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  1. I just hope that Bill Gates... on Gates On a Plane: Alaska Airlines Inflight Entertainment Stars Bill Gates (miamiherald.com) · · Score: 1

    ... will not be doing a flight safety video for them.

  2. Donald Knuth finally sells out... on Knuth Previews New Math Section For 'The Art of Computer Programming' (stanford.edu) · · Score: 1

    Obligatory Doctor Fun reference.

  3. Re:visio alternatives on Microsoft Free, One Year Later · · Score: 1

    What type of VPN do you use?

  4. BT's FAQ on Corporate Encouragement For Sharing Your WiFi · · Score: 2, Informative
    As posted on the FON blog:

    Q:If I am a Fonero and have BT do I need to sign up?
    A: Yes

    Q:I am a Fonero but not a BT customer, can I access BT Fonspots?
    A:Yes, all Foneros can use BT Fon Hotsposts and vice versa

    Q:I am a Fonero but not a BT customer, can I use BT Openzone hotspots.
    A: No, but if you had BT Total broadband then Yes.

    So, FON users still do NOT have free access to BT's commercial hotspots ("BT Openzone") UNLESS they are also paying BT broadband customers ("BT Total"). Bummer. The only thing new here is that a major ISP does not mind (and in fact encourages) the use of FON routers.
  5. Re:Dumb dumb dumb on Mark Russinovich On Vista Network Slowdown · · Score: 1
    That is one of the dumbest things I have heard in a while.

    Billg, is that you?

  6. Word of advice to NASA: on NASA To Send Luke's Lightsaber Into Space · · Score: 1

    Don't drop that light saber laser down first...

  7. Re:Pffft Easy... on Migrate a MySQL Database Preserving Special Characters · · Score: 2, Funny

    So very simple,
    that only a child can do it!

  8. Re:An even bigger hole... on "Very Severe Hole" In Vista UAC Design · · Score: 1

    Interesting theory, but do you have a link so I get to see those dancing pigs?

  9. Re:Kind of makes me glad I've got homeplug.. on Code Execution Bug In Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver · · Score: 1

    I saw some powerline adapters with 56-bit DES encryption. That's not terribly secure. Your security is mostly based on the fact that the bad guys cannot plug into your mains. Which is probably good enough for home use.

  10. Workaround for non-Linksys devices on Code Execution Bug In Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver · · Score: 5, Informative

    George Ou at ZDNet has published a procedure on how to use the Linksys drivers with devices from other vendors such as Dell and HP. Of course this is not an ideal solution but if it works it's better than nothing.

  11. Web authentication on Danes Getting Hybrid IP Mobiles · · Score: 1
    In the future, the technology "could also be used an IP phone if the user is in a Wi-Fi hotspot outdoors, such as an airport, cafe, or conference centre for example.

    One problem with this concept is that many hotspot operators require you to authenticate through a browser. That won't work on Wi-Fi enabled phones. George Ou wrote about this. 802.1x may be a solution but there are currently few operators that support it.

  12. Re:How about the US GPS encrypted channels? on Cracking the GPS Galileo Satellite · · Score: 1

    Well, the Cornell lawyers say that it is "fair game" to crack the US GPS PRNG. (Although they probably forgot to mention that after you crack the PRNG, you will be fair game for the US military...)

  13. Re:Was that... on Another Microsoft Exec Joins Google · · Score: 1, Funny

    I love chairs. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

  14. Re:"Convenience" fees! Heh. on Top off Your Parking Meter with a Cell Call · · Score: 1

    I guess that's why we don't have free refills here in Europe.

  15. "Dell has agreed to use AMD" on Dell to Use AMD Chips in its Servers · · Score: 1
    Dell has agreed to use Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chip in multiprocessor servers.

    I'm sure they found the processors... satisfactory.

  16. Re:Scandalous! on Microsoft Admits to Hiding Flaw Details · · Score: 1

    Users who refuse to install Microsoft security patches are left vulnerable to security holes in Microsoft products they use!? Scandalous!

    They also fix security flaws in regular bugfixes ("Hotfixes"). Microsoft's official policy is to install Hotfixes only if you really need a fix for a particular problem you are experiencing. Most people will not install Hotfixes so they are at risk for a vulnerability that Microsoft is aware of.

    I know about this from first hand because some years ago I found such a flaw in a Microsoft protocol.

  17. Re:Yes. on VPN Solutions for Distributed Installations? · · Score: 1

    Many vendors support L2TP/IPsec.

    (By the way, it's IPsec, not IPSEC).

  18. Re:"Some sort of NAT box" on VPN Solutions for Distributed Installations? · · Score: 1

    Aggressive mode isn't very safe (read why).

  19. Herbal supplements on Lowering the Odds of Being Outsourced · · Score: 2, Funny
    Which part of 22-year-old Rupak Shah's resume will most likely impress IT employers?

    * C) The e-commerce Web site he started last year, for which he negotiates prices for his products -- imported herbal supplements -- with overseas suppliers?

    Shah's degree and technical skills might land him the interview. But his entrepreneurial skills and business savvy set him apart from the pack

    Herbal supplements? So he ran a penis pill spam ring from his mother's basement? And now employers are falling over eachother to hire him?

  20. Re:Because .NET is effectively open source on Analysis of .NET Use in Longhorn and Vista · · Score: 1

    Good point, but Microsoft probably uses an obfuscator.

  21. Re:Legal before security-the openssl vs netatalk m on Root Password Readable in Clear Text with Ubuntu · · Score: 1
    Or you can ask the netatalk maintainers to slightly change their licence conditions:

    "This program is released under the GPL with the additional exemption that compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed."

    See the OpenSSL FAQ).

  22. Re:Brick phones?? on Vodafone Quitting Japan · · Score: 1

    Don't you mean Freedom Fries?

  23. Re:Brick phones?? on Vodafone Quitting Japan · · Score: 1


    And also:

    1) Difficult to open with one hand
    2) Screen getting greasy because you put it against your ear
    3) Larger screens possible, ideal for SMS and WAP/i-mode/etc.

  24. Re:Why do cases take long? on SCO Denied Again In Court · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, to sum it all up.

    The good news: IBM is spending one billion dollar on Linux. The bad news: it is all going to their lawyers...

  25. Re:I love mine on Nokia 770 Alive and Well · · Score: 1

    How do you get a Windows CE Mozilla browser to run on the Nokia 770?