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  • On the post: Lebanon Claiming Only It Owns Hummus, Falafel, Tabouleh And Baba Gannouj

    Ferin ( profile ), 08 Oct, 2008 @ 12:05pm

    Re: WHAT ABOUT MY FISH

    Hooray for obscure cartoon references.

  • On the post: Sequoia's Optical Scan Vote Counting Machines Giving Different Results Every Time

    Ferin ( profile ), 08 Oct, 2008 @ 09:39am

    Damn...

    I'd say at least the machines leave a paper trai, but it seems like the election officials can't even manage to keep those in order. How the hell is it that IRaq can conduct an election that the world certifies as free and fair using lockboxes, ink, and paper, and these idiots can't manage to deal with a primary with all the high tech gizmos in the world at their disposal?

  • On the post: EMI Sets Up Its Own Online Store As YouTube Tries Selling Music

    Ferin ( profile ), 08 Oct, 2008 @ 05:40am

    Acutally I'd use it

    I get tons of links from firends to music videos and such. It'd be great to havea quick link to amazon to grab the song.

  • On the post: House Lets Orphan Works Legislation Die; Tons Of Content Remains Locked Up

    Ferin ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2008 @ 04:38am

    Scare campaign

    I wonder how much of the failure to take it up had to do with the ridiculous fear tactics that were used on this bill. A couple of the art sites I'm on exploded with rumor about the thing last spring, with all kinds of idiotic nonsense going out about it requiring registration for copyright and allowing infringement.

  • On the post: Judge Says School Can Suspend Student For Fake MySpace Page Of Principal

    Ferin ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2008 @ 05:30am

    What about bong hits for jesus?

    I'm not so sure it's a clear cut win for the kid in the supreme court. I remeber that case with the kid holding the bong hits for jesus banner. He was across the street from the school, and the supreme court agreed the school had the right to punish him over it.

  • On the post: EA Finally Realizes People Are Upset Over Spore DRM

    Ferin ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2008 @ 05:27am

    Still not buying

    As far as I'm concerned, they can shove their patch. I've got no intenteion of renting their game. When they remove the install limit, then I'll buy it.

  • On the post: More Reasons To Go To The Movies: Next Iron Man In IMAX And 3D

    Ferin ( profile ), 19 Sep, 2008 @ 05:00am

    Big atraction now

    The funny thing to me about this is for so long IMAX screens were such a damn waste. One of the local theaters here in columbus got rid of their projector and just offer it as a really huge normal screen now, and now they're kicking themselves because all these movies are suddenly switching over to draw more people in to see it in theater.

    I wonder if the theater asscociation will pitch a fit about hollywood cutting into their profits by forcing them to switch over?

  • On the post: Google On The High Seas

    Ferin ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2008 @ 05:08am

    Bah!

    All your arguements fail to persuade me, in light of one inescabable fact. This idea will provide the perfect oppurtunity to see real life reenactments of the corporate take over scene from the beginning of "Meaning of Life." And that, sir, is worth every penny that might be required to see this idea become realized.

  • On the post: Student Charged With Crime For Telling University Officials About Security Hole

    Ferin ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2008 @ 05:04am

    Ohio has a long and proud history...

    ...Of burying our heads in the sand over computer security. A buddy of mine got a visit from the FBI in high school when he hacked their system. He'd gotten fed up with the school system ignoring him pointing out all the massive security holes they had.

    I think what's needed is a total change in the nature of how people think of security. The nation as a whole is still in the mindset of old fifties spy shows, where security meant secret codewords and clandestine measures that were death to share. Somehow that has to be shifted to start looking at security as an open and collaborative effort.

  • On the post: So Much Hate For Microsoft's Seinfeld/Gates Buddy Ad

    Ferin ( profile ), 08 Sep, 2008 @ 05:26am

    Eh,

    I saw it, and giggled a bit at the the platinum card thing, but it did seem a bit awkward and forced.

  • On the post: Maximizing Profits Doesn't Mean Screwing Your Customers

    Ferin ( profile ), 08 Sep, 2008 @ 05:21am

    What my profs used to say

    One of my profs who worked in the tech industry for a while always brought this mindset up as a lesson to us about what we'd face when we got jobs. He alwasy felt the "throw away long term stable profit for short term gains" was a result of allowing too much crazy investing on wall street, and allowing quarterly earnings statements and investors to drive the company.

