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  1. Re:True dat on Word of the Year - "Truthiness" · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And I will second that with a "fo sho".

  2. I still like decider on Word of the Year - "Truthiness" · · Score: 3, Funny

    As in, "I'm the decider".

  3. In case he misplaced his settlement forms on Warner CEO Admits His Kids Stole Music · · Score: 1
  4. As Frank Zappa once said on Take-Two Signs In-Game Ad Deal · · Score: 1
    Cut and paste from http://www.ocap.ca/songs/imthesli.html
    I'm The Slime by Frank Zappa

    I am gross and perverted
    I'm obsessed 'n deranged
    I have existed for years
    But very little had changed
    I am the tool of the Government
    And industry too
    For I am destined to rule
    And regulate you

    I may be vile and pernicious
    But you can't look away
    I make you think I'm delicious
    With the stuff that I say
    I am the best you can get
    Have you guessed me yet?
    I am the slime oozin' out
    From your TV set

    You will obey me while I lead you
    And eat the garbage that I feed you
    Until the day that we don't need you
    Don't got for help...no one will heed you
    Your mind is totally controlled
    It has been stuffed into my mold
    And you will do as you are told
    Until the rights to you are sold

    That's right, folks..
    Don't touch that dial

    Well, I am the slime from your video
    Oozin' along on your livin'room floor

    I am the slime from your video
    Can't stop the slime, people, lookit me go

  5. Re:I don't get it either on Gaia Project Agrees To Google Cease and Desist · · Score: 1

    I operate under the notion that the web is a collection of documents linked together the hypertext transfer protocol. I feel no obligation to ask anyone's permission to use the web as intended. I will however be courteous and inform you of the link if I feel it will burden your bandwidth or hardware.

  6. Thanks Slashdot on HBO's Hacking Democracy Available Online · · Score: 1

    Regardless of the politics, coming home from work and being greeted with news that a documentary just mentioned in a previous story is available online was nice. This is a documentary I wanted to view but without paying for HBO. So thanks to Google as well. I Love an Internet that promises to be the greatest library of all time.

  7. Don't forget the coupons on Giving the Gift of Ubuntu Linux for Christmas? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't forget the free foot rub coupon for grandma, the free breakfast in bed coupon for momma, the free yardwork coupon for dad, and the free nerdy love coupon for the girlfriend.

  8. Disrupts electronics and my nuts on Cell Phone Use May Be Bad For Your Sperm · · Score: 1

    When I first got my cell phone, I would notice periodically that monitors would flicker, radios shout static, and lights would sometimes dim. I soon tracked this behavior to whenever my phone would check for new emails, update its clock, or right before an incoming call. Thinking of this electronic phenomenon and the fact the phone was cozily hugging my nuts in my front jeans pocket, I bought a little phone holster and set it on my hip. Do you think I'm being paranoid?

  9. Re:But can they plug this hole? (+1, Funny) on Oracle Plugs 122 Security Holes · · Score: 2, Funny

    troll? I chuckled. At least until I realized I'm still emotionally scarred from years ago when I clicked said link wondering "what's this?"

  10. A good program I recently found on Publishing Documentaries on the Internet? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I am not sure of the logistics you require but I though I would take the oppurtunity to promote this program I ran across the other day. Its not v1 quality yet but its very promising.

  11. Squirrel Cage Blower on Server Cooling Solution for Small Business? · · Score: 1

    A couple of these things exhausting into a duct (think a clothes dryer setup) can keep temps down and humidity low. I've seen these things keep closets cool that have heat producing lamps shining on indoor sun loving plants.

  12. I hate my librarian, boss, etc. on School Official Sues Over MySpace Page · · Score: 1

    Maybe I should go to a public library or my office, post something inflammatory, and hope they get sued. Seriously, if these kids posted from a library (not outside of possibility), would she sue the library? At that age kids are too independent minded to say the parents are liable. Besides, this case is about libel and defamation. I have two kids. Thinking back as a teen and the shit I said, I hope I'm not held responsible for everything that comes out of their mouth when they are teenagers.

  13. What I can look forward to on IE7 To Ship With Windows Patches Tomorrow [Not] · · Score: 1

    75 users calling me up saying they think they have a virus because something is new. After explaining its not, 25 users saying they dont like it and want the old one. I have learned old people don't like new things.

