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  1. Re:Missing option on 13 Things That Do Not Make Sense · · Score: 1

    No, a democracy where the people didn't have such incredible stupidity would be preferable.

  2. Re:public passwords on IRS Employees Fall For Hackers · · Score: 3, Funny

    I prefer to use obfuscated perl to show the usablility of the Unices...makes me look all 1337, and keeps the virus-writers away ;)

  3. Re:public passwords on IRS Employees Fall For Hackers · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No offence, but you don't seem to have gotten the hang of bash ;)

    su && startx will only start X when you have dropped your new priv set.

  4. Re:Why Visual Basic should go F/OSS on Microsoft Remains Firm On Ending VB6 Support · · Score: 1

    I remember seeing a VB clone a while back...however, perhaps there would be a way to make Glade work with python? That's about as easy as it gets...

  5. Re:A question worth asking on MS to Trade Passwords for 2-Factor Authentication · · Score: 1

    Unless there is a weakness in the algorithm used by the RSA keyfob.

  6. Re:No matter what OS you're running... on IRS Employees Fall For Hackers · · Score: 1

    Why crack it? Just put it on a trolley, and then carry it out,

  7. Re:public passwords on IRS Employees Fall For Hackers · · Score: 3, Informative

    Look on msdn, there's an ImpersonateUser function you can use, if you know how to program.

    Write up a quick VB/C++/C#/Whatever app, make up a login prompt, get it to login, impersonate the user, and start explorer (obviously, you'll need to shut down explorer first).

    You could do the same and spawn cmd as well, if that's all that is needed.

  8. Re:What you don't see can't hurt you? on General Motor's EV1 Electric Cars Scrapped · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because at some point we WILL run out of oil.

  9. Re:Get a lawyer. on File Systems for Electronic Surveillance Devices? · · Score: 1

    It isn't 9-5 in 2/3 of the world.

  10. Re:Download size question on Red Hat Fedora Core 4 Test 1 Now Available · · Score: 1

    But because of the redundancy of the source code of not one, but hundreds/thousands of packages, the compression is much more efficient.

  11. Re:Download size question on Red Hat Fedora Core 4 Test 1 Now Available · · Score: 4, Informative

    Source code compresses better than binary.

  12. Re:First, make a copy! on File Systems for Electronic Surveillance Devices? · · Score: 1

    There ARE computer stores in other countries too you know...

  13. Re:Get a lawyer. on File Systems for Electronic Surveillance Devices? · · Score: 1
    Get a lawyer. (Score:2, Informative)

    by rjh (40933) on
    Wednesday March 16, @12:52AM (#11950927)


    Somehow I don't think "right now" is really a suitable option...
  14. Re:Is it still style over substance? on Gmail Goes Public · · Score: 1

    Really? I've given mine to everyone...it's on my home page even. Not a single spam.

  15. Re:What defines a "word processing document" on MS Files for Broad XML/Word-processing Patent in NZ · · Score: 2, Informative

    XHTML allows stylesheets inside the file, as well as inline styles.

  16. Re:-1, Redundant: Hyperthreading. on Multithreading - What's it Mean to Developers? · · Score: 3, Informative
    ardest part when trying to run things in parallel is figuring out what you can run in parallel. Example: two operations (pseudocode): c=a+b and d+c+e. These two cannot be run in parallel, since you need to result of a+b before you can start c+e.

    Not at all, because you can add d+e. For example:
    No multithreading:
    add a,b
    add d,a
    add d,e

    With multithreading:
    First thread:
    add a,b
    ;Make sure other thread is finished
    add a,d

    Second thread:
    add d,e
  17. Re:Useless on Nero Burning for Linux · · Score: 1

    That's because mkisofs doesn't burn cds, it makes ISOs.

    You want cdrecord.

  18. Re:USPS does not suck on FTC Tells CompUSA to Pay Up QPS Rebates · · Score: 1

    What does it have to do with outgoing mail? Don't they just go to the postbox and pick all the mail up?

  19. This is going to help on Microsoft to Offer Patches to U.S. Govt. First · · Score: 1

    After this announcement, I bet their marketshare will go up!

    I can just imagine it now: "Buy Windows, and get security patches for free, up to a month after they have been released!"

  20. What? on Got Game · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Tap into the gamer instinct for heroism Gamers "have a hero's appetite for a challenge that requires full attention. Meeting these needs, giving the potential heroes who work for you a challenge that will inspire extreme efforts - can unleash enormous commitment."

    What makes you think that writing code is the kind of thing that gamers want to make them feel like a hero?

  21. Re:Any idea on these login pauses? on OpenSSH 4.0 & Portable OpenSSH 4.0p1 Released · · Score: 1

    It probably pauses on non-localhost connections to make it harder to try to brute-force.

  22. Re:Beat them at their own game? on Microsoft Uncertain About WinFS for XP · · Score: 1

    IIRC, to be able to compile the filesystem drivers, you need the IFS (Installable File System) SDK, which costs US$800/seat.

  23. Re:uh... on Aus. Gov't Considers Fines for Online Suicide Info · · Score: 1

    As the GP said, it's good to be able to just talk to a friend about it, to say everything that you're feeling. Let it all out.

    Anyone who gives the `cowardly way out' speech doesn't think that you're really gonna do it. *IF* it worked (and it doesn't) it means you may not commit suicide. It doesn't make your life any better, it's the reasons behind that you need to stop, not the suicidal thoughts.

  24. Re:If you need ideas on how... on Aus. Gov't Considers Fines for Online Suicide Info · · Score: 1

    Paracetemol? Doesn't that cause liver failure, and make you die in excruciating pain over several weeks?

  25. Re:vim on Programming Tools You've Used? · · Score: 1

    As much as I agree with you, I do not have knowledge of how to compile Java using gcc ;)