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  1. Re:Zuckerberg is so full of shit. on Zuckerberg's Side of 'The Social Network' · · Score: 1

    Perhaps he is biased, but that is still more believable then ANYTHING Hollywood is trying to sell as true and is 'based on a true story'.

  2. Re:Childish on Gene Simmons Threatens Anonymous Again and Gets DDoS'd · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah, because then you would scam the people bringing the pizza, not the people it is delivered to.

  3. Re:I'm Ray Ozzie, on Ray Ozzie To Step Down From His Role At Microsoft · · Score: 4, Funny

    I ran a script to do a calculation and there are about 10 1 digit UIDs and around 90 2 digit UIDs.

  4. Re:Easy solution on NRO Warns They Are On Final IPv4 Address Blocks · · Score: 1

    That is exactly what I thought made it funny. Apparently only one person got the joke. Oh well.

  5. Easy solution on NRO Warns They Are On Final IPv4 Address Blocks · · Score: -1, Redundant

    There are plenty of companies who have a /30 range and only use 2 addresses. So take those away and give them a /31 address. That way we can give another company a /31 range and both companies have two addresses to their disposal. Right?

  6. Re:At least.. on Pirated Software Could Bring Down Predator Drones · · Score: 1

    Yes, I heard about it. I believe the correct quote is. All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

  7. Re:One other thing on Desktop Linux Is Dead · · Score: 1
  8. Whitelisting? on How To Tame the Social Network At Work · · Score: 1

    Block everything and then only allow those sites that are really needed.

    You could even make it pretty user friendly in that people can add a site and that will be automatically added and checked afterwords on validity. Sure a user could add some pr0n site, but that will be noticed later, so people will be unlikely to do that, unless they want to be fired.

    And then not all people need access to everything, so different filters per department or even per user should be possible.

    For those that can't go without any access to their personal email for 8 hours, you can place dedicated PC's near coffee machines or wherever you think is good for staff. As these are dedicated, they can be placed in DMZ and would have no link to the Intranet.

  9. Re:News for Nerds: on Linux To Take Over Microsoft In Enterprises · · Score: 1

    And they are only planning to do so. That does not mean that it will actually happen. I plan on winning the lottery this year.

  10. Re:Moral authority ... of what kind? on Internet Dismantling the State Church In Finland · · Score: 1

    Those links are a MUST READ. Wow. Great stuff.

  11. Re:Base Vs. Stakeholders on Internet Dismantling the State Church In Finland · · Score: 1

    Religion is a different matter. If for whatever reason your faith says that something is unacceptable, you can not change that faith just because the majority of your base thinks it is wrong. That would mean changing your faith.

    Faith should not be a numbers game to get as many people to believe what you do. It should be that YOU do what you think is right.

    The problem with most religion leaders is that they say that everybody who is not for them is against them and that it IS a numbers game, because of the political power it represents for those at the top of the religion. It is all about control and not about faith. They will do anything to get that control, including doing things against the faith they pretend to represent. Or as Heinlein said in JOB: A comedy of justice:

    Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
    Anyone who can worship a trinity and insists that his religion is a monotheism can believe
    anything -- just give him time to rationalize it.

  12. Re:Cool idea on Internet Dismantling the State Church In Finland · · Score: 1

    In Germany this is (was?) possible. Not only would you be no longer a member of the church, you would also not pay any taxes anymore towards the church. Not that much money, probably about (currently) 2 or 3 EUR, but I would love to have that option in Belgium.

    Now part of my taxes go to religion even though I never was a follower of any religion and was not baptized.

    Understand that I am all for freedom of religion, as long as I do not have to be involved in any way. This does not mean I agree with the institutions behind them.

  13. I already have every movie in 3D on Hobbit Film Finally Gets Green Light, To Be Shot in 3-D · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is done by something wonderful called perspective. Whether done by design or by evolution is another matter.

    As far as this being a new technology: from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy
    It was first invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1838

    For me 3D won't be 3D until I can walk around it.

  14. Re:Holy irrelevant comparison, Batman! on Switzerland's Mega Tunnel Sets Record · · Score: 1

    Why don't they compare the number of trains going through it per day to the number of possible subatomic particles while they're at it?

    42. Man, that is scary.

  15. Re:Opt-IN should ALWAYS be the default on Data Miners Scraping Away Our Privacy · · Score: 1

    I agree. Just a reminder to say that robots.txt is a form of opt-out.

  16. Re:Let the patent wars begin on Webvention Demanding $80k For Rollover Images · · Score: 1

    One of the patent holders would win with the Patents World War I. All the others will lose. You are not one of the patent owners who is going to win, so you will lose.

  17. Re:No password may be a feature not a bug on Home WiFi Network Security Failings Exposed · · Score: 1

    In the real life, the people will have no idea that the wireless from they got from their ISP is insecure. That is why they payed money for it in the first place, because they have no idea how to do it themselves.

    And sure, the coffee place might have the modem to standard login and password, so I would take another coffee while I played with their system, but in reality I know better and you know as well.

  18. Re:Why civil? Fraud is a crime on Judge Approves $100 Million Dell Settlement · · Score: 1

    They have powerful friends you know...

    They are called lawyers. Get a good one and you are free. Get a pro-deo one and you get shafted.

  19. Re:Maybe it wasn't timing, but milieu on Why Warhammer Online Failed — an Insider Story · · Score: 2, Funny

    No specialized software either (you can download a free version of Visual Studio directly from Microsoft). All you need is a basic knowledge of programming, and the desire to build a game.

    Then all we need is something like Visual Studio for Linux and there will be a shitload of games for Linux. Right?

  20. Re:OK, question time on Big Media Wants More Piracy Busting From Google · · Score: 2, Interesting
  21. Re:get a lawsuit on Careful What You Post, the FBI Has More of These · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So basically what you are saying is that first they came after the Arabs ...

  22. Re:I am a Muslim on Careful What You Post, the FBI Has More of These · · Score: 1

    All you apparently need is to feel what you're doing is right and then you ignore everyone and everything else.

    That could be used when talking about almost anybody.

    And no, blowing up people is not considered doing the right by the majority of Muslims, just like raping children is not considered right for Christians.

  23. Re:Parenting skills? on Apple Awarded Anti-Sexting Patent · · Score: 1

    Do not try to solve a social problem with a technical solution.

  24. Re:If You Want an Example on NY Times Confident of 'First Click Free' Paywalls · · Score: 1

    Just tried it and indeed the second time it blocks. Removed all cookies and the site worked again, so it seems that a workaround is to figure out what cookies does this and then delete it.

    I was to lazy to do that.

  25. Re:Do we still believe what we see? on Erasing Objects From Video In Real Time · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The 'Live on scene' is pretty rare already. Almost everything is taped and edited. And even now many people believe what they see as they will have only one (if that) source of information. How many people will actually look at what others have to say? http://aljazeera.com/ as an alternative? Nah, because that is propaganda from the enemy. Better just watch Fox News.

    People do not want to be informed. They want to be entertained.