  14. Re:Javascript is the security problem on Hackers claim zero-day flaw in Firefox · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am not a javascript hater, it is very useful. The fact that you can transfer some of the processing to the client is a very valuable thing in my book. Considering most forms are validated at the client level I wonder how you define correctly coded web sites working 100%. I suppose however there isn't anything stopping a server from validating if the client refuses, it just means twice the coding. I just got done with a hand rolled image gallery using javascript, if you want to download every thumbnail or see just a collection of links that is fine. I recently implemented AuthCookieDBI for session based authentication. Rather than my server worrying about the headers and directing to the appropriate user section, I named the client folders after the user name. With just onblur and getElementById the client appends and passes all the information I need. I think if most users disabled javascript my work would be much harder and their experience would be less enjoyable. As far as the security issues, I think after time we will see those steadily evaporate. Right now I feel comfortable enough to risk having it on.

  15. N64 was where I learned I outgrew Zelda on The Decade of the N64 · · Score: 2

    I got my NES with my paper route money as soon as it came out and could afford it. As a kid I loved Zelda and company. The Super NES came out when I was in High School but I was too busy spending my money on other things to purchase that. While I was in the Marines the Play Station came out and I was seriously impressed. Still I had my loyalty with Nintendo and bought the N64. I regretted that. While there were some mature games it seemed to me that Nintendo was focused on saving the princess type games while my buddies were rescuing hostages and watching tangos heads explode with their PlayStation. If I were to buy another gaming console, I now realize that I am in no mood for another installment of Mario. Maybe I'm wrong and the Wii will have more games for a 30 year old, but I suspect most games will still be in the kill the Koopa vein.

  16. Re:/etc/sources.list on Managing Mac OS Updates in an Enterprise? · · Score: 1

    I know little about Apple besides what I read here, ancient superbowl ads, and the recent commericals featuring the dude who likes nutsacks. Are there any tools similar to Microsoft's group policy so as to automate this across the network?

  17. /etc/sources.list on Managing Mac OS Updates in an Enterprise? · · Score: 1

    you can't apt-get yet with cron yet?

  18. 29 trusted reviews later on The Top 5 Games of All Time · · Score: 5, Funny

    and I just puked advertisements.

  19. Re:Freaky coincidence on zCodec Video Codec Is a Trojan · · Score: 1

    Not sure how, but whois returns 4.2.2.2 as level3.net

    http://www.senderbase.org/search?oOrder=lastday%20 desc&searchString=level3.net

    You should just write to 1025 El Dorado Blvd. Broomfield CO 80021 US and ask them yourself.

  20. I already did this on Hacker-Built PC Scans 300 Wifi Networks At Once · · Score: 1

    first I code named it Preparation H. V2 is called the Allen Parson's Project.

  21. Re:What new ATT SBC does on ISPs Fight Against Encrypted BitTorrent Downloads · · Score: 1

    Good point. I also observed my router sucks during all this time. I guess I reinvented the wheel with pointers because my router is shit.

  22. What new ATT SBC does on ISPs Fight Against Encrypted BitTorrent Downloads · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have noticed that once the upload stats get to about 10 gig or so my dynamic ip expires about every 2 hours. Before I started using btdownloadcurses my ip would change about once every two weeks. Remote access in terms of my dynamic ip address was rarely a problem. Granted this is only an observation, yet I still assume categories of customers are made by upload stats. This caused me to script ipshow. ATT, go screw yourself and your "sticky ips", I am not running ebay here, I just want access to my computers.

  23. Re:Korean MMO model works well on 2 Million Pirates Shanghai'd · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just clicked the MapleStory link out of curiosity. Never in my life have I seen such an IE only message. A+ for creativity on that one. Nonetheless, unless my employer doesn't mind me playing this game, I'm out of luck.

  24. Re:Debian running current software? on Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Set for December · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Depends on what you call a feature. I don't care if my ssh gateway can easily mount a digital camera. I think the best feature is the stability for my servers. Sometimes the cutting edge software is too cutting edge and not necessarily better. I don't second guess their methods when I can apt-get in total confidence. In my opinion, Debian is probably the best OS for serious server duty. I would stack it up against OS/2 or any of the other proprietary server OS's. I also use Debian for my desktop (XFCE). I wouldn't install it on a newbies machine though, so I readily concede that point.

  25. Re:What I do on Why Popular Anti-Virus Apps 'Don't Work' · · Score: 1

    Just thinking before someone else does, according to the article, I wouldn't know the difference anyway. Except, those machines constantly ran as smooth as the day I first installed XP. The performance hit occurred after Norton installation. I have since made it a practice to disable Auto Protect which helps some. Reminiscing, I did sit there for about 10 minutes once trying to figure out why there was no display. The kids had messed with the monitor buttons. That was a good one. There was also the time they had changed the screen saver to a one minute delay and checked the password protect option. Since there was no password to begin with, staff naturally tried every password from their myspace to yahoo email to no avail. Group Policy anyone? Even still, those little bastards still find a way to take about 15 minutes out of my week. P.S. I am not prejudiced against inner city youth, just youth in general.