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  1. Some important information on Debian Bug Leaves Private SSL/SSH Keys Guessable · · Score: 3, Informative

    You will want to download this tool to check each system:

    http://security.debian.org/project/extra/dowkd/dowkd.pl.gz

    To use it:

    $ perl dowkd.pl user

    $ perl dowkd.pl host localhost

    See http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00152.html

    Why isn't such a scan isn't part of the package update? http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481106

  2. Re:To non-IT people on Debian Bug Leaves Private SSL/SSH Keys Guessable · · Score: 1

    That is a dangerous blanket statement.

  3. Time to just move on to Debian? on Red Hat Avoids Desktop Linux, Says Too Tough · · Score: 1

    Debian and its related distros (ubuntu) ARE working on the desktop. So people can just move on fi they don't like Redhat'a attitude. Redhat is obviously only interested in gathering paid subscribers in the long run.

  4. Banks are AWOL on this on Banks, Wall St. Feel Pinch from Computer Intrusion · · Score: 1

    A major detail left out of the story, is that payment card industry (PCI) data security standards are written to place all the burden on the merchant while the banks do nothing meaningful to upgrade the 1960's technology.

    Technology exists today where every time you would use your card at a data connected store - your use number would change. The number would be visible on a super thin LCD or E-paper display on the card.

    Thus every time you use your card, except on phone or web purchases, the number changes. If you chose, one could also add biometric info to the card.

    The silly system in place today, makes simply copying the numbers off a card all that is needed to commit fraud.

    Visa/Mastercard etc are pretty powerless, it is the banks that control the system and they don't want to make the needed investment.

  5. Re:Ron Paul? on Best Presidential Candidate, Republicans · · Score: 1

    Yes, Vote for Ron Paul if you can - even if he doesn't win you vote will effect the political policies.

  6. Re:Buy the compound to research yourself on Scientists Claim Infrared Helmet Could Reverse Alzheimer's Symptoms · · Score: 1

    Where do you get your Melanotan II? you can contact me at karl (a t) xtronics dot com ,.,.

    BTW when I was trying to see how to contact you, I saw your journal - cracked me up - I have a cousin named Rachel Schmidt - but she is in her 50's ..

    Also, I saw your post on the second Gulf war - you were dead on.

  7. Perl is a write only language on You Used Perl to Write WHAT?! · · Score: 1

    It might have a place doing quick and dirty jobs that won't ever be maintained, but it is not a language to use for some thing that needs to be maintained - I know because I wrote thing in perl.

  8. This is a way to shut down other carriers. on AT&T's Plan to Play Internet Cop · · Score: 1

    If ATT does this - it opens the door for the government to require other carriers to do the same - thus eliminating competition for ATT. This bad thing suddenly looks even worse. The NSA is underwriting the cost of the system - other carriers that followed the law (Quest) will not get the same help and will be forced out.

  9. ATT (via NSA) already filtering all the traffic... on AT&T's Plan to Play Internet Cop · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Seeing as ATT is already filtering all the traffic for the NSA I don't see that it would be much harder to add this layer.

    Welcome to the American Stasi.

  10. Re:Why does AT&T want this? on ISPs To Filter Traffic For Copyright Holders? · · Score: 1

    Exactly - large companies like onerous regulation that puts the smaller ones out of business. Most regulation is due to businesses begging politicians to pass it.

  11. Cover Religion as a meme or mythology on Science Text Attempts to Reconcile Religion and Science · · Score: 1

    Science should just treat religion as a bronze age urban myth, meme, or mythology. As a academic history subject it lacks any validity.

    The study of why people believe weird things is something that science can tackle.

  12. More complexity = less security on Mastering POSIX File Capabilities · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Be afraid of complexity junkies where security is involved.

    I've used and supported both Windoze and Unix systems and find that the more complex file permissions are the more likely they are to be simply turned off. The Current Linux system works well enough and users can understand it well enough. These other fixes will only create 10 times the problems they claim to fix.

