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  1. Re:Can javascript then also _read_ the popup conte on New Vulnerability Affects All Browsers · · Score: 1

    No, basically all it does is set up a javascript timer that checks every so often(150ms) for the existance of a window with a certain name. Citibank's website then opens a window with that name, the javascript timer says "Hey, there's a window with that name." and then sets the URL from Citibank's URL to Secunia's URL.
    Very simple, hardly a vulnerability. The only reason this is considered a vulnerability is the potential to trick people.

  2. Re:damn on MD5 To Be Considered Harmful Someday · · Score: 1

    If someone is distributing a file and they provide hashes so you can check the validity of mirrors, if you proved 2 different hashes that's MUCH MUCH better than only producing 1.
    Suppose for the sake of argument that someone breaks SHA-1 as much as MD5. If I have an MD5 has and a SHA hash, and you try to install a trojan and modify the original to have a bunch of junk to keep the same MD5, you're likely not going to have the same SHA. But if you change it so it matches the same SHA hash, then that will change the MD5 hash. It's HIGHLY unlikely that you'd find a way to fool both of them at the same time.

  3. Re:Legal on Halo 2 Used to Sniff Out Mods · · Score: 1

    You have the legal right to do whatever you want with your Xbox. They have the legal right to stipulate what kind of hardware they allow on their service.

  4. Re:The real reason it's not a threat on Microsoft Says Firefox Not a Threat to IE · · Score: 1

    My banks website has worked in Mozilla/Linux since I started using it, and I sent them a message thanking them for supporting my software. We need to be getting the message out that people actually do use this stuff, or they might change without taking it into consideration.

  5. Re:Another Reason... on Giving Voice to Video Games · · Score: 1

    A perfect example of this is David Duchovney in XIII. I like David in some of his films, but in XIII it was the worst performance I've ever heard.
    Just listen to the first scene, when he wakes up on the beach. Walking along, he says "Ow, my head." The way he says it seems like he's just reading from the script. I felt pained every time I heard his voice, it was that bad.

  6. Re:No subtitles in voiced games... on Giving Voice to Video Games · · Score: 1

    I'd hate to play KOTOR without subtitles.
    How long does it take to learn Ithorian?

  7. Re:OT but, What's Legal to dl??? on BitTorrent Accounts for 35% of Traffic · · Score: 1

    Only, they don't have to upload to connect to the torrent. All they need to do is download to verify you're sharing something that infringes.

  8. Re:No so perfect after all on The Eye: Evolution versus Creationism · · Score: 1

    That's what i always thought. In fact, if there were an intelligent designer responsible for the eye, then what was the purpose of giving us blind spots? I was under the impression that as the eye evolved, it was first just sensitive to light, then later the rods and cones came about that could distinguish between colors. Unfortunately the rods and cones grew up behind the bundle of light sensitive nerves, giving us the "blind spot" that we have today.

  9. Re:Grrr..,. on Does Redskins Loss Presage A Kerry Win? · · Score: 1

    Well think of it this way: Which would you rather have, Bush in the White House, or the Redskins lose a single game?

  10. Re:MicroSOFT, not HARD on XBox Owner Sues Microsoft · · Score: 2, Funny

    In related news, MicroSoft has changed its name to MegaHard. They had to buy out a little known pornographic movie company to do so, but correspondance suggests they believe it was "worth the price." A leaked memo reveals Bill Gates originally wanted the movie studio just so he could sleep with porn stars on film, but then he found out they only produce homoerotic movies.

  11. Re:OK, so... on Half-Life 2 Retail to Require Steam Activation · · Score: 1

    I always liked what Epic did with UT. When first released it requires the CD in the drive, so people who might have been sitting on the fence will buy it instead of pirate it. Then they release a patch so the CD isn't required anymore, because most of the people who would have bought it already have, and the rest of the people have pirated it already.

  12. Re:Here we go...let the bashing begin on Half-Life 2 Retail to Require Steam Activation · · Score: 1

    Don't assume that it is just pirates who are the ones complaining, I bet there are quite a few legit buyers like me that don't like this turn of events.

    The pirates aren't complaining. The only ones complaining are legit buyers. The pirates will just crack it like any other game and all will be well... for them.

  13. Re:Why not dump VNC for NX? on Which VNC Software Is Best? · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure about the specifications, but I do know it supports SSL encryption.

  14. Re:Why not dump VNC for NX? on Which VNC Software Is Best? · · Score: 1

    NX is from www.nomachine.com
    FreeNX seems to be in beta status and I could only find a Debian package at http://www.kalyxo.org/debian/
    If you don't run Debian, you might be able to build the source tarball that is also on that site.

  15. Re:No thanks on IE Holes Not Microsoft's Fault, Says Bill · · Score: 1

    Well technically, ALL viruses are third party software. So you can't blame MicroSoft when third party software is to blame.

  16. Re:The US just shakes its head at serfs' antics. on Presidential Candidates Arrested at Debates · · Score: 1
    your president is a bumbling idiot

    As compared, say, to his major opponent?


    I think he meant whichever one wins the election.
  17. Re:Whaaaa? on White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs · · Score: 1

    Iraq/Saddam abused their WMD privelages. How ironic that the US funded a lot of their development.

  18. Re:Watching Liberal Brains Asplode on Inside Wal-Mart IT · · Score: 1

    Fortunately, most people are smart enough to understand that some people sometimes say one thing and do another.

  19. Re:EULA is a contract on Blizzard Stomps Bnetd in DMCA Case · · Score: 1

    I would think that until you agree to the EULA, standard copyright law applies. If this is the case you would be well within your rights to modify the program any way you see fit.
    The only problem with that would be if they had a sticker or something saying "By opening this package you agree to the terms outlined within."
    In that situation, the question would be how you could get it open without agreeing.

  20. Re:Yet another reason... on Spysats Keeping Watch on the U.S. · · Score: 1

    Bah... Like I ever went outside anyway. That nasty giant glowy thingy is always waiting for me.

  21. Re:This is an embarrassment. on File and Printer Sharing Insecure in XP SP2 · · Score: 1

    I'm not a MS fan by any means, but I still think SP2 was a step in the right direction. You can't really expect them to get EVERYTHING right in one release. Hopefully we'll see more progress in the future, and we'll all feel lonely because we're not getting e-mails that say "I love you" anymore.

  22. Re:Versus DX successor on OpenGL 2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    But "you" is 200% harder to type out than "u" is... am... are...

    Crap.

  23. Re:Nice job, but ... on KDE Gets Gecko/Mozilla Support · · Score: 1

    Using the version you had I didn't get any menus. I downloaded the current Nightly Build (Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040911 Firefox/0.10) and the menus now show up, collapsability and all.

  24. Conspiracy Theory (Take it with a grain of salt) on Nader Off Virginia Ballot · · Score: 1

    Maybe the Republicrats want Nader out of the picture so that when Kerry takes a dive just before the elections, Lefties won't have anyone to vote for and Bush will win by a landslide.

    Of course, this means that Demos and Repubs are working together. And if they were, then why would they care which got elected?

    Maybe they're afraid if Kerry gets elected and starts appointing Right Wings to positions of power, people will get suspicious?

    Food for thought. Pass the salt.

  25. Re:Good, but... on X.org Making Fast Progress · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's kind of funny because whenever I have to boot into Windows it grates at me how awful the fonts look in comparison to my Linux installation. I even had my sister tell me my Mozilla looked "prettier" than hers while I was in Linux.