The war between wetware and hardware.
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:01 pm
How do you open maximised windows in Internet Explorer?
by Interesting Ian » Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:16 pm
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I just downloaded and installed Internet Explorer 7. I'm reminded of why I got shot of the previous version. I want all of my windows to open...
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Ian, go here : . Skip down to the section called How do I change the size of a window? . Follow the instructions there to get the window to be the...
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Last post by Simon Bar Sinister Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:43 pm
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Last post by Mulebear Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:10 am
Missing those BSOD days of yesteryear. . .?
by DrMatt » Thu Nov 09, 2006 6:30 pm
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Virusscan detected this file as Joke-Bluescreen.scr, and quarantined it. The fact that it comes from Microsoft is rather odd
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You get a new screensaver?
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Last post by Bearguin Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:27 pm
Firefox 2.0 rocks!
by Bearguin » Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:02 pm
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Two things.
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I just downloaded it. It's purdy. And most of my extensions seemed to have carried over to this new version. Well, the extensions I use at least.
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Last post by Kristopher Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:35 am
The worst political Web sites
by DrMatt » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:10 pm
A friend of mine--a composer from Vermont--does accessibility studies of web sites (can blind people use them? can deaf people use them?) and has...
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Last post by DrMatt Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:19 pm
Internet Explorer 7 news
by 9happy » Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:54 pm
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Pale in comparison to the IE6 vml exploit , as demonstrated here .
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Firefox 2.0 is nice and has a built in spell checker.
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Last post by Bearguin Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:02 pm
Where the hell is this spam coming from?
by ed » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:30 pm
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Return-Path:
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I got one today that started out This mail is not spam.
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Last post by DrMatt Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:17 pm
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Last post by Evolver Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:37 am
can you spoof an IP address?
by ed » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:29 pm
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Suppose I want a site to see a specific address. Can one do that?
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You can easily hide yourself using a proxy. There are some proxys that will allow you to send things such as HTTP POST requests and if you have...
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Last post by ed Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:31 pm
Not too bright intelligent spam
by Bearguin » Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:32 pm
This just struck me as funny as I was checking my gmail spam folder.
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Last post by Bearguin Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:32 pm
free spyware/virus software
by ed » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:05 pm
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for identification and removal I mean. Anything good out there?
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Yep. Spybot, Ad-aware and Hijack This. Great combo.
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Last post by CHARLEY_BIGTIME Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:08 pm
Apple in code search profanity outrage
by 9happy » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:10 pm
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Sweet, I'm going to start coding like that!
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Hmm sould I be worried that the word wikipedia gives over 10,000 results?
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Last post by Geni Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:01 pm
Do you still use email?
by asthmatic camel » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:20 am
If you do you're ... like ... old. :D
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Last post by asthmatic camel Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:20 am
lost file
by ed » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:55 pm
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this has happened to you.
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What was the application that crashed?
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Last post by gnome Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:07 am
Computer Stupidities
by 9happy » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:34 pm
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I especially enjoyed the classified ads in the things you said section.
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Abdul: I am beginning to find your avatar ... troubling.
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Last post by clarsct Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:44 am
Free GIF after October 1st
by Evolver » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:44 pm
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I've heard that choosy mothers choose GIF.
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Why do some people pronouce GIF as JIF?
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Last post by xouper Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:19 am
Hardware component problem?
by ck » Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:50 pm
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For the second time, the OS just stopped what it was doing and switched to a blue screen, telling me to shut down and restart my computer. When I did...
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Apparently, not a hardware component, or so I have been told.
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Last post by ck Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:42 pm
So what's the big deal?
by Nyarlathotep » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:50 pm
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Okay, on my home PC, I now have Mozilla Firefox on my computer. After hearing numerous people tout the supremacy of Mozilla to IE, I have decided to...
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Cool. That wasn't always there. :) I'll stick with Opera for now.
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Last post by specious_reasons Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:06 am
Netscape 7.2 is no longer supported so ...
by NightG1 » Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:59 pm
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The thing I always hated about Netscape was being forced to create an account before I could use the browser.
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Were you a child prodigy or are you just old?
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Last post by 9happy Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:13 am
CPU Speed help.
by Bearguin » Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:22 am
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I had a motherboard die and have just replaced it. I can't get my CPU to a decent speed though.
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So, any result?
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Last post by CC Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:38 pm
Odd doings at Reunion.com ... ?
by DrMatt » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:20 pm
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Did you track the Received: headers and verify that the mails came from Reunion.com?
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Did you track the Received: headers and verify that the mails came from Reunion.com?
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Last post by DrMatt Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:39 pm
Fucking phishers wanting to install fucking malware on my...
by Freakshow » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:18 am
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fucking computer. Fuckers.
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When I got there it was a link to an unknown object called freevideos.exe in an animated gif of a fake WMP, between stock photos of porn stars.
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Last post by DrMatt Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:25 pm
Window's XP activation key
by Interesting Ian » Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:22 pm
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Just formatted my hard drive and I find I cannot activate my copy of Windows XP pro. Says I've exceeded the number of activations I'm allowed. Are...
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As soon as you finish installing and updating the system, ghost it .
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Last post by Evolver Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:52 pm
Linux
by ed » Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:35 pm
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In terms of day to day stuff, what is the difference?
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But I like photoshop, illustrator and premiere. Will they work?
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Last post by asthmatic camel Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:37 pm
WHOIS ?
by ed » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:29 am
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Evidentially regestrant info is not always available. Why? How can one find out who the registrant of a domain is?
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Evidentially regestrant info is not always available. Why? How can one find out who the registrant of a domain is?
