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  1. Re:New supervillan? on Scientist to Implant Electrode in His Own Brain? · · Score: 1

    All I can think about is Pinky and The Brain.

  2. What ever happened to ... on EFF Sues AT&T Over NSA Wiretapping · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Probable Cause?

    From what I can remember my trooper friend saying. "If it's visible by the Post Man, I don't need a warrant." Meaning if some idiot decides to grow weed on the coffee table in front of the picture window, the police can knock the door down and arrest everyone, without a warrant.

    Doesn't this procedure fall under probable cause? They had cause to believe these imagrants, who weren't even US Citizens, had ties to terrorism. Isn't that enough?

    Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not a lawyer or anything. You can tell by my spelling.

  3. It's -47F right now on 2005 Was the Hottest Year on Record · · Score: 2, Funny

    I live in North Pole Alaska.

    If global warming is going on, why hasn't anyone told us?

    This summer didn't break 80F (record since I got here in 95 was 101F)

    It hardly rains. I used my AC for two days. And camping was miserable.

    And we had a cold snap in November of 30 to 40 below F.

    Can someone tell mom nature to send some of that warm up here? Please?

    It's -47F and I still had to drive to work. At this temp, a stomp on the breaks will crack lines. A quick turn on your wheel will break solid metal. And if you have to walk in street clothes, you'll be dead in 20 min. Visibility is near zero this morning because exhaust from cars doesn't disipate at this temp, so you don't know how far in front of you the next car is. If you open your door, the heat will roll out in under 10 seconds, and it takes 10 minutes to heat it back up.

    I think we have a few degrees we can spare, if you want to trade.

    L8r

  4. Re:Silly Law on Xbox Modders Charged Under DMCA · · Score: 3, Funny

    The DMCA is silly. Don't our Federal Agents have better ppl to track down? Like maybe the terrorists?

    Nope!

  5. Dumb can be fixed.... on Fighting FUD with Humor · · Score: 1

    But stupid is forever!

  6. Re:Anthropocentricity on Test Equipment Finds Life In Mars-like Conditions · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Anybody who lets their religion get in the way of their understanding of the universe"

    If believing in evolution requires one to have "faith" that Macro Evolution (changing from one kind to another, cat to dog) happens, why doesn't this fall under "religion?" It is definately NOT science.

    Science is supposed to be open to new theories, new ideas. Testing and retesting. But how can someone say "We found it here, so that's proof that it happens there."

    This article asumes that the volcano has always been frozen, it asumes that the volcano has always been tall, or even there forever.

    Would it not be possible that the volcanoe used to be shorter? Can't it also be considered that when it was shorter, that animals may have lived on it?

    Why can't it be looked at from diferent angles? Evolotionist commonly take only one view, and say all the others are not science, when in fact the view they pick is only from the sidelines.

    If Evolutionists were to coach a game of football against an NFL coaching staff. NFL would stomp. Not because they know what they are doing, it's because they have coaches on the field, at the corners, up in the stands, even in boxes at the top of the stadium. Why? Because they can see the whole picture. A coach takes all the angles, picks the best one, and puts it into action.

    While the evilutionist stands on the sidelines, all of em bunched together, looking at the same view. "We only see it this way, so it HAS to work. Let's make it a theory, and if anyone disagrees, we'll tell them they aren't educated."

    Why can't they just look at the other views, and use common sense to pick the best plan of action?

    L8r

  7. Re:Perfect Flamebait story on Russia's Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered · · Score: 1

    "Anyway, do you guys think that this may make other spammers stop and think about their activity?"

    Only in Russia!

  8. Is this pre/post message download? on Hotmail To Junk Non-Sender-ID Mail · · Score: 1

    Does the authentication of SPF take place before the message is downloaded, helping reduce bandwidth?

    I think this would be a helpful tool if it does. By having your email server download the list of authorized SPF entries, then during the ACK bounce the list, then reject the message, you would seriously increase efficiency of your server.

    On the other hand, if it downloads it, then connects to an external server to auth, this does no good at all! And would actually use more bandwidth and cpu time, costing us even more money.

    M$ needs to realize that not every ISP has 15 mail servers 29 DNS servers, 1k web servers, and enough bandwidth to stop a /. effect.

    My little 90mhz w/ 32meg ram slack box has been running for over a year with no problems, and spamassassin hardly takes up any cpu time. But with this protocol, my DSL line would pops its head like Richard Dean!

