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  1. Well, duh, this is nothing new. on Web-Based E-mail Isn't Safe From Corporate Eyes · · Score: 1
    It's called logging. Any comprehensive server logging package has something that lets you keep track of submitted forms and their contents (which is how you use web-based E-mail).

    Perhaps the only safe way to send mail at work is through an e-mail client which is passworded at the program level, and set to an e-mail account outside the company's jurisdiction. The only way to possibly have that logged is if the sysadmin is an absolute snoop who monitors all SSL connections.

  2. Re:Three words: lack of demand on What Happened To SMP For AMD processors? · · Score: 1

    And yet they still use AC97 sound chipsets as well as buggy AGP, USB, and FireWire drivers. How pathetic.

  3. Extinction is forever. on Is Extinction Only Temporary? · · Score: 1

    This article is incorrectly titled. Sure, they can clone Asian Guars, but that species is not extinct; just endangered almost to the point of extinction. You won't see scientists go cloning Tyrannosaurs anytime soon, but in case that does turn into reality, let's fortify Jurassic Park with nukes this time. If those dinosaurs get out of hand, we'll make them extinct for good!

  4. Re:Three words: lack of demand on What Happened To SMP For AMD processors? · · Score: 1

    No one, considering that the PIII line is going to be discontinued from development. It's P4 and Itanium time now.

  5. Re:Read a little closer. on What Happened To SMP For AMD processors? · · Score: 1

    I didn't even say the word "Intel" in my parent post, did I? No. So why are you going out on a limb like this?

  6. I fear that this will get worse in the future. on Banning Arcades in Malaysia? · · Score: 1
    Right now, we are at the stage where gamers like to lie, cheat, and steal their way into playing more games. Ultima accounts are being pirated, sold, and stolen every day. Already, the EverQuest master server has been replicated. The ASUS see-through drivers were a sad chapter; even more so since the drivers were hacked to work with any NVidia chipset. In Counter-Strike servers, the number two cheating accusation is that one is using the see-through drivers (number one being the aimbot).

    Let's face it: gaming is a corrupt world. There are dishonest players all over the world, trying to get "the edge" at any cost; sometimes, at the cost of human lives. The only ones remaining to stop them are the remaining honest gamers, who play for fun. Unfourtunately, the number of those people are dwindling...

  7. Three words: lack of demand on What Happened To SMP For AMD processors? · · Score: 1
    Yes, you may demand it, and the other AMD users on Slashdot may demand it, but what AMD hears from the general populace is that they want cheap, fast sytems. AMD has already given us an option: "You can have: Good, Fast, Cheap. Pick only two." The overwhelming majority of AMD users (mostly consumers looking for a sub-$1000 system and gamers who want their enemies to "PH33R" their "M4D SK1LLZ!") picked fast and cheap. AMD and VIA responded by building non-SMP, non-ECC chipsets with integrated sound. There is no second chance for the AMD users who want to witness Athlon-SMP.

    My suggestion: go for a Beowulf cluster or something similar. If seeing that just conjures up the urge to shout out, "That's too expensive!!!", then perhaps you haven't reserved enough funding for your computer, and should stick with what works.

  8. Re:I'm right, and you know it. on Time To Re-Evaluate Microsoft's Linux Myths Page? · · Score: 1

    Why else would you choose the path of immaturity? Right, because you're in the wrong!

  9. Re:waaait a minute on Titanium As Cheap As Aluminum? · · Score: 1

    but you're figuratively inspecting a neutron bomb with a sledgehammer.

  10. Re:waaait a minute on Titanium As Cheap As Aluminum? · · Score: 1

    we don't wanna be shooting miniature black holes around. And think of it: once neutronium decays into hydrogen, it'll be like farting in a brushfire.

  11. Re:The sig stays. on Skiing Down Everest · · Score: 1

    or inbreeding, for that matter.

