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  1. Just unplug the server on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 2

    ....oh never mind.

  2. Umm seriously? on QR Codes As Anti-Forgery On Currency Could Infect Banks · · Score: 1

    If qrcode.content != integer then bill = forged

    The worst 1st year programmer could figure that out. Worst FUD article ever.

  3. Re:Ice shows? on Canadian Copyright Board To Charge For Music At Weddings, Parades · · Score: 2

    Figure skating is pretty huge up here for some reason, also things like disney on ice, and probably the music played during tv breaks at hockey games.

  4. Bad Parents on A Million Kids Misdiagnosed with ADHD? · · Score: 1

    What about the people that are just shitty parents that raise shitty kids?

    It obviously can't be the parents fault, they didn't do anything wrong, so the kid must have some sort of "disease" that explains their bad behavior.

  5. The suit is targeting android phones. on Apple Sues HTC For 20 Patent Violations In Phones · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The OP should have RTFA lol It's in the update with the complaint.

    [quote]
    certain mobile communication devices including cellular phones and smart phones, including at least phones incorporating the
    Android Operating System (collectively, “the Accused Products”)
    [/quote]

  6. Big deal? on Mobile Firefox Alpha 1 Released · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Windows mobile devices have the largest share of the market, why release it for a few specific nokia models if they want the largest number of users giving them feedback?

    The desktop release don't count, desktop users will install it run it twice, think "ohh that's cute" and never run it again.

    How about those of us stuck with pocketIE and opera's offerings both of which fail miserable on something as simple as a redirect.

  7. priort art? on Space Observatory May Have Found Dark Matter · · Score: 1

    I think there's already proof of these "winos" leaveing "dark matter" all over New York City isn't there?

  8. Should be opt in on Google Sued Over Privacy Invasion On Street View · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think street view is neat but really should be opt in.

    I've seen pictures of forum member's houses where you can see things a would be thief would love to get their hands on just because they had their garage door open at the time google drove bye.

    A lot of good opt out does when your atv, rims or classic corvette are already stolen.

  9. Re:Works great on my new laptop! on Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Is Out · · Score: 3, Informative

    You bought that piece of hardware to work with Windows, you can't expect every piece of hardware not meant for linux to work :)

  10. Caused havoc with my pocketpc on Programs Cannot Be Uninstalled In Vista? · · Score: 1

    For some reason my ppc stopped syncing, the device could see it was plugged in and tried to sync but the lovely new windows mobile device center had no idea I plugged anything in.

    Only thing I could find in google was *another* recent update to .net 2 that fskced up some programs that used it and to reinstall. Of course I click uninstall in control panel, it does it's thing and voila it's still there!

  11. Re:This is all about freedom of speech on XM Satellite Radio Backlash · · Score: 1

    For the record Opie & Anthony never threatened the Sos or the first lady.

    If a "A hard ass prosecutor could reasonably go after them for a threat" that someone else made that just happened to be in the same room, then your country is more fucked then I thought.

    Have fun over there.

  12. Re:High-speed on US Lags World In Broadband Access · · Score: 1

    The standard in Canada in now 5mbit.... With my cable provider is giving me 10mbit (average 8.5-9) for the same 39.99 I signed up to pay for 5mbit less then a year ago. The offer up to 16mbit on their "pro" accounts".

    Also there is a wireless provider that has service good for up to 64km (~30 plus miles) from one of their antennas, and even that's up to 5 mbit.

  13. Re:Get Net10 on Reasonable Pre-Paid Cellphones in the US? · · Score: 1

    I third this. I'm a Canadian who was working in the states, and net 10 doesn't charge any roaming fee's or long distance anywhere in north america. It was the only prepaid that allowed me to call Canada, and also call from Canada without paying for some rip off long distance plan.

    No matter what plan you go with, net 10 will be cheaper unless you're buying like and 3000 minutes a month. It's always 10 cents/minute.

  14. Actually it's Intel on Intel Patents the "Digital Browser Phone" · · Score: 5, Informative

    If the submitter RTFP they would have seen that it was Intel, not M$.

  15. Atleast screw up on the 1st on Slashdot Design Changes for Wider Appeal · · Score: 1

    Come on now.... if you're gonna post this crap atleast wait until the right day :)

  16. Sale of Canadian arm a coincedence? on RadioShack CEO Resigns · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the sale of the Canadian arm or Circuit City has anything to do with the loss of profits?