    We'll see, or be dumped, eh?

  9. Re:Evolution seems plausible, not proven. on The Pseudoscience of Intelligent Design · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I did not choose randomly.

    I chose a God of love, who reached down and touched me several times in my life to put me where I am now.

    Through my life, there have been several times where I should have been dead. For one, I grew up in Detroit, and when I say "in Detroit" I mean "IN DETROIT" not in a bordering city. I lived in a neighborhood that 911 did not respond to!

    Evolution didn't protect me there. It wasn't some g-nome that I inherited from my parents. Of the 10 friends I grew up with, only 3 of us are alive today, and one is in jail. Call it natural selection, population control, dumb luck, or God. I choose God.

    Science can't explain why when I fell 15 feet from a tire swing, shatering my 5th vertebre, and the doctor said I would never walk again, I did so just 4 hours later!! Science takes thousands, God takes seconds.

    No theory can explain why I grew up with a hole in my esophogus for close to 15 years, with air, spit, and food sitting directly on my heart, and after the operation (of which I had less than 1% chance of survival by science) there was no infection.

    There have been NO other religions who's god has healed, spoken, touched, or send a Son by divine appointment to die on a cross. There are no other gods who CAN be proven by archeology, history, and yes, even science (logic, ratios, and probability). There is NO other god who uses LOVE to interact with his people.

    Muhamid thought he was possessed by a demon when he heard from ALAH (alah means "the god" and is one of over 150 gods that were worshiped at the time, contradition?), and was left in cold sweats, seasures, and even thought he was going mad, he almost threw himself off a cliff! Even if you believe in alah, science will claim old Muhamid couldn't have expeirenced this event.

    Christians aren't "competing" for who created the world. If it were, we'd miss the point. Instead, ask why we were created.

    God IS Love, He wants to give, and recieve love. He had the angels, but they were "programed" to worship God. He created us with a free will, so we would WANT to worship Him.

    I want to worship Him because He touched me, healed me, LOVES me, and I continually hear from Him. There is NO science that can explain what has happened to me, but there IS scritpture, and above that, experience.

    If you grew up a painter, you became a painter because your family taught it to you, but that doesn't mean you should stay a painter. If you have an experience with sculpting, and thought that it's the way to go, you would switch. Not because your defiant, but because you had a real experience that touched a nerve.

    quote "when whispering the chant to god produces the same result in all religions and languages, then I'll believe religion is on the same level as science. until then, its just hocus-pocus meant to impress and control primitive man."

    I don't chant, I'm not Catholic. I have a personal relationship with Jesus. If you and I were friends, and all I did was "chant" to you the same prayer, over and over and over and over and over... you get the picture. I hope. Instead, I speak to Jesus, just like I'm speaking here. I thank Him for what he's done in my life, for saving me, healing me, LOVING me. Then we chat. Again, if we were friends, we would start our conversation getting each other up to speed since the last time we spoke, it's the same in prayer.

    Hocus-pocus won't impress any true seeker of God. I can't perform a miracle to entertain you. But if you need prayer and a miriacle in your body/spirit, or even finances, I can pray with you to find God. To let HIM show YOU he exists.

    No one can change your mind, but you, that's how we work. Signs and wonders are nothing unless it impacts your life. As a painter, you can tell me all day long how awesome of a paint job you finished, but until I see it and experience the awe, it's just a testimony. It doesn't make it any less of a paint job. You had a personal attachment with the job, not me. But I can take part of that experience when YOU lead me to the place of completion.

    God (the creator, lover, friend, father) is that place of completion.

    Sorry this is so long, and by the way, I love science!

    Later

  10. Try with three under three on John Gilmore's Search for the Mandatory ID Law · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have been contemplating posting this, but after reading some of your posts, I feel compelled.

    I traveled at Christmas from North Pole Alaska, all the way to Detroit with my wife, and three kids under three. We purchased three tickets, as two of our kids are under two, and can sit on our laps. Our daughter had her own seat.

    It started off ok, but that was just getting in the door of the airport. We arrived 3 hours early because I knew we would take a long long long long time to get through the x-ray vision machines. (Airplane movie comes to mind)

    We literally took 25 minutes to get the kids shoes off, take the kid leashes off, remove my 5 mo old's shoes, with integrated nuclear detonators, unstrap him from his mothers chest via a kid cradle, then finally convince my 1.5 year old to walk through the white uprights while nearly 50 people wait for us. (Fairbanks is a small airport, only 6 TSA agents at the screening, one with crossed eyes!)

