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  1. Re:Absolutely no point. on Ask Slashdot: Where To Report Script Kiddies and Other System Attacks? · · Score: 1

    An easy way to greatly reduce the number of attempts is some iptables rules. After 3 bad attempts in 60 seconds, it drops them. I went from thousands per week to 55 in the past two weeks.

  2. Inventory, then HD's only on Ask Slashdot: How To Evacuate a Network · · Score: 1

    1. Inventory *everything* in terms of hardware, disks, monitors, etc. Insurance will want this (and you do have insurance, don't you?)
    2. Save all configs that you can to someplace secure/remote. This would make setting things up again more easy if it is the case that your entire workplace gets destroyed. A switch / wireless AP / IP phone is very easy to replace and really not worth saving if there's a fire coming down the mountain.
    Consider this: do you really need the entire workstation or just the hard drive? Even then, do you even need the data on it or can you rebuild it with an image and a restore from a network share?

  3. Re:The main problem is... on Your Passwords Don't Suck — It's Your Policies · · Score: 1

    Seconded. At my workplace, we have a maximum of 8 chars with a limited charset. And we have to change them every 90 days which is silly and just encourages a lot of people to write them down.

  4. Re:and I'm supposed to give a shit why? on What's Not To Like About New iPad? · · Score: 2

    I'm sorry.

  5. In other words... on Verizon Considering Purchase of Netflix · · Score: 1

    ...how to get a large part of netflix's subscriber base to unsubscribe. That'd be the first thing I do if this happens, to be honest. Yes, netflix has had some hiccups, but nothing too bad considering I pay $9 / month for access to their library anywhere I am. The only way this might be good is if they can get even more TV shows on there or somehow fix the media industry's holdback on getting newer TV shows online faster. Lol that'd be the day.

  6. Re:Battery problem? on Apple Acknowledges iPhone 4S Battery Problems · · Score: 0

    Nothing wrong with enjoying using a mobile device. If you have android, it's ok, we understand.

  7. Re:You think the housing collapse was bad on US Student Loans Exceed $1 Trillion · · Score: 4, Informative

    Eh that's a good point. I've interned at the company I'll be working for after graduation for every summer since I got into college (started right after my freshman year). So far, I've done 5 summer internships and a 1 during the school year. Looking back, that's the best decision I could have made when it comes to my employment.

  8. Re:You think the housing collapse was bad on US Student Loans Exceed $1 Trillion · · Score: 1

    What's happening is a bubble, it's as simple as that. Looking at the costs of school now, I'm glad that I'm almost out of it. Yes, I'll have loans to pay for years but I also got a job to pay them off, thankfully. Some aren't nearly as lucky as I was, though, and they're moving back in with their parents if they can. Imagine the fun we're going to have when that bubble bursts, though, and people stop going to college because the cost is so unsustainable. Some will get a better education by actually learning more, others will be in a much worse spot. Even for those who have the money, it's not worth it. Would you pay for 4 years at a school that's going to cost you 50% or more as much per year as you're going to make when you get out of it? Probably not.

  9. Re:Only glossy screens? on Is Apple Pushing Away Professionals? · · Score: 1

    Not to mention that you can hook it up to just about any external screen.

  10. Re:Restaurant Menus on Looking For E-Ink Applications Beyond Ebook Readers · · Score: 1

    We have a 20 pg beer menu

    Ok where do you work? I should come by...

  11. Re:You know... there is life without cable. on The Cable Industry's a La Carte Bait and Switch · · Score: 1

    I gotta agree with this. I have an antenna that I got from a relative and it works really well, especially in HD. I have all the major networks (Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC) and some other channels, all over the air.

  12. Re:Server cold war on Windows Server 8 Is A Radical Departure From Previous Releases · · Score: 1

    Agreed on the BASH part. FTA: "[Powershell is] literally an OS itself. You can do anything in it," In other words, MS is saying, "Look at what we have! a command prompt you can administrate the computer through!" How non exciting when the same thing has been available in Linux/other OSes for a long, long time.

  13. Bluetooth for me, please on Apple Patents Cutting 3.5mm Jack in Half · · Score: 1

    Bluetooth headphones work fine for me so I'd have no problem with a change in the headphone jacks. The hard part would be finding a case that covers it.

  14. And this is why I unsubscribed from TechCrunch on JooJoo Maker Is Back With a New Tablet · · Score: 1

    Way too much drama between Arrington and others. I definitely don't miss reading their stuff.

  15. Re:Punishment for enjoying speed? on The End of the Gas Guzzler · · Score: 1

    The problem is when I'm already passing people on the right lane but not fast enough for the person behind me. Then they tailgate me and risk destroying their front end if I have to brake. And I would brake if I needed to. Not to be a jerk to them, but because I don't wish to hit whatever's in front of me at 70 MPH.

  16. Re:It's time for MS to Split on It's Not a New Ballmer Microsoft Needs; It's a New Gates · · Score: 2

    I don't think they really need to split. That'd duplicate resources to some extent, I think. They already fight internally and act like separate competing companies anyways instead of making a better software product everyone benefits from with a common vision. This recent post on Cult of Mac shows this quite well: http://www.cultofmac.com/apple-ms-google-etc-imagined-as-fun-org-charts/102917?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cultofmac%2FbFow+(Cult+of+Mac)

  17. Knoppix + Shred = (erased) on Data Still Left on Storage Devices for Sale · · Score: 1

    The default shred command in knoppix is better than dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda in my opinion. To start, shred will show you progress and what it's overwriting the data with (random, zeros, etc). Second, you can specify the number of times it rewrites the data. All formatting is also erased.

    Simply enter the following command:

    sudo shred -n 2 -z -v /dev/hda

    This shred command will overwrite the drive twice (-n 2). Random data to start (defalut), zeros to finish (-z). The -v tells you the progress on the drive.

  18. Re:If MS were smart.... on Internet Explorer 7 To Be XP Only · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's like the Xbox 360. They said that wasn't going to be backwards-compatible with original Xbox games but now they're going to run the emulation software because people have complained about it so much. I think they will release IE7 for Win2k and ME, but maybe not until after the release for XP (depending on how many people complain).

    Either way, I think this will be a nice step for Firefox with somewhere between 40-50 percent of Windows computers running ME or XP.

  19. Re:Exactly. on Google Web Accelerator · · Score: 1

    No problem. I added it to my bookmarks as soon as I found it. I knew it would come in handy someday!

  20. Re:Exactly. on Google Web Accelerator · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Epic 2014 is starting to happen with them aggregating information about browsing. It's almost scary. Check the website linked for a view into the future of what Google (and Amazon) may be doing do next. It's all speculation but sounds very interesting.

  21. Re:Also on Pi: Less Random Than We Thought · · Score: 1

    But that's only accurate to two decimal places. 22/7 equates to 3.14285. PI, as I was told, was 3.14159. 22/7 can be used for approximations but 3.14159 is more accurate, IMO.

  22. Re:Lack of judgement, but not the way you'd think. on Hole Drilled to Bottom of Earth's Crust · · Score: 1

    That's what I was thinking. But since it's underwater, wouldn't the magma be allowed to cool, and then inspected?

  23. Re:Waste of money on U.S. to Require Passport To Re-Enter Country · · Score: 1

    Glad I don't have to travel out of the country for a while.

  24. Re:and its only half the machine too! on NNSA Supercomputer Breaks Computing Record · · Score: 1

    Haha. Nice one.

  25. Re:and its only half the machine too! on NNSA Supercomputer Breaks Computing Record · · Score: 1

    Nevermind. Should've RTFA.