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  1. Cease and Desist! on The Cg Tutorial · · Score: 3, Funny

    A Definitive Guide not by O'Reilly? That's it, the gloves are off!

  2. Re:bad/evil marketing by debian on Trusted Debian v1.0 Released · · Score: 2
    From Sun's Trusted Solaris site:

    Assurance

    In a trusted systems evaluation, product features must meet a specified set of criteria. Over the years, Sun products have successfully passed many government-sponsored evaluation programs. Trusted Solaris 8 software is currently in evaluation against the Common Criteria at the EAL4 level with the Labeled Security Protection Profile (LSPP - equivalent to the Orange Book - TCSEC - B1 class).

    So, it's equivelent to the B1 level. Don't have an Orange Book handy, though, so I'm not sure if that is a more or less stringent standard than B2...

  3. Re:sound and video on a PC on Slashback: Revolutionism, Media, Oregon · · Score: 1
    A computer can't make my toddler sit up and eat her dinner.
    I don't know about that. Take one of the boat-anchor computors from 10 years ago, and tie kid up to it. She is now sitting up. I'm sure you'll figure out the eating dinner part.
    In addition, it can't tell me the winning numbers for Saturday's Powerball drawing,
    Very easy. All you have to do is use your computer to look for the numbers on Monday.
    and make women understandable to men.
    Okay. You may be out of luck here...
  4. ROT13? on Security Expert Paul Kocher Answers, In Detail · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm never going to figure this out---damn those encryption experts!

  5. What about the other units? on Slashback: Stupidity, Telebastardy, Fast Search · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, who aquired Make.Money.FAST?

  6. Re:You can tell they are CS students... on Modding A Paper Shredder · · Score: 1

    5) There you go, trying to ruin their entertainment by screwing up their language. Now they're going to come for your soul.

    One other neat hint:
    You have a <SHIFT> key. Use it.

  7. Re:"Free" hosting... on How Much Do You Pay to Host Your Website? · · Score: 2

    I can second this. I've got the same plan through Speakeasy, and their service is excellent.

  8. Say it with me now... on Sklyarov Case Opens Today · · Score: 5, Funny

    Free Kevin!

    Wait, sorry---wrong trial...

  9. Cool and all, but... on 87GB On DVD-Sized Media · · Score: 4, Insightful

    While getting 87 Gig on something the size of a CD is cool and all, how is it possibly going to effect us? It has very little chance of being adopted by major manufacturers, and even less of becoming a standard. I'm sure that, to the folks that created it, it was a neat project, but that's about as far as it will go...

  10. A Challenge... on Handshake via the Internet · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'd like to propose that this be the only post with the word `pr0n', in any way, shape or fashion, in response to this article.

    Yeah, right!

  11. As opposed to... on Open Spectrum: The New Wireless Paradigm · · Score: 0

    Not that it has a chance of happening, but this would be great compared to the FAA's current ``We'll put it where we want it!'' Open Rectum policy...

  12. By the horns! on Finding the Right Software Publisher? · · Score: 2

    I'd probably add ``GNU/'' in front of it, and let RMS do your publishing...

  13. Re:Wow. on Single-Chip GSM Phone on Virtual Horizon? · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    On top of that, so far, they've only posted the story once...

  14. Re:Even Better... on Linux Replacing Windows More Than Unix · · Score: 2

    This makes the numbers much more clear, but I'm still not sure that they really reflect the current state of Linux migrations.

    How many servers were purchased with Windows (as in, didn't have another choice) and then reloaded with Linux upon arrival? How many older servers have been reloaded with Linux?

    I bet the numbers would be much higher...

    Wyatt

  15. So... on Scientists Discover What Makes Geckos Stick · · Score: 5, Funny

    All I need to climb walls are hairy palms? I'll get right on that!

  16. A Natural Choice... on Police Database Lists 'Future Criminals' · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just get a list of current government officials. You can't get possible criminal list with better odds then that.

  17. Repetitive motions... on Speech For The Deaf · · Score: 2

    I wonder if they have a special macro for rapid repetitive back and forth motion to be translated into a sultry "Oh yeah, right there baby! Right there! That's the stuff!"

  18. SpamAssassin... on FEC Permits Anonymous SMS Spam · · Score: 2

    Looks like it's time to start coding SpamAssassin for SMS!

    I'm glad I don't have any of those devices...

    Wyatt

  19. Re:Tabbed browsing on KDE 3.1 Beta Released · · Score: 2

    Use -W to close them. The combination of middle-click to open tabs and -W to close them is hard to beat.

    I'm really starting to like the click the middle-button and drag left to go back a page or right to go forward in Galeon. I need to find out if you can close windows that way as well...

    Wyatt

  20. Polarization? on Securing Fiber Using Light Polarization · · Score: 1

    So taking a photo with your instant camera and sending it down the line is faster than using light? That's one helluva trick!

  21. Are you kidding? on Working Abroad? · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    All of us here on Slashdot are geeks---we can barely talk to Broads, let alone work them!

    Oh, you meant overseas...

  22. Re:Ok ok, here is why I WANT a national ID card... on A Look Into National ID Cards · · Score: 2
    eyeballs change with time. Plus the same way you would fake an eyeball, is the sameway you would fake a thumb print, by changing the data on the card.


    And here I thought it was to chop of the guy's thumb or poke his eye out...
  23. Re:from the rabid-knee-jerk-reactions dept. on RIAA Sues Backbone ISPs to Censor Website · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Heh. Now *that* is Insightful!

  24. Makes sense to me! on RIAA Sues Backbone ISPs to Censor Website · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This is wonderful! With this precidence set, I'll be able to sue the state for the highway I was on if I have an accident, and the power company for supplying the electricity that started a house fire.

    Now would *needs* to happen is that someone needs to pass a law that bans the RIAA from doing *anything* on the internet. Hell, even saying or writing the *word* internet should hold hefty fines for them!

    Wyatt

  25. Re:Bad Headline! on Schneier et al Report PGP Vulnerability · · Score: 2

    Yeah, but if it had anything remotely like Jon Katz in the headline, no one would have read it at all!