    I used 12 of those bins at every screening process. We attempted to keep it at a minimum.

    What's my complaint you ask? Seeing how I haven't mentioned the whole ID part? Well, I don't mind showing my ID, it's the whole misleading rules/regulations that have somehow become LAW.

    You know the sign at some airports that say "Private screening rooms available upon request?" I inquired about this for the benifit of the fliers behind us who have to stand there patiently, in fear of loosing their first born, and right testicle/breast. The TSA freak said that we can only request it AFTER we go through the initial screening, and ONLY if the metal detector goes off. What a crock! If I've spent 10 minutes stripping my kids and make it through the detector, what the halibut am I going to ask for a "private" screening room for, just to do it all again?

    I told him he needs to take the sign down, cause it's like false advertising.

    I actually told my wife the next time we fly, we'll charter a plane. They don't require massive screenings, and your bags go from trunk to plane, in less than 20 feet! I've also done some research, and the price is comparative to first class tickets. Of course, that's if you buy 6 or more.

    "You are free to move about the country, if you have ..., if you comply with...., oh, by the way..."

    Later

  11. I finally figured it out! on New Round of Lawsuits in Preparation for Oscars · · Score: 2, Funny

    They must use the money collected from lawsuits to pay for those trophies!!

    If they wouldn't use 850 K gold or silver, records wouldn't cost as much, ya think?

    And renting the $25 mil necklaces has to come from some poor chap who downloaded at the wrong time, right?

  12. Re:Are they still going to rip-off old storylines? on Battlestar Galactica Season 2 This Summer · · Score: 1

    I can't figure out why BG is so popular, it's nothing like the orriginal (Which ROCKED).

    Why can't BG be in danger of being dropped, instead of Enterprise? At least when you watch enteprise, you don't get dizzy from the camera shakes like that in BG.

    What's with the "Reporter" type camera angles anyway? I can understand if it were only used in fight scenes, and outdoor pans, but if you think that it represents "Real world fee" you must be on crack! I don't shake that much! And I'm a sugar freak!

    However, some of the chix on BG are very hot. But I'll take Hoshi, and Tupol anyday.

    Later

  13. Re:minor fudbusting on First Arrest Made in U.S. For Spimming · · Score: 1

    I totally forgot that SP2 disables that service. Thanks for the reminder.

    However, Most Orgs have not authorized the switch to SP2, one such being the us mil. So, as a result, when they switch to XP, they will only be using SP1, and the service will need to be disabled.

    And again, being behind a fiewall doesn't mean this service won't work. If your FW has a hole with the appropriate ports open, your hit.

    Imagine a call to the net admin desk from the CEO. "I want all messenger ports open, my people need to have this great service." So the freshly graduated online u guy with no real world experience looks up all ports with messenger and opens them up. Now you have both IM, AND, messenger getting through the FW. It would take an experienced admin to know that MSN doesn't need ports open.

    Thanks again for the reminder! And not just digging me a hole and burying me!!

    Later

  14. Spim is not MSN Messenger on First Arrest Made in U.S. For Spimming · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Spim is sent to that crappy service that was put into windows 98, but not enabled by default. Was put into 2k, ME, and XP, and enabled by default.

    It allows network messages to be sent via the Messenger Service.

    I used to work at an ISP in my area, we got calls all the time with those "Your computer will reboot" pop ups. We walked the user through disabling the Messenger Service (Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services), then spent 5 minutes explaining that Messenger Service and MSN Messenger are two diferent programs. Finally, we wraped up the conversation by telling them to buy a firewall, or switch to our dsl service, and get a free router.

    I now use Messenger Service at work to tell end users that I need to install patches, and to please call me when they are at their computer. The service doesn't allow two way conversations (unless you know the command line).

    You can download programs that use this service, and even if the person DOES NOT have MSN Messenger, they will still get a pop up. Granted, they have to be exposed, or the firewall/router breached.

    So, when you read the rest of these replies, remember that MSN and Messenger are two diferent things. You can't "Block" Messenger adds, or "Only allow friends" messages. mater of fact, there is NO gui for Messenger.

    I think that if the company looks deaper, they will find that this guy wasn't using their IM service, but in fact was using a hole in the FW, and a service that is still active.

    No, I don't think this company has seen the last of this exploit!

