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  1. Re:I Don't Understand THe Problem on DeCSS Litigation Update · · Score: 2

    Most likly both, he is obviously an idiot, no argument about that. And just maby all he has seen is the De Cascading Style Sheets program. Most likly though, he/she is just an idiot

  2. Re:Not Entirely True on 'Experts' Back To Claiming Open Source Insecure · · Score: 2

    Well, yes, unless of course you are a really smart administrator, and you install a linux based firewall, while letting your boss be so proud of his NT network -grin-. That way security fixed can be made at the door, by you.

  3. Re:What about free codecs? on RealNetworks Licenses MS Windows Media Codec · · Score: 2

    True, but wasn't it the case, at least in the past, that versions of RealPlayer Plus had a ``VCR'' feature where you could record and replay live Real streams? I could be wrong; I never actually bought RealPlayer Plus :-)
    Yes, but only if the stream provider allows it. Otherwise the record function is turned off. Its kinda a weak security, but for a closed source solution, it works.

  4. Re:Value of pi is three according to Bible on Happy Pi Day! · · Score: 2

    Geez I hate it when people open cans or worms. But anyhow without going into deep explanation, the hebrew language of old was very math based. All words had numeric values, and frequently sentences has either numeric of even equation meanings. Anyhow while I don't remember the exact figures and don't have time to look it up (but I bet you could) if one uses an exact interpretation, including the mathematical subtext the bible gives pi to be something along the lines of 3.1417. Still wrong, but as close as is resonable for building whatever they were making,

  5. Re:origins of Pi on Happy Pi Day! · · Score: 2

    So whats up with the inaccurate 3.1428571
    I'm wondering if its just random typing or are you accually using an ancient version of the number

  6. Re:Linux and the Desktop on Ask Jakob Nielsen Almost Anything · · Score: 2

    Wouldn't be entirly too scared. Accually talk to a friend latly who is a mac god. I can't understand why anyone can get anything done on a mac, but he proves me otherwise. Anyways, somehow he got his hands on pretty much a full running demo version of OSX, and states that not only in it wonderful, but a complete redesign of the entire idea of GUI. It no longer uses the old tired desktop thinking, but something new entirly, more of morphing to accomidate what you are currently doing kinda thing. I don't know, I havn't seen it myself. But personally I'll only be able to comment once I see it, so I'm going to take that article and my friends comments each with a grain of salt. And suggest everyone else does too.

  7. Re:A new low... on Microsoft Invents Symbolic Links · · Score: 4

    See, the lunch loosing point is how the reporter is basically worshiping the ground these guys walk on. As I wilt into the carpet, I realize Lucovsky must have mentioned to his colleague how nervous I was about approaching them. After all, who the hell am I to be talking with these guys? They are developers' developers -- two of the visionaries behind the operating system that began as NT OS/2 and has evolved into Windows 2000. Cutler refuses virtually all interviews with the press, but he and Lucovsky are willing to talk to me, a program manager from down the hall. They probably find my nervousness amusing.

    Is this supposed to be a reporter. Or did they just grab some office lakey is told them to interview them while they recieved a blow job.

  8. Re:Why they stopped on Deal Reached in iCraveTV Case · · Score: 2

    Thanks for correcting me. I meant province, thought it was pronounced providence.

  9. Re:If it's not Open Source, it's crap! on Mozilla to Include Crypto · · Score: 2

    Ahh, the days when a post could be moderated -2. Anyways not to be rude, but it will be opersource eventually, like in september. But there is this little problem of RSA patents that have to be dealt with. And if you want to play in the RSA field you gotta follow their rules. Anyways all of this is built by Netscape and is under inspection by many people who will have access to the source. So please calm down and take your seat in the corner.

  10. Re:Why they stopped on Deal Reached in iCraveTV Case · · Score: 5

    See, once again, you missed the point. Its Canada :)
    Canadian law (or atleast the providence that icrave is located in) states that anyone can rebroadcast broadcast TV signals. The problem comes in play where American law colides with their law.

  11. Re:A little hypocracy? on Publisher Speaks Out Against Amazon Patents · · Score: 2

    HHEHE, got to write that book now, just so I can reply to Coke, that I was talking about the drug, coke. :)

  12. Re:A little hypocracy? on Publisher Speaks Out Against Amazon Patents · · Score: 2

    Accually I believe they came up with the camel/perl association. Anyways for anyone interested check out the conditions. Apparently... oh my.. your allowed to freely use it, except in print, in which you have to accually get permission. Or try to use it in a manor to imply that O'Reiley endorces you. Apparently some people have even gotten away out of pure discrace. Accually putting the logo on their own site as if it where theirs! .. www.perl.org for example.

  13. Re:No clue... (was Re:whoa there a second!) on 'Echelon Study' Released by European Parliament · · Score: 2

    He accually did have an interesting point about the header bit, and that isn't obsurity. Basically say I have a huge list of possible encryption methods using secret keys, which are encryped in the header. Also in the header is the desription of which algoritym I'm using. Now assuming this header is rather small, one could encrypt the heading at a very high bit, say 4096. And the message in a much lower bit say 56, now if there was no knowledge of which encryption method was used it would cause them to brute it for each and every possible method.

