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  1. Re:I don't get it... on Zotob and Mytob Worm Authors Arrested · · Score: 1

    A lot of these worms are meant to create botnets for file servers (irc or ftp). The users want them to maintain the health of the machine so they can exploit those resources to serve their files, run their DDOS attacks, or send their spam. A worm that causes damage would obviously defeat this purpose.

  2. Re:Appears to be slow and buggy when used w/ Firef on MSN Virtual Earth Revealed · · Score: 1
    and proprietary:
    Space not available

    This MSN Spaces feature requires Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows or later. Please download the latest version of Internet Explorer.

  3. Re:Vote with your Net connection on American Anime Localization Company Tries Torrents · · Score: 1

    I admire your attitude. I agree that we need to show our support for companies that embrace the new technology.

  4. Corrected link to Madlax on American Anime Localization Company Tries Torrents · · Score: 5, Informative
  5. Re:I think she is smart... on Microsoft's 10-year-old Certified Professional · · Score: 2, Funny
    Clearly, she is smart.

    Afterward, Arfa described Gates as an "ideal personality," explaining that he had been second only to Disneyland on her list of things she wanted to see in the United States.

    She's got her priorities straight. See the large mouse first and then the little rat.

  6. Copy video content - become a hacker on Longhorn to Require Monitor-Based DRM · · Score: 1
    from TFA: PVP-OPM provides verified control and status for the video outputs from the graphics subsystem, making it extremely difficult for a hacker to record premium content from PC outputs with a hardware recording device.

    So now when you copy insert cool anime show here from your machine to a CD/DVD, you become a hacker. I guess that designation carries no meaning at all anymore.

    This whole model is pretty frightening. The content provider can determine what monitor I need to watch the content that I paid for? Say goodbye Microsoft. The Bend Me Over Some More Express has just left!

  7. Re:did i just hear a moo? on Legal Music Downloads Increase in 2005 · · Score: 1

    Perhaps a comparison to permitting the recording of live concerts from the audience is apropos.
    The Grateful Dead constantly sold out their concerts and have permitted audience recordings since 1984. They began releasing their own archive recordings on CD and made huge profits there as well, now offering full shows online.
    Just further proof that connecting to fans through more touch points will only increase their interest and loyalty.

  8. and the UK reports on Legal Music Downloads Increase in 2005 · · Score: 3, Funny
    sales of seven-inch vinyl singles were also up 87% on last year.

    I guess the natural connection between downloadable music and 45 RPMs has finally been realized in the United Kingdom.
    Huh??

  9. Re:McDonalds on Dungeon Master's Guide II · · Score: 1

    Can you suggest some games that you think are better?

  10. No Pop up blocker? on Google Toolbar for Firefox Released · · Score: 1
    Pop-up Blocker (Internet Explorer only).

    Is this because Firefox has that built-in? What are you gaining with this version over Googlebar?

  11. It really is impressive on Maps on Path to Mass Innovation · · Score: 1

    how quickly these APIs are being implemented in clever new ways.

  12. Where is Shirley Maclaine when you need her? on Is Programming Art? · · Score: 1
    Someone I didn't attempt to contact but whose words live on is Albert Einstein.

    Should have tried channeling.

  13. The solution? The Decibet on Hackers, Spelling, and Grammar? · · Score: 1

    Please read and confirm The Decibet

  14. Re:I thought that said CHINA! on Microsoft In Talks To Buy Claria · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's so weird. I also thought it said CHINA. I see that others experienced the same thing. There must be a name for this phenomenon. Any Grammarians out there?

  15. Re:Got a match? on Lake spotted on Titan? · · Score: 1

    Clearly, the scenario described is in a future where Titan has been covered in a protective bubble to provide an oxygen-rich atmosphere. I mean, come on!

  16. Got a match? on Lake spotted on Titan? · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, Titan went up in flames earlier this morning when a careless tourist ignored the "No Smoking" signs clearly posted in the vicinity of "Methane Lake". When will these off-worlders learn to pay attention?

  17. ...and the point here is? on The Neuron Drive · · Score: 1

    What can I stick on a frame and call it 'art'?

  18. Re:What's better than screen shots? on Windows Longhorn and Internet Explorer 7 · · Score: 1
    Guess they don't like us very much...
    Lets hope everyone waits a day or two before someone submits this to /. and Channel 9 goes down again.

    Yeah, SlashFUD always posts old news anyhow... I figure it will take them a week to find this.

  19. Nanopets? on Nanotech Protests Begin · · Score: 1
    Examples of nanomaterials already on the market include...and nanowhiskers used in stain-resistant fabrics like Eddie Bauer's nanopants.

    What can those cats and dogs do with this technology? The mind reels...

  20. Re:Caution: [more] sarcasm follows... on Microsoft's Music Subscription Service · · Score: 1

    Be careful. This is the same Microsoft that patented the tab key. Their innovation is boundless

  21. And the understatement of the year goes to... on Security Patch Creation at Microsoft · · Score: 1

    "A few weeks later, the Blaster worm ripped through the Internet and Microsoft released MS03-039 with an admission that additional ports involving RPC remained unpatched. That was an experience that taught us a valuable lesson. It's better if we find it before the bad guys figure it out" he said. - MSRC program manager Stephen Toulouse.

  22. Finally... on Microsoft Sets Value Of Pirated Windows: $1 · · Score: 1

    Microsoft admits the true value of Windows.

  23. Re:A Darwin Award nomination, say I! on World's Biggest Hacker Held · · Score: 1
    US Military Intelligence ("The World's Biggest Oxymoron", by the way)...

    Right up there with JUMBO shrimp. (Thank you George Carlin)

  24. Re:Holes make a Torah unkosher on Secret Codes Protect Ancient Torahs · · Score: 1
    I certainly understand how this would be confusing to someone unfamiliar with this lifestyle. I guess it's important to draw a distinction between the Torah as text and the Torah as a ritual object. The law describes in quite specific details how the ritual object must be created, right down to the ink and quill that are to be used and the type of parchment and thread that is permissible. The concepts in the text of the Torah are the same no matter what form they take, as long as they are verbatim quotes of the original. However, the ritual object must follow certain guidelines to be valid. There are design requirements that must be met in order to allow that object to be used in the rituals for which it is needed.

    Someone who does not live this lifestyle cannot be expected to understand this based on a few comments on Slashdot. Faith is obviously more complicated than that.

    I appreciate your openness and sincere attempts to understand. I can direct you to a couple of places where those much more knowledgeable than I can explain this. http://www.aish.com/literacy/concepts/Sanctity_of_ Torah_Scrolls.asp http://www.aish.com/literacy/concepts/Writing_the_ Torah.asp

  25. Re:Holes make a Torah unkosher on Secret Codes Protect Ancient Torahs · · Score: 1

    Although you are correct about the message being important, the scroll itself has inherent sanctity as well. According to Jewish law, if the scroll itself does not conform to the complex group of laws that govern it, the scroll is not even considered a Torah. It will still carry certain aspects of holiness, but it will not be usable for the obligational public readings.