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  1. Re:Laziness, pure and simple. on Judge Backs Amazon, Raps Feds Over Book Records · · Score: 1

    Again, in response to the hypothetical that was passively put forward that if a chid's life was in danger then the 1st amendment should/could be thrashed, he was saying that even in that situation, a child's life still doesn't mean the first amendment is thrown out the door and frankly shouldn't be.
    I'll respond to this if only you will tell me what part of the 1st amendment you think I advocate thrashing. To assist you, the First appears in its entirety in another post in this thread.

    If your employer shares salary information with the IRS, is he thrashing your 1st amendment rights? How does this differ from Amazon.com transactions?
  2. Re:You make it sound on Judge Backs Amazon, Raps Feds Over Book Records · · Score: 1
    I do not. What part of

    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
    do you think I would like to see abrogated, even for the life of a child?
  3. Re:Laziness, pure and simple. on Judge Backs Amazon, Raps Feds Over Book Records · · Score: 1

    I don't really think a kid is worth giving up the rights of the rest of a nation.
    That's a dumb, doctrinaire thing to say. Do you really believe that investigating public corruption and tracking down an endangered child are equivalent? I was applauding the judge for recognizing that difference.
  4. Laziness, pure and simple. on Judge Backs Amazon, Raps Feds Over Book Records · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This wasn't a situation where, say, a child is in imminent danger and they need the information now.

    It's simply a case of the cops' unwillingness to do some good old-fashioned police work. Good for you, Judge Crocker.

  5. Re:Missing from the article on Hushmail Passing PGP Keys to the US Government · · Score: 2, Informative

    From their FAQ.

  6. Your home UPS may help here on Saving Power in your Home Office · · Score: 1

    Mine reports watt use via a USB link to mfgr-provided software. I run the program on a laptop plugged in elsewhere when I'm measuring.
    Not quite as spiffy as a Kill-a-Watt (instantaneous readings only), but still very useful.

  7. Just wait. on Microbes Churn Out Hydrogen at Record Rate · · Score: 1

    Sure, they'll have it rough for a while. Then they'll form the Organization of Hydrogen Electrolysing Microbes and we'll all be screwed to the wall.

  8. Re:Stable branch, still from source only? on What's New in OpenBSD 4.2? · · Score: 1

    I do all my builds on a 4 yr old box (1.7 GHz Celeron, 256MB, ATA disks). The kernel takes about 20 mins, userland about 2.5 hours. In my case, the CPU is the bottleneck.

  9. Re:How dissapointing- they didn't include Xen on What's New in OpenBSD 4.2? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Theo has strong feelings about virtualization.

  10. I certainly much better now! on US Voting Machines Standards Open To Public · · Score: 5, Informative
    From the EAC's FAQ:

    Q: Will the source code be available to the public? A: No.

  11. Re:Damn, they beat us at the rugby... on South Africa Adopts ODF as a Government Standard · · Score: 1

    Worse yet, they beat us to Theo!

  12. Re:Significantly different? on NASA Offering $2 Million Prize for Lunar Lander · · Score: 1
    I can see one significant difference:

    ...competing teams have the option to refuel their vehicle before conducting the required return level to the original starting point.
  13. Judicial humor? on Court Strikes Down Age Verification For Adult Sites · · Score: 3, Funny

    In their summary, How Appealing notes that the requirement was struck down as "facially unconstitutional."

  14. Re:Quality on Facebook Goes To 64 Bit User IDs · · Score: 1

    It's only a temporary dumb-down. They're trying to rake in some of the overflow from the Limbaugh letter.

  15. Re:Unfuckingbelievable. on Listening To The Radio At Work? Prepare To Be Sued · · Score: 1

    You're part of an anonymous cow herd? No whey.

  16. Re:Unfuckingbelievable. on Listening To The Radio At Work? Prepare To Be Sued · · Score: 1

    Udder folly, IMO.

  17. Re:How do you get one of these? on Lessons To Learn From The OLPC Project · · Score: 2, Informative

    Here's one way. Not cheap, but you're doing good. http://www.xogiving.org/

  18. Re:Brute Force Attacks on Cracked Linux Boxes Used to Wield Windows Botnets · · Score: 1

    You can generate a key-pair and stick the private key on a little USB flash fob.
    The reason for generating a separate key for this is so if you ever need to login from an untrusted machine, you can nuke that key-pair afterwards without having to redo your everyday keys.
    If you're truly paranoid, you can generate several keys at the same time, deleting each one from authorized_keys as soon as you login.

  19. Re:That's nothing on George Takei Now an Asteroid · · Score: 2, Funny

    So the Strugackis are now the 3054 brothers?

  20. Bring deRaadt in for a consult on Torvalds On Pluggable Security Models · · Score: 2, Funny

    I mean, Theo's the security guy, right? I'm sure Linus would have no problem whatsoever agreeing to abide by his decision...

  21. Re:Not for security use? on When Not to Use chroot · · Score: 2, Informative

    Awesome, the semantics of directory permissions are not even honored anymore.. anyone else smell a kludge here?
    Remove the sticky bit from /tmp & try again.
  22. Re:International waters makes it easier to stop yo on Do You Need a Permit to Land on the Moon? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's pretty much the definition of authority anywhere.

  23. Digitivity? on Americans Giving Up Social Life for the Web · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Digitivity. Great. Another neologism from the virii/boxen crowd.

  24. Re:No, it doesn't. on Linux Wireless Driver Violates BSD License? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think the intent is to allow you to use the code under either license, but not to redistribute it under just one.

    I prefer fries, but if someone asks me to pass the menu, I shouldn't cross out mashed potatoes before doing so.

  25. Ahh, nostalgia on AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Era · · Score: 1

    Growing up in Chicago, I had a cheap wristwatch and a cheaper guitar. Every few days I'd pick up the phone, tune my A string to the 440Hz component of the dial tone, then dial (really dial!) CAthedral 8-8000 and set my watch. This didn't improve my playing or my punctuality, but it did make me feel better.