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  1. Re:Is the correct term "unpatched"? on Unpatched Exploit Lets You Clone Key Fobs and Open Subaru Cars (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    For 2004-2011 cars? Probably. In fact, they might have to issue new ones altogether.

  2. Re:Affects 2004-2011 cars on Unpatched Exploit Lets You Clone Key Fobs and Open Subaru Cars (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    By the way, ROLLJAMM works even on non-sequential rolling codes if the doesn't invalidate codes expected to be in the past. Yes, it only unlocks the car once but that is all you need.

  3. Re:Physical locking devices on Unpatched Exploit Lets You Clone Key Fobs and Open Subaru Cars (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    Meanwhile, they can still open your trunk and steal whatever is in there and you might no notice until you drive somewhere else.

  4. Re: First strike on Six-Strikes System Starts In U.S. · · Score: 1

    Well you should get your state legislature to fix that.

  5. Re:Regulate Bad Patents, Not Independents on New Bill Would Require Patent Trolls To Pay Defendants' Attorneys · · Score: 1

    You act like increasing the cost of litigation is a bad thing.

  6. Re:All bark, no bite on Six-Strikes System Starts In U.S. · · Score: 1

    I took a class like that in college but it was about drinking. Drink more then ever now.

  7. Re: First strike on Six-Strikes System Starts In U.S. · · Score: 1

    Sad that you didn't know about Trial by Written Declaration.

  8. Re:Archimedes screw? on Fingerprint Purchasing Technology Ensures Buyer Has a Pulse · · Score: 1
  9. Re:Not checking pulse on Fingerprint Purchasing Technology Ensures Buyer Has a Pulse · · Score: 1

    The LVAD doesn't give you a pulse. It uses archimedes screws. However, usually it just assists your heart. In some cases though the patients heart dies off and this is the only thing keeping them alive at which point they lose their pulse.

  10. Re:Biometric Authentication is a bad idea. on Fingerprint Purchasing Technology Ensures Buyer Has a Pulse · · Score: 1

    Brings a whole new meaning to the "Stranger".

  11. Re:How about O2? on Fingerprint Purchasing Technology Ensures Buyer Has a Pulse · · Score: 1

    That's not really the point of biometrics. You should technically still use a password. Its something you know, something you have, something you are. The biometric passes the third test but a secure facility would still require the other two. In addition biometric can't be given out. Passwords tend to make the rounds. Of course the most common use of biometrics are in timeclocks to make sure the person is actually present at work.

  12. Re:GMO's can be good or bad on Anti-GMO Activist Recants · · Score: 1

    Its always caused problems when you patent life. It doesn't take a person of higher then average intellect to see why. If the life is not sterile then it is very easy for the life to grown children on its own. When that happens then the patent protects the patent owner but against who? Life? Shall they sue life for finding a way? Its absurd... and evil.

  13. Re:A lot of these people don't understand... on Anti-GMO Activist Recants · · Score: 1

    If you think about it, most types of rice came from the same gene pool to begin with so it should be pretty safe to re-unite segments of that gene pool. When you start introducing foreign DNA you do two things. First you achieve something that was not possible before through a mechanism you might not even understand and which can be safe or could be dangerous. Secondly, you potentially promote the use of more pesticides.

  14. GMO's can be good or bad on Anti-GMO Activist Recants · · Score: 1

    The problem with GMO's has always been primarily with the idea that you can patent life. We need to fix that problem and FAST. All the old patents should be invalidated and no compensation should be made since it was immoral to do in the first place.

    The other problem is with safety. I think many GMO foods have proven to be safe but new ones are made every day. For that very reason I still support labeling GMO and allowing informed people to make their own decisions.

  15. Re:root trust: the hole in PKI, SSL, TLS! on Turkish Registrar Enabled Phishing Attacks Against Google · · Score: 1

    So you trust them a lot or you are a weakling? I don't get it.

  16. Re:We Repealed These Laws on Khan Academy Will Be Ready For Its Close-Up In Idaho · · Score: 1

    Your liberal bias is clouding your logic. Merit based pay makes sense in all jobs. The only problem is making sure the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are all completely under control of the teacher.

  17. Re:Unsolicited advice on Why "We The People" Should Use Random Sample Voting · · Score: 1

    Exactly. Take a divisive issue like Gun control. Just because your initial sample of 100 people decided that they thought allowing reciprocity for concealed carry permit owners was a bad idea doesn't mean that the issue lacks public support.

  18. Re:root access on Nvidia Display Driver Service Attack Escalates Privileges On Windows Machines · · Score: 1

    Haha. People are stuck in the past.

  19. Re:root access on Nvidia Display Driver Service Attack Escalates Privileges On Windows Machines · · Score: 1

    Oh, well N-Central does that too because we've combined it with Ninite so it can figure out if a third party app is updated or not and installed it. That's just one example.

  20. Re:root access on Nvidia Display Driver Service Attack Escalates Privileges On Windows Machines · · Score: 1

    Wow. You totally missed the point. Of course you have to download, deploy and support N-Central but if you think all it does is make schedule scripts then you are sorely mistaken. Funny you mention google. Maybe you could type N-Central into google and educate yourself.

  21. Re:root access on Nvidia Display Driver Service Attack Escalates Privileges On Windows Machines · · Score: 0

    Easiest? No. Anything in a command line is not "easy". It is fully functional? Yes. However I would rather choose a script from a drop down menu, select the comps from the left and drag to the right, choose a time, and hit "run". I can do this with N-Central. You just have to pay for that solution.

  22. Re:root access on Nvidia Display Driver Service Attack Escalates Privileges On Windows Machines · · Score: 2

    So you like Linux because Windows does its permissions levels EXACTLY THE SAME WAY? I'm confused.

  23. Re:in 1975, when I was in High school on 2012 Another Record-Setter For Weather, Fits Climate Forecasts · · Score: 1

    People constantly confuse Science with Scientists. Science is a process for understanding the world we live in. Scientists are fallible human beings who are motivated and controlled by a wide variety of variables and who make mistakes just as often as they make real breakthroughs. Then you get to add politics into the whole mix and you can see how fact and truth are easily distorted.

    Point in case. This was not the hottest year on record but it was the hottest "La Nina" year. Well "La Nina" is just a scientist made up phrase to describe when the certain parts of the ocean are cooler or warmer. Its meaningless in this discussion.

  24. Re:Firefox much improved on Google Sync Clobbers Chrome Browsers · · Score: 1

    I use XP at home and I have 4GB of RAM and I keep enough tabs open all the time that I have to scroll through them.

  25. Re:Firefox much improved on Google Sync Clobbers Chrome Browsers · · Score: 1

    Memory isn't the only important factor in browser performance. Ya, its important on 32-bit machines but on newer machines what is more important is disk activity and cpu time.