paysonwelch - Slashdot User

Submission + - UPS: We've Been Hacked (time.com)

Submitted by paysonwelch on Thursday August 21, 2014 @06:12PM

paysonwelch writes: The United Parcel Service announced Wednesday that customersâ(TM) credit and debit card information at 51 franchises in 24 states may have been compromised. There are 4,470 franchised center locations throughout the U.S., according to UPS.

The malware began to infiltrate the system as early as January 20, but the majority of the attacks began after March 26. UPS says the threat was eliminated as of August 11 and that customers can shop safely at all locations.

Submission + - A new Watson-style form of AI called Viv seeks to be the first 'global brain' (wired.com)

Submitted by paysonwelch on Tuesday August 12, 2014 @08:34AM

paysonwelch writes: For the past two years, the team has been working on Viv Labs’ product—also named Viv, after the Latin root meaning live. Their project has been draped in secrecy, but the few outsiders who have gotten a look speak about it in rapturous terms. “The vision is very significant,” says Oren Etzioni, a renowned AI expert who heads the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. “If this team is successful, we are looking at the future of intelligent agents and a multibillion-dollar industry.” and Siri Viv is attempting to become the first world wide brain. T

Submission + - North Korea Declares a State of War (reuters.com) 1

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paysonwelch

on Saturday March 30, 2013 @09:50AM

paysonwelch writes: "North Korea has declared a state of war against the south, stating that neither peace nor war has ended. From the news release via Reuters: 1.From this moment, the north-south relations will be put at the state of war and all the issues arousing between the north and the south will be dealt with according to the wartime regulations. The DPRK goes on to say that this will be a 'blitz' war and that they will regain control of the south, and destroy US bases in the process."

Submission + - John MaCafee Reveals Himself As Mastermind Social Engineer (whoismcafee.com)

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paysonwelch

on Friday January 04, 2013 @11:44PM

paysonwelch writes: "Wow, all I can say is wow. It's hard to believe but I wouldn't put it past McAfee he seems incredibly resilient. His latest blog post details his complex spy network that he used to tap information into the higher echelon of the Belizean government. He might consider a new career as a movie producer, this blog post is enthralling. Here is an excerpt: I purchased 75 cheap laptop computers and, with trusted help, intalled invisible keystroke logging software on all of them — the kind that calls home (to me) and disgorges the text files. I began giving these away as presents to select people — government employees, police officers, Cabinet Minister's assistants, girlfriends of powerful men, boyfriends of powerful women."

Submission + - McAffee is doing a live broadcast tonight on ustream at 8:00PM EST (whoismcafee.com)

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paysonwelch

on Sunday December 09, 2012 @08:57PM

paysonwelch writes: "GUATEMALA CITY, December 9, 2012 — John McAfee, famed antivirus software pioneer and human rights advocate, today announced that he will host a news conference to ask the world for its protection against the Government of Belize. On his official blog, whoismcafee.com, Mr. McAfee has exposed the widespread corruption that is currently taking over the small country. Because of this, Mr. McAfee feels that he will be in grave danger if he were to be returned toBelize.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/urecommendmedia"

Submission + - Physical input devices for developers? 1

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paysonwelch

on Thursday November 10, 2011 @05:14PM

paysonwelch writes: "Dear Slashdot, All I want for Christmas is.. Just joking. I am a developer and entrepreneur and I am considering developing a very graphically rich and custom interface for my latest application which does charting and analysis of large data sets. The application would feature lots of gauges, knobs and levers. As I was thinking about this I said to myself, why not hook up physical knobs and levers to my computer to control my application instead of designing them in 2D bitmaps? This could potentially save screen space and provide tactile feedback, and a new way of interacting digitally with one's application and data. So my question is whether or not anyone out there has advice for building a custom solution, perhaps starting with a mixing board, or if there are any pre-fab kits / controllers for achieving this?"

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