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  1. Identity on Privacy in the Woods? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It isn't as though it would be idintifying the people, it would just know someone/thing passed there. I don't see any privacy issues with something like an IR beam that logs traffic on the trail.

  2. Re:Excellent news for the FOSS community! on Novell To Release Ximian Connector Under GPL · · Score: 1

    IPsec? but Windows has such lovely 40 bit PPTP!

  3. Re:The review is a bit lacking... on ExtremeTech Reviews Google's Gmail Beta · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You mean like any application that touches your mail? Like that nice spam filter?

    It isn't as though a person is looking through it. Its just a machine looking through for keywords and puttings ads on the side. It isn't even collecting stats.

  4. Papa Johns on Pizza From the Command Line · · Score: 2, Funny

    When are we going to get options to order real pizza?

  5. Re:Isnt Linux Beautiful? on Worms Jack Up the Total Cost of Windows · · Score: 2, Informative

    ...or you just do it yourself via ssh.

    ...or you set up cron jobs to automatically update packages every night.

  6. porn on Perfect Digital Skin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Imagine the effect on the porn industry.

  7. Re:god google on Putting Google to the Test · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Some of the things it can calculate are really crazy.

  8. Re:lets get to the important Slashdot question... on GPS Cell Phone in Soda Can Form · · Score: 1

    It surely does. Just call 911 and your coordinates will be sent to them.

  9. Re:I'm envious on Estonia Embraces Wi-Fi Wireless Internet Access · · Score: 1

    1. For some inexplicable reason, the Europeans I've talked to really like Hershey chocolate, which is crazy because its crap compared to most European chocolate I've tried. Guess the grass is always greener.

    2. Didn't some guy buy a castle, take it apart and reassemble it here? :)

  10. Access points on Gas Plasma Antennas Help Wi-Fi Security · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is a great idea if it works. But if its all directional, how would you have an access point serving many clients? Unless the access point used (an) omnidirectional antenna(s), there would need to be multitudes of these to track each client.

  11. Re:Mirror , just in case on CableCARDs and HDTV · · Score: 1

    This is really getting annoying. Places like Design Technica show up on slashdot repeatedly, none the worse for wear. Whats the point?

    I especially like how you repeatedly say "Hi their" in each post. Kindly stop spamming every article with this crap.

  12. Re:Mirror , just in case on How Many Google Machines, Really? · · Score: 1, Funny

    So tell me, do you have a script that automatically makes useless mirrors? How come we never see mirrors of things that actually get brought down?

  13. Re:I Use X Windows on New Windows Worm on the Loose · · Score: 1

    I can easily browse the web or watch movies on my computer while upgrading the system.

  14. Re:what a suprise on Spammer Sues SpamCop · · Score: 1

    I'd burn it, personally.

    Make an example.

  15. Re:Who controls the U.S. government? on Microsoft Patents Timed Button Presses · · Score: 1

    The states.

    Or rather, thats who is supposed to... and the people are supposed to control the states.

    What happens now is something like, the state takes our money, the federal government takes more, and then proceeds to bribe the states with it.

    This is what I've gathered, though I make no claim on being an expert. I'd like to hear if anyone thinks thats (in)accurate.

  16. Re:Copyright on Prior Art on Linspire Accused Of Misusing Creative Commons Art · · Score: 2, Informative

    Did you bother taking a look at the side-by-side comparisons? I mean, all they did was take the exact original image and plaster text over it.

  17. Re:Can't read the press release... on Daniel Robbins Resigns As Chief Gentoo Architect · · Score: 3, Informative

    Most of the benefits of compiling from scrath lie not in speed gains, but in the ability to customize the features available. Some packages allow you to choose gtk or qt, such as lyx or vlc.

  18. Re:Inevitable, and other countries are next. on Spanish Internet Provider's SMTP traffic Blocked · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Blackholes.us does not list spammers, spam supporters or vulnerable hosts at the present time. These lists are meant to contain all known networks assigned or allocated to the respective provider or organizations within the respective country. Lists are created for research purposes, primarily, and are made public for any use others see fit."

    It seems the purpose of the site is to list the IP ranges associated with various bodies in the event you should wish to block their traffic.

  19. Re:Oh my.... on LinSpire LPhoto and LSongs: bring on the lawsuits! · · Score: 1

    I've tried Rythmbox, and its coming along, unfortunatly the sound quality seemed to be somewhat lower than what I get with xmms. I'd love to see that change though.

  20. week? on National TV Turn Off Week · · Score: 1

    I haven't watched TV in about 2 months, It'll be another month before I do again. Don't have the time with school, and while difficult at first, its positivly blissful how little commercial crap I have to deal with.

  21. Re:female != !geek on Real Begs Apple for Alliance · · Score: 1

    Careful! She's WATCHING YOU! hehehehehe :)

  22. Re:Good! on Real Begs Apple for Alliance · · Score: 5, Funny

    you have it all wrong. Its more like:

    (geek tries to impress prospective female)

    geek: "Look at..."

    (girl walks off)
  23. Re:Receptionists aren't techs. on Iomega Ships 35GB 'Son of Jaz' · · Score: 1

    Right, because you'd have your receptionist install the DAT drive either. /p No. You hand them the drive you assembled, clearly labeled for what time period it is, show them the usb port, or heck, get an extension cord, run it to the front and label it, and you say "plug this into here, click this." how s that harder than swapping DAT tapes?

  24. Re:Linux is still less secure. on Microsoft Announces Three More Critical Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    and this has happened when?

  25. Re:Gah on Will Linux For Windows Change The World? · · Score: 1

    Seriously though. This is quite a good thing. I'm really really interested in getting windows under linux at native speeds, however, or even at a hit if that would guarantee a windows crash won't take linux with it. VMWare is good, but painfully slow for running photoshop, and forget 3D applications. I'm perfectly happy to run windows for these things (I'd prefer native linux applications, but hey) if the all windows can bring down is itself. I'd like to see some of the work done here applied to doing this, and from the looks of the article, some of the concepts may apply.