Comment Re: Really? (Score 1) 23
Half of the human population doesn't think either, they just echo their favorite chamber.
Comment Re:USA (Score 1) 9
Or actually invite reporters to secret chats.
Comment Re:CPU - GPU - ASIC (Score 1) 26
Why doesn't Nvidia make more specific chips to compete with Google on such server farms? They have the cash.
Comment Re:HTWingNut (Score 1) 61
My sample size was small (just a couple), but it decided me not to trust SSDs for backup even though everyone on Slashdot said I should trust them. What I'm afraid is that portable USB drives will start being main with SSDs rather than spinning rust without bothering to tell me.
Comment Re:traditional ways (Score 1) 61
Not a good idea, but you could try paper tape.
Submission + - Crime Rings Enlist Hackers to Hijack Trucks (archive.is)
schwit1 writes: By breaking into carriers’ online systems, cyber-powered criminals are making off with truckloads of electronics, beverages and other goods
In the most recent tactics identified by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, hackers posed as freight middlemen, posting fake loads to the boards. They slipped links with malicious software into email exchanges with bidders such as trucking companies. By clicking on the links, trucking companies unwittingly downloaded remote-access software that lets the hackers take control of their online systems.
Once inside, the hackers used the truckers’ accounts to bid on real shipments, such as electronics and energy drinks, said Selena Larson, a threat researcher at Proofpoint. “They know the business,” she said. “It’s a very convincing full-scale identity takeover.”
In the most recent tactics identified by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, hackers posed as freight middlemen, posting fake loads to the boards. They slipped links with malicious software into email exchanges with bidders such as trucking companies. By clicking on the links, trucking companies unwittingly downloaded remote-access software that lets the hackers take control of their online systems.
Once inside, the hackers used the truckers’ accounts to bid on real shipments, such as electronics and energy drinks, said Selena Larson, a threat researcher at Proofpoint. “They know the business,” she said. “It’s a very convincing full-scale identity takeover.”
Comment Re: Darwin calling (Score 1) 311
They are sometimes wrong, conspiracy nuts are usually wrong.
Comment Re:Minor quibble (Score 1) 311
Why is the word "all" there? If "both" is already in the sentence, it's superfluous.
Comment Re:Poisoning people for profit? (Score 1) 89
Brain-damaged people vote for rich blowhards, magnifying the cycle.
Comment And for certain tinted people it lasts (Score 0) 27
into the 70's
Comment Just take the money (Score 1) 93
Why do these people even bother to make up bullshit excuses for taking our money? Leave the "AI" part out and just announce that you're writing yourself a few checks at the taxpayers' expense.
Take what you want. Take it all! Just stop lying about it. It's not like you're fooling us anyway.
Comment Re:My guess is... (Score 1) 36
Jony Eye
Hey um, you mean like a furry HAL 9000?: "Pet my pod bay doors, Dave, it feels really nice, Dave!"
Comment Furby + Clippy (Score 1) 36
I'll bet 1k
Comment Re:overpriced vomit generator (Score 1) 20
Interesting statistic. I haven't tried the drug, so my response is due to the results I've read reported. I'm a bit surprised that it's as high as 1/4.
Comment Re:Problem (Score 1) 145
I'm doing my part! (Every time I see a window and a conveniently-nearby rock, I throw the rock at the window.)
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