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  1. Re:Yemen Al-Qaeda Web Sites Staffed by US DoS on US State Department Hacks Al-Qaeda Websites In Yemen · · Score: 1

    haha frk'in ha!

  2. There is No Security on Ethics of Releasing Non-Malicious Linux Malware? · · Score: 1

    If someone wants your network, they will take it regardless of how much security is implemented. It's that simple.

  3. Arkansas (The Entire State) on The Worst US Cities To Work In IT · · Score: 1

    Arkansas or anyplace in Arkansas was not mentioned in the 10 worst nor in the article describing where the IT jobs are. What does this imply?
    Is the state of Arkansas even a blip on the IT map?

  4. New and Improved on New Dynamic Updating Discussions · · Score: 0

    Hmm, a helpful and a much faster method to one degree or another.

  5. Re:Crap on Giant Penguins Once Roamed Peru · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Relative? yes and got me laughing.

    Funny come-back

  6. Re:Same Old Story - With a Different Beat on Novell Partners With EFF on Patent Busting · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe a bracelet from Jared would help.

  7. Information on Social Networking Websites on Friends Swap Twitters, and Frustration · · Score: 1
    Twitter, myspace, whatever else is all fine and dandy for today's youth and young adults, but when someone has received an interview that might land them their dream job and an employer does some research on the individual that might reveal some unfitting remarks or pictures made on social networking sites, that employer just might not hire that individual based on the information they find. The employer might claim that the person is just not right for their corporate atmosphere. It might also spawn other types of investigation that could be detrimental in future employment. My solution is to use them carefully in terms of what about you is uploaded for the world to see or just don't use them.

    I get paranoid about those sort of things.
  8. Road Rage on Legislators Ponder BlackBerry Pileups · · Score: 1

    Yet, another reason for road rage as well as rear view mirror ornaments, loud thumping music, inability of using blinkers, phones while driving, elderly drivers, handicap drivers, elderly-handicap drivers, slow drivers in a fast lane, rubberneckers, loose animals in the vehicle, over-cautious drivers, leaning drivers (drivers that lean to far too one side while driving), drivers that can barely see over the top of the steering wheel, inability to properly maneuver land-yachts, and eating and reading while driving.

  9. Re:We aren't going to change on How Can We Convert the US to the Metric System? · · Score: 1

    Now, that is funny!!

  10. My Opinion and Story on Why Does Everyone Hate Microsoft? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    In 1999, while using Windows 98 SE, I became frustrated when I wanted to expand my knowledge in programming, image manipulation, office productivity, and the security side of networking. However, at that time, I did not have the money to go out and purchase these types of programs. Then, I read the The Hacker's Handbook by Dr. K. The book mentioned a lot of Red Hat 6 Linux and some of the things that can be done. I researched what this 'Linux' was and why this-n-that about it. I bought a custom-built machine in 2001 dual booted with Windows XP Professional and Red Hat 7.2. At that time, I was a Windows user and I decided to learn what Linux was as well as basic computing concepts in terms how they really worked.

    As I learned about the Linux operating system, what a shell script was, and all that software that came with a basic Linux operating system in terms of office suites, development, documentation, the on-line community , etc, I felt I need to be belong to a community and actually use an operating system.

    I had been on IRC and we were speaking about Linux and Microsoft. Someone on IRC said to me that I won't be able to play the popular games, have popular and special programs running such as DVD playback, and some other things that will not run as easy in Linux then it does in Windows. "Welcome to Linux."

    After that day, It took me two more years to move away from the win32/NTFS platform to a committed Linux platform. I have been using Linux for five years and I am content. Now I am studying for a Information Security degree and building custom Linux servers as well as building a mixed OS network environment.

    I feel I could do a lot more in terms of using Linux and the software that it comes with than I can if I were committed to a sole Microsoft solution. The big advantage is I can save myself a lot of money in terms of software and I can also help a business save money by adopting either a Linux backbone or the use of open-source/free software in a Windows environment.

    It is my story and I am sticking to it.

  11. Re:My decision. on PDA for Tech Savy Students? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Interesting quote.

  12. Think About It on CyberTerrorism - Reality or FUD? · · Score: 1

    If someone can imagine such malicious acts of caos on a scale of theoretical proportions. then consider it a possiblity. 'Be afraid, be very afraid' and do something to prevent such a process. If someone can think of it, chances are possible.

  13. Re:Wouldn't work for the (reply) on Best Buy 'Geek Squad' Accused of Pirating Software · · Score: 1

    Wow, that was an in your face, detailed explanation of truth, and a nice solution in conclusion.

  14. YASF (Yet Another Simple Fix) on Mac OS X Struck By Severe Security Hole · · Score: 1

    I have learned this a while ago and I have not had problems by saving what I download to the disk or particular folder, then open it with a suitable application. Having an application automaticlly open what is downloaded increases the threat of a comprimised system.

  15. The kids at the pool on The Type-A, High-Tech Bathroom · · Score: 1

    A television in the bathroom?

    Sitting on the commode watching an entire show of "24" including commercials.

    This is what happens when there is nothing else to do with the millions earned in a year.

    What's next?
    webcasts and podcast from the community urinal.

    brought to you by: eliminator, oder eliminator.

  16. In the loop on Overwhelming Bureaucracy in the IT Department? · · Score: 1

    There are certainly more factors than what is initially percieved. If it is not too late in the game (offending the IT department) befriend one of them which might lead to information such as why there is a long period of time before memory is added to a server or what have you. This can lead to several advantages over the rest of the department you are in. accurate information is more important than those that feed the gossip sow with assumptions and sour conceptions.

  17. Re:Doing the right thing on Microsoft Spending $120M To Look Smaller · · Score: 1

    The monopolist and the monopolistic damage has been done. Take an exotic vehicle, fast and sexy and tone its reputation down as so not to attract attention to itself...It is too late. Another point that crosses my mind is, why pay to look smaller? Why pay all this money to make a monopolistic entity look like it is not monopolistic in any one way and at the same time paying money to make it look like that they have not accumulated money...What about the lawsuits and embarassments that were endured in the past? Does not that aid in what they have become? If it looks like an ant and walks like an ant, it is an ant because it is too late to be something else it most certainly is not.

  18. Ctrl Click on What Mac OS X Could Learn From Windows · · Score: 1

    What is so hard or odd about Ctrl Click ? Why must there be a consideration in conformity ? I like the Ctrl Click method, because in is not that Windows platform.