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  1. Re:Stupid ... on US Proposes Tighter Export Rules For Computer Security Tools · · Score: 2

    It also assumes that the best such tools come from America.

    And doing crap like this makes sure that if it is still the case, it will not be for long. Development with either move, or get surpassed.

  2. Re:Whoops! Here we go again on US Proposes Tighter Export Rules For Computer Security Tools · · Score: 2

    Ah, but this time it's different!

    Yes. The companies already know how to set up foreign subsidiaries that will officially develop the tools restricted by this so there is no export. They learned from last time.

  3. Re:It's not illegal to steal bits. on FBI: Social Media, Virtual Currency Fraud Becoming a Huge Problem · · Score: 1

    It's not illegal to steal bits.

    Tell that to the RIAA and MPAA, and those asshats in Germany. Oh, and the City of London Police...

    I'm not sure now stealing crypto-currencies can be a crime. They're not money. They're hardly property. They don't have any real value.

    Wrong, wrong, and wrong.
    http://www.marketwatch.com/sto...
    http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroo...

  4. Re:The Wild West of the internet on FBI: Social Media, Virtual Currency Fraud Becoming a Huge Problem · · Score: 1

    Hateful comments? Call somebody a Nazi, go to jail.

    They can get stronger. Brows Slashdot at -1 and see...

  5. Re:The Wild West of the internet on FBI: Social Media, Virtual Currency Fraud Becoming a Huge Problem · · Score: 1

    If you use your phone with Facebook, they know exactly who you are, as does any other site.

    Only if you use the app. The web site can not get your private data via the web browser.

  6. Re:Complaints on FBI: Social Media, Virtual Currency Fraud Becoming a Huge Problem · · Score: 1

    ...Bitcoin theft have been on the rise because, fuck, Bitcoin didn't even exist that long ago and stuff...

    But EverQuest fraud and gold theft was a problem and was worked on by the FBI. As I remember, some fraud rings were found to have stolen millions of US Dollars worth of gold and other items.

  7. Re:"Real" currency fraud is not a problem, of cour on FBI: Social Media, Virtual Currency Fraud Becoming a Huge Problem · · Score: 1

    Real currency fraud is actually less common these days then cyber crime. I mean who carries cash anymore?

  8. Re:Wrong Authority on FBI: Social Media, Virtual Currency Fraud Becoming a Huge Problem · · Score: 1

    We don't need 'World Cyber Police' yet. There isn't a democratic framework for it to operate within.

    But we do since cyber crime almost always crosses state, and federal boundaries. Usually on purpose to make investigation harder. But you are correct in that setting up something like this and not having it abused will be very hard.

  9. Re:What virtual currency laws are being broken? on FBI: Social Media, Virtual Currency Fraud Becoming a Huge Problem · · Score: 1

    Theft of an assent (or theft by fraud) is still theft, even if you do not sell it. (And virtual currency is defined as an asset)

  10. Re:Why focus on social media? on FBI: Social Media, Virtual Currency Fraud Becoming a Huge Problem · · Score: 1

    Look at how many websites require you to enter your name, address, date of birth, security question and security answer just to sign up for an account these days.

    No, they require you to enter "A" name, address, date of birth, security question and security answer... Damn few actually verify a thing. But keeping track of all that data is hard without a good keyminder (like keypassX) and keeping track of a keyminder is a lot of work itself. Too many people would rather just give FaceBook all there infos. So you get the inevitable result of people being lazy with security.

  11. Re:Which is why you encrypt on Telstra Says Newly Acquired Pacnet Hacked, Customer Data Exposed · · Score: 1

    With good encryption it should be hard enough to mess with the data that it just isn't worth it.

    If they thought like that, they would have scrubbed the inputs before passing them to SQL.

  12. Re:Had it been aware of the hack ... on Telstra Says Newly Acquired Pacnet Hacked, Customer Data Exposed · · Score: 1

    This was an SQL vulnerability? Exactly how many more times must this happen before people implementing systems learn to SANITIZE THE FUCKING UNTRUSTED INPUTS?

