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  1. Let them burn on Australian Teen Reports SQL Injection Vulnerability, Company Calls Police · · Score: 1

    I speak from experience (and a lot of it). Never, ever report this type of bug to the owner of the website, specially if this is a big company (a single person websites are different). Since most of the people who are responsible (in many cases) for the website know nothing of computer security, internet or technology in general. The best thing to do is to forget this issue and the website in question fall victim hackers and ID-theft. It is only after such scandal that something is done about it.

    This people don't understand good faith and they do not understand how internet security works. It's easier just the let them literally crash and burn, rather then telling them anything about the security flaw.

  2. I smell bullshit on Dogs Defecate In Alignment With Earth's Magnetic Field · · Score: 2

    I smell bullshit moving around the news media at this moment.

  3. Re:Using 2,4Ghz in wireless network is not harmful on Parents' Campaign Leads To Wi-Fi Ban In New Zealand School · · Score: 1

    You want facts? Here are facts for you. I don't make any guarantees that you understand those facts.

    http://missionscience.nasa.gov/ems/05_radiowaves.html
    http://missionscience.nasa.gov/ems/01_intro.html
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_wave

    2412Mhz has the wave length of 124mm according to this calculator (http://www.onlineconversion.com/frequency_wavelength.htm). The size of human DNA molecule is far smaller then this. The wavelength of 2,4Ghz and 5Ghz is therefore too big to have any effect on DNA in living animals.

  4. Using 2,4Ghz in wireless network is not harmful on Parents' Campaign Leads To Wi-Fi Ban In New Zealand School · · Score: 1

    This is not complex, at 2412Mhz (start of 2,4Ghz wlan) does not harm you at the transmission levels used in wireless network. The transmission power is around 100mW, based on the law of square that signal fades quickly when the distance is more then 100 meters. Just if there is nothing blocking the signal. If anything is blocking the signal it fades faster and more quickly. At 5180Mhz (start of 5Ghz wlan band) the signal goes even shorter distance at the same power.

    The idea that people can get sick or even cancer from normal radio bands (2Mhz to 60Ghz) is just ridiculous. It is nothing more then a chance that this boy got the brain cancer. It has nothing to do with wireless networks, mobile phones or television transmission masts (they broadcast in the 230 to 800Mhz range). Mobile phones are in the range of 700Mhz to 2100Mhz (LTE/GSM/3G). Depending on country and location.

    For the sake of discussion I have simplified use of frequency band used in mobile phones and 5Ghz wireless network.

  5. Got nothing, make shit up instead on NSA Says It Foiled Plot To Destroy US Economy Through Malware · · Score: 1

    So NSA got nothing to show for it dragnet surveillance. Instead they just start making shit up in propaganda news that they spread with big U.S media companies. The reality is that such attack would never have worked and the people in China knows this already.

    China also doesn't need to do this. All they need to do to ruin U.S economic is to stop exporting cheap stuff (among other things) to the U.S. In less then 8 months U.S would be on it's knees in terms of economic performance. Since it is already junk and is not improving thanks to the idiot bible ass-holes who know nothing of economics or facts.

  6. Re:Good on Woman Fined For Bad Review Striking Back In Court · · Score: 5, Informative

    They say on the front page that they are experiencing unexpected and sharp increase in volumes of orders. That means they are delaying all shipping for 48 business hours. Since working hours are around 8 hours normally, this means 6 days delay at least on shipping when people order from this website. But that is something they should not do, since it is unlikely they are going to get what they did order.

    They are also faking reviews and other such things. Claim and information on the fake reviews can be found in the comment on the site I am linking to.

    Details: http://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.kleargear.com

  7. Re:Greed! on Music Industry Issues Take Down Notices to 50 Major Lyrics Sites · · Score: 1

    And deny they do. In fact, they are so paranoid about this that is on edge of schizophrenia. It is often not the author of the lyrics who own the copyright. It's the company since most of this is for hire. There are exceptions, but they are rare and not so common.

