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  1. Re:I hate this guy on Controversy Erupts Over Craigslist Prank · · Score: 1
    Agreed. If you choose 178 people at random from the US population what are the chances that you get a least one lawyer? pretty high I think.

    Yeah, but if you choose 178 people at random who would send nudie pics of themselves to complete strangers , then the likelyhood of one of them being a laywer is pretty slim.
    Well, of being one that is any good anyway.
  2. Re:Once again... on IE 7.0 Beta 2 Available to the Public · · Score: 1

    A script debugger has been available for IE for years. Ever since IE4 as far as I remember.
    To get to it, Google for "script debugger" and click "I'm Feeling Lucky"

    Not sure how you missed it.

  3. Re:Outsourcing... on Paul Graham: Hiring is Obsolete · · Score: 1

    Well things arent really equal. World Bank & IMF really bully governments such as Indias to open up their market for HUGE Multinational Corporations such as Coca Cola, McDonalds etc. These corporations make a lot of money .. and expect to make a LOT more in the future as more and more of Indias booming middle class become better consumers. The wages 'lost' to the Indians is more than offset by the the amount of money (mostly) American Giants make off them.

    Of course this money doesnt actually end up with the developers or call centre workers but with the big businesses.

    Supposedly, the theory is that the only way it can trickle down the chain is if the Corps were made to pay more tax to aid towards Social welfare.

  4. Re:Bah... humbug. on The Open-Source Detector · · Score: 3, Funny

    You dont get the point of the whole thing at all. This is not for searching open source code that you could use.
    This is so that you can detect OS code in your own source code. Presumably if you're managing a commercial software company you'd want to know if your developers have simply been copying code from some OS project.
    It can do binaries too if you actually read the thing.

    Now if you'll excuse me, I have some code I need to obfuscate ;-)

  5. Re:Easier to track on Indian Call Center Employees Hack US Bank Accounts · · Score: 1

    Wrong! Its is also just as much of a tautalogy to expect a virus/malware/spyware written specifically for Windows to statistically have a far greater chance of success than one written for any other OS. [Taking "success" to be "number of systems affected".]

    Hence thats a very good analogy!!

  6. Re:IDF has smart people working for them ... on Israeli Army Frowns on D&D · · Score: 4, Funny

    I agree too. The military are well known for being rational.
    In fact, why stop there?
    Next, they should refuse to give you a license for having played Burnout
    (They should also pay you in kmart vouchers if you admit to ever having gambled in your life)

  7. Re:I don't like it already on Making CAPTCHAs Even Harder With 3-D Models · · Score: 1

    It would seem that he has. (scroll down towads the bottom or search for the words "Audio CAPTCHA" in the document)

    Of course the system is not as good for the visually impaired as it is for those who aren't. But this seems to me to be a pretty good SPAM solution compared to any that are out there .. including those that cater for the blind.
    Also, how many systems in the computing world are designed to work well (or at least as well) for the blind? Think about it .. Browsers? Mail clients? The (majority of) www?
    I'm not saying this is right .. but its just the way it is. Systems are, unfortunately easier to design for, and so, are designed for people without disabilities. At least this thing does have the audio alternative.

    As for the javascript thing, you don't have to allow javascript at all. (again .. please read). Its just an image .. .. like the current CAPTCHA systems. Maybe the word "click" diverted your attention .. but thats just a suggested implementation. The caption to the image reads "Please click on or enter each letter ..."

  8. Re:I don't like it already on Making CAPTCHAs Even Harder With 3-D Models · · Score: 2, Informative

    No. Its more complicated than that.

    A patent only grants the right to exclude others from practicing the invention and does not affirmatively grant the right to practice the invention, a patent is not considered a monopoly right.
    IBM, for instance recently opened 500 pantents for OS developers.
    Read their pledge. They agree not to assert any of their patents.

    It is true though, that a lot of open source advocates are fervently against patents. And Michael G. Kaplan might after all, decide to charge for this ISACS thing. But, I repeat, just because its patented doesn't mean it cannot be open sourced.

  9. Re:I don't like it already on Making CAPTCHAs Even Harder With 3-D Models · · Score: 2, Insightful

    C'mon slashdot. Informative??
    D'you really expect the man not to take credit for his work?

    Just because its patented doesn't mean it cannot be open sourced .. or freely available for implementation.
    Whether it will be, of course is another issue. Great work by Michael all the same. Hope this works.

  10. Re:Other groups on Firefox Developer on Recruitment Policy · · Score: 1

    "... they'll hire the best coders and designers they can at interview"

    Yes, but at least you can apply for an interview.