Comment Re:Glad to here. (Score 1) 164
First distro for me too, and still using it.
Comment "The Watchmen"? (Score 1) 489
Why in the fuck would I give any weight to a review that can't even be bothered to get the title correct?
Submission + - TiVo Awarded Patent For Password You Can't Hack
Davis Freeberg writes: "TiVo has always been know for thinking outside of the box, but this week they were awarded an unusual patent related to locking down content on their hard drives. According to the patent, they've invented a way to create password security that is so tough, it would take you longer than the life of a hard drive, in order to figure out. They could be using this technology to prevent the sharing of content or it could be related to their advertising or guide data, but if their decryption technology is really that good, it's an interesting solution for solving the problem of securing networks."
Submission + - Steve Jobs personally resolves customer complaint
An anonymous reader writes: The Consumerist recently published a story about an Apple customer who went through support hell with a broken Macbook. After escalating the issue up the support chain, and a month wait for his Macbook, the guy gave up and simply wrote Steve Jobs a blistering flame-mail. So, was he surprised when Jobs' executive assistant responded back the next day! And he got both a brand new Macbook, as well as his old one to copy the hard drive. The guy also responded in a comment, and he turns out to be a slashdotter! He even wrote a journal entry here about the story.
I guess 'Think Different' really does work!
I guess 'Think Different' really does work!
