snooz_crash - Slashdot User

+ - What Did Google Earth Spot in the Chinese Desert?-> 4

Submitted by snooz_crash on Wednesday January 09, 2013 @10:58AM

snooz_crash writes "The CIA requests your assistance in IDing a base that they have been observing for quite a while. The base has been in existence for several years, but it's shape and location do not lend to an immediate answer to the riddle of "what the heck is it?""
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+ - DOE develops Transparent Aluminum 0

Submitted by snooz_crash on Monday January 17, 2011 @12:59PM

snooz_crash writes "In yet another instance of life imitating Star Trek, the DOE develops a glass material that is stronger than steel. Has Scotty revisited us giving the formula for Transparent Aluminum to a deserving company...and are we missing two whales?"

+ - Undersea Cable Cuts Explained. 0

Submitted by snooz_crash on Monday April 14, 2008 @05:44PM

snooz_crash writes "Ars Technica is reporting that two of undersea cable cuts can be attributed to cargo ships.
Telecommunications company Reliance Globalcom has announced the results of its investigation into a rash of cable cuts that occurred earlier this year. According to the company via The Hindu, two merchant vessels, the MV Hounslow, and the MT Ann, were responsible for damage that crippled both India and the Middle East's internet access for weeks."

+ - Is MAC Address filtering enough? 2

Submitted by snooz_crash on Monday January 28, 2008 @04:39PM

snooz_crash writes "I know that wireless WEP, WPA, WPA2, etc. encryption is out there for my safety. I also know that I can disable SSID broadcast. But I do not. I do, however, filter for MAC addresses. My wife's laptop, my laptop, the WII, and a two others are listed on my white list.

Am I in grave danger? Can MAC addresses be spoofed?"

+ - Space Explosion with No Source 0

Submitted by snooz_crash on Wednesday December 19, 2007 @05:48PM

snooz_crash writes "Space.com is reporting that a cosmic explosion that seems to have come out of nowhere ...

My wife wants to know if this bright light in the sky around Christmas will be followed by 3 wise men. I, on the otherhand, didn't realize that the Death Star could take out a galaxy."