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  • On the post: The World Of Open Textbooks Just Became A Little More Crowded — And A Little More Open

    Just John ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2012 @ 03:14am

    private study

    So, are these available for private study, or only for students?
    Like if I wanted to study up on business, is it available to me, or would I need to enroll in a business course?

  • On the post: Syrian President's Email Hacked… His Password Was 12345

    Just John ( profile ), 10 Feb, 2012 @ 01:15am

    password of power

    So, next we should change our password to:
    1234567890qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm

    Why is it though I always get the message "This password is to long"....

    Honestly, the best way is to find 4 words 4+ letters in length, random with no direct subject links.

    I remember reviewing the stats, and a brute force attack on a basic 16 character password like this would take 56 years (approximately) to go through every combination. The whole upper case, lower case, number, special symbol is actually less secure at a length of 8 characters than a 16 character password of only lower case words.

    My home network password is 22 (6 words) characters long and my wifi access is 16 (4 words) characters long, and no matter how many brute force attacks I have had on my server (I once had a single IP address try for 2 days straight, resulting in 19 pages of logs before I noticed and permablocked the IP address), I have never had a breach.

  • On the post: Syrian President's Email Hacked… His Password Was 12345

    Just John ( profile ), 10 Feb, 2012 @ 01:04am

    Re: Grunt. Hmm, next time I'll be smarter

    I personally like to use password, then when it has that password: I can easily remember it.

  • On the post: Hollywood Wants To Kill Piracy? No Problem: Just Offer Something Better

    Just John ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2012 @ 08:32pm

    Re:

    Think you basically have the point.

    While I am very adept at the engineering level and can do many things that would leave many people wondering how I did that (Thank you Google for letting me find those in depth tech blogs so I can do those things=P), remember most people want simplicity.

    Even some of us, like me, would like to have a simpler system. Single login, don't need to try to remember every different website and every different user name/password (In case you are like me and have a common name like John, which is taken on pretty much every sign in website...).

    When I want to set up my home server, I do research, evaluation, participation in Q&A, whatever I need, and suffer through the headaches (And please understand, I love doing things like that, even though I want to throw computers out the window periodically). When I want to watch a movie, I do not want to spend a great amount of time trying to figure out how to use different services. I do not want to waste my time trying to figure out how to login, how to navigate this companies website for the first time, or waiting for my password reset to be sent to my email because I forgot what my password was on this website.

    I think examples like these are the exact reason why a common portal can be great. But, again, to each their own.

  • On the post: Hollywood Wants To Kill Piracy? No Problem: Just Offer Something Better

    Just John ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2012 @ 08:20pm

    Re: Intellectual Property Thief's one liner....

    Voted you for funny.
    Yes, their "Remixes" are getting a bit old.

    Wondering when we will see a remake of "The Wizard of Oz" in 3D...

  • On the post: Hollywood Wants To Kill Piracy? No Problem: Just Offer Something Better

    Just John ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2012 @ 08:12pm

    Re: Re: Re: Steak

    Did you get it from The Pirate Bay?

  • On the post: Do Not Discuss The Movie You Just Saw

    Just John ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2012 @ 01:08am

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    So, who is the puppet master?

  • On the post: Congress Trying To Regulate Certain Wireless Spectrum Issues… In A Payroll Tax Bill?

    Just John ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2012 @ 08:53pm

    No Amendments

    Isn't this the way others also defeat good bills? By sneaking in nasty riders no one is willing to accept, so something that may actually be good is defeated?

    This is just one more reason we need to see bills confined to themselves and themselves only, with no amendments, riders, or any other issues allowed to be put in them. Let each bill stand or die by it's own merit.

  • On the post: Do Not Discuss The Movie You Just Saw

    Just John ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2012 @ 06:34pm

    Re: Re:

    I went to your blog only because you posted the funny on it.

    Sadly, I cannot find the post of the comment. Did it already get DCMAed? Careful, it may get ICEed next...

  • On the post: Do Not Discuss The Movie You Just Saw

    Just John ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2012 @ 06:27pm

    Re: Actually, the "baseball bat wielding ushers" are obsolete

    But you forgot?

  • On the post: Do Not Discuss The Movie You Just Saw

    Just John ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2012 @ 06:26pm

    Perfect MPAA logic here, just like their accounting.

    [ ] I agree that, for the purposes of box-checking, ?above? shall be defined as ?below? and ?below? shall be defined as ?above,? unless the box below is checked.

