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Comment Re:yawn (Score 0) 149

Here's the link, assuming that your German is better than my English: http://old.sicherheit-online.org/Aktuelle-Themen/Psylock-geknackt-biometrischer-Schutz-ausgetrickst.html In a nutshell, they used a keylogger together with a *programmable keyboard* to record typing behaviour. They claim that recording could be triggered remotely, e.g. by some manipulated mail. This is admittedly not a generally applicable strategy to break any account, but on a campus with shared computers it is not too far-fetched to rig something along these lines. I looked a little closer why the university switched to an SMS-based authentication system: the company that developed the keyboard authentication software went bust. Go figure.

Comment "same day" may take seven days (Score -1) 193

I dunno how people in other countries get their mail, but we still have postal services which do not deliver unless you're able to answer the doorbell personally. If I'm not at home, the shipment goes to a local shop, and I have to pick it up there. In a funny twist of fate, my local shop is open only 8-12 am where I'm supposed to be at work. So if I miss a shipment on Saturday, it may well take until the next Saturday when I finally get hold of it. I wouldn't want to do that with a head of lettuce.
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US Air Force Buying Another 2,200 PS3s 144

bleedingpegasus sends word that the US Air Force will be grabbing up 2,200 new PlayStation 3 consoles for research into supercomputing. They already have a cluster made from 336 of the old-style (non-Slim) consoles, which they've used for a variety of purposes, including "processing multiple radar images into higher resolution composite images (known as synthetic aperture radar image formation), high-def video processing, and 'neuromorphic computing.'" According to the Justification Review Document (DOC), "Once the hardware configuration is implemented, software code will be developed in-house for cluster implementation utilizing a Linux-based operating software."

Comment Business Proposal (Score 1) 381

Being able to opt out of telemarketer calls means that an estimated 300 Million US citizens are going to call a particular phone number. I'll sell the slots for commercials that will be played while those 300 Million are waiting to be put through. That's finally going to make me rich.

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