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Safercar.gov Overwhelmed By Recall For Deadly Airbags 120

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @10:55AM from the give-it-to-the-healthcare.gov-folks dept.

darylb writes "The NHTSA's safercar.gov website appears to be suffering under the load of recent vehicle recalls, including the latest recall of some 4.7 million vehicles using airbags made by Takata. Searching recalls by VIN is non-responsive at present. Searching by year, make, and model hangs after selecting the year. What can sites serving an important public function do to ensure they stay running during periods of unexpected load?" More on the airbag recall from The New York Times and the Detroit Free Press.

Comment Patent Stupidity (Score 2) 160

by llewellyng on Friday June 08, 2012 @05:48AM (#40254591) Attached to: Samsung Sues Aussie Patent Office In Apple Suit, Apple Sues Back

This technology IP "war" is ridiculous. If motor manufacturers had the same intent there would only ever be one model with an IP registered "internal combustion engine" No other such engine would pass these idiotic patent laws. This is the greatest limitation to the development of new technology solutions. It is a fact that all new developments are built on previous knowledge. If this continues all development will stall, we might as well go back to the stone age.

Florida Reduces Penalties For 'Sexting' Teens 295

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday October 02, 2011 @02:21AM from the more-time-to-work-through-their-shame dept.

SonicSpike sends word that Florida has changed how law enforcement deals with teenagers who send racy pictures to each other over their phones. Quoting CNN: "Before Saturday, a Florida teenager who sent or received nude photos or video could have been charged with a felony and forced to register as a sex offender. But a new law, recognizing the proliferation of cell phones and computers, eases the penalties for 'sexting' infractions. A first offense is punishable by eight hours of community service or a $60 fine; the second is a misdemeanor and the third is a felony. ... Under House Bill 75, teens who receive explicit images won't be charged if they took reasonable steps to report it, did not solicit the image and did not send it to someone."

Comment Security (Score 1) 674

by llewellyng on Wednesday February 11, 2009 @06:43AM (#26810279) Attached to: How To Argue That Open Source Software Is Secure?

Closed source applications and OS's are NOT peer reviewed, you have only the developers word! What guarantees does the user have that proprietary software does as it is marketed to do!! No one knows how secure or insecure these applications may be. Security goes way beyond just being able to directly hack through a software vulnerability. What about the hundreds of thousands of Malware, Trojans, Viruses that attack closed source programs, steal your passwords, mail out your documents to arbitrary addresses, delete your data. And it is said proprietary software is SECURE - Please get real

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