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  1. Re:Why oh why? on USB EVDO Modem Without PCMCIA · · Score: 2, Informative

    According two verizon, two of their phones do support bluetooth DUN

  2. Re:Cleanflix, not Walmart on Cutting out the Naughty Bits Ruled Illegal · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Allright, here's a question, which is more detrimental to society, lots of kids in foster homes, or a few gay couples that might take in one or two, instead of adding to our (already growing) population? Producing kids is not really what's best when there are a lot of kids out there that are never getting good jobs and end up sucking on welfare for the rest of their lives.

  3. Re:uncrackable encryption on Cracking the GPS Galileo Satellite · · Score: 1

    They were probably using a one-time pad. Even [byte of data] XOR [byte of random] is usually pretty good. But the strength comes down to the PRNG, I wonder which they were using... ISAAC is supposed to be good. Of course, they might have been able to break the code by knowing the ciphertext and just waiting until whatever PRNG they were using repeated.

  4. Re:Keep stuff after graduation? on Students Skip College Music Services · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Read the license to the MSFT software you have, you're allowed to continue using academic licensed stuff after you graduate. There's nothing to enforce (At least that's what the MSDNAA site says).

  5. Re:Is this a surprise? on AP Looks at Piracy, Misses the Point · · Score: 1

    Well they're not doing much work if they're not reporting on both sides of the story. A good news agency even reports things that go against their company. If disney was getting charged with some crime, e.g. fraud, you can bet ABC would report it. Just because copyright infringement is a threat to their business model, that doesn't mean they can produce one-sided stories about it. I have lost a great deal of respect for the AP today.

  6. Re:How is this evil at all? on Microsoft Sued Over WGA · · Score: 1

    Read previous articles about this topic, that's not all it does.

  7. Re:how long on Colorado Sheriffs To WarDrive For Safety · · Score: 1

    That's not a very good analogy, the seat belt is there, but it doesn't strap you down before you put the key in the ignition. Changing the password would be good, but forcing WEP (which you did not mention) would be a very bad idea. I've found that WEP really does cause a lot of trouble if you have drivers (e.g. on Linux) that aren't quite up to spec.

  8. Re:3 straight months! on Man Arrested for Wireless Piggybacking · · Score: 1

    Ummm, which one would that be. I know the UK has a subscription, but AFAIK you are just fined for not paying. How does one "seal off a TV" anyways?

    Not a flame, really curious.

  9. Re:How can they? on Teen Sues MySpace Over Sexual Assault · · Score: 1

    Perhaps they have changed the law since this, but from what I've seen of statutory rape laws it is illegal for a minor to have sex unless they can prove in court they knew their partner was within 4 years of their age. ( I believe there is a further age limit like it's illegal anyway if you're under 14 ) This is NYS.

  10. Re:I know what I will do on Microsoft to Turn to Driver Quality Ratings System · · Score: 1

    I'm really beginning to wonder about these folks...

    Windows does not pick a WAP for you unless you already set it as the default. You have to select it, and you can remove it from the list and use a different one if you need to. It's not the best way to do it, but I've only run into problems when I'm at the far edge of a network.

  11. Re:Oh I wonder wonder who ohhh who... on Microsoft to Turn to Driver Quality Ratings System · · Score: 1

    Not really sure what you're on, but the Apple In-Ear headphones have a 3/5 right now.

  12. Re:Euro-English on The End of Native Code? · · Score: 1

    actually I posted that for the idiot 13 year old americans who browse the site and can't name one country that borders Germany.

  13. Re:Euro-English on The End of Native Code? · · Score: 1

    I figured.

  14. Re:Euro-English on The End of Native Code? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm a USian and I can read it as well, I hope I'm not the only one who noticed that read straight through it sounds a bit german.

  15. Re:If you can read this... on User Mode Linux · · Score: 1

    Well, I use Firefox, but I just downloaded Opera from their website and opened it. Posting from there now, the site looks fine. Either clear your cache or update your browser. Either way, stop complaining. Granted, I sort of wish slash went a little further, but the new look is a lot better. Adding a few more Web 2 features (more customizable front page?) would be nice, but give it time.

  16. Re:FAIRTAX on The IRS Hits Symantec with a $1 Billion Tax Bill · · Score: 1

    Well, this is a troll, but since I've seen posts like this before, it deserves a response. First, for this specific article, I'd rather have some huge crapware business pay taxes than me. Second, in general, a consumption based tax is regressive meaning that, the more money you make, the lower the percentage you pay in taxes. This is why FairTax has the minimum rebate. But this just means that the lowest classes will pay no tax, and the brunt of the tax will be felt by the middle class. The more money you make, the more you save, the more you save, the less you consume.

