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  1. Re:Sabotage? on Sneaky Microsoft Add-On Put Firefox Users At Risk · · Score: 1
    Yeah - the fact that MicroSoft screwed up on security is not news, but that someone is writing an Algol compiler (58/60/68 not withstanding) should be front page material on slashdot.

    What's up with that?

  2. Re:Gerald Bull on Gigantic Air Gun To Blast Cargo Into Orbit · · Score: 1

    I find your signature somewhat ironic - they did take the sky from Bull, didn't they?

  3. Re:The death of Last.fm? on Last.fm User Data Was Sent To RIAA By CBS · · Score: 3, Informative
    I'm not sure what you mean by a "release group" but suspect you mean illegal distribution. The fingerprint is of the first few seconds of the audio of the file. A legal download from emusic or itunes or amazon has the same fingerprint.

    .

    Unless the RIAA subtly change the music to fingerprint every CD uniquely, and then track from the point of sale with your information and watch for that fingerprint on the internet. (Dang, haven't quite got the conspiracy theory thing down quite yet!)

  4. Re:The death of Last.fm? on Last.fm User Data Was Sent To RIAA By CBS · · Score: 2, Insightful
    If the story is false, who will read TechCrunch again?
    ...
    Actually, quite a few people, I guess. The attraction of this sort of thing for certain people is a "well known fact" as they say. It is relatively easy to post things and enjoy the notority they bring. I'm not saying it would ever happen on /., but you never know where else this might happen.

    I'm not sure that using a TechCrunch story to verify a TechCrunch story is any sort of unbiased confirmation. Also, a picture of an email is not the type of "proof" that I'd be willing to accept from anyone I knew personally, let alone a provocative website.

  5. Re:And What of the Others? on EU Could Force Bundling Firefox With Windows · · Score: 1
    Well, no. Amaya has never been useful as a primary browser. ;-)

    (Unless it changed really significantly with release 11.)

    With MathML coming into other browsers - okay, it came into Opera - I really don't see anything to promote Amaya any more.

  6. Re:Its just a service pack for Vista on Windows 7 Beta Released To Public After Delay · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you mean that it is a disservice pack?

  7. Re:Is any browser safe? on Experts Say To Switch Browsers In Light of IE Vulnerability · · Score: 1
    Hey they are all safer now.

    MS IE Patched
    Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 patched
    and Opera 9.63 released earlier this week

    Let browsing begin again!

  8. Re:Meh.. on Opera 10 Alpha 1 Released, Aces Acid 3 Test · · Score: 1

    Other features include a spell checker and auto updating.

    Firefox had this years ago, seriously is this accurate, Opera just got these?

    This is somewhat inaccurate. Opera has had spell check for some time. (Can't recall how long, sorry.) The new part is that checking is done in-line, as you type. (I think I prefer the spell check on demand version.)

    As well, Opera will currently check for updates periodically. The new auto-update is done for you, without you needing to confirm the update. (Again, I think I prefer the old way.)

  9. Re:if they're the larvae in the pic... on Japanese Man Releases Hundreds of Worms In Train · · Score: 1
    The perp dropped mealworms.

    But that is an interesting pic. I wonder what species that is.

    Maybe these?

  10. Re:What's up with the Opera score? on Google Chrome Tops Browser Speed Tests · · Score: 1
    Yeah, it's the fastest gets 10 points, no matter if the gap is huge, like Chrome on that V8 benchmark or almost non-existent like those flash crabs. I'd say Chrome should get the full ten on the V8 and the rest should have had some sort of prorating.

    As someone said in this thread Opera bashing is always popular. If you comment that a great number of the Firefox addons are there to compensate for features that Opera has, but Firefox out-of-the-box lacks, you get modded to oblivion. Try saying that Chrome's tendancy to phone home is creepy. (Has that been fixed? I de-installed it as soon as I saw what was happening when I typed in the address bar and will not install it until that is off by default.)

  11. Re:How do they get the scientists into the tadpole on Scientists Grow New Eyes (In Tadpoles) · · Score: 1

    Heck they could do that in the 60's.

