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Facebook Master Password Was "Chuck Norris" 319

Posted by samzenpus from the ad-nauseum-roundhouse dept.
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "A Facebook employee has given a tell-all interview with some very interesting things about Facebook's internals. Especially interesting are all the things relating to Facebook privacy. Basically, you don't have any. Nearly everything you've ever done on the site is recorded into a database. While they fire employees for snooping, more than a few have done it. There's an internal system to let them log into anyone's profile, though they have to be able to defend their reason for doing so. And they used to have a master password that could log into any Facebook profile: 'Chuck Norris.' Bruce Schneier might be jealous of that one."
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Scientists Crack 'Entire Genetic Code' of Cancer 235

Posted by samzenpus from the whole-tumor dept.
Entropy98 writes "Scientists have unlocked the entire genetic code of skin and lung cancer. From the article: 'Not only will the cancer maps pave the way for blood tests to spot tumors far earlier, they will also yield new drug targets, say the Wellcome Trust team. The scientists found the DNA code for a skin cancer called melanoma contained more than 30,000 errors almost entirely caused by too much sun exposure. The lung cancer DNA code had more than 23,000 errors largely triggered by cigarette smoke exposure. From this, the experts estimate a typical smoker acquires one new mutation for every 15 cigarettes they smoke. Although many of these mutations will be harmless, some will trigger cancer.' Yet another step towards curing cancer. Though it will probably take many years to study so many mutations."

Comment damn (Score 0) 572

by mothore (#29837473) Attached to: Yahoo Offered Lap Dances At Hack Event
I want to know who blabbed!? More companies should take this much consideration into their customers. I've been wanting this same thing from the counter girl at the local gas station here. Just imagine...

Comment Zombie Robots Need Are "Power" (Score 0) 191

by mothore (#26653169) Attached to: Smart Robot Capable of Hunting For Its Own "Food"
A stone throw away from being classified as a zombie, besides the indestructible body and ability to calculate complex algorithms faster than you or I. Now, not only do I have to stock my artillery with 12-gauge shot guns, but also high powered magnets!? But it'll be a cold day in Hell when I'm taking for means of "consumption"...

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