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  1. Re:Not Very Anonymous on Anonymous Now Attacking Corporate Fax Machines · · Score: 1

    I love how all these "Anonymous" noobs are basically reporting themselves to the authorities by running Denial of Service attacks from their home computer.

    "Sorry, the FBI took all our computers dad. I was doing some 1337 hacking for 'Anonymous'"

    It's how we weed out the competent ones.

  2. Re:Okay that's some funny shit on Anonymous Now Attacking Corporate Fax Machines · · Score: 0

    Actually, the best method would be to use a Black Fax rather than something like stick figures or Goatse. Better yet, not only a simple Black Fax, but one that is looped, so that it endlessly feeds itself through the fax - assuming the originator is a fax machine itself. Otherwise if the fax is originating from a computer or IP address of some sort, then multiple pages of plain monotone black - with the emphasis on MULTIPLE :)

    That hurts, but is pretty juvenile and easily dealt with.

    The best way to do it is if they faxed all those cables that Wikileaks has released. Black pages can be recycled easily. Sensitive data? That has to be shredded. And people who aren't supposed to be looking at these things may end up seeing them.

    Imagine all the banks and Paypal and Amazon having to now deal with printouts of all the cables themselves - do they shred them? Recycle them without shredding? Also imagine people who shouldn't be looking at them looking at them accidentally (like all those trying to apply for federal jobs).

    DDoS the fax? Doesn't do much. But use the fax to DDoS the company is more interesting because someone has to handle the document in the end, and they have to look at the incoming fax to determine routing. They may have to read the cables whether they want to or not to figure out if it's something to can or forward. Black pages - canned easily (and since it's all electronic these days, costs disk space). But pages and pages of readable material...

    People still use fax machines? Seriously? Seems easier, and cheaper, to have the fax come in, well, digitized and stored on computers. If you have to print it out, then you can. Otherwise, save on paper & ink.

    Time to get into the year 2010 businesses. Oh wait, most of you are still require IE6? No wonder...

  3. Re:Similar problems with Sprint 3G/WiMAX.. on Hand-Off, Reconnect To Verizon LTE Can Take 2 Minutes · · Score: 1

    While I can't say it takes two minutes, the handoff between the WiMAX network and 3G is very rough.

    For starters, since they're literally two separate networks, you will lose any open TCP connections because the IP address changes. If you are in a marginal 4G coverage area, you can have it bounce between the (poor) 4G signal and 3G network. The Overdrive hotspot has settings for fine-tuning how quickly it will try to switch and how often, but most of the time unless I'm in a known-strong 4G coverage area it's better to just lock the device at 3G and not even let it try to swap. Similarly, if you're in a strong 4G area the reverse is true.

    Secondarily, I have nothing but problems trying to use any Sprint 4G device in Seattle. Both my hotspot and my Evo 4G phone do weird things (often crashing entirely), but only in that market (I've had no trouble in other markets, especially my home market of Portland). The Evo 4G will actually crash about 20% of the time I switch the 4G on up there.

    I think that they really need to work on making the two networks as seamless as possible. I know that's not going to be easy from a technical perspective, but it kinda shows that the technology is not quite ready for prime time.

    Not sure if this will make you feel any better, but I have problems with 3G coverage in Seattle. Well, had problems. Decided to let my cell phone go. No home phone, no cell phone. I win!!!

  4. Great, a whole year of pointless hype on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Announced for November 2011 · · Score: 2

    So we got a year to listen to the dev's hype the game up, listen to fanboys hype the game up.

    We'll get magazines, blogs, and whomever, hyping the game up.

    We'll get pointless previews, stupid conversations, and of course, dumb ass predictions (like this).

    Sort of like, we always do.

  5. Re:One More Bush Era Screw Up on EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Bees · · Score: 0

    One more example of how Bush and his greedy incompetent Republican asshats have screwed everybody. This stuff is used because of a conditional waiver that was issued in 2003, against the scientific advices of the experts.

    It's just like the BP Gulf oil spill and the coal mine explosion in West Virginia. There are systems in place to protect people and the environment, but when the Republicans gain control they stop all oversight. It takes five to fifteen years to see all the failures, and by then everyone forgets who turned over control to the crooks and lairs.

    They just wave the flag, blame everything on the government bureaucrats and illegal aliens, scream about the war on terror, and then lie and deny when the
      shit hits the fan. I guess as long as these morons continue to lie and cheat their way into power we deserve to have poisoned gulf seafood and the end of flowering crops.

