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  1. Define "wild" on Trojanized SSH Daemon In the Wild, Sending Passwords To Iceland · · Score: 2

    The article says "...discovered on compromised servers."

    If they are not distro(i.e. ubuntu, redhat,centos, etc.) servers, or openssh servers, this is a non-story. I can create a random domain, compile a version of openssh to sends passwords to me and host it on my server as an official ssh binary.

    If I install stock wordpress with access to the file, would that then count a compromised?

  2. Simple. on What Does a Software Tester's Job Constitute? · · Score: 1

    Obvious statements are obvious...come on guys, sure a software tester can just simply follow a checklist. Can't say what a screener is looking for(i.e. scripted responses), but as an interviewer I would look for...

    1) Passion to understand things and constantly digging deeper
    2) Natural distrust of quality of code
    3) Passion for security as well(it is another form of bugs)
    4) Someone who is willing to stick to their guns(can believe 100% they are right) as much as willing to back down(not 100% ego).

    Following scripts or going down features...anyone can do that, but if you don't have at least some of the drive as listed above, you will get burned out fast.

  3. There may be potential... on Merck's Drug Propecia Linked To Sexual Dysfunction · · Score: 1

    Seriously, I am not trolling. Nor do I want to get in any side arguments(the government will force people to take this yadda yadda...).

    But if they could get this working as a voluntary drug for the real problem sex offenders who can't control themselves(i.e. like repeated child molesters), I think it could have benefits. Having an option for those that do want to stop but can't would be a good thing.

  4. A good book to read... on Is Setting Up an Offshore IT Help Desk Ethical? · · Score: 1

    Who moved my cheese? is a great story to read regarding this. While I could go a lot into my personal preferences, basically moving the job is like moving your "cheese". The article has a really good synopsis of it.

  5. Re:The flaw in the "system" on Statistician Cracks Code For Lottery Tickets · · Score: 1

    Sell them to others for like %75 of the price(Buy 3 get the 4th free). I would imagine the ones that would already buy a scratch off would also bite at a "deal".

  6. Let's deplete helium sooner! on Atomic Disguise Makes Helium Look Like Hydrogen · · Score: 0

    There was an article already about helium depletion coming soon. Hopefully this is a proof of concept for other elements and not a new way to make hydrogen.

  7. Re:Supporting Chrome is moving back standards on Google Pushes New Chrome Release, Pays $14k Bounty · · Score: 1

    Is it still considered "free" if it's ad-supported?

    Yes.

    Or in the case of a low-volume local business selling local-interest videos to local customers, is there a prohibitive minimum annual royalty per firm?

    And how much does a good one of these cost?

    Dude, using questions to bring in doubt and uncertainty is no way to debate. Questions should only be used if your trying to gauge someone else's POV(or you are trying to win over an audience, in which case kudos).

    Regardless, I will leave this questions up to you to discover.

  8. Re:Status Bar??? on Firefox 4 Beta 9 Out, Now With IndexedDB and Tabs On Titlebar · · Score: 1

    They do have a what happened to the status bar section in the FAQ, it includes a link to Status-4-Evar which will return the status bar to it's formal glory.

  9. Re:Supporting Chrome is moving back standards on Google Pushes New Chrome Release, Pays $14k Bounty · · Score: 1

    Wrong.

    First, for streaming. It was extended to 2015 for free streaming if the site was offering free videos to the end user. That has even more recently been extended indefinitely: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/26/apple_supported_h_264_standard_gains_free_license_for_internet_video_use.html

    Second, sites doesn't pay for H.264 licenses to encode. They would have to pay IF they are building their own encoders. Sites would normally have to pay for the encoder themselves, like any other regular commercial software. The software encoders are the one who has to pay the fee. If you still want to go on about sites paying...you can probably find "free" software to get past paying and truely solve your price problem :)

  10. Re:Wrong, here is workflow that will be used. on Google Pushes New Chrome Release, Pays $14k Bounty · · Score: 1

    Heh, your a shoot the messenger kind of guy(i.e. a lot of "you" and "your"). As I mentioned to begin with, I was just copying from another page I didn't write. Relax, this IS the internet afterall...but on to my real response.

    I guess the iPhone is the deciding factor to use H.264, since Android can use flash. So while my "math" may have been wrong, it still reaches the same conclusion: Chrome switching is not a game changer.

