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  1. Re:I find this idea disturbing. on Congress Eyes Whois Crackdown · · Score: 1

    Who was your doman with? Network Associates?

  2. Re:I find this idea disturbing. on Congress Eyes Whois Crackdown · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Actually this is not the case with the domain register I have delt with so far. Both with Godaddy and Regsiter.com I have give a separate email and mailing address that goes directly to them when signing up for the domain. The InterNIC Admin, Technical and Zone contact information are set to fake mail and phone numbers. The email address I use is real but not actively used, I also change it every once in a while to help keep down the spam hitting my servers.

    When renewal time comes around I get two emails, one to the billing contact email and one to the one I gave register.com/godaddy. I also recieve a letter in the mail to my real address reminding me to pay up.

  3. On the flip side show me a full featured phone on KISS · · Score: 1
    I settled for a motorolla T720 because it was discounted, small, and could be sync with my computer. No one has ever made a phone I was happy with. Even if it was bulky how about a phone that...
    1. handles CDMA, TDMA and GSM on 800Mhz and 1900 Mhz, digital and analog
    2. A java OS that has basic calendar, adressbook, todo list, alarm clock, internet, email, text and plays games
    3. Can sync with a computer via exchange and an open format like csv or ldif
    4. Usb and bluetooth connections
    5. real phone buttons
    6. speaker phone
    7. can take voice memos
    8. 2.5mm mic jack for headset or to listen to mp3
    9. external storage (CF or sd card)
    10. camera w/flash
    11. GPS... real GPS
    12. Durable and not design to fail after two years, how about a metal case like my Minolta Dimage camera tiny camera?
    13. Non over inflated price for spare batteries
    14. led flash light


    Even if the price of this was $1000, I'd buy it. Of course it will never get made because fucking cell phone companies then could lock you into their contracts.
  4. If I were a law enforcement offical... on FBI Agent Talks Crime, Macs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "If you're a bad guy and you want to frustrate law enforcement, use a Mac."

    If I was a law enforcement offical and I wanted to give a bad guy a false sense of security. I would recommend a partially closed source OS that appears to be very secure. However, it could possibly have an NSA/FBI backdoor. Then at a big security convention I would say that said partially closed OS would frustrate law enforcement!

  5. Re:Worthless ideas on Unemployed? Why Not Start a Software Company? · · Score: 1

    Too bad 50% of your salary goes to income tax once you start that company.

  6. Re:McBride interview on More MyDoom Gloom · · Score: 2, Informative

    aahh does SCO Linux ring a bell, How about SCO as a founding member of United Linux. They were a part of the open source movement. They turned to the dark side just like Vader in a search for more Money ^H^H^H^H^H Power.

  7. Re:How is Java relevant here? on Debian Fastest-Growing Distro, Says Netcraft · · Score: 1

    Ant is used to build Java applications so it looks like the "servers" in question may be development boxes that are use to develope java applications which need apache and ant

  8. Re:How is Java relevant here? on Debian Fastest-Growing Distro, Says Netcraft · · Score: 1

    Because Java application servers like Websphere, BEA, Jboss, Tomcat often rely on Apache as front end and in many cases the application server runs on the same machine as apache

  9. Re:Is this new? on Dell Offers FreeDOS With New PCs · · Score: 1

    I agree, Its more likely that this is a strategy to compete with whitebox computer manufacturers. The Microsoft Anti-trust agreement while not perfect at least make this possible.

  10. Re:You win, don't pay on "DVD-Jon" Demands Compensation · · Score: 1

    You don't if you had used a public defender. Do you want to pay more taxes so every innocent person gets Johnny Cochran.

  11. Chief Frankenberry on TiVo Buys Super Secret Strangeberry · · Score: 2, Funny

    He will naturally supervise the merger process of the two companies.

  12. Re:Silver? Who cares? on Is Your Silver-based Thermal Paste Really Silver? · · Score: 1

    Silver also has good electrical conductivity properties as well as heat conductive. Its about 5% better than copper which why some high end speakers use it.

