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  1. Re:Fiction, not fact. on Bruce Schneier: Why Collecting More Data Doesn't Increase Safety · · Score: 5, Informative

    Television dramas that rely on forensic science to solve crimes are affecting the administration of justice via http://www.economist.com/node/15949089

  2. Re:Internet2? on CenturyLink Providing DoD's Equivalent of Internet2 · · Score: 2

    I expect the title or brand Internet2 covers rather more than changing the cable "The Internet2 Project was originally established by 34 university researchers in 1996 under the auspices of EDUCOM (later EDUCAUSE), and was formally organized as the not-for-profit University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID) in 1997. It later changed its name to Internet2. Internet2 is a registered trademark.[16] The Internet2 consortium administrative headquarters is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with offices in Washington, D.C.[17]" via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet2 "

  3. Re:If the military's current network gets 2.4Gb/se on CenturyLink Providing DoD's Equivalent of Internet2 · · Score: 2

    Once upon a time the militry classes PGP as a weapon "US export regulations regarding cryptography remain in force, but were liberalized substantially throughout the late 1990s. Since 2000, compliance with the regulations is also much easier. PGP encryption no longer meets the definition of a non-exportable weapon, and can be exported internationally except to seven specific countries and a list of named groups and individuals[14] (with whom substantially all US trade is prohibited under various US export controls)." via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy So, I wonder if they also class this fast fibre offering from Google as a weapon?

  4. Re:let me be the first to say on Ubuntu Releases 13.04, Sticks To 6-Month Release Rhythm · · Score: 4, Informative
  5. But what sort of porn? on No Porn From Public WiFi Hotspots In the UK Proposed · · Score: 2

    FTA; "His intervention comes after a long-running campaign from childrenâ(TM)s charities to ensure a blanket ban on unacceptable sites on public WiFi networks." It would be good to see the full list of sites that are banned because you never know some non porn sites may be slipped in at the behest of political, business, religious or assorted pressure / lobby groups.

  6. Re:Obligatory XKCD on Federal Magistrate Rules That Fifth Amendment Applies To Encryption Keys · · Score: 1
  7. Re:The killer feature would be on What's Next For Smartphone Innovation · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A privacy app where the user has complete control of everything be it leaking information & data to social networks, their affiliates, partners and assorted purchasers of such stuff. Something along the lines of http://tosdr.org/ or the slumbering https://www.eff.org/press/archives/2009/06/03-0 .

  8. Re:So how large is Schmidt's Place? on Eric Schmidt: Regulate Civilian Drones Now · · Score: 1

    Couldn't find the answer via google, so it must be ogooglebar, right?

  9. Howard Hughes, where are you now? on Crowdsourced Effort May Have Found Soviet Mars Mission's Remains · · Score: 0

    Sure could use your help & cash just like last time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Azorian ?

  10. job done! on Possible Cyber Attack Against South Korean Banks and TV Stations · · Score: 1
  11. Re:The Key, The Secret. on How the First Bitcoin Hedge Fund Approaches Security · · Score: 1

    Looks like the precautions taken are along the lines taken Inside Symantecâ(TM)s SSL certificate vault via http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/11/inside-symantecs-ssl-certificate-vault/

  12. Re:Encrypt everything on ASIC Seeks Power To Read Your Emails · · Score: 2

    Email via Mozilla Thunderbird + Enigmail should give gnupg encryption good enough for most mail users. Can't find too many social media systems that offer gnupg as an option...

  13. Re:None on Ask Slashdot: Most Efficient, Worthwhile Charity? · · Score: 1

    Must agree, I give time to Silver Surfer groups with two of my local libraries. Being time rich and cash poor the payback from the groups in terms of what I have done for them over the month says more about me than cash ever can. The groups and I can see exactly where the effort has gone and all parties are well pleased with the results. With rising levels of unemployment and falling local budgets giving time may well be on the rise, a win-win for all.

  14. Re:Human multitasking is a myth on The Epidemic of Digital Distraction · · Score: 1

    Susan Adele Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, CBE - say much the same in her last few books http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Greenfield,_Baroness_Greenfield. She too has worries about flitting about between topics and subjects may mold your brain in unexpexted directions.

  15. View from the bbc on 3D Printing and the Replicator Economy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A few well timed words from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012r7ty - listen or look. Quite a few ideas and links to follow.

  16. Re:Just... wow. on Ask Slashdot: Best Small-Footprint Modern Browser? · · Score: 1

    No one ever got sacked for buying IBM boxes and Lotus123 software... and who needs more than 640K anyway? From and 80 year old man.

  17. Re:Funding... on SpaceX Aims To Put Man On Mars In 10-20 Years · · Score: 2

    The BBC has a radio offering http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010dw0k/In_Business_Watch_This_Space/ (available for afew more days) detailing some of the businmess ideas behing Space-X and others. IMHO this is well worth a listen "America's space effort faces big upheavals as President Obama reigns in government spending and NASA is told to work in partnership with private enterprise. From the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida and the Mojave Desert, Peter Day asks what happens next on the USA's journey into space." Show the part played by both private business funding and new building methods.

  18. Re:Nothing to do with it ... on Dubai's Police Chief Calls BlackBerry a Spy Tool · · Score: 1
  19. New US weapon hides in a portable toilet on New Russian Weapon Hides In Shipping Container · · Score: 1
  20. Re:Nice headline, but not the main issue on New Russian Weapon Hides In Shipping Container · · Score: 3, Informative

    The department of Home Land Security is already on top of this one via the Container Security Initiative Ports http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1165872287564.shtm monitoring.

  21. Numb3rs on Treasury Goes High-Tech With Redesigned $100 Bills · · Score: 1

    Charlie Eppes has it covered, see Season 1 Episode 7 of 13 Counterfeit Reality

  22. Re:Tell me again... on Military Asserts Right To Respond To Cyberattacks · · Score: 1

    From the NYT Crotone Journal, NATO base http://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/28/world/crotone-journal-new-us-base-city-boon-or-nato-boondoggle.html not too much talk of nukes - more talk of jobs.

  23. Re:Its like 1000's of customers cried out on BBC Activates DRM For Its iPlayer Content · · Score: 2, Informative

    You need one if you watch tv live otherwise not. http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/technology-top8/

  24. Re:Hard times? on Bill Gates No Longer World's Richest Man · · Score: 2, Informative

    Bill and Melinda's charity works can be seen via http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx or via the wiki version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_&_Melinda_Gates_Foundation - take your pick.

  25. Bloke says the US is not ready for cyber war on Hardware TPM Hacked · · Score: 1