    Later

  15. Why? on Shmoo Group Finds Exploit For non-IE Browsers · · Score: 1

    Can anyone please tell me why people "hack" or "phish" or anything that is used for malicious activity?

    I'm not trying to start an argument, I seriously want to know why some people spend so much time trying to make others lives miserable.

    Can't that intelegence be put to good use and make software that competes with the big guys? I know you are smart, esp if you can crack that stuff. I can't, and I'm considered smart by my peers.

    Please fill me in on this.
    Thanks

  16. Not just studends on U.S. Kids Don't Understand First Amendment · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I think less than half of the adults understand the 1st amendment.

    Freedom of speech, sure, speak your mind. But remember, I can't turn my ears off, but YOU can shut up.

    When you have something stupid to say, keep it to your self. That is freedom of speech. You are free to shut up.

  17. Re:Is it really true - I don't think it's fully tr on Spammers' Upend DNS · · Score: 1

    But with the advent of dydns services, hasn't caching all but been reserved for corps?

    If a system has a dns expire time set real low, wouldn't it still look up the full domain, even back to the tld?

    Just wonderin, still learning ya know.

    Thanks

  18. Is it really true - I don't think it's fully true on Spammers' Upend DNS · · Score: 1

    A comment at the bottom of the article holds validity regarding DNS. He says that if a spammer registers the domain, it makes them easier to track down.

    I don't think the author of the story quoted people correctly.

    From what I learned from DNS, whether the domain exists, or not, the same amount of queeururueeing is done.

    M$ wants you to have redundant DNS servers, they get more $$$, you buy more CALs, licenses, and headaches.

  19. That camera angle on Mach 10 X43A Flight Successful · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'd like to smack the guy who was holding the camera in the chase plane! He pissed his pants at the moment of truth.

    Seriously, the announcer was about as dry as the visine comercial dude.

    What's a sig?

  20. Which one speaks english? on Outsourcing To Rural America · · Score: 1

    So instead of trying to explain your problem to a guy who can't speak or read english, your gonna have to explain your problemto a guy who can't speak or read english?

    Hmm, makes no sense. But I see why it would be cost effective.

  21. Re:Who needs books!? on Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery · · Score: 2, Informative

    That's not entirely true.

    The local Computer Investigation B. has some prety sofisticated stuff, all there software is used much the same way you described in court.

    There was a case a few years back here where a guy had some files on his linux box that were incriminating. He set a script to do 10 DOD wipes. That's writing 1's and 0's 7 times over the HD, X 10.

    The lab was able to 1:1 the drive, then recreate every file that was saved to the HD since the purchase date.

    My friend runs this lab, he said his record is 15 reformats, and still recovered data. He recently had his first SATA case, he was able to dup the drive, and, since the guy had never reformated, and was on his first linux install, he had no problems!

    Remember, the NSA can ALWAYS do it, most of the time before hackers can! They in turn hand down the info (as needed) to the FBI, CIB, and finally in the form of books, like this guy did.

    It wouldn't suprise me if SATA has been cracked from day 1 release to the public. And xfs, the same.

    My 2cents worth, take it for face value, it's all I got.

  22. Why's cable out? on Microsoft Takes on TiVo · · Score: 1

    I can see it now...

    It's thanksgiving, the big game is on, you and your 15 buds are sitin around your 32in plaz and the 7.1 dd system makes you think you're sitting in the stands, while in the comfort of a lay-z-boy.

    Cable goes out, and norton pops up on your screen, "You have a virus, please reboot with your norton recovery cd."

    Only an idiot would put the turkey day game on line like this.

  23. Who needs the training? on Best Buy: 20% Of Customers Are Wrong · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They said they are putting their employees through hours of training on how to interview us customers.

    Shouldn't they be training them on the stuff they sell?

    Everytime I go in there to buy a camera, I'm usually faced with a deer-in-headlights sales man who only know how to say, "I'm sure it's in the manual." And I end up helping the poor helpless chap next to me who thinks a 9 mega pixel still camera will produce wide screen movies!!

    Get real Best Buy!

  24. Comming up short? on New Hominid Species Unearthed in Indonesia · · Score: 1

    I don't know, looks like dwarfs to me. I mean "Little People."

    Mabye they are only a few feet away from finding the leader of the lolly pop gang!

  25. Linspire on How Cheap Can A PC Be? · · Score: 1

    Linspire has several offers with hard drive manu's.

    You can get a hard drive with linspire preloaded on it!

    That might help bring the cost down.