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  1. Re:Great link! on Shooting Lawsuit Against id Software Dismissed · · Score: 1
    heh, i like you :)

    In the perfect world, gun control is GREAT. However, we are far from that notion. The people like these "Fucking British fucks" tend to forget about the black market. Now guns come only to those with connections. And there's a better chance that if they rob you, you don't HAVE what THEY have! So they're more likely to take advantage of that situation.

    Game, set, match. UK Loses once again.

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  2. Re:Interesting side effects? on G3 Solar Storm · · Score: 2

    And beyond that, has anyone's animals been acting weird lately? This is serious... my dog has been howling a lot, and goes outside to the bathroom a lot more! And then the fish are acting crazy too... don't know what's going on in this house.. maybe this is why

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  3. KISS on StarOffice 5.2 Preview · · Score: 1

    100 megs my ass! I don't need all those bells and whistles, I'm just going to use my good ol' AbiSuite (www.abisource.com)... they're due for a new version soon, many cool things being added!

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  4. This is good, real good... on Security-Why Not Watch The Crackers? · · Score: 1
    This guy knows his stuff well, and from what i'm reading, i'm saying "easier said than done!"

    He has many steps, taken here:

    Firewall that's logging stuff and can give reports/alerts.

    Logging local stuff on a remote server so that if the honeypot's logs are destroyed, they're still really around..

    Then run a sniffer, capturing, like the first 300 bytes of each packet, checking for evil words (kinda like the USA CIA captures certain words if you're on the phone with someone... there's like a list of 500 no-no words on the phone).

    Then he runs tripwire to see if any binaries have been changed.

    When a cracker gets root, he monitors it and sees what he does. This is VERY important, becuase you must know your enemy, and then for future reference, secure anything that he would want to touch.

    And then he's like "that's it", and brushes it off his shoulder. Were I to do much of this, I'd have lots of learning to do!

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  5. Re:I may think you suck.. on UPDATED: Outcast: Censorship Under The Digital Union Jack? · · Score: 1

    The idiot that copyrights his music and gets mad if someone borrows it

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  6. Re:Wow... on Chuck D Gives Props To Napster · · Score: 1
    Another [nowadays] popular band like this is Rage Against The Machine. I am a big fan of their music, and have my discrepancies with much of their politics, but I love their overall message. They work well with Chuck D and support him a lot, and have this same mentality.

    Rage's stances against censorship and oppression (especially from big companies) fit right into many of the slashdot community's themes. They're also GREAT in concert (i have bootlegs!)

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  7. As I was saying about music... on Chuck D Gives Props To Napster · · Score: 1
    Chuck D has plenty of money. He should want people to infect the world with his music for free or extremely cheap. In reality, he has nothing to lose, but he can sure gain many new fans, supporters, press, etc.

    As Chuck D gives his props to Napster, Berto gives his props to Chuck D. I'm not a fan (metalhead here..) but I LOVE what's going on!

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  8. Re:GPL and Music on Jazz++ 4.0 Released! · · Score: 1

    Yup, if i was in a talented band, I'd want my music to be free, or extremely cheap. And steal it too. I'd have no problem with infecting the world with my music! You can get donations from cool people and then make money doing shows if you get some publicity, if need be. Free concerts are also awesome too, but you have to make money somewhere if it's the only thing you do.

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  9. Re:I may think you suck.. on UPDATED: Outcast: Censorship Under The Digital Union Jack? · · Score: 1
    I think the real quote is from Voltaire during the French Revolution:

    I don't agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  10. Re:Too easy, but sorta fun. on UPDATED: Outcast: Censorship Under The Digital Union Jack? · · Score: 1
    How about if we have a collective slashdotting of netbenefits servers??? Someone (Jon Katz) could organize it, and say at a certain time, everyone goes to a list of websites.

    Boom. We levy power, don't mess with THIS community!

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  11. Offtopic: RPMs! on Netscape 6 Preview Release · · Score: 1

    Seeing that RPM has not been mentioned anywhere on this page, does anyone have a linky linky with some i386 or mandrake RPMs? Thanks!

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  12. LAWYER - Re:Read closer - this is not a victory... on 6th Circuit Court: Code Is Speech · · Score: 3
    Being a lawyer, i must disagree:

    Although there are still a few more proceedings to go through, this is good.

    First off, its a step in the right direction. Open source wins once again.

    Second off, although the court hearing was done within the barriers of the constitution, the opposing sides of case have been known to dissent in as well.

    Third and firstmost, you are correct about the TOOL part, yet incorrect about compiling and using.

