer = new Beer();
    while ($beer != empty) {
      chug($beer);
    }

    But actually what you want is:

    while ($wallet != empty){
      $beer = new Beer(getDollar($wallet));
      while ($beer != empty) {
        chug($beer);
      }
    }

    With an optional:

    if ($upright == true){
      attemptToPull();
    }

    I guess the moral of the story is to triple check your code before posting on /.

    In re-reading this I'm coming to terms with the fact that maybe I need to GET A LIFE!

  25. Re:A million addicts cry out at once! on World of Warcraft AQ Gates Open! · · Score: 1

    That's because WoW is less satisfying if played sporadically. The reward system is directly linked to the time spent on the game. You might be the most accomplished button clicker or the most co-ordinated person in the world and you will still have to dedict hundreds of hours to become powerful within the game. Thus, this is actually not a bad representation of real-life where skills might reduce the time taken to become powerful but one still needs to dedicate time and effort.

    However the gap in logic that most people miss is that, because of the virtual nature of the game, the rewards can only be experienced while IN the virtual world. This is a problem because it takes effort to exist in the real world so you MUST spend time supporting your existence in the real world (money = food,water,DSL). If people are willing to make that sacrifice then that's their choice.

    There is some crossover occuring these days, though, with virtual effort delivering some (typically financial) rewards - I don't know of any cases where the reward is in the form of s3x though ("oh baby your lvl60 character makes you prime reproductive material! Give me your genes.").

    This isn't true for real life where hundreds of hours dedicated to improving oneself, in the majority, generates rewards in the real world - then you don't have to split your existence, AND you get s3xxor!

    My 2 cents.