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Comment Re:Still not good enough. (Score 1) 430

by Coren22 (#48934407) Attached to: FCC Officially Approves Change In the Definition of Broadband

The government always grows. It just grows in different areas under each side of the political coin.

The budget tends to shrink under Repubs, and grow under the Dems, this is for various reasons, but mostly the Dems saying they have to take from the rich and give to the poor causes larger tax income and corresponding larger outlays. The Repubs tend to try to reduce budget and taxes, causing smaller government overall, usually at the expense of social programs which they feel is an unfair redistribution of wealth.

Comment Re: jessh (Score 1) 397

by Coren22 (#48934133) Attached to: "Mammoth Snow Storm" Underwhelms

Many people shooting for an informative post. I was asking a rhetorical question, I know exactly how far as I have family up there, the point I was making however was that it seems as though the New Yorkers making the big deal about the storm missing them must not realize how very close the storm was, and that the Mayor probably saved many lives on Long Island (including Queens and Brooklyn) that did get significant snowfall.

Comment Re:kinda illegal already, by a rule referring to a (Score 1) 165

by Coren22 (#48932787) Attached to: Drone Maker Enforces No-Fly Zone Over DC, Hijacking Malware Demonstrated

In this particular case, DC IS a no fly zone, at least since 9/11. There was talk in this area shortly after that happened to the effect of any plane flying into that region could be shot down if they were unable to identify it or if it failed to respond. This came directly from the pentagon impact as they saw that plane coming in, and tried to get it to respond, and by the time they would have shot it down, it was already too late as the decision process took too long.

Submission + - The Net Neutrality Bait and Switch (medium.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Susan Crawford argues that the GOP's amendment to the Communications Act of 1934 (which will probably get vetoed by the President) isn't their way of moving toward the side of pro-net neutrality, but will actually so limit the FCC to do anything, and that the true goal is to "[get] rid of the existing Telecommunications Act entirely."

Submission + - ATM Bombs Coming Soon to United States

Submitted by HughPickens.com
HughPickens.com writes: Nick Summers has an interesting article at Bloomberg about the epidemic of 90 ATM bombings that has hit Britain since 2013. ATM machines are vulnerable because the strongbox inside an ATM has two essential holes: a small slot in front that spits out bills to customers and a big door in back through which employees load reams of cash in large cassettes. "Criminals have learned to see this simple enclosure as a physics problem," writes Summers. "Gas is pumped in, and when it’s detonated, the weakest part—the large hinged door—is forced open. After an ATM blast, thieves force their way into the bank itself, where the now gaping rear of the cash machine is either exposed in the lobby or inside a trivially secured room. Set off with skill, the shock wave leaves the money neatly stacked, sometimes with a whiff of the distinctive acetylene odor of garlic." The rise in gas attacks has created a market opportunity for the companies that construct ATM components. Several manufacturers now make various anti-gas-attack modules: Some absorb shock waves, some detect gas and render it harmless, and some emit sound, fog, or dye to discourage thieves in the act.

As far as anyone knows, there has never been a gas attack on an American ATM. The leading theory points to the country’s primitive ATM cards. Along with Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, and not many other countries, the U.S. doesn’t require its plastic to contain an encryption chip, so stealing cards remains an effective, nonviolent way to get at the cash in an ATM. Encryption chip requirements are coming to the U.S. later this year, though. And given the gas raid’s many advantages, it may be only a matter of time until the back of an American ATM comes rocketing off.

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