Comment Re:No, it's not bullshit. (Score 1) 461
E.g., don't just list "corn;" list "corn (Monsanto RoundupReady (TM) strain 2.09387).
That's a good idea, then it would be much easier to avoid purchasing anything that god awful company.
Comment Re:Google hates privacy (Score 4, Informative) 153
have you thought for one second... to stop using google?
Exactly, DuckDuckGo FTW.
Submission + - Not even investors know what Google Glass is for (citeworld.com)
bdking writes: Google says it plans to ship its Google Glass Explorer Edition by the end of April to developers and consumers who paid $1,500 to test the computer-enabled eyewear, with vague plans for a general release (at a lower price) by year's end. But what will you really be able to do with Google Glass, beyond having information presented before your eyes? Even investors who are set to spend millions funding apps development for Google Glass have no clue. Is Google Glass being overhyped as a "transformational" device?
Submission + - OBLITERASE: Got old computers? DO THIS... (kickstarter.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Obliterase, Inc. recently launched a campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds to complete their USB Pass technology. Called "Pass IT on for Good", the technology SECURELY repurposes computers for educating children in developing countries, filling MINDS and not landfills.
Obliterase includes their Enterprise Version of their data erasure technology, allowing users to select among the 17 algorithms that meet government standards around the world, including the Department of Defense, NIST, Army, Navy, and Air Force.
After wiping the hard drives beyond forensic recovery and performing a health check on the system, an Ubuntu OS is loaded as well as educational content before it can be Passed On For Good.
The campaign can be seen on Kickstarter at http://kck.st/124x7CH. The program has found solid success and seeks to attain its funding goal by EARTH DAY.
This really cool project was engineered by Obliterase in partnership with the University of New Hampshire's Research Computing Center.
Check it out — Jump on board — make a difference this Earth Day!
Obliterase includes their Enterprise Version of their data erasure technology, allowing users to select among the 17 algorithms that meet government standards around the world, including the Department of Defense, NIST, Army, Navy, and Air Force.
After wiping the hard drives beyond forensic recovery and performing a health check on the system, an Ubuntu OS is loaded as well as educational content before it can be Passed On For Good.
The campaign can be seen on Kickstarter at http://kck.st/124x7CH. The program has found solid success and seeks to attain its funding goal by EARTH DAY.
This really cool project was engineered by Obliterase in partnership with the University of New Hampshire's Research Computing Center.
Check it out — Jump on board — make a difference this Earth Day!
Comment Re:republican shill (Score 1) 211
It's policy, not tribal warfare.
I agree with most of what you said, but I have to disagree and say that American politics might as well be considered tribal war fare. The two tribes are equally ignorant on most things that they make decisions about. Any decisions they do make aren't for the good of the people, but for their own agendas. Wouldn't you want to do whatever was necessary to stay in a cushy government job, receiving off the books kick backs, favors and the like from everyone that wants to buy your vote. All while you blast the other tribe with redundant, over the top rhetoric and try to make your self as loud as possible so that you get more sheeple behind you. Having a job where you wield power, with next to no accountability. 'Murica, fuck yeah.
Comment Re:The house intelligence committee (Score 1) 211
...and the science committee, the House, the Senate and the White House. Pretty much any place that contains politicians is a huge threat to peace of mind, world peace and common sense.
Comment Re:Sad (Score 1) 278
People gotta eat.
Kids gotta learn.
After the trolling of this horrible place. The thing to do, will be to visit DC and try to sit in on Congress's science committee, trolling any members like the idiot that feels, evolution is a lie straight from the pit of hell.
Comment Re:Good start, but... (Score 1) 119
They need to add wording so that my data can't be shared without my permission...
That's all you really needed to say. All this data hoarding and selling by so many companies is ridiculous, even your bank does it and then they send a letter in the mail to the effect:
"If you'd like to opt-out of our wonderful system of making money off your personal information, jump through these flaming hoops and let us know. Otherwise we're going to try to make as much money as possible off your ass.
