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  1. Re:a whole lot scarier on Microsoft Collaborates On Child Porn Buster · · Score: 0

    Oh come on. If they wanted to do that they could just hire someone to write the software to do it (if it's not already there)

  2. Obligatory HL2 reference on The Wasp Micro Air Vehicle · · Score: 1, Funny

    Someone please get Gordon Freeman on the phone

  3. Posting TFA... on New Round of Lawsuits in Preparation for Oscars · · Score: -1

    ...is considered Informative? Wow.

  4. Re:hm on Visions Of The Future Of Grid Computing · · Score: 0

    That would be a cube computer.

  5. Re:Wait for it....wait...wait.... on Microsoft's AntiSpyware Disabled by Spyware · · Score: 0

    Easy: They already know they are doing something they shouldn't when they browse certain types of pages.

  6. Re:Wait for it....wait...wait.... on Microsoft's AntiSpyware Disabled by Spyware · · Score: 0

    I scanned a user's computer using MS AntiSpyware. It found 17000+ "infected" reg keys. However, only about 12000 were actually scanned (or so it said in the same report window) so it must be very good. :-P

    It did well though since all the "cute" toolbars etc etc were removed.

  7. Re:Current state of my Linux gaming on The State of Linux Gaming · · Score: 0

    You mean similar to this?
    http://www.adom.de/adom/gallery/adom.jpg

  8. Re:Great! on Harvard Pres Says Females Naturally Bad at Math · · Score: 0

    I wonder how much the moon would have to pay then?

  9. Playing games... on Samsung Launches 3D Movement Recognition Phone · · Score: 1

    Games will be played by moving the phone up, down, right or left, instead of pressing buttons.

    Sounds great, but how can you focus on the screen at the same time? :-P

    Could be fun to play Marble Madness this way though.

  10. Re:of course the creditor... on Biggest Identity Thief Ever Gets Put Away · · Score: 1

    Learn some basic economics man. The credit card companies charge as much as they can.

    While this is true, competition affects how much a given company can charge if they want any business.

    Since all creditors (I guess) are vulnerable to this type of crime, all creditors have more expenses. This affects the minimum operating cost and effectively caps how low (on interests, fees etc) a given creditor can go (to get new customers etc).

    In the end this obviously affects the price the customer has to pay.

  11. Re:Google on LokiTorrent vs. MPAA · · Score: 1

    The difference with Google (and all other legal sites, as far as I know) is that if asked, they will remove an illegal or infringing link.

    I'd rather say the difference lies in the intent. Google really caches a LOT, including credentials on broken webservers. Take a look at the Google Hacking Database for instance: http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/index.php?module=prod reviews

    It make little sense IMHO to go after sites/search engines/whatever that blindly caches and indexes stuff, while it make a lot of sense to go after sites that deliberately uses loopholes to help software piracy.

  12. Wow, early respond! on Bringing Down A Copycat Site · · Score: 2, Funny

    From article:
    > Dec. 24, 2005: I received an e-mail from

    Now, how did you know that? :-P

  13. Re:IMHO... on Alek's Christmas Lights: Humbug · · Score: 1

    I couldn't agree more! I find the attention to details extraordinary and all the hurt egos around here just makes it even more hilarious. :-) The comment to the original story I remember being closest to questioning the project is that the pictures were of so good quality. Now a lot of people seem to suddenly "see" all the signs of it being a hoax. ;-) I admit willingly I fell for it. I thought is was a cool project but not nearly as cool as the hoax it turned out to be. One of those "Gee, I wish _I_ thought of doing that!" (TM) moments. I for one welcome our new fake internet controlled christmas lights sites overlord. :-)