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  1. Re:this is ridiculous on Criminals Steal House Thanks To Hacked Email · · Score: 1

    This whole thing reminds me a bit of the case of Nathaniel Dowl in New Orleans. He's a guy who figured out how to file fake quit-claim deeds and tax sale documents. After he filed these fake deeds he would then would use the courts and the police to evict the real owners. He also filed fake restraining orders and other documents.

    The long and short of it is it's very easy to file fake documents and very expensive and time consuming to get them voided by the courts. With very little effort on his part he cost the real owners hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees. The owners being targeted would have to check every day to see if new fake deeds had been filed.

    He finally went too far when he tried to claim Katrina relief from the federal government on properties he didn't really own.
    http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/man_gets_10_years_hard_labor_f.html

  2. Re:gore on 2008 Is the Coldest Year of the 21st Century · · Score: 1

    In case anyone doubts your recollection here's the actual prediction from that Saturday morning... http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/prb/al122005.prblty.017.shtml?

    On Saturday morning there was a 20% chance of the hurricane passing near NO, but it really could have struck land anywhere between Tampa and Corpus Christi at that point.

    It really wasn't until Sunday that it became likely it was heading for NO and even then it was just a 1 in 3 chance. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/prb/al122005.prblty.023.shtml

  3. Re:SPF, backscatter howto on Proving You Are Not a Spammer? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Just want to second the suggestion for SPF. Since I added SPF records for all my domains the amount of bounces from formed From fields has dropped significantly. Not a perfect solution but a big improvement.

  4. Re:I use Comodo on Choosing an SSL CA? · · Score: 1

    I recently bought a wildcard certificate and while shopping saw that some vendors were charging a fee for each physical server, like the pricing you mention, and others had a single price for as many servers as you like. What's up with that? I'm pretty sure I understand how the certificates work, and it's not like the IP addresses are encrypted into it, so why would anyone pay extra to use it on more than one server?

  5. Re:Taxation without representation on Telecommute Tax Relief Gathers Steam · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not exactly what happened. The problem had nothing to do with "Taxation without Representation" it had to do with the fact that the law was missing a few words which made it only apply to Miami. That was what the court said was not allowed in Florida. The state law that authorized the surcharge said the surchard could be levied by cities facing a financial emergency if they had a population of 300k on a certain day. By writing it this way it applied only to Miami and the courts found that unconstitutional. After they court ruled they simply rewrote the law to include "and from that day forward" so that any city of 300k in Florida facing the same problem could put a surcharge on parking. That was ruled OK and the surcharge was put back in place.

  6. Re:Little, if anything on Sun Puts its Weight Behind Ubuntu Linux · · Score: 2, Insightful

    OK, I'm listening. What specifically are the aspects of Ubuntu that make it a "very poor server distribution?"

  7. Re:Manager called 911 on Best Buy Invaded By Blue Shirt Improv Artists · · Score: 1

    Cite, please.

    For all I know you may be right but the only "Demonstrating without a permit" statutes I'm aware of apply to public parks and require imminent danger or public health & safety, etc. etc.. I'm honestly interested in a link pointing to the NY State statute they were violating.

  8. Re:is it simpler than it seems? on How Long Till Virtual Currency Taxation? · · Score: 1

    Not only could you deduct your subscription fees but the cost of the original software, a portion of the cost of your computer, your internet connection, and anything else you use to "earn" that money. I suspect that if this ever came to pass only a very small number of people would earn a profit over the course of a year and have to pay any taxes at all.

  9. Re:I've experienced interference on Study Says Cell Phones Can Interfere With Planes · · Score: 1

    I had a similar intermittent buzzing which I got when I was close to some larger airports. I finally figured it it happened when I was swept by the RADAR. Don't think they'd be very happy if I asked them to turn off the RADAR whenever I was on an instrument approach.

  10. Other strange sites blocked on Australian Senator Wants to Censor the Net · · Score: 1

    Reminds me the last time I was travelling and tried to file a flight plan with the FAA. The hotel's porn filter blocked the site. I have no idea what the FAA was up to that day but it must have been pretty dirty.

  11. Re:It's about damn time! on The End Of The Light Bulb? · · Score: 1

    I know the companies that sell LED runway lights have to offer heating kits since they don't melt the slow that hits them as well as the lights they are replacing.