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  1. Re:It's a GAME on Steam Users Steamed · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well a temporary outage of a game isn't enough to sue over IMO, and anyway, you probably said it doesn't matter when you agreed to the EULA.

    Now if the same happened with my Oracle DB, yes, heads should roll.

  2. Re:My contrarian view of the GPL license on Why I Love The GPL · · Score: 1

    I meant modifying BSD code.

  3. Re:It's a GAME on Steam Users Steamed · · Score: 1

    In that case, they have taken actual property, risked damaging it, and you were unable to use it to drive to work.

  4. Re:It's a GAME on Steam Users Steamed · · Score: 1

    A mission-critical app is costing you money while it isn't working though. When steam doesn't work for a little while, it's just annoying that I have to wait until the server is back up.

  5. Re:I hate this on Steam Users Steamed · · Score: 1

    I did re-install...luckily I hardlinked my SteamApps folder first ;)

  6. Re:This will never take off. on Freevo Developers Interviewed · · Score: 1

    It doesn't need to be converted to a non-DRM format, because no-doubt there will be a publically available key which can be used for freely distributable recordings.

  7. Re:Freevo is leech-ware on Freevo Developers Interviewed · · Score: 1

    As long as they obey robots.txt, why not?

  8. Re:And speaking of "mission-critical"... on Microsoft Claims Linux Security a Myth · · Score: 1

    Am I the only person why though that the Borland tools seemed "different" to standard C++? I haven't used them in years, so I don't remember well...

  9. Re:Sun did not open 1600 patents.... on IP Insurance For Software · · Score: 1

    Well I would have said Gecko/Firefox was the biggest, but I'm judging by userbase, and not bulk/compile time ;)

  10. Re:I really hope WE can see this. on Dual Core Intel Processors Sooner Than Expected · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure your boot time isn't processor-bound.

  11. Re:In hardware? on Defeating XP SP2 Heap Protection · · Score: 1

    Didn't the Alphas have NX? Or was that something else...something did I think.

  12. Re:Linux isn't really more secure. on Microsoft Claims Linux Security a Myth · · Score: 1

    Yes, according to my copy of the kernel sources, it's 1024. Now if they plan to use the computer as a FTP server for w4r3z or kiddy porn, they're probably gonna leave the port the same, so that more people get to it.

  13. Re:Why we don't need to worry on Public Relations Firm Shapes Opinion with Fake Science · · Score: 1

    Ideally we would be able to use the heat created from the global warming and convert it to electricity...hoever AFAIK the only way to convert heat directly to electricity (Peltier) is impractical. If we could convert it to say, light, then it would be possible (with a *LOT* of effort and expense though, and over a long period of time) to get rid of some of the energy and cool the earth down again.

  14. Re:My contrarian view of the GPL license on Why I Love The GPL · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I may reconsider if Linux switches its license to something a little more fair, such as Microsoft's "Shared Source"

    You mean the "Shared Source" that doesn't allow you to recompile it, and only allows source code to go to a select few? I know you're a troll, but what you're talking about is BS, and could be done under a BSD license.

    Furthermore, after reviewing this GPL our lawyers advised us that any products compiled with GPL'ed tools - such as gcc - would also have to its source code released.

    Your lawyers are either incompetent or are trying to fuck you over.

  15. Re:Linux isn't really more secure. on Microsoft Claims Linux Security a Myth · · Score: 1

    I never understood this one. Users can still open all the other ports.

    Because by default most programs aren't trying to access the >1024 ports. And SELinux will fix some of these problems.

    You can just reinstall Redhat (or whatever) in 30 minutes. Running as non-root only prevents you from deleting the files that don't matter.

    You can re-image and just restore from backup, but this takes time, which will cost you money.

  16. Re:Humans already do this on Monkeys Pay for Monkey Porn · · Score: 1

    Not a problem for me, I just use a perl script to get mine while I'm asleep ;)

  17. Re:Profitable Insecurity on Microsoft Claims Linux Security a Myth · · Score: 1

    Last time I compiled the kernel I saw an option (which I left off of course) for a kernel level web server. I liked the idea about as much as you seem to like TUX.

    Doesn't it occur to anyone with any power to change the design that this is a really, really bad idea? I mean not even one person?

  18. Re:SELinux on Microsoft Claims Linux Security a Myth · · Score: 1

    In theory the web browser can be running in a "browser role", which allows network connections while the user doesn't have access to that privilage

    I haven't really had a chance to play around with SELinux, but can't you set it so that the web browser ONLY has access to ports 80 and 443? And anything can connect to the X port from localhost?

  19. Re:And speaking of "mission-critical"... on Microsoft Claims Linux Security a Myth · · Score: 1

    For example, there is no single development environment for Linux as there is for Microsoft,

    And what's wih that? vi/gcc/make seems like a fair development environment to me, and on just about every computer running Linux.

  20. Re:Use a fake name on Safeway Club Card Leads to Bogus Arson Arrest · · Score: 1

    They only need to have the tape back to the last time you used the card.

  21. Re:Happy ending? on Safeway Club Card Leads to Bogus Arson Arrest · · Score: 1

    His house was set on fire.
    He was charged with and arrested for arson.

    What part of this story is "happy"?

    He's not in prison?
  22. Re:experiment on Monkeys Pay for Monkey Porn · · Score: 1

    Well maybe in relation to porn sales ;)

  23. Re:NOW on When Is There a Good Time to "Switch" to Apple? · · Score: 1

    TIGER

    That is a good enough reason to wait, IMHO.

  24. Re:Humans already do this on Monkeys Pay for Monkey Porn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well you can get naked chicks on the internet for free. Why pay for another cable channel? ;)

  25. Re:Break the law, face the charges. on Norwegian Student Ordered to Pay for Hyperlinks to Music · · Score: 1

    Over there I think it's criminal now.