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  1. Still got a 270? get new caps here... on Dell Selling Faulty PCs · · Score: 2, Informative

    Badcaps.net

    I had to replace 4 sets on some out of warranty 270s. Those machines were just too nice to scrap. Their form factor, combined with their ability to mount to the back of the Dell LCDs were real nice.

  2. Why is the filing fee so high? on The South Carolina Primary and Voting Machine Fraud · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It seems quite undemocratic that the fee is so high that you'd *have* to have external support just to throw your name into a hat.

  3. Re:Full Article on Microsoft Dynamics GP "Encrypted" Using Caesar Cipher · · Score: 3, Informative

    About your AD comment, it's been brought up, but AD isn't the be-all-end-all of security.

    From:
    http://blogs.msdn.com/developingfordynamicsgp/archive/2009/12/09/do-we-really-want-windows-authentication-for-microsoft-dynamics-gp.aspx

    "One major drawback to switching authentication modes is audit trails. AX and SL have made the move from SQL auth to Windows Auth. In doing so, they destroyed the audit trail at the database level. All DB updates are made by one user making it a massive challenge to determine who made a change to financial data. Many of the AX and SL companies we work with get dinged for this in each audit."

  4. Re:This is not the least bit surprising on Microsoft Dynamics GP "Encrypted" Using Caesar Cipher · · Score: 1

    You must have been using an older version of GP. Since 9.0 onward, the users were not able to login to SQL using any type of connection outside of the GP application itself.

  5. Re:Not a substitution cipher on Microsoft Dynamics GP "Encrypted" Using Caesar Cipher · · Score: 1

    The "Spec", as you call it, was developed before SQL Server was even created. The original Great Plains software ran on a variety of databases and back then there wasn't any encryption functions that you could call.

  6. Re:I need this. on Berkeley Gets Willow Garage Robot To Fold Towels · · Score: 2, Funny

    >If this thing could fold halter tops, (especially the ones with the built in bra things) I would happily shell out some loot for one. Women's clothing is a strange, strange beast.

    This *is* slashdot, I don't think anyone here is going to have that problem.

  7. Re:Want to See Spam? on Malicious Spam Jumps To 3B Messages Per Day · · Score: 1

    No, it strips it off and delivers it to my main gmail account.

    However, I can still see the header, so I can tell where the address originated from.

  8. Re:Want to See Spam? on Malicious Spam Jumps To 3B Messages Per Day · · Score: 1

    this works too..

    yourname+slashdot.yourdomain.com

    this even works with gmail!

  9. Re:Old 1980's Technology, with One Problem on Directed Energy Weapon Downs Mosquitos · · Score: 1

    >There is no z in laser.

    There was in the 80s. Remember Lazer Tag?

  10. Re:How do you think it works in the EU ? on NY Times, LA Times Want Amazon To Collect More State Taxes · · Score: 1

    Unless, of course, you opt for the $90/year prime shipping option.

    It *really* changes the way you shop when you don't have to factor in shipping costs.

  11. Re:Not the first time Dells have underperformed on Dell Defect Turning 2.2GHz CPU Into 100MHz CPU? · · Score: 1

    I had the same problem on my dell laptop. I *think* it was caused by a bad thermal sensor, because once I maxed my processor @ 100% for about a minute, it would switch to 800Mhz mode and *never* come back up to 1.4.

    I did finally disassemble the board, but couldn't seem to locate the bugger.

  12. Re:Dear Sony on BD+ Resealed Once Again · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Funny that, I've got a new *laptop* that can't play BluRay on the --built-in-- screen. I fire the movie demo disc (from 2005) into my new acer (now running windows 7) and it says "cannot play, unauthorized screen".

  13. Re:Do not give LaCie your money. on Flash Drive Roundup · · Score: 1

    Not to mention that the case itself was poorly designed. It was solid aluminum with no fan, but the aluminum was too far away from the drives, creating a nice little oven for the poor 500GB drives inside.

    We lost FOUR out of FIVE in under two years. The only reason the fifth didn't fail was because it was in a freezing cold server room.

  14. Re:You mean... on Slashdot Launches User Achievements · · Score: 1

    No, we need more easily achievable "life-goals" that can be conquered via sitting behind a keyboard.

    This fills that nicely!

  15. Re:Holy cow... on Mississippi Passes Law To Ban Traffic Light Cameras · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why yes, we do have traffic lights, but they're really not needed cause they don't do much except scare the horses.

  16. Re:Once again... on Building Your Own Solar Panel In the Garage · · Score: 1

    So what inverter did you use?

  17. SF4 just came out... on New Medical Disorder Linked To Gaming · · Score: 1

    so maybe a time for a good clinical trial!

  18. Re:750g on Seagate Hard Drive Fiasco Grows · · Score: 1

    Their is something else wrong with your config, I'm running the exact same drive and getting a 4.8 (in vista)

  19. RIP: NNTP on RIAA To Stop Prosecuting Individual File Sharers · · Score: 1

    And if you think it can't happen, just look what happened to ISP's NNTP offerings.

    All gone. Under the guise of "fighting child porn"

  20. Re:This is good...Maybe. on EA Is Now Officially On Steam, Spore Loses SecuROM · · Score: 2, Insightful

    EA was only partially at fault. Dice just designed the game badly and didn't test worth a damn against Vista clients before releasing it to the masses. Now whether or not that EA forced them to release early is something else, but just look at the SIZE of the patches for BF2 and BF2142. 512MB for the last BF2 patch...compared to the smaller 16-30MB patches for CoD4. It just screams bad early design.

  21. The first gen PS2 had the same problem on Microsoft Knew About Xbox 360 Damaging Discs · · Score: 2, Informative

    The first through fourth gen PS2 had the same problem. I would get radial scratches on the disc, one of which (GTA:VC) never even left the console until I was through playing it.

  22. this time education is not the problem on FTC Kills Scareware Scam That Duped Over 1M Users · · Score: 1

    This particular piece of malware no good bit of user education can prevent. One variant comes in through an adobe acrobat exploit that's launched through an iframe. No user interaction required.

  23. Re:Bought this POS. on Players Furious Over Buggy GTA IV PC Release · · Score: 1

    It should work, it's required that if they have the GFW logo, there has to be Xbox controller support. Not that I've ever gotten the fscking thing working though, I bought the wireless controller and only been able to get it to work in one game (Raving Rabbits) and not the two that NEED it (Lego Indiana Jones and Start Wars Lego).

  24. Re:I can't bring myself to have much pity for them on Circuit City Files For Bankruptcy · · Score: 1

    Not a complete waste of time mind you, their online to instore inventory was so bad, I managed to snag about 10 of those $24/24 minute guarantee gift cards.

  25. Re:WPA2 is NOT broken on Researchers Crack WPA Wi-Fi Encryption · · Score: 1

    um, 5 and 5e are pretty different...as in you cannot run gigabit over cat 5, but you can on 5e.