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  1. Re:Leaks what? on New Windows Media Player Leaks · · Score: 1

    Truthfully - that is why I clicked this thread. I wanted to know what the latest bugs that I need to worry about are. I'm not interested in the program itself at all!

  2. Re:Cost?? on In-Flight VOIP Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    Conceptually it is no different from living on a hill or a mountain. Lots of people use their cell phones for emergency comms when hiking in the Rockies.

  3. Re:Cost?? on In-Flight VOIP Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    When flying overland, common cell phones works pretty good actually. Your battery just don't last long, since it uses high power, but you can make one or two calls while in the air.

  4. How do you know? on Congress Proposes Data Breach Disclosure Bill · · Score: 1

    How do you know that a breach occurred? OK, in a few cases there are system logs, but there are bazillions of compromized Windoze machines out there, leaking information all the time. Does every crapware infestation found by Spybot S&D count as a data breach? It probably should.

  5. Re:Cause for concern on Ship Logs Suggest Upcoming Polar Reversal · · Score: 1

    "everyone that was alive during the last reversal, is dead now." Well, damn, that just shows you how dangerous it is... ;)

  6. Re:Oh, I get it... on U.S. to Gain Access to EU Retained Data · · Score: 2, Funny

    Exactly, in Europe, each country spies on the other, then they share the data through Interpol. That way, each country can 'guarantee' the privacy of its citizens.

    In the USA, the NSA, Tobacco police, Coast Guard, Army, Airforce, Navy, CIA, FBI, State Troopers and Local police all do their own thing, then share the information through the supermarket tabloids...

  7. Re:Well, it's only fair. on U.S. to Gain Access to EU Retained Data · · Score: 1

    The round trip delay through the mega switches on Alpha Centauri is terrible...

  8. Re:Seach engine filter on The Dark Side of Paid Search · · Score: 1

    Why not just use browser that doesn't do Active-X?

  9. Re:Didn't realize McAfee bought SiteAdvisor on The Dark Side of Paid Search · · Score: 1

    "what can we do to prevent this?" I tell them, I can install Linux, or they can buy a Mac, or they can run Bart PE from a CDROM. Only one lonely Linux convert so far, but lots of repeat scraping business. Most people want to suffer.

  10. Re:Only one choice for me... on Favorite Film Scientists? · · Score: 1

    Actually jiggawatts is the correct pronunciation but it would not stick.

  11. Re:not the market that's bubbling... on Examining the New Bubble · · Score: 1

    I agree - what we are seeing is a return of super inflation running at double digit rates.

  12. Re:Spelling fix. on Ageia PhysX Tested · · Score: 1

    Well, maybe his breath really does smell of fish bait...

  13. Works with humans too on Cancer Resistant Mouse Provides Possible Cure · · Score: 1

    but some people don't like growing a tail and whiskers... ...do I smell cheese?

  14. Mice, experimented upon... on Cancer Resistant Mouse Provides Possible Cure · · Score: 1

    will develop cancer - not?

    Seems like the old saw has been turned on its head.

  15. Lewis Carrol on Wal-Mart Trying to Trademark the Smiley Face · · Score: 1

    The Cheshire Cat will take exception to all this...

  16. Re:Stupid programmers use notepad on Vim 7 Released · · Score: 1
  17. Re:Let's try it out on Vim 7 Released · · Score: 1

    The absolutely worst editor is edlin, which is still shipped with MS Windows XP:
    http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/w indows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/edlin.mspx?mfr=true
    http://tinyurl.com/hm9uc

    Compared to that, using vi is a breath of fresh air...

  18. Re:Admin's priveledge? on Tearing Down China's Great Firewall · · Score: 1

    Hmmmm... After closing down a few tunnels, the firewall administrator alerts the security police who go and pay a little visit to the suspect. The police don't bother to encrypt their bullets...

  19. Re:Back in the day. on X-Prize Lunar Lander Competition a Go · · Score: 1

    No, there were many tests. Remember the 'flying bead stead' and the tests in space with earlier Apollo missions. Yes, I was around back then, a mere kid though...

  20. Why one photon? on Growing Diamonds for Better Information Security · · Score: 1

    I can't see how sending one photon at a time will make a system secure. Photons are not necessarily particles, they have wave properties too. So if particle domain analysis doesn't work, just use the wave domain. Have these guys never heard of the double slot experiment?

  21. Zabbix on Server Monitoring With Munin And Monit · · Score: 1

    Anyone using Zabbix? (http://www.zabbix.com/)

  22. Re:GIMP! on Evolution of a 100% Free Software-Based Publisher · · Score: 1

    Will it be easier to do CMYK work on an LCD screen than a CRT?

  23. Re:neat... on Corsair Nautilus500 External Cooling Kit · · Score: 1

    Well, I guess you could use oil cooling. Oil doesn't conduct electricity, though most oils burn very nicely. Actually, distilled water doesn't conduct either, but it absorbs salts from its surroundings and becomes conductive after a while.

  24. Re:Uncyclopedia on New Disclaimer for the Internet · · Score: 1

    I wonder where this originally comes from: "Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball."

  25. Re:WebProNews on Bearshare Shut Down by RIAA · · Score: 2, Funny

    pron ews...

    AC/DC: "Dirty deeds, done with sheep..."