  • On the post: Plenty Of Broadband Providers Pretending They're Offering Fiber To The Home

    Ferin ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2008 @ 05:10am

    AT&T U-verse does it

    My family recently got U-verse, and I was there when the guy was selling it to my dad. (Don't even start on it, I live with my parent's cause I'm paying off my car)

    My dad asked him if it was a fiber or wire based network, and the guys says "Oh, it's a fiber all the way in. It's just like Verizon Fios, only we don't have to install anything or put in new wires" He was so proud and excited.

    I almost felt bad mentioning that it'd be tough for it to be just like Fios if they weren't installing anything, considering Fios has managed to burn down a couple of houses when their installers hit power lines while putting in the fiber.

  • On the post: Newspapers Beginning To Ditch The Associated Press?

    Ferin ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2008 @ 04:48am

    Bad content, too

    To be honest, I've kinda given up on the AP. Anymore it seems like all they do is pick up press releases they're handed and reprint them. I have yet to see a story about a marijuana grow bust where they talk to somebody who supports legalizing marjuana, or one about file sharing where they talk to anyone besides the mpaa/riaa. Similar tactics abound in every other category.

  • On the post: FBI Asks Congress To Ignore The Whole 'Probable Cause' Part Of The 4th Amendment

    Ferin ( profile ), 25 Aug, 2008 @ 05:12am

    sad

    Another fine by product of allowing a bunch of idiots who honestly beleive god wanted them to be in charge of things into government. I'd say they don't realize the implications of what they're doing, but they do. These officials, I think, just actually believe that they are incapable of doing wrong.

  • On the post: Phorm Secretly Used By American ISPs As Well

    Ferin ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2008 @ 04:46am

    We didn't obfuscate it

    By "Transparent" I think he means "We didn't lie about it yet."

  • On the post: Do We Really Need Software To Catch Pump And Dump Stock Spammer Transactions?

    Ferin ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2008 @ 08:49am

    Re: Re: Prevention

    Not sure I follow you on this. I would assume if the software is capable of catching a pump and dump in process (obviously a bit of an unknown) one could use the data to figure out who was runnign things up. I don't think preventing a pump and dump scheme from playing out fully necessarily precludes catching the people trying to do it as well.

    I agree effort should be focused on catching the perpetrators as well as stopping the schemes. As I metnioned though; punishing these people may not always be possible, and after the fact punishments don't always do much to clean up the mess.

    I guess my point was that in scams like this where the perpetrators may not always be as easy to catch, I don't think there's anything wrong with working on shutting down the scheme alongside increasing efforts to go after the guys that pull it off.

  • On the post: Do We Really Need Software To Catch Pump And Dump Stock Spammer Transactions?

    Ferin ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2008 @ 05:10am

    Prevention

    Seems like this is more of an attempt to catch a pump and dump as it happens and prevent it from going further, rather than just catch the perpetrators afterwards and try to clean up the mess. It may be easy to find the jerks that did it after the fact, but sometimes (depending on jurisdiction) it's tough to catch and punish them. Not to mention the problems it can create in the market, and for the investors that got duped and screwed. Better to try and catch it and stop it before it becomes a problem.

  • On the post: Boston Subway System Stops Defcon Talk; But Paints Security Target On Its Back

    Ferin ( profile ), 11 Aug, 2008 @ 04:58am

    What the hell?

    Standing aside from the usual idiocy of an agency trying to hide its crappy security, what is wrong with our law schools? Did these lawyers not realize any evidence entered into the court becomes public record?

  • On the post: Should The Next President Use A Computer?

    Ferin ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2008 @ 05:08am

    IDK, my BFF PM Brown?

    The next president ought to have blog. Just because I want to see how many post get tagged with "irritated, red button" every day.

  • On the post: Domainers Lose Big Time In Verizon Cybersquatting Lawsuit

    Ferin ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2008 @ 05:04am

    Conpirator

    I could see hitting the registrar if the judge felt there was sufficient evidence that they knew what he was doing was in bad faith and continued to let him do it. At that point I think you might consider them facilitating him a bit.

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