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  1. Re:Ubuntu Instead? on Dell Will Offer XP Past Cutoff Date · · Score: 1

    Name them please, if you would be so kind.

  2. Re:How does this work? on New York to Implement an 'Amazon Tax' · · Score: 1

    "At that point they potentially set up a standoff -- if Amazon calls their bluff and shuts down New York operations"

    This is exactly what I hope Amazon does.

  3. Re:And Microsoft was the biggest offender. on Microsoft Designed UAC to Annoy Users · · Score: 1

    Because I don't write html for a living or bother with it as a hobby, so when I want to punch in a url in a forum post, trying to remember "a href" is always going to take me longer than "url". Every fucking time I have to go to google to find the damn thing. bbcode works better for users that would rather spend their time doing things other than HTML.

  4. Re:1 mmillion signatures, 1 million viewers on Uwe Boll To Quit Making Movies With 1M Signatures · · Score: 1

    I saw a couple of them, then I learned to start checking who directed the movie before I waste my money.

  5. Re:That's got to hurt on Uwe Boll To Quit Making Movies With 1M Signatures · · Score: 1

    "I'd never sign such a petition. He can make whatever films he wants, so long as people are willing to pay. It's a lot more hurtful to try to convince him to stop with 1 million people asking. That's... well, that kind of thing hurts. The only thing that could lessen it is the whole idea that, chances are, the petition wouldn't really have had 1 million people sign it, but maybe 300 000 sign it 3 or 4 times on average."

    No, he needs to stop. If he so much as TOUCHES Deus Ex with a 10 foot pole, I will kill him.

  6. Re:Why not spider the web? on ISPs Using "Deep Packet Inspection" On 100,000 Users · · Score: 2, Funny

    The US Government has (or at least had) classified cryptographic programs as a munition at one point, so technically, yes, second amendment would apply. :)

  7. Re:bad pre-emptive move on Blocking Steganosonic Data In Phone Calls · · Score: 1

    Telcos used to install this in rural areas, annoying bastard devices called load coils. They also pulled most of them because they interfere with the DSL signals. At least, I seem to remember that from my previous life as a call center escalations monkey.

  8. Re:Not going to work.... on Blocking Steganosonic Data In Phone Calls · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you want that, just post a one time pad code on a popular public website. I mean, that way people could post links to instructional manuals for covert materials creation for example and not get caught. Try to imagine the manpower involved to go through each lead.

    I doubt the CIA will investigate every no carrier joke on slashdot, and if they di^H^H^H^H^H^ 01101000 01110100 01110100 01110000 00111010 00101111 00101111 01110111 01110111 01110111 00101110 01111001 01101111 01110101 01110100 01110101 01100010 01100101 00101110 01100011 01101111 01101101 00101111 01110111 01100001 01110100 01100011 01101000 00111111 01110110 00111101 00101101 01011000 01101110 00111001 00110100 01100110 01110001 00111000 01000011 01010101 01101011 ^H^H NO CARRIER

  9. Re:JC, This is Tracer Tong. on Rent a Nanotechnology Lab · · Score: 1

    Damn, Tracer, you fail at counting. Sure you can operate this thing from a distance?

    Damn damn damn shoulda previewed yes I know, joke fails.

  10. JC, This is Tracer Tong. on Rent a Nanotechnology Lab · · Score: 1

    I got another lead on some Universal Constructors we can use. There are four sites to choose from.

  11. Re:Powerpoint? on Cyber Attacks against Tibetan Communities · · Score: 1

    Nerve gas. Use light signals and morse code. Oh crap, lasers!

  12. Trying to actually deploy Batman, eh? on The Army's $10M Spy Bat Still Too Big · · Score: 1

    Ah yes, This worked great at Gotham City.

    "I'm telling you, it was a giant BAT that attacked me!"

  13. So when do they start denying marraiges... on UK Police Want DNA of 'Potential Offenders' · · Score: 1

    ...because the child will have a similar genetic profile to a terrorist/serial killer/mugger?

    Oh, and GG UK citizens. They have taken away your guns, your knives, your toys, and your fire extinguishers. Now they will take the blood of your children.

    And still you do nothing.

  14. Re:Ok - this is just getting silly! on MacBook Air Confuses Airport Security · · Score: 1

    The last thing the TSA should let you do is power on a "Suspicious Object." I mean seriously guys. If the thing was a bomb, you don't have the carrier test it! Unless of course you have a bomb room set aside for this.

