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  1. Re:For Our Non-United States Friends on Wisconsin Designates State Microbe · · Score: 2, Informative

    We have beer, too.

    A former legislator used to love this sort of thing. As the State Legislature was considering making the tuba the State Instrument, which came to pass, she said this type of silliness takes time away from passing more bad laws.

  2. Hogan's Heroes anecdote on GSM Decryption Published · · Score: 2, Insightful

    'This is theoretically possible but practically unlikely,' says Claire Cranton, a GSM spokeswoman, noting that no one else had broken the code since its adoption.

    "There has never been a successful escape from Stalag 13." - Werner Klemperer as Colonel Klink, Hogan's Heroes

  3. Any numbers on proliferation? on MS Office Zero-Day Under Attack · · Score: 1

    It's Day 5 and I can't find anything referencing how much of this is getting around on http://www.virus-radar.com/. Sure, it's not the most important characteristic, but anyone seen it?

  4. Re:McAfee Fails It on Unpatched IE Flaw Extremely Critical · · Score: 1

    At d =description&virus_k=130621>, McAfee says "Due to the fact that Internet Explorer executes script prior to writing it to disk (IE Cache), <b>McAfee VirusScan's ScriptScan must be enabled</b> in order to block this exploit prior to execution on the desktop with the On Access Scanner."

  5. Re:RHCE books? on Mastering Red Hat Linux 9 · · Score: 1

    This book isn't out yet, but maybe it would help:

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/07 82 142826/002-3519432-2309646#product-details

  6. Re:Does the state dept. read /. ??? NO on Virus Knocks Out U.S. Visa Approval System · · Score: 1

    >1.) Use a firewall to block unnecessary access from the external network

    For this particular Windows exploit, this only delays the inevitable. This worm has been out for 5 weeks; networks of Windows machines are still going down now. Eventually someone brings the thing in on a laptop.

    >2.) Patch Windows often

    Amen.

    >3.) Use anti-virus software and update the definitions often

    Because detection works for many anti-virus programs but removal doesn't, these programs serve to alert lusers to the problem but don't solve it.

  7. Re:Neocomputers on Buying a Small, Light Linux Notebook Computer? · · Score: 1

    The NP2720 at neocomputers.com is advertised as being light, though its listed weight is 7 lbs. Comparatively, that's not light.

  8. poor transition with Charter on Some People @Home, Some Not @Home · · Score: 1

    For me, the Charter Pipeline installer didn't work. I unplugged the cable modem, then plugged it back in. Then I got the new address using DHCP and after a few minutes it worked. I switched my e-mail to:

    mail server: mail.charter.net
    SMTP server: smtp.charter.net

    The Charter support line works worse than their installer - they hang up every time.

  9. Charter Download URL on Excite Could Go Dark On Friday · · Score: 1

    http://www.charter.com/installer/

  10. Motherboard for Athlon XP? on AthlonXP Released · · Score: 1

    Dang. I guess I have to build my own systems or get servers. Any tips on what motherboard?

  11. Clustering Athlon XP machines questions on AthlonXP Released · · Score: 1

    I do imagine a cluster - of about 20 machines. As they get replaced in future years, they would serve as Windows workstations for the masses.

    Would anyone have a tip as to a PC manufacturer who would like to sell me some high-powered reliable Athlon XP workstations?

  12. Mythic themes on Star Wars II: Return of the Name · · Score: 1
    >>You only think they're wonderful because, like me, you saw them as a kid. There are NO adult themes or elements in ANY of the films, these are aimed at children, Lucas has said they always were and always will.
    1. Joseph Campbell was very impressed with the mythic base for the Star Wars story. Campbell was honored that his books helped inspire Lucas' story. The story entertains more than just the generation that grew up with A New Hope.