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Comment Re:Not more safe (Score 1) 611

by Silent Node on Wednesday December 09, 2009 @09:20PM (#30383798) Attached to: Malware Found Hidden In Screensaver On Gnome-Look

Malware doesn't need to exploit vulnerabilities in the software: it only needs vulnerable users. There is no way to patch that.

Correct, I believe we have a case of PIBCAK!

(Problem Is Between Chair And Keyboard)

Submission + - Arthur C. Clarke turns 90!

Submitted by Mukunda_NZ on Sunday December 16, 2007 @04:17AM

Mukunda_NZ writes: This day, 90 years ago, one of the greatest science fiction writers was born in England. Arthur C. Clarke the author of many great science fiction books such as 2001 A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous with Rama, has been a favourite author for geeks all around the world for many decades. Happy Birthday Sir Arthur C. Clarke!

Submission + - Converting light into sound (nature.com)

Submitted by

prostoalex

on Sunday December 16, 2007 @02:56AM

prostoalex writes: "Researchers at Duke are trying to solve the problem of speeding up fiberoptic connections by converting light into sound, then converting it back into light: "To get the information from the acoustic wave out again, a third light pulse, the 'read' pulse, is sent in. When it reaches the part of the fibre being affected by the acoustic wave, the light scatters in such a way as to regain the information that was left behind by the initial pulse. The newly-formed data pulse leaves the fibre, resuming the journey in the same direction as the original pulse, taking the same information with it.""

Submission + - Burning Saltwater as Fuel (scifi.com)

Submitted by

blaster151

on Thursday September 20, 2007 @01:24PM

blaster151 writes: "A Pennsylvania man accidentally discovers how to generate energy from saltwater by stimulating it with radio waves to rapidly release the hydrogen and oxygen and burn it at high temperatures."

Submission + - Firefox jammed by certificates (redoracle.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 20, 2007 @01:09PM

An anonymous reader writes: A new vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox: it colud be dangerous for users' privacy. In fact, it's possible to use TLS generated using SPKAC (Signed Public Key And Challenge) to know which web sites have been visited by the user. The vulnerability regard only Firefox, while both Opera and Internet Explorer aren't vulnerable.

Submission + - U.S. Five Dollar Bill Redesigned.

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 20, 2007 @01:06PM

An anonymous reader writes: The Associated Press is report ing that the U.S. five dollar bill has been redesigned. The new bill will enter circulation in 2008. A new $100 bill will follow.

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