  15. Re:There is no contradiction. on The Universe Is 13.73 Billion Years Old · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, Photons have mass, they are Catholic.

  16. Re:Try understanding the issue. on Linus Denounces NDISWrapper, Denies It GPL Status · · Score: 5, Insightful

    NDIS wrapper has never been a great idea. It puts you at the mercy of Microsoft bugs and malice all for the benefit of a $30 network card.

    Well, I for one think it is a great idea since the most popular card manufacturers could not be bothered for the longest time to make linux drivers (and a lot still don't.) You see, I could have bought an orinoco gold ABG card for $99 back in the day, or a $10 clearance walmart G card, and spend $98 on more RAM instead. Guess which one I chose (And for several years now, the card has been working just fine). Ndiswrapper got me online with gentoo (I know, I love pounding my head against a brick wall, its fun!) Without it, I'd still be using windows all the time.

    Saying "Don't buy cards that don't support linux" is all well and good until you realize how much money you are dumping into hardware when a small free program can make it work just fine.

    I think there is a term that covers this... Ah yes. "Not cost effective."

  17. Re:Unworkable on Utah Wants To Give ISPs That Filter a "G-Rating" · · Score: 1

    So long as I am a cleric of the Tetragrammaton, I have no problem with this.

  18. Re:FOSS could never have popularized computing on Tetris Creator Claims FOSS Destroys the Market · · Score: 1

    7Zip for one. Paint.net for some graphics oriented people. OpenSSL for several people. Nmap for sys admins or curious people.

    Openoffice actually has popularity. Audacity is used by audiophiles, Blender for 3d graphics people. Clamwin AV also is gaining popularity. Eraser has been used for years by security-conscious users.

  19. Re:I KNEW IT! on RoadRunner Intercepting Domain Typos · · Score: 1

    No, they have been doing this for a while. it is not related to modem overheats.

  20. Use a keycard. on Child-Suitable Alternatives To Passwords? · · Score: 1

    A flashdrive with a keyfile on it combined with a simple password would be the best thing for a person who cannot remember strong passwords. Just have her keep the flashdrive with her at all times. When she can start remembering strong passwords, you can switch the simple password to a strong password.

  21. Re:how many? on Anti-Missile Technology To Be Tested on Commercial Jets · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just professional curiosity: my cruise missile plans at their cheapest usually still ended at around 3 to 3.5k. Did you cheat on the engines somehow, or other materials?

  22. Re:What happened to the Best Free Games Story? on Windows Home Server Corrupts Files · · Score: 1

    "if I had a concealed weapon I could have defended myself"

    If you are mugged at gunpoint and have a gun tucked away, how are you going to reach for it without getting shot?

    Yo homie, is that my briefcase?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmKR6evZRQQ

  23. Re:Exactly as I suspected on On-Call-IT Assists In Government Data Destruction · · Score: 1


    From your own article posted:

    Gutmann himself has responded to some of these criticisms and also criticized how his algorithm has been abused in an epilogue to his original paper, in which he states:

    " In the time since this paper was published, some people have treated the 35-pass overwrite technique described in it more as a kind of voodoo incantation to banish evil spirits than the result of a technical analysis of drive encoding techniques. As a result, they advocate applying the voodoo to PRML and EPRML drives even though it will have no more effect than a simple scrubbing with random data. In fact performing the full 35-pass overwrite is pointless for any drive since it targets a blend of scenarios involving all types of (normally-used) encoding technology, which covers everything back to 30+-year-old MFM methods (if you don't understand that statement, re-read the paper). If you're using a drive which uses encoding technology X, you only need to perform the passes specific to X, and you never need to perform all 35 passes. For any modern PRML/EPRML drive, a few passes of random scrubbing is the best you can do. As the paper says, "A good scrubbing with random data will do about as well as can be expected". This was true in 1996, and is still true now. "

  24. Re:matter of time on Cell Phone Jamming on the Rise · · Score: 1

    Just take a line from Comcast. We aren't "disrupting" the phone call, we are simply "delaying" the information from reaching its destination (when the caller leaves your proximity).

  25. Re:Obligatry on NC State Creates Most Powerful Positron Beam Ever · · Score: 1

    Flux capacitor? 1.21 Jiggawatts? Lazer beam? Hell, all we need now are sharks added to the equation...