  13. ahhh mozilla on Pop-Up Ads Lead to Consumer Revolt, Ad-Blocking · · Score: 1

    Another reason to keep supporting and using Mozilla. Maybe even toss some cash at the Mozilla Foundation. Pop up blocking has been a feature of Mozilla for like three years or so. Microsoft is just getting around to this now but, only for XP. I'm confident that what ever crap doubleshit puts out, Mozilla will have an answer to it with day or weeks to block it.

  14. Re:Expensive on Commercials Come To The Net (After This Word) · · Score: 1

    yes, but how do you know what sites have advertising until you go to them?

  15. Partial Solution - Write modular code on Rewrites Considered Harmful? · · Score: 1

    Even thought the author of this artical complains about mozilla look how gnome got around XUL but just using the gecko piece of the code.

  16. Re:Hooray Carly! on HP Licenses Apple's iPod & iTMS · · Score: 2, Informative

    Tell Carly what you think of her and HP

  17. Re:Hooray Carly! on HP Licenses Apple's iPod & iTMS · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That bitch can burn in hell

  18. Solution = Encourage Piracy on Tech Firms Defend Moving Jobs Overseas · · Score: 1

    No the sissy fake piracy the RIAA is bitching about, Real Piracy. If the US Navy look away from this shipping cost would go up everytime another dvd player shipment got hijacked. This will lead to the price of imports increasing which will mean that we will have to start making stuff here again.

  19. um tech bubble... on SCO - What have WE Forgotten? · · Score: 1

    Warren Buffet (likely this countries most successful investor) stayed out of the tech bubble because it was a industry he was not familiar with. Meanwhile lots of other "smart" investors charged got into tech stocks and lost their money. Investors are can and do make emotional decisions. Everyone was excited about the tech sector four years ago and it just kept going up. Same thing with SCO. Most investors don't understand the GPL and to them this just looks like another lawsuit. Lets look at another factor, there realitively few share of SCO stock on the market. Supply and demand... The perception that there could be a big payoff makes lots of people want of piece of the action. The people that do sell price the stock high. So yes investors are usually savy and intelligent but they're also human.

  20. What about the new drives in March on Dell Throws In For The +R/+RW Standard · · Score: 1

    I keep hearing that the next generation DVD burners are comming in March. They will be able to burn single-side dual-layer discs therefore increasing capacity to the full 9.7GB. Will there be a new standard for these disk too?

  21. Netscape on Microsoft Looks At Integrating Forums and E-mail · · Score: 1

    This feature was in Netscape 3.0, maybe even in version before that. Thanks Microsoft for only taking 10+ years to finally add this feature.

  22. I used to work at intertrust on Intertrust Plans Universal DRM System · · Score: 3, Funny

    That is until the building burned down. Now I'm at Pennitrode. Michael is trying to get me to join him at Innitech though.

  23. Re:OS? on SmoothWall 2.0 Linux-Based Firewall Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    Hardware firewalls (like checkpoint or your linksys router) are often propritary and/or may be limited in what they can do. Checkpoint firewalls aren't cheap either.

    Software firewalls (like norton on your win2k desktop) may be running on top of a buggy , unsecure piece of crap like windows. Why break the lock when the door is made out of cheese?

  24. Drug Related crimes on Maine to Launch Internet Sex-Offender Registry · · Score: 1

    Some people may worry that this will extended to all covicted criminals. However I a crime related directory may backfire for the government.

    Got Crack? Now you have a yellow pages of local crack dealers

    Boss pissing you off? Now a yellow pages of Hitmen

    Like watching people play in traffic? Now you can camp out by their house and watch them jaywalk.

  25. Re:One practical problem ... on Will FCC Regulate Internet Phone Calls? · · Score: 1

    Taxing direct TCP to TCP Phone calls would be difficult. You don't need a VoIP Phone company to perform these types of calls. Having a phone number that can be called from a regular phone and being able to call regular phone is where you need a carrier. This is where you'll get taxed.