User: Presto Vivace

indescribably sad

On: Security Flaw Hits VAserv; Head of LxLabs Found Hanged

very sad story, very sorry to hear about your brother.

Verified Voting

On: Software Bug Adds 5K Votes To Election

Verified Voting also does great work.

Nobody trusts these machines

On: Software Bug Adds 5K Votes To Election

yet we continue to use them, both here and abroad. Curious.

I can't believe how cow handed the

On: Pirate Party Wins At Least One European Parliament Seat

entertainment industry has been. There is a better way to handle this.

Re:HSPD #12

On: 9th Circuit Says Feds' Security Checks At JPL Go Too Far

Full Text: Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12

Re:Expect retaliation

On: 9th Circuit Says Feds' Security Checks At JPL Go Too Far

We owe a great deal to those who brought this case.

sounds like

On: Anti-Piracy Dog Uncovers Huge Cache of Discs

a very clever solution.

Nice for a mobile device

On: Arrington's Web Tablet Nearly Ready For Launch?

but pricey at $300 for such limited capability.

Re:Unemployment?

On: Time On Social Networks Almost Doubles In a Year

Maybe, but I don't think so. I think social sites like this one are where the conversation is taking place.

Three cheers for the students

On: Detailed Privacy Study Finds Loopholes Galore

very public spirited of them.

Re:Shouldn't happen.....

On: US DTV Patent Royalties Are $24–$40

I had the same reaction, nice gig if you can get it.

Re:Not a ruling

On: Cloud Computing, Music Lockers, and the Supreme Court

How does the brief read? For those of us who are too lazy to click the link.

Re:Uhm?

On: Testing So-Called 'Unified Threat Managers'

butwaitthere'smore!

Re:Not surprising

On: Survey Finds Airport Wi-Fi More Important Than Food

I had the same reaction. When sitting in the airport you want something to occupy your time. WiFi lets you work.

Re:One good point about the Economical Crisis.

On: City of Vancouver Adopts Open Standards

I agree, the aggravation factor is the biggest motivation for adopting open source.

I've said it before

On: Judge Reviewing Pirate Bay Trial Bias Is Removed

and I will say it again, the entertainment industry's thud and blunder litigation tactics have transformed a gang of thieves into folk heroes.

Re:Seriously?

On: Judge Reviewing Pirate Bay Trial Bias Is Removed

funny, sad but funny.

Re:I thought that would happen

On: Judge Reviewing Pirate Bay Trial Bias Is Removed

hoo boy, worse and worse. Don't think the Swedes will be pleased.

I thought that would happen

On: Judge Reviewing Pirate Bay Trial Bias Is Removed

he should have recused himself.

Re:Consider this

On: FSF Settles Suit Against Cisco

GNU thing started because a large corporation refused to give specs of a printer. I know.

Re:This is the first time we've had to go to court

On: FSF Settles Suit Against Cisco

A lawyer friend of mine once said that once you go to court anything can happen.

Re:The Importance of Being Forgotten

On: Drive-By Download Poisons Google Search Results

Security that is too cumbersome with be ignored by users, they will us go-arounds that dispense with security all together. Ease of use is a critical part of security.

I guess the idea was

On: Do We Want ISPs Penalizing Music Fans?

that since there were losing the war on customers they should recruit allies and open another front. I really don't see that it matters what they do, the will never win the war against their customers.

Re:Laughably Medieval

On: Ball And Chain To Force Children To Study

Does child protective services know about this?

Re:What about the CueCat?!

On: Top 10 Disappointing Technologies

good point.