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  1. Re:keep daleks, get rid of writers on Daleks To Be Given 'A Rest' From Dr. Who · · Score: 2

    Sorry I could not disagree more. I have seen almost every episode of all 11 doctors and sat through the great along with some god awefull episodes, but I have never found the show so completely and utterly boring as this current season. This to me is without question the worst it has ever been.

  2. keep daleks, get rid of writers on Daleks To Be Given 'A Rest' From Dr. Who · · Score: 1

    Keep the Daleks, but for the love of everything scifi remove the fucking love stories from the show. Also give the current writers the boot, they can take matt smith with them, though in truth he may just suck because of the truly horrible writing.

  3. Re:Honest question about security of unix systems on Mac OS Update Detects, Kills MacDefender Scareware · · Score: 1

    certainly did, whats your point? The OP was posting that linux servers are not successfully attacked even though they are the most common internet server, The evidence clearly does not support that assertion.

  4. Re:Honest question about security of unix systems on Mac OS Update Detects, Kills MacDefender Scareware · · Score: 0

    For years I have understood that Unix systems were less prone to security threats posed by malware/viruses/hackers due to the basic security model of unix. When naysayers said Mac was less prone because of marketshare, the argument against this is the large number of Linux servers which have never been successfully targeted by any major security threat

    linux servers are the most successfully attacked web servers and have been for a number of years. http://www.zone-h.org/news/id/4737

  5. Re:Ooo! I can solve that one! on US Nuclear Power Enters the Digital Age · · Score: 2

    And why would a employee workstation that is insecurely configured (allowing external USB keys should be a huge no no) and that is exposed to external sources have any reason whatsoever to be connected to the digital mission critical systems running the plant?

  6. Re:QANTAS don't always send your bag on your fligh on Finding Fault With Qantas' RFID Baggage Tracking System · · Score: 1

    It happens, been on maybe 3 or 4 flights where no one got their luggage, A few years ago I got off a flight in seattle, 2 entire plane loads people had no luggage. It isn't anything sinister, and unless they explicitly told you it was to save fuel the more likely answer is that similar to my experience it was a breakdown of the luggage system or some other similar issue, if you had flown much you would not find this sort of occurance suprising at all.

  7. Re:QANTAS don't always send your bag on your fligh on Finding Fault With Qantas' RFID Baggage Tracking System · · Score: 1

    Qantas and EVERY airline has been doing this for decades, it is rarely about fuel and weight though. luggage misses flights and arrives on others for a variety of reasons, everything from late checkins, luggage bay full, sent on wrong flight, idiot baggage handlers and any number of other reasons.Qantas aren't the worst and probably not the best either. of a couple of hundred international flights Qantas have maybe had my bags arrive seperately to me less than 10% of the time, sounds like a lot but compared to a few other airlines this is fantastic, only airline I can think of that hasn't had my bags arrive seperately to me is BA, but that is probably because I have not flown them much.

  8. Re:More Lost Baggage on Finding Fault With Qantas' RFID Baggage Tracking System · · Score: 2

    The new tags still have your details printed on them (I have them on my bags), and I think you will find a working rfid tag system is far faster than you visually grabbing each tag and turning it over to read it (as to how well they work is another question, though I certainly have had no trouble with them).

  9. Re:poor test on Finding Fault With Qantas' RFID Baggage Tracking System · · Score: 2

    I couldn't care if they work on special cases or not. conveniences such as these are not for the minority of cases, they are for the majority which makes everyones experiences faster.

  10. Re:John Rau is an idiot on Australia Reveals R18+ Video Game Guidelines · · Score: 1

    The same can be said of R18+ or X. It is rarely if ever enforced, but illegal none the less to show to minors, in theory you can be prosecuted for selling or exhibiting MA15+ or above to anyone under 15. What you are describing is what we had before MA15+ was introduced where it was only M and parents were supposed to decide, I agree with you that parents should make those decisions but that certainly is not supported by an MA15+ rating.

  11. Re:John Rau is an idiot on Australia Reveals R18+ Video Game Guidelines · · Score: 2

    Remember these are advisory ratings. Not physical barriers.

    No They aren't. G, PG, M are advisory rating, MA15+ is legally enforcable rating. MA15+ was only introduced because some uptight people wanted to have an enforcable M type rating rather than the advisory type one we had. MA15+ was a late addition to the ratings to further restrict them.

