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  1. Re:C++ autocomplete... on FOSDEM Interviews On Free Development Tools · · Score: 1

    Easy preconfigured tools like the third-party extension to VC which this thread is about?

  2. Re:power is important on Green Energy Now, And On The Tide · · Score: 1

    Even if the waves aren't that big, the water is still moving underneath the surface.

  3. Re:That's great and all ... on College Students Turn Away From Landlines · · Score: 1

    It's ok for the professor to have them removed, but unless they have signed something saying that the university can confiscate it if necessary, it's illegal to just grab someone's stuff.

  4. Re:It Is and It Isn't on LokiTorrent Shut Down · · Score: 1

    But following that logic, if tommorrow people stopped buying cars/dvds, they are taking money from you.

  5. Re:Don't want to troll, but... where's the RAD? on Linux Application Development · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I was surprised too ;)

  6. Re:An idea but in practice... on How VeriSign Could Stop Drive-By Downloads · · Score: 1

    License for SSL? You get your CA's public key into the browser and you are now God.

  7. Re:That's great and all ... on College Students Turn Away From Landlines · · Score: 1

    Yeah well even if he is a wanker that doesn't make it ok for someone else to take his stuff.

    Would you think it's ok for a cop to just grab your phone? Or if GWB had the SS take yours because you are taking a call during his speech.

  8. Re:"windows" on Migrate Win32 C/C++ Applications to Linux · · Score: 1

    Well there's wxWindows which eases porting the MFC programs.

  9. Re:Dancing on a Point on LokiTorrent Shut Down · · Score: 1

    That's not being lost as a result of the copy.

  10. Re:Torrent files and tracker transactions on MPAA Developing Digital Fingerprinting Technology · · Score: 1

    If ISPs can identify the content of a .torrent file or the tracker communication, they can detect contributory infringement by analyzing much less traffic.

    You think they can decompress an MPEG video stream faster than they can log a 16-bit portion of a TCP/IP header?

  11. Re:Eventually on Are Betas Taking On Lives of Their Own? · · Score: 1

    But if they say it isn't finished and it is still being tested, and may not work properly....

  12. Re:How about bring 'game' back into virtual worlds on John Smedley On the Future of MMOGs · · Score: 1

    That's how I feel about Nethack ;)

  13. Re:Magic in MMORPGs on John Smedley On the Future of MMOGs · · Score: 1

    Well personally I've never killed myself in C...maybe I should switch to perl and have a look for a module on CPAN ;)

  14. Re:Half-joking... on MS Employee Calls for No More Passwords · · Score: 1

    Foolproof? Just get a hair or something, or some saliva off a glass and put it on the sensor.

  15. Re:Hate and Racism.... on Hatemongering Becoming A Problem On Orkut · · Score: 1

    Now people have to be able to prove their beliefs? When did that start?

  16. Re:Biometrics on MS Employee Calls for No More Passwords · · Score: 4, Informative

    Read this. There is no problem faking them.

    Not to mention that fingerprints are left EVERYWHERE.

  17. Re:Biometrics on MS Employee Calls for No More Passwords · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Biometric authentication can't be changed. I can change a password, but I can't change my fingerprints.

    This won't solve the problem of possible data interception when talking about remote
    authentication--but every form of authentication is prone to such attacks when transmitted.


    No it isn't, because if you use a salted hash (chosen by the server), you can't just replay the traffic.

  18. Re:Hate and Racism.... on Hatemongering Becoming A Problem On Orkut · · Score: 1

    The summary implied that it was going to be a criminal matter.

  19. Re:Mktg Lesson #1: Don't Call Your Target Mkt Stup on Napster To Campaign Aggressively Against iPod · · Score: 1

    Most people don't change-- they hold dear the music from when they were growing up

    I'm still a teenager, and I think most of the music that is released now is shit. Same with most of my friends...it's all shit.

    Is there anyone out there that can do some research on who buys it?

  20. Re:Hate and Racism.... on Hatemongering Becoming A Problem On Orkut · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Sounds a lot like you're saying "they think different to me, but I'm right, so they must be wrong".

    Just because you (along with the majority of people) think one thing doesn't mean that you should be able to silence the opinions of the minorities.

    We as a people have been cruel, disrepectful, and promoting hatred for thousands of years...don't just think that everyone will suddenly change. Just because the majority has doesn't mean that everyone will.

    What's next? Banning anything that doesn't agree with you?

  21. Re:Hate and Racism.... on Hatemongering Becoming A Problem On Orkut · · Score: 1

    It's fair for them to just delete their accounts and posts (they're violating the TOS after all) but I don't think this kind of thing should be a criminal matter, as the summary seems to say.

  22. Re:freedom of speech and all that on Hatemongering Becoming A Problem On Orkut · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The TOS says they can't.

  23. Hate and Racism.... on Hatemongering Becoming A Problem On Orkut · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ....And this is different to real life how?

    Hate and racism exists, has always existed, and will always exist.

    As much as I hate racism, I don't think that trying to legislate people's beliefs is the answer.

    Sure, don't let them act on their beliefs, but if they want to say things, why shouldn't they?

  24. Re:Do what Mac Zealots have always done... on x86 Assembly on Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    To be honest, I'd prefer not to do my assignments twice ;)

  25. Re:Emulation or new hardware... on x86 Assembly on Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    You kidding? Most slashdotters are trying to GET PCs :P