Comment Shameless Plug (Score 0, Troll) 411

by avb85 on Sunday July 29, 2007 @07:40AM (#20031053) Attached to: Torvalds Explains Scheduler Decision

For those who want a Free/Open Source OS aimed specifically at the desktop, and ignoring all the server side code that forces the kernel to be less efficient at desktop tasks, take a look at http://haiku-os.org/

Submission + - TiVo Awarded Patent For Password You Can't Hack

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Davis Freeberg

on Friday May 11, 2007 @02:26AM

Davis Freeberg writes: "TiVo has always been know for thinking outside of the box, but this week they were awarded an unusual patent related to locking down content on their hard drives. According to the patent, they've invented a way to create password security that is so tough, it would take you longer than the life of a hard drive, in order to figure out. They could be using this technology to prevent the sharing of content or it could be related to their advertising or guide data, but if their decryption technology is really that good, it's an interesting solution for solving the problem of securing networks."

Comment Shameless Plug (Score 0, Troll) 411

Submission + - TiVo Awarded Patent For Password You Can't Hack

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