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Comment Re:Shouldn't Apache be blasted for ignoring DNT to (Score 1) 558

by rb12345 (#41549979) Attached to: Advertisers Blast Microsoft Over IE Default Privacy Settings

If I had any mod points, I'd have modded you Insightful for that. I was wondering myself why Apache itself should care about the header at all, since DNT should not affect the server's access or error logging. Unless the Apache developers intend to track every visitor by default, of course, in which case I can see nginx and the like becoming popular on scaling grounds...

Submission + - RIPE region runs out of IPv4 adresses, now allocates from last /8 (ripe.net) 1

Submitted by 8-Track
8-Track writes: The RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia, distributed the last blocks of IPv4 address space from the available pool. This means that we are now distributing IPv4 address space to Local Internet Registries (LIRs) from the last /8. This means that an ISP may receive one /22 allocation (1,024 IPv4 addresses), even if they can justify a larger allocation. This /22 allocation will only be made to LIRs if they have already received an IPv6 allocation from an upstream LIR or the RIPE NCC. Time to move to IPv6!
Science

Submission + - First Evidence that Insects Rely on Photosynthesis (vice.com)

Submitted by tedlistens
tedlistens writes: The idea that aphids may use photosynthesis, as plants do, is based on the recent finding that the bugs are able to synthesize pigments called carotenoids. These pigments are common and necessary for many animals (for non-photosynthesis uses, like maintaining a healthy immune system), but the animal must consume them from outside sources. So far, only plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria are known to be able to synthesize carotenoids themselves, and, in all of those organisms, carotenoids are a key part of photosynthesis. While the co-author of the study, published in Nature's open-access journal Scientific Reports, cautions that more research is needed before we can determine if aphids are photosynthesizing like non-animals, it stil could be one of the more remarkable findings in biology in recent memory, and may hold promise for helping address humanity’s food crisis.

Comment Re:Needing PEAP-TLS-MSCHAPv2 (Score 1) 71

by rb12345 (#40833555) Attached to: New Moxie Marlinspike Tool Cracks Crypto Passwords
Cisco's VPN client definitely has this in password form, where you have a group user/password plus additional username/password. It also has certificate authentication, but I don't know if it allows certificates to be used in place of passwords while retaining the group+user authentication though. The open-source vpnc client apparently does not support certificate authentication either.

Comment Re:One is enough (Score 1) 94

by rb12345 (#40641301) Attached to: UK Government To Offer Free TV Filters For 4G Interference
In most cases, the splitter will be hard-wired to the antenna. Installing the filter on the antenna side will require cutting into the existing coaxial cable, which most people will require engineers to do. The affected houses will probably get a small box that plugs in between the aerial and the TV or set-top box. Something similar was done when Channel 5 was first broadcast on analogue to prevent interference with video recorders. Pretty much anyone can handle plugging the filter box in, which means the installation costs are zero.
Patents

Submission + - UN Wades Into Patent War Mess (bbc.com)

Submitted by Rambo Tribble
Rambo Tribble writes: The BBC is reporting that the worldwide, tangled mess of IP litigation has come to the attention of the UN's International Telecommunication Union. The agency has announced it will be holding talks aimed at reducing this massive drag on the digital economy. Good luck.

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