  • On the post: Can Reddit Write Legislation, Too? Proposes The 'Free Internet Act'

    Just John ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 05:51pm

    Re: Some Simple Rules

    Need to add that patents should be used for market devices, and a patents should be lost if there is no provable attempts to bring it to market. I understand this would have drawbacks, but it would pretty much stop NPEs (Then we just need to figure out how to stop Apple's trolling...).

  • On the post: Can Reddit Write Legislation, Too? Proposes The 'Free Internet Act'

    Just John ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 05:47pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Not sure what you are trying to get at.
    Is there a point to your madness, or is the raven still perched upon your bust of Pallas just above your chamber door?

    No one has claimed that they are writing laws on reddit that will become part of the law of the land.

    They want to work on something that will help ensure the freedom of the internet. It would still need to follow the conventional methods of implementation.

    All you are doing is claiming "Hey, normal people, you have no right to try to have input into our democracy". Is this new message what you want to say? At least with the rapist response, I could laugh at you. Now I just want to pity you and the fact that you want to try to stop the democratic, free speech process because you feel those involved are "a few whiners on the internet".

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Ads Are Content

    Just John ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 02:29am

    Oscar Meyer wieners and Chili's commercials

    Am I the only one who finds myself sometimes remembering "I wish I was an Oscar Meyer Wiener" or "I want my baby back baby back"?

    Seems like I have more problems forgetting the catchy jingles....

  • On the post: Can Reddit Write Legislation, Too? Proposes The 'Free Internet Act'

    Just John ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 02:24am

    Re:

    Getting close already. Just read the subreddit, and you will note there is a specific section about copyright.

  • On the post: Can Reddit Write Legislation, Too? Proposes The 'Free Internet Act'

    Just John ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 02:23am

    Re: Re:

    Given that the law is suppose to represent the will of the people and what that society accepts as right or wrong, does that mean you are insinuating that either society or a majority of the people accept rape? Did you honestly just go there?

    You, sir, are a perfect example of why I sometimes wonder if we should implement a right to breed law...

  • On the post: Can Reddit Write Legislation, Too? Proposes The 'Free Internet Act'

    Just John ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 02:17am

    Re:

    The 60's are back, only instead of free love, we want free content! (Just feeding the trolls, they seem to be hungry in this topic)

  • On the post: Can Reddit Write Legislation, Too? Proposes The 'Free Internet Act'

    Just John ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 02:13am

    Re: Re: Re:

    Feel free to chime in over there. I have been.
    Of course, Just John was taken, so instead I am helixhamin, my alternate online name.

  • On the post: Senator Ron Wyden's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Just John ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2012 @ 06:15pm

    A Hearty Thanks for representing someone whom you don't need to

    Dear Senator,

    I would first like to start out by giving you a heartfelt thank you.

    First, I will start by letting you know about me.

    I am a US citizen living abroad in Taiwan currently. I am registered to vote though in AZ, so cast my absentee ballots for that state.

    My family lives in Idaho, so again I understand that directly, I am not influential in your candidacy. However, I would like to give the good news that my mother does in fact work in Ontario, OR. She works for H&R block block, and I have a few family members there, not to mention many of my mothers co-workers whom I will press to make sure to support you for your next term.

    It is refreshing to see someone not only speaking up for the public, but also actively engaging the public.

    It is officials like you who have made me wonder if "common folk" like me should actually run for office, using the power the internet has given the common man to reach a wide audience. If only I could figure out how to do so from abroad.

    As for those shills who are trying to claim that you are "bought by the tech companies", I understand, as do most reasoned, thinking individuals, that this is far from the case. It was the people, using the internet as a form of communication, that brought this to the forefront and caused the halting to the current bad legislation.

    I also call upon those who are claiming it is all "Tech companies" to seriously think about what you are saying.

    Many of these companies are in fact trolling a different direction: Patents. These too need to be highlighted, and the serious patent problems are every bit as formidable as the copyright problems. Tech companies gave us the tools, but most did not push for the rethink of bad legislation. It was the people using the tools the companies provided.

    While copyright is a big issue, I would love to see you also start challenging the patent issues. The base problem, as shown repeatedly, is not just in the single copyright, but is in the entire IP industry. Somewhere the system has broken down, and I would like those people who are starting to gain awareness of this to remember that is in the fundamental lock down of knowledge (as reviewed in one of the articles this week) and how all human thoughts are trying to be locked behind the paywall.

  • On the post: Mocking Blackout Reactions Is Too Easy: Let's Learn From Them Instead

    Just John ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2012 @ 11:35pm

    Re: Re: Cheap Shot

    Couldn't resist, could you?

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