"Of course, you can feel free to call me an "AC Troll" all you want (interesting that people berate people for being AC while they are posting from a psuedoname that is barely any less anonymous), it doesn't bother me."
Wrong. They're the only one that can use their nick due to password protection. They are not nearly as anonymous with a registerred nick, nor do you have a strong point.
"what is stopping somebody with bomb-making skills from flying a plane like this loaded with explosives to a high-profile target such as the White House or other government buildings?"
"I guess I'm just glad that when it "finds its way home" it doesn't define "home" as "the White House Lawn" - and that the laid-off engineer who built it isn't angry with the world."
Maybe I'm being incredibly naieve here, but wouldn't the payload for something like this have to be really really small? If true, what could he possibly do that is a larger threat than something less sensitive could be?
"We don't need gun control. What we reallly need is bullet control. If a bullet costs $5,000, there'll be no innocent bystanders."... non-verbatim quote of a Chris Rock routine.
"So I changed their SSID to "Yeasty Cunts" and then I booted and blocked them off their own network. I felt that doing this would teach them a little lesson in security."
"Nintendo has worked it's franchises into the ground by re-using the characters in totally non-franchise related games."
So? Why is this bad? If the game's fun, the game's fun.
"When they release GTA Tennis then we can talk."
Actually, that sounds like fun. Imagine being a poor sport in that game.;)
You know damn well that if Rockstar got lazy and just churned out GTA 5 6 and 7 with slightly different maps (i.e. Sonic the Hedgehog) you'd be bitching about it, too.
"Actually, I can envision all sorts of tablet devices running Linux. LinuxPADD, anyone?"
Ugh. I don't look forward to the prospect of typing Linux commands onto an on-screen-keyboard. No, I don't intend this comment as a troll. I seriously hope that one of the major focuses of Linux for this type of use is to provide mouse/tablet driven UI's for configuration.
I'd like to note, though, that I've been impressed recently. I tried Knoppix and it auto-detected most of the stuff on my computer. Kudos. Keep that work up and one of my MAJOR complaints about Linux will be resolved. To a newb, editing.CONF files sucks ass.
"We need a worm/virus that deletes everyones files. That would make keeping your computers patched a high priority for most of the users. At the moment, viruses are just something that affects and annoys "other people"
Heh. Too bad dead machines don't make for very good hosts.
What they should do instead is detect that you're searching for naughty pictures and pop up a message saying "I'll tell everybody you're into water sports if you don't patch your computer."
Slashdot Mirror
"Ahem, journalistic professionals, it should read, "...Solaris did not _fare_ so well.""
Oh CRAP!! I totally misunderstood that sentence!
"ammm.... is this really a news item or just some sad person with way to much time." ... said the guy posting on Slashdot.
"Of course, you can feel free to call me an "AC Troll" all you want (interesting that people berate people for being AC while they are posting from a psuedoname that is barely any less anonymous), it doesn't bother me."
Wrong. They're the only one that can use their nick due to password protection. They are not nearly as anonymous with a registerred nick, nor do you have a strong point.
"Dead. horse. beat. to. death."
Agreed. Now, let's discuss who the best Starship Captain is.
"Alexis Rosen tried to send this to NANOG earlier this evening but it looks like it never made it"
Damn, that startled me!
"I think I can see my house..."
Was this joke ever funny?
"what is stopping somebody with bomb-making skills from flying a plane like this loaded with explosives to a high-profile target such as the White House or other government buildings?"
Weight?
"I guess I'm just glad that when it "finds its way home" it doesn't define "home" as "the White House Lawn" - and that the laid-off engineer who built it isn't angry with the world."
Maybe I'm being incredibly naieve here, but wouldn't the payload for something like this have to be really really small? If true, what could he possibly do that is a larger threat than something less sensitive could be?
"Heh. That FireFox browser really sucks!"
Yeah, that one example completely destroyed his point. Let's try this debate tactic with more examples:
"... typical crappy Hollywood sequal..."
"... yeah, Star Trek II really sucks!"
"... about as stable as a Microsoft app..."
"... Yeah, Windows 2000 is really unstable!"
"... occurs just about as often as a Slashdot article..."
"... Yeah, that one story they posted in August of 02 that wasn't duped..." (eh I couldn't finish that, you get my point.)
"Don't mean to burst your bubble, but, next time you are in IMDB, scroll to the very bottom of the page and read what it says."
Tdemark wins, FATALITY.
"this must be the best SID tune I have ever heard !
Even better than Pole Position II !"
Raspberry! They gave me the raspberry! There is only one moon in this entire solar system that'd dare give me the raspberry...
"Gee, it's almost as if Microsoft were a business, and the market is forcing them to change their practices to stay profitable..."
"Microsoft's too proprietary! Ready pitchforks!!"
"Microsoft's opening up, forcing the OSS community to work harder. Ready pitchforks!!"
"Why not use Wi-Fi? Why bother with USB at all?"
For the same reason that it's taking so long for ethernet to wipe out the floppy?
"We don't need gun control. What we reallly need is bullet control. If a bullet costs $5,000, there'll be no innocent bystanders." ... non-verbatim quote of a Chris Rock routine.
"So I changed their SSID to "Yeasty Cunts" and then I booted and blocked them off their own network. I felt that doing this would teach them a little lesson in security."
It taught me a lesson on how to be an asshole.
"What if (God forbid), some of these modified viruses escape into the open and infect humans, turning them into fabric."
What if an asteroid strikes the planet shortly after this happens and wipes out the human race?
*Patiently waiting for my +3 Interesting mod for pointing out the bad things that can happen*
Huh. Family Guy isn't up there, but Futurama is. How come that show's not coming back?
"Except Sony doesn't make Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar Games does."
I said it was great news for Sony, not that GTA was made by Sony. DS vs. PSP, not developer vs. developer.
"Nintendo has worked it's franchises into the ground by re-using the characters in totally non-franchise related games."
;)
So? Why is this bad? If the game's fun, the game's fun.
"When they release GTA Tennis then we can talk."
Actually, that sounds like fun. Imagine being a poor sport in that game.
You know damn well that if Rockstar got lazy and just churned out GTA 5 6 and 7 with slightly different maps (i.e. Sonic the Hedgehog) you'd be bitching about it, too.
Gee, whenever Nintendo releases a sequal to a franchise, it's bad, but it's great news for Sony!
"Linux on devices that are designed for linux is a very different experience than running linux on a "normal" PC."
Except a TabletPC is a PC.
"Actually, I can envision all sorts of tablet devices running Linux. LinuxPADD, anyone?"
.CONF files sucks ass.
Ugh. I don't look forward to the prospect of typing Linux commands onto an on-screen-keyboard. No, I don't intend this comment as a troll. I seriously hope that one of the major focuses of Linux for this type of use is to provide mouse/tablet driven UI's for configuration.
I'd like to note, though, that I've been impressed recently. I tried Knoppix and it auto-detected most of the stuff on my computer. Kudos. Keep that work up and one of my MAJOR complaints about Linux will be resolved. To a newb, editing
...does it run on Linux?
"I love how objective people are(n't.)"
Right, because Slashdot always has front page news about serious vulnerabilities on non-MS products.
"We need a worm/virus that deletes everyones files. That would make keeping your computers patched a high priority for most of the users. At the moment, viruses are just something that affects and annoys "other people"
Heh. Too bad dead machines don't make for very good hosts.
What they should do instead is detect that you're searching for naughty pictures and pop up a message saying "I'll tell everybody you're into water sports if you don't patch your computer."