Comment Re:Not Worried (Score 1) 364
Yes, he'll make the weather great again!
Comment Re:All these stuff (Score 1) 189
That's called "Canadian content"
Comment Re:nothing (Score 1) 189
Don't you dare to assume my TV preferences! LOL
Submission + - Apple Delays App Store Security Deadline for Developers
Trailrunner7 writes: Apple has pushed back a deadline for developers to support a key transport security technology in apps submitted to the company’s app stores.
Officials said at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this year that developers would have to support Apple Transport Security by the end of 2016. But on Thursday, the company announced that it has decided to extend the deadline indefinitely.
ATS is Apple’s collection of transport security standards designed to provide attack resistance for data that’s sent between iOS and macOS apps and back end servers. It requires apps to support a number of modern transport security technologies, including TLS 1.2, AES-128 or stronger, and certificates must be signed using SHA-2. ATS also requires the use of forward secrecy, a key-exchange method that protects encrypted sessions even if the server certificate is compromised at some point in the future.
Officials said at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this year that developers would have to support Apple Transport Security by the end of 2016. But on Thursday, the company announced that it has decided to extend the deadline indefinitely.
ATS is Apple’s collection of transport security standards designed to provide attack resistance for data that’s sent between iOS and macOS apps and back end servers. It requires apps to support a number of modern transport security technologies, including TLS 1.2, AES-128 or stronger, and certificates must be signed using SHA-2. ATS also requires the use of forward secrecy, a key-exchange method that protects encrypted sessions even if the server certificate is compromised at some point in the future.
Comment nothing (Score 5, Insightful) 189
400+ TV channels, Netflix, Amazon Prime etc. and still NOTHING GOOD IS ON
Comment Re:Address? Nothing to address, we're told. (Score 0) 364
Just keep partying like it's 1859. It'll be the best reality ever.
Partying?!
Because of this climate change hysteria my electricity bill more than doubled in just a few years (despite more than thousand dollars upgrades into the "green" appliances etc.) and my heating bills will go up at least 30% on January 1st.
It drives up prices on everything... More and more taxes because of this...
Businesses are leaving Ontario and new not coming despite a competitive Canadian dollar and skillful workers...
The most beautiful parts of the province are littered with windmills that produce expensive electricity when there is no demand, so they sell it to bordering states at no cost
Every time they show me on the news another "proof" of the climate change and how bad that is for Bangladeshis living in plywood sheds a few feet from the shore (yes, I'm talking about VICE), I know it means I'm going to have to pay simply because of taxpayers-salaried folks pushing its own agendas just because they want to feel important.
Why is such a noble and scientifically sound cause became just another way to take wealth from the middle class and waste it with useless government programs?
Submission + - NIST Crowdsources Quantum-Proof Encryption (thestack.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The National Institute of Science and Technology has called for cryptographers to create the next generation of cryptography keys, intended to withstand attack by a quantum computer. The new algorithms must be created to withstand attack by a quantum computer, and NIST has suggested that the new algorithms focus on replacements for standards in public key encryption. Cryptographers may send proposed algorithms to the NIST for consideration to replace the three NIST cryptographic standards that have been deemed most vulnerable to a quantum computer attack. The three algorithm classes that may be replaced are those that deal with encryption, key establishment and digital signatures, all of which use public key cryptography. Dr. Dustin Moody, NIST mathematician, commented:"Post-quantum algorithms haven’t received nearly the same amount of scrutiny and cryptanalysis as those we currently use on today’s conventional computers. We need that to change."
Submission + - The 67 dumbest moments in tech 2016 (fastcompany.com) 2
harrymcc writes: Over at Fast Company, we rounded up the year's dumbest, silliest, and/or most embarrassing moments--covering ground from the year's big news (Trump's tweets, Yahoo's leaks) to the mememorably strange (Facebook accidentally telling users they were dead) to odd little items you might have missed when they happened (in September, a tech writer confidently declared that the Samsuing Galaxy Note 7 was definitely not going to be banned from air travel).
Submission + - The home of secure stealth eBay and PayPal accouts (stealthbuy.co.uk)
clarajjpearl writes: Looking for stealth eBay and PayPal accounts? Buy from a trusted, secure business with years of experience setting up stealth eBay and PayPal accounts.
