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  1. Re:Buh buh but ComCast is Evil. on Comcast Planning 2Gbps Service, Starting With Atlanta · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And internet access in the US is so slow compared with everywhere else....

    It is slow. "planning 2 gig service" is very far from "Delivering 2 gig service."

  2. Re:The Best Console Editor on GNU Nano Gets New Stable Release · · Score: 2

    I prefer Notepad++ over any of that garbage.

    But it's WINE dependency is a bitch...

  3. Re:This is a great excuse on GNU Nano Gets New Stable Release · · Score: 1

    Nano is also supported in almost all Linux distros out of the box, even ultra slim embedded, so using it on unfamiliar systems really speeds things up.

    Not just Linux. It is available on every Unix I have seen from HP-UX to AIX to the BSDs.

  4. Re:Nano is not a command line editor on GNU Nano Gets New Stable Release · · Score: 1

    But how will the Ubuntu users know which Debian version to use? :)

  5. Re:Random bugfixes, good on GNU Nano Gets New Stable Release · · Score: 1

    Considering the software is named Guano, I'm guessing the code is pretty crappy.

    And this is what happens when you guess instead of learn. Especially with incorrect information. Nano is my favorite Unix text editor.

  6. Re:And this is why... on At Least 700,000 Routers Given To Customers By ISPs Are Vulnerable To Hacking · · Score: 1

    Comcast screws up authentication, billing and speed for everyone. Owning or not owning your modem makes no difference here. :)

  7. Re:And this is why... on At Least 700,000 Routers Given To Customers By ISPs Are Vulnerable To Hacking · · Score: 1

    AT&T Uverse, however, does not. You must your there VDSL equipment only...

    In before the spelling NAZIs... their equipment... DYAC.

  8. Re:And this is why... on At Least 700,000 Routers Given To Customers By ISPs Are Vulnerable To Hacking · · Score: 1

    Why don't you just buy a docsis 3 modem then? Stop paying for the privilege of renting a modem.

    It's cute that you assume capitalism gives every customer this choice.

    Well, Comcast does. The even have a list... http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.ne...

    I know it is shocking to see Comcast doing something right. It must be an oversight. :)

    AT&T Uverse, however, does not. You must your there VDSL equipment only...

  9. Re:Run your own equipment on At Least 700,000 Routers Given To Customers By ISPs Are Vulnerable To Hacking · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You seem to be under the assumption that your hardware, and your compiler are incapable of being attack vectors.

    Possible attack vectors vs known attack vectors. I guess you could also add "likely attack vectors" since they keep getting compromised, and not updated. Of course, so does user home equipment.

    The big difference is, if I own it, I can upgrade the software, and choose secure passwords. If I rent it, I have to trust that Comcast is a conscientious as I am. Stop laughing!

  10. Re:Better than most... on Ask Slashdot: Advice For Domain Name Registration? · · Score: 2

    Actually, there are different levels of service; Cheap and full service. The cheap ones are all very similar. The full service ones can offer things the cheap ones do not. I use SafeNames. They are soo full service that I can call my rep and talk names, pick one, and register it on the phone while driving, and pay in the next 30 days. My rep even helped me pick a name that I have received several compliments on... And their name servers allow you to edit the file directly, wihout web form games. They will also do a local contact for internation names that need it. (For bigger dollars) Worth the extra cost to me. http://www.safenames.net/

  11. Only on some... on White House Proposal Urges All Federal Websites To Adopt HTTPS · · Score: -1

    It is only a risk on websites that receive information. Static sites without forms, uploads, or sign ins, do not have any security benefit. And that is a LOT of government websites. I wonder which donor sells cirts?

  12. Re:Doesn't the UK... on UK ISPs Quietly Block Sites That List Pirate Bay Proxies · · Score: 1

    Because it is not a court order. It is a court order amended by publishing interests stating that it is an infringing website. That statement is the libel.

  13. Doesn't the UK... on UK ISPs Quietly Block Sites That List Pirate Bay Proxies · · Score: 1

    Doesn't the UK have some amazing slander and libel laws? Time for a lawsuit...

  14. Re:firesale! on Lenovo Still Shipping Laptops With Superfish · · Score: 1

    Or sell them all to System76 and ZAReason. :)

  15. Re:Why... on Lenovo Still Shipping Laptops With Superfish · · Score: 1

    Are people still buying them at all? There are tons of companies that haven't broken your trust yet, but one of them! Stop buying Lenovo.

    People aren't going to stop buying Lenovo products for the same reason people won't stop eating pesticide laden foods, its too convenient. A company that has used Thinkpads for a decade isn't going to just drop them for another manufacturer when they have so many reusable parts and or other customizations built on or that make use of that hardware. Lenovo won't be strongly affected by this in my estimation.

    True that. After all, Sony is still in business and how many times have they screwed the customer? CD-Rom hack. First USB hack. Second USB hack. Linux ripped out of PS3. Half a dozen online failures...

  16. Re:Never trust them again on Lenovo Still Shipping Laptops With Superfish · · Score: 1

    So what you are saying is that you still buy Sony after three separate attempts at owning your computer... OK, then.

  17. Re:Rush job? on Lenovo Still Shipping Laptops With Superfish · · Score: 1

    So why not just work a deal with Malware Bytes? There stuff already works, and both companies benefit from the exposure...

  18. Re:Oh really? on Daylight Saving Time Change On Sunday For N. America · · Score: 1

    "Losing popularity" is a statement about the derivative, not about majority.

    I guess you missed that who 37% thing that does talk about majority and minority...

  19. Re:Most want it stopped? on Daylight Saving Time Change On Sunday For N. America · · Score: 1

    Less every year...
    http://www.timeanddate.com/tim...
    "Losing U.S. popularity - According to a Rasmussen Report from 2013, only 37 % of Americans see the purpose of DST compared to 45 % the year before."

  20. Re:Oh really? on Daylight Saving Time Change On Sunday For N. America · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.timeanddate.com/tim...
    "Losing U.S. popularity - According to a Rasmussen Report from 2013, only 37 % of Americans see the purpose of DST compared to 45 % the year before."

  21. Re:The majority? on Daylight Saving Time Change On Sunday For N. America · · Score: 5, Informative

    > The majority of people feel that DST is a bad idea....

    Do you have a source for this?

    Listening to perople bitch about it this time of year is a good one. But this also works... http://www.timeanddate.com/tim... See "Losing U.S. popularity - According to a Rasmussen Report from 2013, only 37 % of Americans see the purpose of DST compared to 45 % the year before."

  22. Passwords again... on Pharming Attack Targets Home Router DNS Settings · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "They also try to brute force the admin page for the router using known default username-password combinations."

    About time to force manufactures to not have "default" passwords. If 2wire can do it on their amazingly cheap crap, so can others.

  23. Re:Smoking Hot Blondes on Research Suggests That Saunas Help You Live Longer · · Score: 1

    It is even aerobic at that point! Heart rate? Check. Deep breathing? Check.

  24. Re:And what about hot showers and hot baths... on Research Suggests That Saunas Help You Live Longer · · Score: 2

    Well, for one thing, a dry sauna is a thing... A dry shower or bath is not.

  25. Re:Relaxing = Live longer? on Research Suggests That Saunas Help You Live Longer · · Score: 2

    Or, it could be that people who do things perceived as healthy, do other things perceived as healthy...