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  1. Tribes 3? on Game Review: Planetside 2 (video) · · Score: 1

    They should at least change something so tribes 2 players will feel like they are playing something different. Surely they didn't just steal the unofficial patch? I didn't see a disc gun so I guess removing stuff makes it "different".

  2. Re:DPI != spying on ITU Approves Deep Packet Inspection · · Score: 1

    You don't need to inspect the deep end of the packet for that kind of traffic. The shallow end (4 bits in) is all you need to do that. TCP over HTTP, HTTP over ICMP, et al all are all easily recognizable by the 4th bit. China doesn't use a great firewall. They use spyware on machines tied into what people think is a great firewall. You need to have something on the end user's machines to filter encrypted traffic or have the keys. China has the keys but prefer spyware.

  3. DPI != spying on ITU Approves Deep Packet Inspection · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You do not have to do deep packet inspection to spy on traffic. In fact, you have to spy on traffic to do deep packet inspection. The vast majority of information gleaned about people has absolutely nothing to do with traffic filtering. Things like redirecting DNS queries, logging x-forwared-for headers, persistent HTTP connections, are vastly more popular for garnishing user information. It is easier, and much less expensive, to drop information gathering warez on a large number of machines than implementing DPI. DPI is best used to protect networks from stupid people. Yes it is used to filter access. Only a really stupid network engineer would use it for spying.

  4. Re:Nullified on Stratfor Hacker Could Be Sentenced to Life, Says Judge · · Score: 1

    I sure wouldn't. Considering how bullshit the charges are. I'd go down in a blaze of gun fire.

  5. Re:Nullified on Stratfor Hacker Could Be Sentenced to Life, Says Judge · · Score: 1

    OK. First, I thought the first sentence was sufficiently divergent from the second that /snark tags were not necessary. Reading comprehension isn't what it used to be. Second, the census part of the link is important. Illegal aliens are not counted in the census.

  6. Re:Nullified on Stratfor Hacker Could Be Sentenced to Life, Says Judge · · Score: 1

    I forgot the /snark tag. I thought it diverted enough from the first sentence; but, this IS slashdot. My bad.

  7. Re:power on Everspin Launches Non-Volatile MRAM That's 500 Times Faster Than NAND · · Score: 1

    Those numbers are only people who responded to the census.

  8. Re:Life? on Stratfor Hacker Could Be Sentenced to Life, Says Judge · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'll try to catch you up since you've obviously been in a comma for a while. Reagan won, his VP's son trashed the economy and started a couple wars, and in between the clan industrialized a few of their pet projects.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison%E2%80%93industrial_complex

  9. Re:breaking and entering on Stratfor Hacker Could Be Sentenced to Life, Says Judge · · Score: 2

    It is in a state with crowded jails and early release for not violent crime. It would be time served if he went to court today. Ironically, he would have had his day in court, had it been physical B&E, 4-5 months ago.

  10. Re:Nullified on Stratfor Hacker Could Be Sentenced to Life, Says Judge · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Imprisoned until proven innocent, unless the defendant is rich enough to afford bail, is the law. Servers him right for embarrassing wealthy people.

  11. Re:power on Everspin Launches Non-Volatile MRAM That's 500 Times Faster Than NAND · · Score: 1

    This is /. sir. Using math to solve problems is strictly prohibited. +5 banned for life.

  12. Re:Universal law of YouCan'tHaveItAll on Everspin Launches Non-Volatile MRAM That's 500 Times Faster Than NAND · · Score: 2

    I guess non-volatile could be found as a negative. eg. It can be a security problem waiting to happen.

  13. EEG == $75k? on Vegetative State Man 'Talks' By Brain Scan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How does one charge $75,000 bucks for something that can be found in the land of open source?

    http://openeeg.sourceforge.net/buildeeg/

  14. Goodie! on French Company Building a Mobile Internet Just For Things · · Score: 2

    I'm going to start counting download speeds in 15 bits/sec/hz now so I'll be ready for when it hits Texas.

  15. The pirated version doesn't do that on App Auto-Tweets False Piracy Accusations · · Score: 1

    I'm finding more frequently the reason people use a pirated version is to avoid this type of stuff. I'd be willing to bet only 25% of their customer base knows that. I'd also be willing to bet future customers are going to think twice about paying.

    Why did Enfour do it? "Only 25% of our apps in use are legitimate copies. Piracy is threatening the survival of all independent devs," she wrote.

  16. Re:Shipping costs are rising that much? on Foxconn Sees New Source of Cheap Labor: The United States · · Score: 1

    You are correct. The EU buys 2% more stuff from them. Anyway. I don't think either of us "need" the other. If you want to sell something to someone it helps for that someone to have money. It is one of those annoying facts.

    http://www.starmass.com/china_review/imports_exports/china_top_trade_partners.htm

  17. Re:Shipping costs are rising that much? on Foxconn Sees New Source of Cheap Labor: The United States · · Score: 1

    Does that mean I don't need money to buy Chinese stuff? It tends to fall apart after about a week for me so that sounds like a good deal.

  18. Re:I remember when... on Fox's Attempt To Block Ad-skipping TV Recorder Autohop Fails · · Score: 1

    Ah cable when it came out. It sure was nice with no ads and little shorts to fill in while you wait for a show or movie to start. Then the zipper went down and ....censored

  19. Shipping costs are rising that much? on Foxconn Sees New Source of Cheap Labor: The United States · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I guess high priced oil is working in our favor for once. Considering the majority of their market is here, they might even be realizing consumers with money buy stuff. Who'da thunk.

  20. Re:razer synapse on Why Would a Mouse Need To Connect To the Internet? · · Score: 1

    There you go. They did it to encourage people to buy multiple products from a company that's forward thinking is "garner information from customers". /snark

    Last I checked, online/cloud storage isn't that difficult a thing to get hold of. They could have designed a driver that will let you select config files from remote locations. Not that mounting a remote drive is a complex process. Offering a remote storage account for config files as part of buying the device would have made me think they were actually forward thinking. IMHO, it is pretty obvious where their thinking is heading.

  21. Re:If it worked like the Army reserve, I'd be in. on Department of Homeland Security Wants Nerds For a New "Cyber Reserve'" · · Score: 1

    Count me in too. Well, assuming "preparedness drills" involve donuts instead of pushups.

  22. Re:I'm sorry but.. on Canadian Teenager Arrested For Photographing Mall Takedown · · Score: 1

    Exactly! So why the hell am I not allowed to take my monkey to the mall?!

  23. Re:Coffee is... on New Study Links Caffeinated Coffee To Vision Loss · · Score: 1

    Oh wow man. What was the topic? I forgot.

  24. Here is a thought on Linux 3.7 Kernel To Support Multiple ARM Platforms · · Score: 1

    Does this mean Linus believes Linux on ARM isn't going to be crippled by UFEI?

  25. Re:also electronic waste disposal on Scientists Invent Electronics That Dissolve In the Body · · Score: 1

    How do you know they are not fattening?