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  1. Re:Stupid bad guys. on 2002 US Wiretap Report · · Score: 1, Informative

    It wont matter much (aside from those who use keys to auth) on what crypto you use most of the time if the hardware you use to make the transaction work is bugged.

  2. Re:Perhaps this is the first chink . . . on Dealing w/ Copying of Online Articles via Open Proxies? · · Score: 0

    Sure, but if you consider the "amorphous mob of unknown readers" anyone in here, anyone outside the Ivy League schools or anyone who resides outside a privately guarded community, then all you are going to get is rehashed versions of the same opinion. If you want elitism in this kind of stuff, fine - just go back and talk to your "closed community" in New England; return only when you've had enough of the same opinions.

  3. Re:all the tasty bits. on HOWTO: Annoy a Spammer · · Score: 0

    Here's some more numbers:
    248-981-8885
    248-661-5166 (has voicemail if no one picks up)
    888-531-4793 (redirects to 248-661-3355)
    Thank Google for these, and dial away this spammer.

  4. Re:All he has to do is ... on HOWTO: Annoy a Spammer · · Score: 0

    That would only make his situation worse, since it'd block all mail, and he'd get no replies to mail he sends. That'd only be better on our side. ;)

  5. Re:100,000 ebooks on Adobe Finds No Elcomsoft-Cracked E-Books · · Score: 0

    ...And to think what laws they could be breaking by doing so.

  6. Re:i don't get it on HOWTO: Annoy a Spammer · · Score: 0

    Because he thinks money will get him out of it, and that slashdotters fear lawyers...

  7. Re:Just Say No on HOWTO: Annoy a Spammer · · Score: 0

    Sure, but he's going to have to send a ton of opt-out letters if he's going to continue

  8. Re:Didnt we already have this? on Uncap Your Modem, Get Visit From the FBI · · Score: 0

    Let me guess, you work for a major Telco, work for Buckeye Express, or you're just somebody who thinks their lack of *computer* security can justify overkill means of tax dollar waste. No thank you, go back to New England where your kind are even tolerated, elitist.

  9. Re:I own my modem.. on Uncap Your Modem, Get Visit From the FBI · · Score: 0

    Only if you're in Northern Ohio... Anywhere else, it's dependent on your local laws.

  10. Re:Good ol' Toledo on Uncap Your Modem, Get Visit From the FBI · · Score: 0

    Well, you're not limited to cablemodem hijinks to getting the FBI to go guns-blazing. Whether it be the acts of "anti-piracy" regimes (http://www.siia.org, http://www.bsa.org, http://www.idsa.org, as well as others), or the well known cable-gruppe known as Buckeye Express, Northern Ohio will be fucked over more than prison ever would in those regards

  11. Re:Fighting terrorism ... on Uncap Your Modem, Get Visit From the FBI · · Score: 0

    Once you call something the result of a "hacker", you can pretty much get the FBI's knee-jerk reaction to about anything related to the computer, whether it be these cable nazi's, or something as simple as DVD stuff.

  12. Re:Great... on LaGrande, TCPA, and Palladium · · Score: 0

    Well, it'll eventually not matter, given that the major companies will switch over, regardless of your chosen platform...

  13. Re:It's closer than you think... on LaGrande, TCPA, and Palladium · · Score: 0

    Well, at least it's in the high end office stuff for now, most people probably couldnt easily afford such devices, yet. But I'd still say that the 1.0 version's probably in 1) an internal development chip, 2) the standard specification, (with 2.0 being IBM's own improvements), or 3) there's stuff that's probably not in the general public knowledge yet.

  14. Re:Think before downloading | MD5s? on Doom 3 Alpha Leaked · · Score: 0

    I dunno about script kiddies, but I'd say that it'd be good idea for anyone who slaps the trojans on it to be summarily executed.

  15. Re:Death Threats - how good can these guys be? on How The DMCA Is Enforced · · Score: 1

    All's you gotta do is wait for them to go to their po box. Ishitikawa's not gonna appear, but you're gonna see addresses if things come out of it... Heck, if you're really desperate, go invest in some money and go to some legal information storage company that's well known and do a search(you ought to get the clue on who).

