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  1. Re:jurisdiction? on Share Links, Become Extradited To the US · · Score: 0

    He's still going against US law on US soil, just like if your an illegal and get caught for drugs, you do your time and then get sent back to your country, factor in computers, and the law turns 10 shades of grey.

    I'm curious as to what would happen if the server got shipped to the United States as evidence.

  2. Re:True story on Will Apple's Lion Roar For Business? · · Score: 1

    Typically found pre-configured in the box the router came in. Still can't get it? pry open the router w a crowbar.

    --
    "Justice is served"

  3. Re:Just when I was hoping... on GE To Sample 500GB DVD-Size Discs Soon · · Score: 1

    Your average user won't go buying a tape drive, I wouldn't mind burning one of these at home once a year or so, though improbably I can still suffer data loss from 2+ disk failure. I can maybe sit on or lose my 500gb dvd?

    That brings up another topic though and thats the shelf life a dvd, it may not suffice for all back ups :)

  4. nHibernate on Making Sense of the NoSQL Standouts · · Score: 0

    anybody use this? I believe it falls under this category... we're about to get a large system that uses it, the developers say its not too bad, but I've use ADO.NET since 1.1 .

  5. Re:Hacking innocent people's email accounts?!?!? on Anonymous To Release Sun, News of the World Emails · · Score: 1

    Corporate addresses & passwords, big difference, my corporate email is actually not my own per company policy, so I don't have anything remotely personal it, most users are the same as me around here, some notably are not, oh well, read the employee handbook.

    Also, not sure why people are expecting these people to be pure white hat and benevolent. In comparison most computer break ins occur on non-targeted systems that happen to run a certain version of x software while the attacker is looking for x version of that software to fire off a vulnerability exploit.

  6. Clinton was actually good with money on Bill Clinton Says 'Paint Your Roofs White' · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Changing shingle coloring is not a new idea, on that note, nobody's done it either. In fact none of the stuff on the list is new, but... why is this guy still politically active? Because people listen to him, he SHRUNK our national debt, something that seems in a different dimension after Bush America. The only problem is the lack of motivation to do any of this, I'm not going to go get paint, get on my roof and paint because I read this. I'd only consider letting the government do it, perhaps an energy tax credit or a waiting list?

    Ideas are useless without a path to get them done.

  7. Cheaper than... on Microsoft Offers $250,000 Reward For Botnet Info · · Score: 1

    Hiring a security team/ firm to go do it for them. But Microsoft forgets... the internet community hates you, maybe they could enlist the fine people who made Windows Vista as a reminder.

  8. Re:Bad idea on Amazon Lets Students Rent Digital Textbooks · · Score: 1

    there are some classes I still have my books from, but most of my books I wound up donating, Thereby this would have been extremely useful for my old generals especially.

  9. What prevents... on Researchers Debut Proxy-Less Anonymity Service · · Score: 1

    The offending government from loading Telex, harvesting the end points and blocking those?

  10. Remember who this is coming from on TSA Announces Pilot of Trusted Traveler Program · · Score: 1

    http://www.infowars.com/calls-for-tsa-chiefs-head-as-agency-now-denies-it-forced-removal-of-adult-diaper/
    http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/07/tsa-undermining/

    etc...

    It's just time for the TSA to go, next wannabe bomber to pull a razor blade on a US airplane will probably get thrown out the emergency door.

  11. Re:Browser keeps the private key? on Mozilla BrowserID: Decentralized, Federated Login · · Score: 1

    If you don't store your passwords, what changed?

    If you do, you just gained a layer of security, browser stored passwords are a security joke, they decrypt in under a minute.

  12. Fad on Microsoft Social Media Site Accidentally Revealed · · Score: 1

    Looks like social networks are going the way of everything else and will soon be rated at a consistent life span from when you start up to when something else comes along w/ 1-2 better features and a new interface.

  13. 24K Files on DoD Lost 24k Files In Attack On Contractor · · Score: 1

    Coming to a torrent near you.

  14. about the cost of a DVD on Netflix Deflects Rage Over Price Increase · · Score: 1

    So... there are still people who show up to best buy and buy $100 worth of movies. There are A LOT less of these people, but best buy is clearly still in business with a movies music games section. So... netflix at $10 or at $15 a month = 1 DVD, 1/2 a blu-ray (they sometimes stream HD). Why cancel, who cares? People have become way too spoiled with their media to be having this discussion. Blockbuster used to charge like $5 for a dvd and for many that was a weekly ritual. My thoughts: charge $30 a month, stream EVERYTHING (sports, channels, news), and let me cancel my cable subscription in peace.

