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Comment Re:but but but... Apple (Score 0, Troll) 447

by chomsky68 on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @12:43PM (#38074616) Attached to: CarrierIQ: Most Phones Ship With "Rootkit"

CarrierIQ was also found on iPhones so there goes your nice speach out the window. Next time RTFA.

Submission + - 3DES smart card hacked (iacr.org)

Submitted by chomsky68 on Monday November 07, 2011 @01:39PM

chomsky68 writes: 3DES encrypted smart card encryption hacked by side channel analysis.
Christof Paar from Ruhr-University has led a team that hacked 3DES using a low-cost system to break in with just a few hours of work.

Comment There is already a fix out: (Score 1) 164

by chomsky68 on Wednesday November 02, 2011 @11:42AM (#37921076) Attached to: Duqu Installer Exploits Windows Kernel Zero Day

wipe your disk and reinstall Windows.

Comment CERN (Score 1) 412

by chomsky68 on Tuesday October 25, 2011 @05:46AM (#37829128) Attached to: Ask The Bad Astronomer

Phil, CERN has not yet found the Higgs' particles. Has the accident you caused (knocking over one of the orientation points) on your last visit got anything to do with it? ;)

Comment Re:In other words, we should give up. (Score 1) 2247

by chomsky68 on Thursday October 20, 2011 @12:05PM (#37776266) Attached to: Ron Paul Suggests Axing 5 U.S. Federal Departments (and Budgets)

What private corporation is going to do with the US Geological Survey's annual budget?

FIFY

Comment breaking news (Score 1) 213

by chomsky68 on Thursday October 20, 2011 @09:11AM (#37773224) Attached to: ACTA Signed By 8 of 11 Participating Countries

The treaty was signed on 01/10/11, the TFA was published on 10/10/11 and made its way to /. on te 20th....

Comment like the all motto says: (Score 1) 255

by chomsky68 on Thursday October 06, 2011 @11:05AM (#37626022) Attached to: HADOPI To Disconnect 60 People In France

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, No Interneté!

Comment Re:That's because it's summer (Score 1) 183

by chomsky68 on Monday October 03, 2011 @05:11AM (#37587972) Attached to: Mass Piracy Lawsuits Come To Australia

You forgot to mention Zorba Dundee in a Torana! ;)

Submission + - And another bites the dust (smartplanet.com)

Submitted by chomsky68 on Friday September 30, 2011 @07:00AM

chomsky68 writes: Another satellite, ROSAT to hit earth next month.
DLR (German Aerospace Agency) estimates that there is a 1 in 2,000 chance that one of the 30 large chunks of debris with a combined mass of 1.6 tons to hit a populated area.

Comment Re:Facebook is actualliy gaining from this.. (Score 1) 214

by chomsky68 on Wednesday September 28, 2011 @10:51AM (#37539858) Attached to: European Users Overwhelm Facebook With Data Requests

My sentiments exactly.

Comment Time to dust off my tinfoil hat (Score 1) 141

by chomsky68 on Friday September 23, 2011 @09:51AM (#37490766) Attached to: Brain Imaging Reveals the Movies In Our Mind

I think I still got it somewhere at the bottom of a paper box...

Comment Re:It's Their Culture (Score 1) 198

by chomsky68 on Thursday September 22, 2011 @11:39AM (#37480654) Attached to: Oracle Removes Java Signatures, Breaking Webstart

Most cases they charge you extra for the support.

Comment Re:Did they do that with a straight face? (Score 2) 381

by chomsky68 on Thursday September 01, 2011 @12:09PM (#37275890) Attached to: Apple Claims Samsung and Motorola Patent Monopoly

With the help of a few shots of well aimed bottox.

Comment Re:War baby war. Yah! (Score 1) 183

by chomsky68 on Thursday September 01, 2011 @09:46AM (#37274522) Attached to: Anonymous Claims Responsibility For WikiLeaks Attack

Anyone else just find this nerd fight entertaining? Pass the popcorn :)

as much as z grade movies

Comment Re:I'm impressed he could do that much damage... (Score 1) 339

by chomsky68 on Wednesday August 17, 2011 @06:21AM (#37117082) Attached to: Fired Techie Created Virtual Chaos At Pharma Co.

<quote>Firstly, it appears this guy was treated poorly</quote>

Where did ya get that one from? Coz he was laid off?

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