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  1. Re:When will they accept Windows 8 as a failure? on Microsoft Azure Failure: SSL Certificates Were Updated... Sort Of · · Score: 3, Informative

    the adoption rates for students who get windows 8 for free is non existant at least by the anecdotal evidence in my faculty (computer science).
    even during exam season (when you suddenly get the urge to clean the room, re-check the fridge or format your laptop).
    you can piss on my face but don't tell me it's raining.

  2. Re:Fiber in Québec city on 90 Percent of Eligible Kansas City Neighborhoods Sign Up For Google Fiber · · Score: 1

    in israel we get adsl and cable at 100mbit download (10 up) for roughly 45$
    sure the latency isn't great but the coax/phone line is not the blame, they switch their traffic to datacenters on the other side of the country and the roundtrip takes about 20ms toll.
    no setup needed in most cases, just a new modem.

  3. Outlook Horror Story on Putting Emails In Folders Is a Waste of Time, Says IBM Study · · Score: 1

    I was working on a helpdesk team, and we had a user with her outlook pst file getting full...
    she wasn't on desk so we just did the most natural thing: delete recycle bin, problem solved. right?
    apparently her brilliant organizational system revolved around: shit i need - press delete - like gmail's archive only with the delete key.
    well, good for you - next time - either learn to clean your own shit or make a system that makes sense to others who try to help.

  4. Re:counting unhatched chickens on Space Shuttle Atlantis Last Night In Space Orbit · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    but there are no Israelite pilots on board, i think their safe.

  5. shadyurl.com ftw on Spammers Establish Fake URL-Shortening Services · · Score: 1

    Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening.
    http://5z8.info/white-power-rides-upon-stallions-unstoppable_p1i3zc_PIN-phisher

  6. Re:Not anyone, really on Steve Jobs: 'We Don't Track Anyone' · · Score: 1

    how is my home address not cannot be used to identify me personally?

    and google ask specifically for me to share this information, they will cripple the search, voice rec, and other features if i refuse.

  7. Re:Flash inside Excel? Erm... on New Adobe Flash 0-Day · · Score: 1

    the description made me twitch a bit too.
    next step i guess is to e-mail xp vmware images running internet explorer iframing excel using flash embedding a pdf

  8. i think it's a good idea on Air Force Wants Hundreds of Fake Online Identities · · Score: 5, Interesting

    pilots get shot down and forced to eject over hostile territories, it's a very good idea to provide them with plausible fake identities which include a rich plausible background.
    this can save lives and help our solders buy enough time to get rescued.
    also, if a spook wants to contact, let's say, the nsa or the cia from a hostile territory, i doubt he'll go over the phone.
    plus in many places encryption is a sign of wrongdoing, so using facebook and even slashdot commentary might be a good way to communicate home.
    dear mods, next time you see a troll, it's just might be a coded message from a secret agent.

  9. Re:Sadly... on Why Nokia Is Toast · · Score: 1

    well maybe now that all of qt's goals are down the crapper, they'll have time to fix my year old semi-important bugs
    it's amazing a 10 line patch is still excluded from the source.
    all i want is for an sslserver (sslsocket in server mode) to be able to include intermediate certificates.
    please trolls, now that you don't need to do useless crap for symbian and meego, at least find some time to help out the stranded desktop users.

    btw there's an interesting comment on http://appdeveloper.intel.com/en-us/blog/2011/02/11/intel-and-meego
    "Tom Turbo> What about Qt? Does Intel support it for its MeeGo plans?"
    "gunjan-rawal (intel)> @ Tom Turbo Intel remains committed to MeeGo development. Re: Qt: Stay tuned for more details."

  10. Re:This was a needful thing. on Microsoft Kills AutoRun In Windows · · Score: 1

    FU M$
    First you bought off the U3 technology I actually used, which made sandisk stop make these wonderful drives with a cd partition
    Now you put the nail in the coffin by killing off autorun?
    what's next? kill of XP altogether?!

  11. Re:got spyware? on Careful What You Post, the FBI Has More of These · · Score: 1

    Law Enforcement in general are not just incredibly great marksmen. Statistically, an armed citizen is far more likely to hit the target and stop the threat.

