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  1. now, you fool on Nokia 6820 Wireless Messaging Handset Reviewed · · Score: 1

    they sell a variety of handsets. the more popular dictate what the public wants. the ones that die off into oblivion don't. end of story.

  2. oh no, here we go on D-Link's USB-Powered Access Point · · Score: 1

    so anyone who has one of these can sit down and start acting as a dhcp server? that's going to be *marvellous* in public wifi hotspots, isn't it?

  3. you've misconfigured it then. on How Secure is Windows Firewall? · · Score: 1

    turn off system monitoring (otherwise it'll warn everytime a program calls another) and click the "create rule" button when you permit/deny. it'll never ask you again.

  4. what do you think? on 3D Holograms Detect Fake Signatures · · Score: 1

    are retailers going to accept a system that gives a significant false negative rate? no. so will you ever get hauled to jail by accident? no.

  5. wrong, strangely on Federal Reserve To Use Internet For Money Transfer · · Score: 1

    ...wiretapping modems should be easy, right? it's not. it's *murder* tapping analogue modems and trying to get a signal: the two ends are slightly out of synch, and getting realtime tapping going is very hard indeed. whether it's harder than triple-DES encrypted VPN or IPSEC's another matter though...

  6. because it's integrated on the mobo presumably on You've Got PC · · Score: 1

    and it'd cost more to make an AOL-OEM one that took it out. it won't be costing the end user anything, so why not leave it there?

  7. 35 dollars? on You've Got PC · · Score: 1

    65 UKP here for OEM copies, and that's from the cheapest suppliers. doesn't get any cheaper unless you're buying 100+ either. wanna post a link to your supplier?

  8. great, now do it again on You've Got PC · · Score: 1

    ...go get all the bits, put them in a big cardboard box, and give it to your gran for 23 dollars a month. operate a 24 hour helpline, and see how long it takes her to build the machine and get online.

  9. no on You've Got PC · · Score: 1

    remember webtv? and eden's aren't cheap - check component prices.

  10. no-one uses modem banks any more on You've Got PC · · Score: 1

    do they? in the UK we've all binned them and get british telecom to pipe the calls directly into a box on site.

  11. *think* on You've Got PC · · Score: 1

    you want to buy components in bulk to sell to make a cheap PC? you can't easily buy sub 2GHz processors any more, and if you can, they're no cheaper than the more common faster ones - supply and demand. windows xp on 128mb's unpleasant - 256MB nice and usable. likewise, a 20gb hard disk costs about the same as a 40gb one - i think this is actually quite a sensible basic spec.

  12. you know, they *could* on Big Brother In Your Front Seat · · Score: 1

    ...if it's GPS based and just requires batteries or a 12v feed, it'd retrofit to anything. you'd presumably have it installed with a sealed tag to show if you take it out and put it in granny's car whilst you're off street racing, but there'd be no reason it couldn't be fitted to *anything*.

  13. no on Passwords - 64 Characters, Changed Daily? · · Score: 1

    ...you can get hardware devices that do this now that sit in line with the keyboard (keyghost, et al)...you can even get keyboards with them already installed. as for software: if it's compromised, then no.
    as ever, unless you built it, you can't trust it 100%. however, for the non-paranoid, a 99% level of confidence is probably enough.

  14. Re:Stop playing solitaire on my dialysis machine on Fed-Up Hospitals Defy Windows Patching Rules · · Score: 1
    "For human-life-critical applications, you should be using something that is demonstrably proven"

    agreed. we use win2k and have put in probably 10,000 man hours of system testing. *we* have proved it, and it passed our formal requirements spec.

  15. you dick on Fed-Up Hospitals Defy Windows Patching Rules · · Score: 1

    ...it doesn't cover using the media as a frisbee either, but that doesn't stop some enterprising company making an XP-disk-frisbee kit and marketing it - and guaranteeing that it works.

  16. i do this for a living on Fed-Up Hospitals Defy Windows Patching Rules · · Score: 1

    ...and can safely say that' you're an idiot or a troll. i can't be bothered going into the *massive* depth of our testing, and it's going to be beyond your comprehension anyway, but suffice to say that it's deeper and more thorough than *any* industry. your assumptions are wrong, bad and stupid. the end.

  17. um, yes on Laptops with the Longest Battery Life? · · Score: 1

    ...i'm *sure* it was there before, but it isn't now. i'll get some sleep.

  18. oh, i don't know on The Saga of Katie.com · · Score: 3, Funny

    we're your 51st state, now, aren't we?

  19. probably not on The Saga of Katie.com · · Score: 5, Insightful

    i'd be really tempted, but it might show an attempt to damage the reputation of penguin. you and i know this is wrong, bad and Just Plain Dumb, but you can never predict which way a court will see it...

  20. hell yes on Propagating a Signal Through Old Walls? · · Score: 1

    my house was built in 1875 (in the UK, in a little conservation area called "Dodge Hill". That's where the Dodge family of Dodge City and Dodge Motors came from...) and it's great: a victorian house that's full of character, built back when you had craftsmen doing everything by hand. it's chock full of high tech, too. whilst a lot of modern houses may be looking a little rough in 100 years, a lot of older ones don't.

  21. that's not the point of touchtyping on Is Typing a Necessary Skill? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    the point is that you can read a doc and type at the same time: i.e. you can find the keys on the keyboard by feel without having to look at them. if you're typing up what's in your head, this isn't particularly necessary, but if you're transcribing or commenting a doc, it's very useful indeed; the cognitive overhead from looking down at the keys, and looking up at another screen/piece of paper with all attendant refocussing etc is quite high.

  22. OSX? what are you talking about? on Laptops with the Longest Battery Life? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...ever seen that run on an X40? No, didn't think so. And for the record, on a new battery, my Tosh M1 centrino/pentium M will do 7 hours on office-type work, with not too much optical drive activity.

  23. Re:"my car has two axels too" on DARPA Grand Challenge 2005 Rules Announced · · Score: 1

    i know how to spell, thanks. that's why my OP had it in quotes. and in car terms, an axle means a continuous beam betwixt two opposing wheels. cheers!

  24. unless on Fun With Passwords? · · Score: 1

    ...you're using l0phtcrack or similar to test the integrity of user's passwords...

  25. bingo on Fun With Passwords? · · Score: 1

    ...we have a winner.
    to add to this: you have separate, "priviledged access" admin accounts - so you NEVER logon to a box for admin work with an account that has a roaming profile to pull down, internet access or email account. this is more important in a windows farm.