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  1. Re:How Dogbert would handle this on Microsoft Issues Ominous ASP.Net Security Warning · · Score: 5, Informative

    While I think the flaw itself is a concern the 'rewrite their applications' quote is pure drivel. All thats required is a couple of lines in Global.asax. Thats hadly a rewrite.

  2. He's an imposter!!! on Interview with Chris Schlaeger from Novell/SUSE · · Score: 1

    What have you done with the real Kris Schlaeger ??

  3. This is nothing on Car With A Mind Of Its Own -- Part 2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Every full moon my friend lives in fear of his life as his Were-car tries to kill him.

  4. Re:Exchange ? on SUSE 9.2 Released · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It is indeed. I think many here overlook the influence exchange servers have had on the desktop. The Outlook - Exchange combo makes a formidable partnership. I know Outlook gets a lot of grief here but it is an excellent email client and PIM, and capable of almost infinite extension, its easy to start building workflow and management systems on top of them, a feature which proved extremely attractive to the enterprise.

  5. Re:Fools! on Details On Inflatable Space Modules · · Score: 5, Funny

    US officials believe terrorist WMD programs have already developed a more advanced version of the gigantic space pin, called the gigantic space needle and that it is hidden in a giantic haystack somewhere in Iraq.

  6. Re:Small companies will benefit on Survey: SOA Prominent On 2005 budgets · · Score: 1

    On the contrary, this suits the big vendors. Who has been pushing webservices so hard? Its Microsoft, IBM, SUN, HP, why do think that is? They want to own your entire process. They are large enough to be able to provide the infrastructure to run this type of architecture, Java and .NET already web service friendly and tooling is available for these platforms. This is what they want you to run and then their consulting divisions will be happy to design and code for you. Smaller players will be squeezed out of the market because this type of architecture allows the big boys to control everything.

  7. Theft will continue on Securing Pricelessness · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Most art objects are stolen to order, they are not crimes of opportunity. When a 'collector' is prepared to chough up enough cash professional thieves will invest the time and effort to defeat the security.

  8. Thats strange on Mambo Users Are Free And Clear · · Score: 1

    I was not aware news sites had taken to issuing legally binding decisions. This piece is nothing more than an opinion, to imply it is 'definitive' resolution of the disagreement is highly misleading.

  9. I will reply shortly on Is "Marketingspeak" Killing Technology? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Currently I am proactively generating a synergistic environment where I can bring to fruition a new paradigm in answering questions of this nature.

  10. This guy better be right on Analyst Doubts Intel's Dual-Core Demo · · Score: 0

    Or Intel will bitch slap him into the stone age for attempting to discredit them. I dont really hold out much hope for him given his article is based purely on conjecture.

  11. Re:Maybe someday they could get it right. on Motherboard Design Process · · Score: 3, Informative

    How does crap like this get modded insightful? There are many factors involved in a production process such as motherboards. In many cases trade offs will have to be made between engineering, manufacturing and cost. If the AC who feels maufacturers are not doing the job properly may I suggest he/she/it puts forward a better design than can be mass produced and afforded by the general population

  12. Re:Firefox desserves this... on Firefox Browser On An Upward Trend · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Actually much as I like Firefox I think there is something very very wrong if after 5 years of development extensions and themes require modifications to work with changes between point releases.

  13. Stupid Answer on New Ring Discovered Around Saturn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Moon n.

    Large body made out of cheese which cows like to jump over.

  14. My car is dyslexic on Your Car Is Reading Your Email · · Score: 1

    you insensitive clod!

  15. Great Essayists use Python on The Age of the Essay · · Score: 4, Funny

    Every great essayist I know, given a choice only writes essays in Python. English is for the common peasant, yes you can write an essay in it but it will be crap. Great essayists are far more productive when they use Python and if you advertise the fact you are writing in Python the standard of essayists you get will be much higher.

  16. Re:Ethereal is for the weak on Day in the Life of the Internet Storm Center · · Score: 4, Funny

    snort is for big girls blouses.

    Real admins plug the network cable directly into their brains to perform packet analysis

  17. The flip side on The Downside of 'Hypertasking' · · Score: 3, Insightful

    is that the technology gives some people give the appearance the are doing huge amounts of work, bombarding you with phone/email questions and updates, producing meaningless charts to indicate something or other, when really they are negatively impacting your productivity by increasing the noise to signal ratio.

    I often find the only way I can get some solid work done is to get in early before the morning email rounds kick off. I have also found it benificial on occasion to switch off my phone and physically disconnect my machine from the network. It pisses the some of the PHBs off but I am paid to produce results not provide running commentary and endless reports.

  18. I'm looking forward to this on Half-Life 2 Going Gold on Monday? [updated] · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Its been on preorder for me for a month now. I'm not a big gamer but HL was such a gripping game to play and the mods are so good they definitely brought a new dimension to gaming for me. Heres hoping its as good as its predecessor.

  19. Re:Jesus H Christ on Red Brains vs. Blue Brains? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Interesting point. We seem to be living in a culture where it is becoming increasingly popular to explain away all personal responsibility for our actions. No one does anything anymore because they were drunk, stupid, angry, jealous, foolish, greedy or just not able to cope properly. Now its genetic predisposition and psychological forces at work. If these scientists/doctors/quacks are to believed its amazing we dont all just crumble completely into a blubbering mass under the pressure of all these external forces and influences we are subject to.

  20. None of this applies to Bush on Red Brains vs. Blue Brains? · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    A brain is required in the first place.

  21. What a surprise on On Training, Recruitment Uses For Army Games · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Aside from training, the games also improve young people's perceptions of the military:

    Yes, they get to play with cool weapons, kill people and all at no risk of injury or death to themselves. Isnt this the sort of image we should be getting away from, the old military is a fine career and war is a big glory opportunity?

  22. Re:The Futue on Hydra vs. Shredder · · Score: 2, Interesting

    No we will just invent games that require intuition as well as logic

  23. http://www.TimesproutNeedsHalleBerry.com on Todd Need[ed] a Liver · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gotta be worth a try.

  24. If that 'spreadsheet' is a gem on Online Replacements for Desktop Apps? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    you are a very easy person to please. Its not really a replacement for anything.

  25. Re:Input on On the Possible Handtop Paradigm Shift · · Score: 2, Funny

    The solution is easy. If I am going to be away from my keyboard I carry a small philipino child around in my rucksack. When I need to something typed I just dictate to the kid and voila, tiny fingers do the typing.

    Note, kids require air food and water (not included with rucksack or handtop)