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  1. Giving the enemy a bigger sword on Iran Allegedly Hit By Computer Virus More Violent Than Stuxnet (timesofisrael.com) · · Score: 1

    Doesn't anyone consider the idea that by deploying this weaponized code, they are giving the iranians a tool to use to retaliate ?

    ie, stick a thumb drive in a known infected computer, airplane trip to the U.S. , drop thumb drive in parking lot labeled "PORN" , etc..

  2. Low-energy neutrinos = pass through

    High-energy neutrinos = bounce off everything, BUT we are seeing them coming from our planet. So if they are not bouncing off things, then are they being generated? or what is the mechanism that makes them appear to be coming from the planet.?

    Direction of travel is determined similar to following a traveller who has a strobe light attached. When you identify the spot you see the light initially, then the same light shows up awhile later at another spot, you can determine the back-azimuth to the originating dot. (collector is large enough to see 2 or more interactions within the collection material)

  3. Couldnt see it from my basement window on Ask Slashdot: How Did You Experience The Solar Eclipse? · · Score: 1

    Did I miss something?

  4. charge for launch ! = cost for launch on Virgin Galactic Announces New Satellite Launch Vehicle · · Score: 1

    Some people are thinking that the advertised cost of 10m per 225kg means that his costs are the same as Pegasus. They do not realize that branson would not start in the market at his lowest profitable point. If market price is 20k per kg, but I can do it for 5k, I'll just take the extra profit until the market catches up!

  5. Re:Two things holding up asteroid tracking on Asteroid the 'Size of a Minivan' Exploded Over California · · Score: 1

    I would think orbital mechanics plays a part that eliminates markovian analysis. ( ie, large object breaks up into smaller pieces, which stay largely in the same orbital path, hence the perseid's meteor showers :)
    Haley's comet as a predictable 75 year orbit, why wouldnt there be stuff with 100, 500, 1000, 10000 year orbits that cross our path ?

  6. Re:So how many frames will this get in Crysis? on D-Wave Announces Commercially Available Quantum Computer · · Score: 2

    0 frames in Crysis, this is a math co-processor type deal initially. Just speeds up processing for a specific type of quantum algorithm initially. ( Quantum annealing , min/ max )

  7. Re:Glowing metal on LED's Efficiency Exceeds 100% · · Score: 1

    perfectly insulated = no heat transfer = no source of thermal energy for the metal to convert to light. ( after a reasonable equilibrium time point within the container, such that all metal achieves the same temperature.)

  8. Originally invented in 1953 ( wiki) on Honeywell Vs Nest: When the Establishment Sues Silicon Valley · · Score: 2

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeywell_T87

    60 years on one design, i think the patent on the circular design has expired.

    They are probably suing on software patents. ( which shouldnt be allowed in the first place).

  9. Integrated Computers & TV's dont mix on Ubuntu TV: Coming Soon To a Living Room Near You (Video) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Computer hardware changes a lot faster than the display components. There is only a limited market for integrated devices unless they are strictly re-formatting/ receiving streams over IP.

    Of course, manufactures would LOVE for you to buy an Integrated device with TV today, so they can sell you a brand new shiny toy in 3-5 years when your display gear no longer works with DRM version X.

    Look at all the VCR / TV combo's sitting in the garage sales cause they dont play DVD's , etc..

  10. two birds looking at same targets. on US 'Space Warplane' Spying On Chinese Spacelab · · Score: 0

    Actually, they are probably both in viable orbits to keep an eye on Iran / Afghanistan. Iran doesnt have the range on their ballistic missiles to hit the US yet, but they can sure hit china easy enough.

  11. Detail records since 1950 on New Record High Temperature At South Pole · · Score: 5, Informative

    previous temp high was in Dec 1978, detail records have been kept since mid 1950's.

    approximate annual average temperature records through ice cores date back about 800,000 years.

  12. Free works w/o Credit card on Why We Agonize Over Buying $1 Apps · · Score: 2

    I would never attach my Credit card to an app store, due to having a 6 yr old in my house who loves to play with my phone.

    Having a threshold at $1 means other developers also wont try to undercut at $0.9 , and drag the whole pile of apps down to $0.05 eventually.