  11. Re:Supporting Chrome is moving back standards on Google Pushes New Chrome Release, Pays $14k Bounty · · Score: 1

    Your implication of my "implying" is wrong :)

    I am SAYING as it currently stands(not the direction it is going), there is a lot of diversity in what it supported. As it stands, Google is not changing the landscape just because they are a big name,Firefox and Opera currently do not and will not support it which a LOT of people use.

  12. Re:Supporting Chrome is moving back standards on Google Pushes New Chrome Release, Pays $14k Bounty · · Score: 2

    I posted this URL in another thread, but it is a great view of the whole video format "war" going on.

    Even with chrome supporting h.264, in order to get maximum compatibility for video playback across all browsers(let's not leave out Android and Iphone), you still need to have the video in all 3 formats(below is copy/pasted from the site). Chrome isn't going "backwards" compared to where it stands now, unless you prefer having site visitors standardize on a set of browsers, in which case I can't argue with that:

          For maximum compatibility, here’s what your video workflow will look like:
                1. Make one version that uses WebM (VP8 + Vorbis).
                2. Make another version that uses H.264 baseline video and AAC “low complexity” audio in an MP4 container.
                3. Make another version that uses Theora video and Vorbis audio in an Ogg container.
                4. Link to all three video files from a single element, and fall back to a Flash-based video player.

    http://www.diveintohtml5.org/video.html

  13. Interesting article about video format for HTML5 on Ars Thinks Google Takes a Step Backwards For Openness · · Score: 3, Informative

    Most people don't know that in order to support EVERY video format for HTML5, you still have to encode a video 3 different times. But this site has a great explanation on which browsers support what, this history of the video formats, and even describes the history of licensing HTML5(i.e. went from paying for encoders, players, AND transmitting to just paying for encoders to players).

    http://www.diveintohtml5.org/video.html

  14. Second zombie wave. on Zombie Ants and Killer Fungus · · Score: 1

    This isn't the first time ants have had to deal with the walking dead.

  15. Huawei has been mentioned before. on UK ISP TalkTalk Caught Monitoring Its Customers · · Score: 4, Informative

    The company has been mentioned previously here on /. for its questionable relationship with the Chinese government.

    http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/05/28/1228224/Chinese-Networking-Vendor-Huaweis-Murky-Ownership

  16. Re:Bios Work. on No EFI Support for Vista · · Score: 1

    Would it be possible to create some kind of bios level switcher so that dual-botting would be possible?

    Yes, I would like to unwillingly send spam from both operating systems as well!

  17. Wierd... on A Visual History of Spam · · Score: 1

    I noticed the gap of spam right around New Year's Day 2004. That was when the CAN SPAM act was taken into effect. I guess there are spammers out there that DO follow US laws.

  18. Sorta survived on What's the Hardiest Hardware You've Seen? · · Score: 1

    I once was working on a computer(mine luckily), and I was trying to get something to work(forgot what), but it involved plugging and unplugging the power supply, just for safety measures. Well, this particular case had a removable 3 1/2 bays, and I put it on one time. Little did I know it wasnt on all the way. So while working on the computer, this bay dropped, connected two connectors on the power switch(this had an AT powersupply, where these where hard power switches, power went directly through it). And well, sparks flew about a foot out of the case. Massive sparks, maybe a little more than thos sparklers you can get during the forth of july. I unplugged it as soon I was out of my deer-in-headlights stage. There was black soot around where it was sparking, and those two wires that went from the powersupply to the switch? They were welded together. But after getting a new power supply, the whole thing worked, minus the cache on the CPU. I had to disable cache in the bios for it to boot, it was incredibly slow. From that day on I learned how important cache is for a CPU, and never be too lazy to unplug the power cord when messing with your computer. This computer sort of survived, but the author of this story didnt mention usability.

  19. Patent being sued. on Enter The 'Stupid Patent Tricks' Contest · · Score: 1

    You can also patent a juditial ruling that involves some form of loss of finances. Bascily even if you are sued, you get a royalty payment of the earnings.

  20. Why not porn... on Enter The 'Stupid Patent Tricks' Contest · · Score: 1

    You can patent putting the picture of a naked person on the computer screen...imagine the royalties one would get with that patent!