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  1. Re:Not sure your reasoning is sound on Securing Your Network? · · Score: 1
    I have read the NSA literature and find it accessible

    Hmph! That doesn't very secure! :^P

  2. Re:Argument by non-sequitur? on On The Collapse of Complex Societies · · Score: 1

    It also make me wonder what would have happened without the disease-ridden middle-ages to "stock up" on biological WMDs. He probably covered that -- time to reread..

  3. Re:Argument by non-sequitur? on On The Collapse of Complex Societies · · Score: 1
    It's is an excellent read. (I think I read the Slashdot review and then waited until it was going for 30% off. ;^)

    Some of his points might be arguable, but not without a lot of thought and research. Which is a good thing in a "makes you think" book.

  4. Untapped market on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited · · Score: 1
    American Greetings should sell greeting cards like "Hi There! We're suing you! Have a nice day."

    Could be a big seller these days.

  5. Re:Individual's property rights on On The Collapse of Complex Societies · · Score: 1
    more profitable in the long run

    The problem is convincing stockholders about that long run. A lot of them have problems looking past the next quarter. Kudos to the companies doing it and I hope that their stock is strongly held by people that also care.

  6. Re:Hmmmmm..... on On The Collapse of Complex Societies · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Starting your example by postulating a girlfriend reminds of me of those physics problems that postulate a frictionless surface.

  7. Re:Stone 'easter eggs' on Darth Vader Sculpture on Washington National Cathedral · · Score: 1
    There's a University of Toronto ghost story about two carvers who got into a tiff either other a girl or unflattering gargoyles of each other.

    Ah, here we go! A girl and an unflattering gargole.

  8. Luke... on Darth Vader Sculpture on Washington National Cathedral · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am your holy father!

  9. Re:No spammer has died yet on A Timeline Of Spam And Antispam · · Score: 1

    Not true. A couple years of years ago two pump'n'dump stock spammers/scammers were ventilated in New York. They obviously tried their scams on the wrong people.

  10. Re:Random ideas on A Timeline Of Spam And Antispam · · Score: 1

    Great idea! Sort of like this one from 1997? :^)

  11. The real reason for the failure of SETI on Spammers Sue Anti-Spam Groups · · Score: 1
    The dinosaurs were spammers. "Increase your Omflog 30%!" Blocklisted around the "local group" of galaxies. That asteroid was just a lucky coincidence. Really! They almost hit Florida, pity.

    After they died, our planetary listing was shifted to level 2. Eventually it'll age off -- Probably when squirrels are running the planet.

  12. Re:Spamhaus slashdotted already on Spammers Sue Anti-Spam Groups · · Score: 1

    And does he have any stem-bolts (self-sealing)?

  13. Re:Spamhaus slashdotted already on Spammers Sue Anti-Spam Groups · · Score: 1
    H'yup. "What we do isn't spam." I hear it all the time from the DMA and other spammers.

    Why don't they just spray-paint their URL on cars in parking lots? "What we do isn't vandalism."

  14. Re:FYI- link to the PDF of the lawsuit on Spammers Sue Anti-Spam Groups · · Score: 1

    "Your honour, my client can't receive a fair trial in this court or any other on the planet. He has sent targeted email to everyone on Earth."

  15. Re:No sir, I didn't like it. on Spammers Sue Anti-Spam Groups · · Score: 1

    Yes, it would be good if China passed a law making spam illegal. Right now even their /dev/nulls are overflowing with spam complaints.

  16. Re:No sir, I didn't like it. on Spammers Sue Anti-Spam Groups · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Spammers thrive (for small values of thrive) by sending huge numbers of email to reach the very small number of people dumber than they are or are hired to send by people dumber than they are.

    Could the guy buying all those penis pills, RC cars and septic tanks be indentified and net-quarantined? (Or shot, that works too.)

  17. Re:No sir, I didn't like it. on Spammers Sue Anti-Spam Groups · · Score: 1

    I know TheNextGuy. You sir, are no NextGuy! :^)

  18. Re:Article not quite correct on Charlie Northrup's One-Man Patent Grab Continues · · Score: 1
    is a matter for the judges and lawyers to deal with. Harshly, I hope!

    "They will? My seconds will call upon you in the alley." -- Vlad.

  19. Article not quite correct on Charlie Northrup's One-Man Patent Grab Continues · · Score: 3, Informative
    To knock Charlie's patents out of the box, somebody would have to have filed for a Web services-resembling patent in late 1993.

    Mmm, no. No patent would have to be filed, just prior art proven. (Although a previous patent that this one infringes on would be a good proof of prior art.)

  20. The Cat Returns? on Must-See Films at L.A. Anime Festival · · Score: 1

    Ghibli's The Cat Returns (making its US debut) What, that guy "Cats" from Zero Wing? Cool! What new words of wisdom does he have for us? :^P

  21. Re:For strange values of "worse" on AMD Athlon 64 Performance Preview · · Score: 1
    Certainly. There were a few parts where I wanted to grab a marking pen (which would be bad -- who cringed watching Stargate when the bozo wrote on the screen?). After reading a bit further, I realized what the problem was and adjusted, no biggie, and many English-as-first-language people are harder to read than that was.

    My favourite English by non-English speakers was a Japanese robot toy that a room-mate had. The box said "For child lacking in individuality". After puzzling at it for a while, we figured it had to mean "For any child". The box was better entertainment than the toy!

  22. How old is this "'engineering sample"? on AMD Athlon 64 Performance Preview · · Score: 3, Insightful

    On the picture of the chip, it's stamped "Copyright 2001".

  23. For strange values of "worse" on AMD Athlon 64 Performance Preview · · Score: 4, Funny
    When Athlon processors came out in 1999, the competition in the processor market became much worse.

    I don't think that word means what they think it does.

  24. Re:Hmm on Belgium Rolls Out Java ID Cards · · Score: 1
    I get a flyer in the door once a year or so from those crazy "mark of the beast" loonies.

    Come to think of it, isn't their leader a guy called michael? Hmm.

  25. Why do I need a Java card? on Belgium Rolls Out Java ID Cards · · Score: 3, Funny

    I mean, I've already got one of those Starbucks cards with $15 still on it!