    This is why we have an income tax. A good, clean, progressive income tax (without all these exceptions) is what we need, not a tax that only benefits the lowest and highest classes. The middle class is what keeps a republic intact. They're also what makes up the biggest part of the American economy. /rant

  17. Re:This sentence no article on Swedish Mathematician Lennart Carleson Wins Abel · · Score: 1

    Let's try this: Replace iPod with Windows...

    His theorems have been helpful in creating Windows.

    iPod is a proper noun, just like Windows, it works, and it's how Apple refers to their product. I'm not saying I agree with it, but don't yell about a grammar mistake that isn't there.

  18. Re:Encryption on Google Slips Talk of Online Storage Service · · Score: 1

    Here's a solution:
    1. GDrive client asks you for a password, generates an RSA (or whatever you want) Key
    2. GDrive client sends public (encryption) key to Google
    3. Upload, Index, Compress
    4. Google encrypts the data with your public key ...
    5. Decompress, Download
    6. The GDrive client (on <i>your</i> machine) uses your private (decryption) key (which google does not have) to decrypt the data.

    If google is really smart, they will have the client do the indexing, compression, and encryption locally, sending the index data and compressed data to the server for it to store. Either way, google can't decrypt your data. You just have to trust them not to secretely make a backup of it.

  19. Re:Govt Is The Place It Should Start on Trimarco Confirms Mass. ODF Support · · Score: 1

    Luckily, while in most companies, employees are expected to follow "company policy" and get a slap on the wrist (at worst) for not doing so, if a law is passed concerning the operation of government workers, they follow it or they are fired. If rank-and-file gov. workers want to keep using word and refuse to create ODF documents (maybe Word can be configured to output ODF sometime in the future?) they put their department at risk of a lawsuit and WILL be reprimanded, moved, or fired.

  20. Re:Maybe He Is on Earliest Bird Had Feet Like Dinosaur · · Score: 1

    Hmmm, I'm atheist. I don't say that what I believe is anything more than that, a belief. I don't think the existence of a god makes sense, but I also don't claim that to be scientific fact. I believe there is no god, there is no doubt in my mind. Is that a religion? Yes, of course it is.

  21. Re:Sorta misses the point on Free Software Foundation Begins Rewriting the GPL · · Score: 1

    Take a look at the top of the GPL, you don't need to agree to the software to use it (says so right there).

  22. Re:Is this is a big deal? on Security Flaws Allow Wiretaps to be Evaded · · Score: 1

    True, however sending a low tone down the line sounds like it could become a standard part of making call that you don't want tapped. So even if you don't know if you're being tapped, you can prevent it anyway.

  23. Re:Firefox Compatibility on Firefox 3D Canvas FPS Engine · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Last I checked, Safari is KHTML, not Gecko, therefore the "underlying structure" wouldn't be the same.

  24. Re:Canada vs. USA on Canada Moves to Keep Skilled Workers · · Score: 1

    Both nationalcenter.org and heritage.org are extroadinarily conservative "think tank" sites. I would classify that with propaganda, not research.

  25. Re:Home depot on GCC 4.1 Released · · Score: 1

    (1) Yes, the Visual C++ command-line compiler is free, but it's damn hard to use without a good GUI, mainly because Windows itself does not have a very good command line. There are also very few tutorials on how to use that compiler.

    (2) VS Express is only free for a year, then they're going to charge $50 for it.

    I develop in Java, so I just use eclipse. I do use Outlook (the rest of the Office suite isn't even installed, I use OO.org). Those MS IDEs seem to have just a little too much "we'll write the code for you" and not enough "here, go ahead and write." I hate wizards, gimme a god damn text editor.

    (3) Allright, you have a point there, but that just shows that Free Software allowed a quality compiler for the OS X platform to be developed (what's the license on that compiler btw?)

    The last part of that is flamebait, but I'll respond anyway. I run all sorts of Linux software on Windows e.g. Gaim, Dia, etc. If you make cross-platform software instead of locking yourself into Windows or Apple, a lot more people will be able to run it. I may be a college kid, but I know for a fact that lots of linux systems are servers. Not because it's run by "freaky zealots" but because it's better. Finally, my neighbor runs Ubuntu, I installed it after their Windows system finally died. I've come over to their house about three times since then, I have yet to receive anymore complaints. They use OO.org, Gaim, and Firefox with no problems.