  13. webERP on What is the Best Way to Start a Paid GPL Project? · · Score: 1

    It would be a smart move to use webERP as your base system and just add your POS system to it...

  14. 10,000 years ago Milwaukee was under 40' of ice on Blogger Finds Bug in NASA Global Warming Study? · · Score: 1

    We need to get Milwaukee buried again!

  15. Subtracting manufacturing energy from the equation on New Record For Solar Cell Power Efficiency · · Score: 1

    If you subtract the energy used in manufacturing over the life span of the cell - say 15 years - You will find it produces zero energy.

  16. Look at webERP instead on SQL-Ledger Relicensed, Community Gagged · · Score: 1

    SQL-leger is written in perl - the write only language. We are going for webERP instead.

    - there are perl threaded bugs thatthey never would fix...

  17. Re:Great Story: on Pre-Installed Linux Tops Dell Customer Requests · · Score: 1

    What do you mean the 'wrong side of the planet"? They are closer to China than you are - and that is where the future is...

  18. Re:Great Story: on Pre-Installed Linux Tops Dell Customer Requests · · Score: 1

    One other detail - for what ever reason, Philippine call center workers are really dedicated to doing a good job, customer ratings are higher than tech support from US call centers....

  19. Solution to hydrogen storage! on Crunching the Numbers on a Hydrogen Economy · · Score: 1
    I just came up with a way to store hydrogen more compactly - attach the hydrogen to a chain of Carbon!



      http://xtronics.com/reference/energy_density.htm


    The government is testing us with the "hydrogen Economy" to see if they have sufficiently destroyed the education system to start putting in place the infrastructure of totalitarianism - looks like they met their objective.


    Always replace the words "hydrogen Economy" with "Snake oil Economy" to get a better read on these articles.

  20. Re:Summary on Mozilla vs Debian Analyzed · · Score: 1

    Not so fast. The issue is not really about the logo - it is the use of the logo 'trade-mark' to end run the GPL.

    Mozill does not want Debian to patch older versions of firefox mozilla no longer wants to support. They also do not want Debian from coming out with security patches before they do.

    The logo is the lever to force Debian to do things they don't like. Firefox is no longer Free (as in Freedom) software. To fit in with Mozilla Debian would have to scrap a Stable version and sit on Security patches while users get stung.

  21. Could it be that Vapor stream is actually the NSA on Sharp Develops Triple Directional Viewing LCD · · Score: 1

    Probably not, government workers aren't that smart.

  22. no mention of the noise it makes?? on Engine On a Chip May Beat the Battery · · Score: 1

    At 1,200,000 RPM I bet this pup makes some noise. Google turned up nothing with load or noise? I bet much of the noise in in the ultrasonic range - might be a bit dangerous?

    I thought more folks at /. would have their BS filters tuned to this.

  23. Re:What's the energy density of gasoline? on New Generation of Hydrogen Fuel Cells Powers Up · · Score: 1

    And how efficient is an internal combustion engine? Uh huh.

    Compare the right things, or you get nonsense.


    Good point, they claim almost 40% for the battery - ICE are about the same.

    More at:http://xtronics.com/reference/energy_density.ht m

  24. Re:Call in the Mythbusters... on Mobile Phones and Lightning a Lethal Mix · · Score: 1

    not only that - but this is just FUD - better not hold your metal car keys either.

    Also see :



    http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp

  25. Old - new secret? on Retina Blood Vessels Predict Common Fatal Diseases · · Score: 1

    My father - now 81 years old was a physician and did retinal exams as part of every physical. He said it was a good way to get a peek at vascular health.
    The eye has blood vessels in front of the retina that the brain has to interpolate out of the image - rather puts a wrench in the ID claim that the eye is an example of "intelligent" design - similar to having power supply wires in between the lens and sensor of a digital camera.
    Good doctors also will take your blood pressure on both sides and use several other tricks to pick up early signs of heart disease. Sadly, many younger doctors don't do this and think modern imaging will catch everything. A good physical takes time - if you aren't prodded and looked at for 30-45 min you are getting a rush job.