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  1. And guns, a new and more effective siliencer? on Scientists Have Discovered a Shape That Blocks All Sound (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    That's the first application that come to mind.

  2. Re:Republicans cannot admit humans damage the Eart on Shocking Maps Show How Humans Have Reshaped Earth Since 1992 (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    please mod this up

  3. HBO's Hacking Democracy on Clinton Urged To Challenge Election Results Due To Possible Hacking [Update] (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The HBO documentary Hacking Democracy shows how easy it is. The Voting Machines In The Feature Film 'HACKING DEMOCRACY' Counted America's Votes In The November 2016 Elections.

    During the 2004 presidential election in Florida, Gore had negative votes (or not enough positive ones to reach zero) on some of the voting machines. The smart card prior to being used is initialized and a summation of all the candidates votes is taken and checked to be zero. If some candidates have a positive number and others have negative values and the sum is zero, it passes its integrity check.

    See http://www.hackingdemocracy.co...

  4. They're Not The Only One on Charter Customer Sues Over Hidden Fees, Claims 'Massive Billing Fraud' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Sirius/XM should be investigated also. Their fees are over the top.

  5. Hosting NASA on 30 Years Since The Challenger Disaster: Where Were You? (space.com) · · Score: 1

    NASA folks were at my facility for a week long class in Lewisville Texas on how to use our (Texas Instruments) TI4100 Global Positioning Receiver. A 50 lb white box, no map display and externally powered off 28 volts. It would keep you warm in the winter. A very sad and depressing day for everyone.

  6. A Sodium and Potassium Molecule? on MIT Team Creates Ultracold Molecules · · Score: 1

    What does it take to make those pair join chemically?

  7. Re:It does not have to be far on Ask Slashdot: Hacking Urban Noise? · · Score: 1

    and stones also.

  8. Re:Commercials make channels cheaper on Fox Sues Dish Over "Auto Hop" Ad-Skipping Feature · · Score: 0

    HBO used to be commercial free as was PBS, but those days are long gone.

  9. Re:Airplane Wings and Icing on MIT Creates Superhydrophobic Condiment Bottles · · Score: 1

    Clearly you not only didn't RTFA, you didn't even read the summary...

    It is certainly clear that I did read both and you had not, and you insist on being an ass. From the summary "Then a hydrophobic nanocoating was created for circuit boards to make them water resistant", and from the article:

    "The cookware formulation also was tweaked so it can better handle high temperatures.
    "Anywhere you don't want corrosion, or ice or things to get wet, this works well," Jones said.
    "When you start thinking about it, there are a lot of places where that's good."

    You may want to check your facts before initiating a fight and accusing people of things like this.

  10. Airplane Wings and Icing on MIT Creates Superhydrophobic Condiment Bottles · · Score: 1

    problem solved

  11. Is it Chemically Inert? For Medical Uses? on MIT Creates Superhydrophobic Condiment Bottles · · Score: 1

    I'm thinking veins and arteries, material for artificial hearts etc.

  12. I too have seen this on Followup: Ultraviolet Vision After Cataract Surgery · · Score: 1

    You are anot unique. I have had cataract surgery on both eyes many years ago and have also noticed a different frequency response in either eye while looking at uv bug lamps. In the left eye the lamps appear much brighter than the right. I have the serial numbers and manufacturer infomation and could research it further, but I did not think I could actually see into the uv spectrum and though it was likely a difference in the manufacturing process with the addition of a uv filter since the lenses and surgeries were several years appart.

  13. Re:Any programmers which connect to a Linux box ? on Ask Slashdot: Best EEPROM Programmer For a Hobbyists? · · Score: 1

    PonyProg

  14. Frequencies? on 4G Broadband May Jam GPS · · Score: 4, Informative

    All the GPS satellites transmit on the same frequency, 1.575ghz for L1 and 1.227ghz for L2. The only variance from this is Doppler shifts from the user to satellite perspective.

  15. Re:XBMC on AppleTV on Video Appliance For a Large Library On a Network? · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Apple TV won't do 1080p

  16. Re:Mac Mini and Plex on Video Appliance For a Large Library On a Network? · · Score: 1

    Problem is, the Mac Mini won't do 1080p

  17. Re:WD HD Live is your friend. on Video Appliance For a Large Library On a Network? · · Score: 1

    True, but the interface is pure s**t (aka simple file browsing) and it's sluggish. I'm much happier with my 16T XBMC Box. As far as WD Drives, I like the WD Green, they were the only ones to work with the SA Tivo HD.

