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  1. Re:Obvious question from their perspective on Ask Slashdot: Do I Give IT a Login On Our Dept. Server? · · Score: 1

    I think the posters question becomes a little more reasonable when it taken into account that he never said it was inside the network.

    Was jddorian asking the the Firewall be opened to allow connections outbound to this server?

    Even if the server is external I still think the request for an account is reasonable.

  2. I played it last night on Doom 3 Alpha Leaked · · Score: 1

    I have a GF4 MX on a duron 800 and I was getting 7 FPS. looked as good as the hype though.

  3. the pentagon too. on World Trade Towers and Pentagon Attacked · · Score: 1

    Several networks are now showing footage of the pentagon on fire. they think it was a third suicide plane attack.

  4. What about encryption implemented in the OS on Is Hardware-Based Encryption Dead Yet? · · Score: 1
    Hardware based products are very expensive as you pointed out.
    But what about implementing the encryption in the OS.
    Not as secure as hardware but a lot cheaper.
    Check this out too.

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  5. have you seen this? on SPAM - Stopping Rumpelstiltskin Attacks? · · Score: 3
  6. Re:redundancy on Protecting Your Backup Media? · · Score: 1

    I have my data backed up on 3 sets of Cds that are enlosed in plastic box designed to keep static out (also good against water). Two are stored off site(e.g. my grandfathers house and my uncle's house). The third is stored in my basement. All three are placed in a protective environment. My uncle keeps it in his safe, my grandfather has it in a locked steel box and I keep mine in a firesafe box.

    Total cost: $4.50 for the blank CDs.
    If I update all three quarterly then my yearly cost is only $18. Not a big price for peace of mind.

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  7. punn intended? on Neutron Stars May Have Diamond Cores · · Score: 2
    "Maybe it just doesn't matter, because this is one place that nobody will ever get to see."

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  8. ummmm..... on USPTO Advisory Board · · Score: 1
    If this is so important why is it not on the main page?

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  9. A formal plea... on I Suspect M$ That Has Broken The GPL · · Score: 2
    To any Microsoft employee with access to any source code: If you have seen any GPL'ed code in any Microsoft product please do your legal and ethical duty and present these violations to the proper authorities (i.e. the Juctice Department). Thank you.

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  10. Re:DVD's are hard to copy? on Coming Soon: Burn-Proof CDs · · Score: 1

    My favorite quote:
    "If CDs were as hard to copy as DVDs or VHS tapes or even books, we would not be going through anything like what we're going through now with Napster or Gnutella."

    I find it funny that this guy does not know what he is talking about.

    • Copying DVDs is easy. Rip, Divx and burn.
    • I don't know about you but I've been copying VHS sence age 10.
    • I have at least a dozen books(all computer related)downloaded off different sites.

    And no. Even if the RIAA offered fair priced e-music they are to late. Most people are familiar with existing P2P and would not swich to a service that they have to start paying for.


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  11. restrictions??? on Commercial Digital Imaging of the Earth · · Score: 1
    or can you order pics of anywhere?...
    say a nude beach or the house of someone you don't like.

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  12. imagine a beo..... on How Many Boxes In A Decent Beowulf Cluster? · · Score: 2
    imagine a beo.....Ohh. Err. nevermind.

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  13. demo! on How Would One Start A Career In The Gaming Industry? · · Score: 3
    Every company I've ever heard of has wanted to see something you did on your own.
    They want to know what you can do. And it does _not_ have to be 3D. I've seen a lot of great 2D demos.
    Howeaver you said you don't know it yet so 2 great books on the topic are:

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  14. Re:Protecting against Windows XP? on Apple Patents GUI Theme Engine · · Score: 1
    A few shots can be found here.

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  15. Re:How we did it in the Marines - 1989 - 1993 on How To Really And Fully Wipe A Hard Drive? · · Score: 1
    The general military standard, as I recall, is to place random 1s and 0s eleven times over the unwanted data. I believe I saw this on a TLC or Discovery program on cyber warfare.

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  16. for those who don't remember it... on Pipes In GUI? (Redeux) · · Score: 1
    the original article is here.

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  17. Re:Check your link buddy on Geeky Valentine Gifts? · · Score: 1
    So sorry.
    copyleft.net.

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  18. have you been to.. on Geeky Valentine Gifts? · · Score: 1
    CopyLeft.com?They got cool stuff too.

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  19. been there. on Does Age Really Matter? · · Score: 1
    This is not as bad as your situation but:
    When I worked at a local ISP I was a level 1 tech who did office work (trash duty). I could have done web design, or other such things worth my paycheck, but because I was only 18 and still in high school I was never even considered.

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  20. Crovax on The Etymology Of NickNames? · · Score: 2

    I got my nick from the game "Magic the Gathering".
    Lord Crovax was a vampire who fell in love with a dark angel he could not have.
    I took the name when I was dating a gothic girl but it has sence lost its meaning.

    A friend of mine (not a /.'er) got Kielfang froma random word generator he coded in high school.


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  21. site /.'ed already on Underground Surfaces · · Score: 2
    If you want to download a copy of the book I've got a backup here.

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  22. 6th worst on Forbes' Five Worst Tech Jobs · · Score: 1
    If the list had been one job larger the 6th would have been tech support. Talking to all the local dumb people all day really gets you down. Very down. Verry verrry down.

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  23. Re:I don't know what is scarier on Doomsday Virus Discovered? · · Score: 2
    In responce to your post I quote Isaac Asimov
    The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries,
    is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny"

    So "A. The process accidentally killed all mice, by creating a doomsday bug for them." is scarier.

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  24. Only females? on First Inter-Species Egg Clone Imminent · · Score: 1
    The article mentioned they they were able to only clone females. Why? As I know little of cloning was the Jurasic Park guy telling the truth?
    And did the group engineering this great feet of science consult an ethics group of any kind?

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  25. books, books, books, ..... on Book Recommendations For A New Programming Shop? · · Score: 1
    What language(s), what Operating System(s)?

    For any language Programming Pearls by Jon Bently(Addison-Wesley) is great.

    For Linux-
    The Unix Programming Environment by Brian W. Kerninghan and Rob Pike(Addison-Wesley)

    If your using ANSI/ISO C++ then:

    • C++ Primer, Third Edition, by Stanley B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie(Addison-Wesley)
    • The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup(Addison-Wesley)
    • The C++ standard Library, A Tutorial and Reference by Nicolai M. Josuttis(Addison-Wesley)

    If you are using C++ and Windows I'm moving to Canada. And you should have The Official Reference Library for Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0(Microsoft Press)

    In my opinion these books kick ass.

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