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  1. This same situation... on EFF: 48 Hours to Stop the Broadcast Flag · · Score: 1

    was previously played out on the simpsons, it turns out in that
    episode they got on senator drunk in drinking contest with homer,
    another one abstained from voting because they had some dirt
    on him, and something else...

    at the end of it krusty got his bill through and Springfield got
    something else they did not need.

    too little too late...

  2. Re:their most secure computers? on World's Biggest Hacker Held · · Score: 1

    Actually the most secure computers are the ones
    that are turned off. :)

    Arash

  3. He should be releasing the source code. on DVD Decrypter Author Served With Take-Down Order · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There are no two ways about it, he should pull-a-netscape release the
    code and then let the community take care of the rest.

    Thats what any good netizen would do, wouldn't they? ;)

    Arash Partow

  4. Wha does this mean? on Games We've Never Seen Before · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Indeed, the next generation of gaming platforms - Playstation 3, X
    Box 360, and Revolution - which was the talk of this year's E3, rival
    the computing power of the Pentagon"

    Since when has the pentagon been a measuring stick for computing power?

    Arash

  5. Re:ENOUGH! on How the Secret Service Busted ShadowCrew · · Score: 1

    Nah, they're actually talking about ruskis that where breaking into
    people's systems/networks and then black-mailing them for money
    otherwise they would reveal data like CC info etc that they had stolen
    from their systems to the world or where ever that kinda stuff gets revealed.

    the FBI setup a sting with the help of a company that was being black-
    mailed. They basically offered two of the hackers jobs in the US and
    promised to get them working visas etc. The next thing you know the
    two guys got on a plane and went to the US and were arrested. simple
    as that.

    They then in a plea bargain ratted out on the other members of the
    group/team etc..

    It was in the NY times last year I think.

  6. Re:Remarkable on How the Secret Service Busted ShadowCrew · · Score: 1

    You think thats bad, A few weeks ago, I was just merely thinking about
    posting it when commander taco and his taco munching honchos with their
    colorfully gay ponchos came into my mind and rejected my post from
    there.

    Howz that for efficiency!

    have you, have you been slashdotted - lately?

    Arash

  7. Re:Not a flame, just a fact... on Spielberg & Lucas Approve Indy 4 Script · · Score: 1

    I think its gonna be something like the one where Sean Connery was
    playing his father, but this time Ford will be the old fart and
    the guy that plays Indy in the "Young Adventures Of" will be the
    new Indy, with Lucas doing a camio as the fat old disgruntled bad
    guy :D

    Arash

  8. I was just wondering... on BBC Launches Linux Powered Weather Format · · Score: 1

    Do the Nvidia Graphic drivers come standard
    with their distro of linux? ;)

    Arash

  9. Be wary of... on Vigilante Hackers use Old West Tactics for Justice · · Score: 2, Informative

    The links these so-called vigilantes place on those de-faced sites saying:

    "link to the bank's real web site" ;)

    he he he he he he :D

    Regards

    Arash Partow

    ________________________________________________ __
    Be one who knows what they don't know,
    Instead of being one who knows not what they don't know,
    Thinking they know everything about all things.
    http://www.partow.net/

  10. Re:Hire someone... on Creating a High-Tech Meeting/Conference Room? · · Score: 1

    say he made a mistake, how would he earse things
    off the board?

    Arash

  11. I think this is the last thing the US needs now... on Military Seeks Approval to Develop Space Weapons · · Score: 1

    Because it will just flame fanatics of all persuasions and give their
    arguments of how the US is a crazed money and energy hungery monster
    (which isn't so far from the truth) real weight and credibility.

    The US of A, currently has many internal problems, including health
    and educational infrastructural issues, inherent disunity between
    minorities based on both rase and financial class lines. It also currently
    has a critical problem with foreign policy only being able to maintain
    control over smaller countries through so-called goodies like open
    the doors into the US market for them, which sort has gone completely
    wrong when it comes to trade with China, and many many more issues,
    relating to crime, drugs and just standards of living for the typical
    average joe or Jane.

    The last thing they should be thinking about is launching weapons
    into space...

    Arash

  12. Re:Pascal and Delphi on Free Pascal 2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Delphi uses an extension of Pascal known as Object Pascal, Delphi
    itself is an RAD/IDE, however over the years people have come to
    associate the Object Pascal language with Delphi and vica versa.

    I personally think Object Pascal with Borland's extensions i.e.:
    interfaces and properties etc, make Object Pascal one of the best
    programming language currently available.

    Its clean, it readable, its highly type-safe and most importantly
    its really fast!

    Arash Partow
    __________________________________________ ________
    Be one who knows what they don't know,
    Instead of being one who knows not what they don't know,
    Thinking they know everything about all things.
    http://www.partow.net/

  13. Best news I've heard in YEARS! on Free Pascal 2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Look what more can anyone say?
    This is a real push in the right direction,
    not only for the Pascal community but for the
    developer community as a whole!

    May the force be with you Freepascalers :D

    Arash

  14. How many unique downloads? on Firefox Growth Slowing? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    80 million I'm assuming a composite...

