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  1. you left something out on Googling for CIA Agents · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    It was the CIA that requested the Justice Dept. to investigate, which in turn got the FBI involved. It's amazing the spin that's being put on this, like, "the Special Prosecutor is out of control" and other such nonsense. The GOP and it's army of shills are practically trying to create the impression that it was Howard Dean who gave Fitzgerald his marching orders.

    BTW, she was "non-offical cover", and she ran an operation tracking those in the world who would seek to aquire nuclear (and biological, i think) weapons. That's right! She was protecting blessed America from 'weapons of mass destruction.' Way to go Republicans.

  2. Re:Teh Internets Police! on Another Stab at Laptop Security · · Score: 1

    and that was an example of a joke

  3. Re:would be a good idea except on Secure Data Storage... On Your Fingernails · · Score: 1

    imagine losing your data when you hit your hard drive with a hammer.

  4. hardware solution on Another Stab at Laptop Security · · Score: 1

    a drive bay double-barreled Derringer might be of use.

  5. Teh Internets Police! on Another Stab at Laptop Security · · Score: 1

    BTW, it's strictly forbidden to report non-existing IP addresses to Teh Internets Police.

  6. Re:On the insecurity of PHP blogging on PHP Blogging Apps Open to XML-RPC Exploits · · Score: 1

    If there's one thing that 's about as worrying as debugging through fifty perl scripts *cough*discusware*cough* it's wading through a thousand tiny ones.

  7. Re:Distance? on Cometary Fireworks Go Off Without Hitch · · Score: 1

    roughly the distance to Mars is what i heard.

  8. let me guess on Hackers, Spelling, and Grammar? · · Score: 1

    You worked in the bindery department running the folding machine.

  9. mistyped the quote on Following Bill Gates' Linux Attack Money · · Score: 1

    The article actually states "more powerful than ever"

  10. Oh, John Does, 1 - 200 on Following Bill Gates' Linux Attack Money · · Score: 1
    Got it. So Jeffrey's pissed at the world, then.

    Boo-fucking-hoo.

  11. Re:Microsoft on Following Bill Gates' Linux Attack Money · · Score: 1
    "holy crap!" and "Insanity!" were the first things i said (rather loudly) on reading this. This is FUCKING OUTRAGEOUS!!

    I noticed that slashdot is a defendant. Does anyone know what "DOES 1 through 200" means in this context? Are they talking about UIDs?

    And the plaintiff is one Jeffrey Merkey, while one of the defendants is Matt Merkey. Can anyone shed some light here? I know i can just read the complaint; i'm looking for background. Who the fuck is this Jeffrey shitbag?

  12. Re:Make mine +6 Insightful on Following Bill Gates' Linux Attack Money · · Score: 1
    I'd say that to effect any significant change you've got to be ruthless about it.

    Like Mussolini? Hitler? Or Pol Pot, maybe? Junior Bush & Co...

  13. not at all on France Will Be Home To Fusion Plant · · Score: 1

    That's exactly what i thought it was. Just wondering which company it referred to is all.

  14. your sig on France Will Be Home To Fusion Plant · · Score: 1

    Very funny. Enron, perhaps?

  15. Longitude on What Ancient Tech Do You Do? · · Score: 1
    That last link is to the Amazon page for a book called Longitude. I just read it last week. Highly recommend.

    The Antikythera Mechanism is indeed one very strange mystery.

  16. In other news... on Adopt a [Chinese] Blog · · Score: 1

    a secluded NOC was the target of what appears to have been a small nuclear strike. The only other traffic in the area was a Chinese cargo blimp twenty klicks south- southwest which also seems to have been destroyed in the incident.

  17. Re:1914 description of a rogue wave... on World's Tallest Wave · · Score: 1

    Wow, thanks. I've never read that. Thot's some rummy bygosh tale! Thanks for the link.

  18. Holy crap! on World's Tallest Wave · · Score: 1

    I've got mod points but already posted below. Sorry.

    Check out stoolpigeon's post. (he's a swabby ;-)

  19. nasty on World's Tallest Wave · · Score: 1
    Being just below the flight deck, i suppose you were enjoying the peace and quiet with no flight ops, eh?

    /. posted a story awhile back about the European Space Agency using one of it's satellites to monitor the ocean surface. Here are the images from the article: rogue waves. Pretty scary stuff.

  20. I just returned one on $70 Cordless Notebook Mouse with No Scroll Wheel · · Score: 1

    Funny - i just now got back from returning one i bought the other day. I wanted it for my ibook so i didn't need to cart along my regular mouse. It seems like a nice device.

    In any case, it didn't work. The cursor would move on the screen but i couldn't select or click on anything. I downloaded the driver (the OS X one doesn't come on the CD - somewhat strange) the amusingly named "logitech control center" and something called the connection utility, for when the receiver loses the signal. They both error, not recognising that the USB receiver is plugged in. I couldn't find out anything about bad drivers for OS X. If anyone knows anything let me know.

    Oh, and i got my $ back.

  21. Re:Oh please on Body Modifications Still Hinder IT Professionals? · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the lesson. I'm quite rusty with American English.

    Prat.

  22. J'essayerai on Canada Loses North Pole · · Score: 1

    C'est le fin du monde. Et les Canadiens dissent..."que se produit, la?"

  23. wrong thread, bubba on Looking for Answers in the Age of Search · · Score: 1

    I'll never understand how people can post to a completely different thread. Or is it a slashcode hiccup?

  24. let me get this straight on Looking for Answers in the Age of Search · · Score: 1

    your fish have asthma? Man, that sucks. I kid, i kid.

  25. how is this flamebait, exactly? (eom) on HTTP Request Smuggling · · Score: 1

    lamefilter: # Please try to keep posts on topic. # Try to reply to other people's comments instead of starting new threads. # Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said. # Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about. # Offtopic, Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal, or Offensive comments might be moderated. (You can read everything, even moderated posts, by adjusting your threshold on the User Preferences Page)