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  1. Re:Tips for Tor on Half of Tor Sites Compromised, Including TORMail · · Score: 1

    Tracker gave HTTP response code 503 (Service Unavailable) lost track of Tails for a while, should I be worried?

  2. Re:been there, done that on Japan Launches Talking Humanoid Robot Into Space · · Score: 1
  3. Re:Starving children on NSA Provided £100m Funding For GCHQ Operations · · Score: 1

    The monies spent on starving children may well come from central government funds and so be in competition with NSA funds also allocated by central government. I expect that in the existing climate of anti NSA feeling some may well make NSA funds a target for protesting groups. If both are needed then other funding will have to be cut.

  4. Re:Nothing new here on NSA Provided £100m Funding For GCHQ Operations · · Score: 3, Informative
  5. Re:Starving children on NSA Provided £100m Funding For GCHQ Operations · · Score: 1

    Prehaps funding those nearer to home might be a good start http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-rural-tennessee-a-new-way-to-help-hungry-children-a-bus-turned-bread-truck/2013/07/06/c93c5eec-e292-11e2-aef3-339619eab080_story.html as after all $3.47 in taxpayer money and 750 calories can make a difrence to some.

  6. Re:BAD article, better source, and other notes... on Google Pressure Cookers and Backpacks: Get a Visit From the Feds · · Score: 1

    No mention of warrants, is that odd or does the EFF info only apply to computer searches? https://ssd.eff.org/your-computer/govt/warrants

  7. Re:Working link to article on Cybercriminals Has Heroin Delivered To Brian Krebs, Then Calls Police · · Score: 1

    Would "Cybercriminals Had Heroin Delivered To Brian Krebs, Then Calls Police" be a better headline than "Cybercriminals Has Heroin Delivered To Brian Krebs, Then Calls Police", not being an English major I don't know for sure but am sure the slashdot editors have made the correct decision.

  8. Re:Remember this on Liberal Saudi Web Forum Founder Sentenced To 600 Lashes and 7 Years In Prison · · Score: 1

    Might it be one ruling party's interpretation of a religion as illustrated way back in the '80s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_a_Princess

  9. A Brief History of Time would suggest that on Ask Slashdot: Should More Math and Equations Be Used In the Popular Press? · · Score: 4, Informative

    "The author notes that an editor warned him that for every equation in the book the readership would be halved, hence it includes only a single equation: E = mc2. Early in 1983, Hawking approached Simon Mitton, the editor in charge of astronomy books at Cambridge University Press, with his ideas for a popular book on cosmology. Mitton was doubtful about all the equations in the draft manuscript, which he felt would put off the buyers in airport bookshops that Hawking wished to reach. It was with some difficulty that he persuaded Hawking to drop all but one equation.[4] In addition to Hawking's notable abstention from presenting equations, the book also simplifies matters by means of illustrations throughout the text, depicting complex models and diagrams." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Brief_History_of_Time it may not be true as after all the book sold rather well.

  10. Re:Laconic on A Circular New York City Subway Map To Straighten Things Out · · Score: 2

    A better subway and subway map may well have helped more of the The Warriors make it home http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080120/?ref_=ttqt_qt_tt

  11. Re:Circular Tube Map on A Circular New York City Subway Map To Straighten Things Out · · Score: 2

    In Soviet Russia, we have Circular Tube Map http://www.metroway.ru/

  12. Re:Shitty on Famed ATM Hacker Barnaby Jack Dies Days Before Black Hat Conference · · Score: 1

    "Jack had exposed a security flaw in insulin pumps that could be made to dispense a fatal dose by a hacker 300ft away, pushing some medical companies to review the security of these devices." http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/26/hacker-barnaby-jack-san-francisco-dies many don't contribute that much in their whole lifetime but he did that and more.