  15. Re:Firefox on How Do You Get Your Geek Nostalgia Fix? · · Score: 1

    haha, I still boot up firefox 2.6.x on xp mode sometimes, it runs faster??? rofl

  16. Re:Just look two stories down on How Do You Get Your Geek Nostalgia Fix? · · Score: 1

    Disregarded, you don't provide a compelling argument not to upgrade. Here's one for pro-upgrade, convenience, every computer you buy in the last 2 years comes with windows 7, know anybody who's downgraded?

  17. Re:Sales tax vs. Corporate taxes on Texas and Taxes: Is a Server a Business Presence? · · Score: 1

    Maybe we need a new business class of company with it's own regulations and tax rules? :) I just don't see a way for companies to invest the capital up front to comply with tax rules if they were enforced harder. Maybe third-party payment vendors, but big MEH there.

  18. Re:Good thing the cloud got delayed today on How Increasing Cloud Reliance Affects IT Jobs · · Score: 1

    Not really, my co-worker set up Xen in a week on a "dark" server, fully functioning, hosts VM servers (from VMWare rofl), had some nifty console capabilities. We run vmware otherwise with a 6 figure licensing cost that is renewed once in a great while. The problem is nobody knows Xen server and its hard to hire somebody cost effectively that does. I think everybody on here is talking about vastly different environments with different cost analysis scenarios.

  19. Re:Would MAC address filtering counter this proble on The Wi-Fi Hacking Neighbor From Hell · · Score: 1

    Doesn't seem anybody's posted anything useful, so here goes... 1. Hide your SSID (this in itself requires crazy measures to get around, far beyond a script kiddie) --makes your network not user friendly 2. Use WPA2 encryption, don't have it? Time to upgrade --the difference is night and day in cracking speeds, but now with gpu cracking... 3. as stated filter MAC --really not user friendly, I don't use this 4. Disable legacy frequencies (B/G networks) --never know, good practice at the least. That's all I can think of for now, the above just about everyone can do, there's things like setting up Snort that are harder or a fake AP. Easiest simplest advice I can give though is watch the network light on your router, is it going too much when your not online? Turn off ALL your wireless / wired devices, is it still firing like mad? That's not you using it then, simple. Call a tech savvy friend before the cops.

  20. Licensing on Texas and Taxes: Is a Server a Business Presence? · · Score: 2

    Pretty sure your taxed in the state your licensed, and to obtain that license you have to be physically in the state. Reading the article, it looks like they are more amending a "grey" law to make it more clear with the tightening economy.

  21. Re:pen and paper on Hacker Exposes Florida's Voting Database — Again · · Score: 1

    Nah, we just need competent people to implement a system that doesn't involve a www facing database.

  22. Re:pen and paper on Hacker Exposes Florida's Voting Database — Again · · Score: 1

    Worst place is an understatement, FL was the unproven decider in an election because of which we are still at war.

  23. Re:delete cookies every time I quit or press a but on Visualizing Behavior-Tracking Cookies With Firefox · · Score: 1

    to build on this, disabling 3rd party cookies, clearing the cache on browser close, and checking the new but not fully implemented do not track checkbox in firefox are all great ways to prevent tracking.

  24. Re:We need more testers / QA as well on Are You Too Good For Code Reviews? · · Score: 1

    I'd take more QA over testing anyday. As coders we can fix our bugs with enough time if they are pointed out to us. I can see the benefit of optimizing code and making it efficient, but I doubt the cost is justifiable. The end user who knows nothing about code and doesn't care, only cares if the textbox is working correctly or not, I guess though... I can get specific... There are different types of programming, application and hardware as an example. Hardware code is low level and something like an incorrect pointer can directly translate into a 1% performance loss from that hardware component. Thereby why multiple drivers exist for say nvidia / ati graphics cards. Application level programming uses the hardware, and boy do we have a lot of it and it's cheap. So between buying a 20k server with 60gb of RAM, or paying a developer 50k annual salary most CIO / CEO types choose the server.

  25. Re:Welcome to the industry, Chris. on Are You Too Good For Code Reviews? · · Score: 1

    I highly doubt xxxJonBoyxxx has written much code in his days, ever seen an assembly stack buddy? OOP is a god send in comparison, all the layers are automated, and the syntax is relative to human language. The time it took to write hello world in 1970 and now in 2011 is a 2 figure hour differential if your just learning.