Comment Re:Nothing wrong with models. (Score 1, Redundant) 561
But. And it is a big but.
I like big buts and i cannot lie
Comment Re:Hmmm... (Score 2, Insightful) 290
Neither article describes how to stop the autorun.inf file from being processed on all removable media
So, IS there a way to stop the autorun.inf file from being processed on all removable media?
And I think that is the main point made by the article - yeah, sure, with a bit of spin too. With all the qualifications you have on your statements, you are technically correct. However, if there are no clear instructions on how to stop the autorun.inf file from being processed on ALL media, removable or otherwise, Microsoft should provide them or explicitly say that it isn't possible. And the researchers could probably approach Microsoft in a less accusatory manner. People just want to keep their systems safe.
Comment Re:The internet is safe for children? (Score 1) 445
actually, i wanted to show meatswing to someone and couldnt find it. link please?
Submission + - blatent plagerism by anonymous coward (slashdot.org)
jdc writes: I realize this is totally the wrong place to post this... BUT i couldn't find anywhere else to put it
Comments are owned by posters, but what about anonymous cowards? See the link. Copywrited text is copied and pasted into this article. Looks like someone paid $39 for this article and posted the text on /.
Sorry again for posting this here
Submission + - MediaDefenders caught violating copyright law?
uglydog writes: MediaDefenders is hosting a pdf of a Wall Street Journal article on its site in a manner that appears to violate section 6. b. of the WSJ subscriber agreement (read the disclaimer at the end of the pdf). The link to the pdf is off of MediaDefenders marketing page (mouse over "News" on the left navbar and check out link for the 2nd item on the page). This happens right after an incident where MediaDefenders was allegedly entrapping p2p users.
Submission + - Car-2-Car technologies to help make driving safer 1
An anonymous reader writes: Car manufacturers around the world are working on vehicle-to-vehicle technologies to help make driving safer.
The Car-2-Car Consortium's system, which includes GM's Vehicle-to-Vehicle project, combines three technologies — a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) antenna, a wireless data system and a computer that interprets the information it receives.
GPS tracks the position of the car while sensor data from the car — such as speed, direction, road conditions and if the windscreen wipers are on and if the brakes have been stamped on — is monitored by the on-board computer.
A wireless system similar to existing wi-fi technology — based on the 802.11p protocol — transmits and receives data to and from nearby cars, creating an ad-hoc network.
Data hops from car to car and the on-board computers can build a picture of road and traffic conditions based on information from multiple vehicles across a great distance.
Cars travelling in opposite directions can share information about where they have been and so informing each other about where they are going.
Vehicle to vehicle technology
Traffic information about roadworks and speed limits can be displayed
"The wireless system has a range of 500m outside the city and 100m in the city," said Prof Wieker. He said the consortium had opted for wireless rather than a mobile network because it was faster.
"The data moves between cars in milliseconds," he said.
Drivers receive warnings through messages on an in-car display, audio alerts and even seat vibrations.
The system works through "data fusion and logical combination of information", said Prof Wieker.
For example, if one driver switches on his fog lamp and slows down, the computer could interpret it as an anomaly. But if three or four cars follow suit, the computer could reasonably assume that there is a fog problem.
The system stores this information and passes it on to cars several kilometres down the road which are travelling in the opposite direction, heading towards the fog problem.
"It is useful not only as a safety system but could also be used to improve traffic efficiency," said Prof Wieker.
The backers envisage the technology being embedded into traffic lights and road signs so that real-time traffic information can be passed to cars, potentially funnelling motorists to alternative routes.
Submission + - Perpetual motion exhibit grinds to a halt (kinetica-museum.org)
JoeHep writes: "I'm staying in London for a couple of months and thought I would go see the 'Orbo' exhibit at the Kinetica museum. As it turns out, the hardest aspect of a perpetual motion device isn't keeping it running, it's starting it running. The exhibit has been postponed. From the Kinetica website — "KINETICA OPENING DELAYED: Due to technical difficulties the planned demonstration of Steorn's 'Orbo' free energy technology has been postponed until further notice. As a consequence, Kinetica Museum will not be open to the public during this period. A technical assessment is currently underway and information regarding the rescheduling of this demonstration will be posted on the websites of Steorn and Kinetica as soon as it becomes available. We apologise for this delay and appreciate your patience.""
