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Submission + - NSA BIOS Backdoor a.k.a. God Mode Malware Part 1: DEITYBOUNCE (infosecinstitute.com)

Advocatus Diaboli writes: This article is the first part of a series on NSA BIOS backdoor internals. Before we begin, I’d like to point out why these malwares are classified as “god mode.” First, most of the malware uses an internal (NSA) codename in the realms of “gods,” such as DEITYBOUNCE, GODSURGE, etc. Second, these malwares have capabilities similar to “god mode” cheats in video games, which make the player using it close to being invincible. This is the case with this type of malware because it is very hard to detect and remove, even with the most sophisticated anti-malware tools, during its possible deployment timeframe.

Submission + - Financial services group WCS sues online forum Whirlpool over negative post (smh.com.au)

kavzee writes: The popular Australian online discussion forum whirlpool is being sued by a financial services group for refusing to remove a negative review about its services. A similar story occurred a number of years ago when another company by the name of 2Clix attempted to sue whirlpool for the same reasons but later withdrew their case.

Comment Re:I've got 10 mod points (Score 1) 327

There are other parameters by which mod points are handed out than just pure randomness. For example, a couple of years ago it worked for me so that if I had a couple of days of break from Slashdot (didn't load any pages), it often gave me a 5-pack of modpoints, but it didn't if I browsed constantly. Today even that trick does not work at all for me.

But comparing to the old days, there is a clear difference how much mod points there is in circulation in general. Look at this How Do Geeks Exercise article from 2008, and see how the comments are modded.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: What recliner for a software developer?

Taxilian writes: I'm one of those coders who tends to relax by doing more coding. Particularly when I'm short on time for a project, I like to move my work to where I am still around my wife and children so that I can still interact with them and be with my family, but still hit my deadlines. I have used various recliners and found that programming in them (at least in evenings) can be quite comfortable, but haven't felt like I really found the "ideal chair" for relaxing and working on my macbook.

I have found references to failed chairs (the La-Z-Boy explorer, the so-called 'e-cliner', etc) that were intended for tech and failed, but are there any existing and useful options? I'd really like something that provides some sort of lap desk (to keep the heat from the laptop away from me) and reasonable power arrangements while still being comfortable and not looking ridiculous in a normal family room.

Comment Re:begs FFS (Score 1) 186

Meanwhile, many other words and phrases over the centuries have lost the original meaning while "gaining nothing" and yet we're all still here!

Yes, by some miracle we are here... But how many disasters have those language changes caused along the way?

- As you are my main commander, I consult you: should we ignite a World War in the current situation?
- I could care less about that idea!
- Aha, so you care a fair amount. Well, roll out the troops!

Comment Re:Cheaper drives (Score 1) 183

What barrier is this? Is there some reason why getting below $0.50/GB is difficult, or is it merely the result of gradually falling prices?

How can people be so worked up about this "barrier" thing? It was obviously chosen as an interesting goal as it is exactly half a dollar per gigabyte. That's all there is to it.

Comment Re:How can you hire what doesn't exist? (Score 1) 561

The rest of us could pull open the customization menu and remove the icons we didn't need (or simply those we didn't understand what they did, I suppose) and add in just the ones we wanted. With 'The Ribbon' we're forced to do whatever we're steered into doing by a broken design forced on us by 'Experts' who know better than us how we should be using the software.

The Ribbon can also be fully customized.

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