  13. Re:Nothing to see, move on. on Famed ATM Hacker Barnaby Jack Dies Days Before Black Hat Conference · · Score: 1

    Kudos to you! An elegant repost that completely punctures my post and all without resorting to Schrödinger's cat to explain the apparent statistical paradox.

  14. Re:Good news for us, I suspect... on Japan's Military 'Needs Marines and Drones' · · Score: 5, Informative

    Japan is at a crossroads and drones are not the only form of military expansion that is being considered. They are giving a lot of thought to the task of guarding their trade routes along with the protection of disputed islands and areas of sea close to home rich in oil, minerals and fish http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/08/china-japan-drone-race http://defense-update.com/20120917_uas-on-maritime-surveillance-pacific.html and so are seeking to modernise and change the mix of the JMSDF http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/ship.htm assets. This has resulted in the 22DDH a new light aircraft carrier http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/cv-newcon.htm built upon ideas gained from the existing Hyuga-class helicopter carrier http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/hyuga-class/. Some are already beating the drum be it only in model form http://www.informationdissemination.net/2013/06/jmsdf-in-action.html but others in the area may well have other ideas of the future http://blogs.defensenews.com/intercepts/2012/12/what-china-wants-for-christmas/

  15. Nothing to see, move on. on Famed ATM Hacker Barnaby Jack Dies Days Before Black Hat Conference · · Score: 1, Insightful

    A 50% chance of passing away prior to the start of the gathering and a 50% chance of passing away after the start of the gathering.

  16. Will this work? on Mozilla Labs Experiment Distills Your History Into Interests · · Score: 1

    By creating several Firefox profiles and then browsing in private mode with no saving of history and and not allowing the setting of cookies be they third part or not may well be the way to go. Up to now Mozilla & Firefox were the good guys, but up to a few weeks ago so were the NSA, FBI, CIA and others.

  17. Re:Expert Advice on Chinese Firm Huawei In Control of UK Net Filters · · Score: 2
  18. Wolf howl identification technology excites expert on Unique Howls Are What Wolves Use As Names · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Wolf howl identification technology excites experts http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/23263266 and on a lighter note Wolves Munch Watermelons to Beat the Heat: Photos http://news.discovery.com/animals/endangered-species/wolves-munch-watermelons-photos-130723.htm via http://www.metafilter.com/130297/Wolf-Watermelon-Party

  19. So, just how much will be needed? on NSA Utah Data Center Blueprints Reveal It Holds Less Than Thought · · Score: 1
  20. Re:At last an actual paper on HAARP Ionospheric Research Program Set To Continue · · Score: 2

    OK, He Didn’t Cause Hurricane Katrina. But He Is Guilty of Fraud. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/05/haarp-fraud/

  21. Re:Oh Guido. on British Porn-Censoring MP Has Website Defaced With Porn · · Score: 1

    Perry, Claire MP Fawkes Guido?

  22. What Happens When We Actually Catch Snowden? on Edward Snowden Still Stuck At Airport, May Be Permitted Entry Into Russia Soon · · Score: 4, Interesting
  23. Don't worry. on NSA Can't Search Its Own Email · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm sure GCHQ https://www.gchq.gov.uk/Pages/homepage.aspx will search your mail and that CESG https://www.gchq.gov.uk/AboutUs/Pages/CESG.aspx will advise you on how to fix your problem.

  24. Raijin assists with other big data tasks. on Supercomputer Becomes Massive Router For Global Radio Telescope · · Score: 2

    As the appetite for super computing and associated use of big data expands as Raijin in brought online http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/21/australias_latest_top_super_fills_up_in_a_day/

  25. Cameron cracks down. on British Prime Minister Promises Default On Porn Blocking · · Score: 1

    Cameron cracks down on 'corroding influence' of online pornography http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/22/david-cameron-crackdown-internet-pornography but mission creep http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cartoon/2013/jul/21/david-cameron-internet-block-child-sex-searches could well happen. I feel an unease about who controls the blocking lists and the accountability of such office holders.