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  1. Re:Doesn't add up on $1.5 Million Bar-code Scheme Bilks Wal-Mart Stores · · Score: 1

    Don't store thermal receipts in or next to plastic objects, they will fade if you do.

  2. Re:"linux standardization" on Building Applications with the Linux Standard Base · · Score: 1

    It's also a vendor consortium, which means nonprofits like Debian have no say in the standards they publish.

    And to make it worse they even state that RPM may become required in the next version.

  3. Re:Safari on New Spoofing Vulnerability in IE · · Score: 1

    You can copy it to clipboard though, and all you get is something like "javascriptstart()" for a link.

    Thats normal though the link is a javascript trigger not a proper link.

    All the exploit does is use javascript to open a new window, set the URL to whatever you like and then fill the page with the code you want.

  4. Re:Haven't we had this? on Military Robots Get Machine Guns · · Score: 1

    We've had this with an Australian company Metalstorm for ages now.

    Mind you they have flying versions which are even cooler.

  5. Re:High frequency EMR? on An Interplanetary Laser Communications System · · Score: 1

    Then how to you explain that both radio waves (low frequency) and x-rays/gamma rays (high frequency) can pass through most solids but visible light cannot?

    And after passing through, say, your body, what do those x-rays resemble, the original signal or an image of your bones?

  6. Re:A few quotes from the article - on MPAA Sends Linux Australia Dubious Takedown Notice · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's a typo in the article, Section 202 is the correct one, check the AC post down the page a bit for the details.

  7. Re:Good, though already outdated on Linux Standard Base 2.0 released · · Score: 1

    You don't need Java on a typical desktop system.

    Whatever you reckon

    Azureus

  8. Re:Airport Police on Fingerprint Scanners Still Easy to Fool · · Score: 1

    The unarmed man of course, if you think otherwise then you do not understand terrorism

  9. Re:Not Slackware X? on Slackware 10.0 Officially Released · · Score: 1

    That would be funnier if you got it right

    it was 4.0 to 7.0

  10. Re:Wow, 10 already? on Slackware 10-RC1 Released · · Score: 1

    Eventually he tired of explaining to people that it was actually the other distros that have seriously abused the traditional software release version numbering system, and so rather than try to beat them, he joined them.

    Which begs the question what was Redhat thinking when they released Fedora 1.0?

  11. Re:How odd on Slackware 10-RC1 Released · · Score: 1

    In fact gcc is 3.3.4, 3.4.0 is in testing and as such is not a package that can be installed from the installer (can be upgraded or installed later with installpkg/upgradepkg)

  12. Re:A bit off topic ... but a Slackware question on Slackware 10-RC1 Released · · Score: 1

    This is amazingly simple, there are 3 steps involved

    1. Get the new packages onto your system (I use rsync for this part "man rsync" you'll find updates on most mirrors in the patches directory for each version)
    2. Upgrade the existing package with the new ones with upgradepkg (Quick and simple is "upgradepkg patches/packages/*.tgz")
    3. Restart any running daemons that were updated so the the running code is the new code (most will have an /etc/rc.d/rc.DAEMON script for this)

  13. Re:If not ISOs, .jigdo would be nice on Slackware 10-RC1 Released · · Score: 1

    Eat your heart out with these mirrors

  14. Re:Clearly a plot by terrorists on Extradition of Warez Suspect Blocked · · Score: 2, Funny
    But fear not, we will establish a truly fair and balanced news media led by Fox News to help educate their population.


    er we already own Fox, you'll find more info at their AGM's held in Adelaide, South Australia.

    We Australians enjoy our control over your country while we use the media to spread the propaganda that you control us.
  15. Re:Huh. on Kazaa Offices Raided · · Score: 1

    Some Facts on the Anton Pillar Order.

  16. Re:I see this too on Filter-foiling Gibberish Becoming A Spam Staple · · Score: 2, Interesting

    We managed a score of 42.8 recently with SpamAssassin

    http://spamhalloffame.abnormalpenguin.com/

    Only a few slip through at a level of 5 for us, haven't yet got to piping the high level ones directly to /dev/null yet

  17. Re:50lu710n on Canadians Pay Extra For Their Wireless Hardware · · Score: 1

    Even the US is getting hosed for prices

    Come to the land down under just about every phone is available for $0 upfront

    here is some from the big bad telco as well

  18. Re:Gas tank is under the *back seat* of most cars. on Warning: Exploding Batteries · · Score: 1

    its under the boot in my car but perhaps that has something to do with the country i live in, where all cars have the tank under the boot

  19. Re:more accurate facts about ACT on Open Source Bill For Australian Capital Territory · · Score: 1

    Actually the ACT is a territory which houses the Capital city Canberra and also one other town called Queanbeyan

  20. Re:Science policy... on Australian Pilot Stranded In Antarctica · · Score: 1

    Australia already has Antarctic tourism with sight seeing flights via Qantas, including one that was timed to see the eclipse.

    And you too can go on a ski trip to the Antarctic.

    ps Its spelt Antarctica not Antartica (Something I just found out myself I might add)

  21. Re:Hack from Down Under this weekend on Spam Slows Australian Net Traffic · · Score: 1

    apnic covers both the northern and southern hemispheres

    perhaps you were thinking of aunic?

  22. Re:What about the obvious DHCP issue? on Innocent File-Sharers Could Appear Guilty? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    er which law?

    the law only requires them if they have such a record to produce it when issued with a court order

    ISP's generally have this information as they needed it for their own billing systems

  23. Re:Wanna hear a joke? on CCAGW Misreads Mass. Policy, Open Standards Generally · · Score: 1

    and the fact that some of the most important services on the Internet run on Open Source Software

    Let see now, one of the 13 root name servers, sure you don't need those?

    Plenty more examples if you just get your head out of the sand and look around you

  24. Re:Wishlist on Australian IT Minister Alston Replaced · · Score: 1

    > So much local talent
    Wrong. There's a reason why Linux has next to no presence in australia, although it does have some following at least.

    done a whois on samba.org recently?
    Game development company? www.auran.com

  25. Re:Thats just plain silly. on Should ISPs Be The Little Man's Firewall? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If you RTFA you would know that Microsoft says that these ports should be blocked from public networks.

    Further more to all the other fools who can't RTFA the guy is talking about only MS networking ports all of which should not be open across the Internet.