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  1. Re:pft...1Gbit/s -1 FLAMEBAIT on BitTorrent Beefs Up Network Capabilities · · Score: 1

    Yeah but there is a lot of us with way more than the average person. I can easily upload at a rate to max out most peoples connection. So if I get enough data to upload, I can take care of 20 people...

    I know this isnt uncommon because a "slow" torrent suddenly goes very fast with only 20 people on it.

  2. Re:Hand holding. on What Do Geek Squad Technicians Actually Do? · · Score: 1

    It isnt a misconception, most mormons you meet do dress up, shirt and tie. I know that isnt how they always dress of course. But when you do meet one, they usually are dressed up in pretty standard way (I wouldnt go as far to say a standard uniform, but it is pretty close)

  3. Re:Hand holding. on What Do Geek Squad Technicians Actually Do? · · Score: 4, Funny

    And they dress like mormons

  4. Re:Kinda defeats a parking meter feature on Top off Your Parking Meter with a Cell Call · · Score: 1

    Same thing at my college. You could buy the parking permit, or you could just park illegally, get a $7 fine, ignore it, it takes literally 3 weeks for the cops to notice it was an old one, issue another. By the end of the year you save $50 and got to park where ever the hell you felt like and not restricted to certain lots + saved money

    In the case of my new college, it is a campus security ticket, so I just throw those in the garbage since they have no legal authority.
    I tell the guard he might as well not waste his time

  5. Re:America is beginning to have it's own firewall. on Defeating China's National Firewall · · Score: 1

    Yeah because pornography is becoming unavailable on the internet... oh wait, that is the primary purpose of the internet

  6. Re:A big waste, considering the commodity... on Encrypted Ammunition? · · Score: 1

    Cops love the idea. But they want reliable weapons, if they shoot IT MUST FIRE.

  7. Re:A big waste, considering the commodity... on Encrypted Ammunition? · · Score: 1

    Um it isnt about saving bullets.
    It is about stopping someone from grabbing the cops gun and shooting him. That is how most cops are shot, by their own gun...

    Bank robberies rarely involve shootouts anyways so that EMP situation is kind of moot. If the cop is that close to a person where the emp works, well the cop is in a bad situation regardless.

  8. Re:Well, duh. I could have told you that on DVD Format War Already Over? · · Score: 1

    Some people may be replacing dead tvs with HDTV's. But go to your average store..WalMart and Best Buy and notice how many people are buying regular old CRTs

  9. Re:Linksys WRTSL54GS Still way better. on Linux Hackers Reclaim the WRT54G · · Score: 1

    I would love a cheap NON wireless router box that can run openbsd/linux.

    Currently I am using a full P3 (old computer at the office)
    and it seems like a waste.

    Not a DIY build yourself a router kit, but a hardware box like a linksys router that I can simply replace the firmware and configure it.

  10. Re:This is why I prefer the anarchy of efnet on Freenode Network Hijacked, Passwords Compromised? · · Score: 1

    According to the last election where soccer moms were gonna be the big target, they dont.

    The only thing computer related that even comes close to an issue of importance for those voters is MySpace, and even that hasnt really mattered yet. Hackers are barely on the rader of your average person. They know they exist, they know they sometimes do this and that. Other than that, any victims are "somebody" else, and its not there concern.

    and I agree with your lesson on the evolution of language. People have this desire to keep words the same, when they simply will evolve and take on new meanings, there is no fighting it. Piracy means copyright infringement, it is a fact of life now. People try to say it only means stealing on the high seas, but they are wrong now.

  11. Re:wow on Kent State Banning Athletes from Using Facebook · · Score: 1

    and certain rights you cannot take away no matter what the contract says

    In this case it is not only free speech, but also free association with others.

    So basically, kent state is stupid, wasting millions of dollars on the eventual lawsuit and enforcement.

    What a waste of time and money, but I am sure they will bitch about funding next year.

