User: FairlyFast

Re:prior art?

On: McAfee Granted Firewall Patent

The patent is doing the geographical area translation on incoming connections in the firewall software. Stupid patent? Yes. Prior art? It's specific enough that I doubt there is any. Anybody know of software that traces geographically incoming connections, 'cause I don't.

Sounds a lot like webalizer for Apache logs

Re:I like my tin foil in the microwave please

On: Tracking The (English) Words We Use

Arrgh! wibble's not in the database either

Re:7.6% is one number but there are many reasons

On: 2003 CD Sales Officially Down 7.6 Percent

The real reason CD sales are down? In HMV (music sotre for non-UK readers :-) this weekend: Matrix Revolutions Movie DVD 13.99 Matrix Revolutions Soundtrack CD 15.99 Why would anyone by the CD?