    Startups never will. They only think next quarter and next round of funding or acquisition, so security (and often licensing) is not an issue. But larger companies acquire startups, and then get bit. When will they learn that an accountant is not the best person for an IT audit?

  13. Re:Avoid even-number OS major releases on Linux 4.0 Has a File-System Corruption Problem, RAID Users Warned · · Score: 1

    And 2.6 was the worst since both numbers were even!

  14. Re:New version ... on Linux 4.0 Has a File-System Corruption Problem, RAID Users Warned · · Score: 1

    The down side is that since no one runs business critical loads on new stuff, business critical tools do not get tested as well as simple stuff.

  15. Re:Why ext4 on Linux 4.0 Has a File-System Corruption Problem, RAID Users Warned · · Score: 1

    Name one that actually boots the Linux kernel, and doesn't just run in user space. (Yes, I am a fan of ZFS, but not the Linux implementation.)

  16. Re:Warning: RAID 0 on Linux 4.0 Has a File-System Corruption Problem, RAID Users Warned · · Score: 0

    RAID0 is a component of RAID10 and RAID0+1, which are considered both secure and stable. (Except on Linux 4.0)

  17. Re:Going back to dumb terminals? on Google Offers Cheap Cloud Computing For Low-Priority Tasks · · Score: 1

    In a way the cloud was big way back when. I remember in the late 70's my high school had a matrix dumb terminal tied to a couple college servers. It seems we are going back to that way of thinking. Use minimal hardware and let the power of the processing be handled elsewhere.

    It is not about the processing power, it is about the control. However controls the data owns the data, regardless of law.

  18. And you obviously do not have an office full of people all using snmp and ping to see if the printer is up now? How about now? And now? It can actually be a significant amount of your LAN traffic very quickly. Even bumping out netbios broadcast traffic! (And that takes some serious work!)

  19. Re:Uh What? on Mechanical 'Clicky' Keyboards Still Have Followers (Video) · · Score: 1

    Nice! Thanks for that! Will be ordering...

  20. Re:Old news, over and over on Mechanical 'Clicky' Keyboards Still Have Followers (Video) · · Score: 1

    I don't know which ones you're talking about...

    I don't know... How about the one in the fucking article? smh...

  21. You really believe that fat bloated HP print driver is better then mine? Ok then... (Note: this is the case with MANY drivers.)

  22. Re:Not moving back to a less popular platform? Wha on Oculus Rift Hardware Requirements Revealed, Linux and OS X Development Halted · · Score: 1

    You mean like in business? They HATE windows in business. People complain about it all the time. But like withholding taxes, they have no choice. So I guess withholding taxes are popular!

  23. Re:Kickstarter on Oculus Rift Hardware Requirements Revealed, Linux and OS X Development Halted · · Score: 2

    Can you elaborate on why this is fucked up and why valve's sounds better? Genuinely curious.

    A history of actually shipping the stuff they talk about... And lots of shipping Linux games.

  24. Re: Mac/Linux support removed... mildly surprised on Oculus Rift Hardware Requirements Revealed, Linux and OS X Development Halted · · Score: 2

    Valve is already interested. The HTC/Valve VR system is a competitor to the Oculus Rift, and will probably be better due to Valve's background in game publishing.

    And Linux support, and more Linux games, and not having just pissed off the Linux community by ditching them at the side of the road... Who world have thought how much the Linux community would support a DRM company?

  25. I'm happy I didn't kickstart it now. I'll just wait for a competitor with support. For the amount of money they made during the kickstarter, there is no reason why they couldn't do that

    No doubt! And another reason kickstarter can bite you in the ass. I wonder if the Linux folks (who in the beginning of the humble indie bundle were much more that %1.5 of the revenue) are demanding their kickstarter bid back?