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Comment Re:One idea... (Score 1) 390

Mmm... I don't like that idea. Too much Socialism in it for one, and two the crap needs to sink. There are several news organizations that have survived online. They have interesting articles and reap advertising revenue. I don't want another dollar added to my interwebs bill just because NY Times can't figure out how to run themselves.

I just don't like ideas where someone is forced to pay for something they don't want because we feel the need to keep a dying industry alive( bet you can think of a few ). Now... if the newspaper organizations worked with all ISPs and offered them a cut of the profit if they marketed the $1.00 fee for their news and junk and the ISPs gave people the choice ... I would be cool with that. We don't need to bail every dying business out. Honestly, I would probably pay like an extra 3 - 5 buckaroos per month via my interwebs bill if I got good news content for it. I'm willing to bet there are many folks like me, but there aren't many that would like to have a dollar added for another "bailout"... Just my $0.02

Comment tools my foot (Score 1) 403

"Williams also hinted at tools pitched at enterprises designed to improve and speed up company-wide systems authentication. "When customers see and use the tools we are providing to support Windows Vista and Windows 7 deployments, we think they will be impressed," he said."

Riiiiight... tools. I see one tool and that's the asshat that thought this a grand idea. I have an MSDN subscription so I can have whatever I want from MSFT and I am so sick of DRM, Genuine Advantage, Activation and so on I might start punching babies soon.

This isn't a tool you f*ing jack*ss, it's a pain in the tush. A tool is something that will help you perform some desired action or reach some desired end. I'm fairly certain that no one in the world is just shaking with anticipation and excitement at the thought of using your "tools" to activate their copy of Windows 7...

Comment Hardly a huge deal (Score 1) 69

"By calling the extended stored procedure sp_replwritetovarbin, and supplying several uninitialized variables as parameters, it is possible to trigger a memory write to a controlled location. Depending on the underlying Windows version, it is / may be possible to use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable SQL server process. In a default configuration, the sp_replwritetovarbin stored procedure is accessible by anyone. The vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated user with a direct database connection, or via SQL injection in a vulnerable web application." Not that I don't think it's still shady ... but... there really isn't a danger here unless you have a user that is already authenticated and can execute stored procedures or are vulnerable to a SQL injection. So you either pissed off the local nerd or you're a complete f*cktard and can't write a proper app... Either way you deserve what's comin!

Comment Re:Not sure I agree with that last bit. (Score 1) 502

"Women are 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than men, HOWEVER Men are 4 times more likely to die in a suicide attempt. Is this just because men are better at killing themselves than women? Or perhaps there is a gender difference in the reasoning behind why people choose to attempt suicide. "

I actually read a few things about that and it is because men choose much more violent ways to commit said act. Women tend to go for the OD, or poison themselves, while men choose guns, falls, or wrapping their car around a tree...

I know a few people that are generally unstable and I tend to steer clear of them.( I know that sounds shady.. ) I used to think I could help, but that is best left up to the professionals. Everything I said to those individuals would be turned into another reason to off themselves, I don't get it.... I don't think an Internet forum is a place to get help... most of the people on those forums are suicidal themselves. That is like giving a blind man a blind dog to help him get around... or... blind leading the blind.

I would say that if anyone you know or you have such thoughts ... go see a shrink. Internet forums won't help. There are tons of organizations to help deal with those feelings.... and remember... hurting yourself to get back at someone won't work. If they don't give a sh1t about you when you're alive they won't when you're dead. Assholes are often heartless and don't care in general, even if you do succeed in making them sad that only lasts for what? a week... you're f*ing dead for good! Game over man! Do not pass go! That's it!

If you really want to get back at someone... find a creative way to F*K their life up... if they did you wrong( without physically assaulting them of course), buy a bag of weed and throw it in their locker, then alert the proper authorities and watch hilarity ensue(most dimebags will fit between the vents in the locker, then it's just an issue of timing). Think about it! Why in the hell would you harm yourself and those that love you cause some d-bag is acting up. Now I don't condone such things, but if you REALLY must act... don't act against yourself...

DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for your actions, nor am I saying I've ever done anything to anyone. Remember Karma... what goes around comes around. The people that are mean to you now will just end up being drunken, divorced, has-beens... Best recourse is to concentrate on moving yourself forward and let your accomplishments do the talking. AKA: Framing people = bad idea... along with anything else that could end up hurting physically or socially... bla bla bla... / rant

Comment Re:Special license... (Score 4, Insightful) 578

That is a very broad definition of infrastrucure... and terrorism... if you hit a stop sign or a power line because you lost control of your car are you a terrorist? You affected "critical" infrastructure... We must be very carefull with this whole "call everything terrorism" thing. I think we are at critical mass with the current state of affairs. Our government has done a wonderfull job scaring personal freedoms out of us. Sure stealing copper and knocking out 911 service or power to an area is a deplorable act but not one of terrorism. The current tendency to call everything terrorism is very dangerous...

Comment Re:So... (Score 1) 297

The first season was a bit weak I thought, but still pretty interesting. The rest were pretty good, the show had some success, until they went all soap opera on me... I did not watch most of the last season, or know if it is still broadcast somewhere... I for one am a nerd, so to some respect their target audience, I want to see spaceships, battles and things blowing up in cool new sci-fi ways! I don't want to sit there and watch a f*ing love story! The whole Starbuck, whatever the little Asian chicks name was, and so on type love story was booooooring! If this new Caprica show is the same I think I'd rather watch reruns of Biggest Loser or Yes Dear....

Comment Re:Judge Kimball (Score 1) 265

Erm... 1) That's soundboard pranking... been around for a while. ( http://tinyurl.com/5mlqkt ) 2) They weren't really a Unix company... more like a bunch of lying sacks of sh1te that had their ass3s handed to them in court. Good riddance to bad rubbish. As far as what Microsoft did, I think it was a good gamble. If SCO won that would have been good news for Microsuck...

Comment Re:Importance of warm-up (Score 1) 339

The best thing to do before lifting or running is some streching/warming up much like you said. What I found to work best is to walk at a moderate pace for 2 minutes, jog for 2, run for 1. Then you can go into a lift or a faster run. The cardio should get blood flowing to muscles and get you ready for exercise. Only moderate streching is needed, like calves, ankles, quads and hams ( yea that's pretty much the whole leg ), the point is do just one or 2 quick streches per mucle group, then run to warm up the rest of your body. There was a thing about this in Muscle and Fitness mag a while back ..

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