  12. Re:but it is genius on The Petition to Classify Wikipedia a "World Wonder" · · Score: 1

    allow anyone to contribute? really??? have you tried to contribute? I tried a few times in my area of expertise and had my entries promptly deleted and replaced with garbage.

  13. Re:Oh Wales... on The Petition to Classify Wikipedia a "World Wonder" · · Score: 1

    What you mean drive away usefull contributers, foster ego driven moderators and protectionism while at the same time encouraging the less informed to ensure "their" views are the ones people see as facts on wiki?

  14. Re:Typical jumping to conclusions on Microsoft Kills Skype For Asterisk · · Score: 1

    Microsoft has been a long time supporter and implementer of SIP throughout their entire messaging stack, from exchange up, it integrates reasonably well with most other vendors too, though with something like SIP no 2 vendors are ever "exactly" the same.

  15. Re: Suppressions of Freedom on Tweeter To Be Prosecuted, Twitter Now Censoring? · · Score: 1

    Probably the same mystical process that proclaims a person is INNOCENT until proven guilty.

  16. Re:Hmm... on Should a Web Startup Go Straight To the Cloud? · · Score: 2

    The cost of the licenses is relatively miniscule compared to the cost of the hardware and everything else.

  17. Re:Too Little, Too Late for College... on Microsoft Promo: a PC and Xbox In Every Dorm Room · · Score: 1

    That is the entire point of the promotion, no kid begs for a PC, but a shit ton of them beg for a gaming console such as an Xbox or a PS3.

  18. Re:Bullshit on Why Thunderbolt Is Dead In the Water · · Score: 1

    How is it a clear stepup? Where are you going to find these external storage devices that can handle 10GB/s, even the very expensive top end Solid state drives are only able to sustain around 1-1.5GB/s

  19. Re:Seen this before on Apple: an 'App Store' Is Not a Store For Apps · · Score: 1

    They tried and they lost. They did however get the trademark for "Microsoft Windows"

  20. Re:Imagination? on Apple: an 'App Store' Is Not a Store For Apps · · Score: 1

    Soooo your saying that someone comes along 10 or 20 years AFTER the term has been commonly used in its generic sense for that period of time and they suddenly have a stronger claim to it then anyone else in the industry? Do you realise how fucking dumb that sounds?

  21. Re:So? on AppleCare Reps Told To Skirt Malware Questions · · Score: 1

    Actually yes they do, they provide both free tools and a free support line for dealing with malware. Not only that but you would have seen it if you had even bothered to look at the article as the information for it was part of the article.

  22. Re:registry export for the lazy on How Windows 7 Knows About Your Internet Connection · · Score: 2

    Seriously if your friend is that paranoid you would be better off just getting him a tinfoil hat.

  23. Re:They're a business on Microsoft To Support CentOS Linux In Hyper-V · · Score: 1

    I contract at 2 very large government departments that are almost completely Hyper-V with a smattering of legacy VMWare that they are slowly migrating away from. It is certainly not as solid as VMWare but it gets the job done and costs a hell of a lot less.

  24. Re:Not Exactly News, But Consider This... on HDMI Brands Don't Matter · · Score: 1

    You have fallen into the idiot category that is providing free money. a cheap 5 dollar cable is going to last 20 years+ with normal use, your audiophile cables would have to last 100's of years to get their return on investment. What exactly do you imagine is going to break these cables that are plugged into your equipment? I think you have suffered from some bullshit sales guy that has convinced you their is a significant difference in the lifetime of a $5 cable as compared to a 50 or $100 cable and that somehow the $5 cable is going to degrade/break over time.

    For example I have 2 serial cables here that I constantly use, each were about as cheap as it gets back in the day, being used around computers that are constantly moved and unplugged they are still going strong after 25 years. makes me wonder how you expect these cables to break?

  25. Re:Fuck you. on Sony Releases PS3 3.61 Update Ahead of PSN's Imminent Return · · Score: 1

    they let devs be incredibly open development wise.

    ummm they actually got arse fucked for being the exact opposite of incredibly open development wise. But I doubt you will see it that way as you are really grasping at straws with your fanboism here, not even Microsoft come close to depths that sony have dredged in their extorting and screwing of consumers.