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  1. Re:600k? on $600k Fine Over Data Center Death (datacenterdynamics.com) · · Score: 1

    Should be a 600kV line. That would be more stunning.

  2. Re:Only infects Windows MySQL servers? on MySQL Servers Hijacked With Malware To Perform DDoS Attacks (symantec.com) · · Score: 2

    And putting a database exposed to the net for addresses other than the intended clients is the second fault. If you have only local client software then the database shouldn't be exposed at all.

  3. Re:Ah that's where you are wrong on Debt Collectors Sneaking Robocall Exemptions Into Budget Bill · · Score: 1

    Why not send the mail certified the first time then? It may cost you a few dollars but it will make a statement.

  4. The embargo is stale. on Is Buying Cuban Software Legal In the US? The Answer is Hazy (blogspot.com) · · Score: 1

    I think that the embargo is stale - and that Cuba actually would be hurt a lot more today if it was suddenly lifted.

  5. Re:Why "IoT" security is so critical on Why IoT Security Is So Critical (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    On the thermostats being online - well, if the thermostat is in a network with one thermostat per room then it may be a good idea to network it with the radiator valves and with the air condition unit. The better you know the indoor climate the better you can manage it. One central thermostat is like tuning a watch with an axe. One room can be in shadow and need heating while another is getting sunshine and need cooling. A smart ventilation system with a sensor network will offer an opportunity to manage the airflow for best comfort in all rooms with least energy wasted.

    Using IPv6 may be a smart idea to ensure interoperability and monitoring. Getting additional information from the net like weather report and energy price means that the ventilation system can become even more cost effective.

  6. Re:Why "IoT" security is so critical on Why IoT Security Is So Critical (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    First: Level of cooling can vary and using technique like Glauber's salt can keep the actual temperature within the stipulated range for the food for storage. As long as the freezer is closed the temperature will be pretty steady for hours, but waiting an hour to turn on the cooling won't make much difference - and if you cool extra in the morning before the price rises if you are billed by the hour then it might not need cooling until much later.

  7. Re:Maybe its Hydra on Despite Takedown, the Dridex Botnet Is Running Again (sans.edu) · · Score: 1

    Well - add fire to the equation. Even a Hydra has a limit.

  8. Re:You cannot succeed on Despite Takedown, the Dridex Botnet Is Running Again (sans.edu) · · Score: 1

    And now with the spyware forced upon us from Microsoft how can we trust that a patch fixes a problem or gives us a new?

  9. Re:they should on Despite Takedown, the Dridex Botnet Is Running Again (sans.edu) · · Score: 1

    You mean call in the department for wet jobs?

  10. Re:DOA on Why IoT Security Is So Critical (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Built in limited lifetime of the device. "Sorry the product you have is end of life, no more updates. Buy a new one."

  11. Re:Iot is for cows. on Why IoT Security Is So Critical (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, that's already in place. Each cow have a dongle around the neck and then that is used to identify the cow so a system can keep track of how much milk that's produced, which quality it has and then the cow get the correct amount of food from it.

  12. Re:Why "IoT" security is so critical on Why IoT Security Is So Critical (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, there's no need for a toaster to be able to do internet, but look at other things that actually can benefit from it - like ventilation systems and you have a completely different case. Thermostats that can detect not only presence of people but also power consumption in a room and predict the ventilation level needed.

    Personally I would set up a separate network for my devices that controls my home. But it would still be good from the security point of view if the devices themselves have protections built in against abuse.

    I can also think of devices like the fridge or freezer to be able to talk to the internet to be more cost efficient - cool extra during cheap hours and cool less when electricity is more expensive.

  13. Re:choices in jam (and other things) on Is Too Much Choice Stressing Us Out? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    And it doesn't really matter if you have 33 choices of jam, it's not stressing, it's actually a relief.

    The stressful choices are when you must pick one of a number of alternatives in a limited timeframe - which way shall I drive to work, where shall I park my car when shopping etc. Things where you don't have full control.

  14. Re:Capitalism and cripple-to-option on Is Too Much Choice Stressing Us Out? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    The choice between strawberry or raspberry jam isn't stressing, it's good that it exists.

    What's stressful is to make choices that can have a severe economic impact - especially when pushed to to the choices with a short time limit, which often telemarketers play on.

  15. Re:More dangerous memory loss on Bank's Severance Deal Requires IT Workers To Be Available For Two Years (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Show me a person that have been working with SQL that haven't made that mistake and I think that person is very pedantic.

  16. Re:memory loss defence? on Bank's Severance Deal Requires IT Workers To Be Available For Two Years (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    At least he's honest, that's something he has in his advantage.

    Too few people aren't honest because they are afraid of repercussions.

  17. It may work if the lawyer smells a lot of money out of the suit too. If they say "This will be fun" you know that they really want this case.

  18. Re:So? Let them find me on Bank's Severance Deal Requires IT Workers To Be Available For Two Years (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Or another country.

    Good luck to try to enforce that contract for someone that has moved to a country where the laws protects the employee more than the employer.

  19. Re:More dangerous memory loss on Bank's Severance Deal Requires IT Workers To Be Available For Two Years (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    SQL update statements without a WHERE clause. They are always fun.

    UPDATE accounts SET debt=0;

  20. Add to it that the current employers may want to have a word in the discussion too. Could be fun if someone transfers to the IRS.

  21. Re:memory loss defence? on Bank's Severance Deal Requires IT Workers To Be Available For Two Years (computerworld.com) · · Score: 2

    I can imagine the number of possible alternatives that people can show up as. Fully armed stating "where I go my gun goes" and so on. Even better if you have clothes that smell of cattle and horses exposure for at least a month. As long as it's not explicitly stated in the contract anything goes as long as it's legal.

    Or you can get a 900-number "this call costs $50 per minute" and only provide support via phone.

  22. Re:memory loss defence? on Bank's Severance Deal Requires IT Workers To Be Available For Two Years (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Who are you?

  23. Re:Odd Issues on The Hostile Email Landscape (liminality.xyz) · · Score: 1

    Just realize that the junk mail filter that Microsoft has is really bad. And there's no way to configure it or teach it good manners. You are entirely in the hands of Microsoft.

    Thunderbird is better on handling junk mail, but that's not really the point in this case.

    To me it looks like the big ones on the market (Gmail, Microsoft etc.) do what they can to snare new clients by making any newcomers seem unreliable. So next step is that we might see more cases where smaller companies soon will have problems with their mail.

  24. Re:Don't Know How You Made That Conclusion on The Hostile Email Landscape (liminality.xyz) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's usually the case when the reverse lookup don't point back to the same domain/name as the server identifies itself with.

    And it's the ISP that need to change the pointer from some generic name to a specific.

  25. Re:Advertising is DEAD. Find another business mod on In Battle With Ad Blockers, Ad Industry Fesses Up To Alienating Users (iab.com) · · Score: 1

    Just don't make too much of a statement in your CV that you have been working with web ads unless you want to continue working in that area. To most other companies it's like having 'I've done porn for 5 years' in your CV.