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  1. Re:This site looks like spam.. on Linux Biometrics Site Opens Doors · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No, biometrics doesn't "suck". (...) Not out of maliciousness, but simply out of convenience.

    That is the scary part. In a few decades I will have to open my car with my retina just because 90% of the people is too lazy to put their keys on a nail near the door...

    I'd prefer to have my keys stolen and my eyes comfortably in their sockets, thank you.

  2. Please continue to... nevermind, I found another . on Dell Might do AMD · · Score: 1
    Well,

    Could you give a hint to an international computer provider that is as good as Dell was in the old days?

  3. Re:Many facets? on Jon Johansen Interviewed · · Score: 1
    Ah crap. I forgot the single answer in which the article eloquently describes his other interests.
    • Politics: obligatory to understand the jokes on Bush.
    • Movies: obligatory to implementing deCSS.
    • Nanotechnology: ac-ne, n. a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles.
    • France: alright. anyone?
  4. Many facets? on Jon Johansen Interviewed · · Score: 1

    .. bring to light the many facets of Mr. Johansen, and the numerous projects he is involved with."

    Johansen did a marvelous job on deCSS, but the article is very superficial.

    I count 2 projects and 2 interests which mainly involve one thing: programming with GNU. I'd hope there's more to Johansen.

    I'd like to see many facets: personality, other hobbies, (the discovery of) women etc.

  5. Re:Like the Peacekeeper wars on Aussie TV Networks Fight BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    I think it's about economics, while I agree that it sucks very badly, I think there just isn't enough money thrown around to support such a wide variety of television shows. (Television stations usually have to purchase the rights to air them I gather?)

    But hey, that episode of *MASH* last week did rock, did it not?

  6. Re:CentOS on WBEL4 Preview Ready For Testing · · Score: 3, Insightful
    RHEL have recommended CentOS in the mailing list if you need an enterpise system and you or your company can't afford $345 a year.

    Darn. What company can't afford 345 bucks a year?? I mean, a new computer is even more expensive.

  7. Re:Magnatune on Online Business Model for a Band? · · Score: 1
    Motto: We're a record label. But we're not evil.

    rent dissipation.

  8. Re:Anecdotal evidence: on Return of the Mac · · Score: 1

    Hardcore hax0rs spent their weeks working on other's linux system.

  9. Flame fest part deux (Re:Anecdotal evidence:) on Return of the Mac · · Score: 1
    (..) Just like using a functional language like Lisp

    You're kidding, right?

  10. Winner of all times on 18th International Obfuscated C Code Contest Opens · · Score: 4, Funny

    telnet.c

  11. Re:Boring on Advanced System Building Guide · · Score: 1

    Slashdot unveils solution to mystery of prophecy: run yesterday's headlines

  12. Re:1/6 is 5/6 too few on Telco Spams and Gets Huge Fine · · Score: 2, Insightful

    A Multiplayer Strategy Game [sillysoft.net] for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux

    Look who's spamming II, silly

  13. Google assimilation on Google and Their Server Farm · · Score: 1

    Thin clients no. You simply buy your computer but it will be part of the Google mega farm. Despite the technical achievements of Google which are admirable, you tend to forget -- Google is also a big time company. Just wait until the employee balance shifts to lawyers...

  14. Re:I'd like to note... on Gmail Goes Public · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'd like to note that I pointed this out on March 05 and only got to +2.

    For higher rates you need to be invited.

  15. gmail has been public for ages.... on Gmail Goes Public · · Score: 1

    Quote:

    Currently, we have 493,639 invites available to share. Thanks to the generosity of folks like you, we've distributed 533,379 invites since this page went up on Sep 13, 2004.

    See http://isnoop.net/gmail/
    Found thru http://www.google.com/, what else.

  16. Re:GPL too restrictive on GPL Violators On The Prowl · · Score: 1

    (...) You are free to use GPL libraries in your proprietary code without releasing your code, and to sell your closed code. Try again.

    LGPL libraries you mean.

  17. Status? on GNOME Ignoring its Own Users? · · Score: 1

    Probably a gnome-dev mailing list question but my senses tell me here I get some answers...

    • What's the logic behind swapped OK and Cancel? Although I close windows right wm-button I look left first, and OK is in many cases the default I want.

      (Why is OK+Cancel standard? I should think OK+Cancel are never intuitive.)

    • Why does every button have an icon (even OK,Cancel)? Is this some Borland relic?
    • Why are file choosers separate widgets from Nautilus? I find it quite comfortable to do things like copy/paste/delete inside a file dialog.
    • When do we get good orbit components like gecko, nautilus etc.?
    • If windows really sucks and is just petty pretty, why is it comfortable and workable whilst gnome still sucks?
    • http://www.windowmaker.org/
    Kindest regards,

    Miguel de Icaza

  18. Re:Gives a whole new meaning to... on World's First Physics Processing Unit · · Score: 1

    I'll wait till the Viagra version comes out..

  19. Aftermath on Linux Server Break-in Challenge · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... and then I would hack along into .gov sites from their site.. try and proof I did it.

  20. Re:Better idea? on Data Execution Protection · · Score: 1

    (...) Then again your overflows still have a 1 in 256 chance of working. ;-) This means that one in 256 targeted users will be affected by a buffer overflow. Considering the spread of worms and virii today this is not acceptable.

  21. Ask the right questions? on Was the Lokitorrent Suit a Hoax? · · Score: 1

    Man. I only read the +5 funny moderated replies and skim the article to try and understand the jokes.

  22. Obvious result of #100 gadgets polls on Top 100 Gadgets of All Time · · Score: 1

    #1 George Foreman grill.

  23. Why listen to him? on Richard Clarke on Microsoft security · · Score: 1

    ... I already XPerienced it.

  24. Re:Info on what exactly SHA-1 is ... on SHA-1 Broken · · Score: 1

    (...) According to Schneier's report, SHA-0 was broken even worse by the Chinese team of 2^39 man for a collision vs 2^69 for SHA-1. So the NSA's change was important and made a major increase in the strength of the algorithm. So, according to Moore's law, the Chinese team doubles every 18 months, which makes breaking SHA-1 feasible in (18*30) months = 45 yrs, no reason to switch to SHA-ME5.

  25. Wrong application on Linux-Based Cat Feeder · · Score: 1

    He should have built a proper medicine dispenser
    first...