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  1. Re:This guy over here.... on FBI Should Try To Unlock iPhone Without Apple's Help, Lawmaker Says (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    And now thanks to Apple & Android everyone seems to think Ram and Storage are the same :|

  2. Revolutionize Online Downloads? on New P2P Torrent Site 'Play' Has No Single Point of Failure (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    That makes me feel old

  3. Re:They are? on SCO Is Undeniably, Reliably Dead (fossforce.com) · · Score: 1

    Righrt so now SCO is gone who get's to pull the plug on Yahoo?

  4. Re:I guess neither R. S. nor A. needed $1m on Crypto Gurus Diffie, Hellman Win 2015 Turing Award (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1
    Bear in mind that all the encryption techniques created by RSA, Diffie & Hellman had already been created at the the Top Secret Bletchley Park and later at GCHQ it's successor.

    All your Internets belong to us

  5. Re:Seriously thats how they compare? on Are CEOs Overpaid? Not Compared With College Presidents (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually just factor in the share options/dividends/bonuses the University president will soon look like a church mouse

  6. Re: The solution seems obvious to me... on Microsoft Unhappy With Beta Testers, Demands Answers (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    They get plenty of feedback they just choose to ignore anything from anyone smaller than a small central american government.

  7. Re:The next Decade or so on Chicago Public Schools Make Computer Science a Requirement For a HS Diploma · · Score: 1

    Bear in mind I date back to the days when the most important piece of equipment in the IT department was the little wooden column you used to wind the paper tape around. Are you sure not much has changed?

  8. Re:The next Decade or so on Chicago Public Schools Make Computer Science a Requirement For a HS Diploma · · Score: 2
    Yes but until you start hitting calculus relatively little has changed in the last 100 years. Whereas in computer science 10 years ago most programmers we're developing either for the web or for desktop. Twenty years ago most programmers were either developing for a desktop computer or for a multi user system with dumb terminals and a few people were looking at this new internet thing and scratching their heads. 30 years ago Mini, Mainframe & Mag tapes.

    And I haven't even mentioned the differences in coding! You try explaining OOP to someone who's used to debugging programs by poking another whole in the card with a biro.

  9. The next Decade or so on Chicago Public Schools Make Computer Science a Requirement For a HS Diploma · · Score: 2

    The problem with this is that Computer Science will likely go though another paradigm shift within the next decade. Never mind what ALM the MBA's will be spouting in 10 years. But maths and English will likely be the same.

  10. Re:Awaiting Awareness on World's First Modular Smart Phone Hits the Market · · Score: 1

    Citation needed, again.

    How the fuck do you know how their setup works? You haven't provided a single link to support your bullshit; you probably haven't even looked at their site.

    Wow do you moderate wikipedia?

  11. Re:I'd prefer long range on Researchers Make Low-Power Wi-Fi Breakthrough (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Never mind the rest of the specs. The real story here is, how'd they get their radio antenna to cover a square instead of a circle?

    They must have used a Squarial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  12. Re:How common is this? on Army Researchers Patent Self-destructing Bullet Designed To Save Lives (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    As far as I'm aware over 90% of friendly fire (Possibly the worst misnomer ever) is due to people improperly identifying their targets as an enemy.

  13. Re:What do you say now, Microsoft shills? on Windows 10 Now Showing Full Screen Ads On Lock Screen (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    Windows 10 is okay, all things told. The problem is when they sneak this shit in, but people who know what they are doing will consult the appropriate guide to turn it all off. Just like we did with all the other junk Windows tried to get in under the radar.

    It would be better if End Task actually fucking worked! I'm honestly looking at Reactos https://www.reactos.org/ for my next OS

  14. Re:HIV articles on Researchers Claim Success In Removing HIV From Living Cells (nature.com) · · Score: 2

    Are like battery/solar power articles. The best battery/HIV cure is just 2 years away. Always. But it never happens.

    Could be worse it could be like fusion

  15. Ask China on Apple's iPhone Already Has a Backdoor · · Score: 1

    I bet they already have a backdoor that works

  16. Re:They might guarantee it... on Snowden Would Return To US If Government Guarantees Fair Trial (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    But would Assange return to the UK if he was guaranteed enough publicity?

  17. I'll take those odds on HTTP GZIP Compression Leaks Data On the Location of Tor Web Servers · · Score: 1

    So it's effectively 6 Billion divided by 24 and easily mitigated just set a different timezone if it's your server you're going in on or connect to a tor server in a different time zone.

  18. Forget RFID blocking wallets I want RFID blocking trousers to go with my tin foil hat!

  19. Re:LOL ... copyright? on Twitter Rolls Out GIF Button (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Why GIF? Surely a PNG button would have less licencing issues

  20. Re:At that price... on L.A. Hospital Pays Off Ransomware Thieves To Reclaim Its Network (google.com) · · Score: 1

    From my understanding the ransomware attackers don't normally attack the same target twice as you are less likely to pay up if you think it will happen again. So this should protect them from the current infection

    The same ones may not come back but I can guarantee their competition has recognized an easy mark. Expect bible salesmen any minute!

  21. Re:a year ago? on Radioactive Material Stolen In Iraq Raises Security Fears (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's half life is approx 73 days so it should be 1/2 gone by now. It's a beta & gamma emitter so good for a dirty bomb as you really don't want to inhale/ingest those beta particles.

  22. Re:I can see it now... on Judge Tells Apple To Help FBI Access San Bernardino Shooters' iPhone (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a good thing he didn't secure it with the finger print scanner as there's no way the FBI could have broken that after they wrenched it out of his cold dead hands!

  23. There's also a few +1 channels which show programmes an hour later than on the other channel.

    I'm just waiting for them to come up with -1 channels!

  24. Don't forget about Virgin Media

  25. Re:I know what will happen on Pollen-Based Electrodes Could Boost Battery Storage (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not allergic to WiFi I just don't like the smell