    The lyrics are also often under 'exclusive rights' for some time, often for up to 5 years (sometimes shorter and sometimes longer). I have been reading about this since I was checking for publishing on short stories that follows similar model in terms of copyright and exclusive rights.

  8. Re:Oil loses, coal wins on Tesla Fires and Firestorms: Let's Breathe and Review Some Car Fire Math · · Score: 1

    While this is in part true. The advances in solar sells for home might change this in the long run. While not everyone might be able to set-up solar sells many people might and that is going to lower the power demand. This has not happened yet for many reasons at the moment. But progress and advancements might change that.

  9. Re:The oil lobby on Tesla Fires and Firestorms: Let's Breathe and Review Some Car Fire Math · · Score: 1

    About nr 1: I don't know about this batteries. As there are sometimes flaws in them and for that same flaw they often burn mobile phones, laptops and such things. Batteries are improving with time, but it is going to take several more years until something new appears.

    In regarding nr 2: While this is extremely difficult to trace due to shell within a shell holdings (and sometimes shell within a double shell in a tax haven) this is happening. As the oil industry did destroy the public transport in the U.S at the start of the 20th century. That is easy to look up.

    Her is an interesting news report on what is taking place in big oil. It is all power and corruption.

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/07/16/the-worlds-25-biggest-oil-companies/ (Warning! Has audio advertisement!)

    Here is how big oil got Tesla cars banned in Texas by using side routes that they do have and are not afraid to use.

    http://elitedaily.com/news/technology/big-oil-state-texas-bans-the-sale-of-teslas-electric-cars/
    http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/09/10/why-tesla-lost-the-fight-to-sell-cars-in-texas/

  10. The oil lobby on Tesla Fires and Firestorms: Let's Breathe and Review Some Car Fire Math · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It is no surprise that the oil lobby is jumping on this. Even when in reality it is more dangerous to be in a car that runs on oil or gasoline than lion batteries. While batteries are not risk free, they are considerable lower risk than using oil and gasoline cars.

  11. That again! on Silicon Valley Could Be Heading For a New Stock Collapse. · · Score: 1

    Oh dear..... This is not going to end well is it.

  12. Re:The IT IN Crowd on You're Only As Hirable As Your Google+ Circles · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Top performers burn out fast and do not return to the IT field.

  13. Re:Yawn on GCHQ, European Spy Agencies Cooperate On Surveillance · · Score: 1

    Iceland is spying on it's population and the laws have been adjusted to account for that several years ago.

  14. Re:It's all a sham on GCHQ, European Spy Agencies Cooperate On Surveillance · · Score: 1

    The real issue is that terrorist networks tend not to use any sort of mobile or internet communication today. Some idiots do, but as the horrible Boston bombing did prove this surveillance did not change anything (dragnets never do). It is also fact that warnings that were issued got ignored by the FBI and NSA. I am not sure if any explanation for why that has has been given today.

    This surveillance is excused by the "global war on terror(ism)". While the reality is that it is being used by governments around the world to spy on the population. All laws in the EU/EEA (not sure about Switzerland) have been adjusted so surveillance data is at minimal kept for 6 to 12 months.

    What does the public about this. It's easy, nothing, it just yawns and moves on to whatever is popular today and tomorrow.

  15. Re:But can you trust xavier2dc? on How I Compiled TrueCrypt For Windows and Matched the Official Binaries · · Score: 2

    Just run Windows ME and then you never have to worry about NSA.

  16. Yellow journalism on Books With "Questionable Content" Being Deleted From ebookstores In Sweeping Ban · · Score: 1

    The Kernel is a yellow journalist paper in my view. There style and coverage is nothing else, they are not to inform. They are just out there to gain publicity and clearly some income, they don't run any advertisement and have no income from the looks of it and don't seem to be an subscription magazine either.

    I wrote a longer article here on this, http://www.jonfr.com/?p=8058

    Disclaimer: That is my website.

  17. Re:And Putin continues on Russian Government Takes Over Country's 289-year Old Scientific Academy · · Score: 1

    I see that russian part of slashdot has modpoints (I got mod down to troll for this fact). The fact is the fact.