  12. Re:You're missing the point on Time To Re-Evaluate Microsoft's Linux Myths Page? · · Score: 1
    What Microsoft meant was that no one's ever done a scientifically controlled, side-by-side comparison of Windows 2000 and Linux. Sure, it's been contemplated (hell, I even saw a Slashdot member mention how to go about doing it), but the Linux admins are still stuck in "My AMD AThLoN LiNuX 2.4.24 0wNz j00!!"

    Please. That's purely anecdotal. And anecdotes are as useful in honest comparisons as lies and slander are. Until someone is mature enough to spend a month performing a controlled side-by-side comparison, we'll never know the truth.

  13. My take on this: on Recording (And Playback) Of User Actions In Java? · · Score: 1

    Java macros: GOOD! Think of what we could do with this.

    Java user tracking: BAD! Your actions are already bogged down by that damned JavaScript; now it's tracking your every nuance and move? UGHHHH!!!!

  14. Could this mean more elemental commodities? on Titanium As Cheap As Aluminum? · · Score: 1

    Think of it: maybe osmium anti-tank slugs (osmium is the densest material known to man: about 20 grams per cc) will become a commonplace piece of ammunition in the future. The railgun could throw that thing.

  15. Warner already tweaks around with DVDs. on Time Warner To Change DVD Region Coding System? · · Score: 1
    In my copy of "The Green Mile", I have to watch the stupid WB logo before I can jump to a chapter. The thing is, though, that I can just press stop, and then play, and then jump to a chapter.

    Doesn't anyone else think that this is blatant evidence of Time Warner trying to establish a monopoly in the DVD market? Or at least to make themselves an annoying juggernaut in the DeCSS conflict?

  16. Re:I'm with you! on Time Warner To Change DVD Region Coding System? · · Score: 1

    Next is Jobs, then maybe Gates or Ohaga. Despite their contributions to society, they are just demoralizing humanity right now.

  17. Re:The sig stays. on Skiing Down Everest · · Score: 1

    Ever notice how the real Slashdot members like it, yet the Anonymous Cowards/Pubescent Moderators don't? Well, too bad. King's score of 1 beats out the combined score of the nay-sayers, which is: 0.

  18. This borderlines on pr0n. on Skiing Down Everest · · Score: 1
    "where you can enjoy virgin..."

    Oh no, not another smut page...

    "...snow."

    Phew. That was a close call.

  19. Re:I found the sound to it! on Skiing Down Everest · · Score: 1
  20. Don't forget your oxygen tank! on Skiing Down Everest · · Score: 1
    And your sherpas, and your canned heat, and your ice ax, and....

    This looks like something that would only appeal to the super-rich, super-naïve, and the super-stupid.

  21. Re:The problem with /. on Slashnet Forum Chat Log · · Score: 1

    That's like slipping the dagger into your own chest. Sure, no one would abuse that, but no one would want to even use it, either.

  22. Re:Here's one myth that's always thrown around. on Time To Re-Evaluate Microsoft's Linux Myths Page? · · Score: 1

    That proves where your mind is, in the gutter.

  23. Re:No, no, not you. on Slashnet Forum Chat Log · · Score: 1

    I didn't mean your company, I meant the term, propaganda, as in the incredibly one-sided advertisements made primarily to sway opinions and maintain loyalty.

  24. Here's one myth that's always thrown around. on Time To Re-Evaluate Microsoft's Linux Myths Page? · · Score: 1
    Myth: Linux is more reliable than Windows NT

    Reality: Linux Needs Real World Proof Points Rather than Anecdotal Stories

    You hear that, bible thumpers? We're sick of your anecdotes on how your Linux web server didn't crash. Time to give us proof.

  25. They've got blinders on! on Turbolinux CEO Sees A One-Distribution Future · · Score: 1
    Seriously, if we lose the freedom of distro choice, then we lose a large part of what Linux is: an alternative.

    This was either a monopolistic rant on Turbolinux's part, or just another hazy forecast. I'm sad to see this coming from Turbolinux, as they distribute in some of the most innovative ways: Linksys is bundling Turbolinux with all of their Linux-compatible NICs. Pretty convenient: get that 10-100 Linux compatible PC Card, and you got an honorable distro right in the box!