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  1. Re:The police ought to follow the law. on Police Objecting to Tickets From Red-Light Cameras · · Score: 1

    A frightened glance from a carload of teenagers who suddenly start driving very, very carefully.

    Also known as new drivers.

  2. Re:Bzzzzzzzt. on Boarding Pass Hacker Targets Bank of America · · Score: 1

    I haven't had any troubles with credit unions - helps to have a good one.

  3. Re:Passmark is also mind-bogglingly stupid... on Boarding Pass Hacker Targets Bank of America · · Score: 1

    Okay, then. Get a real bank. Unfortunately, I don't know of too many credit unions in Connecticut. There are quite a few to choose from, however.

  4. Re:Who can remember their authentication images? on Boarding Pass Hacker Targets Bank of America · · Score: 1

    I don't want a random image for my logon. I want a pic of Keira Knightley in not very much. I'll certainly remember that

  5. Re:BoA = smarter than this blogger on Boarding Pass Hacker Targets Bank of America · · Score: 1

    And guess what, your man-in-the-middle now has to make a sitekey request to bank of american for *every potential victim* and as a result, BoA will easily identify your IP block as running a MITM scheme.

    So proxy through a zombie PC - lord knows that there are millions of owned boxes lurking around, all on residential IP blocks.

  6. Re:Why do they have so much power? on Principal Cancels Classes, Sues Over MySpace Prank · · Score: 1

    It's simple: when a government actor starts censoring things, they can easily run afoul of the first ammendment.

  7. Re:Do They Really Exist? on Wii Shortages Could Last For Months · · Score: 1

    Eh, so did the vgcats guy.

  8. Re:And any K-12 school IT staff worth their salt.. on Principal Cancels Classes, Sues Over MySpace Prank · · Score: 1

    Yeah, 130-145 on the faster subarus, which should be plenty for anyone who isn't racing. I think it's mainly so you don't drive 150 on H rated tires and blow them up.

  9. Re:Why do they have so much power? on Principal Cancels Classes, Sues Over MySpace Prank · · Score: 1

    If I purchase an internet connection (in any form), and I decide that I want to let people use it, should I not be allowed to dictate HOW it is used, or more closely related to this topic, what is viewed on it?

    Sure, but you're just one guy, and the school is a govrnment entity, so the rules are different.

  10. Re:Why do they have so much power? on Principal Cancels Classes, Sues Over MySpace Prank · · Score: 1

    I will always keep each and every computer running and tweaked Just Right though.

    Not if you know your shit. The proper way to do this is to limit the number of machine configs and keep reasonable images. then, when a machine gets owned, reimage it.

  11. Re:Luxury on Principal Cancels Classes, Sues Over MySpace Prank · · Score: 1

    And if you tell anyone today, they won't believe you...

  12. Re:It's not that way in my state. on MySpace is Free Speech, Case Overturned · · Score: 1

    How would you feel if you and I knew each other, we had a grievance over something and I went walking around the streets with a megaphone shouting out how much of a jerk you are? It's the same principle...

    It'd suck, but you have that right, and me exacting revenge would be out of line.

  13. Re:To tell you the truth... on AMD Cuts X2 Processor Prices · · Score: 1

    You're missing the whole point: itanic is not RISC, it's VLIW, with a whole bunch of differences, not the least of which is the compiler level parallelism. Core duo is just x86 with some extra stuff - the previous processors are almost exactly the same.

  14. Re:Sounds like a guy worth honoring... on Birthplace of Silicon Valley in Shambles · · Score: 1

    I read his bio - he seemed like a one trick pony that went off on a tangent that was mostly unproductive, then spent as much time as possible leveraging his one cool thing into personal power and control. Until he finally drove too many people off. Woops.

  15. Re:OT RAM prices on AMD Cuts X2 Processor Prices · · Score: 1

    If you want expensive, look at the prices on the 2G stick.

  16. Re:To tell you the truth... on AMD Cuts X2 Processor Prices · · Score: 4, Informative

    Itanic was a completely separate architecture. This is x86 with some extra stuff, more or less.

  17. Re:Sounds like a guy worth honoring... on Birthplace of Silicon Valley in Shambles · · Score: 1

    No, he's a looneytunes White Power fanatic. That he had a good idea is overshadowed by his inability to lead or follow up or even not be crazy during workign hours.

  18. Re:Only one answer on Taxes, Second Life and Warcraft · · Score: 1

    Makes you wonder what would have happened if Al Capone had found a way to pay taxes.

    He'd be a Rockefeller?

  19. Re:a little anecdote... on Record Store Owners Blame RIAA For Destroying Music Industry · · Score: 1

    If I go to a Sam Goody around here, they want $18 for a random CD. Obviously, I don't do that.

  20. Re:Part of the problem... on Study Finds Cost Major Factor In Outsourcing Positions · · Score: 1

    Name one thing in CS that goes obsolete in 4 years. You can't because there isn't anything.

  21. Re:Not quite... on Using Two Monitors Makes You More Productive? · · Score: 1

    Try $360 for the 22" displays. I just got one from newegg.

  22. Re:Trivial ? on Using Two Monitors Makes You More Productive? · · Score: 1

    Also, after buying a second monitor you need some time to configure it, get the latest drivers, adjust the resolution, etc.

    You plug it in and let it go - woo, took about a minute.

    You need different wallpapers for each screen. You have more free screen space so you can download some more desktop goodies like dancing teddy-bears or virtual pets that you have to feed every 10 seconds or else they get sad.

    No developer I've seen has done any of that. Of course, I did see one dev with some borderline x-rated anime figures on his desk - so far as I know, nobody ever said anything either.

  23. Re:Trivial ? on Using Two Monitors Makes You More Productive? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Try explaining that 22" LCDs cost $360 and give an expansive desktop.

  24. Re:So.... on Study Finds Cost Major Factor In Outsourcing Positions · · Score: 1

    Teehee, no. He's about bringing H1Bs into the country, which is another thing entirely. H1B workers are in a much weaker position when it comes to job hopping, so they don't get paid as much, on average.

  25. Re:Well, if you believe in such things.. on Woman's House Robbed After Fake Craigslist Post · · Score: 1

    Karma? So kicking someone out is automatically a dick move? For all you know, this was some pacific heights terror chopping up the place or someone who hasn't paid rent in months. Ya just don't know.