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  1. This is advertised on Comcast Cheating On Bandwidth Testing? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's called PowerBoost. It's advertised on TV and radio every 5 minutes. They even have a FAQ about it. Google just might have a hint of it, too. Come on...

  2. Re:Hmm.. on University Bows to RIAAs Demands for Student Names · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So according to you, Universities should hand over lists of their students to anyone on demand?

    How about to court orders? Like, you know, in this case.

  3. Re:Who voted for it? on US Senate Votes Immunity For Telecoms · · Score: 5, Informative
  4. Don't I feel suckered on US Senate Votes Immunity For Telecoms · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I helped vote in this Democratic congress under the belief they would change things, and the best they could do was come up with 31 votes? Business as usual, I guess.

  5. Re:2.6.24.1 is Not Vulnerable on Linux Kernel 2.6 Local Root Exploit · · Score: 2, Informative

    That is incorrect. There are three different vulnerabilities here, you're only accounting for one of them.

  6. This is incorrect on Linux Kernel 2.6 Local Root Exploit · · Score: 5, Informative

    Vmsplice is part of the core kernel, it is not a configuration option. It is used all over the place.

  7. Re:Waste of electricity on Making Use of Terabytes of Unused Storage · · Score: 1

    The engineers might have a tough time doing their work after you take away their computers. Methinks you didn't read the article.

  8. Re:#1 way to prevent adoption of new language vers on Python 3.0 To Be Backwards Incompatible · · Score: 0

    Real threading.

  9. Re:Walmart on RIAA Wants $1.5 Million Per CD Copied · · Score: 1

    Fuck it. If they say I'm stealing it I'm just going to start "ripping" music from Walmart. The fines are cheaper and less signficant on a criminal record.

    As an alternative to either form of piracy/theft, you could consider buying the $10 CD and save those couple trips to McDonald's for next month.

  10. So about that witch hunt... on P2P Fans Pound Comcast In FCC Comments · · Score: 1

    Also I see considerable differences in speed ftp sessions vs. html. They are obviously limiting speed in ftp as well.

    No, they aren't. Sandvine's technology is only used based on deep packet inspection of BitTorrent traffic. It certainly opens the doors to anything and everything being blamed on it, as shown.

  11. XMPP's features, what am I missing? on AOL Adopting Jabber (XMPP) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I've been using AIM since 1997 and GTalk on and off for a year, both with Pidgin 2.3.1 currently.

    As far as comparisons go, with AIM I can:
    - See and show other's and my own idle time (critical to me)
    - See other's and set my buddy profile (very useful for links and other interesting tidbits)
    - See people's login time (important)
    - See people's account creation time
    - See the capabilities of someone's client

    With XMPP I can:
    - Do none of the above
    - Have a slightly larger buddy icon

    Am I missing something? Are these lackings limitations of Pidgin? Given XMPP's open nature, I would have imagined missing features would have been implemented long before reverse-engineering AIM's newest protocol features. :confused:

  12. Think for yourself, don't let the TV do it on McCain, Clinton Win New Hampshire · · Score: 0, Troll

    The only major candidate who wants to immediately withdraw from Iraq...
    The only candidate who has a grasp of economics....
    The only candidate who will protect social security for the elderly...
    The only candidate who understands how to fight inflation...
    The only candidate who understands if you give up liberty for security you have neither...
    RON PAUL
    www.ronpaul2008.com

  13. Wouldn't install for me on Facebook Widget Installs Zango Spyware · · Score: 3, Informative

    I tried to run it from the Facebook link in my sandbox, it wouldn't take. Looks like admin privileges are a requirement. I guess it's not surprising people aren't following the basic security steps that (even) Microsoft recommends.

  14. More important question on RIAA Backs Down On "Unlicensed Investigator" · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Is MediaSentry licensed to investigate in the state in which they actually performed the investigation? The location of the plaintiff's IP is irrelevant, it could be next door, it could be in Alaska.