  12. Re:Cluedo on Oldest Nuclear Family Found Murdered In Germany · · Score: 1

    No, then the title would be Stone Age Library Found. Artificial lights used to provide illumination for clients. Apparently, librarians enforced the "SHHH!" rules very vigorously, almost in a military fashion.

  13. Re:How the heck.. on Oldest Nuclear Family Found Murdered In Germany · · Score: 1

    Also, was this a fission or fusion type nuclear family?

  14. Well, ... on Mars Rover "Spirit" In Danger · · Score: 1

    All I have to say is that I am now dis-Spirit-ed. I hope you Martian dust storms are happy. (/Sulks)

  15. Can't blame Canada on Circuit City Files For Bankruptcy · · Score: 1
    "The Source by Circuit City" formerly RadioShack, in Canada, has filed for protection as well, mostly due to the (lack of) performance by the parent (American) company.

    The Canadian operation has "good strong sales and good earnings over the last several quarters"
    the Canadian subsidiary had no choice but to seek the court's protection, which he said "was triggered by the filing in the United States."

    Perhaps, "Blame the US" should be invoked? :-)

  16. Calm down on AVG Virus Scanner Removes Critical Windows File · · Score: 1
    Yeah, it's false positive, and one that should have been caught well before the update was made. So? I have an F-Secure version that insists Adobe Acroreader is part of some kind of nefarious plot, and has for several releases of their update files.

    Pretty much every AV software has had false positives. This one is somewhat funny in that this false positive hit an important part of MicroSoft's operating system, but if it weren't for that, this would not be newsworthy.

    If people didn't react with such a vigorous knee-jerk when their software detects a "virus" (ZOMG! burn the computer - it's InFeCTed!), things would be better. I like how TFA suggests disconnecting your computer so that AVG can't update ...

  17. Re:It's sad... on AVG Virus Scanner Removes Critical Windows File · · Score: 1
  18. Old Jedi Malware Tricks on Old Malware Tricks Still Defeat Most AV Scanners · · Score: 4, Funny

    These0x00are0x00not0x00the0x00softwares0x00you0x00are0x00scanning0x00for.

  19. Re:Not often on When Does Powering Down Servers Make Sense? · · Score: 1

    How many of us have servers that don't need to be live?

    Or users in the same situation?

    (See discussion on zombies above ...)

    Where's that "post anonymous" thing?

  20. BATS? Yawn. on How Vampire Bats Evolved To Live On Blood Alone · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Bats are old hat - vampire moths are the next wave.

    (Oblig. Wikipedia reference.)

    Granted, a moth costume is more difficult to make for Halloween.

  21. Re:RL: Where the women playing women are really me on Dutch Court Punishes Theft of Virtual Property · · Score: 1

    So even the real-life woman playing as the virtual woman is a man?

    No, the murderess (the woman) logged into the victim's (man, i.e. "his") account.

    I wonder if the virtual divorce came about because there wasn't enough "manipulating of electronic data." Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

  22. Re:OK? on Dutch Court Punishes Theft of Virtual Property · · Score: 2, Funny
  23. Re:But what if...? on Jobs Rumor Debacle Besmirches Citizen Journalism · · Score: 1

    Well, if the Real Steve Jobs didn't have this fake attack, I'm sure that FSJ didn't have a real one.

  24. Re:This is Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea on Researchers To Build Underwater Airplane · · Score: 1

    If DARPA is giving them money then it's time to turn them off.

    If you don't realise that the Seaview and related technology is the product of the Nelson Institute of Marine Research, then you need to deliver any geek creds you have to the nearest recycling depot. The Institute is funded by Admiral (ret.) Harriman Nelson.

  25. Re:Ummm, duh? on US Responsible For the Majority of Cyber Attacks · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Not really - the Canadian figures should be around 3.4 million and the German around 8 million if that were the case. (This is using the Linux Counter for rough numbers of computers. Canada has 17% of the US values, Germany 40%.)

    ...

    Besides, any formula involving zombies needs to include some mention of number and location of malls, and at least passing mention of braaaaainzzz.