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  1. Re:how?? on PayPal Security Flaw Allows Identity Theft · · Score: 1

    Argh, the "your name" part was supposed to be:
    Your name: <%= name %><br>

  2. Re:how?? on PayPal Security Flaw Allows Identity Theft · · Score: 1
    Here's a concrete example in JSP. Suppose I have a page:
    <% String name = request.getParameter("name"); %>
    ...
    Your name: <br>
    ...
    By accessing this page with a URL that uses a SCRIPT tag in the name parameter, I could inject script into this page, e.g. /page.jsp?name=%3CSCRIPT%3Ealert%28%27Hello%27%29% 3B%3C%2FSCRIPT%3E (Note: I manually encoded this, it's supposed to be this: <SCRIPT>alert('Hello');</SCRIPT>)
  3. Re:Can it be better than EditPad [Lite]...? on Acme for Windows · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've been beta'ing EditPad Pro 6 since the start of the year, and it supports folding. The betas are done and now it's at RC2, so I think it'll be ready soon. Jan is very responsive to bug reports -- every bug I've submitted was responded to and fixed in the subsequent beta. I tried out a lot of text editors before I found one I really liked enough to buy, and this is definitely it. In fairness, I don't know much about EPP5 -- I started out with EPP6 since it had the macro support I wanted.

  4. Re:hmm on Google: The Missing Manual, Second Edition · · Score: 2, Informative

    Shift key for the enclosing quotes, which are not required when using dots.

  5. Plain malice on Trojan Deletes Your Porn, Music & Warez · · Score: 1

    I think this is simply someone who doesn't like P2P. Maybe they use newsgroups or have connections to warez sites -- from their perspective, P2P is looked down upon as a bunch of lamers. They expect their buddies won't fall for some stupid shit like this, so they figure why not create something that destroys all their P2P media? Piss off a bunch of lamers by destroying their P2P crap.

  6. Overflow on Light so Fast it Travels Backward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Matrix must be using two's complement arithmetic and the overflow must not've been caught.

  7. Self-censoring on Self-Censoring 'Chinese Wikipedia' Launched · · Score: 1
    Baidupedia is censored by the company...
    Interesting definition of "self-censoring".
  8. Re:OT shelleytherepublican.com on Time for a Linux Bug-Fixing Cycle · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am amazed by the sheer number of morons who are unable to immediately recognize that piece as satire. The very first sentence is a dead giveaway. Yet the comments section is filled with outraged idiots. WTF!

  9. Re:Because I say so on Lenovo & Customer Perception · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't think the problem is so much that Lenovo is Chinese, but rather that Lenovo is not IBM. IBM has a reputation for building solid machines. If HPaq or eMachines had bought the Thinkpad line, I think you'd see a similar decline.

  10. Convenience on Megapixels & Camera Phones · · Score: 1

    Just as digital cameras made it cheaper to just casually take pictures of things because you didn't have to pay for development, having a camera phone makes it more convenient. I don't think anyone is really going to be using the things for real photography (although the article author seems to think so). The author argues against 2MP phones, but the argument seems divided between saying that all camera phones are without merit, or that 2MP offers little to no advantage over 1MP. The latter is simply technology advancing, but I would disagree with the former.

    Camera phones seem like more of a social thing. When I bought my last phone, I had the option of getting a camera phone. I opted not to get one because it doesn't really appeal to me, but I can see advantages to them and why some people like them.

  11. Re:I Wouldn't Call Her a Luddite on Professor Bans Laptops from the Classroom · · Score: 1

    And how was this luck?

  12. Re:Old links on Spore Is EA's New Ace · · Score: 1

    Reading the news portion of the comic may clear things up. Tycho is definitely into Wright's games.

  13. Re:A Different Test on U of Wisconsin's Mac OS X Security Challenge · · Score: 1

    You're confusing local PHYSICAL access with local user access (e.g., an unprivileged login). There are numerous hosting companies that give out shell accounts. That isn't to say it's easy to do right, but rather that you shouldn't equate it with being compromised.

  14. Re:Thomas Edison was STILL wrong on Was Thomas Edison Right about DC Power? · · Score: 1

    This is for everyone who keeps saying AC is more efficient than DC for long distances: NOT TRUE

    High voltages are beter than low voltages for long distance -- it just happens that it's easier to get high AC voltage than high DC voltage. DC is actually better for long distances due to line capacitance, and also for peak vs RMS voltage issues. As has been pointed out by other comments, a lot of very high-power high-voltage transmission lines are DC, not AC. Modern technology is making high voltage DC easier to do, but AC is still easier.

  15. Re:As this is a typical Slashdot wankathon story.. on SWT, Swing, or AWT - Which Is Right For You? · · Score: 1

    I use Azureus under Windows, and this application actually got me interested in SWT because it's the best looking Java app I've seen. I'd have to agree that this points to a SWT problem. Azureus 2.4.0.0 is out -- you could hope they've made some progress :-]

  16. Re:better summary on Japan to Discourage Sale of Old Electronics · · Score: 1

    I don't think you don't need ground for GFCI. GFCI detects an imbalance between the current flow in the neutral and hot conductors, typically caused by the load being grounded to something (e.g., you), at which point it breaks the circuit.

  17. Re:So? on Fired for Solitare At Work · · Score: 1

    Sure, and I hope he doesn't get his job back, so that Bloomberg sends a clear message that he's an asshole. Creating a harsh work environment will not be beneficial in the long run.

  18. LogoWatch on 'Intel Inside' No More · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of those LogoWatch articles on the Reg. Bad omen for Intel..

  19. Re:contrarian on Linux's Difficulty with Names · · Score: 1
    How many people think Internet Explorer IS the internet?
    A smart move on Microsoft's part.
  20. Re:If you are at DeVry on Learning Java or C# as a Next Language? · · Score: 1
    Nose-breathers are much more sophisticated than mouth-breeders.
    FYI, you can't actually breed that way.
  21. Re:Take whichever one... on Learning Java or C# as a Next Language? · · Score: 1

    That is the most practical and insightful suggestion yet. There are a lot of similarities between the two languages, and if you're taught well, it will be easy to move between them.

    As for how to determine which has the better teacher(s), that's a different matter :-]

  22. Re:Interpreted Versus Compiled on Java Is So 90s · · Score: 2, Funny
    It's all about the KISS principle, and syntactically and practically Java is just too complex - it's like trying to dust a room with a jackhammer.
    I'll leave the maid's work to you. We'll be building lasting structures over here.
  23. Re:A few random thoughts. on After-hours Fun with Capacitors at Work? · · Score: 1
    And there's always the obvious option of making really big capacitors, charging them to really high voltages, and zapping things.
    I used to mount small caps inside of bottles with leads coming out of the lid, and then use a large cap (or sometimes straight 240VAC) to blow them up.
  24. Re:This was a review? on Aeon Flux, Talk Amongst Yourselves · · Score: 1

    Fuckin' A! The Filthy Critic is back -- he stopped reviewing a while back and I didn't think he'd come back.

    If you haven't read the Filty Critic's review, you should check it out. His reviews are very entertaining and blunt. And if you look closely, pretty insightful.

  25. Re:Forget coffee! on Caffeine Prevents Liver Disease · · Score: 2, Informative

    The quote from the GP said:
    "All coffee has is caffeine." (bold mine). As in, coffee contains caffeine and nothing else. I can see how you missed the "is" part, I missed it the first time I read it.