Submission + - South Carolina wants to block porn on new computers, charge a $20 'unblock fee' (neowin.net) 1
mrspoonsi writes: Republican lawmakers in South Carolina have drafted an amendment aimed at curbing the 'problem' of pornography whilst also raising funds for its human trafficking task force. The amendment echoes the wider views of the Republican party which vowed to crack down on pornography at its national platform, saying: Pornography, with its harmful effects, especially on children, has become a public health crisis that is destroying the lives of millions. According to the amendment, computer manufacturers would be required to install the blocking software on all new computers sold in South Carolina, though buyers over the age of 18 would be able to opt out and unblock access for a fee of $20. Additionally, computer manufacturers would have the option to opt out of the scheme at the point of manufacture, by paying the $20 themselves and not installing the software at all.
Submission + - Thai Cybercrime Act passes Unanimously (thestack.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The controversial Thai Computer Crimes Act amendment has passed unanimously, and will be entered into law within 80 days. The amended Act has been criticized by digital rights activists as curtailing internet freedoms for Thai citizens even more severely than the original Act, in place since 2007. The TCCA seeks to criminalize the distribution of information online that is disruptive to ‘public safety’ and ‘economic stability.’ People can be prosecuted for posting information that is deemed even partially false or distorted by the military government of Thailand. Brad Adams, Asia Director for the Human Rights Watch, said "Hundreds of activists have been prosecuted since the May 2014 coup for exercising their freedom of expression online, and these latest amendments will make it even easier for the junta to punish its critics." Hacktivists have reportedly targeted Thai government websites in protest against the amended Act. In one attack, a Facebook group, Citizens Against a Single Gateway, called for users to continually reload specific Thai government websites. This created a simple Denied Distribution of Service (DDoS) attack, which took the Defense Ministry website down temporarily.
Submission + - Welcome to the silly season of security beat-ups (itwire.com)
troublemaker_23 writes: The silly season is the time when security companies figure they can get under the skin of normally sensible people, by spouting chicken little stuff and using gullible writers to spread their message that the sky is falling and it will all get worse in the year to come.
Journal Journal: Games of the Year 2016
So, another year gone, and another opportunity to talk to myself about my favorite (and otherwise) games of the year. It's not been a particularly bad year, all told, with plenty of perfectly solid games and just enough surprises (pleasant and otherwise) to keep things interesting. I've missed a few of the year's big releases: Civilization VI (I've learned not to touch this series until the first few expansions are out) and Dishonoured 2 (the original is still on my backlog-of-shame) in particul
Submission + - Uber's autonomous vehicle testing has stopped, for now
93 Escort Wagon writes: San Francisco bicyclists can breathe a sigh of relief, now that Uber has suspended testing of its autonomous fleet in the city. The company announced the decision after the California Department of Motor Vehicles suspended the registration of the vehicles involved in the testing.
Uber remains "100 percent committed to California and will be redoubling our efforts to develop workable statewide rules."
Uber remains "100 percent committed to California and will be redoubling our efforts to develop workable statewide rules."
Submission + - Gender Segregation the Problem Not the Solution for STEM Diversity?
theodp writes: Much to her dismay, neuroscientist Lise Eliot reports that gender-segregated education is making a comeback largely based on mistaken notions. Beliefs that "boys and girls learn differently," Eliot explains, is not supported by brain and behavioral research. She adds, "[Girls-only] schools like GALS and GALA are often promoted as good at preparing girls for predominantly male STEM fields such as engineering and computer science. But there is no evidence for this. In fact, research finds that women who attend single-sex colleges or enroll in all-female science classes are not likelier to pursue and persist in STEM careers. That’s because the problem is not girls’ academic ability or even their confidence in STEM subjects. It’s the culture of gender segregation: Young women turn away from careers in engineering and computer science because they feel uncomfortable and unwelcome in overly male environments. On the flip side, it is also cultural separation that inhibits many men from entering careers like nursing and teaching. In other words, gender segregation is the problem, not the solution for getting more women to advance in STEM and for more men to enter the HEAL professions — health, education, administration and literacy."
