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Comment Password authentication should be replaced (Score 1) 155

There will always be people who use stupid passwords and even the good passwords can be bypassed using security holes in the system. Email/password login pairs are currently being leaked from left and right. Biometric solutions exist, but the big weakness in those is that one can not change ones eyes or fingers. Password managers are a moderately good solution, but there still usually is at least the email address to be leaked. Also one is still relying on a third party for ones secrets. A potential good solution is SQRL. It is open source and uses off-the-shelf well known good crypto. Every site will have an unique id AND password, so even if your id is being leaked, it can not be connected to you. In general, sites will not have secrets to keep so any leak will not hurt you. You have the control of your id and password, no one else. Login process is easier and faster than typing id and password. You do need to create your SQRL identity and install the application for each platform you use. You do have the full responsibility of keeping your id and password safe, and this might not be for everyone. I am optimistic about SQRL and I am more than ready to take full responsibility of my own id and passwords. I am optimistic about SQRL. If it takes off, I will be more secure online and logins will be easier. SQRL is not fully finished yet for all platforms, but I think it is worth the wait. https://www.grc.com/sqrl/sqrl....

Comment Linux for my 6 and 8 years old sons. (Score 1) 179

I have noticed chosen distro does not really make a difference. First my sons used Linux Mint happily, mostly watching videos on Youtube. Later I installed Ubuntu Gnome and they made no remarks, they found the browser on their own. I went back to Linux Mint because my older son likes to update the OS, and Mint has nice icon showing when updates are available. I like using Mint in computers I've promised to maintain (my 70+ years old aunt and uncle and some friends) because the machines really do not require much effort. Seldom update them with remote connection and twice installed printer drivers remotely. If you want to present your kids some nice games, I recommend Fedora Games distribution https://labs.fedoraproject.org... . It has ~100 games pre-installed, they work off-line and some of them are actually ok.

Comment Unable to donate bitcoin (Score 1) 251

In Donate page, when I click bitcoin - Donate Now -button, I get "The merchant is currently not able to accept this payment. Please contact the merchant to resolve this issue." Why does organizations use third party merchant to receive bitcoin? They would only need to publish bitcoin address in the website, and I would be able to donate.

Comment Re:Regarding the state of Unity (Score 1) 80

I use Ubuntu Gnome happily on my main computer and Linux Mint on two laptops. It was really surprising to me too one could not change mouse scroll speed in Gnome. I searched for a solution and finally bumped to imwheel, found this video and followed it's instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Comment A recent documentary about French labor laws (Score 1) 422

This hour long documentary "This World - Quelle Catastrophe! France with Robert Peston" (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2jjl85) really gives you some insight to this case. Yes, I do understand the hate for greedy corporations, but insane labor laws hurt workers and especially small companies.
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US and Israel Test Missile As Syria War Tensions Rise 227

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Joshua Mitnick reports that Israel and the U.S. carried out a missile test over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday morning that was detected by Russian surveillance systems. Israel's defense ministry eventually said a Sparrow rocket had been fired to simulate a ballistic missile attack on the Jewish state to test the Arrow interceptor system. The Arrow – which wasn't fired Tuesday – has been developed to defend against long range rockets primarily from Iran, a main patron of the Syrian regime. Arieh Herzog, a former Israeli missile defense director, says that the Sparrow missile is developed to simulate 'the worst threats' in the region so Israel can hone the capabilities of the Arrow III missile interceptor. Herzog speculated that the launch Tuesday was done at a considerably long range. Another Israeli expert said the incident could be seen as muscle flexing by the U.S. and Israel. 'You could say perhaps its show of strength to Syria and its Iranian ally — that Israel has a range of options at its disposal. And to place pressure on Assad and Iran that Israel takes [retaliation threats] seriously,' says Meir Javedanfar, a lecturer on Iranian politics at the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center. Pentagon press secretary George Little said the U.S. 'provided technical assistance and support to the Israeli Missile Defense Organization flight test of a Sparrow target missile over the Mediterranean Sea.' 'The United States and Israel cooperate on a number of long-term ballistic missile defense development projects to address common challenges in the region,' added Little. 'This test had nothing to do with United States consideration of military action to respond to Syria's chemical weapons attack.'"
Privacy

UK Government Says More Spying Needed 297

An anonymous reader writes "Our wonderful government here in the UK has decided we're not being surveilled enough, and agreed to spend £12 billion on a programme to monitor every Briton's phone calls, e-mails, and internet usage. According to various sources, upwards of £1 billion has already been spent on the uber-database. Rationale? Terrorism, of course (no prizes for guessing). Needless to say, not everyone is as happy as Larry over this: Michael Parker pointed out how us Brits are being 'stalked.' I'm just looking forward to when the data gets lost."

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