    Fourth and thirdmost, the reason that you're incorrect about the compilation and using is because it will be legal to execute the written code if it is a legal amount of code in the firstplace, meaning that it does not make its writer liable for anything, or cause a national security, or harm anyone in a significant/reasonable way.

    Fifth, this goes along well with the possibility of having Microsoft having to release some of its source code. Now the courts can have a writ of mandamis that it be handed over now that the actuall open source IS legal. Before this, all of that banter would have been ILLEGAL!

    Sixth, my fifth reason leads me into my next part: Open source dominates because there is nothing more to hand over. DRI may be a problem, however.

    Seventh, you can't triple stamp a double stamp, like in "Dumb and Dumber"

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  13. LAWYER:This is good news to the slashdot community on 6th Circuit Court: Code Is Speech · · Score: 1

    Although there are still a few more proceedings to go through, this is good.
    First off, its a step in the right direction. Open source wins once again.
    Second off, although the court hearing was done within the barriers of the constitution, the opposing sides of case have been known to dissent in as well.
    Third and firstmost, you are correct about the TOOL part, yet incorrect about compiling and using.
    Fourth and thirdmost, the reason that you're incorrect about the compilation and using is because it will be legal to execute the written code if it is a legal amount of code in the firstplace, meaning that it does not make its writer liable for anything, or cause a national security, or harm anyone in a significant/reasonable way.
    Fifth, this goes along well with the possibility of having Microsoft having to release some of its source code. Now the courts can have a writ of mandamis that it be handed over now that the actuall open source IS legal. Before this, all of that banter would have been ILLEGAL!
    Sixth, my fifth reason leads me into my next part: Open source dominates because there is nothing more to hand over. DRI may be a problem, however.
    Seventh, you can't triple stamp a double stamp, like in "Dumb and Dumber"

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  14. Re:hooray on 6th Circuit Court: Code Is Speech · · Score: 1

    Hey man, you just sent yourself into an infinite loop for a while... at least until the next stupid court decision comes out and we don't see one that makes sense.

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  15. Re:Imagine... on 6th Circuit Court: Code Is Speech · · Score: 1

    Yikes! A cluster of judges?!

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  16. Re:FIRST B0AST on 6th Circuit Court: Code Is Speech · · Score: 1

    HMmm, that makes me curious: Is it unconstitutional to burn the constitution? After all... it's an expression! Like burning the flag. Makes me wonder though, kinda throws me into an infinite loop thinking about it.

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  17. Re:attn thought police: free speech inside on 6th Circuit Court: Code Is Speech · · Score: 1

    What's odd is that if you format that is in plain text, the greater-than and less-than signs still don't come out... what's up slashdot?

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  18. Re:Link re. Dow's "SiLK". on IBM Creates New Processor Production Method · · Score: 1

    Their stock quote is NYSE:DOW... if i had a good deal of money, i'd throw some in there. Keep an eye on this one.

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  19. Back up the Bus! on 6th Circuit Court: Code Is Speech · · Score: 1
    Whoa now, i was just thinkin of some bad implications when i posted my last post. Say I write an open source first person shooter game where you are a mercenary running around shootin people up.

    Now imagine that Signal11 writes an add-on mod and level that takes on the white house, and is a well-diagramed display, and one of the enemies you must kill is the President. This is an expression that is a threat to national security, and Signal11 could get in a LOT of trouble. There are things where this could be a bigtime limit of freedom as well, because freedom of speech/expression only goes so far.......

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  20. Re:attn thought police: free speech inside on 6th Circuit Court: Code Is Speech · · Score: 1

    #include what? Looks like your didn't work! :)

    although funny, you better not have any death threats to the president though, you can still be found liable for whatever you have in your code.

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  21. New life to the programmer.. on 6th Circuit Court: Code Is Speech · · Score: 1
    #!/usr/bin/perl

    print "HAHAHA, now I can write programs that spit out evil and malicious words and its merely an expression!\n";

    Then again, that wasn't illegal before, was it?

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  22. Re:Mir + Iridium = Data Haven on First Privately Funded Manned Space Mission · · Score: 1

    link clicker

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  23. Protection on IBM Creates New Processor Production Method · · Score: 1

    This product has been dubbed as the condom of processors and computer circuits.

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  24. Re:Harrrr Maties! on First Privately Funded Manned Space Mission · · Score: 2
    WAIT! This corporation is perfect to try out the big SEX IN SPACE experiment.

    Shoot, they're sending two Russian men this time.... uhhm.....

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto

  25. Sounds like a fun investment.. on First Privately Funded Manned Space Mission · · Score: 1

    I wish i could buy stock in them! I think this kind of thing should continue to happen!

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) - AOL IM: MicroBerto