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  1. Re:Well on California Passes Wi-Fi Guidance Law · · Score: 1

    It's not a matter of how important the information is. I don't care if it's something simple like what I had for breakfast, I still don't want anyone to be able to obtain that information freely. Not caring about securing your system IS ignorant, not to mention just plain stupid. You're talking about being "sick of security nuts", yet you're worried about wasting processor cycles. I still have mp3 files from seven years ago, probably because I'm wise enough to secure my system/network.

  2. Well on California Passes Wi-Fi Guidance Law · · Score: 1

    I feel this is good news. Most people don't understand the importance of securing their wireless connection, thus continuing to check their POP3 email, and browse the web unencrypted. At least this will give the apathetic/ignorant individuals a much needed blind blanket of security.

  3. Whhhat on FBI Data Mining Students' Financial Aid Records · · Score: 1

    I'm in the list. :(

  4. Are you sure it wasn't.. on My Maxtor Hard Drive Just Caught Fire! · · Score: 1

    Windows XP that caused the explosion?

  5. Let me be the first to say.. on Facebook Launches Developer API · · Score: -1, Troll

    Who the fuck cares?

  6. eh? on Java to be Open Sourced in October · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "Source code for Java already is available and has been for 10 years", said James Gosling. I guess Open Source means they want free developers.

  7. Re: Stone Age on Slackware 11.0 Almost Done · · Score: 2, Informative

    Gnome was dumped in 10.2. You can still find a nice release of Gnome from Freerock Gnome built specifically for Slackware.

  8. Re:Should be an optional feature. on Windows' Patchguard Hinders Security Vendors · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Dude, where have you been. Microsoft telling you what and how to do has been their business model forever. ie: "This is what your start button looks like, here are your programs, here is the close button..." etc. You should be pissed off about this other shit first.

  9. Of course.. on Lenovo Preloading SUSE Linux on ThinkPad · · Score: 2, Informative

    IBM owns Novell, Novell owns SUSE. There you have it folks. Good to see GNU/Linux making it's way into the mainstream. Now we've got to get someone pre-loading Slackware.

  10. First off.. on OSS on Windows the Next Big Thing? · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Linux is a kernel. GNU/Linux on the other hand, is an operating system. There's a project dedicated to OSS projects for Windows... OSSwin Project.

  11. Uhmm.. on Deja Vu Recreated in a Lab Setting · · Score: 1

    Hypnosis is about as trivial as theories on psychic ability. How could they possibly find a relation between these two phenomenons? Also, were these people notified that they'd be participating in a study pertaining to Deja vu? Not much information in this article.

  12. Live savings? on Enron's Kenneth Lay Dies · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How about "life savings"?

  13. Re:Cox on ISPs Offer Faster Speeds, Why Don't We Get Them? · · Score: 1

    Agreed. Cox is probably one of the best high-speed providers I've ever used. Their speed is unparalleled from my experience.

  14. Re:All the more reason on Cox May replace its own DVRs with TiVos · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They can take your $5 a month, plus your freedom to keep your shows as long as you want. Over a period of time, the money you spent on the cost of the TiVO box and the monthly service fee you could've had a MythTV running smoothly and freely. Fag.

  15. All the more reason on Cox May replace its own DVRs with TiVos · · Score: 1

    To build a MythTV.

  16. False Sense on Making Sense of Software EULAs · · Score: 1

    To me this seems like a false sense of security for the end user. Sure, they're outlining the license in a dumbed down format -- but what about the crap that's in said EULA they choose to omit? Leverage shifting loopholes tend to hide very nicely in technical jargon.

  17. Re:Torsmo is dead on Sysadmin Toolbox Top Ten · · Score: 1

    I get the seg fault with Torsmo too, only when I'm running 2.6.14 kernel though.

  18. So what on Canada's CD Tax Out of Hand? · · Score: 1

    A pack of rolling papers costs as much as a pack of cigarettes. This type of taxation has been around forever.

  19. CHINK? on Enzyme Computer Could Live Inside You · · Score: 1

    Racist bastards!

  20. Re:Perhaps they can make it possible to configure on MythTV 0.19 Released · · Score: 1

    I just recently used the latest IVTV 0.4.2 drivers on an Intel system with a PVR-150, I did notice some improvements. The hardware dectection is a lot better, it seems they've really narrowed down the chipsets. They just keep getting better and better.

  21. Re:Some comments on MythTV 0.19 Released · · Score: 1

    I use a Hauppage PVR-150, the channel change speed has increased by at least 50%.

  22. Re:Perhaps they can make it possible to configure on MythTV 0.19 Released · · Score: 1

    I had absolutely no trouble configuring my box the first time. I used a Hauppage PVR-150 which is nicely supported by the IVTV drivers.
    In fact, I found it quite easy once the proper modules were installed. I even have my remote working seamlessly. It just takes a bit of dedication the first time around, but after that it'll be a breeze.
    Don't give up, there is always a brighter future in store!

  23. Some comments on MythTV 0.19 Released · · Score: 1

    I just installed this new version, it took about 2 hours to compile on my 800mhz Slackware box. The most significant change that I saw was the speed at which the backend handles channel changes. I think they re-worked the live-tv buffer a bit.

    The new default theme also caught my eye, they based it off Microsoft Windows Media Center but of course added the MythTV/Linux flavor :)

  24. Code of the Streets on Yahoo Allegedly Sells Reporter Out to Chinese Authorities · · Score: 0

    Snitches get stitches.

  25. Re:What really matters on ATi Radeon X1K Graphics Launched, Benchmarked · · Score: 3, Informative

    From experience, the proprietary Linux drivers that ATI provides aren't that great. They're still very buggy. I've had good success with the open source ATI drivers.