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  1. Re:This went through my workplace like wildfire to on Yet Another Windows Worm · · Score: 1

    RTF man page - NULL scans don't work on windows. Try -sS instead.

  2. Re:How is it possible? on Earth-Sized Planets Confirmed -- But They're Dead · · Score: 1

    The planet could've started out bigger, with life buried very deeply. The top laters of the planet absorb the blast, the buried life continues.

  3. I know! on Your Chance To Influence CPU Benchmarking · · Score: 1
  4. Steal this subscription! on Steal This Idea · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Seriously, what's up with this?

  5. Re:FINALLY on GTA Creator To Make GTA-Beater? · · Score: 1

    Normally only subscribers see it.

  6. Yet another early article on GTA Creator To Make GTA-Beater? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You know, it's not strictly necessary to fix slashcode...

  7. ?Smart? quotes? on Ballmer Sends Wakeup Call to Staff · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ÃâÅ"improve business consistencyÃâ so that customers are not hit with unexpected Ãââ and unwanted Ãââ changes.

    On my system, I'm seeing a's with ^'s over them, and euro symbols. What's up with that?
  8. Re:They should learn how to ... on Microsoft Plans An Overhaul For Patch System · · Score: 1

    You forgot to run:

    emerge --rsync

    first, and:

    etc-update

    after.

  9. books.slashdot.org broken? on The Exim SMTP Mail Server · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I get a 404 on the books.slashdot.org link, but when I replace it with slashdot.org, it works. What gives?

  10. *All* breaches? on Notifications of Security Breaches · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What if you don't know about it?

  11. 'As soon as' on Ask Bram Cohen about BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    We'll run Bram's answers as soon as he emails them back to us.

    What about the subscriber reward delay?
  12. Re:Linux support? on Phoenix Unveils Anti-Theft BIOS · · Score: 1

    Linux overrides the BIOS interrupts. I don't see how it can do anything then.

  13. It needs software support on Phoenix Unveils Anti-Theft BIOS · · Score: 1

    You can't put an IP stack in the BIOS - it's far too big. It needs to be in the OS, and if it is, just wipe it and install Linux or something.

  14. Re:Not enough. on Seeking The Source For Ireland's E-Voting System · · Score: 1

    Have each voting box be composed of off-the-shelf equipment. Have it locally recompile from source for each unit.

  15. Re:More RBL needed? on Reviving the Finger Protocol to Fight Spam? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Give it a few random names - if it replies that they exist, autoblackhole it.

  16. Re:Decompilation = halting problem on Famous Last Words: You can't decompile a C++ program · · Score: 1

    It's not a halting problem - you still can't tell whether the C++ program will halt. Therefore, there's no logical inconsistency. QED.

  17. Re:You can't on Famous Last Words: You can't decompile a C++ program · · Score: 1

    Actually, using the Deparse mode, the readability increases. Try it yourself - perl -MO=Deparse something.pl

  18. Variables don't hold values? on Famous Last Words: You can't decompile a C++ program · · Score: 1

    Another interesting fact is variables don't hold data, they pointer to where the data is stored.

    [...]

    char * globalvar = "Whats Up";

    [...]

    00405030: global_var dd 405034h
    00405034: global_var_value db 'Whats Up',0


    Well, duh. You asked for a variable that was a pointer, you got it. If you used an int, it wouls hold a value. Understand the language before reverse-engineering it!
  19. Re:Can't print every iteration on Game of Life in Postscript · · Score: 1

    If you read the webpage, it says it'll only print one. You can replace 'disp' with 'disppage' to print them all.

  20. Re:So why is this a good thing? on Game of Life in Postscript · · Score: 1

    I went and got the total size of my xpdf binary and all linked-in libraries: 6078804 bytes. Not much less, but it's shared, so most dosen't count as much.

  21. Re:HURD? on SCO Claims Linux Sales After Suit Irrelevant · · Score: 1

    It supports the standard unix APIs, so just recompile something.

  22. Re:Company looking for experienced developers... on Resume Spamming Creates Storage, Legal Snags · · Score: 1

    Koffice does not use RTFs natively - it used zipped (not gzipped) XML files.

  23. Re:Pretty simple on I, Spammer · · Score: 1

    True, but would you want it back when it's done?

  24. Re:Pretty simple on I, Spammer · · Score: 1

    No, silly. You don't want to turn AOL into your mangled foot, do you?

    while($AOL->isalive()){
    $AOL->{gun}->shoot($AOL->{foot});
    }

  25. Re:Linux will make use of it somehow on Is There Room for an IM only Device ? · · Score: 1

    It has 7 lines - IIRC nethack'll scroll if it needs to.