    Don't take that to mean the GP isn't a moron for his post, however. I'm just pointing out that a badge doesn't make you a good shot.

    http://xkcd.com/795/

    The annual death rate among people who know the statistic is one in six.

  12. Re:Not to side with Microsoft, but... on Microsoft Spurned Researchers Release 0-Day · · Score: 1

    you should really check this article out: http://seclists.org/dailydave/2010/q2/58
    microsoft launched a personal attack on a researcher who disclosed the bug after microsoft failed to agree to fix it within 60 days. now, i'm sure they'll fix it in under a month.
    there are a LOT of CRITICAL bugs unpatched in the os and microsoft takes their sweet time (8 month to 8 years) to fix them. this is not cool since if one researcher managed to find it it's presumable hackers managed to get their hands on it too.
    so microsoft is only helping hackers, and full disclosure is really protecting against them.

  13. Re:If you're too lazy to RTFA... on Intel Caught Cheating In 3DMark Benchmark · · Score: 1

    I sure bought my laptop mainly because it DIDN'T have intel graphics, and my main comparative between models was 3d mark results of the different graphics cards.
    I've had an intel chipset before and it was the bottleneck for the entire computer.

  14. if you can't beat them on Google Explains ISP Rumors · · Score: 5, Interesting

    google found a way to not pay to others if the whole net neutrality thing goes along, their becoming "one of the guys" with the big badass routers

  15. update antiviruses on New IM Worm Exploiting WMF Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    Beware of this IM-Worm which spreads via MSN using a link to "http://[snip]/xmas-2006 FUNNY.jpg".
    Though it's spread mainly in Netherlands as the link sais.
    an up to date antivirus should keep you safe.

  16. that depends on Learning Java or C# as a Next Language? · · Score: 1

    java is better for structure based projects because it's more popular with the big boys, and C# is better for desktop utilities because it's lighter.

  17. bah on Microsoft, Google, Lee Settle Hiring Dispute · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    google making microsoft happy makes me sick

  18. like it wasn't bad enought before on Symantec Confirms AV Library Flaw, Promises Patch · · Score: 5, Interesting

    i'm a netadmin on an irc network and i've seen many zombie botnets, most of them are running "up-to-date" symantec antivirus products and feel safe while behind their backs their systems keep ddosing and hogging bandwith.
    symantec doesn't make me feel safe for sure.

  19. Re:anon attack platform? yup! on Tor - The Yin or the Yang? · · Score: 0

    nix irc already blocks all tor proxies using the tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de dnsbl wich i recommend you all to do.

  20. Re:Some of us... on Tetherless Wireless · · Score: 0

    all of this just reminds me this pic

  21. how the hack are they plan on implementing this on DOJ Wants ISPs to Retain All Customer Records · · Score: 0

    my computer can hardly retain all data of my online activities, even if i'd really want it, now to think how much would my isp charge me for this kind of mandatory service...

  22. oh well on VS.Net Apps Can Now Run On Linux · · Score: 0

    and why not develop for the *nix in the first place, way much easier to port.
    the whole .net thing is still overrated

  23. i wonder on Netcraft Toolbar for Firefox Available · · Score: 0

    how long will it take for netcraft to publish an article about it's downtime due to /.

  24. Without a reason? on TorrentBits.org and SuprNova.org Go Dark · · Score: 0

    Look to me like the slashdot effect from the mysterious future!
    (not a /. promo! this-is-not-a-subliminal-message)

  25. easier solution on Dealing with False AOL Spam Reports? · · Score: 0

    AOL works with hebeas and they got a white list so i'd think that's an easier solution to the problem.
    My IRC network sends mail verification to check the users' addresses to make sure you can mail them later, and we had dynamic ip which is hell for a mail sender, solution: tunnel though some great free server i.e. myrealbox.
    I'm running mail servers for quite some time now and though AOL is one of the most aggressive stupid-policy enforcers out there, I've got some totally weird bounces from mail servers that hardly have the number of users we have on our network just because they don't like it, and no explanation, no policy, no abuse-support, nothing.
    Hotmail however, nothing bad to say about it, not bouncing dyn, not ending up in junk, yahoo are pretty good too though spam filter sometimes is being a bit aggressive.