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  1. Reminds me of tabloid journalism on Free Software Mag Interviews Sys-Con Publisher · · Score: 1

    This guy running Syscon seems a bit like a tabloid journalist. I get a feeling that the interviewer just came out of the interview feeling like he had a bucket of snot poured on him.

  2. Hmm... on Dissidents Seeking Anonymous Web Solutions? · · Score: 1

    We have our lead on slashdot, guys, time to silence him.

  3. Freecycle on Homeless Wires? · · Score: 1

    Check out Freecycle and see if there's something in your area to facilitate this.

  4. Grandfathers and corporates on What Would You Ask For in Copyright Law? · · Score: 1
    The ex post facto extension of copyright comes off as a bit biased (ref. the recent Bono act, where previous copyrights were suddenly extended to the current limits). This would call for the elimination of such an extension for previous copyrights.

    While we're at it, the elimination of abusive corporate copyright clauses (i.e., the current 100 year wall) would be more than fair.

  5. A bug, big deal on New Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 Exploit · · Score: 1

    Look, this is software. Bugs are par for the course. Let's just patch the fscking thing and get on with our lives.

  6. Nip it at the valve on Handling Viruses in an Uncontrolled Network? · · Score: 1

    One thing that occurs to me is that, if one of these lusers start pingflooding the lan, you can just isolate it to their network connection, and given the appropriate tools, limit their bandwidth to...oh, say, 50 bytes per second. See, even if the virus encourages them to get faster and faster computers, they still won't get a faster network connection than a few bytes per second if they get infected. It's good for the merchants, it's good for the LAN, and it's good because after a while the luser will ask, and you can tell them why it was crimped, and you won't uncrimp it until the AV and spyware software is placed.

  7. Re:Doom, Quake... on PlayStations of the Cross · · Score: 1

    I'd mod you +1 informative, but, well.... =^_^=

  8. Doom, Quake... on PlayStations of the Cross · · Score: 1
    Considering some of the imagery in the bible about hunting demons, games such as Doom, Quake, Redneck Rampage, Half Life, etc. don't really miss the mark all that much - though with the possible exception of Redneck Rampage, it's not clear as to whether your character is Christian.

    That said, both Doom and Quake are flexible, so in lieu of reinventing the wheel, one can just put a new wheel in, as it were, and start playing around with imagery - that is to say, put in your own characters and equipment. See the documentation on both games for customization - Doom uses WADs, Quake uses something else I think.

  9. Re:On the subject of mail.... on Identity Theft Prevention Tips? · · Score: 1

    In that case it's "UNIT K".

  10. On the subject of mail.... on Identity Theft Prevention Tips? · · Score: 1

    "355 ROSEMARY LN APT K" is proper form for that address according to the United States Postal Service. If I were you, I'd be more concerned about the USPS stealing your identity. =^^= HTH.

  11. Re:No location requirment (almost) on FCC to Push VoIP 911 Requirements · · Score: 1

    Not necessarily. When Speakeasy set up their VoIP service through Level 3 recently, I wound up having to work with both Garden Grove PD and Speakeasy to make sure my address got transferred over. But, now my current side effect is that if I take my TA with me to (say) Chicago and use my 714 based phone number to call 911, I'm gonna get Garden Grove PD - not Chicago PD.

  12. Re:Demo it? on OpenOffice vs. MS Office for Education? · · Score: 1

    What incompatibilities? I've had no trouble whatsoever transliterating from MSO to O3 and back, so where do the incompatibilities lie?

  13. Well, of course it costs IQ points! on Email Worse Than Marijuana For Intelligence? · · Score: 0, Troll

    All those messages full of misspelled text, improper punctuation and improper grammar take a toll on the brain.

  14. Speakeasy, and preparing for this w/ one pair on Verizon's DSL Gets Naked · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Speakeasy had this first, branding it Onelink. I think they rolled it out in September. Note too, if you only have one copper pair (some places have this), it complicates things a little bit - you'll have to come in with a VoIP line already established, forward your old phone number to the VoIP, and when the DSL is ready to hook up, instruct the tech to make the switch at the punch board. At your option, you either shuck the old number, keep it, or arrange for a transfer, which *might* involve a new VoIP account (and all the logistics thereunto related).

  15. Re:But Why? on Mandriva (ex Mandrake) LE2005 hits FTP mirrors · · Score: 1

    Near as I can tell, it's a portmanteau of "Mandrake" and "Connectiva". Sort of like the old joke about FedEx and UPS merging to make FedUp.

  16. easyurpmi on Mandriva (ex Mandrake) LE2005 hits FTP mirrors · · Score: 2, Informative
  17. Threats or chmod on How to Prevent IP Theft by Your Own Employees? · · Score: 1

    If you need to restrict access, you can always do like my drug-addicted former employer did and breathe down everybody's neck. Of course, that's dishonorable, so perhaps chmod would be in your best interests. While it stems some of it, it won't stop people stealing the data from where they have access, so you basically need to give threats of legal action if they're caught. Not knowing what laws are like in India, I'd recommend checking with an attorney for this.

  18. Re:Compete? on MS Plans Low-Cost Windows for Brazil · · Score: 1

    Two words: brand recognition. For them, though, it's granted it's a double-edged sword.

  19. Re:Nobody counterfeits $2 bills on Best Buy Has Man Arrested for Using $2 Bills · · Score: 1

    Yes, but they also counterfeit $10 bills - though they do so VERY badly.

  20. And they want to regulate it how? on UN Wants To Regulate Internet · · Score: 3, Funny
    Here's my question. How do they intend on "regulating" this internet thing? Do they intend on having an internet police force or something?

    I can see it now. "Open up! It's the internet police! We know you're sending spam in there!!!1!!!!11one!!"

    *sigh*

    Let the conspiracy theories begin.

  21. Re:People Could I have your attention? on A History of Icons · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Howsabout instructions on getting around firewalls? Like was indicated earlier, most firewalls block port 8090.

  22. Sounds familiar on Dvorak on How Microsoft Can Kill Linux · · Score: 1

    It sounds like he's saying that all Microsoft wants is peaceful coexistance.

  23. Re:Amendments. on Tax Time Again: Any Linux Solutions? · · Score: 1

    I've tried talking to their type. They're too stupid to figure out that contrary to that, they can run, but they can't hide.

  24. Re:To hell with the IRS on Tax Time Again: Any Linux Solutions? · · Score: 1

    So why do you run from the IRS if they're illegal? Certainly you can sue to exonerate yourself from your taxes, yesno?

  25. Texas roads on The Super Superhighway · · Score: 1

    Leave it to Texas to build a road 1/4 mile wide. That's about as wide as maybe ten of the "El Toro Y", the southern confluence of Interstates 5 and 405 in Orange County, CA.