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  1. Re:A Few Questions About This on OSS Projects Offer Bounties For Features · · Score: 1

    Actually generally in the changelog it would say that you contributed those changes along with your e-mail address, probably if the name matches, and you can prove thats your e-mail address that should be more than enough.

  2. Re:Bounties Always for Adding Features on OSS Projects Offer Bounties For Features · · Score: 1

    Except the 'features that no one wants to do' thing is easier than 'optimize this code so it works better' thing. Though most projects let you donate to the developers. Also I think most of the bounties are setup by end users that get together and want a new feature added that the main developers don't really want to spend the time to do (maybe are more intrested in optimizing). I think some use a system similar to bug track, except you vote for the things you want with your money.

  3. Re:uh uh.... on Cracking the Google Code... Under the GoogleScope · · Score: 1

    I thought they would do a redirect for like a certain % of the searches, there is a symbol you can add so it will always redirect you (I can't remember off the top of my head).

  4. Re:A reason why *not* to use .NET? on Cracking the Google Code... Under the GoogleScope · · Score: 1

    The Slashdotting generally happens because the site's bandwidth is completely saturated, which is why slashdotting is considered similar to a DDoS attack.

  5. Re:GoogleBombs Away on Cracking the Google Code... Under the GoogleScope · · Score: 1
    http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Diction ary&va=war
    1 a (1) : a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations (2) : a period of such armed conflict (3) : STATE OF WAR b : the art or science of warfare c (1) obsolete : weapons and equipment for war (2) archaic : soldiers armed and equipped for war
    2 a : a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism b : a struggle or competition between opposing forces or for a particular end


    Look at definition #2.
  6. Re:mp3s carry viruses? since when? on Hilary Rosen Gripes About iPod, iTMS · · Score: 1

    WMAs can have popups embedded. Also didn't the RIAA put ad/spy/malware into a WMA before?

  7. Re:Childish on Hilary Rosen Gripes About iPod, iTMS · · Score: 1

    It will probably be $X to download the song, then $Y to keep it after the first month FREE!!!!11111

  8. Re:Detected how? on Black Hole Birth Detected this Morning · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Poor wording. It didn't come from inside the event horizon, but probably right outside it, or before an event horizon was created it was emitted.

    IANAP; though, I do have a strong intrest in it.

  9. Re:What would have been even more interesting... on AMD's Dual-core Athlon 64 X2 reviewed · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The problem with comparing different architectures is generally the same program doesn't exist on both, and if it does both versions may not be the same quality (one could be programmed by the best developers that arch has to offer, while the other is a 20 minute hack job). There are really too many variables to compare a specific part of an architecture.

    I'm not saying its impossible to compare 2 different architectures, I'm just saying its not practical to compare 1 part of 2 architectures and expect to get results that mean anything (though Macs are getting closer and closer to the x86 architecture as time goes on).

  10. Re:Does anyone buy performance anymore? on AMD's Dual-core Athlon 64 X2 reviewed · · Score: 1

    Do you expect an ad in the newspaper for an AMD 64? They aren't going to try and get you in with the most expensive one, but the one that looks good but is dirt cheap (may or may not be the best price/performance ratio though)

  11. Re:Several levels of control on Malicious Web Pages Can Install Dashboard Widgets · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You could put a space in front of the name, and you wouldn't be able to tell. And if it installed several that all used the same icons and names (but with the space in front), how will you tell which is real? Especially if the real ones are pushed off the screen.

    Theres a link to an example on another part.

  12. Re:Firefox asks what to do on Malicious Web Pages Can Install Dashboard Widgets · · Score: 1

    IE doesn't auto download zip files.

  13. Re:BSOD on Longhorn: Fewer BSODs, More RSODs · · Score: 2, Funny

    MS guy: "There will be no blue screen of death on the xbox"

    myowntrueself: "What color will it be instead"

    *MS Security advances on myowntrueself*

    *fight between myowntrueself and ms security*

    *ms security tasers myowntrueself and procedes to beat him till the audience forgets the question*

    MS guy: "Any other questions?"

  14. Re:Just noticed on Google DNS Glitch Caused Outage · · Score: 1

    He also set it up so you can't post. Too bad...

  15. Re:Just noticed on Google DNS Glitch Caused Outage · · Score: 1

    Weird... Guild Wars also has 'Bork Bork Bork' as one of the languages...

  16. Re:Has it gotten to this point yet? on Google DNS Glitch Caused Outage · · Score: 1

    So your going to switch to some other thing, notify everyone, then when it comes back up, switch back and notify everyone *again*?

  17. Re:because SSL doesnt work here on Firefox 1.1 Boasts New Features · · Score: 1

    How would SSL make a difference? If they are going to block slashdot, they will block the domain name & IP. To get around it you would have to use a proxy, and if they monitor all data, you would have to use one that encrypts everything.

  18. Re:I did this once... on Encrypted Fileserver with Bittorrent Web Interface · · Score: 1

    You forgot to incrypt the command name.

  19. Re:Just like the samba benchmark on Red Hat/Apache Slower Than Windows Server 2003? · · Score: 1

    Why are you using RHL9? Thats really out of date now, you could easily upgrade to RHEL3 (or CentOS 3 if you don't want to pay for support), or Fedora Core 3. Those will be supported for much more time than RHL9 will be, and they use the 2.6.x kernel which is much faster than 2.4.x.

  20. Re:Just like the samba benchmark on Red Hat/Apache Slower Than Windows Server 2003? · · Score: 1

    It would be funny if the benchmark said that they had to reformat the server because it was pwned before they could even start the test

  21. Re:Just like the samba benchmark on Red Hat/Apache Slower Than Windows Server 2003? · · Score: 1

    I think 4 was just released/is about to be.

  22. Re:Why do herbivores turn into carnivores? on From Carnivore to Herbivore · · Score: 1

    That would happen if the herbivore population sky rocketed because there weren't enough carnivores to keep them in check, so some species would then be having a harder time getting food (because of all the competition), then would eventually change to hunting its former competition. Given enough time a species could do a cycle.

  23. Re:Interesting thought... on Phishers Using Keystroke Loggers · · Score: 1

    They also generally show when the clipboard was copied, what was copied, when it was pasted, and what was pasted (along w/ the windows).

  24. Re:Old is not bad in all the cases on Phishers Using Keystroke Loggers · · Score: 1

    do you happen to know any that are at all trust worthy? i've never found any

  25. Re:That's what I've heard on Phishers Using Keystroke Loggers · · Score: 1

    Why are you putting you pin number into a public computer in the first place?