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  1. Re:DMCA TAKEDOWN! on Amazon Uses DMCA To Restrict Ebook Purchases · · Score: 4, Informative

    Updated version of the code, azw-0.2.zip, is here: http://skochinsky.googlepages.com/azw-0.2.zip.

  2. Re:Dirty Fingers on Cheap Scanners Can "Fingerprint" Paper · · Score: 1

    I have never been to that city, let alone state. What is so bad about being arrested their compared to elsewhere?

  3. Re:news @ 11 on Cory Doctorow Calls Death To Music, Movies, Print · · Score: 1

    All valid points, but the problem with ads is that people learn to tune them out when they become intrusive. I know that I personally avoid ads in whatever medium because of this, unless I am shopping around for something and want to start to see what options there are beyond web-searches and word of mouth.

  4. Re:and security? on 5 Powerline Networking Devices Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Secure? Not a problem if you turn on subnetwork encryption channels that some of these devises use. And if that is not enough, you can always create a ssh tunnel between the two machines that are at either end of the powerline connection.

  5. Re:Three options on How To Keep Rats From Eating My Cables? · · Score: 4, Funny

    I once had a dog that loved to play fetch with rocks... it was so bad that if someone threw a ball, then she usually returned with a rock. For a few days we covered any rock she would give us us to throw for her with very hot Tabasco sauce. It worked for about a day, but then she realized if she dropped it into the pool it would be just like new. We gave up the covering approach soon after that. That and playing reverse fetch with a dog to get their rock from the deep end of the pool became rather annoying.

  6. Re:Three options on How To Keep Rats From Eating My Cables? · · Score: 3, Informative

    I know that to stop rabbits from munching on cables vitamin-e oil stops them. They can't stand it. No idea if that would work on rats, but perhaps it may cause someone to think of a related solution that does not involve harmful chemicals and traps.

  7. Re:Very tempted to get this on Amazon Announces Kindle 2, With Slew of New Features · · Score: 1

    For me, I want a colored eink screen that is twice the size of the Kindle 2, full pdf file support, open dev kit, wifi, and webbrowser.

  8. What's wrong with Dia on Jumping To Ubuntu At Work For Non-Linux Geeks · · Score: 1

    Why did he not replace Visio with Dia?

  9. Re:amazing on How Best To Deal With WiFi Interference? · · Score: 1

    Fair enough. How about he buy or borrow someones Wi-Spy 2.4x Spectrum Analyzer (thinkgeek sells them) to see that and where interference is coming from. From there, tweak the placement of AP and types of antennas.

  10. Re:Solution on How Best To Deal With WiFi Interference? · · Score: 2, Informative

    The gear only works within a certain range of space (wires), so it is unlikely to leave the building and it's possible it would not cover the whole building. Furthermore, they offer encrypted subnetwork connections.

  11. Re:Solution on How Best To Deal With WiFi Interference? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not if he gets Powerline AV Ethernet Adapters. My Netgear ones work great in my ~30 year old home.

  12. Re:Hardware demands match? on In-Depth With the Windows 7 Public Beta · · Score: 1

    Out of curiosity, does it work under Wine?

  13. Re:If by fired on WSJ Confirms RIAA Fired MediaSentry · · Score: 1

    IANAL, so correct me if I am wrong: Downloading content is not illegal. What makes an action deemed copyright infringement is by making content available and actually sharing it beyond the extent the law allows.

  14. Re:Software on The Best Computer Mice In Every Category · · Score: 2, Informative

    Invest in a nice wireless Wacom tablet. They come with wireless mouse that uses magnets instead of batteries.

  15. Re:only if they allow delay while typing... on The Best Computer Mice In Every Category · · Score: 1

    Have not noticed that feature on mine, but my HP laptop has a button that turns off the touch-pad at the hardware level, so no software turning needed, and matters not what OS is running.

  16. Re:Solar Charged Laptops? on Top Tech Breakthroughs of 2008 · · Score: 1

    Here is a solar power laptop solution. It's not exactly what you want, but a step in the right direction.

  17. Re:Best use of the Kindle on An Ethical Question Regarding Ebooks · · Score: 1

    Just because a book is out of print does not mean one cannot track the author down and send money/gift/etc. If that can be done, then downloading a pirated copy might be absolved from any ethical issues.

    Also, from an obtaining standpoint, what is the difference between borrowing a book from a library or friend and obtaining a pirated copy? Either way, the copyright holder does not get a cut, but they main gain a fan, and thus buy and/or share more of their works in the future.

    I am not saying I have the answers, just more questions to ponder.

  18. Re:A simple search on (Useful) Stupid Unix Tricks? · · Score: 1
    For watching network sockets, I find this one most useful on Linux systems:

    sudo watch -n1 "netstat -nape --inet && echo "-- lsof --" && lsof -iTCP"

  19. Re:And on Comcast's Throttling Plan Has 'Disconnect User' Option · · Score: 1
    You need to configure IPTables to drop forged reset packets. I use this script:

    #!/bin/sh
    #Replace 6883 with you BT port
    BT_PORT=6881

    #Flush the filters
    iptables -F

    #Apply new filters
    iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT

    #Comcast BitTorrent seeding block workaround
    iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport $BT_PORT --tcp-flags RST RST -j DROP
    iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT

    #BitTorrent
    iptables -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport $BT_PORT -j ACCEPT
    iptables -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m udp -p udp --dport $BT_PORT -j ACCEPT
    iptables -A INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited

  20. Re:All I can say... on Speculation On Large-Scale Phone Location Snooping · · Score: 1

    I suppose, but aren't KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut owned by the same parent company?

  21. Re:In a word... on Psystar Will Countersue Apple · · Score: 1

    I thought they were using a specialized BIOS which is used to check in part or full that it is running on Apple approved hardware-- is this wrong?

  22. Re:NoScript sounds like something that you need. on Adobe Flash Ads Launching Clipboard Hijack Attacks · · Score: 1

    Noscript and Flashblock both work fine in Firefox 3.X. Most major plugins have been ported to version 3 or have comparative replacements. The added benefit to upgrading from 2.X is that it is so much faster loading and managing pages, which includes faster javascript code (for when someone wants to allow it), and has better memory management.

  23. Re:Stupid and Redundant on Let Your Theme Song be Your Password · · Score: 1

    What if you use a playlist as a password, where you choose a subset of songs from a larger list and have to arrange them in the correct order.

  24. Re:reproduction on Viruses Infected By Viruses · · Score: 3, Informative

    Am I the only one that thinks that they replicate by way of using the the host tissue cells by tricking it to make duplicates?

  25. Re:What, me change MAC address? I wouldn't do that on Tufts Tells Judge, We Can't Tie IP To MAC Addresses · · Score: 1

    Does tying them together like that defeat the following: but some motherboard BIOS's let you change the MAC Address of an embed NIC, thus tricking the booting OS into believing the software encoded MAC Address is the hardware encoded one.