      Don't worry, you can just consume more high fructose processed food and get diabetes.
        The corn/agribusiness lobby will continue to do just fine with their massive tax breaks and government subsidies, and they're so rich that they can afford imported fruits and vegetables. If you get sick and loose your health care you can crawl off and die, and that will solve them problem.

    Republican, Democrat, it don't matter. They both serve the Corporation Overlord.

  6. it's part of the plan on 68% of US Broadband Connections Aren't Broadband · · Score: 1

    This is what I think is going on.

    The internet providers have been slow to give us the 'broadband' speeds that a lot of world is enjoying. On top of that, they are trying to get tiered service, putting caps on how much you can download, etc.

    What they are going to do, is bargin with the fcc/gov.

    They'll up the speeds/lay the last "mile" of fiber, but to do that, they will need the tiered/limited allowed.

    Then they'll rake in the money on all the people who go over their limits because they can actually download/upload stuff fast.

  7. Re:I'm starting to hate the internet on The Woman Who's Making Your Privacy Her Business · · Score: 1

    I'm starting to hate the internet. More and more it seems like the internet is turning into one big bug in the ass. I have to specifically opt out of fucking invasive bullshit toolbars that I didn't ask for, had no interest in, and no desire to have corrupting my machine. I got an idea for all you assholes who think that is the way to make money....HOWS ABOUT YOU WORK ON PROJECTS THAT MAKE US FREER RATHER THAN FURTHER CONFINE OR TRACK US??? Is it really so much to ask to be able to scan, upload, download, chat, skype, mud, "be on the web" without fear of being constantly surveiled? I'm not a tree. My psychological profile, shopping habits, surfing habits, political interests, are not "fruit" to be picked and sold on the market, and as such ARE NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS!!! If I want your shit, I will use the most powerful investigatory tool humankind has ever invented, find it myself, and possibly even buy it! If what you had to offer was worth having I might even buy it again. But, until that point, LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!
    -Oz

    Wow.

    You do understand, the cat is out of the bag, so to speak. Pandora's box was opened. There is no going back.

    You don't have privacy online. Stop treating the internet like you do.

    You can guard yourself against stuff, using ad blockers, etc. But that won't give you privacy back.

    Why? Because it's gone. Online privacy said "so long, thanks for all the fish".

    I supposed before the internet, you thought you had privacy when you used your credit card? guess what, you didn't. While your actions aren't as easy to record then as it is now, they still knew your shopping habits, where you liked to shop, what you like to do. And yes, they sold that info. they still do.

    You want your privacy back? Don't use the internet.

  8. Re:Where is wikileaks when you need them on Ex-Goldman Sachs Programmer Found Guilty · · Score: 1

    You've been lied to. It's a bit like saying that the guy with the X-ray specs ...

    I don't know what comic book you order the X-ray specs from, but the ones I always get never works.

  9. I wonder... on OpenLeaks — 'A New WikiLeaks' · · Score: 1, Funny

    If the openleaks peeps wore a condom before they fucked Assange?

  10. already done on George Lucas to Resurrect Dead Movie Stars? · · Score: 1

    Even if Smith is lying, it makes you wonder who long it will be until Hollywood starts to recycle actors as well as scripts.

    Well, they've been recycling the scripts for ever now...

  11. Re:I can't believe anyone is surprised on Pentagon Papers Ellsberg Supports Wikileaks · · Score: 1

    HO-LY SHIT. Where the hell is Dexter Morgan when you need him?

    I catch him on Sunday Nights, about 9pm Pacific time...

  12. Re:Wait, that's not right... on Google Unveils Beta Chrome OS Notebook · · Score: 2

    Isotopes of Chromium
    48 is an unstable isotope of Chromium with a half-life of less than a day.

    Well, to be fair, it did say the battery last for 8 hours of use and 8 hours of standby...

  13. Re:The Russians used a pencil on Rear-View Cameras On Cars Could Become Mandatory In the US · · Score: 1

    No offense, but someone who doesn't even know how to turn their high-beams on probably isn't qualified to be posting about headlight performance. There are a lot of places that aren't dense urban centers lit up like the Las Vegas strip. I'm not just talking about the middle of nowhere, there are a lot of very populated places that don't have streetlights. For example, there's a highway about half a mile from my house that has no lighting. There's roads right outside my house with very poor lighting,. In addition, I know of a lot of mountain roads with exactly zero lights.

