So what do we tell people to do to prevent this type of attack. We need something simple enough that ordinary (non-./ers) can do it. Here's my thoughts:

WPA2 without Wi-Fi Protected Setup (to avoid a vulnerability)
A customized SSID not matching: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_table
A random pass phrase of 13 characters

Anything else for a simple-as-possible, end-user setup criteria?

Yes I agree those shows on the History Channel are junk. But, they also have good content: Vikings, Hatfield & McCoys, Ancient Discoveries, etc. I don't think I called anyone an idiot. If you took offense, I apologize. I was complaining about the content.

I understand. But, ask yourself if you're just accepting whatever they decide to put on TV or are you evaluating it against some intelligent criteria? Does good satire have to be as disgusting, revolting, insulting, disrespectful and ugly as they can get away with, or could it be done with a little more class? What do you think other countries think of us when we export the basest kind of entertainment?

Really I can't sit through even a few minutes of that stupidity. I don't understand the fascination with crap like this. Like so many other shows on TV, I block it using my cable parental controls. I can block by time, channel, and rating. But, I say I'm blocking it "By stupidity" because it makes me want to puke. I'm sure most of you will disagree with me, but I don't really care. You can keep watching crap if you want to and I'll stick to the National Geographic and the History Channel. It's a free country. (Yes I know those channels show some junk too, but its best there is to choose from.)

The slashdot.org code is open source. Someone with the time and bandwidth should bring up an alternate site where the community can continue and any needed changes can be made to the comment system to improve it. Just post a link to the new site in all the slashdot comments and we'll go there instead.