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  1. Master key? on Android Master Key Vulnerability Checker Now Live · · Score: 1

    I have no idea what the mentioned 'master key' is supposed to be.
    AFAIK the actual exploit is using duplicate filenames which aren't checked against hashes upon installation of apk...

  2. Re:Another use for Curiosity ? on 4-Billion-Pixel Panorama View From Curiosity Rover · · Score: 1

    Wait until a *sandworm* comes along! :)

  3. Re:Simple physics and the law of diminishing retur on Bosch Finds Solar Business Unprofitable, Exits · · Score: 1

    Where are my mod points when i need them? :P

  4. The answer is no on Can Data Mining Win a Presidential Campaign? · · Score: 2

    Even if we don't bring out the Betteridge's Law of Headlines ...
    With current candidates I'd say - no.

  5. Cunning plan on Microsoft's New Plan For Keeping the Internet Safe · · Score: 1

    Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
    Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on, and is now working for the UN at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
    Blackadder: Yes, it is.


    Sorry. I couldn't help myself.

  6. Only content? on Thrifty, Anonymous Benefactor Backs Up BBC Websites Before They Go Dark · · Score: 1

    If intention was to keep those web sites alive they'd better also obtain applications and databases. The way as I understand this is being done it will be just another archive.

  7. Re: on Tofu Activists Spoof Meat-Based Indie Game · · Score: 1

    ...People for the Eating Tasty Animals (PETA).... There, I fixed that for me....

  8. Re: on Tofu Activists Spoof Meat-Based Indie Game · · Score: 1

    ...People for the Eatig Tasty Animals (PETA)....
    There, I fixed that for you....

  9. Not interested 2 on Huge Shocker — 3D TVs Not Selling · · Score: 1

    Why would I even want to watch TV?

  10. Re:Doesn't work as advertised on Introducing the Invulnerable Evercookie · · Score: 1

    True. I noticed that to but I hit Submit first. :P

  11. Doesn't work as advertised on Introducing the Invulnerable Evercookie · · Score: 2, Informative

    With Firefox 3.6.10 on win 7: - visited evercookie page - Tools -> clear recent history - close browser - run ccleaner - visited evercookie page again and got new cookie ID I'd say it is not as persistent as it says...

  12. Already there on Firefox May Soon Overtake IE In Europe · · Score: 1
  13. What this country needs on What US Health Care Needs · · Score: 1

    What this country needs is a good $5 plasma weapon.

  14. Re:Random? on 178 Arrested In US/EU Credit Card Cloning Ops · · Score: 2, Informative

    Hi. SecurID tokencode is calculated from current time + seed fed to the (AES) crypto algorithm. I believe that without knowing the seed it is quite hard to predict next tokencode...

  15. Re:Dear Slashdot on How Do I Keep My Privacy While Using Google? · · Score: 1

    Shoot him.

  16. You can opt-out from Google for good on Personalized Search From Google Now Opt-Out · · Score: 1
  17. Re:Top 10 why IPv4 will be around for decades... on IPv6 Adoption Will Grow With Smart Grid Adoption, Hopes Cisco · · Score: 1

    10. Why the fsck would you want to ping 2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334 when you have that DNS thingie? 9. As *most* of organizations migrate to IPv6, IPv4 universe is gonna be a lonely place 8. Ok, let me get this... Simpler (no header chksum, no fragmentation on router), fixed length headers need more processing power on router? Try again.
    7. As already said in previous post... you're gonna have a hard time re-training your entire IT staff when you migrate from Win95
    6. What? Your network hardware is more than 10 years old? BTW many vendors started IPv6 support in late 90's (previous century)
    5. Sure. Especially in case of monkeys with typewriters.
    4. Even if that was true the remaining 5% is worth the move.
    3. I'm sure telcos will find other sources of revenue, don't you?
    2. Nothing prevents those organizations from using IPv4 or IPX or whatever in their internal networks.
    1. It *is* broken. I've got one word for you - NAT.

    You've been obviously sleeping for quite some years now. I think you're gonna wake up in desert. ;)

  18. Re:Top 10 why IPv4 will be around for decades... on IPv6 Adoption Will Grow With Smart Grid Adoption, Hopes Cisco · · Score: 1

    10. Why the fsck would you want to ping 2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334 when you have that DNS thingie? 9. As *most* of organizations migrate to IPv6, IPv4 universe is gonna be a lonely place 8. Ok, let me get this... Simpler (no header chksum, no fragmentation on router), fixed length headers need more processing power on router? Try again. 7. As already said in previous post... you're gonna have a hard time re-training your entire IT staff when you migrate from Win95 6. What? Your network hardware is more than 10 years old? BTW many vendors started IPv6 support in late 90's (previous century) 5. Sure. Especially in case of monkeys with typewriters. 4. Even if that was true the remaining 5% is worth the move. 3. I'm sure telcos will find other sources of revenue, don't you? 2. Nothing prevents those organizations from using IPv4 or IPX or whatever in their internal networks. 1. It *is* broken. I've got one word for you - NAT. You've been obviously sleeping for quite some years now. I think you're gonna wake up in dessert. ;)

  19. Re:The smart grid doesn't need public IPs on IPv6 Adoption Will Grow With Smart Grid Adoption, Hopes Cisco · · Score: 1

    You can always use fc00::/7 (Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses) addresses in your IPv6 network. From RFC 4193: ...defines an IPv6 unicast address format that is globally unique and is intended for local communications, usually inside of a site. These addresses are not expected to be routable on the global Internet.

  20. Re:Sure, but... on One Crime Solved Per 1,000 London CCTV Cameras · · Score: 1

    [snip] only idiots commit crimes in front of cameras.Obviously, another question is how many crimes simply moved to areas without cameras.

    How about... If I'm going to commit a crime in the area covered by cameras I'll just wear a baseball cap

  21. See Slashdot on Wikipedia To Require Editing Approval · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well... Why wouldn't Wikipedia adopt slashdot-like moderation system? Could do good if implemented properly.

  22. !pr0n tag on High-Speed Robot Hand Shows Dexterity and Speed · · Score: 1

    !pr0n? Obligatory tag on 90% of slashdot posts.

  23. Re:Thwarted by properly designed online banking on Real-Time Keyloggers · · Score: 1

    I don't have too many good things to say about RSA but they actually do have challenge-response capable tokens. http://www.rsa.com/node.aspx?id=1311

  24. Re:Thwarted by properly designed online banking on Real-Time Keyloggers · · Score: 1

    The OTP on RSA tokens are still valid only for a period of time - usually current time +-1 minute.

  25. Re:Very impressive. on High-Speed Robot Hand Shows Dexterity and Speed · · Score: 1

    And you definately don't need much delicacy to make a torturebot, so what here is really terrifying?

    Actually I think it requires quite a bit more of delicacy to make a torturebot than a killbot...