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  1. Re:Umm... I don't think so. Try again. on Best Buy: 20% Of Customers Are Wrong · · Score: 1

    No you can't, it says "original UPC from package" for a reason. They won't accept a photocopy, they want to make sure you bought and kept your purchase so as to not rip them off.

  2. Re:Slashdot usage on Everquest 2 Launches · · Score: 1

    One pays for software development. The other pays for the monthly service. Would you rather them hike the price and continue to pay every month for software development that has long since been paid off?

  3. Re:broadband... on Broadband Bits · · Score: 1

    What is this obsession with fiber? You still need a big backbone to support the users, and cable can provide more bandwidth than any of the fiber companies are willing to sell you for a long time to come.

  4. Re:Spoliers! on Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies · · Score: 0

    Not big on physics, huh? Spoilers (if they work correctly) create downforce at very high speeds. At those speeds, it doesn't matter WHICH wheels are moving you from a start. Downforce to the rear wheels is always benificial at a track. Think about it a little, m'kay?

  5. Re:Sigh, so many scumbags and thugs. on Child Porn Accusation As Online Extortion Tactic · · Score: 0, Troll

    "hitmark" is a name and face? Riiiiight. Just like Subject Line Troll. Or Klerck.

  6. Re:Sigh, so many scumbags and thugs. on Child Porn Accusation As Online Extortion Tactic · · Score: 1, Interesting

    It scares me that you think scumbags and thugs are less worthy of free speech than you or I. Perhaps we should put them in a free speech cage like at the DNC.

  7. Re:Here's what WHOIS says: on Beware 'Fedora-Redhat' Fake Security Alert · · Score: 2, Informative

    Don't forget the domain that the script emails, root@addlebrain.com:

    Found a referral to whois.enom.com.

    Registration Service Provided By: StoreIQ, Inc.
    Contact: technical@storeiq.com
    Visit:

    Domain name: addlebrain.com

    Registrant Contact:
    ABM Wireless
    Domain Administrator (administrator@buywirelessdirect.com)
    +1.7323331100
    Fax: +1.NA
    3587 US Highway 9 #132
    Freehold, NJ 07728
    US

    Administrative Contact:
    ABM Wireless
    Domain Administrator (administrator@buywirelessdirect.com)
    +1.7323331100
    Fax: +1.NA
    3587 US Highway 9 #132
    Freehold, NJ 07728
    US

    Technical Contact:
    ABM Wireless
    Domain Administrator (administrator@buywirelessdirect.com)
    +1.7323331100
    Fax: +1.NA
    3587 US Highway 9 #132
    Freehold, NJ 07728
    US

    Billing Contact:
    ABM Wireless
    Domain Administrator (administrator@buywirelessdirect.com)
    +1.7323331100
    Fax: +1.NA
    3587 US Highway 9 #132
    Freehold, NJ 07728
    US

    Status: Locked

    Name Servers:
    dns1.name-services.com
    dns2.name-services.com
    dns3.name-services.com
    dns4.name-services.com
    dns5.name-services.com

    Creation date: 18 Feb 2000 17:02:59
    Expiration date: 18 Feb 2005 17:02:59

  8. Re:A dose of reality on Escaping WiFi Interference In The Modern Dorm Room? · · Score: 1, Informative

    It doesn't suck at all. He's violating the AUP of his school, and his port will be shut off in short order, no doubt.

  9. Re:UK Total Cost... on Medical Care Gets Outsourced Too · · Score: 1

    That's funny, I pay $1 a week as an individual out of my paycheck (before taxes even, ha) for my healthcare, $6 if it's a family. Sounds like your CEO is enjoying his pockets being padded.

  10. Re:repeat after me on Wardriving Worries Residents · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Newsflash: Just because I forgot to lock my door, that does not make it legal to enter my home, snooop around, not steal anything, and leave.

  11. Re:/. Bias on White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The tubes that Iraq was shopping for were of a much greater tolerance than needed for their small artilery rockets.

