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  1. finding them? sure. calling them? no. on Hijacking .NET · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Naturally even with rudimentary decompilers (and even the Java reflection API) you can find out what private fields and methods are defined for a given Java class.

    However if they are private, you can't actually find out the values of those fields for a given object, or call those methods. You get an IllegalAccessException.

    This .NET exploit advertises itself to be much different. Sure, you can still find out what private stuff you want.

    But under .NET, it appears you can actually _invoke_ those methods, methods which are probably meant to be hidden under a separate security API layer, etc.

  2. doesn't work for MLB on Sports Titles Named Misleadingly? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Acclaim released All-Star Baseball 2004 on just 28 February of this year. Unless Reggie Jackson was "Mr. January" and not "Mr. October", the World Series will be played this fall, in 2003. 989 Studios (PS2) has a current title: MLB 2004. 3Do's "High Heat 2004" is due out soon. Midway publishes MLB 20-04 for the GBA.

    Contrarily, EA Sports' current offering is "MVP Baseball 2003".

  3. So what's going wrong? on Gamecube Software Support Waning? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Nintendo has what _should_ be a very easily used platform: IBM processor, ATI graphics card, pretty straightforward architecture. The Sony PS2 has all kinds of heavily proprietary hardware, yet it has the vast lead in third-party software. Is it Nintendo's traditionally draconian licensing schemes, the mini-DVD format, what?

  4. don't forget The Big U on 'Quicksilver' Website and Release Date · · Score: 2, Funny

    I alternated between laughing "I know that guy" and shivering "I am that guy".

  5. Re:But the question is who would want to? on Build Your Own Mac With CoreCrib Kit · · Score: 1

    I've found that running a legitimate copy of XP with proper signed drivers gives perfectly fine stability.

    Ever tried dragging the IE window around during a windows update scan?

  6. Re:Settlement on Interview with Student Sued by RIAA · · Score: 1

    What field do you work in? There are tons of Comp Sci jobs in my area (RTP, NC).

  7. right on the search engine, wrong otherwise on Interview with Student Sued by RIAA · · Score: 1

    the students weren't just charged with writing search engines, they were charged with actually having infringed copyrights by having downloaded some of those files to their own computers. Those charges were very likely true, and carry a very hefty penalty in and of themselves.

  8. hell yes on Interview with Student Sued by RIAA · · Score: 1

    the band members signed a contract that doesn't give them money for it, I don't feel terribly sorry for them.

    I signed a pretty nasty contract when I started working in software engineering -- basically, they own my ideas, my hobbies, my privacy, etc. Them's the ropes. It's still legal to give up certain things to find work. You can't actually prostitute yourself (literally) in most states. The musician or band signing with a major label knows exactly what's going on by now -- the label gets the money, honey. It's standard. Don't like it?

    Don't sign the contract.

  9. Re:Hey, they just know their classics on Interview with Student Sued by RIAA · · Score: 1

    Now I wish I hadn't wasted a stupid post on this thread, so I could use my mod points on you. +1 INSIGHTFUL. What an appropriate quote.

  10. Re:Settlement on Interview with Student Sued by RIAA · · Score: 1

    12000 is less than a semester's tuition at RPI. If he fails all his finals because he's busy fighting the RIAA, what the hell is the point? He can get a job making 100K coming out of RPI if he passes all his studies, he can flip burgers if he fails out. Do the math.

  11. Underselling on Microsoft's Athens PC · · Score: 1

    If there is an attempt to "undersell" these new computers, that is, to sell them below cost, Microsoft would be in for some serious legal mumbo-jumbo. It's one thing to use a Desktop OS monopoly to undersell video game consoles. It's another to use a Desktop OS monopoly to undersell Desktop PC computers.

    Well, actually, both are illegal, but what the hell. Not like the masses care, as long as they get their $299 computer.

  12. Re:Nice Step on Microsoft Simplifies API for Longhorn · · Score: 1

    You don't need the source code to implement a set of clean, well-documented API.

  13. holy crap on Preliminary OS X & PPC 970 Benchmarks · · Score: 0

    If those benchmarks can be believed... where can I get my dual 1.8 gigahertz PPC 970 ??

  14. Re:But... on The Interplanetary Internet · · Score: 1

    That depends entirely upon the location of Mars with respect to the Earth, the number of hops in between, the prevalent solar wind, etc.

    Ask your astrophysics professor :)

  15. Wolfenstein: "GUTEN TAG" on What Games Have Actually Affected You? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Talk about nearly peeing yourself.

  16. Actually... on What Games Have Actually Affected You? · · Score: 1

    When the original "PlayStation" first came out, it included the game "Gran Turismo". After playing a binge of Gran Turismo for hours on end, getting back into my real car called from some quick adjustments!

  17. Re:what about N1? on Available To The Right Buyer: Sun Microsystems · · Score: 1

    Uh... "Tivoli" is an entire division in IBM's Software Group. Everything from network management frameworks (such as you describe) to "Privacy Management" and "Business Impact Management". That would be like saying "Microsoft" is a spreadsheet program.

  18. two points on SCO Claims Kernel Contains UnixWare Code · · Score: 2, Insightful

    1. I would find it hard to believe that SCO can prove that IBM put such code into the kernel (if indeed it exists there at all).
    2. I would find it reasonable to believe that SCO put the code into the kernel itself as a poison pill (if indeed it exists there at all).

  19. Re:Gamecube - perfect to pick up chicks! on Metal Gear Solid for GameCube Announced · · Score: 1

    Hey baby, you want to come over and play with my twin snakes and super monkey ball?

    You've got your plurals wrong, I hope. Should be: "Hey baby, you want to come over and play with my solid snake and super monkey balls?"

  20. what are you talking about? on Adventure Gaming: Rest In Peace? · · Score: 1

    adventure games aren't dead.

    You're saying Zelda isn't an adventure game? It sold almost 1 million copies last month.

  21. Re:Mario Kart goes broadband on Many E3 Game Lists Announced · · Score: 1

    Damn I feel old. We had "RBI Baseball" tournaments on the NES :(

  22. holy shiznit on EVE Online Beta Reviews · · Score: 1

    that game looks sweet. those screenshots are just simply amazing.

  23. Mario Kart goes broadband on Many E3 Game Lists Announced · · Score: 2, Informative
    From Nintendo's E3 featurette on Mario Kart:
    Pack up to eight players into your living room and turn up the fun when you connect Nintendo GameCube systems via the Broadband adaptor.


    So... up to 8 players on the console itself, and THEN connect via broadband for more action? INSANITY.
  24. your past on More on Cisco Building Surveillance into Routers · · Score: 1

    Clinton smoked dope. GWB snorted cocaine and drove drunk. Both stories were very public, both men became president.

    Don't worry about the past. If your present is worth anything, most people won't worry about your past, either.

    That said, there's no way I'm taking my wife to my high school reunion... she doesn't need to hear how much of a hopeless geek I was.

  25. underage != 18 on More on Cisco Building Surveillance into Routers · · Score: 1

    In Hawaii for example, underage is under 16. In Austria, underage is under 14. In Chile, underage is under 12. Tunisua, underage is under 20.

    http://www.ageofconsent.com/