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  1. Python + /dev/urandom on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Create A Highly-Secure Password? (securitymagazine.com) · · Score: 1

    python -c "import base64; print base64.standard_b64encode(open('/dev/urandom', 'r').read(18))"

  2. Lollipop is Killing Lollipop Uptake on Is Kitkat Killing Lollipop Uptake? · · Score: 1

    I have a 2013 Nexus 7, and ended up waiting a month before I received my Lollipop update. This was due to bugs encountered in the original release, which resulted in the rollout being delayed until the 5.0.1 release. I received the 5.0.1 update shortly after it was released.

    I have started to experience hard crashes of the OS over that past few days. The UI will lock up wherever I am at (Facebook, VLC, Netflix, home screen, etc.), and after about 20 seconds it will reboot.

    I would switch back to KitKat if possible. This is mostly due to the recent rebooting. However, overall UI performance also contributes since nearly all UI operations (especially transitions) lag regularly.

  3. Re: Thank God! on Twitter Implements Forward Secrecy For Connections · · Score: 2

    You might say the same of Facebook, Google+ or LinkedIn. But considering the number of services that allow these social behemoths to provide single sign support for their users, they are now some of the most critical services to secure correctly. When I reached I went log in order to post, I was presented with the option to login with Facebook, Google+ or Twitter.

  4. Same problem as real mirrors. on Too Perfect a Mirror · · Score: 1

    The real mirrors in my house are also too perfect. Reflecting precisely what I put in front of them, rather than what I want to see. What they need is a copy-on-write file system for their source code servers, not an adaptive mirror.

  5. It's not about the OS on A Glimpse of a Truly Elastic Cloud · · Score: 1

    This article really isn't about the OS, or lack thereof. It is about a much more seamless cloud computing experience. While the demonstration does not make much sense in real world applications, it does prove that the launch time of a new cloud computing resource can be much closer to the developer's ideal: instantaneous. In practice, a single resource could be paired with a single consumer's session, and remain allocated until their session concludes. From a management perspective within the datacenter there will be OSes involved. But developers will no longer need to concern themselves with OS images or initialization scripts, as is the case with current cloud infrastructure. I, for one, look forward to the introduction of this type of service. It will be a vast improvement over my company's current (necessary) approach, which involves booting new EC2 instances, running install and configuration scripts, fetching and launching our software, detecting that the new resource(s) is/are online, and finally, distributing tasks to the new servers. This process can take upward of 5 minutes. Not an issue given the service we provide, but less responsive than we would like, especially since we pay for the spin-up time add part of the instance hour.

  6. Re:Bogus summary on A Glimpse of a Truly Elastic Cloud · · Score: 1

    This is the practice on Amazon's EC2: "Pricing is per instance-hour consumed for each instance, from the time an instance is launched until it is terminated. Each partial instance-hour consumed will be billed as a full hour." Source http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/

  7. Re:I've been waiting for this... on Twitter Sued For $50M For Refusing To Identify Anti-Semitic Users · · Score: 1

    Good to know. But you still have the issue with log storage being a practice with online services. What is Slashdot's practice, I wonder.

  8. Re:I've been waiting for this... on Twitter Sued For $50M For Refusing To Identify Anti-Semitic Users · · Score: 1

    And an IP address in their server logs paired with your sign on or return to the site, and simultaneous access to other sites, some of which you may actually trust with"real information." And that correlation, paired with the requirement that server logs be maintained for, what, 18+ months, ensures that you can easily be identified if that were the government's aim.

  9. Perhaps just realizing what is making them sick. on Windfarm Sickness Spreads By Word of Mouth · · Score: 1

    Perhaps they have been experiencing the symptoms for a long time, but couldn't figure out what was the cause.

  10. Re:Natural Environment on First Photos and Video of Raspberry Pi Model A · · Score: 3, Funny

    As requested: http://imgur.com/nq4a2

  11. Multiple users' data? on Ask Slashdot: How Do I De-Dupe a System With 4.2 Million Files? · · Score: 1

    There are a lot of good recommendations for how to locate duplicates. If you really plan to attempt deduplication rather than purchasing more space, there are a number of things to consider. First, don't use a tool to perform the deduplication, only to locate the duplicates. You are bound to run into a scenario you didn't anticipate. Multiple users may each maintain their own copy of identical files. If one is removed, one user no longer has access. If they are simply hard linked to the same file, modifications are applied to both. Multiple copies of the same repository from a distributed SCM (Git, Mercurial, etc.) you are going to run a vast number of false positives. There are other situations where use/ownership, and not simply structure, must be taken into consideration.

