Comment Knowledge Base (Score 1) 203
Set up a knowledge base. We use Wordpress, but you could use a Wiki or something. Both are free.
Comment I am sitting in my chair (Score 1) 95
My acceleration is zero. If I took my chair to the top of a mountain and sat in it, my acceleration would still be zero at that time. My speed might change, but my acceleration is relative. I'm not speeding up or down (actually, if I recall correctly, the rotation of the Earth is slowing by a very small amount, so technically my acceleration would be negative...I could be wrong about that.)
As for the amount of matter below me, ummm...from a relative perspective, the entire Earth is below me, so the amount of matter is the same. Now, if you consider all of the matter that is visible in the Universe from the opposite side of the world at any given time, that probably changes with the rotation of the Earth throughout each day, but the measurement would be so gargantuan that it really doesn't matter (pun intended.)
Comment Teach them problem solving (Score 1) 302
Don't focus on language, or one operating system, or any of that. Give them problems and encourage/help them figure out the answer as much on their own as possible. When they enter the workforce, they will be asked to deal with problems that they have never seen before (hence, why there isn't already a solution.) Being able to adapt is the most important skill in tech, or any field for that matter.
Comment Passwords were compromised? (Score 1) 101
Were they in clear text somewhere? If so, then they deserved to be hacked.
Comment Vibrators (Score 1) 403
They are designed for extreme conditions and durability.
Comment Fine...don't enable it by default (Score 1) 241
I will always be able to enable encryption manually, I don't use it for nefarious purposes. I use my phone for work, and I work in an industry where there is a LOT of industrial espionage. Whether you're protecting trade secrets, customer lists, whatever, there is a perfectly sound reason for encrypting your phone/computer(s). That said, the fact that I have to manually turn it on really isn't a big deal to me. At the same time, my Mom really has no need for it. The FBI can look at the stuff on her phone all they want...they're not going to find anything fun.
Comment Ummm.... (Score 1) 74
Did BRG have that concept patented?
Comment It doesn't take a Ph.D to figure this out. (Score 1) 353
Seriously.
Submission + - Cisco posts kit to empty houses to dodge NSA chop shops (theregister.co.uk) 1
An anonymous reader writes: Cisco will ship boxes to vacant addresses in a bid to foil the NSA, security chief John Stewart says.
The dead drop shipments help to foil a Snowden-revealed operation whereby the NSA would intercept networking kit and install backdoors before boxen reached customers.
The interception campaign was revealed last May.
Speaking at a Cisco Live press panel in Melbourne today, Stewart says the Borg will ship to fake identities for its most sensitive customers, in the hope that the NSA's interceptions are targeted.
"We ship [boxes] to an address that's has nothing to do with the customer, and then you have no idea who ultimately it is going to," Stewart says.
The dead drop shipments help to foil a Snowden-revealed operation whereby the NSA would intercept networking kit and install backdoors before boxen reached customers.
The interception campaign was revealed last May.
Speaking at a Cisco Live press panel in Melbourne today, Stewart says the Borg will ship to fake identities for its most sensitive customers, in the hope that the NSA's interceptions are targeted.
"We ship [boxes] to an address that's has nothing to do with the customer, and then you have no idea who ultimately it is going to," Stewart says.
Submission + - BIOS Rootkit Implant To Debut at CanSecWest (threatpost.com)
msm1267 writes: Research on new BIOS vulnerabilities and a working rootkit implant will be presented on Friday at the annual CanSecWest security conference. An attacker with existing remote access on a compromised computer can use the implant to turn down existing protections in place to prevent re-flashing of the firmware, enabling the implant to be inserted and executed.
The devious part of the exploit is that the researchers have found a way to insert their agent into System Management Mode, which is used by firmware and runs separately from the operating system, managing various hardware controls. System Management Mode also has access to memory, which puts supposedly secure and privacy focused operating systems such as Tails in the line of fire of the implant.
Their implant, the researchers said, is able to scrape the secret PGP key Tails uses for encrypted communication, for example. It can also steal passwords and encrypted communication. The implant survives OS re-installation and even Tails’ built-in protections, including its capability of wiping RAM.
The devious part of the exploit is that the researchers have found a way to insert their agent into System Management Mode, which is used by firmware and runs separately from the operating system, managing various hardware controls. System Management Mode also has access to memory, which puts supposedly secure and privacy focused operating systems such as Tails in the line of fire of the implant.
Their implant, the researchers said, is able to scrape the secret PGP key Tails uses for encrypted communication, for example. It can also steal passwords and encrypted communication. The implant survives OS re-installation and even Tails’ built-in protections, including its capability of wiping RAM.
Comment This jawbone came from Afar! (Score 1) 94
That's a long way.
Comment Ummm (Score 1) 125
Didn't Torvalds talk about this last week? This is hardly news.
Comment Re:The coping mechanism is to fix the room (Score 1) 95
Shure 58 Beta
Comment My real-life bartender brings me drinks (Score 1) 162
Seems like using a robot would cut down on the obligatory tips.
Comment Re:Sweet F A (Score 1) 576
Well, the Big Bang Theory includes a very short period of time at the very beginning that requires that the Universe expand at a speed faster than light. Further, Theory of Special Relativity is a) just a theory however well it may have been tested, and b) there are competing theories that do not necessarily agree, but have also been tested (Quantum.)
To say something is impossible because Physics doesn't allow for it is ignorant. Am I saying FTL travel/communication is possible? No, but I'm also not willing to say it is impossible.
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