The space shuttle still uses 16-bit x86s, the financial system is reliant on v_e_r_y old systems which spew out dot-matrix printed backups. Old systems survive today, and IMHO will always. It has to be organic.
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Supposedly sports gambling sites are being threatened with denial of service attacks if they don't pay protection money - also a Reuters story..
It wasn't mentined (in the articles) that these threats demanded they buy a/. subscription, or else they would be posted to the front page!
eing blind from birth would make your hearing much better than any person with sight
No. The hearing is just the same, the ear drum beats the same way, sound waves don't get amplified. They just notice it more, and you could too if you tried. I can also do the touch tone trick (saw it on a film so learnt it), you can too if you tried.
To me it sounds like you are moaning these guys were mentioned on/. when they are good hackers, and good hackers get mentioned on/., plain and simple. Don't be jealous because they did it.
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The space shuttle still uses 16-bit x86s, the financial system is reliant on v_e_r_y old systems which spew out dot-matrix printed backups. Old systems survive today, and IMHO will always. It has to be organic.
Supposedly sports gambling sites are being threatened with denial of service attacks if they don't pay protection money - also a Reuters story..
/. subscription, or else they would be posted to the front page!
It wasn't mentined (in the articles) that these threats demanded they buy a
eing blind from birth would make your hearing much better than any person with sight
/. when they are good hackers, and good hackers get mentioned on /., plain and simple. Don't be jealous because they did it.
No. The hearing is just the same, the ear drum beats the same way, sound waves don't get amplified. They just notice it more, and you could too if you tried. I can also do the touch tone trick (saw it on a film so learnt it), you can too if you tried.
To me it sounds like you are moaning these guys were mentioned on