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Comment: Re:64-bit computers DO NOT solve this problem (Score 4, Insightful) 492

by JcMorin (#42656879) Attached to: You've Got 25 Years Until UNIX Time Overflows
Having a 64-bit will not solve this at all. The problem lie in the software, if a 32-bit time structure as been used, no matter on what computer it's running it will be emulated as a 32-bit application with only 32-bit of memory for time allocation. It will bust, I can see a whole bunch of old program still running because "it work" and company, especially big companies, do not re-write the software in 64 bit.

Comment: Java is open source... really? (Score 2) 437

by JcMorin (#42617083) Attached to: Java Vs. C#: Which Performs Better In the 'Real World'?
Really? Why do Oracle claim ownership of the code and even the api to company like Google? Threatering everyone who implement their variant of Java? On the other hand most of the C# library have been release the source code and the language is itself fully approved by EMCA and ISO (check wikipedia for reference), something Java is not (Because Java lacks any formal standardization recognized by Ecma International, ISO/IEC, ANSI, or other third-party standards organization, the Oracle implementation is the de facto standard.). .NET doesn't run only on Windows, Mono is project that exist for a while and it's use in many context. You can developer even application for Andriod phone in C#, because the language is open, you are welcome to make a compiler and re-use it everywhere!

Comment: It's not about security but more privacy (Score 2) 92

by JcMorin (#42034633) Attached to: Facebook Switching To HTTPS By Default
I think you should see it the other way around. For me HTTPS is more about privacy than security... Having my connection encrypted prevent my company, ISP, governments or any routers between to know what I'm doing. Security is usually, as you said, related to your computer or the web site getting hacked or not. IMO the web should https by default.

Comment: != game currency (Score 1) 467

by JcMorin (#41509589) Attached to: BitCoin Gets a Futures Market
Game currencies cannot be compared to BitCoin, Game currencies are created at extremely high rate (how much D3 Money created per minute?) and are centralized (by the company server). BitCoin are mathematically restricted and decentralized... that's huge difference. I'm not a bitcoin user [yet] but I think this currency will succeed against all the international trading regulations, fees and delays.
Privacy

White House Circulating Draft of Executive Order On Cybersecurity 94

Posted by Soulskill
from the do-things-if-you-want-or-not-we-don't-care dept.
New submitter InPursuitOfTruth writes with news that the Obama administration has been circulating a draft of an executive order focused on cybersecurity. This follows the recent collapse of an attempt at cybersecurity legislation in the Senate. According to people who have seen the draft, the order would codify standards and best practices for critical infrastructure. That said, it's questionable how effective it would be, since participation would be voluntary, and the standards would be set by "an inter-agency council that would be led by the Department of Homeland Security." The other agencies involved would include NIST, the DoD, and the Commerce Dept. "It would be left up to the companies to decide what steps they want to take to meet the standards, so the government would not dictate what type of technology or strategy they should adopt."

Comment: Explain me? SSL is not sufficient? (Score 1) 198

by JcMorin (#41248531) Attached to: Jimmy Wales Threatens To Obstruct UK Government Snooping

Yes, a good gesture indeed. However, encrypting the packets will not prevent traffic analysis by the UK government. To avoid that, individual users will have to take their own security measures (such as using Tor).

I'm not sure to understand, if I'm using SSL, my ISP or any computer between me and the web site doesn't know the url I'm requested, he only know the IP address and the size of the file. Tor is a good way for surfing non SSL web site but I think if every web site would be encrypted the web would safe from snooping.

Comment: What % of electricity is lost compare to a wire? (Score 5, Interesting) 118

by JcMorin (#40768625) Attached to: Wireless Car Charger Test Starts In London
I would like to know how much electricity is lost when using a wireless then a wire.... that seams important to me. Especially that people who drive plug-in car normally care about environment and efficiency. My guess? It's there is a huge chuck of electricity lost. Who care when your charging your iPhone but about a car that seems important to me.
Cloud

+ - How Much is Facebook's Traffic Worth? ($11.52 per Mbyte)->

Submitted by sturgeon
sturgeon writes "Sure Facebook is worth $100+ billion today. But how does this maps to their massive volume of INternet traffic? The Internet cloud company DeepField Networks has an answer today with a new report today calculating the astounding $11.5 per Mbyte value of Facebook traffic based on its IPO price and global Internet traffic contribution."
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Earth

+ - Supervolcano Drilling Plan Gets Go-Ahead->

Submitted by sciencehabit
sciencehabit writes "A project to drill deep into the heart of a “supervolcano” in southern Italy has finally received the green light, despite claims that the drilling would put the population of Naples at risk of small earthquakes or an explosion. Yesterday, Italian news agency ANSA quoted project coordinator Giuseppe De Natale of Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology as saying that the office of Naples mayor Luigi de Magistris has approved the drilling of a pilot hole 500 meters deep."
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