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  1. Resolution on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Choose a Windows Laptop? · · Score: 1

    Almost all laptops today come with 1366x768 LCDs. I make screen resolution my first criteria when selecting a laptop, since higher resolutions are so rare. If she uses the machine for multitasking and wants to see more than one window on the screen at a time, this will suck.

    Of course, it appears the non-Pro Macbook has a 1280x800 screen, so if she's happy with that, then get whatever is on sale at Slickdeals.

  2. Re:How does this prevent zombie spam? on Germany Builds Encrypted, Identity-Confirmed Email · · Score: 1

    You do the same thing you do when any certificate gets compromised, revoke the cert.

    Not that I think this is a good idea, though.

  3. Re:Hahaha on Episode I 3D Release Date Announced · · Score: 1

    Jar Jar shot first!

  4. Re:all your base... on Libyan Internet Flatlined · · Score: 1

    Some young people have taken drugs which caused them to make poor decisions about their base.

    Did they free base?

  5. Re:Not much to do on Ask Slashdot: Is There a War Against Small Mail Servers? · · Score: 2

    Doesn't even have to be virtual, I pay $30/month for real hardware with two IP addresses. That's cheaper than most plans with Comcast and Verizon.

  6. Re:MBA programs now teach this kind of approach. on Capcom 'Saddened' By Game Plagiarism Controversy · · Score: 1

    Now, should we initiate a lawsuit? Take the number of games in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of winning, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is more than the cost of a lawsuit, we don't do one.

  7. Re:LOL, DMCA on Sony Files Lawsuit Against PS3 Hacker GeoHot · · Score: 1

    Sony wasn't a content producer at the time. Now piracy "costs them money".

  8. Re:6950 -- 6970 on AMD Radeon HD 6950 Can Be Unlocked To HD 6970 · · Score: 1

    Obviously a number means nothing without a unit of measure. Do you think it's 20 Libraries of Congress or football fields?

  9. Re:Then can you fix the problem at my end for me? on Database of Private SSL Keys Published · · Score: 1

    I further deny them the use of one of my own computers "just for a minute" that inevitably turns into fifteen or more, I'm perceived as inconsiderate.

    "Sorry, it's my work computer. If they catch me using it for Facebook I can get fired."

    Or, just don't admin your router when they're on the network, or be a real admin and generate your own cert. You're not one of those people who just click on "accept this self-signed cert" all the time, are you?

  10. Re:Can't make a call from inside on SatPhones — Why Can't They Make It Work? · · Score: 1

    The people in LOST never seemed to have a problem with satellites going over the horizon. That phone looked awesome, too.

  11. AC on Online Tracking Firms To Launch Opt-Out Program · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I find it amusing that most of the comments so far are as AC...

  12. Re:Legislation will be needed. on Online Tracking Firms To Launch Opt-Out Program · · Score: 2

    Fucking marketing people and their techie sell-out scumbags.

    That describes almost everyone in IT.

  13. Re:US still has the two G's on Navy Tests Mach 8 Electromagnetic Railgun · · Score: 1

    Food and firepower and fuel are a war machine's most important components.

          And what about population?

    You can use them as food or firepower or fuel as well.

  14. Re:QBert on Man Sues Rockstar Saying GTA:SA Is Based On His Life · · Score: 1

    That's okay, I spend a lot of time flying around on an ostrich and killing pterodactyls with my lance. I tried to sue the makers of Joust, but a hand pulled me into the lava.

  15. Re:I'll take two on Stable Roentgenium Claimed Found In Gold · · Score: 1

    Once again, the conservative, sandwich-heavy portfolio pays off for the hungry investor.

  16. Re:Ooook, on Google To Block Piracy-Related Terms From Autocomplete · · Score: 1

    *poof* Yes, you are.

  17. Re:Less Popular on Google To Block Piracy-Related Terms From Autocomplete · · Score: 2

    I thought that's what Baidu was for. The only downside is most of the text is encrypted with indecipherable characters.

  18. Re:OSNews? Thom Holwerda? Seriously? on OpenBSD 4.8 Released · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The point of the article is that while the base system may indeed be very secure, it is practically useless.

    1998 called, they want their rationalization back. Besides, just about everyone turns off SELinux when they want to actually get work done.

    Is lighttpd any more secure on OpenBSD than on Linux? No.

    Good thing they have an audited, privsep, chrooted version of Apache, then.

    With SELinux, you need not only a local privilege escalation, but a hole in SELinux as well.

    Bullshit.

    I would argue that OpenBSD may be secure by design, but SELinux is, in practice, more secure.

    Adding complexity rarely increases reliability.

    I would be absolutely ecstatic if OpenBSD implemented something more like SELinux in terms of privilege separation.

    The Stephanie project worked towards doing just that, but it appears the project died several years ago.

  19. Re:Not quite on Texas Supreme Court Cites Mr. Spock · · Score: 1

    The judge also said the defendants were "brutal, savage, unprincipled, uncivilized, treacherous -- in every way, splendid examples of homo sapiens, the very flower of humanity."

  20. Re:Probably awhile on Interop Returns 16 Million IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 1

    I have an old Netgear WNDR3300; I haven't tested it yet, but I recently installed DD-WRT on it, which supports IPv6. It's a dual-radio ABGN router. I think I paid $30 a year and a half ago and it got lost in a closet so I never set it up.

  21. Re:Hilarious on DoD Study Contradicts Charges Against WikiLeaks · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Bush administration was notorious for keeping things secret whether or not there was a legitimate reason.

    At least the Obama administration is fixing all that now. Good thing we got their guy out before it was too late.

  22. Re:It doesn't sell. on DoD Study Contradicts Charges Against WikiLeaks · · Score: 3, Funny

    If FOX is already on 24/7, then they can't watch it any more.

  23. Re:It doesn't sell. on DoD Study Contradicts Charges Against WikiLeaks · · Score: 1

    I would totally be behind wikileaks but Theo de Raadt is a meanie.

  24. Re:ed is too fancy on Word Processors — One Writer's Further Retreat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bruce Schneier uses

    cat /dev/arandom >> story.txt

  25. Re:LOLWUT? on Newspapers Cut Wikileaks Out of Shield Law · · Score: 5, Funny

    (this week or last week, i'm getting this second hand)

    To demonstrate how many news outlets do zero confirmatory investigation

    I see what you did there.