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  1. Re:Yet another reason to avoid Oracle on Oracle Exec: Stop Sending Vulnerability Reports · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not to mention you have to do business with a company that is well known for fucking over its customers.

  2. Lots Of People At Salesforce on Ask Slashdot: Have You Tried a Standing Desk? · · Score: 1

    Lots of my coworkers at Salesforce.com use standing desks. One example that comes to mind is someone who's had long term back problems. It's made a massive difference for him. Most people here can get them with manager approval and many could get them anyway.

  3. Re:$40k SGS on Ask Slashdot: How Much Did Your Biggest Tech Mistake Cost? · · Score: 1

    We did end up burying one when we finally stopped supporting them.

  4. Re:$40k SGS on Ask Slashdot: How Much Did Your Biggest Tech Mistake Cost? · · Score: 1

    As someone who worked with the damn things way more than I care to admit, yes, you're 100% right.

  5. Re:$40k SGS on Ask Slashdot: How Much Did Your Biggest Tech Mistake Cost? · · Score: 1

    Can't say that I did. Lol. Suppose I shouldn't be surprised though.

  6. $40k SGS on Ask Slashdot: How Much Did Your Biggest Tech Mistake Cost? · · Score: 1

    Dropped and broke a $40k USD Symantec Gateway Security Appliance

  7. File Server In A Cardboard Box on Ask Slashdot: Your Most Unusual Hardware Hack? · · Score: 1

    Back in high school I had a file server whose case was a cardboard box. Bob was a pretty great file server.

  8. Re:It's great until... on Intel Embraces Oil Immersion Cooling For Servers · · Score: 1

    But why do I keep having to remove line cards from an MLX-16 or PCIe cards... You're right in some environments, but not all. And I'm not including anything as small as you're implying.

  9. It's great until... on Intel Embraces Oil Immersion Cooling For Servers · · Score: 1

    Oil works great until you have to remove something...

  10. 492KB/42KB on Average Web Page Approaches 1MB · · Score: 1

    My main site is 492KB for the front page and all of it's content, including images. Any loads other than the first are around 42KB due to browser based caching.

  11. Re:Zabbix on What Would You Want In a Large-Scale Monitoring System? · · Score: 1

    I've used Zabbix at work and currently use it at home. Works great. -Paul

  12. Dr.Who on Bring Down Internet Explorer In Six Words · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dr.Who: I can bring down your administration in one word. Prime Minister: One word. Even you aren't capable of that. Dr.Who: Okay, six words. Dr.Who (wispers to aid): Don't you think she looks tired?

  13. Re:OSX vs Vista vs Linux on Linux Kernel 2.6.20 Released · · Score: 1

    All the FreeBSD devs see lots of pretty colors... -Paul

  14. Re:But of course you can on Teachers Union Opposes Virtual K-8 Charter School · · Score: 1

    When I was little I read tons and tons of books. I have yet to learn how to spell. (I'm 20) -Paul

  15. Poor Bloaks on Aussies Brace for DMCA · · Score: 1

    Sounds like the Aussies got it hard. First they get beatup by Kangroos. Then they have to call in their arm to take care of some frogs that were kicking their butts. Now their own courts are going to be bending them over. Poor bloaks -Paul

  16. Re:What do people think of Cisco's IPS/Firewall/So on Intrusion Prevention and Active Response · · Score: 1

    They usualy only track about 10% of traffic. They are also extreamly dificult to manage. Snort, Snort based, or Dragon IDSs are the only decent ones on the market. ~gp

  17. Re:Engineer on How Much Money do Programmers Really Make? · · Score: 1

    I'm a 19yr old security engineer making $80k/yr. Started right after I finshed high school. ~gp

  18. 18yr Old on UK Companies Love IT Workers, Love Not Returned · · Score: 1

    Well, I started at a certin large security company at 18. I'm 19 now and still have coworkers at about the same level who are more than twice my age. I'm also quickly becoming more senior than a lot of the people here. Tho many of them have a lot more -real work- experence than me. ~Paul

  19. No Need To Change on Hotmail To Junk Non-Sender-ID Mail · · Score: 1

    If they go ahead with this then my users will simply not be able to send email to hotmail users. I see no need to implment garbage.