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  1. Re: If it ain't broke... on VirtualBox Development At a Standstill · · Score: 2

    4013 open bugs against VirtualBox. Some of which make VirtualBox unusable for huge userbases, like the inability to use USB 2.0 devices behind USB 3.0 host controllers.

    How about you take a read through that list before getting back on your high horse?

  2. Re:Fine as-is? on VirtualBox Development At a Standstill · · Score: 1

    Also, have you ever run a Windows guest under KVM? The guest drivers, which are required to bring performance to a level anywhere near VirtualBox, aren't anywhere near what I would call "stable" yet. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of KVM, and use it exclusively at home for both servers and my Windows-while-I'm-booted-to-Linux machine. But it's just not quite as ready for mainstream as VirtualBox is.

    I've used VirtualBox for a long time without many complaints, but the bug list is starting to pile up; the user base has noticed; and certainly Oracle is in-part to blame.

  3. Fine as-is? on VirtualBox Development At a Standstill · · Score: 1

    If you think VirtualBox is "fine as-is", maybe you should try passing-through your USB 2.0 device that's plugged into your laptop which only has USB 3.0 host controllers. Guess what? It doesn't work because Virtual Box refuses to enumerate devices on USB 3.0 controllers. This bug has been outstanding for over 4 years.

    Or maybe you want to use Windows 10 in a VM? Go right ahead! As long as you prefer your screen a pretty shade of blue. If you really think VirtualBox is "fine as-is", please post your IP address, because you're probably still running Windows XP.

  4. Re:not me on Two Million Passwords Compromised By Keylogger Virus · · Score: 1

    KeePass supports two-channel auto-type obfuscation. While it of course can't be perfect, the timing would be very difficult for a user-mode keylogger to snatch during the auto-type.

  5. Re:Casualties of the War on Freedom on How Heroin Addicts Helped Scientists Link Pesticides and Parkinson's · · Score: 1

    THIS. The logic that some people fail to hav

  6. Re:Amazing idea on EU Proposes To Fit Cars With Speed Limiters · · Score: 0

    it will cause the car to brake without the driver anticipating it. That will cause more accidents than speeding. Plus, a car that breaks hard when there's nothing in front of it will surprise other drivers and cause a number of accidents as well.

    Implementing this will increase, not decrease traffic fatalities.

    You really have to be the dumbest person in this entire thread.

    There already exist limiters in commercial vehicles. These vehicles go down hills. Do you honestly think they apply the fucking brakes when the car exceeds the programmed speed?! I'll give you a little clue: NO, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE FUCKING STUPID.

  7. Re:Too little too late on Windows 8.1 RTM Trickling Out, With Start Menu and Boot-to-Desktop · · Score: 1

    Contrary to popular belief, your computer is still *your computer*. As long as you're not breaking licensing components or anything of that nature, you're free to do what you want.

  8. Re:Two, actually! on Supercomputer Becomes Massive Router For Global Radio Telescope · · Score: 1

    Note that GigaBIT Ethernet tops out at ~119 MegaBYTEs per second. You're going to need a ~3.3 Gbps link, not including overhead.

  9. Re:Enough with the cloud crap already!! on Dropbox Wants To Replace Your Hard Disk · · Score: 1

    If you do not have physical control of the device, you cannot know whether that web page it is showing is actually the login page for your email provider or a false front that logs into your email provider with your credentials, passes the data through to the screen, and waits for you to walk away so it can forward the contents of your inbox to Croatia.

    And what about TLS and certificates? Did you forget that encryption (when implemented correctly) is mathematically sound?

  10. Talk about biased on Federal Judge Says Interns Should Be Paid · · Score: 1

    The article seems to imply that this might be the beginning of the end for the rampant abuse of unpaid internships.

    Nice summary. Obviously the OP has never heard of a good internship experience.

  11. Re:Yes on Proposed NJ Law Allows Cops To Search Phones At Crash Scenes · · Score: 2

    You are seriously a fucking moron. "Oh cops, please come help me! I'm a liberal little pussy and can't wipe my ass unless it's with government approved toilet paper!" What happens when he turns and fires on the house before your beloved cops show up? Your wife/kids just got hit by bullets. Meanwhile, I dropped the motherfucker.

  12. Brilliant! And don't bother eating either.

  13. Re:Technology can't replicate everything.... on Chemists Build App That Could Identify Cheap Replacements For Luxury Wines · · Score: 2

    Really? Have you ever been to the Luxor?

  14. Re:Wow... on Windows Blue Is Officially Windows 8.1, Free For Existing Users · · Score: 1

    Missed Windows ME. Wonder if that was 4.1

    Those are NT version numbers. Windows ME was not an NT-based operating system (it was the same as 95/98).

  15. Internet-connected grid? on The Smart Grid Has Arrived · · Score: 1

    Let's hope they hire some actual security professionals to consult on these projects, and keep all these "smart" devices off the fucking Internet. The last thing we need is little Bobby Tables guessing the '1234' telnet password to the control systems for the 100MVA substation down the street.

  16. Re: Forcing strong passwords in the first place. on Mitigating Password Re-Use From the Other End · · Score: 1

    I've been using Keepass+dropbox for about two years now, and am very happy with my workflow. It takes a little bit of massaging of the settings to get everything comfortable, but once you get it set up the way you want, it's very easy to use. Simply use the global hotkey (Ctrl+Alt+A) when I need a password entered. If it's the first time I've used it since log-on, I have to enter my master key, and then it stays unlocked until my windows session is locked. Then my "very strong" passwords are securely auto-typed into the browser session.

  17. Again. on F-16 Engines Stolen From Israeli Air Base · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And this is why we shouldn't be giving the Israelis our military technology.