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  1. Re:Wow. on Microsoft To Open Retail Stores · · Score: 2

    Actually all the other drinks have the tasty ingredients, you just are forbidden from enjoying them. You still get the calories from drinking them though...

  2. Re:This is an old idea on 'Friendly' Worms Could Spread Software Fixes · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Or breaks a more critical computer, say at a hospital. Once the possibility of human loss is recognized, this idea should (hopefully) be tossed aside.

  3. Re:Not now my friends, not ever on The History of Slashdot Part 4 - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    I absolutely agree

  4. Re:All of them on Which ISPs Are Spying On You? · · Score: 1

    This is why end-to-end encryption is important. The only way you can be positive no one is reading your stuff is to utilize end-to-end encryption. Key management can get tricky when you have more than two people, but there are protocols out there. Hopefully as people see their privacy slip through the cracks they will start using being a little more careful.

  5. Re:Doesn't Matter on Pendulum Swinging Toward Privacy · · Score: 1

    Would is really be so hard to require that new credit accounts can only be issued with a notarized signature?

    Say goodbye to online applications, applying over the phone, etc. Now the credit card business is making less money than it was before.
    And they won't like that.
  6. Re:convinced me on Software Deletes Files to Defend Against Piracy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If you were already using his software legally, you might be a little happy that what you paid for others can't get for free. However, If I were deciding between his and some other alternative, this makes the decision very easy. Do I really want to support what is essentially computer terrorism (obey these rules or fear the consequences)?

  7. Convert to thin, eh? on Converting Desktops to Thin Clients? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I would suggest a hacksaw, a dremel, and some duct tape. Those should be able to make any desktop thinner.

  8. Re:The answer is... on Does the Internet Need a Major Capacity Upgrade? · · Score: 1

    Ask Ted Stevens... he will know the answer.

  9. Re:I haven't upgraded everything to XP yet on Windows Vista - Still Fresh After 19 Months? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Appearantly you've never had the misfortune of owning a Windows ME install. Lucky...