  12. Re:Gee.. on Smart Cars Tell You About Road Signs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And yet, strangely, the fact remains that you were (hypothetically) breaking the law. When did it become acceptable to only follow the rules if you're in danger of getting caught? *groan* Personal responsibility is dead.

  13. I don't see why this is a problem on First JPEG Virus Posted To Usenet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you aren't running as an administrator, which you shouldn't be, it can't install itself. It's the same as Linux or any other OS with a basic user system.

  14. Re:Ceramics on Self-assembling 3D Nanostructures · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And very expensive brakes.

  15. Re:The trick is to make technology your slave on The Downside of 'Hypertasking' · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I personally don't get that many e-mails at work but i've heard the Finance director saying he gets 400 e-mails a week. I fail to accept that reading all these e-mail is a productive use of his time and companies ran just fine before e-mail. Only uses the technology if it helps you work more efficiently.

    Are you kidding? Have you ever done a paper-to-paperless conversion project of any sort? How long do you think it would take for the finance director to get the same things done if each of those 400 emails was someone knocking on his door or sending a letter from outside the company? Would that be a more productive use of his time? Every conversion project I've been involved in has led to at least 4x the productivity, that certainly sounds like technology making things move more efficiently.

  16. Re:Seems like - on Build Your Own Hybrid-Electric Car? · · Score: 1

    And as with any performance part that adds a significant amount of power, you can kiss drivetrain warranty coverage goodbye. I'd rather have the ability to make a warranty claim on my engine or transmission, should one become necesssary, than get an extra 10 MPG.

  17. Re:BS- Johns Hopkins school of engineering on MIT Names First Female President · · Score: 1

    Or maybe... just maybe... they felt that she wasn't qualified and the college made a big mistake, which impacted their jobs in a large way?

  18. Re:Fair Sentence on RIAA Sues More Music Lovers · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think if the people sharing music were forced to pay for CDs equal to the number of songs/songs from one album that people had pirated through them, it would probably be a lot more expensive than the settlement others have been paying.

  19. Re:Official download.microsoft.com link on Windows XP SP2 Goes Gold · · Score: 1

    818d45103b2bc82a346da320d6abd4c3 xpsp2.exe

    That does not match the claimed md5sum of:

    Filename: WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe
    MD5: 59A98F181FE383907E520A391D75B5A7

    Who knows what it is.

  20. Re:Hmmm on Windows XP SP2 Goes Gold · · Score: 1

    Let me guess, you're a developer? I hate your type. There are countless patch administration systems out there that are extremely effective and don't let users fill up their PCs with spyware and crapware that they've downloaded. It's nice to administer 2000+ systems and know that not a single one of them has spyware or (ugh) WeatherBug.

  21. Re:Official download.microsoft.com link on Windows XP SP2 Goes Gold · · Score: 1

    It looks like it could be right, it's 266 MB. I'm getting a steady 400 KB/s on it, I'll check the md5sums against the torrents when it's done.

  22. Re:Hmmm on Windows XP SP2 Goes Gold · · Score: 1

    Why are you giving users administrative access over their PCs? There is NO valid reason for it (and if you think there is, you need to do some research). It sounds like someone at your company isn't doing their job.

  23. Re:Torrents, the answer to the 404 Not Found dilem on DOOM 3 Final Video Trailer Released · · Score: 1

    I'm getting steady 350 KB/s from the direct download.

  24. Re:theft on Videogame Piracy - Is a Stricter Approach Necessary? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You are 100% correct. Copyright infringement != stealing. I'm amazed that people still can't figure this out, especially on a prominent site like GamerDad.

  25. Time to do some reading on Where are the High-Capacity SCSI Drives? · · Score: 1

    Instead, businesses (and some individuals) wanting greater storage capacities are required to buy more drives which takes up more space, generates more heat, provides more points of failure, uses more electricity, etc.

    Are you unfamiliar with the concept of RAID? That's where all those SCSI drives are going, and it most certainly does not add more points of failure as it pertains to systems. Business do not want high-capacity single SCSI drives, especially when they can pile together 146 GB drives.