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  1. This is true ... to a point on Are Often-Changed Long Passwords Really Secure? · · Score: 1
    The attack you describe applies only if you have the hash that you are attacking. But if you have not obtained the target hash, then you still must brute force to authenticate. You don't have a hash to look up in a table.

    In which case, changing passwords periodicially is still a good practice for providing a degree of protection relative to a password that's never been changed.,P>

  2. I don't think it is IMAP on Microsoft to Sell Outlook Subscription Service · · Score: 2, Informative

    I believe it is an HTTP-based proprietary access method. It's been a while since I used it, but it didn't support IMAP itself, but rather proprietary extensions in Outlook/Outlook Express. Or you could use POP when running a daemon to talk to it like HotPop

  3. I question on Is Your Development Project a Sinking Ship? · · Score: 1
    what the metric for success is. In some parts of the article, it sounds like the metric for success is executing on the project plan. If the plan was a bad design, but the engineers delivered 100% on project deliverables, then the project is measured as a failure - through no fault of the engineering team or the project management team. This is a bad design that was properly engineered and project managed, but eventually didn't satisfy the requirement. You can be a full six sigma and build properly constructed junk.

    In other parts of the document, it sounds like measure of success is being able to change the goal and then having the engineers adapt to the changing goals. The article calls that "innovation" but often that's pulling a rabbit out of the hat. That's bad project management with flexible design and hit/miss engineering, with time being a mitigating factor.

    What I'm driving at is that I don't know if it's so easy to categorize risk nor attribute success to a one-minute drill or "embedded knowledge drivers" and "execution coordination drivers".

  4. Key Escrow on a dual-key PKI on Dead? Hope You Left Someone Your Passwords · · Score: 1
    PKI has already figured out this problem in terms of being able to recover an encrypted message without the participation of the original secret holder. In a dual-key escrow system, the private key of the encryption key is escrowed. Each piece can be broken up into as many pieces that would be deemend necessary for safety, and only when all stakeholders agree to give up their part can the key be recovered.

    The signature key is never, ever escrowed. There is no need for anyone else to ever recover your key in order to sign documents.

    The beauty is that you can now recover the secret messages for reading if everybody agrees, and the fidelity of the system stays intact.

    Of course, none of this works to recover your yahoo mail or online accounts. Maybe someday PKI technology will make its way into a system that will get certificates into end-user hands. But somehow I doubt it.

  5. For this stuff to work on Using Computers To Weed Out Art Fakes · · Score: 1
    I'd bet that even with all the valid scans, it wouldn't be right 100% of the time. But wouldn't it have to be right 100% of the time or the tool really isn't valuable when it's really too to tell

    Yes, I realize the article says that the human has the final say - but what happens when the computer says valid and 3 out of 5 humans say it's a fake (or vice versa).

  6. I love the letter that announced that change on Best Buy: 20% Of Customers Are Wrong · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I don't remember it word for word, but in essence, it said "Based on customer feedback, you'll now earn rewards for every $125 of purchases".

    I wonder to myself ... what customer gave feedback that they wanted to the program to be more difficult to earn rewards?

  7. As a regular listener of the Ronn Owens show on FCC's Powell vs. Howard Stern on KGO-AM · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Ronn usually does a show during the year where he has access to Washington big wigs. But Powell blew him off, and this interview with him was done as a make-up date.

    It wasn't publicly promoted as a face off between stern and powell, although that's what ended up happening. Owens said this morn on the Stern show that the Powell's handlers (he has handlers?) accused the show of setting it up, to which Owens replied that if you're a producer, how do you not put Stern's call through. It is a talk show and it certainly was entertainment to hear.

  8. Error in the story on Ask Ubuntu Founder (And Astronaut) Mark Shuttleworth · · Score: 1

    Verisign acquired Thawte in 1999, not in 1995

  9. It's not GOS on Will Google Launch A Browser? · · Score: 1

    it's GNU/GOS!

  10. do you mean shedding a tear because on Symantec Acquires @Stake · · Score: 5, Insightful

    they've found a way to legally make money hacking?

  11. some additional ones on Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Impressions · · Score: 1
    . a trip to outer space - you know the game isn't close to the end if you haven't gone to space yet
    . an aloof, misguided young man who could be the key to everything (well FF the movie didn't have that)
    . a protoenemey - the enemy you think is the bad guy in the beginning pales in comparison to the real bad guy

    the fomula goes beyond just square games too - many, many other RPGs do the same.

