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Comment psftp is scriptable (Score 1) 184

Back in 2009 I was tasked with converting a VB app that used the wininet lib ftp routines, to sftp. I had two days before the source site transitioned to sftp entirely and the wininet lib didn't support sftp. There were a number of third-party and open source solutions but I could only use something from the current approved vendor list. We used putty for support so I installed psftp.exe on the utility server and rewrote the VB app to build a psftp script, execute it, and delete it. It was a kludge but it worked and the user never noticed the change; except he did comment that the app was faster!

Comment Re:I like the concept, not the implementation (Score 1) 411

In the first major dump they seemed to be more interested in page count than content; I believe the media outlets were left to do the redactions.

Assange reminds me of the Florida pastor who wants to burn the Quran to make a name for himself. They both care more for themselves than they care about consequences.

Comment Re:Asperger's (Score 1) 268

given that he 1) didn't cause any damage, 2) wasn't acting out of malice, and 3) was at least accomplish what he did in large part due to the incompetence of those who are, in theory, supposed to be competent in protecting themselves from such attacks.

If I know that the pharmacist down the street often leaves his back window open when he closes, and I verify that it's open, and I tell someone else that it's open, what's my level of guilt if the pharmacy is robbed?

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PhD Candidate Talks About the Physics of Space Battles 361

darthvader100 writes "Gizmodo has run an article with some predictions on what future space battles will be like. The author brings up several theories on propulsion (and orbits), weapons (explosives, kinetic and laser), and design. Sounds like the ideal shape for spaceships will be spherical, like the one in the Hitchhiker's Guide movie."

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