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  1. When they don't tell you what it affects, it's always Windows.

    Otherwise they clearly point it out by stressing how other OS' are JUST AS vulnerable.

    And yes just as vulnerable to Trojan horse software.

  2. Re:An antarctic expedition? on Flat Earther Now Wants to Launch His Homemade Rocket Into Space (phillyvoice.com) · · Score: 1

    ITSFLAT.BAS

    PRINT "Working";
    FOR i = 1 TO 50
    SLEEP 1
    PRINT ".";
    NEXT i
    PRINT "YUP. IT'S FLAT"

  3. Re:Here is an example of why on Why Aren't People Abandoning Windows For Linux? (slashgear.com) · · Score: 1

    Ditto here. Had a nice RaspbyPi system running a few months and used apt-get to upgrade the distro. It killed X11 but if I switch terminals I can use startx and it works but some process from the original is still taking up 100% CPU from then on. If I kill it it's restarted. Spent some time digging around in forums. Forget it I'll just dump a new image on the SD card and start over with the latest distribution ready to go. Such a waste of time. I've had upgrades blow out networking, video, sound, the list goes on. At least I don't have to manually calculate my modelines like back in the day.

    Set up one of these systems for a family member and eventually it just kills itself.

  4. Assuming you don't create an XSS vulnerability with the redirect forwarding server.
    If they can't get this much right....

  5. I don't know if I could handle having a 56 core processor when the whole time I'll know... deep inside. It's not an 8x8 array of cores in there. :|

  6. Maybe. This is a common type of bug that was prevalent in UNIX and Linux distributions a decade or so ago. Many bugs were found along a similar permissions boundary such as setuid and sudo. There have also been many privilege escalations connected to drivers and their interactions with user space calls with their APIs.

    As long as we continue to allow security researchers to do their work without legal trouble we can slowly root these out or at least make the findings so expensive it will be hard for criminals to get real value for them. It also raises the cost for nation-states and helps avoid overreach.

  7. Very disappointed on Fast-Growth Chickens Produce New Industry Woe: 'Spaghetti Meat' (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been dreaming of having spaghetti meat noodles mixed evenly with the pasta noodles since my early childhood. Then you call this "spaghetti meat". Quite disappointed. Sorry child-me.... your dream did not come true today.

  8. Re:How ironic on Alphabet's Security Start-Up Wants To Offer History Lessons (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    You're correct in principle, but taken to an extreme it would mean rewriting all apps for any vulnerability discovered. In that sense all security fixes are "bolted on" to existing applications/networks. It's true that designing for security up front makes things much more secure in general but it still isn't a panacea. Business needs, second system effect, etc...

  9. Re:Can it be disabled? and WTF?? on Google Chrome 73 To Officially Support Multimedia Keys on Your Keyboard (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Conspiracy theory time... they want YouTube to take over as a default media player for people over their locally installed media apps.

  10. How is this legal? on NASA Is Back To Work, But the Effects of the Government Shutdown Linger (theverge.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    However, the employees of contractors who did not receive funding in advance were unable to bill for the hours that they worked during the shutdown. And it's possible they'll never receive compensation for that time.

    I've seen other articles say similar things such as furloughed govt employees will not be given backpay. This seems to me unethical at the least, and should be illegal.

  11. Re:Google Calendar As Well on Google Drive Has a Serious Spam Problem, But Google Says a Fix is Coming (howtogeek.com) · · Score: 1

    It's almost as if Google is unfamiliar with the internet.

  12. When your sister... isn't. on What Happens After Surprising DNA Test Results? (bloombergquint.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I know someone who found out their "sister" was actually their mother. It took some time to work out what was going on, but it turned out her biological father raped his daughter long ago, got her pregnant and made her agree to hide it. The victim admitted to this when confronted by her sister/daughter with the genetic test results.

    The family is quite freaked out. The old guy is dead but everyone is kind of wrecked right now. There's worse things than finding out your spouse cheated on you. Much worse things.