  13. Re:TFA is nothing new on Researchers Demonstrate Quantum Levitation · · Score: 1

    You missed the part in the video where they turn the track upside down. If they were only using the meisner effect, the puck would drop to the ground. They have found a way to control the magnetic field more precisely, and pin the object in place. ( ie, a useful example of the engineering techniques now possible with the effect, instead of just ooh, shiny. )

  14. Re:"Speed" on Can Relativity Explain Faster Than Light Particles? · · Score: 2

    The article states that because they moved the atomic clock used for measuring time, their time synchronization would be different for the clock while it was in italy, then when the clock was in switzerland. The difference in time synchronization is what they measured, not the speed of light.

    Of course, they knew about this effect, & tried to off-set it by using GPS signals from the same satellite to correct. TFA says that GPS signal has error in time sync about 100ns, which is in scale with their measurement error.

  15. Global Government? on Ask William Shatner Whatever You'd Like · · Score: 0

    Should we aspire to a global government or just nuke them from orbit ?

  16. Rotational issue? on CERN Experiment Indicates Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos · · Score: 1

    I know they have tried to factor out obvious stuff, but wouldnt the rotation around the sun ( or galaxy) mean that its possible they're hitting a target that's moving "closer" to the source?

  17. firewall rule would block this easily on Researchers Debut Proxy-Less Anonymity Service · · Score: 1

    Host Request -> some site
    ---other telex site responds
    request dest dns host range ! = remote site range
        **blocked**

  18. Re:Looks like port knocking to me, just with param on Researchers Debut Proxy-Less Anonymity Service · · Score: 1

    vpn requires local software / possibly alternate ports to initiate.

    Proxies do not require local software, but have central points that can be blocked.

    better method would be to have simple looking sites have "backdoors" that could be used to exit normal mode, and establish new session with hidden services.

  19. Looks like port knocking to me, just with params on Researchers Debut Proxy-Less Anonymity Service · · Score: 2

    It would be easier to configure a web service which recognized X keyword searches from the same session to convert the session to a port forwarding ssh session to an appropriate proxy.

    ( google search on book, monkey, tuesday, and blue gets you ssh forwarded to privoxy.com, etc. )

    your https connection stays to the main site, & it just forwards the data .

  20. They need to re-adjust their cost target on Skylon Spaceplane Design Passes Key Review · · Score: 1

    http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20110405

    Falcon 9 heavy will be $1k per pound in 2013 ( ok, $2.2k per kg )

  21. Re:and? on Engineers Find Nuclear Meltdown At Fukushima Plant · · Score: 1

    wrong %, they thought only 55 % of the rods had been damaged. with 5 feet of EVERY rod affected, that is 100% , they didnt specify their denominator, so it would be easy to get confused.

    Plus, at least 5 feet of the core was exposed until they adjusted the water level TODAY, the water level was much lower during the crisis.

  22. Location of nuke material on Atomic Weight Not So Constant · · Score: 1

    Hasnt this always been known that even different mines from the same countries produce isotope "fingerprints" that let the 3 letter agencies identify where nuke material come from? This is simply making it more obvious to those who use the reference for the range of values found so far ?

  23. Re:Speculation in the article on US Air Force Launches Secret Flying Twinkie · · Score: 1

    Satellites have a predictable orbit which can be used to avoid surveillance. A non-predictable orbit of the spaceplane allows other devices to be deployed which can have yet another orbit which is very difficult to detect. ( think stealth satellite.) Additionally, imagine something like a HALO drop of a predator in a can, which opens after re-entry.

  24. Re:Some concerns on Intel Shows Off First Light Peak Laptop · · Score: 1

    Fiber Optic cables have the standard issues of NO FOLDING/ CREASING, and minimal bend radius.

    http://www.specialtyphotonics.com/knowledge_base/newsletter/0606/bend_insensitive.html

  25. Re:Fix it yourself? on McAfee To Pay For PC Repairs After Patch Fiasco · · Score: 1

    You seem to under-estimate the scope of the problem caused by the definition update. The system REMOVED the svchost.exe file from the working system, which basically leaves you in an un-privileged state as an account user, and unable to access the network or any privileged program.

    As such, the installer program wont run, so you CANNOT just un-install, even in safe mode.

    Having said that, the time it takes to fix a system is an insignificant part of the actual cost to the corporation affected. ( We were down for 6 hours or so, until we found the correct cleanup procedure. )