  18. How is this any different on Groups Urge FCC To Block NBC-Comcast Merger · · Score: 1

    Than the AOL and Times-Warner merger that didn't work out so well?

  19. Cloud Services, LOL on Bill Gates Funds Seawater-Spraying Cloud Machines · · Score: 4, Funny

    No relataionship to the Microsoft Cloud Services advertized here on /.

  20. Jobs is Clueless on Steve Jobs Recommends Android For Fans of Porn · · Score: 1

    Porn on the iPhone is alive and well. http://www.youporn.com/

  21. Here is the Missing Evidence on UK Gov't Says "No Evidence" IE Is Less Secure · · Score: 1

    A reply from Walter Snow

    "Apple's issued a update to fix a security hole in the fundamental Internet SSL/TSL protocol. There is a SERIOUS problem in the TLS (Transport Layer Security) part of this protocol. The problem is NOT an implementation issue, but a TSL protocol DEFINITION issue.

    This SSL/TSL protocol definition issue allows a hacker to become a "man-in-the-middle" who can view and modify all SSL communications between a secure browser client and a secure server. Everyone using the Internet is going to have to address this problem, because all internet financial transactions use the SSL protocol, and the protocol itself must be changed to prevent something called "TLS renegotiation" or else no financial transaction on the Internet is secure or safe. Every software vendor will have to supply a "no-renegotiation" patch for their implementation of SSL, every user browser will also have to be patched, and every business will have to apply the appropriate patch all their servers. Until this is done, any attempt to buy, sell, or move money on the Internet is not secure - and therefore not safe.

    This SSL/TSL protocol security gap has been public knowledge ever since 11/05/2009, when it leaked out to the press in the wake of the Iranian government's hack of Twitter, though it had been known to Carnegie Mellon and the Federal US-CERT even earlier (August of 2009). The problem is reported on the Carnegie Mellon CERT and Federal Cybersecurity US-CERT web sites as VU#120541.Software vendors were officially notified of the problem by US-CERT on 11/05/2009.

    More of this here: http://www.phonefactor.com/sslgap/ and here http://www.phonefactor.com/blog/implications-twitter-attack-ssl-gap.php by the group that first discovered it last August. Or Google VU#120541 and read the posts.

    But here is the kicker - even though it has been known publicly since 11/05/2009, and many responsible vendors like Apple have provided patches for their software, MICROSOFT HAS APPARENTLY NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS VULNERABILITY EVEN EXISTS IN THEIR SOFTWARE. They have not provided a patch, nor have they indicated they are even working on a patch. I found nothing about the problem on the MSDN website except a few user questions about it on community bulletin boards that were NOT responded to (by Microsoft). I found is nothing on Microsoft TechNet either. And of course nothing in any Microsoft Security Bulletins."

  22. Can This Theory Support Black Holes? on The End Of Gravity As a Fundamental Force · · Score: 1

    I think not, I had this idea over 20 years ago that gravity was a a secondary effect of interactions of energy and matter, that in reality there are no black holes. Gravity lenses yes, but black holes no. Given the evidence in recent years supporting the existence of black holes I am not so sure anymore. But it does have some interesting predictions that better match observable reality, for instance a decrease in wavelength with increased entropy at the atomic level. Taking this theory one step further is the idea that there are no innate (attractive) forces. That forces are all reactive, which has even larger implications that just Gravity.

  23. Asimov saw this coming on Library Groups Ask DOJ To Oversee Google Books · · Score: 1

    Will all good the intentions I'm sure Google has (and I give them an A+, much higher marks that the norm of corporate America, which gets a C-). the problem is which Isaac Asimov pointed out in the Foundation Trilogy Series and his visions of tomorrow some 50 years ago is technology is that nothing out lasts simple tech, Steel, Stone or Paper to document things when technology changes or gets lost or power goes out. Google is doing a great things but old tech archives must also be renewed and kept alive just in case.

  24. Re:Linux MCE on Best PC DVR Software, For Any Platform? · · Score: 1

    Then how does Tivo do it? Tivo is Linux based and the Tivo HD has Netflix.

  25. Windows 7 Lard Disk Problems? on Windows 7 Share Grows At XP's Expense · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Or Just me? I have several NTFS formatted Seagate 2.0 Terabyte drives that are fine under Linux, XP SP3 and Leopard that appear as 99.9 Megabyte (NOT GigaByte) drives under Windows 7 and without any files. Rendering Windows 7 totally useless with my data. Yes, All drivers and the BIOS are both up to date for my GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard.