User: BigDumbAnimal

Verisign's BS

On: Verisign Typosquatter Explorer

From the devguide:

A wildcard entry in a zone affects DNS responses for that zone. For existing applications that do not contemplate the effects of wildcard entries, application developers should consider taking appropriate corrective actions.

Thanks Verisign!

Re:nonononono.....

On: Microsoft Money Leads To Street-Legal Porsche 959s

My beaten up 4 banger '89 Toyota MR2 can hit 70 in 2nd easily. It is a great car and loads of fun, but I'd hardly call it a beast.

SW Patents

On: Microsoft Plans IE Changes Due to Plugin Patent

Perhaps even MS will learn the evils of SW patents, and call for an end to Software patents. Perhaps Slashdot will go 24hrs with SCO story also.

Re:500$ per email?!

On: Good Guys 2, Spammers 0

Come on clicking delete isnt that expensive.
How can you prove the damages are $500 per email.

A deterrent.

When your parking meter expires does it really cost the city $25? When you keep a library book past due does it actually cost the library $0.10 a day? (actually, that's a bad example)

Re:Just gimme the gist of it..

On: Java Web Services in a Nutshell

That was a real pain in the ass to read.

There is your problem; don't RTFA.

Re:Right to change / contribute

On: SCO Run-Time Licenses: Get 'em While They're Hot!

For the interested, but lazy:
Hex, bin, ASCII Converter

thanks to google

Krusty?

On: SCO Invoices For Unix Licenses Get Closer

"and if my accountant is watching please STOP PAYMENT on this check"

Re:ummm, just a point

On: iMovie 3 & iDVD: The Missing Manual

This discussion is tiresome and off topic at best, but to review here are some points

Many /. readers read from work where they are forced to use windows.

I use windows and mac and I am every bit as technically proficient as you "average" linux user.

(posted using opera on linux from a dual boot machine behind a linux firewall)