  12. Re:You could say... on Debate Over Evolution Will Soon Be History, Says Leakey · · Score: 1

    So...revolving

  13. Re:That's advanced on Polish Government To Deliver Free Textbooks For All Kids Grades 4-6 · · Score: 1

    I imagine India's desire for mass distribution makes eBay prices irrelevant. However, if you want to work with me on producing the product you described, perhaps we could sell it to the Indian government, and retire by 2020.

  14. Re:Discrimination on Ask Slashdot: How Have You Handled Illegal Interview Topics? · · Score: 1

    Apple is giving them kick-backs to make reading list look better.

  15. Re:Hey, the pirates can help on Master Engineer: Apple's "Mastered For iTunes" No Better Than AAC-Encoded Music · · Score: 1

    Similar to Creative's X-Fi, only more expensive.

  16. Re:Stanford experiment? on MIT To Expand Online Learning and Offer Certificates · · Score: 1
  17. Re:Give to 1 area, ur taking from another on Researchers Create "Mighty Mouse" With Gene Tweak · · Score: 1

    Opinions on whether mice were "designed" are irrelevant to what was observed in this study. Whether the body was designed or not, there must be a reason that the NCOR1 regulator exists. Why else would the body hold back a beneficial modification, such as increased strength. I am guessing the reason for the regulator is to decrease metabolic rate. Animals might not be able to sustain themselves if they had to eat so much more frequently.

  18. Wikipedia will settle this on Man Changes Name to "Mark Zuckerberg" After Facebook Sues Him · · Score: 1

    Mark Zuckerberg (Disambiguation) Until then, the Spammer Formerly Known as Rotem Guez he will remain.

  19. Custom Profile (gconf-editor) on Ask Slashdot: Ubuntu Lockdown Options? · · Score: 1

    I have done this with Ubuntu 10.04 (Gnome 2). Create a new user which will be used for this test. Make sure you have keyboard shortcuts for password protected scripts to launch gconf-editor, logout, and perhaps the keyboard shortcut editor. Disable all other keyboard shortcuts, remove menu bars, disable the desktop. Now set the user's profile to launch the desired application upon startup. They can close the application at their own risk, or you can control this too. Once the profile is satisfactory, replicate as needed.

  20. Good news... on Facebook Says It Owns 'Book' · · Score: 1

    So I'm safe to launch facenook.com

  21. Character Set Refresh on Scrabble To Allow Proper Nouns · · Score: 1

    Interesting how they are marketing this. They adjust one section of the rules, and I am sure plenty of people will end up purchasing the new version that "supports propper nouns." I think they stand to make more money by extending the character set to include the hyphen, apostrophe and period. This would add support for hyphenations (e.g., Billy-Joe), contractions and abbreviations. This would be a more compelling reason to buy. Otherwise it is tempting to go the cheaper router of just ignoring the rules.

  22. Nothing a little tape can't fix... on Federal Judge Orders Schools To Stop Laptop Spying · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Just take a few rolls of masking tape to school, and the kids can fix the problem themselves.

  23. Re:Something like that would normally happen on CES, Reporter Breaks "Unbreakable" Mobile Phone · · Score: 1

    I always face the screen toward my body even when it is in a protective case. This has saved my phone's screen from many a counter/table corner.

  24. Mac + Virtualization on Best Developer's Laptop? · · Score: 1

    I suggest you get a MacBook (Pro or Air if you must) with 4 GiB RAM. Then use VirtualBox to run whatever other OS for which you want to develop.

  25. iPod Touch on Thanks For the ... Eight-Track, Uncle Alex · · Score: 1

    Get a new iPod touch, load it with all the media you want her to hear/see. Wrap it in three inches of duct tape so nobody runs off with the power adapter. NEMA 5-15 receptacles probably won't go anywhere in sixteen years.