  13. Re:Why only go half way? on Debian's Anti-Harassment Team Is Removing A Package Over Its Name (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't forget the GIMP.

  14. No domes. Meteorites are still a problem. Tesla is going to put a car sized boring machine over there and build underground facilities. It's easier to keep warm, blocks radiation, free support materials. Every company he's working on is part of the goal.

  15. Re:This is silly. on National Theater In London Offers Glasses With Live Subtitles (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    They already have these. I believe the IMAX in Los Angeles had them some years back, they use a glass pane. It was the worst system I've used. The problem is the angle has to be just perfect to see the text, and any slight movement of your head makes you lose it. It really made my neck sore trying to keep my head in the same spot. That's a lot easier than trying to reposition it during the movie.

    Other more common systems are a cup holder mount with a long bendable neck that holds a 3 or 4 line old school LCD display and a pair of glasses with wires that go down to the battery pack. The nice thing about those is you can walk to the restroom with them on and catch all the dialog. The disadvantage is you look like a weenie.

    Both of those common systems suffer from connection issues and frequent missing lines. Hopefully the WiFi system in the new one makes them more rock solid.

    It's easy to solve problems from your armchair, but nothing beats actual end user testing.

  16. If we're descended from Neanderthals why would we need to breed with them to gain their genes?

  17. Re:How do they know it's python? on Python is a Hit With Hackers, Report Finds (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Security Operations Center. Like how a NOC is for network operations.

  18. Re:How do they know it's python? on Python is a Hit With Hackers, Report Finds (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    You'll mostly be able to tell with HTTP requests, the user agent header will have a default python.requests or whatever library they're using for their script. Some guys will take the time to put in a fake browser user agent, but generally you see their Python library version. If you're in a SOC you can just watch for python in the user agent and 99% of the time it'll be malicious traffic.

  19. Re:Under Wear is Also Hit with hackers on Python is a Hit With Hackers, Report Finds (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I always hack naked.

    Looks like Sparc Flow's TTP are spreading.

    http://hacklikeapornstar.com/

  20. I hate this practice on Why Edinburgh's Clock is Almost Never on Time (bbc.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Some people I know set their car clocks a few minutes ahead to help them arrive on time. Every now and then I'll forget the quirk and think I'm late somewhere with them.

    Stop setting your clocks incorrectly and leave when you need to like an adult.

  21. A "lodestar"? It should be pretty easy to identify this writer by their style. Bet it won't take a week.

  22. Re:YMMV on The State of Agile Software in 2018 (martinfowler.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah waterfalls are great when the water runs up instead of down.

  23. Re:Was the device plugged in for 2-3 years? on Apple's Amsterdam Store Evacuated After iPad Battery Explodes (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    Then, as long as the device is plugged in, it runs on mains power.

    On this. Part of the reason people didn't figure out their phones were being throttled tight away is that plugging in an iPhone didn't speed it up. Many phones do not have the ability to run directly on mains and route all power through the battery. They essentially can't function if the battery isn't able to feed the device enough current.

  24. Jackpotting? on FBI Warns of 'Unlimited' ATM Cashout Scheme (krebsonsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    If this is the ancient Jackpotting attack by Barnaby Jack they have no one to blame but themselves. This stuff has been well known since what 2014? They still have ATMs running ancient windows versions with auto run turned on. They still lock the ATM front case with cheap locks thinking the money is protected by the 2nd case, leaving the USB slot exposed. These attacks have been happening for years and they just never fix their stuff. "Won't happen to us" is their mantra. Just last year it starts showing up in the US. No more excuses. If this happens at your bank people must be fired, this goes beyond negligence.

  25. Re:I have an idea on 'World View' Wants To Send You To the Stratosphere in a Balloon (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    It's cheaper to just explain gravity to them. I think that's where their minds lose the plot. The idea of floating around on a giant ball and not falling off on the other side is counterintuitive. So they spend all their energy trying to have solid ground to stand on. Inertia is easier to understand, we've all spun around as children. Flip the earth inside out, spin it a bit... put the stars in the middle... it all makes sense now!