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  1. my $. on Computer Engineering Degree Most Valuable · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How does this compare to the outsourcing to india?

  2. not good either. on "Port Knocking" For Added Security · · Score: 1

    My gripe is that we're supposed to have 65k+ ports .. but i am only allowed to use a couple. 53/80/443. so i have to tunnel everything. why dont we just tunnel everything on 1 port and have the server scan for public keys and open apps based on that from just 1 port. would pretty much accomplish the same thing.

  3. watches are jewelry. on Ten Technologies That Refuse to Die · · Score: 1

    I use an analog watch as a jewelry. I have at least 3 clocks available at any one time. My watch, my phone, my organizer, my ipod.. i could go on and on ..

  4. I dont care about backwards compatible on even PS on Xbox 2 - The Price of Compatibility? · · Score: 1

    PS2 is backwards compatible with PS .. I didnt even use it. But I suppose it's good for the "new" buyers.

  5. Re:Very important story on Creating A Super-Router (For Free) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They also take an increase risk in people screwing their hardware up and damaging their reputation .. or arguably worse .. try to get a warranty / refund.

  6. "and can be combated." on Armoring Spam Against Anti-Spam Filters · · Score: 1

    yes .. discover keyword .. but how do you combat the spammer?

  7. Re:The only way on Armoring Spam Against Anti-Spam Filters · · Score: 4, Funny

    I dont give out my work address to anyone .. and it's not because i fear spam.. :)

  8. combat the flaw? how? on Armoring Spam Against Anti-Spam Filters · · Score: 1

    The bad news for spammers is that this flaw in filtering systems is not easy to exploit and can be combated. The cat and mouse game .. Find the "ham".
    But how do you combat someone that essentially has your "ham"?

  9. Re:when governments remove civil liberties on MATRIX - A Dossier for Every Person in Utah · · Score: 1

    i use my voting power to vote people out .. It seems i'll have to use my power yet again.

  10. Re:ChinaNet on Chinese Internet Censorship Proves Difficult · · Score: 1

    Maybe they just dont want to pay microsoft. $ always win over ideals.

  11. Reminds me of a story. on Joel Rants About Resumes · · Score: 5, Funny

    There was a guy that applied for a programming job. He wrote on his resume that he knew C++ and C since he heard about those classes in college. So naturally he figured that there must also be C+ language and wrote it into his resume. The HR looked at his resume and lo and behold .. he was hired.

  12. Might want to check their privacy policy. on Politicians For Sale... On Amazon · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Amazon's privacy policy
    "We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Amazon.com, our users, or others.

  13. RAID - redundant array of (in)expensive datacenter on Fort N.O.C.'s Security in Obscurity · · Score: 0

    Wow .. cool.. raid (ooggle)

  14. Re:"A" is in Dulles, VA on Fort N.O.C.'s Security in Obscurity · · Score: 1, Funny

    now you've done it .. the terrorist will infiltrate the facility and map the goat everywhere!

  15. goes from we're safe to who do we sue .. on Fort N.O.C.'s Security in Obscurity · · Score: 1

    so .. if i (being a researcher and a nerd) was annoyed by this so called internet interruption .. i would also like to know "who" "we" should sue.

  16. Yeah but can I still firewall everything? on The State of IPv6 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm blocking all ports and NAT everything via router/firewall along with all the IPV4. Woo hoo .. another protocol goes to waste.

  17. Just use an old version.. on Currency Detection Discovered in More Products · · Score: 2, Funny

    dont support the new version and be done with it ..

  18. for some more funny stuff about SCO .. on SCO Responds to OSDL Legal Aid Announcement · · Score: 5, Interesting
    went to check this out: Binary Licensing Program


    Gotta love #6 and #45:

    6. Why doesn't SCO just simply publish this code so that it can be taken out of Linux if it is indeed infringing? And why do you require a non-disclosure agreement to view some of this infringing code?


    Intellectual property forms the basis of the value of any software vendor. IP is confidential throughout the industry to protect competitive advantages one vendor has over another. Other industry vendors such as Microsoft and Apple do not routinely contribute their IP as vendors spend millions of dollars creating a competitive market.



    SCO has confidentiality clauses in all of our contracts with more than 6,000 licensees that specifically state that this UNIX source code has to be held in confidence. If SCO published this UNIX source code, SCO itself would be in violation of these contracts.


    SCO has a legal obligation to hold this source code in confidence, so it requires that individuals who view this code sign a non-disclosure in order to see it.

    #45


    . I am running BSD. Am I required to purchase a license?

    No, you do not need to purchase a SCO IP license to run BSD.

  19. umm .. they're giving you the source.. on Gloolabs Readies A Java-Based WiFi Audio Device · · Score: 2

    "Gloolabs will launch a developer community and standalone SDK the first week of January, according to Saal. The SDK will include a hardware emulator, enabling developers to hack Gloo on their desktops, regardless of whether they have purchased any hardware. "

  20. is it just me? on City Of Austin Migrating To OpenOffice.org · · Score: 3, Insightful
    "According to a message posted this morning on the Austin LUG mailing list by Scott Brown"

    Weird, I tried to read the article (yes .. i know .. this is slashdot) .. and couldn't find the article.

  21. More info on intertrust on Intertrust Plans Universal DRM System · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those interested:

    Intertrust holds alot of United States patents. Those are listed at the USPTO office

    They also have a patent litigation against Microsoft covered by Slashodot earlier

  22. Watch out .. they'll be sued by directv. on DoCoMo Starts Cell Phone Smart Card Trial · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    DirecTV calls all of these "smart cards readers" pirate devices. DirecTV Defense

  23. If he wants to save bandwidth. on RSS & BT Together? · · Score: 2, Interesting
    stop putting up "graphics, and even multimedia files"! .. or use akamai or some other servers.

    but i guess bumming off bittorrent/p2p bandwidth is not a bad idea either.

  24. I highly doubt it. on RSS & BT Together? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The article's idea is simply to make the web (at least the rss) distributed and then query the distributed server to change from 30 minutes refresh to a faster refresh. But the distributed server needs to be updated also. It may simply be cheaper / more efficient to simply run more servers.

  25. Open Source.. ? on China Launches Linux-Based Smartphone · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Do they make the source code available?