  14. Re:Netscape has SOCKS, Mozilla has ...? on Netscape Communicator 4.72 Released · · Score: 3

    Mozilla has had socks support for a while now, you can setup proxies manually by editing the prefs50.js file. Also in the new nightly builds I believe its possible to configure proxies in the mneus. Well m14 should be out any day now, so you can wait untill then if you want.

  15. Re:Blocking by /keywords/ ?!?! on Keep It Legal To Embarrass Big Companies · · Score: 2

    I remember back in the BBS days, when I was young, my dad would take the computer cord, but he didn't take the monitor cord. I would switch the cords, and use the computer without a monitor, sending output to the printer. heheh the days of dos!

  16. Re:WTF? on Security Analysis of My.MP3.com and Beam-It Protocol · · Score: 2

    The encryption challenge responces are challenging random bits of data on the cd you own in your drive. This is a one time only thing, for when your beaming them your cd to prove you own it. After that you can receive the music without the need for proof

  17. Re:WTF? on Security Analysis of My.MP3.com and Beam-It Protocol · · Score: 2

    No, I think what the problem is, is that there are some privacy issues with their implimentation, that do not have to exist, for such a program. Basically the 2 problems are that their privacy policy is a joke, and that the user/client gives up information like its MAC address, which is unnessesary for security, so obviously simply used for extra info for My.Mp3.com to collect and sell.

  18. Comment length on Microsoft's X-Box Specs Revealed · · Score: 2

    Maximum comment lenght for Anonymous cowards.. OR atleast in the comment lenght to show part of preferences.. let me select a different lenght for AC or normal!?>>! how bout it>

  19. Re:UNIX-style copy/paste on Mozilla Will Be Netscape 6.0 · · Score: 2

    Well you could paste first, then rehighlight the part you want gone then hit delete. But I bet there is a better way, but as I don't use *nix I don't know, anyone out there know the proper way to select an area to delete without destroying what is in your clipboard?

  20. Re:Personally... on AMD's David to Intel's Goliath · · Score: 2

    Accually, if you listened closely, you would have noticed that they constantly refered to Crusoe as being focused on the mobile market. And they gently hinted, cause they just love secrecy, about the abilities of their technology to do much much more. Imagine over clocking a crusoe, throw a fan on it, and get it up to the energy use of current AMD/Intel processors, maby put muliple processors in the core, and watch the baby fly.

  21. Re:3, Insightful? on AMD Shows Off 1.1 GHz Athlon · · Score: 2

    Grumble accually I was more trying to make a point, and an inquiry. As there is a chance that AMD could have defined GHz to be 1024 MHz, incorrectly. But, just to let you know, I generally start out with a mod of 2, and I guess somebody thought it was an interesting point, and if nothing else, there was a conversation surrounding it, one of which some people might find "interesting," or even "insightful." Because frankly when using points to sort the comments I see, I'm not always as interested in the comment itself, but the conversation below that comment as well, which will only be generally seen promenently(spelling?) if the base thread comment has a high enough score.

  22. Re:Tort legislation, not criminal legislation on More DoS Attacks: CNN, Amazon, eBay, Buy.com... · · Score: 2

    Good idea, but lets say, I'm just some guy who has a cable modem, who runs linux, but not well enough to know how to impliment complete security. Some hacker breaks into my computer, and uses it to spoof out and start of DoS attacks. While a cable modem might not be the best tool, I'm sure there are examples of high speed bandwidth where there person isn't running an ISP and such, and really shouldn't be held liable. Atleast not to the extend that tort law would create. Personally I see this as a nightmare for small private networks, and schools who really can't afford to hire network experts. (Though maby it would increase some jobs, but then again, I don't like the idea of creating a law just to try and help out one or two industry sectors)

  23. Re:I don't think the RIAA will have expected this. on MP3.com Countersues RIAA · · Score: 2

    Dude, he obviously was trying to imply that the RIAA would like to THINK that they own/can control the MP3 format. He didn't state it very well of course, but no reason for bending him over.

  24. Where is the G spot on AMD Shows Off 1.1 GHz Athlon · · Score: 3

    Just curious, but are we talking Ghz as in 1024 Mhz or Ghz, as in 1000 Mhz.. :)

  25. Re:McCain on Linux Journal on the DMCA · · Score: 2

    oh btw, you can find out about McCains voting record here But basically, for technology in the 90's he voted for supercollider projects, for space exploration, and several times helped stop some d-AR names bumpers, from taking away space station funding. and voted for research of new solid rocket tech (wiether this was for NASA or for missles, I don't know) voted against an international, put monkyes in space to study long term zero-gravity effects. Voted for all the no-internet tax stuff. Voted to ban internet gambling (weither that is a positive or negative I'll leave to the gental reader, but let you know that 80% of sentate voted for this ban), but it got stuck in committee trying to make the house and sentate versions match, and never left. Voted against an admendment for funding of some tech stuff, but I can't find the specifics, as it was just an amendment. He voted to close debate of cloning, but I can't find what his accual view was. Shrugs... Voted to allow the sale of guns over the internet.. shrugs.. Voted against less restrictions on police recording phone conversations. Yes against slamming. Voted against many telecommunication deregulation bills (though almost all of them included either weird riders, or were really weird themselves). Voted for extra punishments for people who knowingly use telecommunications to make obsesne of harrasing communications with minors.