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  1. Re:Ubuntu and classic mode on GNOME 3.8 To Scrap Fallback Mode · · Score: 1

    I cannot like the new interface either. I can barely like classic mode since it seems to have removed a lot of shit. The new config system is awful and doesn't expose as many options. Sigh. Has anyone forked it wholesale yet?

  2. Re:Satellite code on What Is the Oldest Code Written Still Running? · · Score: 1

    I don't call a probe that is consitently leaving the primary gravity source a 'satellite'.

  3. 'Site'? on Utah Wants To Give ISPs That Filter a "G-Rating" · · Score: 1

    A site? An ISP is not a site. What a moron.

  4. Re:Same here on Ohloh Tracks Open Source Developers · · Score: 1

    I found myself on one project. I may have done other work that I've forgotten about, too. Ohloh seems to be pretty much 100% ego boosting with no actual constructive output.

  5. Re:Kicking and screaming on CIA Declassifies the "Family Jewels" · · Score: 1

    I made a torrent of that and some other CIA stuff today.

    Get it here!.

  6. GeoURL on Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! Now Support GeoRSS · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Looks like GeoURL is about to get eclipsed pretty badly. It was fun while it lasted.

  7. Re:Wow! on Is Computer Science Dead? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's basically my job. I take business processes that my employer needs and turn them into applications to save other employees time. This will never be replaced by off the shelf software.

  8. Re:Just in case.. on Month of PHP Bugs Has Begun · · Score: 1

    OK, enough discussion. Here's the code if you care so much. The encoded data can be passed via POST or GET variables safely (unless sha1 weaknesses make the cryptographic security faulty).

    http://toba.ath.cx:724/~eastein/ser.html

  9. Re:Breakdown on Orbital Express Launches Tonight · · Score: 1

    Simple solution: launch two of them, so they can repair each other if they die. Think RAID with a hot spare for satellites.

  10. Re:Just in case.. on Month of PHP Bugs Has Begun · · Score: 1

    Oh, I forgot to mention it: the content is padded with a key before hashing.

  11. Re:Well. on Brain/Computer Gaming Interface Coming in 2008 · · Score: 1

    I think some neurons might um, fire... and cause you to lose control. Just a hint.

  12. Re:This goes beyond idiocy on Objections Over Antibiotic Approved for Use in Cattle · · Score: 1

    Tragedy of the commons at its worst.

  13. Re:Just in case.. on Month of PHP Bugs Has Begun · · Score: 1

    I cannot agree more. I use PHP extensively and to be honest, none of the PHP 'exploits' have ever effected any of my scripts. In one case where a GET variable contains a base64 encoded serialize()ed structure, I included sha1 and md5 hashes in the URL that have to match for input to be accepted... I did this a year ago, because I had a feeling that unserialize could be unsafe. Evidently, I was right.

    In a shared-hosting situation, I can see why these would be a much bigger problem.

  14. Re:No you can't on Translation of Macrovision Response to Jobs on DRM · · Score: 1

    Slavery was very capitalistic. Hence all the buying and selling. Feudalism and slavery weren't different economic systems, they just limited the pool of people who actually participated in the economy money-wise.

  15. Re:Stackless Python on Ask CCP About EVE Online · · Score: 1

    I also want to know the answer to this question.

    If we post enough, they'll answer. Right?

  16. Re:No you can't on Translation of Macrovision Response to Jobs on DRM · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think capitalism works pretty well. That's why it's been in use for the majority of recorded history.

  17. Re:Proprietary reporting on Google Releases Paper on Disk Reliability · · Score: 2, Informative

    It is well known that google uses commodity hardware. SCSI is not commodity, although I'm sure at least some of their servers are high end.

  18. Re:Something to worry about... but maybe not so mu on Hitachi's Tiny RFID Chips · · Score: 1

    What if you're homeless?

    More importantly, what if you're a homeless unix admin?

  19. Re:Unique feature? on OS Comparisons From the BBC · · Score: 1

    I hope it doesn't let you do that as a normal user. That's a massive security hole if so.

  20. Re:Slashdot is doomed on Mice Cured of Autism · · Score: -1

    Not an extraordinary claim, dumbass.

  21. Re:Guess it's time to stop using the internet on ISP Tracking Legislation Hits the House · · Score: 1

    You're forgetting something. They aren't doing this to spy on terrorists.

    They're doing this to spy on everyone.

  22. Re:Unique feature? on OS Comparisons From the BBC · · Score: 1

    Wrong answer. Linux supports differing priorities on swap files/partitions and most Linux filesystems support in-memory caching of frequently used files - my system is currently caching 450 MB of on-disk data in RAM.

    For more information, see this page on tuning swap on Linux.

  23. Re:Numbers dont lie on At Least 25 Million Americans Pirate Movies · · Score: 1

    This helpful information is for the benefit of those who haven't yet mastered the black art of subtraction.

  24. Re:It's easier! on At Least 25 Million Americans Pirate Movies · · Score: 1

    Yes, you can. This and more is possible with Hypocrisy(tm).

  25. Re:Children are innovative. on MySpace to Offer Spyware for Parents · · Score: 1

    You're quite right. I got my computer on the Internet before my Mom thought I did, and when I reinstalled windows I didn't reinstall the parental control software. Being controlled and not trusted to do the right thing is VERY IRRITATING to a teenager.