  16. blizzard's biggest mistake... on Blizzard Announces New Starcraft Game · · Score: 0, Troll

    All I can really say is, that the only reason they're gambling on console only, is to cut out the bnetd folks from the equation, since they're nearly guaranteed to have some measure of *cough* elitist *cough* antipiracy builtin. I'll revel to see them be forced to make a PC version or die as a company dishonorably, where bnetd'll be the *only* choice for the greater of the crowd.

  17. Re:So.. on USC To Students: No Sharing Files · · Score: 1

    Not exactly. If things get desperate enough, they will find the way to justify wireless gear- the cost would be justified given the worth of the information shared.

  18. Re:Proper response to dell on Dell No Longer Selling Systems w/o Microsoft OS · · Score: 1

    Ok, that can be done for desktops, but there is a problem with laptops. You cant just roll your own laptop- the components are custom made for each manufacturer's specs. Sure, you could just design your own laptop - but corporations dont have that kind of money. I'd recommend going to a Linux friendly laptop dealer in this case.

  19. Re:I agree with them on Cable Companies Saying No to WiFi Sharing · · Score: 1

    You've obviously lost the perspective of the user right when you started your little ISP. Just because a few misconfigure their APs doesnt mean the rest of us should pay for their misdeed. Besides, T1 prices ask for your arms, legs, and your soul at the rates they ask. Just because *you* can afford a T1 easily doesnt mean the rest of us can. So I ask that you, the deluded ISP, suck it up and stop screwing around with consumers.

  20. Re:I liked it better when... on Macs Are Cheaper than PCs · · Score: 1

    And you're probably the same type that would say the same about your other possessions while drinking Perrier in your exclusive gated New England home away from the reality of things. If anything, this just affirms that you need a reality check to slam right into you pronto. Heck, I could presume that you think that the various antipiracy organizations and their goons ala Mediaforce, are speaking truth instead of spewing shit in lies. Try getting out of the land of the elitists, and you might just change your opinion.

  21. Re:I'm fed up with all this copy protection busine on D-VHS to Hit The Market This Week · · Score: 1

    Sure, that's nice and dandy to protect your work, but copyright law is only there to artificially add value to the crap that's out there and to enforce the false value of it- it deserves to be copied. Only a complete rework of the copyright system that doesnt rip off the consumer unlike it does now would even be close to anything that I'd even think of contributing to the antipiracy effort. Even with that, I'd still copy things/support devices that allow me to do whatever the heck I want with the media and its contents.

  22. Setting yourself apart from the masses == elitism. on Which IT Certifications for Specific IT Jobs? · · Score: 1

    remember, no matter how you rehash it, you still end up with elitism. whether you do it as a honor society, college "greek societies", or your adventures of popularity in secondary schools, it is the same thing. Riding coattails too often will make you the kind that cannot make a decision on your own when needed, which is a very valuable asset in the job market.

    sethstorm, slaying elitism regularly.

  23. Re:connections on Which IT Certifications for Specific IT Jobs? · · Score: 1
    One word to bind it all: Elitism.

    Dont try to sugarcoat the idea. You're talking about how it is the way to go. It may work for some of you, but when it does come to who has the knowledge, that group that brought you up will bring you down. Those whom actually have the knowledge, and not the ones who have greek system connections, connections through your popularity contests in hs, or other methods of elitism eventually prevail. Remember, your elitist ideas will not help you for long when the person who truly has the skills and that person removes you from the job market.




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    sethstorm, antielitist
  24. Re:I am simply amazed on Quantum3D/NVIDIA technology: Military Applications · · Score: 1

    Zealot? By how you constructed the message, sounds like Nvidia made you one. Heck, if they didnt steal 3dfx, 3dfx would still be doing work with Quantum3D, making the quality products they made for the military and the public, with open specifications as possible.
    Concluding this, a US company (3DFX) would still be working for the US military versus the nvidiots over the Pacific if 3dfx was given the chance to fix the v5 (SLI for *nix) and introduce the v5 6000. Quite ironic considering that the military wont allow foreign berets, but allows foreign video cards to power their simulators.
    If anything, I am proud that I am a 3dfx holdover/supporter that is bittered by nvidiots not finishing the 3dfx stuff (again, *nix SLI!)-at least they were making quality stuff generating quality graphics smoothly, versus fast-n-blurry.

  25. Re:VCD is not very good on 321 Studios Plays It Safe Against the DMCA · · Score: 1

    But will that really stop people from using it? Not everybody cares for legality, there needs to be people out there who stand up to the unconstitutional law. If not DVDs, what next, your computer?