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  1. Re:Is it just me... on Forget the PDA, Here Comes the TDA · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whaddya mean? This isn't just cool, it's downright l33t. Check out the operating system - it's called 3ActilOS! How much more l33t can you get?

  2. Re:Here we go .... on PBS Feels FCC Chill On Censorship · · Score: 4, Funny

    So a three-month-old baby has a chance of accidentally conceiving each time it breastfeeds? Wow, you learn something new every day.

  3. Re:My Win desktop already runs *nix code... on Unix To Beef Up Longhorn · · Score: 1

    Just yesterday I was trying to compile libgcrypt on Cygwin to experiment with it. All the tests failed with "undefined reference" link errors. It's been known and discussed on the mailing list for over a year, but nobody's ever done anything about it.

  4. Re:Peak Performance on Video Chat Via Transparent Desktop Overlay · · Score: 1

    Nah, that looks more like a jazzed-up version of Looking Glass.

  5. Re:Mac ahead of Windows on graphics, again... on Video Chat Via Transparent Desktop Overlay · · Score: 1

    As pretty as it looks, Superkaramba doesn't use real transparency. It just paints a copy of the root window onto its own widgets, and overlays alpha-blended graphics on that. If you put one in front of another window, it can't overlay at all. Let's just cross our fingers and hope the Compositing extension gets out of testing at freedesktop.org soon.

  6. Re:Quick on The iPod Gets WiFi, Sort Of · · Score: 4, Funny
    PING www.riaa.com (68.163.90.10) 56(84) bytes of data.
    From 68.163.93.162 icmp_seq=1 Destination monopoly unreachable
    From 68.163.93.162 icmp_seq=2 Destination monopoly unreachable
    From 68.163.93.162 icmp_seq=3 Destination monopoly unreachable
    From 68.163.93.162 icmp_seq=4 Destination monopoly unreachable

    Control-C
  7. Re:Censorship? on Verisign Speeds Up DNS Updates · · Score: 1

    Censors would probably be more likely to go for your hosting provider anyway, wouldn't they?

  8. Re:Obligatory Apple reference on Time to Try a Linux Desktop? · · Score: 1

    Um, what point is there in buying new copies of Office/Photoshop if you can run your old ones under VPC? That knocks your estimate down by $900.

  9. Re:Does it make much sense, though? on Time to Try a Linux Desktop? · · Score: 1

    If you knew what you were talking about, you'd know that switching virtual consoles leaves X running in the background, so the driver still wouldn't install. Nice try.

    I guess it would be too much to ask for you to stop trolling, BTW? Just a thought.

  10. Re:How to guarantee replies on Mitnick Speaks About Hacking · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not a milligram, it's a milligig - 1/1024 of a gigabyte. :)

  11. Re:Slashdot Meter on Modular Laser Launch Systems · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Oh yeah? Beat this!
    $ while true; do echo -e "GET /...url... HTTP/1.0\n\n" | nc www.niac.usra.edu 80 & done
    Bow to my awesome server-nuking powers!
  12. Re:dear god on Mozilla Gains on Internet Explorer · · Score: 1

    On Mac OS 9, the IE icon was labeled "Browse the Internet".

  13. Re:Robinson called it "APS" (mildly OT) on GPS on Mars? · · Score: 1

    Then you can pronounce it "apps" if it makes you happy.

  14. Re:Sounds good but possibly annoying on Wi-Fi by Rail, Bus or Boat · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm not a networking expert either, but to the best of my knowledge this is usually done with IP tunnelling. You don't have to have any coordination between AP's - each of them can have its own subnet or something. To connect, you log in and set up a tunnel to the gateway, which gives you another IP address with Internet access. When you switch cells, your actual wireless interface gets a new IP address, your tunnel re-authenticates and you're back online with maybe a few dropped packets, but no interrupted connections.

  15. Re:Videos on Wearable Customizable Displays · · Score: 2, Informative

    $ mmsclient mms://wmt-vod.video.francetelecom.com/www2.francet elecom.com/ftrd_2004/image_portee-hd.wmv
    $ mplayer image_portee-hd.wmv

    Now stop complaining.

  16. Re:nanokernel: scheduler on Bossa, a Framework for Scheduler Development · · Score: 4, Informative

    You mean an exokernel?

  17. Re:Let the scheduler algorithm flamewar begin.. on Bossa, a Framework for Scheduler Development · · Score: 1

    Uh, the elevator algorithm is for controlling drive seeks. It makes no sense in the context of a CPU scheduler, unless maybe you're talking about a Turing machine.

  18. Re:I'll go for $270K on Microsoft's Midlife Crisis · · Score: 5, Funny

    It has to be said...

    $300K should be enough for anybody!

  19. I must be new here... on Senate Takes Aim At P2P Providers · · Score: 1, Interesting

    So, when was the last time that Kazaa told kids to steal music? Shouldn't the parents be the ones looking out for their kids? The RIAA is (surprise!) in favor of this, while P2P groups are (surprise!) opposed.

    My gosh! Thanks to the submitter, I know exactly what position to argue! Thanks so much!

    Baaaaaa.

  20. Re:Sweet Zombie Jesus on Evaman Worm Attacks Email Servers · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not only that, but despite the headline, it doesn't attack the email servers in any way whatsoever, other than sending itself through them like every other email worm.

  21. Re:An "Ask Slashdot" for the vision scientist(s) on Eye Transplant Enables Blind Boy to See · · Score: 1

    AAAAAAAAH! Don't do that!!!!

  22. Re:It's always worst when it's your father's. . . on What Was Your Worst Computer Accident? · · Score: 1

    And it just goes to show that under pressure, the impossible can be done. It makes me wonder how much shit actually goes on in the world which nobody but solitary, terrified individuals ever know about.

    I'm not sure I really want to know. . .


    Wasn't that the theme of Men in Black? ;)

  23. Re:Cookies in the psu on What Was Your Worst Computer Accident? · · Score: 1

    Come on, you can't accept cheap substitutes when it comes to your technological baking needs! Go for the real thing.

  24. Re:Riiiiight.... on Custom DVDs & Players For Academy Members · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Sorry, you're right. What I was actually thinking of was never getting cryptanalysts get their hands on both the plaintext and ciphertext. IIRC, that was the main way the Enigma machine was cracked for example. Obviously, though, it's not very applicable to DVDs.

  25. Re:Riiiiight.... on Custom DVDs & Players For Academy Members · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's a list of the flaws in CSS:

    1. DVDs have one key for the disc, which is encrypted about 400 different times. One of the basic rules of cryptography is that you NEVER encrypt the same thing with different keys.

    2. The DVD players are publicly available, so it's not too hard to take out a ROM chip and analyze it.

    3. The key size was only 40 bits.

    Suppose this new system has only one key per disc, coded for a particular private player, using 256-bit Rijndael encryption. It will indeed be uncrackable given only the disc, which is what the quote said.