    This is not a question of when, since it has already happened. Now they are banning and making enemy out of homosexual people (both men and women). This is just the first step. Next step is to create some big foreign enemy, so far Putin has not yet done that since he is not ready. His military is not yet ready for such actions. In the meantime he is going to continue to increase his power in Russia and in the end cancel out already weak democracy in Russia.

    He started on that the day he got into office and he is not going to stop until he gets what he wants. What Putin wants is a Stalin era power with him in control. We already know what Stalin did to the russian people and now Putin is going to do the same in due time if he is not stopped by powers inside Russia (if he has not already crushed them. As I think is most likely the case already).

    I do not know how long this is going to take for Putin to implement. But my best guess is less then 20 years from now, depending on factors and what he can do in Russia and what the global reaction is going to be when the time comes.

  18. Re:And Putin continues on Russian Government Takes Over Country's 289-year Old Scientific Academy · · Score: -1, Troll

    No. Just normal mass murdering dictatorship. Before you know it we are going to be in World War 3 with Russia and Putin. It is just going to take few more years until that happens. Since Putin is not a stupid man and knows what he is doing.

  19. Re:Nothing ever comes of these "child geniuses" on The Boy Genius of Ulan Bator · · Score: 1

    Data stored on hard drives are just in the physical form of the universe they are in. While our environment is in 3-D that might not apply on quantum level. I am not sure yet, since I currently do not study in this field of science. I am just interested in it as is.

  20. Re:Nothing ever comes of these "child geniuses" on The Boy Genius of Ulan Bator · · Score: 1

    You can only store data in 3 dimensions in quartz like materials. The problem is writing and reading and I just don't think the technical level is just there yet. They are now testing 5 dimensional storage. I am not sure how stable that is (due to quantum factors that is impossible to predict for) in the short and long run.

    I am sure they are going to work out the issues in the end. It might take 30 to 100 years until they do so. I am not up to speed on how the progress has been going in this research.

    Information:
    http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/jul/17/5d-superman-memory-crystal-heralds-unlimited-lifetime-data-storage
    http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/jul/13_131.shtml

  21. Re:wheels... on NASA Finds, Fixes Small Glitch in LADEE Moon Probe · · Score: 2

    We use kelvin in space. Not old and outdated Fahrenheit.

    About Kelvin, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin

    Based on the moon, the space temperature is around 120K (-153C) in our solar system this close to the sun on the dark side.

    Temperature on the moon, http://www.space.com/18175-moon-temperature.html

  22. Extinct volcano on New Giant Volcano Below Sea Is Largest In the World · · Score: 2

    This volcano is extinct and it is not producing any lava today or magma for that matter. So this is now just an volcano that nature is weathering down slowly.

  23. Re: No need for cameras. on EU Proposes To Fit Cars With Speed Limiters · · Score: 1

    That may be. They are still making it up as an fact (the UK press). While it is not. As it says on the website of EU Commission.

    "The opinions expressed in the studies are those of the consultant and do not necessarily represent the position of the Commission."

  24. Re:Fight it if you want to. on The Legal Purgatory at the US Border: Detained, Searched, and Interrogated · · Score: 1

    Where I live there are no border guards. They did go away mostly around 2001 on the Denmark - Germany border when Schengen started in Europe. The Nordic countries have not had any border controls between the nordic countries since 1958 when they created the nordic passport union.

    Schengen Area: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area
    Nordic Passport Union: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Passport_Union

    There are minimal checks before you board an airplane and security checks inside Schengen, but nothing like they have in the U.S and Australia as example. Entering Schengen area means checks, but I do not know how extensive they are since I have not yet travelled outside the Schengen area.

  25. Re:No need for cameras. on EU Proposes To Fit Cars With Speed Limiters · · Score: 1

    No, this is what you can expect from the "The Telegraph" on the EU (and other British papers) . They sometimes just make shit up and print it as news.

    More details here, http://youtu.be/4OpfgA8UJ4c