  15. Guess the language! on Google's "Knol" Reinvents Wikipedia · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google'a Knol

    Klingon?

  16. Some of the things that get glazed over... on Did SCO Get Linux-mob Justice? · · Score: 1, Informative

    Pretty telling, actually.

    The then-CEOs of both Santa Cruz and Novell (yes, of Novell too) each supported SCO's position in their testimony -- i.e., the position Judge Kimball rejected without even letting a jury hear it. Each former CEO said that it was his understanding that Novell had sold Santa Cruz the entire UNIX operating system business, including copyrights. Here's how Novell's then CEO Robert Frankenberg testified:

    Q. Was your initial intent in the transaction that Novell would transfer copyrights to UNIX and UnixWare technology to Santa Cruz?

    A. Yes.

    Q. Was that your intent at the time when the APA was signed?

    A. Yes.

    Q. Was it your intent when that transaction closed?

    A. Yes.

    Q. And did that remain your intent, as you view it, at all relevant times?

    A. Yes.

    Q. That never changed?

    A. No.

  17. Unlikely on Is Comcast Heading the Way of the Dinosaur? · · Score: 4, Informative

    A.) Comcast has over 12 million High Speed Internet users. They aren't going away anytime soon.
    B.) DOCSIS 3.0 roll-outs, which are already started in test areas and expected to hit 25%+ in competitive Comcast markets in 2008, allows 450+ Mbps download and 125+ Mbps upload per channel in a node. For those not in the know, a node is where bandwidth is shared, and can feature many channels. Comcast is already planning to roll out 50 Mbps speeds, followed by 100 Mbps as it becomes competitive.

    Bandwidth will continue to be competition-based, and Comcast is far from down and out.

  18. Stop misusing "Network Neutrality" on EFF Releases Software to Spot Net NonNeutrality · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Network Neutrality refers to ISPs double dipping on charging/extorting fees for both users paying for their connections and web sites paying for prioritization of traffic according to origination and destination. It does not refer to protocol-based QoS. It does not mean a flat, unmanaged, unQoS-ed Internet. By repeatedly and deliberately misusing this phrase, its importance is being weakened.

  19. Re:iPhone on Google Maps GPS Simulator · · Score: 2, Informative

    Don't worry, that was covered in the article.

    The My Location feature is currently available for most web-enabled mobile phones, including Java, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Nokia/Symbian devices. However, it is not yet compatible with Apple's iPhone.

    Still, Apple has promised to continuously update and improve upon the feature set of its inaugural mobile handset, making it more than likely that the feature will turn up once it emerges from the beta stage.

  20. Re:Imminent destruction! on Everyday Copyright Violations · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Unfortunately for the author's hyperbole, tattoos of copyrighted art on one's person fall under fair use.

  21. Torrent of episode 1 available on Discovery Channel's Games Documentary Impresses · · Score: 4, Informative

    Since it looks like Discovery isn't replaying the previous episodes imminently (judging by their site's listings), a torrent of the first episode in good quality is available here.

  22. Re:Linux on UK Schools Warned Off Microsoft Deal · · Score: 1

    For most of the software schools use, there are no open alternatives. Not every problem is a nail, no matter how much you like your hammer...

  23. Re:Microsoft SuSE? on Microsoft Planning to Buy Open Source Companies? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Keep in mind, Novell sales are up 250% since their deal with Microsoft. Their customers don't exactly seem to mind.

  24. Re:So let me get this straight.... on Amended Internet Tax Ban Will Not Include VoIP · · Score: 1

    Remember the argument we always use about patents and how an electronic version of something isn't any more unique than the non-electronic version (bar tabs and 1-click)? Same deal here. Phone taxes provide revenue for a state, regardless of the medium. If you take those away, as some short-sighted people want, the money will need to come from somewhere else, and it will. There's no such thing as a free lunch.

  25. Re:Hmmmm on The GIMP UI Redesign · · Score: 1

    Sounds pretty PIMP.