Pirating software can be an effective business strategy. Think about it -- when you pirate software you might be sued for software piracy. When you pay for it, you might be sued for breach of contract.
So if they search for "Britney Spears," download an MP3 over your encrypted collection, get your IP address and subpoena you, the encryption has helped you how, exactly?
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A total of sixteen screws. To change the battery. And that's "easy"?
My laptops require zero screws to remove. What does that make them?
...that the article didn't mention the word "crowdsourcing."
My collective wisdom is that "crowdsourcing" is a stupid word, and I cringe every time I see it.
I can't believe this wasn't the first comment. Where are all the phone phreaks these days?
This is a much easier solution than what Nicholas Cage and John Travolta had to go through.
Pirating software can be an effective business strategy. Think about it -- when you pirate software you might be sued for software piracy. When you pay for it, you might be sued for breach of contract.
Which is worse?
You just posted a link to a website that links to pirated content.
You are under arrest.
Presumably, Ubuntu CDs wouldn't be one of the hashes in their database of pirated stuff.
Korn had some cool videos, but I was never a fan of their music.
That link should really be
http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Stupid-Coding-Tricks-A-Batch-of-Pi.aspx
(I should write a shell script to correct my comments.)
Who needs to invoke the OS when you can calculate Pi with only a mere batch script?
http://thedailywtf.com/Comments/Stupid-Coding-Tricks-A-Batch-of-Pi.aspx
I'll wait for -32nm.
Nope -- it's more difficult.
Rockets don't have emotions, and they won't get you in trouble by posting child porn to your family-oriented website.
Trend Micro? Even Norton is better than Trend.
Jobs = marketing guy
Wozniak = engineering geek
If you prefer Jobs over Woz, you're at the wrong website.
Will it change diapers?
With the amount of coffee I drink, the entire building would have an supply of used coffee ground ink.
If it's open-source, you can always build your own without all the spyware.
Now I can see everyone's zits in 3d.
And all those laid off workers need a netbook they can afford...
'Cause them kids with them fancy video-games won't get off my lawn, dagnabbit!
Can I cut to the chase and just put a brick inside my computer?
I hope they make 3.5" bricks...
Moore's law is hardly an "observation." The guy ran Intel, it was his directive to his employees.
So if they search for "Britney Spears," download an MP3 over your encrypted collection, get your IP address and subpoena you, the encryption has helped you how, exactly?
There's always hydrogen. It's efficient, simple, and the technology is already worked out.
Plus when you have an accident, the explosion will look much cooler.
At first your comment made me want to bang my head against the desk, but I know better than to do that now.