    There really isn't any competition as far as electronics and accessorys here. Sure we have Best Buy and Future shop (wich is now owned by Best Buy) but they don't really sell the same "area" of electronics.

  17. Re:One nice thing about working in Canada... on Corporate Work in the US vs. Canada? · · Score: 1

    It's also a "touch free" way to "pat" someone down..... There's several cameras wich the guards watch, if they see something bulky they then frisk the old way.

  18. Why don't they go after auto makers? on DMCA Invoked Against Garage Door Openers · · Score: 1

    Last time I checked everyone from Chrysler to Volvo offered some sort of garage door opener, wether it be in the car or on the key fob.
    So why don't they just go after them?

    These blanted abuses of the DMCA need to stop.

  19. fusionlighting.com on New Lighting Technology To Wipe Out Wi-Fi Access? · · Score: 1

    http://www.fusionlighting.com/technology.htm

    That's an inside like the the RF lighting technology.... The company's main page doesn't have any link (under construction). Pulled that from google.

  20. Old news on WinXP Keygen Foils Product Activation · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There's several key gen's out there, and also several ways to disable activating XP.

    Ohh and did I mention there's also an activation code generator? :)

  21. Proxomitron to the rescue.... on The Successor To Popunder Ads? · · Score: 1

    Thank god for Proxomitron (winxx afaik).

    I haven't seen a popup, popunder, banner ad, java ad, flash, etc for the past year thanks to this program.

    It runs in the system tray, and you set it up as a proxy server in your browser (works with every browser i've tried). And even has the option of using an external proxy for those not directly connected to the net.

    Ohh and it's easy to define your own rules, and blocks ad's for anything that uses the browsers api (like kazaa, older versions of MSN messenger's ads, etc).

    And no I have no relation to the people that make it, I'm just quite happy with it. :)

  22. Rogers@Home on Cable Modem Primetime Slowdown - Myth or Reality? · · Score: 1

    When I was liveing in Toronto, On (Canada) the only time it ever got slow was when the DNS servers chocked.

    Some of that might have been my modem's fault though as I had to power cycle about once a week. But the cable lines in my area wheren't the best, and there was a filter on the line before I ordered basic cable so that could be it too.

    My DSL experience on the other hand is a joke. I called up Sympatico (Bell Canada) and ordered their "high speed" service. Setup kit showed up about a week later via Fedex, and they shipped me *two* install kits. So I unpacked one, set it up, ad installed their software (pppoe). And it didn't work. I call tech support after an hour of playing with it, and I get a french rep that *barely* spoke english and ended up hanging up on me.

    I ended up useing my dialup account and calling longdistance to my old isp and downloaded winpoet or something like that and got it working.

    My average download speed was roughly 40-60kps (bytes), cable it was alway around 200kps. And my average ping when i fired up TFC or Q3 was NEVER below 100-110, cable 20-35 =P

    And between 5pm and 1am DSL was always noticeably slower, ohh and did I forget to mention that the CO was 6 blocks away? and it was a brand new phoneline? Ohh and cable, I was on the router of a city that was 20-25 minutes away =P

    So I guess I've had the total opposite experience of most people. Ohhh and Rogers@home was 3mbit down/320kbps up. Sympatico is like 967kbps up/128kbps down.

  23. Comparison... on Code Red Refunds? · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry but saying that the qwest users deserve a refund is like saying the guy who drives the only taxi in a small town should be sued because his cab was stolen and someone had to walk 3 blocks to the store.

    Sure it is an inconvienience to them, I've had my cable go down for 2 days and it was a pain in the ass. Did I ask for a refund? Nope, you know why? Someone STOLE the cable. Ya it's dumb in their part for not haveing backups and the cable being exposed, but it's still not something they could have knowingly prevented.

  24. Re:Will you people grow up? on ISS Airlock Installed · · Score: 1

    Bravo! That was very well said. We need a few of you in every country/province (or state)/city/town/etc's government. If that was the case, things like free trade would work a little smoother, all the political bickering would be cut back, and hell maybe there's wouldn't be as much fighting :)

  25. This cannot be a good thing on CD burning Will Never Be The Same · · Score: 1

    Consider the fact that Easy CD comes with a VERY large portion of burners, and just as large an amount of PC's. This would make it quite easy for them to get the "compliant" software on to quite a few machines. As long as they don't team up with CD manufactures to create a complient disc of some sort.