Comment Re:Badly named (Score 1) 148
Speaking of "badly named," pedometer sounds like something made up on 4chan to rate the age of children in image posts.
Comment Re:Suprised (Score 1) 308
Excellent point. I recall a 'behind the scenes' style episode where they showed how bad Jaime was at doing a quick monologue.
It was actually pretty funny hearing the rest of the cast making fun of him about it.
Submission + - Vodafone fails to secure voicemail, twice (nos.nl)
HavanaF writes: "Vodafone made a mess in The Netherlands by failing twice, in two days, to secure its customers' voicemail system. Customers include almost all Dutch politicians and the entire government, as Vodafone is the governments' official telco provider.
On Wednesday a TV program aired private voicemails of the Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs and other officials. Anyone could access voicemails of any Vodafone client that had not changed a default access code, set to '3333' by Vodafone in January, maybe earlier, without informing its customers. Vodafone said immediate steps had been taken AND "its the responsibility of the customer to change the code" AND it would now only provide remote access via codes that had been changed by the customer, adding "it has been possible for only a few months to use the default access code".
Then, Thursday, a day later, a Dutch news program airs voicemails to Geert Wilders and the same minister of Foreign Affairs, and others. Dutch security company FoxIT demonstrated it could easily access anyones Vodafone voicemail using Spoofcard, a dubious call ID spoofing service. According to FoxIT, only Vodafone could be spoofed to grant access to voicemail, saying other operators seemed secure.
In response on TV and in a press release Vodafone tries to spin its total failure as "a battle with cybercrime via identity theft". Is that not just another lie by Vodafone?
Check the security of Vodafone voicemail in your country."
On Wednesday a TV program aired private voicemails of the Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs and other officials. Anyone could access voicemails of any Vodafone client that had not changed a default access code, set to '3333' by Vodafone in January, maybe earlier, without informing its customers. Vodafone said immediate steps had been taken AND "its the responsibility of the customer to change the code" AND it would now only provide remote access via codes that had been changed by the customer, adding "it has been possible for only a few months to use the default access code".
Then, Thursday, a day later, a Dutch news program airs voicemails to Geert Wilders and the same minister of Foreign Affairs, and others. Dutch security company FoxIT demonstrated it could easily access anyones Vodafone voicemail using Spoofcard, a dubious call ID spoofing service. According to FoxIT, only Vodafone could be spoofed to grant access to voicemail, saying other operators seemed secure.
In response on TV and in a press release Vodafone tries to spin its total failure as "a battle with cybercrime via identity theft". Is that not just another lie by Vodafone?
Check the security of Vodafone voicemail in your country."
Submission + - Student Built Spacecraft Separate and Communicate (spaceref.com)
BJ_Covert_Action writes: "Some students from the Cockrell School of Engineering in Austin, Texas have built, developed, launched, and operated two historical satellites. The FASTRAC satellites make up the first small-scale satellite system which is composed of two separate spacecraft that can communicate to each other. On March 22, the single FASTRAC satellite successfully separated into two smaller spacecraft that are currently operating and communicating with each other. While separation and communication has occurred between paired satellites before, this is the first time it has been done with such a small platform (the FASTRAC spacecraft weigh approximately 60 lbs.).
Furthermore, this is the first time a student designed and built space system has been comprised of two separate spacecraft that can interact with each other. One of the most impressive things about this mission is that it was done incredibly cheap at $250,000, which is far below the costs associated with traditional spacecraft."
Furthermore, this is the first time a student designed and built space system has been comprised of two separate spacecraft that can interact with each other. One of the most impressive things about this mission is that it was done incredibly cheap at $250,000, which is far below the costs associated with traditional spacecraft."
Comment Re:Pioneer One ep1 was worth watching. (Score 1) 123
Considering the absolutely terrible job that television has been doing lately at making science fiction...
You must have missed SyFy's Sharktopus .
Comment Re:Big difference between an Arduino and a 555 (Score 1) 80
Although what you say is true, Arduino being a "toy" isn't exactly a bad thing.
I liken it to hardcore Linux users' disdain for Ubuntu. (I'm obviously making a sweeping generalization here, one that might not even be accurate, but I feel it's an apt comparison.)
It may not be the most efficient or the most technical or the most powerful, but it opens up a lot of new avenues for those that decide to try it out.
