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  1. If that let's you sleep better at night, sure. Stuff isn't hacked until it is.

  2. Only because you don't know about them doesn't mean they do not exist. Have a look in here:

    https://www.cvedetails.com/pro...

    For instance these in 2017 https://www.cvedetails.com/vul...

    The vast majority of these are for versions = 5.5, for obvious reasons as they've been EOL'd for years. Unless you're running some version of red hat that still patches their 5.4 installations, you're likely vulnerable to many of these.

  3. That might be so, but the danger remains. It's not a problem until it is.

  4. Not much more you can do other than that tbh. Explain what they're exposing themselves to, and let them make a choice.

    Sites in php 5 are easily migratable to 7.x, obviously the earlier the version the less "easily". The vast majority of 5.6 code should run on 7.x with no issues. They did a pretty good job at avoiding big bc breaks.

  5. Many of the vulnerabilities that have gone unpatched since 5.2 allow for remote code execution on the servers you're responsible for and perhaps sharing with different customers.

  6. Re:Will Tesla buy them? on Electric Car Startup 'Better Place' Liquidating After $850 Million Investment · · Score: 1

    You only got out of the car to stretch your legs and rest 15 minutes every 5 or 6 hours of driving? While I admit I have also done that in the past, it's a very dangerous thing indeed to do, even if you just jumped in on the driver seat. Makes you prone to mistakes, longer reaction times and to misjudge situations. There are regulations in Europe on just how much professional drivers (eg lorry and to a less extent taxi drivers) can drive every day, for very good safety reasons. Even if you think you're doing alright please do make longer and more frequent stops, you might find yourself involved in a situation where reacting half a second earlier can save your life and many others around you.

  7. Re:Will Tesla buy them? on Electric Car Startup 'Better Place' Liquidating After $850 Million Investment · · Score: 2

    Despite what Elon says, I don't have 1/2 hour to waste every 400kms to sit at a high-powered charge station and drink coffee,

    I would disagree with this particular bit - 400km works at 3-4hrs of continuous motorway driving. You should really take a rest every 2 hours or so, especially on very long journeys.

  8. Re:Sick of pi - Retarded Comment on MIT App Inventor Back Online · · Score: 1
  9. Re:Highway lights??? on UK To Dim Highway Lights To Save Money · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't know, I speak from my own experience, nothing more.

  10. Re:Highway lights??? on UK To Dim Highway Lights To Save Money · · Score: 1

    It's a lot easier to get "road tranced" in the dark. Road lighting help a lot avoiding people falling asleep at the wheel.

  11. Re:Programming will become the new Shakespeare on Why We Should Teach Our Kids To Code · · Score: 1

    That's true of a proper, structured programming language. The subject is dry and guaranteed to alienate even the geekiest among those children. Why on earth would you teach assembler or C++ to a kid? In the same way, would you teach an 8 year old Calculus, or basic math operations instead? A well designed subject that teaches them to rapidly write fun software in a simple and graphical manner would be a fantastic choice. There must be programming languages and environments out there that accomplish something like this. Hell, if you could design the subject around coding some very simple games in this fashion the little ones would love you forever. From there, in the same way it's done with any other subject, every year you can go a bit deeper into something more formal.

  12. Re:heart's in the right place, but on Why We Should Teach Our Kids To Code · · Score: 1

    Kids do not need any computer literacy classes in the same way you didn't need any to operate a television or a vcr back in the day. People who need it are those who came in contact with a computer a lot later in life than nowaday's kids. That would be a complete waste of time.

  13. Re:Undercosting much? on Spanish Extremadura Moving 40,000 Desktops To Linux · · Score: 1

    Also, the region (I was born there) has plenty of experience on rolling out Linux on institutions through LinEx first (schools), then Debian itself (on the health system's IT infrastructure) later on. They were far from smooth at the time as mistakes were made, particularly when it came to re-educate and retrain staff. The region's government staff desktops is the last, and biggest, migration to make.

  14. Re:It'd better happen quick then on Is the Time Finally Right For Hybrid Hard Drives? · · Score: 1

    I completely agree. I built recently a new brain for my studio and looked into hybrid drives only to get a separate SSD and traditional HDD at the end - first, I need the physical separation of program data and music projects as it just makes life a lot easier for backups, possible reinstalls and moving projects across machines. Second, I could get a decent 120GB SDD + 1TB traditional 7200rpm drive for about the same money I would've had to pay for a hybrid half the total size of that.

    For a normal computer to browse the web and do the usual computery things I wouldn't even think on an SSD either, just a fast enough traditional drive.

  15. Re:God no! on Rethinking Rail Travel: Boarding a Moving Train · · Score: 1

    we CANNOT shut ourselves of from our daily grind.

    Yes you can. Turn the goddamn thing off and bob's your uncle.

    I do understand what you mean however - I certainly do not want to associate my home with working. I quite like the parent's idea on a local office space to telecommute from and which provides the tools you need (stationery, computers, IT support). I would definitely be up for that. We definitely need to travel less, not faster.

  16. Re:beam in thine own eye on Facebook Locks Down Social Gift Giving Patent · · Score: 1

    Incorrect. "Derecho de cita" grants much the same rights as fair use, no matter what you just read on the Wikipedia - the article in English is just plain wrong and misleading. It gives people the right to re-jiggle any copyrighted work for as long as it's within a series of fair use parameters. The Spanish example is not common law, but explicitly allowed by "el código civil" and actually drips from several articles of their Constitution.

    On the "feeling superior to the US", I'm merely pointing out the misconception by the post I was replying to that the EU equalises all their members legal framework to the same uniform mess, when it's just not the case. Europe is not just the UK, Germany and France.

  17. Re:beam in thine own eye on Facebook Locks Down Social Gift Giving Patent · · Score: 1

    Again, that's incorrect. To put just one example, Spain grants their citizens a so called "derecho de cita" which for all purposes is equivalent to the fair use construct in the US.

  18. Re:beam in thine own eye on Facebook Locks Down Social Gift Giving Patent · · Score: 1

    "no fair use" sorry dude but that ain't true. "Europe" is not a single country you know.

  19. Re:I appreciate the warning on Capcom Announces Unreplayable Game · · Score: 1

    Where's the part in which he compares driving the bus with urinating on a hippie?

  20. Who killed the notebook? on Who Killed the Netbook? · · Score: 1

    The ipad.

  21. Re:Err...What?? on Nintendo Announces New Console: Wii U · · Score: 1

    As a matter of fact, that controller was really comfy. The keypad was a pain in the arse though.

  22. Re:But are they pocket friendly? on TI vs. Calculator Hobbyists, the Next Round · · Score: 1

    Well, of course, but where did I say otherwise? I keep me HP48G on my desk at home.

  23. Re:But are they pocket friendly? on TI vs. Calculator Hobbyists, the Next Round · · Score: 1

    [quote]It is well worth carrying a small laptop instead of a pocket calculator for all the added power you get, unless you're doing simple arithmetic.[/quote]
    No, it isn't. Unless your level of geekdom is over 9000, that is.

  24. Re:Which calculator is powerful and Hobbyist frien on TI vs. Calculator Hobbyists, the Next Round · · Score: 1

    Ditto, I still use regularly my HP48G, best calculator I've ever owned hands down. Once one masters the reverse polsih notation there's nothing better to do calculations.

  25. Re:Sod Final Fantasy on Square Enix Facing Big Losses For 2010 · · Score: 1

    August 11th, folks. Diaries should be marked.

    We should pass a congress bill to make this mandatory. And nuke from orbit those countries which don't comply.

    Most important event this year, without a shadow of a doubt. Even more than groundhog day I dare say.