Comment Head Start (Score 1) 250
So we've got a multi trillion year head start to populate the Universe?
Comment I suspect my phone has connected to a Stingray (Score 1) 52
I run along the Thames Embankment (London Bridge to Westminster via St Paul's Cathedral and back) at lunch time and during the St Paul's Protest Camp my smartphone would misbehave when I ran past it. It would also need a reboot on my return for it to make/receive calls again. Never happened anywhere else or at anytime else. 2+2 equals buggy Stringray deployment?
Comment Never happened to me because... (Score 1) 116
...financial services degauss then physically shred the drives. You get a nice certificate too. It's extreme but cheaper than a data leak.
Comment TSA and Jet Blue got it right. (Score 1) 1233
Having read the article I think security and Jet Blue got this right. It is more about Aditya testing positive for explosives than Ramadan.
The explosives specialist walked back into the room and asked me why my clothes were testing positive for explosives.
If I was a security official I would run through the documented procedures and, if in doubt, escalate up the chain too - TSA Supervisor, NYPD, FBI, Homeland Security. If I was in charge of an airline and was informed that a passenger had tested positive for explosives, even if accidentally, I would not want them on my plane that day either.
Comment Where are all the dead birds? (Score 1) 185
So if these avian flu strains are so virulent and deadly, why aren't we seeing dead birds everywhere? Maybe because the mutations that make the virus airborne also reduce its affinity for avian receptors. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/349926/description/Mutation_makes_H5N1_flu_lose_its_grip . So now interest in H5N1 is waning we need find a new strain of avian flu to scare up some juicy research grants. Queue H7N9.
Comment They must be low on research grants. (Score 1) 185
I see I'm not the only one fed up with these "Tests show that X could cause Y disaster so please give us Z" stories. Where Z is typically more research money.
Well, tests show that my boot could cause your ass to be kicked so please give me your money.
Comment Across the gulf of space (Score 2) 112
"And yet, across the gulf of space, minds immeasurably superior to ours regarded this super-earth with envious eyes; and slowly, and surely, they drew their plans against us."
Comment Zero Day (Score 1) 380
Saves money until it's hit by a zero day vulnerability exposing your home network. Best to keep them apart IMO.
Comment Too much tax already (Score 1) 3
See subject.
OnLive and Gaikai — How To Stop a Gaming Revolution 125
happierr writes "The gaming industry has been struggling in the last few months, and it is about to struggle even more when OnLive and Gaikai launch later this year. The new services are both a step in the right direction to counter piracy and provide easily-accessible gaming to people with low-end PCs. They might even do for PC gaming what the Wii did for casual gaming; greatly expand the market and draw interest from people who would not ordinarily play games. The services are a real threat for the Big Three video game companies (Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo). How will they combat these revolutionary services? There are a few steps that the Big Three are taking to combat the New Two, such as an increased reliance on peripherals and vision cameras, exclusivity deals, and more online multiplayer features, which OnLive and Gaikai will have a hard time matching."
Is Your GPS Naive? 291
mi writes "Many GPS devices today will try to scan the FM bands for traffic advisories in the area to display on their screens. The signals, however, are neither authenticated nor encrypted, and one can — with commonly available electronics — construct a device to broadcast bogus advisories. Possible codes range from "bullfight ahead" to "terrorist attack"..."
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