Comment Re:like many programmers (Score 2) 286
Fun Fact: The MS Exchange team thought this was hilarious and named their blog msexchangeteam.com
Comment Re:Solution (Score 1) 533
Ugh, I worked at a place that was still running P4s, that should have set off alarm bells in my head.
Comment Re:i remember duke from childhood (Score 5, Interesting) 222
It occurs to me that someone may not even have been in HS yet when the game was announced, graduated from HS, gotten a college degree, and could now be working on DNF.
Comment Zombies (Score 1) 562
I'm well prepared for the zombie apocalypse.
Comment Re:But but but (Score 5, Interesting) 536
Ah the old NSA DES conspiracy theory. The NSA suggested two changes to DES: 1) shorten the key 2) changed the S-boxes. They gave no public explanation for the latter and for years the story was that this somehow introduced a backdoor into the algorithm. The truth came out over a decade later:
"Some of the suspicions about hidden weaknesses in the S-boxes were allayed in 1990, with the independent discovery and open publication by Eli Biham and Adi Shamir of differential cryptanalysis, a general method for breaking block ciphers. The S-boxes of DES were much more resistant to the attack than if they had been chosen at random, strongly suggesting that IBM knew about the technique in the 1970s. This was indeed the case; in 1994, Don Coppersmith published some of the original design criteria for the S-boxes. According to Steven Levy, IBM Watson researchers discovered differential cryptanalytic attacks in 1974 and were asked by the NSA to keep the technique secret."
Of course, they could still be lying, better keep the tinfoil hat on.
Comment Re:TFA is useless; here's the actual order (Score 1) 439
From the TFO (the fraking order):
In this Third Report and Order ("Order"), we remedy shortcomings in our CableCARD rules in order to improve consumers' experience with retail navigation devices (such as set-top boxes and digital cable-ready television sets) and CableCARDs, the security devices used in conjunction with navigation devices to perform the conditional access functions necessary to access cable services.
Maybe they should get around to actually implementing the provisions of the Telecommunications Act that requires the cable system to be open to innovation!
Comment Re:Call me when I can get a CableCard-ready TV (Score 1) 439
Call me when I can watch digital cable through a non-crippled device. Then I might be willing to subscribe to it again.
Comment Re:Yes, let's all focus on the iPhone apps... (Score 1) 524
In theory, a SAM classified as a destructive device and you could buy one with the right ATF paperwork.
Comment Re:Reclaim Some? (Score 5, Informative) 717
ICANN considered this option, but decided that it didn't extend the deadline out far enough to be worth the costs.
http://blog.icann.org/2008/02/recovering-ipv4-address-space/
Comment DUPE! (Score 1) 223
Comment Re:Energy Independence (Score 1) 438
So Michigan is the new middle east, eh?
WTO Awards Caribbean Country Right to Ignore US Copyright 460
The WTO's recent ruling on Antigua's complaint against the US over the banning of online gambling resulted in a payment to the island nation much less than they asked for. It appears, though, that this payment was just part of the WTO's compensation package for Antigua/Barbuda. Via Kotaku, the Hollywood Reporter notes that the Caribbean country can now freely ignore US copyright laws - legally. This dispensation is apparently limited to some $21 million a year. "The WTO often takes decisions awarding trade compensation in cases where one nation's policies are found to break its rules. But this is only the second time the compensation lets one country violate intellectual property laws. In this case, Antigua will -- in theory -- be allowed to distribute copies of American DVDs, CDs and games and software with impunity. 'That has only been done once before and is, I believe, a very potent weapon,' Antigua's lawyer Mark Mendel said. 'I hope that the United States government will now see the wisdom in reaching some accommodation with Antigua over this dispute.'"
Submission + - I hope everyone is good at Resident Evil (blogspot.com)
jon787 writes: "Reports are filtering in from all over the world about a massive pandemic of some sort sweeping the planet. Reports are sketchy but it sounds like Australia is under martial law. Some have claimed that it is people rising from the dead. Others think it is just a publicity stunt for a movie. Major news outlets are being pressured by the government not to cover the growing chaos."
