I'm pretty sure this guy has had more than enough smack.

So if I don't want to get stalked I... shouldn't go outside?

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

Maybe something else is going on, maybe not. It was only a few months ago that slashdot was reporting that the wireless video feeds on UAVs were trivial to listen in on.

fake edit: found the orginal article here:
http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/12/17/1311218/26-of-Software-Defeats-American-Military?from=rss

$26 software to "decrypt" the satellite video feed on a UAV. I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that the US military didn't do a better job of covering itself this time too.

I hope you realize that the "image" next to the article is actually an embedded video entitled RPG Heroes are Jerks.

The fact that this question is even being asked indicates that not much thought has really been put into it. The patch fixes a problem you haven't run into yet, and may never run in to. Maybe patching it will be inconvenient or ultimately unnecessary. But when the consequences of running into the problem that the patch fixes include injuring or killing yourself and others, where's the debate? If the consequences of running into the bug only ran a risk of you killing yourself, with no possible harm to others, then and only in that case would I recommend against installing the patch.

It's cute how you pretend to know what you're talking about.

On Comcast (home, not business) in Chicago, my out-of-comcast-network DNS requests appear to be working fine. Also: http://n3.netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/summary/id=4b65b5d3-14844-ea3b2189-1d85-4789-8dd2

Try it out on a Scientologist and find out!

So what you're saying is that because the court room building they are sitting in is older, that allows them to ignore the rulings of the Federal Courts? Interest... I have a plan!

I wouldn't think so, but perhaps the mods are recognizing the necessity of insightful introspection in order to recognize one's own incompetence.

Doomsday theory? I thought that was one of the upsides.

Because the FOSS world is full of well balanced individuals who would never get unreasonably pissed off at the drop of a hat.

Agreed. Wildly inaccurate summaries from authors drawing their own conclusions that aren't based on anything resembling reality is nothing new, and certainly isn't news.

Incidentally, the bitching and the lack of salient points are the all the salient points. So mission accomplished I guess.