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  1. US Courts on Contractors to Bear Burden if SCO Chases AU Govt · · Score: 1

    From the Article:
    It is not clear how the Commonwealth's special treatment under the Copyright Act will be applied should SCO's claims on Linux be upheld in US courts.

    Could me a moot point very soon.

  2. Re:the power of /.ing on How To Catch A Scammer/Spammer · · Score: 1

    I think this is the one you mean... HOWTO: Annoy a Spammer

  3. non-tech savy users upgrade their firmware! on Belkin Routers Route Users to Censorware Ad · · Score: 1

    Eric Deming (ericd@belkin.com) writes:
    Oh, one last bit, when upgrading firmware for the Routers that originally shipped without the Parental Control feature, the new firmware has this feature added. This was by popular demand. Our customer install base began to notice the Parental Control feature on new models that we are shipping, and wanted a solution for themselves without having to buy a new product.

    I can't believe this, this guy is trying to argue that the new firmware has this enabled because the userbase that is not tech-savy enough to copy and paste a URL is going to upgrade their firmware to get this feature.

  4. Re:CFD, for the curious on Suborbital Spaceflight Update · · Score: 4, Informative

    The 'Fluid' is slightly misleading.

    Not to nitpick here, but 'Fluid' is not misleading at all. The common definition of a fluid is a substance that will take the shape of its container. Both liquids and gasses will do this.

  5. SSL on Half-Life 2 Delayed Following Code Leak · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't wrapping all the network communications in SSL be sufficient to thwart many hack attempts? or do some type of aimbots do some dynamic patching of the executable?

  6. Re:Leechers on Baltimore Inner Harbor To Go Wireless · · Score: 1

    I don't know... but it would be possible to block some unwanted traffic. If the whole thing was NAT'd, then you'd only be able to set up your leet w4r3z server on the wireless network. SPAM would be a problem, but I'm sure that most big providers would block that netblock and not accept anything from them. Just my $0.02.

  7. Re:turning off confirmation that an addr exists on Postfix: A Secure and Easy-to-Use MTA · · Score: 1

    There's a flag in sendmail FEATURE(`delay_checks').
    This has some side effects that and you should consider reading the help page for delay_checks

    With qmail, this behavior is the norm. Additionally, vrfy only returns a "252 send some mail, i'll try my best."
    But I'm sure that most people turn off VFRY and EXPN in sendmail.

  8. Mandatory on Learning Robots · · Score: 5, Funny

    I for one welcome our new snake-like robot overlords. :)

  9. Re:How big a threat is this? on HomeSec Warns Again About Microsoft's Insecurity · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm not sure if Windows98/se is vulnerable since microsoft's knowledge base specifically states that Windows ME is not vulnerable. The vulnerability is based on a buffer overflow of the RPC service. Does windows 95/98 even offer the RPC service?

  10. Re:ah the old "we lose our industry" excuse on Telemarketers Sue Over "Do Not Call" List · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not to sounds like a telemarketer sympathizer, but they clearly have a viable industry, otherwise they wouldn't exist. The true key to eliminating this major annoyance would be to stop buying goods from all telemarketers, no matter how good the offer sounded.

  11. Re:P2P? on Sensor Networks for NBC Threats · · Score: 1, Funny

    I thought that all P2P networks were used for illegal activities.

  12. Re:Upstream? on Another Stab At Internet Access By Satellite · · Score: 0

    It depends, many believe that many companies use a modem uplink, but check out:
    http://www.highspeedanywhere.com
    They have a bi-directional offering.

  13. Re:The Solution on Windows/NetBIOS pop-up Spam: · · Score: 0

    Perhaps the best solution is:

    FORMAT C:

  14. Re:While I know money is an object on Build Your Own Carnival Ride · · Score: 1

    Additionally, it will be almost as fun to stand next to that lathe during manufacture as riding the dark ride itself. Kinda like double-mint gum.

  15. Re:Second game. on First Kramnik vs DeepFritz, In Progress · · Score: 1

    The game could unfold something like this:
    after 57. ... Rxd5 58. exd5 Kd6
    White has b4! forcing another passed pawn the queenside. Perhaps play would continue 59. b4 axb4+ 60. Kxb4 Kxd5
    Now black cannot ignore the a-pawn since it will queen before black can push his e and f pawns through. Whereas white will simply let black kill the a-pawn and ensure that he queens the h-pawn by moving his king back to the kingside.

  16. sequel on Napster: The Movie · · Score: 1

    I guess they'll have to wait for napster to recover financially before scripting a sequel.