    You apparently live somewhere where there's enough light to make you think it's daytime 24/7. If you find it scary to drive at night without high-beams then please stop driving at night, you aren't qualified. That said, turning your high beams on is an incredibly simple matter. It varies from car to car but it's always one of 3 things. Push the stick that controls the lights forward. Pull the stick that controls the lights back. Turn on a switch next to the steering column. (If your car is incredibly old then you might have a foot switch to turn them on, but if this were the case then you'd already know about it)

    I live in seattle, one of my grandma's, back when she was alive, lived on Vashon Island (big island in the Puget Sound off of the Seattle area).
    Well, Vashon was mostly rural, so it didn't have a lot of street lights. She'd get pulled over sometimes in Seattle because she'd be driving without her lights, because it was so bright.

  14. Re:The Russians used a pencil on Rear-View Cameras On Cars Could Become Mandatory In the US · · Score: 1

    Of course you know the NASA space pen story is a myth. Fisher invented the pen on their own dime. Both NASA and the Russians used pencils before these pens were available. They went to these pens because broken graphite in zero G and pure oxygen can cause shorts in electronics and burn in a fire.

    http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

    True or not, I loved those space pens. because you had a nice cap on it that didn't take much room, so you could keep it in your pocket okay for those times you need a pen, but don't have a backpack on you.

  15. I look forward to death (no, i'm not suicidal) on People With University Degree Fear Death Less · · Score: 1

    I don't get it.

    Death answers a lot of the big "life" questions (sorry for the pun).

    Like what happens after you die? Are any of the religions correct?

    See, when I'm dead, I'm dead. I don't give a fuck about any bills, any family, or even my cat. Why? Because I will be dead. Chances are, I won't be feeling anything, or even aware of what I'm leaving behind. You can bury me, burn my corpse, fuck my corpse, I don't/won't care.

    I don't believe in religions. Why? Because Man has a history of making shit up to sound better then it is. And a history of lying. And controlling, and being, well, ignorant about what's really going on. That in itself makes it so it's very hard to trust any written texts, mainly texts claiming to be "word of god" or such.

    Man with power, abuses the power. It's the story of mankind's life. Man is greedy. Man mostly only cares about him/herself.

    And if I'm wrong? Let's say God exists, just like the modern day christians say, according to the church I had to go to back when. I would rather be burning in a lake of fire, then spend eternity around those people. Do you understand what I'm saying? I would gladly jump into the lake of fire to avoid those people.

    But it's a moot point, because, based on Man's history, there is no way the modern christians are following anything that wasn't made by man to manipulate people. It's not how man operates.

    I'm looking forward to dying. Just because it will answer questions. Will I be aware of those questions being answered? I have no idea, can't tell you if it does, and honestly I don't care enough to come back and tell you. Not that you would believe me anyways.

  16. mom's basement? seriously? on Paid Developers Power the Linux Kernel · · Score: 1

    Haven't they realized by now our parents have died?

    We own the house now. Sure, we might still live in the basement, but we own the house.

    Get it right, k?

    (oh ya, we program in C by the way, C++ is for the programmers who have nicely lit offices)

  17. My Self Education and ADHD on Using the Web To Turn Kids Into Autodidacts · · Score: 1

    Well, my story seems to agree.

    I grew up with ADHD and Dyslexia, but wasn't diagnosed until I was in my mid 30's.

    While these are learning disorders, I didn't have much a problem learning, it just mattered how it was taught to me.

    The problem with school was I was easily distracted. And if I didn't like the subject, or if it didn't make sense, there was no way I could sit thru it and learn it. I usually had to figure it out on my own, in my own time. Memorizing stuff? I sucked at it. Badly.

    Now come to high school, mid 80's and I had a big interest. Computers. I took office/typing classes (just to get access to the computers),and whatever computer classes I could. None of them could teach me what I wanted to learn, so I self taught myself.

    Taught myself basic, took pascal in a class, taught myself C.

    Taught myself assembly and how to hex edit crap way before I even knew what I was doing. (used to get disks of "demo" software from my typing/office teacher and would be asked to make copies of the disks because I seem to figure it out very well. (talking like TRS-80 software, where the "copy" would leave a few sectors out, and i'd use a hex editor to put the correct values back in).

