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  1. Re:Um, spyware anyone..? on Do You Pay for Your Shareware? · · Score: 1
    Matt Slot / Bitwise Operator / Ambrosia Software, Inc.
    Matt Slot / Bitwise Operator / Ambrosia Software, Inc.

    Thank you for the clarification.
    Thank you for the clarification. ;-)

  2. Um, spyware anyone..? on Do You Pay for Your Shareware? · · Score: 2
    Am I the only one who thinks this 'call home' scheme is scary? I don't particulary like having software send back information about me to the vendor. I've purchased the thing, now leave me alone. This is prolly why I'll never go XP

    I have a collection of rules in my firewall rules to prevent all this spyware going behind my back. I use it to filter out http requests to fill the banner ads in some adware too.
    This is the #1 reason why I still run a ZoneAlarm/NIS firewall even though I'm behind a Cable/DSL Router.

  3. Easy ... on TrustE Launches Trusted Spammer Program · · Score: 1

    cat TrustE.trusted.senders | tee MAPS.list | tee RBL.list | tee SPAMCOP.list | tee JunkBusters.list
    Thank you TrustE for making spambusting so much easier ...

  4. Not exactly sure ... on Uncommon Birthdays? · · Score: 1

    I was born somewhere in (time_t)-1 but I know my birthday occurs (time_t)3760200 after {tm.tm_mon=0; tm.tm_mday=1;}

  5. Re:Programmer for hire on Resume Spamming Redux · · Score: 4, Funny
    No, no. Do it right:

    Anyone want to hire me? IF you don't I'll sue you out of existence you motherfscker!
    Ecxpect a call from my lawyers you sh1thead!!!

  6. Re:Move to Canada. on Free e-filing for 2001 Taxes? · · Score: 2
    Filing by telephone, however, has been available for a number of years (quite a bit longer than netfiling) and is free. Of course, punching all those numbers in by telephone is a bit irritating.

    "Marge, fetch me my telephone hat, it's tax filin' time ..." (obscure Simpsons reference that no one gets)

  7. First SoftImage, now SGI on MS Buys (Some) SGI Patents · · Score: 2

    Looks like MS wants to muscle in ILM's territory ...

  8. Re:BTW Google's 20 year posts were on 9 track on 9-Track Open Reel Tape Production Ends This Year · · Score: 2
    doesn't mean every drive out there will suddenly cease to read existing tapes

    Suddenly, no. But, it means it's now an officially dead media, and better hurry to get the data off that format.
    It also means 9track drive manufacturers will be phasing out support of their hardware.

  9. BTW Google's 20 year posts were on 9 track on 9-Track Open Reel Tape Production Ends This Year · · Score: 2

    Imagine if those folks had waited another year or two before recovering those tapes ...

  10. Re:Of course there is! on Is There a Canadian Equivalent to the EFF? · · Score: 2

    Mod parent up! www.efc.ca Electronic Frontier Canada attn: Jeffrey Shallit, Treasurer 20 Richmond Avenue Kitchener, Ontario N2G 1Y9 Canada The regular membership is CAD$40, comes with a free tshirt but is NOT tax deductible.

  11. Re:When going to my 'Fans' page... on Slashdot Code Update · · Score: 1

    Feel better now? ;-)

  12. Re:Simpsons cameo. on Attack of the Clones · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's right. They're going to sing their number one hit:
    "Idej eht nioj"

  13. Re:Man, I miss BBS's... on BBS Documentary Starting To Film · · Score: 1

    whoops. Make that http://www.pyroto.com

  14. Re:Man, I miss BBS's... on BBS Documentary Starting To Film · · Score: 2

    Pyroto Mountain has reincarnated as a web-board.

  15. Ill-thought scheme on Europe Adding RFID Tags to Euro Currency · · Score: 2

    What's amazing, is that it took no less than three minutes for Slashdot to demonstrate the futility of those electronic tags, i.e zapping currency in the microwave.

  16. Privacy concerns? on Europe Adding RFID Tags to Euro Currency · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Maybe zapping the bills with a tesla coil would help. Would a defective tranceiver still be accepted as legal tender?

  17. 802.11b on Surplus PrimeStar Dishes => Radio Telescope Array? · · Score: 2

    How about some 802.11b relays? Neighborhood ISP for hardcore gamers ....

  18. There is a graphic novel (b�d�) version on The Forever War · · Score: 3, Informative

    It was adapted by Hadelman himself and inked by Marvano. It was published in French as a trilogy in 1988. Unfortunately there doensn't seem to be an english translation.
    Amazon.fr
    Unfortunately, the graphic art is very ordinary -- it would've been a masterpiece had it been drawn by, say, Moebius or Bilal.

  19. Re:Spoiler-free? on Review:Fellowship of the Ring · · Score: 2
    I stand corrected.

    Unlike PG13, Ontario's AA (Adult Accompaniment) does mean persons younger than 14 have to be accompanied by an adult. Same for Quebec for 13+ rating.

  20. Re:Spoiler-free? on Review:Fellowship of the Ring · · Score: 1
    Because hopefully this will be a mythos that a 10-13 yr old audience can enjoy,

    'Fraid not, PG-13 means they won't be admitted unless they're with mom and dad -- no 13 year old would be caught dead going out with their parents...

  21. Recycle Bin Laden! on al Qaeda Hacks XP? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just put this in a .REG file and the evil will be revealed... REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08- 00AA002F954E}] @="Recycle Bin Laden"

  22. Re:Silly Me on Finding Cheat Codes For A Living · · Score: 2
    FWIW, I've been working on the old Scorch game lately and toying with putting out my own version, with considerable changes in gameplay, designed for a very long overall game. We'll see how it goes with coding among other holiday activities over the next few weeks. Don't expect any cheat codes ;)

    Sorry to break it to ya, but it's been done: Worms

  23. DCMA, Cheat Codes and MaMe on Finding Cheat Codes For A Living · · Score: 2
    I don't think it's actually necessary to reverse-engineer the games to find out genie codes, so it's probably not a DCMA offense. e.g in the MAME emulator, the cheat engine has a memory tracker where you can study the behavior of RAM for certain effects:
    Increase/Decrease for power bars
    Add/Sub for number of lives
    Flag toggles

    So the MAME and Genie cheats force certain RAM bytes to a desirable value...

  24. Re:The **REAL** links are here... on VP3, Open Source Video at 200kbs · · Score: 2
  25. Re:What the fuck is wrong with you? on Battlefield Lasers · · Score: 1
    Why would you NEED to shoot them into space?
    Because the atmosphere distorts light, the pollution would absorb most of the laser's energy. Basic physics.

    Why are you spamming us with silly questions? Is it because you're trolling SlashDot to peddle your porn website, perchance?