Comment Re:Don't you want to be a traitor too? (Score 5, Insightful) 129
If making people realise that their basic rights are being trampled makes me a traitor, then I'd want to be a traitor any day...
Submission + - The European Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive to be invali (europa.eu)
ChristW writes: Good news for digital liberty fighters in the European Union! Per today, Tuesday April 8th, 2014, the Data Retention Directive has been declared to be invalid.
Comment Re:Excluding third-party software, as the O.S. (Score 2) 110
Comment Re:Yawn. (Score 0) 194
2, 3
Thank you, I'll be here all week...
Comment Re:no thanks (Score 3, Informative) 130
..or, as mentioned below, http://neo900.org/
Comment Re:no thanks (Score 1) 130
Submission + - Skype Bypasses Windows 8.1 Lock Screen 2
ChristW writes: From a blog entry on the Skype website, it is clear that "you can answer calls directly from your lock screen". So, if I lock my Windows PC and walk away, any passer by can answer my personal Skype calls.
Comment Re:Looks nice; way too expensive (Score 1) 251
A contract with your carrier with a 'free phone' attached costs about $50 a month, so (those are usually 2 years...) cost $1200 in two years. If you get a SIM-only contract (is that possible in the US?), those are $5 to $10 a month, so you save $800+ in 2 years. Hey, that's enough to buy an Edge, right there!
Submission + - Quantum-Secure Authentication with a Classical Key (arxiv.org)
ChristW writes: This paper describes how a quantum-secure authentication can be achieved using a (physical) key containing a PUF (Physically Uncopyable Function, consisting of a random 3D structure of nano-particles). The setup uses a low photon-count wavefront to make skimming and flooding of the system practically impossible. From one of the authors is also the paper 'Towards more aesthetic forms of cryptography', which is also a good and funny read.
Comment Re:More governmental abuse in Europe (Score 1) 129
Here's the original article (in Dutch): http://www.nu.nl/internet/2968803/minister-wil-ontsleutelplicht-invoeren.html
Comment Re:More governmental abuse in Europe (Score 1) 129
Ow, you're right... one only needs to be "suspected" these days...
Comment Re:More governmental abuse in Europe (Score 5, Interesting) 129
Well, I live in The Netherlands, and one of the things that we witnessed the last couple of weeks was a new law proposed by the Minister of Safety and Justice (...), Ivo Opstelten. He proposed that people who have encrypted files on their computer should be pressed into giving out their keys, "but only if they are very bad criminals, like when hiding child porn or are terrorists". Oh, so, that's OK then...
Christ van Willegen
Comment Re:Isn't it ironic (Score 1) 609
... and you start to wonder why exactly we keep the "managerial class" around
Put them on the B-ark!
Submission + - AdTrap aims to block all internet advertising (gizmag.com)
cylonlover writes: AdTrap is a new low-power, zero configuration device which promises to banish adverts from computers, tablets, and anything else connected to the local network. AdTrap’s creators point out that their device works not only with full-sized PCs, but everything else connected to your home internet, such as Apple devices running iOS 6 – and without the need of third-party apps or jailbreaking. In addition to blocking web browser ads, AdTrap is also reported to remove ads from streaming devices like Apple TV and Google TV. A configurable “whitelist” is offered too, so that users can allow adverts on websites of their choice.
Comment Re:Consonance (Score 3, Funny) 183
Yes, there _is_ such a thing as perfect consonance in music, but _not_ on an instrument with restricted frequency generation!
If you sing, or play a flute, or a violin, you're able to generate a much larger range of frequencies than when you play a piano. That way, you can, and should, create 'perfect consonance'. Note that this is a lot harder than 'hitting the right key on the piano'! And if you get it wrong, the beatings get annoying very quickly.
I've been told that 'the only way to get two flautists to play together nicely is to shoot one of them'.