  12. Emulated systems? on Liberated Games Launches · · Score: 1

    I haven't kept up to date on what's happened in the emulator world, but I seem to remember that platforms like Vectrex were released to public domain.

  13. This list is clearly incomplete on Blade Runner Is The Best Sci-Fi Film · · Score: 1

    Who can forget the impact of science fiction treasures such as Robot Jox and Metalstorm: Adventures of Jared Syn!

  14. they need that much hardware to on The Pentagon's Ultimate Home Theater · · Score: 2, Interesting
  15. Just what are you saying???? on What's the Worst Movie You've Ever Seen? · · Score: 1
    In case if you're wondering why I'm replying to your post, look at my handle. :>)

    But if I were to vote all time bad - My vote goes to "ROBOT JOX"

  16. Finally all of that experience on Build Your Robot Online · · Score: 1

    Finally all of that experience playing Robot Odyssey on the Apple II is gonna pay off!

  17. But isn't he confusing on Blockbuster Chief: End DVD Region Codes · · Score: 4, Insightful
    the issue of release schedule vs regional coding? There's no reason why a R1 and and R2 disc can't be released on the same day, so the code itself isn't the issue. His beef is that the window between releases gives pirates an opportunity to strike.

    Now whether having a standard no-code product instead of multiple regional products in the same language saves money for the DVD producers is another story, but he didn't mention that.

  18. Did you see the Privacy statement? on Solaris 8 & 9 Free for x86 Once Again · · Score: 2, Interesting
    When I clicked to download Solaris on the link from the story, the following statement comes up

    Sun, as a global company, may transfer your personal information to countries which may not provide an adequate level of protection. Sun, however, is committed to providing a suitable & consistent level of protection for your personal information regardless of the country in which it resides.

    Is it just me, or does that statement say Sun will try to protect your privacy, but preventing it from entering a country without legal protection isn't one of the steps they'll take. And "committed to providing protection" isn't the same as "legally responsibile" either. I know it's intended as a disclaimer, but it also sure is one big loophole as well to get around any privacy claims.

  19. Sneakers on Mafia Tech Support · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wasn't that what the baddie from Sneakers did?

  20. maybe 4x more efficient but on Embedded Systems Study Rebutted · · Score: 5, Insightful

    after seeing ozzy trying out the iDrive on his BMW, I would guess it may not be more usable or more reliable

  21. If Microsoft already has somewhere north of 90% on Microsoft Wins Homeland Security Contract · · Score: 1
    of the desktop market, then how does installing more microsoft software fall under improving homeland security? Unless, of course that these are new desktops, but I doubt that there were 140k new jobs added to homeland security department

    Rings of government using Homeland Security dollars to improve IT without actually improving security.

  22. Isn't this simply a Class 3 X.509 cert? on USPS To Provide Personal Identity Certification · · Score: 1
    the definition for having people appear before issuing a cert has been around as long as there's been 3rd party CA's. However, a practical application to make it explode hasn't (most consumers still don't have a compelling reason to get any personal cert, except for the one they get in a smartcard). Frankly, there wasn't any reason for a consumer to get one because there was no compelling benefit

    I would hazard to guess that the majority of consumer-level encrypted e-mail relies on PGP, not 3rd party-ca Issue certs. Thus, no uptake of certs for that reason. Most people probably don't even care if it's encrypted or not.

    However, now that spam has become a major annoyance, and spoofed spam targeting best buy, paypal, and ebay users are causing fraud, there is perceived benefit from better secured e-mail services. If the USPS is successful is selling the benefit (i.e. certifiable, spam filtered mail), then perhaps we will start to see real adoption of 3rd party CA certs for consumers.

  23. The competition better watch out on Toshiba Introduces A 17"-Screen Laptop · · Score: 1

    With this model, Toshiba could really give Osbourne a run for the money

  24. Re:This is bad news!!! on Sorting the Spam from the Ham · · Score: 2, Informative

    From what I understand, beta testers tell me the next revision of the Outlook client contains a spam filtering function that works pretty well too. I do like the Mozilla 1.4 junk mail features though - works about as good as I could have hoped.

  25. Have you seen the Courtney Love Salon article on How Labels And Artists Divvy Up Your Dollar Online · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Very interesting article, although it's fairly old now (originally in 2000). Very enlightening, however.

    Courtney Love Does the Math