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Comment And one successful phishing campaign later... (Score 1) 406

...Newt would find himself arrested, having clicked the link to review his lost package or overdue library book, etc. If you don't understand the Internet then you shouldn't opine on how it should be regulated. One watering hole attack later, the entire populace of United States would be under indictment. Think FaceBook injection...

Comment Command line to concatenate a watermark file (Score 1) 149

Make a watermark file, then use winzip/7zip/winrar to compress that file with a very long passphrase like "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy cats," then concatenate your watermark file to the end of your document file using the command line: copy realdoc.pdf+watermark.7z watermarkdoc.pdf The document should still open, but it will now be tagged with your watermark. I see this on pictures all the time (people steal pictures, frequently).

Comment I saw these accounts used to distribute malware (Score 1) 93

The cost of this is broader than the affected users. Almost every person that the affected people had ever emailed got sent a bad email with a link to an exploit kit.

We all need to do better with passwords from storing them to using them more than once. I'd like a SSO-like two factor authentication where each person can pick both parties. That would get more players out of the password storing game, but we would be centralizing our risk. And not everyone can afford a randomized idea like SecurID on one side... And 2 independent players can't verify that you didn't foolishly use the same password with each. So, I'm still looking for better ideas, but I would be immediately happier w/ more options and fewer lawsuits.

Comment Sometimes it's just dumb luck (Score 1) 504

I've done things as simple as opening the top of the drive and it started working again. This isn't a long-term fix, but it seems to confirm that the drive was just a little tweaked. I'm guessing that the freezer trick has a similar effect of shifting things, just a little. Replacing a circuit board is pretty far out as I bet each drive has an individual defect map, so it would likely have random problems after. I've seen this done, with success, but I wouldn't bother. If it matters a lot, get somebody professional to help. If you can live with total loss, I'd sure pop the top again... just long enough to transfer the data.

Comment Re:Business only! (Score 1) 732

I agree with this. My experience is that the quality and support are much higher and you get opportunities like built-in docking station ports, flexibility, such as multiple hard drives (I have four), and easy-to-upgrade parts. My battery is also top-notch quality so even after years of use it holds a good charge. Never had a better experience.

Comment On "Why Florida?" as a long-time hybrid owner... (Score 2) 998

...the cars are so efficient, they don't make much heat. So if you live in the North, your car heater may not ever heat up your car, since it uses non-existent engine heat. The AC works much better.

Also, in snow, most of these very-low-riding vehicles bottom-out on almost no snow as they are lowered to reduce drag.

Mountain driving isn't too sweet either... nothing like hearing the gerbils scream as you go up an incline and watching your battery go dead halfway up a mountain (then you have half an engine).

Now mine is very old, so maybe the idea has gotten much better...

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