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  1. Re:Aren't you already screwed? on Pentium Computers Vulnerable to Attack? · · Score: 1

    Of course.

    But in this case, the attacker could be the person that sold you the CPU. Even though you formatted the hard disk and installed the OS yourself, your system will still be vulnerable.

    This type of attack can be theoretically made using a modified BIOS, but even that won't survive a casual BIOS update. Infecting the CPU is much harder to detect.

  2. Re:a nice service is possible. on Startup Webaroo to put the 'Web on a Hard Drive'? · · Score: 1

    Wayback machine stores numerous versions of the same page, but still...

  3. Re:No FLAC, no deal on World's Most Expensive Mp3 Player · · Score: 1

    Remember that a CD is 74 minutes @ 650 MB... 1 GB is longer than 1.5 hours even uncompressed.

    It's more like 3-4 hours with 50% FLAC compression.

  4. Re:Please don't ruin tabbed browsing... on Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Alpha Peeking Out (Or Not) · · Score: 1

    Middle-click already closes tabs without needing any extensions.

    They don't come back as you described, though.

  5. Re:I've said this before on AMD Subpoenas Skype · · Score: 1

    I believe we'll see hacked executables of Skype which are AMD-compatible soon.

  6. Re:Revoke SSL cert? on Phishing Site Using Valid SSL Certificates · · Score: 1

    The only way I can think of is to issue certificates which are valid for 1 day only, and require the site owner to install a new one every day... This way, certificate authority can stop issuing certificates.

    This is not much different than realtime lookups with 1-day cache, though.

  7. Re:Signed SSL certs worthless on Phishing Site Using Valid SSL Certificates · · Score: 1

    What does "illegal" mean and who will check them before the site is even online (remember, the first few online hours are enough for phishing sites)?

  8. Re:Employment goes away - have a backup plan on Personal vs. Work/Free Server? · · Score: 1

    Nope. Plain old text mode only replaces carriage returns with br tags. Otherwise it is HTML formatted.

  9. Re:Hard to tell if you have the virus if... on Trojan Horse targets Google Adsense · · Score: 1

    It is a trick to escape Slashdot's spam filter.

  10. Re:CF most widely used? on 1GB CompactFlash Roundup · · Score: 1

    When will we have RAID-0 cameras for higher speed?

  11. Re:Define "open up" on Microsoft to Open up Office Formats · · Score: 1

    Not at all. If developers use Win32 API, Microsoft sells Windows licenses. On the other hand, if developers create tools to read/write Office documents and format converters, the need to buy MS Office will decrease.

  12. Re:Wait on Online Daters Sue Matchmaking Web Sites for Fraud · · Score: 1

    And once you get rich, you won't be rejected again.

  13. Re:Dunno .. on Apache Comes With Too Much Community Overhead? · · Score: 1

    So did you document your findings? Do you have a link?

  14. Re:Won't work with Firefox 1.5 rc1 on Google Paying for Firefox Installs · · Score: 1

    It says it is compatible. When did you try?

    http://toolbar.google.com/firefox/index.html

    System requirements:
    * Windows XP/2000 SP3+, Mac OS X 10.2+, or Red Hat Linux 8.0+
    * Firefox 1.0+, 1.5

  15. Re:Does anyone actually USE Google Desktop? on Google Desktop 2 Live · · Score: 1

    You should try Lookout instead of Outlook's default search feature. I'm not using Outlook anymore but Lookout was faster than anything then.

  16. Re:On my Mac right now... on Google Desktop 2 Live · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That's purely logical. They are bombarding people with Google apps running on Windows (Google Talk, Gmail notifier, Google Desktop, soon a Google Browser and Google Office Applications). You are getting used to them.

    Next year when they say "you are using all Google-applications on your Windows anyway. Why don't you just download our GoogleOS preloaded with those applications (and more) and save money instead of paying to Microsoft", more people will say "sure, why not."

  17. Re:I am completely unbiased... on PHP Succeeding Where Java Has Failed · · Score: 2, Informative

    If I write a big PHP app, I want to keep the compiled classes in RAM or on disk for more speed, like I do with mod_perl or Rails. What is the *reliable* way to do this in PHP?? I think it might even be impossible, due to the massive dependence on a global namespace..

    I believe PHP accelerators (like the open source eAccelerator) do exactly that. But again, I am not a PHP expert.

  18. Re:I wouldn't hold my breath on Finding Coding Work Through Placement Websites? · · Score: 1

    That's their problem. If it compiles, ship it :)

  19. Re:gaim works for me, but loses ground from here on Linux Instant Messengers · · Score: 1

    Trillian (at least the Pro version I am using) can do the same. I don't know about the free version, though.

  20. Re:Why doesn't the submitter do this? on Performance of 64-bit vs. 32-bit Windows Dual Core · · Score: 1

    That's why it would be handy if browsers (or a Firefox plugin maybe?) supported a way to include referrer information in the url, such as:

    http://www.extremetech.com/print_article2/0,1217,a =159811,00.asp?REFERRER=http://www.extremetech.com /

    I know that the example syntax is lame, but you got the point.

  21. Re:CPAN on How Do You Find the Right Tool for the Right Job ? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think you make a signature for yourself to find the software you are looking for.

  22. Re:Please remember to patch! on Firefox Community Site Hacked · · Score: 1

    You can always back up the older system and revert back to it.

    What is worse anyway, a few hours (or days) downtime or having all user data compromised?

  23. Re:Heh on I am the Most Spammed Person in the World · · Score: 1

    I believe they sold the one-letter domain name to PayPal for a gazillion dollars.

  24. Re:Nice...but not necessary on Using Email Networks as P2P Spam Filters · · Score: 1

    It does have a built-in bayesian filter for a long time now. When were you using it?

  25. Re:"Fineprint" for windows on Printing (Big) Manuals? · · Score: 1

    I didn't see any printer driver that automatically sorts pages to create a booklet like FinePrint, though. It is not rocket science but somehow they don't add such nice features.