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  1. Re:First Contained Post on RIAA Claims P2P Has Been Contained · · Score: 1

    They know it can't be contained. While blank CDRs are on the market, people will want to fill them with things etc.

    The best he RIAA can do is say "problem solved" and move along. It's better for them to make up a bunch of crap and get out of there than to explain to the board members that they can't solve it. Think about it, that's better than admiting defeat.

  2. every instruction is important on The End of Native Code? · · Score: 1

    I personally think that the cost in watts to execute an interpreted program is greater than a native binary. Shouldn't we be thinking about the electrical cost? Surely we should be burning coal/gas for more useful things rather than some glitzy program.

  3. Re:I'm Confused on Net2phone Sues Skype · · Score: 1

    IRC has almost always been there since FTP.

    It was orignally intended as a protocol that did not need a direct client program. You can make easy commands via a line terminal.

    The thing about net2phone is that I think it negotiates NAT which IRC DCC does not do without port forwarding.

  4. Re:I'm Confused on Net2phone Sues Skype · · Score: 1

    with nat you can only send or receive, i cannot remember which, the DCC to someone who has portforwarding.

    in this case, the point in the middle is telling either side which ports to use, since with UDP you can control that a little better when you make a raw packet, which is what allows the NAT routers to handle the state table.

  5. Re:Non-U.S.'ers not safe either on Death By DMCA · · Score: 1

    At one point I was going to purchase a t shirt to advertise TPB, as a pollitical statement for freeness of data. I am sure glad I side stepped that one, as the police would have my bank details by now.

    People should be worried about what's in /var/log/ on those servers.

  6. uhhh no on MS to Launch Paid Security Subscription Service · · Score: 1

    s/Windows Live OneCare/Linux/ig

  7. Re:context: education on What Should One Know to be Truly Computer Literate? · · Score: 1

    Which is great if you have a number of years of experience, or can point to some software that you've written as a sample of your work. But for those of us just starting out, having certifications can be an aid in getting one's foot in the door.

    Get a BSc in the subject, then when asked for experience invent something.

  8. Re:I would say IDEs on Should Students Be Taught With or Without an IDE? · · Score: 1

    Exactly. I've been developing software for 12 years and I still go back to emacs whenever I want to learn a new technique, technology, or toolkit. The dev work may take a little bit longer, but I learn so much more when I have to search through directories or look up an interface in the documentation that you just don't get with an IDE. real programmers use compass neadles to move the bits around.

  9. Re:Important for the Old Debate on 2.6 Linux Kernel in Need of an Overhaul? · · Score: 1

    Those goals are dropped only by the vendors. Hell I'm a kernel newbie, but if I knew enough right now I'd get in there looking at the bug list. Till I've read enough books I'm not going near it, but don't be disheartend.

  10. Re:Shouldn't be hard. on eBay Looking for Allies Against Google · · Score: 1

    But doesn't/didn't Yahoo!(tm) use google for searches? Surely partnering /against/ your provider is a bad thing.

  11. Re:OT: Disney store does! on The Enemy Within the Firewall · · Score: 1

    Disney land is a giant man trap run by a mouse.

  12. Re:Forbidden IM on The Enemy Within the Firewall · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And some admins do protocol inspection.

    There's a bunch of ways to stop tunnels, or even break connections off after a set amount of time, if it takes 5 minutes, surely that cant be good.

    Personally I'd like to prevent people listening to streaming music... if someone wants to listen to music, they can buy a mp3 player, or bring in an FM/DAB radio.

    And besides, they can't be doing anything through the tunnel that's directly related to work that they can't get permission for from the admin, so they should stop being covert about it.

  13. Re:Unix is in everything on What is UNIX, Anyway? · · Score: 1

    This is a better documentary of UNIX evolution: http://imdb.com/title/tt0308808/

  14. Re:May be risky, but... on EU Says Microsoft Still Not Compliant · · Score: 1

    It also helps programmers who would find work tweaking software for those businesses wishing to act legally, through free software.

  15. There are ways on Deleting Files is a Crime? · · Score: 2, Informative

    There are ways to get the information back if you look at the traces of magnetic distortion left on the surface of the disk from each write. Rather expensive equipment and much time is required to make it work.

  16. Re:Java Enigma Simulator on Help Break Original Enigma Messages · · Score: 1

    Someone mod the parent funny, I've already posted and cannot mod.

  17. Re:Error on Help Break Original Enigma Messages · · Score: 1

    It's normal to tell the receiver when the next message will be likely to arrive, or even have a scheduled receive time every week.

  18. Re:Java is an unfinished language? on SWT, Swing, or AWT - Which Is Right For You? · · Score: 1

    I agree, the changes in 1.5 with lists and foreach prove 1.4 was not finished. I still like the language, stuff that doesnt use hardware too much is very portable, moreso than .net. Operator Overloading would be a nice addition though. That aside it's quite good.

  19. Re:How long on Windows Bumps Unix as Top Server OS · · Score: 3, Funny

    Many people usually talk about these systems by calling them "*nix".

    I don't like *nix, its not a correct abreviation, since Linux is not spelt with any match for *nix. I would prefer it if people generally used:

    *n?x, or .+n.{1}x, which correctly matches linux and unix.

    So, are we counting BSD as Unix?

  20. Re:Batteries... on Legend of Zelda Celebrates 20 Years · · Score: 1

    Just take it apart and clean/replace the battery contacts. Maybe you can do this in your lunch hour and people will think you're a tech.

  21. webcast on Chinese Journalists Beat Censorship With Web · · Score: 1

    Where is the ironical podcast?

  22. Re:Hmm on Gentoo Founder Quits Microsoft · · Score: 2, Informative

    Microsoft's propagan^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H

    FYI ^W is delete word.

  23. Re:Huh? O.o on Essential PHP Security · · Score: 1

    I don't think there's anything wrong if the admins just use php_suexec, (quite easy to use on debian based systems, as apache has the required support built in). This then stops the php module needed to run as the webserver, and it can run as the virtual site owner, without the privs of the apache process. Saves much trouble. If it's still open to the same problems as using plain old mod_php then please, let me know, but as yet I think it's safe. Only other alternative is to use php as a cgi, with su_exec.

  24. Re:Vista != Vista's 3D Interface on One In Two PCs Won't Run Vista's Interface · · Score: 1

    Not every casual driver can afford a new car. I have been driving the same old trash £500 for the past seven years. To be honst, old and simple often = reliability. I have seen many motorists suffer through buying wonderful and marvellous cars, unwanted features and functionality proves only to create more points of failure. In the end all thats requested for is a vehicle which has four or more wheels, foward, reverse, and directional control. Electric windows, power assisted steering, 4wd, air con, and huge litre engines are overkill for a vehicle which is intended to transport a single person a few miles, regularly.

    More often then not one or more of the bloat features will fail, and since the car electric system is not feasible for someone to command, the vehicle often has to be serviced by a professional.

    In short, buy cheap, reliable, and old. Ok it's slow, but I'd rather arrive on time but leave early, than get failures quickly.

  25. Re:Debian on Computer Virus Fells Russian Stock Exchange · · Score: 1

    Its got everything to do with that. You cannot just say 'I use product X therefore I dont need to thnk about security' Debian requires the exact same administration as all other distros, and if I have to read about it then it's my business.

    The one benefit of OpenBSD over other nix platforms is that Theo puts more effort into cleaning the base install than any other nix. Besides that all other usual adminsitration tasks are required. Using Debian does not take away the threats, all it provides is hopefully a more stable install, I use it myself, but I would never make such a comments about it's stability as the OP did.