    Due to life and my "learning disorders" I didn't do much with my life or computer work (though you'd be hard to find a better person who can find & fix computer problems, hardware or software, who works as cheap as I do), as I should of, but everything I want to know, or learn, is pretty much on the Internet, in various forms, for me to learn with.

    Hacking my Dreamcast, PS2, GBA. GC. Wii, Xbox 360, G1, various other phones. Cracking various Windows OS's, programs, etc, all learned online.

    How to download whatever I want? Learned online.

    But then, I'm possibly different. I've been teaching myself for a long, long time.

    That being said, there is a lot of wrong and useless info on the internet also. You have to figure out how to wade thru that, to pull out the actual gems.

    Maybe because I've always questions stuff and been self reliant mostly, I don't have a hard time teaching myself. I know some people are too stupid, or think they are too stupid to teach themselves.

    And now? The internet rocks. Mainly sites like Wikipedia. Sure, I understand the info might not be accurate, but I can spends lifetimes going thru all the various info.

    Dang, like astronomy and stuff like that. I love the stuff, had life been different and crap, I wish I would of taken that direction in life. And if there wasn't Internet or something similiar, I would of never probably ever realized how much I like it and am into it.

    Of course, thanks to the internet, I did discover the type of porn I'm into. And that took lots of research (not finished, of course) and time to discover. You say that's not educational? I beg to differ. I learned a lot of stuff on the journey, stuff I wish I could unlearn. trust me.

  18. Wikileaks needs a famous politician backing on WikiLeaks Took Advice From Media Outlets · · Score: 1

    It worked for global warming. Got that hippy dude, some old vice president, Al Gore. (well, that name helped, i'm sure)

    Look at what Al Gore did for the Global Warming (scam?). He put a face on it that stupid, i mean, dumb people bought into.

    We get some politician with clout, and/or a Military Dude everyone respects (Olly North? I kid).

    McCain. He's the man (I'd never vote for him, but he has both parts needed). How about wikileaks gets McCain to back them publicly?

  19. try to be original on Avoiding DMCA Woes As an Indy Game Developer? · · Score: 1

    The problem is, you aren't original. In fact, you add very little to a classic game.

    Even if this isn't a copyright violation or TM infridgement, you lack common sense.

    Is there a shortage of Pacman games? No.

    How about next time, you make something original? You can go with your pac man idea, but change the graphics, make new boards, etc.

    Or how about you just make a different type of game?

    Something, well, original. Not going to give you ideas, because you seem to follow them too closely.

  20. Re:On a related note on Wikileaks DDoS Attacker Arrested, Equipment Seized · · Score: 1

    Kudos to Amazon for knowing where their bread is buttered.

    NO.. no kudos for them - now if they where presented with a court order to shut it down then by all means.

    but this is a violation of due process if not, and as far as i'm concerned places Amazon out of what could be reasonably considered a common carrier on their EC2 platform..

    which means they should be liable as assisting any illegal activity that happens on their EC2 platform.

    While I'm not on amazon's side here, they run a business and if they decide that don't want to host wikileaks site, is is their right.

  21. hmm, still can't see them. on The Starry Sky Just Got Starrier · · Score: 2

    Nice, more stars.

    can't wait to take my telescope out and look at them.

    wait, what?

  22. Re:I'm not interested in any of them on YouTube Launches Ads You Can Skip · · Score: 1

    Please don't show them to me, you're just wasting my time and your bandwidth.

    Actually, with providers only giving you a limited amount of bandwidth, they are wasting your bandwidth.

  23. Re:I Disagree with Your Assessment on Sarah Palin 'Target WikiLeaks Like Taliban' · · Score: 1

    I think the problem with Sarah Palin is too many people are about as smart as she is. They have the same grasp of politics and whats going on, so why we look at her and shake our heads, they are saying, "Hell ya, this bitch speaks our language".

  24. Re:It's time to rebrand on Windows Phone 7 Sales Continue To Struggle · · Score: 1

    ... (note: I don't have a smart phone because I think they are stupid.) ....

    rofl

  25. Re:Aloha airlines flight 243 on The Sensible Body Scan Alternative · · Score: 1

    ... There's a reason a 737 costs $75M. They're incredibly well engineered.

    I thought they were priced at that because countries/corporations were willing to pay that much. Honestly, I'm sure the actual cost of the plane is a lot less. Otherwise, how would they make any profit?