I ordered an Arduino starter kit last summer and a couple of books just for the hell of it and had a blast. Sure, I might not know much about electronics, but I didn't need to. If I want to learn more about a particular subject I'm free to explore more deeply.
I think that's the real power of Arduino right there.
Comment Re:What about... (Score 1) 375
That is exactly why I generally can't stand radio. There's a sports talk program on my area's local rock station 3 hours each day, interspersed with music and ads.
The music is ok, but I tune in for the sports talk. I hear the exact same handful of songs every damn day. I listened to our local classic rock station's morning show (it's pretty funny), but I can't stand listening to it for the music anymore because they play the same goddam shit over and over and over.
They play like 2-3 Pink Floyd songs, 3-4 Led Zeppelin songs, etc., etc. These bands wrote music for decades, yet the same couple of songs get exclusive play. That and 2 Nickelback songs (WTF?).
A lot of my friends (many of whom are in their own bands and play live in the area) complain about the same thing. People with a passion for music can't stand listening to the radio anymore.
I guess we can all thank Clear Channel for that.
Comment Re:Function re-ordering inside the image? wow (Score 1) 141
ahhh damn what was that drum-spin story? I've read it around here before and I've been trying to find it again but with no luck. It's a great story and if you have a link it would be much appreciated!
Submission + - State Dept Warns Students Not to Discuss Wikileaks (huffingtonpost.com)
Maestro485 writes: Talking about WikiLeaks on Facebook or Twitter could endanger your job prospects, a State Department official warned students at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs this week... Students who will be applying for jobs in the federal government could jeopardize their prospects by posting links to WikiLeaks online, or even by discussing the leaked documents on social networking sites, the official was quoted as saying.
Comment Re:Metal detector (Score 1) 1135
Civilian to TSA Agent during pat-down: "I think you're the one trying to set off a bomb!"
Comment Re:Can refuse service for any reason (Score 1) 338
No they don't. Ever notice how the "White's Only" signs don't appear in storefronts anymore?
Comment Re:At the risk of being labelled flamebait. (Score 1) 274
I haven't done any research but I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of murders that occur in the United States are due to gang violence related to our futile "War on Drugs."
The "War on Drugs" is also the reason that states are going bankrupt trying to house one of the largest prison populations on the planet.
The fact that the "War on Drugs" is insanely profitable for law enforcement and drug dealers alike, and that our citizens have been so indoctrinated of the "evils" of drugs from our government, a sane change in policy is unlikely to happen any time soon.
The "War on Drugs" is also the reason that states are going bankrupt trying to house one of the largest prison populations on the planet.
The fact that the "War on Drugs" is insanely profitable for law enforcement and drug dealers alike, and that our citizens have been so indoctrinated of the "evils" of drugs from our government, a sane change in policy is unlikely to happen any time soon.
Comment Re:Flambait: No punani burka lovin'? (Score 1) 562
Actually, Steve Jobs unsurprisingly ripped off of Disney's animated adventure, Aladdin.
Hell, I heard that Robin Williams was only chosen to be the Genie's voice after Job's declined, sensing the true power of an all knowing Desert God.
Bill Gates was typecasted as Jafar.
Hell, I heard that Robin Williams was only chosen to be the Genie's voice after Job's declined, sensing the true power of an all knowing Desert God.
Bill Gates was typecasted as Jafar.
Comment Re:As a proud American I find this outrageous. (Score 1) 562
Ever see the photos of naked Vietnamese fleeing a firebombing? Naked Asian kids running through the streets crying!
Of course, Vietnam was the last conflict with genuine journalism. If you had pictures of Iraqi or Afghani kids fleeing a predator drone naked (because their clothes have been burned off, as well as their skin), you'd be arrested as a sex criminal and imprisoned accordingly.
Of course, Vietnam was the last conflict with genuine journalism. If you had pictures of Iraqi or Afghani kids fleeing a predator drone naked (because their clothes have been burned off, as well as their skin), you'd be arrested as a sex criminal and imprisoned accordingly.
Comment Re:Start their own (Score 1, Flamebait) 562
No, it should be called DurkaDurkMuhammadJihadBook.com
And their mascot is a guy in a bear costume.
And their mascot is a guy in a bear costume.
