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  1. Re:I need this on Graphene Flakes Facilitate Neuromorphic Chips (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Put two LaZer X cards in your computer and the second one will simulate your own brain's state after a brief scan, and will play the game just as you would but without having to actually be near the PC.

  2. Err thats not quite how things work.....

  3. Re:At least they came out and said it on SSH Backdoor Found In Fortinet Firewalls (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    They haven't admitted they had a backdoor.
    They've only admitted they had a 'management authentication issue'.

    Just like many companies are coming under 'advanced persistent threat' attacks.
    They aren't filled with idiots who click Important Document.doc.exe from random emails. Course not!
    The attack has 'advanced' in the title!

  4. Re:Unbiased source? on BBC Confirms 50% Bitrate Savings For H.265/HEVC Vs H.264/AVC (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Erm you do realise that this isn't actually a quality reduction?

    If you read up on HEVC, you'll notice it's a completely separate codec to AVC that was designed specifically to hit 50% better (higher quality same bitrate or same quality at half bitrate). AVC was the benchmark codec that it was being compared to.
    So the BBC is just confirming that they hit that mark.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  5. Hey at least the dolphin wasn't depressed when it died and could have lots of unprotected sex.

  6. Re:Why did the system store passwords? on European Space Agency Records Leaked For Amusement, Attackers Say (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    To be fair, salted hashes provide no additional benefit if the password is 3 characters long. A brute force would still get them pretty much instantly.

  7. Actually one time pads ARE perfect encryption. Utterly flawless.

  8. Re: "the most effective recruiter in the world" on Hillary Clinton Urges Silicon Valley To 'Disrupt' ISIS · · Score: 1

    That's your estimate. Historical fact shows that they would have surrendered to the Russians within the week.
    They were already in talks about the surrender with them.

    That's why the bombs were dropped - so the Japanese would surrender to the US not to the Russians.

  9. Re: "the most effective recruiter in the world" on Hillary Clinton Urges Silicon Valley To 'Disrupt' ISIS · · Score: 1

    I do know the history - the nukes were dropped so the Japanese would surrender to the US instead of Russia who they had been in talks with about a surrender.
    http://www.globalresearch.ca/t...

    I'm not saying the Japanese were a bunch of innocent guys, I'm saying the US response was completely disproportionate to any real or perceived threat.

    And I note you didn't go near Iraq - that one is pretty clear cut as not having anything to do with 9/11 at all.

  10. Re: "the most effective recruiter in the world" on Hillary Clinton Urges Silicon Valley To 'Disrupt' ISIS · · Score: 1

    “History is written by the victors.” Walter Benjamin

    The Japanese never had a nuke program, and the Nazi program was a VERY long way from ever producing a bomb.
    But there is entirely the possibility they would be less barbaric than the US if they had a bomb.

  11. Re: "the most effective recruiter in the world" on Hillary Clinton Urges Silicon Valley To 'Disrupt' ISIS · · Score: 1

    Dropping the only 2 nukes that have ever been used outside of tests because a military base got blown up? Yeah that sounds disproportionate to me.

  12. Re: "the most effective recruiter in the world" on Hillary Clinton Urges Silicon Valley To 'Disrupt' ISIS · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Read the grandparent. It was talking about terrorism being a disproportionate response to the US bombing civilians.

    The responses to 9/11 and Pearl Harbour were both disproportionate.

    Following the US example, its entirely logical for the people getting bombed to want to become terrorists and bomb back.

  13. Re: "the most effective recruiter in the world" on Hillary Clinton Urges Silicon Valley To 'Disrupt' ISIS · · Score: 0

    Err 9/11? Pearl Harbour?

    Oh wait because the military does it then it's all fine.

  14. I'm not worried about cyber attacks against banks.

    I'm worried about the fairly regular bank outages.
    They haven't hit my bank yet, but with cost cutting I'm sure it will eventually.

  15. Re:Lawsuits? on Skip the Picks; Expert Uses Hammer To Open a Master Lock (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    That's difficult though. It's a lot easier to go to your lawyers and order them to make it go away.

  16. Re:thats strange on VW Officials Knew Since Last Year of Misleading Fuel Economy Claims (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering I'm not in the US, yeah I don't know car advertising law in the US.

    The point was whether those numbers are from when the defeat device is active or not.
    Not whether the numbers mean anything in reality.

  17. Re:thats strange on VW Officials Knew Since Last Year of Misleading Fuel Economy Claims (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    My post was mostly a joke. :)

    But those worse figures wouldn't be what VW advertised, they would be advertising the better 'regular' numbers.
    No point having a defeat device if if it makes you advertise worse numbers.

  18. Re:thats strange on VW Officials Knew Since Last Year of Misleading Fuel Economy Claims (reuters.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's good to see VW representatives surfing Slashdot to try and repair VW's shattered reputation. :)

  19. Re:Oh, really? on Apple Looks To Introduce OLED Displays In iPhone Models From 2018 (thestack.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    My Nokia N85 (which still works) has a OLED screen.

    In 2018 it will be 10 years old.

  20. I think the parent meant the CVC / CSC / CVV / etc....

  21. Re:FUD at least sort of. on Green Light Or No, Nest Cam Never Stops Watching (securityledger.com) · · Score: 1

    Likely not. The camera module is probably still sending image data and the SoC is just ignoring it.

    That's simplest to implement.

  22. Re:FUD at least sort of. on Green Light Or No, Nest Cam Never Stops Watching (securityledger.com) · · Score: 1

    It likely does stop filming completely. They just don't add circuitry to remove power from the camera module.
    That costs money and wouldn't save an awful lot of power.

  23. Re:Except they used regular SMS on Manhattan DA Pressures Google and Apple To Kill Zero Knowledge Encryption (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    They found the unencrypted phone correct.

    If it HAD been encrypted, France already has mandatory data retention so they'd just have to make a call or two once they knew the IMEI.

    The phone being unencrypted just saves a few minutes since they used SMS.

  24. Re:Volvo says it will be liable for any accidents on Volvo Unveils Autonomous Concept Car, WIth Retracting Wheel, 25" Display (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd feel a lot better if most people on the roads DIDN'T have a wheel that would allow them to control a multi-ton vehicle at speed.

  25. Wont fix - works as intended.

    I think you bought their crap about it's for stopping terrorists.