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  1. Of course it doesn't leave a backdoor on MyDoom.C Making Its Way Across The Net · · Score: 1

    That's what MyDoom.A was for and how it breaks in.

  2. Re:Um. on Online Search Engines Lift Cover Of Privacy · · Score: 1
    I do not think this was the point of the article. The point of the article was that insecure systems exist in this manner and to bring awareness to it.

    I do not like their solution ideas though, they could have easily pointed out that many servers have the ability to allow/disallow access to files/directories quite easily. I assume any self respectable server administrator would know that, but what about Jan the secretary at the DoD who first reads the article?

  3. Re:Um. on Online Search Engines Lift Cover Of Privacy · · Score: 1

    The only thing for protecting data is on the server. There will always be people and robots that hit up the robots.txt file and INTENTIONALLY harvest the data they are not supposed to harvest.

  4. No matter how bad you think our patents our-- on Australia To Adopt U.S.-Style Copyright Laws · · Score: 1
    theirs were worse. Far worse.

    In fact, the patent system in Australia was so bad that if something had NOT ever been patented there, it could be (Prior art was completely irrelevant). In fact, a few years ago a lawyer patented the wheel.

    So at least now they have this now.

  5. Re:Im in the wrong business on Five PC Vendors Face Patent Lawsuit · · Score: 1
    That works both ways.

    The cops could do whatever they wanted because there would be no judge to say no.

  6. It's not about just the internet on Google v. Microsoft · · Score: 2, Insightful
    It is in terms of things like the Google Toolbar.

    It's just a matter of time before the MSN toolbar is included by default with IE.

    That is how it similar to the Netscape wars. Search is going clientside and they want it specialized for YOUR needs. That's where the competition comes in.

  7. Influence? What influence on Microsoft Violates Human Rights in China · · Score: 1

    China is in the process of getting away from MS. What influence could they have when the government itself is building a competing product?!

  8. Re:Mod Parent Up! on Electronic Burglary in the Senate · · Score: 1
    I guess you never heard about the boy that cried wolf?

    After so many times people stopped believing the source.

    I do not believe repeat liars. So when I see something reputable, and a little less biased, then we will see. The NY Times does not count.

  9. They have been doing this for years on URLs Patented, Domain Registrars Sued · · Score: 1

    I think AOL did it and I knew a hosting company (that since went out of business) that had done it prior to '00. It's sad that people are filing patents with the only intent to sue with them. The one where Microsoft loses in-browser application support for example. Was this person ever planning on introducing this technology on their own? I doubt it. I hate these people.

  10. Hypocrits? on Washington Post Covers iPod Battery Ruckus · · Score: 1

    So they complain that Windows XP costs $99 one time, but a frequent battery replacement and frequent OS upgrades from Apple are somehow okay at the same and higher prices?

  11. What if I e-mail a website administrator on UK Spam Law Goes Live · · Score: 1
    ... and they weren't expecting my e-mail. Am I in violation?

    I hope not. Oh well, I live in the U.S. anyway.

  12. Re:DictatorMail.com ? on North Korea Introduces 'Secure' E-mail · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    You're suggesting that the communist government is better than our republic?

    Get the heck out then because we don't want you as much as you don't want us (it does not matter which free nation you're in, just move to China, Cuba, or North Korea and enjoy).

    "people now have the possibility to receive email"
    And you do not think it will be supervised AND filtered? Get a clue before you open your mouth. Better yet, just don't open your mouth because your opinion is a waste of time and energy.
  13. Re:It's hardly bad... on New IE Holes Discovered · · Score: 2, Funny
    On a weekend/holiday?

    At least do it on a Monday thru Thursday.

  14. Re:Moving out on The Problem Of Unused Cabling · · Score: 2, Informative

    He was saying that for the company/person leaving it is zero cost. Businesses do not care about the company moving into the building afterwards and why would they? For you all know a competitor is moving in. If it's mislabelled then you can just rip everything out and start over. Why waste the money analyzing when you can spend less pulling it out and putting new stuff in?

  15. Tell them you have installed software... on Rules for Teenage Internet Access? · · Score: 1

    that tracks what they do. Either they'll then become good enough with computers to prove you wrong (at which point you don't have a chance anyway), or they won't do anything. If all else fails, really do it.

  16. OLD on The Matrix Going Massively Multiplayer · · Score: 1

    This is VERY old news.

  17. Re:They really are far overreacting about this. on Security Affecting Microsoft's Bottom Line · · Score: 1
    This point would be interesting if it wasn't in terms of the article at hand.

    Linux servers are the most hacked servers out there for the same reason Windows desktops are the most hacked. They're in the majority.

    Flames? I don't care because I probably won't read the pathetic responses to come. That's life.

  18. Re:The Anatomy Of A Staged War +1, Superpatiotic on The Anatomy of Cross Site Scripting · · Score: 1
    I love how Saddam didn't offer this up on TV? Maybe because it's bs?

    Oh, I forgot you wouldn't want to hear the common sense reasoning.

  19. Re:Text Version for People Who Hate PDFs on The Anatomy of Cross Site Scripting · · Score: 1

    I always felt the problems dealing with XSS were obvious. Stating it in this great of detail just asks for the same problems in respect to stating how to exploit specific buffer overflows (as seen in bug reports for MS and Linux).

  20. Cross Country == XC on The Anatomy of Cross Site Scripting · · Score: 1

    Enough said? And Cascading Style Sheets...

  21. It suggests that all code has flaws on Gates: 'You don't need perfect code' for Security · · Score: 1
    He isn't saying that you shouldn't aspire to write the best code possible, but as everyone knows, it doesn't always turn out that the code is unbreakable.

    Accidents happen and that's why there is insecure code on every platform and in every platform.

    His point was simple: If you have protection on the outer rim, the problem with the code can hopefully go unabused (again, there are even more exceptions here, but the point is clear!).

  22. Re:Jeez, don't flatter yourself on Recommend Apple, Lose Your Job? · · Score: 1

    Why would you spend the kind of money that a Mac requires for an office suite? If you want Adobe Photoshop, then use a Mac, but if you want anything else, get something else.

  23. Failure on Nutch: An Open Source Search Engine · · Score: 1
    At this point Nutch is coded entirely in Java, however persistent data is written in language-independent formats so that, if needed, modules may be re-written in other languages (e.g., C++) as the project progresses.
    Wow. It's already not going to beat Google.
  24. John Carmack on Marriage May Tame Genius · · Score: 1

    I rest my case.

  25. Re:DMCA i.r.t. Reverse Engineering on Learning Reverse Engineering · · Score: 1, Insightful

    This is freedom of speech; they cannot go after this because this is simply documentation of a theory. This is a simple, general guide that does not target specific programs.