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  1. Link between the stories? on Internet Speed Applied to Careers · · Score: 2

    After the Disposable Credit Card Numbers, the Disposable Employee.

  2. Re:7 lines of Perl... on Descrambling CSS w/ 7 Lines Of Perl A DMCA Violation? · · Score: 1

    You're right in saying that size doesn't matter. I don't think RSA is considered weak. But there is an encoder/decoder in 2-3 lines of Perl and also a short one in C.

  3. IMDB on Blizzard Sues Over Diablo Movie Title · · Score: 1

    If you look at the IMDB, you'll see a lot of movies with Diablo in the title. Most of them come from spanish titles and only one (El Diablo) is close to Diablo. Yep, Diablo is a common word.

  4. Re:Verification on World's Greatest Gamers, Unite · · Score: 1

    This was mentioned in other stories about gaming records. They are simply filmed by a camera. Much harder to cheat then.

  5. Re:regions on Time Warner To Change DVD Region Coding System? · · Score: 1

    One thing to remember is that where I live (Quebec), we get movies at the same time as the States but still France has to wait a long time before they see the same movies. I can't see the point of doing this. Hey, it's already dubbed (sometimes, it's even done in France) so they only have to check with lawyers after.

  6. Re:Disposable Credit Cards on Western Union Cracked, Credit Cards Stolen · · Score: 1

    They are testing something similar in my hometown. You can have a card with any amount of cash on it. At the store (or vending machine), you insert it in the slot, the amount is displayed, you press OK and you remove the card. You can fill it back if you want more cash on it.

    You can temporarily (sp?) protect it with a PIN but the way to use it is without PIN. It has the same problem as regular cash though : you lose the card, you lose your money.

    For now, I think you can't buy cards at 7-11 but still the concept is there.

    Benoit Potvin

  7. Re:I noticed this this morning on Distributed.net Suspends OGR project · · Score: 1

    RC5 may be taking forever, but when they'll finish it, they'll be going really fast. Breaking another code would take less than 2 years, maybe even less than a year so all is not lost.

    Just my 2 cents,
    Benoit Potvin

  8. Re:Dvorak, Chording, Speech, Etc. on Ergonomic Keyboards · · Score: 2

    You can always have a look at VoiceGrip, a kind of plugin to help programming with voice. I never used it but I heard it's good. Maybe I'm biased, I worked there. Regards, Benoit Potvin

  9. Re:No parody, but a cheap way to get more hits! on Yahoo! Threatens French-Language Site Over Parody · · Score: 2

    This is a parody, not a good one, put a parody. Most words come either from bad French (quebec version) or from our culture (politics, arts, ...) Most of the categories made me smile. This page can't be confused with a real Yahoo page because of the words used.

    Just my 2 cents,
    Benoit Potvin