Comment Public TFTP server ? (Score 4, Insightful) 47
Perhaps it's just me, but why would anyone want to run a *publicly* accessible tftp server in the first place ?
Submission + - John Romero releases his first Doom level in over two decades (gamasutra.com)
lbalbalba writes: Veteran game developer John Romero took to Twitter today to spread the word that he's made a new Doom level, something he says he hasn't done in over twenty years, and marks Romero's return to the game that jumpstarted his career in game development.
Comment Holey Moley (Score 1) 122
Am I they only one that is completely freaked out by this ? These are some seriously scary numbers !
Comment Re:Entrapment (Score 1) 545
Exactly. Also 'entrapment' (seducing people into committing a crime) is illegal in Holland. So the pedophiles found in the Netherlands in this way will likely not be prosecuted. However, I get the feeling that this was not the intention of the project. I think they just wanted to show how widespread this issue is, and get attention for it. So that 'legal' (whatever that is in your country) measures can be taken to stop this.
Comment Linked to the 'Balkenende Norm' (Score 1) 1106
Whether that means the politicians wage should be less, or the minimum wage should go up, is left as an exercise to the reader.
Submission + - Red Hat Fights Patent Troll With GPL (itworld.com)
jfruh writes: "Red Hat is in the middle of a patent lawsuit with Twin Peaks Software, which claims that a Red Hat subsidiary is abusing a Twin Peaks filesystem lawsuit. Now, Red Hat is launching an intriguing countermeasure: the company claims that Twin Peaks' own closed source software violates the GPL because it makes use of an open source disk utility that Red Hat holds the copyright no. Is this a smart move on Red Hat's part?"
Comment Gotta Love 'TOS'. (Score 1) 301
For it's name, at least, the name for the operating system on the Atari ST: T.ramiel O.perating S.ystem
Comment No, Sir ! (Score 3, Insightful) 180
Im not telling you my hot new Pong ideas, no way ! Well, im off to collect my $100,000, see ya !
Submission + - Post mortem on malware served from major Dutch news site, infecting thousands (fox-it.com)
joost.bijl writes: "nu.nl, one of the biggest news sites of the Netherlands has been serving malware during lunch time, infecting thousands. Fox IT has published a post mortem analysis of the sinowal malware with some interesting results. The malware seems to be defunct. The attack seems to be carefully planned however. The source of the incident points to Russia."
Comment Correction: Link to Translated Story (Score 1) 1
It seems I messed up the link to the (google translated) original story. Here is the correct link.
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwebwereld.nl%2Fnieuws%2F109841%2Fgestolen-ipad-gevonden--maar-politie-doet-niets.html&act=url
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwebwereld.nl%2Fnieuws%2F109841%2Fgestolen-ipad-gevonden--maar-politie-doet-niets.html&act=url
Submission + - Location stolen iPad insufficient evidence for Dutch authorities 1
lbalbalba writes: A location message send from a stolen iPad by an anti-theft application, turns out to be insufficient evidence to issue a search warrant for the Dutch authorities. A Dutch man reported his iPad as stolen to the Dutch authorities last month. Despite the fact that the rightful owner was able to locate his iPad within hours of the theft, thanks to the anti-theft application he had installed, the Dutch authorities did not issue a warrant to perform a search. The app reported two possible addresses, indicating were the device could located. 'One of them is the residency of an elderly couple. For all we know, they could have bought the device on e-Bay. Furthermore, the police is requested to take action based solely on data retrieved by citizens. Should we really rely on such information ? According to the prosecutors, a search warrant is 'a very heavy measure, that invades the privacy of people. Something we do not take lightly. It should only be used when there is sufficient suspicion'. The theft report by the owner was viewed as 'subjective evidence' in the case.
Link to Orignal Story (Google translation)
Link to Ipad App:
Link to Orignal Story (Google translation)
Link to Ipad App:
Submission + - Sexually-Rejected Flies Booze Way Harder Than Their Hunky Peers (vice.com)
derekmead writes: "How’s this for hilariously depressing: male fruit flies who have their sexual advances rejected drink alcohol far more heavily than males who are regularly having sex.
Yes, you read that right. New research from a team at UC San Francisco has discovered that a tiny molecule in flies’ brains, called neuropeptide F, acts as a link between sexual rejection and excessive drinking. A similar molecule, neuropeptide Y, exists in humans, and as such the research helps shed light on what triggers human addiction."
Yes, you read that right. New research from a team at UC San Francisco has discovered that a tiny molecule in flies’ brains, called neuropeptide F, acts as a link between sexual rejection and excessive drinking. A similar molecule, neuropeptide Y, exists in humans, and as such the research helps shed light on what triggers human addiction."
Submission + - Guy gets his old CCIE job back after stealing $2M from Cisco (businessinsider.com)
Julie188 writes: "Imagine you are a Cisco CCIE working for a Cisco Gold reseller. You get convicted for stealing nearly $2 million worth of gear from Cisco through SMARTnet fraud. You are sentenced to 33 months in jail. You leave jail and your old company — a reseller that manages SMARTnet contracts — hires you right back. Tell me ... are honest CCIEs THAT hard to find?"
Submission + - Mammal Successful Before Dinosaur Extinction (canada.com)
eternaldoctorwho writes: New evidence has been uncovered that suggests mammals were widely successful at least 20 million years before dinosaurs went extinct in the K-T asteroid impact. A recently published study in Nature by paleontologist Greg Wilson of the University of Washington reveals that multituberculates (a class of mice-like mammals named for the shape of their teeth) became abundant at the same time as the rise of flowering plants. So what did finally wipe out this now-extinct class of "multis"? University of Chicago paleontologist Zhe-Xi Luo has the answer, "You could say multituberculates were a good match against the dinosaurs, but they were no match for the rodents."
Submission + - Location stolen iPad insufficient for warrant for Dutch Authorities (google.com)
lbalbalba writes: A location message send from a stolen iPad by an anti-theft application, turns out to be insufficient 'evidence' to issue a search warrant for the Dutch authorities. A Dutch man reported his iPad as stolen to the Dutch authorities last month. Despite the fact that the rightful owner was able to locate his iPad within hours of the theft, thanks to the anti-theft application he had installed, the Dutch authorities did not issue a warrant to perform a search. According to the prosecutors, a search warrant is 'a very heavy measure', that should only be used when there is 'sufficient suspicion'. The theft report by the owner was viewed as 'no objective evidence' in the case.