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Last post by ed Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:34 pm
Don't fuck with me, motherfuckers
by Freakshow » Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:22 am
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So there is this picture on the Internet that I want a copy of. I right-click on it, a message pops up Copying of pictures not allowed , and the...
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Just had another case.
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Last post by ed Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:49 pm
Crazy Frog
by DrMatt » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:12 am
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mnao mnao
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Buddhist chime for t3h w1n!!!!!111
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Last post by Doctor X Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:34 am
MP3 players problem
by skepticdoc » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:35 am
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I recently purchased a Flash Memory SanDisk player and for the first 1-3 seconds of playing a track there is a mechanical grinding noise. I know that...
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I use WindowsXP.
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Last post by CC Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:06 am
Web hosting
by Doctor X » Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:34 am
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Do you have a Mac?
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Nvu is a free site builder and has that wonderful open source patina to make you feel all anti-establishment and stuff. It has some clever interface...
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Last post by NightG1 Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:25 pm
I don't need one. I want one.
by DrMatt » Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:47 pm
nah, it's still not a spherical immersion environment.
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Last post by DrMatt Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:47 pm
Weird keyboard problem
by Nyarlathotep » Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:18 pm
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I have a wireless USB keyboard. Ocassionally my girls will complain that it has stopped working though it always works for me. It always resumed...
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Nyarl, I'd be tempted to try a non-wireless keyboard (they cost next to nothing nowadays), and see if the problem recurs. I don't want to think about...
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:06 pm
Weird problem with DVD-Rom Drive
by gnome » Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:03 am
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Having an unusual difficulty installing programs from CD.
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We are not allowed to have a humorous and reasoned discussion!!! That breaks all of the rules of the True Claus of Skepticism !!!
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:07 pm
Asking for trouble...
by asthmatic camel » Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:10 pm
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Go on, hack me; I want to know how vulnerable my computers are. Arseholes. :P
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start here
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Last post by 9happy Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:20 am
OY! Wikipedia down.
by Geni » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:12 pm
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Geni? Is it a DDOS?
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Thanks. I hate to think of Wiki being DDOSed.
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Last post by Geni Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:37 pm
4.1 million laptop batteries recalled by Dell
by Freakshow » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:27 am
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Ouch. That's gotta hurt.
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Ouch. That's gotta hurt.
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Last post by swellman Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:51 pm
No Show (Time)
by RedShift » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:57 pm
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This has been bugging me for ages.
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You could try searching for google's cache, either by entering site: or cache: into the search bar.
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Last post by 9happy Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:42 pm
Next question ...
by ed » Sat Aug 05, 2006 12:24 pm
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Screen grabber/snapshot software. Any good free ones out there?
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You looking for one that will be invisible to the current user? So that you could do things like........take screenshots of them reading their...
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Last post by asthmatic camel Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:05 pm
Anybody here subscribe to RSS feeds?
by ed » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:27 pm
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And what sort of stuff do you get.
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I will say though that getting headlines from slashdot is sorta cool. Also I am subscribed to an archeology feed that is not terribly active but...
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Last post by ed Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:40 pm
Billback: an answer to spam?
by DrMatt » Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:56 pm
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At my e-mailbox, filters process an average of 120 spams per day, and pre-filters at the e-post-office block probably a thousand spams per day from...
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Hm, around here, a full server cert is something like $90/year. I don't think individual user certs would have to be that complex or expensive--the...
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Last post by DrMatt Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:29 pm
The ultimate Linux system
by Terry » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:30 pm
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ed is the standard editor.
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I can grep it! :lol: But I'm afraid the punchline is too /dev/null for most of the readers here.
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Last post by DrMatt Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:04 pm
Aw shoot!
by RedShift » Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:06 pm
Fewer youths are receiving sexual solicitations over the Internet as they become smarter about where they hang out and with whom they communicate...
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Last post by RedShift Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:06 pm
IT/Business definition of "Critical Thinking"
by DrMatt » Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:28 pm
At my work, one of the categories of work we're graded on for our annual reviews is titled Critical Thinking. But the further I delve into the...
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Last post by DrMatt Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:28 pm
Dr Matt: music notation and monitors
by Freakshow » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:17 pm
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You talked in another thread about monitor size and music notation. Do you use a monitor turned in landscape mode (like 99.99% of the monitors out...
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Cool stuff. Thanks for the info. :)
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Last post by Freakshow Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:09 pm
Norton Anti-Virus versus the Church of England
by DrMatt » Sat Aug 05, 2006 4:24 am
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But it IS spyware.
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Picture this in your mind:
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Last post by DrMatt Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:58 pm
Can one really mask one's IP address?
by ed » Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:18 pm
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Well?
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On Mardi Gras, IP addresses not only can be masked, but are allowed to show their tits in public.
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Last post by DrMatt Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:22 am
'Universal' memory chip ready for market
by DrMatt » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:11 pm
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CNN article
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Well, actually--to a limited extent--we could. The converse of paging technology, RAMdisk technology, has been around for decades. But A) it's not an...
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Last post by DrMatt Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:30 pm
Once again, the internet interprets censorship as damage
by Geni » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:48 pm
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China could kill the proxy if it wanted to.
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They're trying to have their cake and eat it too. To truly cut off proxy connectivity they'd have to isolate themselves from the rest of the Internet.
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Last post by DrMatt Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:39 pm
I want my own website
by ed » Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:24 am
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I have some compelling information to share with the world.
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So Ed, I don't see a www link for you, did you get your web site?
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Last post by DrMatt Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:32 pm
Miniature computers
by CC » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:56 pm
Came across this in an email and checked it out at Snopes . Apparently it's true.
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