  12. Re:Networks, sure. on Automated Tiered Storage Coming to Desktops? · · Score: 1

    It will be installed by the same people that currently setup file sharing for people, the neighbor kid.

    It doesnt really matter if the common person can install something, they wont be doing it anyways.

  13. Most patents are useless on An inside look at Intellectual Ventures · · Score: 1

    even when they are "responsible" patents. Because some other company can make the same type of product and just do it differently or simply ignore the patent because the litigation is just too damn costly.

    Even though the menu patent by creative / apple is stupid. It shows how useless having a patent is. It didnt change anything and wont ever matter but will result in millions of dollars down the drain via lawyers.

  14. Re:This is why I prefer the anarchy of efnet on Freenode Network Hijacked, Passwords Compromised? · · Score: 1

    Honestly, who gives a shit what soccer moms and joe six pack think ? they dont matter

  15. Re:thoughts on Biometric Payment Arrives in a Store Near You · · Score: 1

    If it is in fact a completely different scan that cannot be linked to law enforcement scans that is an awesome technology. DNA even wouldnt be that big of a deal if law enforcement didnt have that type of DNA id. If the two are different, I think it is much less of a privacy issue. We know the govt will take databases en masse to "look for things" so if this is different than their system, they cant simply use it to get around those pesky warrants. (which is a whole different situation, it isnt like a warrant is hard to get anyways so it is obviously a baseless desire if they cant take the 2 mins (literally) to get one in an emergancy or are afraid the judge will simply laugh because they have no need for a warrant because they dont have evidence at all.

    rant off.

  16. Re:Don't Confuse /.'rs with Videophile Early Adopt on Toshiba Subsidizes $200/Unit on New HD Player · · Score: 2, Funny

    yep, they sold both copies of the one movie available.

  17. Um dont pay that part of the bill? on Has My Cell Number Been Cloned? · · Score: 1

    It is easy, write a letter explaining the situation, highlight the disputed charges and write the check short that much.

  18. How about a low capacity very fast drive? on 2.5" Drives On the Desktop · · Score: 1

    In a laptop / media center / "thinner client" for business, why hasnt anyone come up with a 10-20 gig drive that is insanely fast?

    I dont need 80-400 gigs on any of those, that is what servers are for.

  19. Re:What about social engineering? on Fyodor's Top 100 Network Security Tools · · Score: 2, Funny

    I really really want to care, I mean I really do want to care, but I dont.

    I think that will pretty much some up most of the readers feelings about this, outside of a few prudes.

  20. Re:Does He Still Hack Slashdot Users? on Fyodor's Top 100 Network Security Tools · · Score: 1

    Hmm, no links, no working links from the reply, no evidence in any way shape or form.
    Yeah prime example of what should be buried.

  21. Re:Gee... on Broadcast Flag Sneaking in the Back Door · · Score: 1

    That andy about how they force senators by calling them gay, how all kinds of crazy things can go in now. etc There was a number of things that fit bills as well as amendments.

  22. Re:3 straight months! on Man Arrested for Wireless Piggybacking · · Score: 1

    Historically it has been, "if its open you can recieve them, but doesnt mean the reciever is legal (ie cellphones etc)" If it is encrypted you dont have a right to crack it...ie DSS

    Who knows what will happen in this sort of situation because it is open, and meant to be used, but in a limited range (which is very tough to limit just inside the coffee shop without using a copper cage on the building

    Simple solution is to just use nocatauth or some easy to use (and they are extremely easy if you want to provide wireless services to people) and anything that is completely open is just fair game

  23. Re:Gee... on Broadcast Flag Sneaking in the Back Door · · Score: 1

    Couldnt be troubled to read the lyrics eh?

  24. Re:ext3 on Replacement for Jewel Cases? · · Score: 1

    Why?

  25. Re:Gee... on Broadcast Flag Sneaking in the Back Door · · Score: 3, Funny

    This one seems more fitting: http://www.esquilax.com/flag/simpsons.shtml