All of these types of things should be opt-in, they should never be opt-out. I could care fucking less if some marketing company goes out of business. At the very least, any company that makes money off selling your data with or with out your consent, should have to send dividends to every person, whose data they've trafficked.
Comment Re:Great first step (Score 1) 119
Having it just go away wouldn't work, but I for one don't believe that the credit bureaus should be able to catalog everything they can about my credit history and work history, then sell it off to marketers. Just yesterday I was screaming at some idiot on the phone telling them to take me off their mailing list. Since my credit history shows that I have debt, I get letters from places that "want to help me manage it." The fucker just wouldn't take no for an answer. And frankly I don't know why anyone would trust unsolicited mail about reducing their debt, how could anyone not realize it's coming from a company that's in business to make money and not to "help" you.
Comment Re:Sad (Score 1) 278
Eh. Making fun of fundies is more entertaining that going to the movies. It's to bad that you can't harness the power of their circular arguements, there'd be no need for fossil fuels.
I guess that would make them happier though, since their cars most assuredly run on rainbows and happy thoughts. Unless they see oil as just being some sort of magic elixr in the ground. I guess the lord put oil there, while Satan was hiding the dinosaur bones.
Idiots.
Comment Re:Sad (Score 5, Funny) 278
I'm actually planning a trip with several friends to visit that horrible place and troll the fuck out of those fools. It's going to be hilarious.
Submission + - New Breed of Malware Hits POS Systems and ATMs (securityweek.com)
wiredmikey writes: A new malware targeting point-of-sale (POS) systems and ATMs has stolen payment card information from several US banks, researchers say. Called “Dump Memory Grabber”, the malware scans the memory of point-of-sale systems and ATMs looking for credit card data, researchers say. The researchers believe the malware has already been used to steal data from payment cards issued by major US banks, including Chase, Capital One, Citibank, and Union Bank of California.
Interestingly, a few POS systems running Windows XP or Windows Embedded with Remote Desktop or VNC software were infected remotely, and in some cases, attackers exploited vulnerabilities in ATM networks connecting to the bank's VPN or GSM/GPRS networks.
Dump Memory Grabber is not the first malware family to target POS and ATMs. A few months ago, malware named "Dexter" was discovered, which infected POS systems at well-known retail outlets, hotels, and food establishments. Just last week, McAfee identified vSkimmer, a Dexter successor.
Coincidentally, a Boston-based liquor store notified customers this week that it had found malware on its POS systems, though it's unclear if the malware is any of the above or something different.
Interestingly, a few POS systems running Windows XP or Windows Embedded with Remote Desktop or VNC software were infected remotely, and in some cases, attackers exploited vulnerabilities in ATM networks connecting to the bank's VPN or GSM/GPRS networks.
Dump Memory Grabber is not the first malware family to target POS and ATMs. A few months ago, malware named "Dexter" was discovered, which infected POS systems at well-known retail outlets, hotels, and food establishments. Just last week, McAfee identified vSkimmer, a Dexter successor.
Coincidentally, a Boston-based liquor store notified customers this week that it had found malware on its POS systems, though it's unclear if the malware is any of the above or something different.
Submission + - Document Freedom Day 2013 celebrated in 30 countries (h-online.com)
jrepin writes: "The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is running its annual Document Freedom Day campaign today to raise awareness of the importance of open standards. This year's Document Freedom Day involves over 50 groups from 30 countries and focuses on open standards in web-based streaming technologies, especially on increasing the awareness and usage of HTML5. This year's campaign is sponsored by Google and openSUSE. To celebrate the Document Freedom Day April has published a poster to explain to software users, the interest of opting for "open formats" to exchange and store their files."
Comment Re:Maybe... (Score 1) 1121
Appending that statement, agnostic would be a better category for babies than atheist. Regardless, my point is that they aren't born worshiping: Dawkins, Christ, Vishnu or even the FSM.
Comment Re:Maybe... (Score 1) 1121
The birth rate of atheists is 100%, no child is born indoctrinated into any dogma. Religious beliefs and bigotry are taught, not inherited.
