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  1. For further discussion, as well as alternatives... on Requiem for Usenet · · Score: 1

    ...head on over to the Dump Rogers Day blog. It was setup in response to this action.

  2. Re:Me too on IPv6 Still Hotly Debated · · Score: 1

    Security by obscurity is not the answer...

    It's not obscure, it's _a large search space_ which is inheriently difficult to scan and hence expose (potential) vulnerabilities to attack. Granted, that's assuming current network speeds/technologies. But the next-generation technologies will be limimted by the same constraints. All good security is predecated on the fact that it takes longer to "crack" the "code" than the secret has value. If it takes too frigging long to scan the range of addresses, people will stop brute-forece scanning. Thus reducing the occurance of clueless scanners.


    And wouldn't it be nice if we weren't innundated by clueless attacks?

  3. Car TCO calculator? on When Hybrids Do (And Don't) Make Sense · · Score: 1

    Is there any source of a good, reliable Total Cost of Ownership calculator for cars based on historical data? All these reviews are nice, but I want to go out and buy the car that in the past 5 years has cost the owner the least (gas, maintenance, insurance) relative to any other car on the road.

  4. Re:See...? on Another Round of HP Layoffs · · Score: 1

    And that's exactly why HP goes running :) Strikes are costly; not for businesses, but for French workers instead.

  5. Re:See...? on Another Round of HP Layoffs · · Score: 1

    Believe me... I work in a multinational Fortune-100 company. Jobs are resources. Which is exactly why resource managers decide which countries get the jobs.

    You are correct up to a point, but once you go big/mutinational, it's a different game.

  6. Re:See...? on Another Round of HP Layoffs · · Score: 1

    Oh man, it's so nice out today... And as soon as I can drive myself home safely, I'm going to go out and enjoy it :)

  7. Re:See...? on Another Round of HP Layoffs · · Score: 1

    Maybe just increasing working time for employees is does not directly lead to economic success?

    No it doesn't directly corrilate... But when you mobilize a significant portion of your working population to protest "doing more with less", you're not exactly casting yourself in a favourable light. It's not the problem solving, responsds well to a challenge attitude most employers are looking for nowdays. At the personal level or the national level.

  8. Re:See...? on Another Round of HP Layoffs · · Score: 1

    a) I work in Canada. b) I'm doing my work on a 3-pint buzz. c) We're getting more, better work than you can shake a stick at. w00t.

  9. See...? on Another Round of HP Layoffs · · Score: 0, Troll

    what happens when you stick to that 35 hour work week and insane holiday time? Other, more productive countries take your jobs. Enjoy your fake beach on the Seine...

  10. Re:What Captcha is... on Defeating Captcha · · Score: 1

    Hey, they _invented_ french fries. They can put whatever they want on them! Try it some time with real mayo, it's really, really good.

  11. Re:SCAMS every where on Shopping Online · · Score: 1

    When Borderfree started up there were some good deals to be had. May be worth checking out again, as I haven't used them in a few years.

  12. Re:I started with Slackware... on Slackware 10-RC1 Released · · Score: 1

    Amen! (no mod points today)

  13. Re:Big Deterent on Groklaw Tries Their Own Linux Usability Study · · Score: 1

    One of the major things that deters a lot of people from using Linux is the difficulty of installing an application. One Windows it's just a matter of downloading one file and double clicking it.

    Depends on the people. Some people are looking for exactly that.

  14. Re:Another Idea on A La Carte Cable TV Channels? · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's http://suprnova.org

  15. Re:Exlain to me on Canadian Minister Promises to Fix Copyright Law · · Score: 1

    Also, a levy is applied at the manufacturer pricing level, not at the retail sale level. So it's already included in the sticker price you see, unlike a tax.

  16. Re:It's True. on Only 32% of Java developers really know Java · · Score: 1

    In theory, the resume's supposed to be for languages you know, not languages that you could learn.

    How about languages you have learned, used and then forgotten?

  17. Re:In Sweden... on FCC to Regulate 'Profane' Speech · · Score: 1

    I listen to the CBC all the time (Canadian Broadcasting Corp), and their music, commentary etc. all use the words fuck. etc. And that's a government media outlet. I worked in radio a bit and the CRTC regs say you can use the 'profane' words as long as it's the name of the artist, their song, or lyrics.

    They'll be broadcasting the CBC across North America soon on Sirius satellite radio, so perhaps the Americans will invade towing a big bar of soap...

    God bless America. And The Daily Show.

  18. Re:What? on Did HP Defraud the Canadian Government? · · Score: 1

    Wait 30 years until the ice melts, and then it will be shipped by us daily. Not that we're at all prepared for policing that....

  19. If you liked that one... on Have We Learned from the New Economy? · · Score: 1

    ...you'll love these

  20. Re:Levies already! on Canadian Recording Industry Goes After P2P Users · · Score: 1

    Hmm, Apple seems to think it's only $25, and is already in place. And they're right. The fees proposed weren't even close to what was adopted in practice, a couple months ago IIRC.

  21. Re:Habeas anyone? on Would you Warranty Your Email? · · Score: 1

    No kidding. Mod parent up.

  22. Re:remember on The Impact of Technophobes · · Score: 1

    The hell with that idea... That's the idea of selling the most product to the most consumers.

    The result of lowering the bar through commercialization is to have poorly written commercial apps operated/maintained by untrained customers _that take down public infrastructure_.

    And you want to help lower the bar further? Put it back up, I say. To hell with the "computer industry."

  23. Re:...giant silver bolognas... on From Silicon To Microprocessors · · Score: 1

    A prof at my University insisted in calling them "salamis" during my semiconductor materials course. And he had this English accent that made it hard to keep a straight face in his class, as he went on and on about his "salaaaaamis". R. I. Hornsey? You're damn right I am!

  24. Re:Copyright infringement on the internet? on Copyrighted Haiku Delivers Spam Through Filters · · Score: 1

    Me fail English? That's unpossible!

  25. Sirius coming to Canada/CBC coming to Sirius on Satellite Radio Systems Compared · · Score: 1

    Good news for all. link