    Arash Partow

  15. Re:Open source means... on OpenOffice 2.0 Criticized on Use of Java · · Score: 1

    When code is distributed freely, its free and thats the end of it.
    It can't be called non-free, because at the simplest level, every
    instruction needed is openly available and its usage terms are
    set with the accompanying license.

    Now what people are complaining about here is that because gcj
    can't properly compile the code being placed into OO (mainly due
    to protected and public scoping in classes) that all the code
    should be removed from OO.

    That doesn't make sense to me, and i don't think it makes sense
    to many people. its illogical

    IMHO if for example the GNU Java initiative had fully implemented
    everything in Java land including the very vast libraries
    there wont be any complaints coming from the open source
    community with regards to Java code being OO.

    And thats pretty much the crouch of the problem.

    Arash Partow
    __________________________________________ ________
    Be one who knows what they don't know,
    Instead of being one who knows not what they don't know,
    Thinking they know everything about all things.
    http://www.partow.net/

  16. Open source means... on OpenOffice 2.0 Criticized on Use of Java · · Score: 1

    I write an application in "ANY" language "I" choose, and then I distribute the
    source code of the application which "I" had written in the language "I" chose
    and people who want it download it, build it and run it.

    That said open source has got nothing to do with the language I use but rather
    the way I distribute my code and the accompanying usage terms.

    I think some of these so-called hackers that are complaining about the use of Java
    in OO, are doing so because they lack the necessary skills in Java to contribute,
    and hence feel left out of the so called open-source "fame game".

    Arash Partow
    __________________________________________ ________
    Be one who knows what they don't know,
    Instead of being one who knows not what they don't know,
    Thinking they know everything about all things.
    http://www.partow.net/

  17. Eminent Failure Paradox on Time Travelers' Convention · · Score: 1

    This will fail, because it would need at least
    one trawler to come back. For one traveler to come
    back it would need to be popular in the first place.

    Hence the chicken or egg scenario.

    Eminent failure paradox is all around us people, there
    is no getting away from it.

    Arash Partow

  18. I think most interesting is that.... on Comments are More Important than Code · · Score: 1

    a dead guy is writing articles about code
    development from the grave...

    come on at least give us a clue about the next
    life, is it hot or mild tempered ? ;)

    Arash

  19. Some interesting points... on Finnish Firm Claims Fake P2P Hash Technology · · Score: 1

    Initially what kind of hashes are they producing? Can they replicated md5,
    sha, sha-1 etc all in a reasonable amount of time?

    I doubt they can, and even if they could the hashing criteria is based on
    other things as well, such as exact file size in bytes and a possible fuzzy
    file name match.

    So there are actually three pieces of information that have to be equivalent:

    message digest + file size + fuzzy file name match

    I want to see them produce 2 files that have the same hash value (be it MD5,
    SHA-1 etc..) and also be of the same file size.

    If they can do that my hats are off to them, if not good-night sleep tight,
    don't let the bed bugs bite! :)

    Arash Partow
    __________________________________________ ________
    Be one who knows what they don't know,
    Instead of being one who knows not what they don't know,
    Thinking they know everything about all things.
    http://www.partow.net

  20. Re:But when... on Hitachi Predicts 3D Hard Disks by Year's End · · Score: 1

    why does it have to be a "flux capacitor"?
    or is that just your phrase of the day ? ;)

  21. Try searching for IPOd on playsforsure.com on Microsoft's Tips for Buying an MP3 Player · · Score: 1

    http://www.playsforsure.com/KeywordSearchResults.a spx?searchtype=keyword&show=1&keyword=ipod

    he he he he he :)

    Arash

  22. Flaws in Mozilla browsers soar: study on Firefox and Open Standards the Way Forward · · Score: 1

    Same newspaper is saying that "Flaws in Mozilla browsers soar"....

    Arash

  23. securifying? on EDS: Linux is Insecure, Unscalable · · Score: 1

    what does that mean?
    is that even a word?
    or is this another bushism?

  24. Re:Good encryption? on NSA Announces New Crypto Standards · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Because they are the worlds largest employer of mathematicians. Lets say out of every 1000
    mathematicians they have working for them only 1 or 2 of them turn out to be real geniuses,
    thats still more than enough to do the work they need...

    Its all about playing the numbers :D

    Arash
    _________________________________________ _________
    Be one who knows what they don't know,
    Instead of being one who knows not what they don't know,
    Thinking they know everything about all things.
    http://www.partow.net

  25. How do they define the first page? on Climbing up the Search Ladder · · Score: 1

    With all SEs you can set how many results you get
    back per page. Results ranging from 10 per page
    to 100 or even 200 results per page.

    So their guarentee of getting you on the first page
    is dependent on what the number of results per page
    is. If they're assuming 10 then GREAT!, but if its
    100 or 200 results per page well then...

    Arash Partow
    __________________________________________ ________
    Be one who knows what they don't know,
    Instead of being one who knows not what they don't know,
    Thinking they know everything about all things.
    http://www.partow.net