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  1. Re:You can't win this one, Linus on Linus Denounces NDISWrapper, Denies It GPL Status · · Score: 1

    Yes, this is true, however I believe (from TFA) that NDISWrapper immediately taints the kernel on load.

    So, from a debugging perspective, if you do use NDISWrapper and have a bug, people are going to (rightly) tell you to try it again without your wireless card.

  2. Telstra Australia on What Inept Billing Software Have You Encountered? · · Score: 1

    Telstra is the (partially) government owned telco in Australia.

    I get my phone through another telco with my ADSL, but I still had to get them to connect my phone line. (they own all the hardware)

    All in all, this cost about AUD$80 and I received a bill (which was promptly paid) for this amount.

    However, somewhere between receiving the bill and paying it, AUD$14.95 was deducted from the amount, meaning that Telstra now has AUD$14.95 of mine in credit on an account I don't use.

    To make matters worse, their automated billing system sends me endless bills informing me that I have AUD$14.95 in credit with them.

    I'm sure that with postage, paper, time and effort and all, it'd just be easier to send me a cheque for the amount. However, I'm fairly sure that the only human who handles the bill before it reaches me is the postie who puts it in my mailbox.

    I suppose that when I move out of this place there will be some form of disconnection fee, so it can go towards that.

  3. Re:Damn kids and their VGA's... on Samsung Develops World's First three-inch VGA LCD · · Score: 1

    Pfft, kids stuff.

    In my day, we had *real* teletypes.

    80 columns, completely mechanincal apart from the solenoid and key switch.

    None of your sissy "colour", "software cursors", "80 column cards", or "lowercase".

    Real men typed in UPPERCASE.

  4. Re:Monked on Staying On-Top of Programming Trends? · · Score: 1

    Nasty Evil person. Posting a rm-rf script. Shame on you. Julian Calaby

  5. Re:Obligatory on Is Your AJAX App Secure? · · Score: 1

    I only write plain text, in uppercase, you insensitive clod.

  6. Re:Ho - Bloody - Hum!! on MPAA Files Lawsuits Targeting Major Torrent Sites · · Score: 1

    Totally agree.

    If they'd actually produce better movies I'd watch them. I'd pay the admission price, buy snacks, take my girlfriend, etc. There hasn't been a single movie I've heard of recently that I've actually wanted to go and see.

    MPAA, seriously, funnel your money into making good movies. Lawsuits are not a valid business model unless you're SCO. If you make it, they'll come, *and* they'll bring their money.

  7. Re:PoC Code *is* in the wild on Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 DoS Exploit · · Score: 1

    I clicked on that link without thinking and it froze my browser - (what a surprise =) )

    Then I forcibly closed it. All good.

    Then I realised that sessionsaver would open up the page again when I reloaded.

    I'm only posting this now because of the beauty of high latency internet and middle mouse buttons.

    Phew!!!!

  8. At the company I work for ... on Automated Software QA/Testing? · · Score: 1

    ... the most automated testing facility we use is a system to press buttons to a script, which is used mainly for stress testing. All other testing is done "old-style" by doing "operations" on the system then checking that all the data for these is saved correctly, which usually means hand trawling through thousands of lines of XML.

    I must admit that occasionally finding a bug makes it all worth it, almost.

  9. Re:Durable enough? on Michigan To Purchase Record 130,000 Laptops · · Score: 1

    Well, whoever said that they would be taking them home?

    If I set this up, they would be able to use them during class, having several eyes on them, and that's all.

  10. Pulse dialing on 11 Digit Dialing Comes Home to New York · · Score: 1

    It'll certainly make pulse dialing a bit more of a hastle than it is already (given that it is still supported!!!)