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  1. From the article on Security Flaws In Aussie Net Filter Exposed · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've played with a lot of these boxes and the chances of having no security vulnerabilities at all is extremely low. In our testing we haven't actually found a box that we've been happy with the security of, except for little dedicated and extremely cut down boxes, but nothing of this type.

    Disagree, they could just use a Windows box for this, as long as they keep it up-to-date with patches they'll be fine, right?

  2. Re:Personality on Octopuses Have No Personalities and Enjoy HDTV · · Score: 1

    Not really. These are just the Ozzie octopuses.

  3. As a seasoned programmer I can easily answer this on How Do I Manage Seasoned Programmers? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You don't have to. You are redundant.

  4. Re:i don't get it on How a Rogue Geologist Discovered Diamonds · · Score: 3, Informative

    why are diamonds still considered precious?

    I'll answer that one - it's because the Cartel that sells them decides on the price. That way it is maintained artificially high. If diamonds were sold for their rarity value they'd be much, much cheaper.

    Here's more on the subject (pdf link)

  5. Re:a new bureaucracy that simply funds the big rec on Why a Music Tax Is a Bad Idea · · Score: 1

    Hang on a sec' - the Tea Party are from Ontario, Canada. What's all this noise about Boston???

  6. Re:Let's cut the conspiracy theory on When Teachers Are Obstacles To Linux In Education · · Score: 1

    I would say also...

    Thirdly, the bomb was dropped to see what the effect on a city would be. It's OK testing in a desert, but the military probably wanted to see the real outcome "in theater".

  7. Return envelope... on Grey Lines Mar MacBook Air Displays · · Score: 1

    I guess the Macbook Air is easy to return in that Manila Envelope, right?

  8. Re:So? on Ballmer Ordered To Testify In 'Vista Capable' Case · · Score: 1

    Does Vista have something that is major and tangible besides Aero

    There's the UAC, and the roads, public order and don't forget the aqueduct.

  9. Oh you Barstewards on Monty Python Banks On the Long Tail Via YouTube · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why did you have to tell me that. Bang goes the rest of the week...

  10. Trouble is on HP's Fury At Vista Capable Downgrade · · Score: 1

    Whatever judgment goes against M$ they simply tack the cost of it onto the next version of Windoze and their customers wind up paying for it. I don't really see how this would trouble M$ beyond the bad PR, and even that would be lost in all the other bad PR they are getting - over Windoze 7, for instance Link

  11. Re:Hostages, explosives on site... on Grenade-Style Wireless Camera For Combat · · Score: 1

    Yes! Reasonable rates for Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs.

  12. Re:Hostages, explosives on site... on Grenade-Style Wireless Camera For Combat · · Score: 1

    Actually, in CoD I generally toss in a couple. Single ones get thrown back quite often. I figure one will get them while they're looking for the other.

  13. Mmmmm on New Datacenter In Underground Lair · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it come complete with blond Swedish henchwoman too?

  14. Re:Now I get it on Microsoft's "Dead Cow" Patch Was 7 Years In the Making · · Score: 5, Funny

    Things look a bit bleak for Windows 2008 then :(

  15. TPB Redundant on Researchers Decentralize BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    So does this lead to TPB (and others) becoming largely redundant? If not right now, at least the writing is on the wall for them. I mean if you can search without TPB, then why would you need to go there, apart from maybe checking out their legal pages.

  16. Re:When is enough, enough? on Microsoft to Issue Emergency Patch For File-Sharing Hole · · Score: 1

    No problem. I'll get right on it just after:
    1. MS Open up their source code.
    2. I trawl through all the relevant code.
    3. I know enough to understand it all.

  17. Re:When is enough, enough? on Microsoft to Issue Emergency Patch For File-Sharing Hole · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not any more they don't. This is the first major exploit for MS in several years that will enable trivial worm creation.

    Not any more they don't. This is the first major exploit that I know about for MS in several years that will enable trivial worm creation.

    There, fixed it for you.

  18. Piracy and Usenet Binary Groups on Learning To Profit From Piracy · · Score: 1

    I knew they wouldn't be lasting that long (ours was turned off some time ago) but now I'm unable to browse Usenet mp3 and lossless genres and d/l stuff that I thought might be interesting. I found so much cool stuff that way and even went to a few concerts (and bought CDs) because I found artists that I liked. I also recommended stuff to friends.

    Ever since the ISP terminated access to binary groups I don't try out new stuff any more. I even terminated my GigaNews account as I just used it as a fill-in server. So I don't advocate anyone's music any more. Their loss, really. Not mine.

  19. Re:flying sux on TSA Employee Caught With $200K Worth of Stolen Property · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cheer up. At least you don't get tased to death.

  20. Re:If you wanted an uptime contest... on Microsoft Considers "Instant On" Windows · · Score: 1

    I just knew I was pouring gas onto the flames there...

  21. Re:If you wanted an uptime contest... on Microsoft Considers "Instant On" Windows · · Score: 4, Funny

    FreeBSD box :) up 465 days, 1:48, 1 user, load averages: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00

  22. Re:Wow! What a novel idea! on Microsoft Considers "Instant On" Windows · · Score: 1

    Hey, I want that Splashtop Toaster that they have in their video demo. Apparently it's a no-wait one. You just turn it on and up pops the toast, no waiting whatsoever!!

    Cool! At least that's probably what the toast is. It's a bad analogy worthy of slashdot, even my windoze box boots faster than it takes to toast a couple rounds of bread. Or even a bagel. But I digress.

  23. Re:Uptime... on Microsoft Considers "Instant On" Windows · · Score: 5, Funny

    System Up Time: 0 Days, 21 Hours, 32 Minutes, 58 Seconds

    Why does anybody turn their notebooks off?

    Windows Update :( Not "off" but restart.

  24. The same way... on How Mobile Phones Work Behind the Scenes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    as they work in front of the scenes I should imagine.

  25. Re:Very funny on IOC Trademarks Part of Canadian National Anthem · · Score: 1

    Man, you'd think they'd know by now to register the domains before major announcements like this.