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Comment Re:Should have stop at, Aren't FAXes the weirdest (Score 1) 531

by pmsbony on Tuesday June 03, 2008 @11:52AM (#23639323) Attached to: Schneier Asks Why We Accept Fax Signatures

This has annoyed me for years. I had a discussion over what a fax actually is with a lawyer a few years back. My issue was that many firms had electronic fax systems that allowed them to send 'faxes' from within their email client. If I send an email/fax via this system to a company with a similar system I wanted to know how it was a different means of communication to an email. I could stick a jpeg of my signature in both, but one is legally binding.

Penny Arcade Releases Episodic PC Game 78

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 22, 2008 @09:32AM from the your-large-eyed-tolerance-may-vary dept.

CyDharttha writes "Greenhouse Interactive on Wednesday released a RPG titled 'On the Rain-slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One.' The title is available on Linux, Mac, and Windows platforms, as well as XBox Live Arcade. A quick look at the game shows it promises the same great humor frequently displayed at Penny Arcade, and with the help of Hothead Games, intriguing graphics, sound, dialog and game play. Demo and purchase is available online now."

New Malware Report Hits Vista's Security Image 258

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday May 20, 2008 @05:47AM from the cracks-in-the-armor dept.

An anonymous reader recommends a Computerworld article on a new report from Australian security vendor PC Tools. The company released figures on malware detection by its ThreatFire product, and in its user base 27% of Vista machines were compromised by at least one instance of malware. From the article: "In total, Vista suffered 121,380 instances of malware from its 190,000 user base, a rate of malware detection per system [that] is proportionally lower than that of XP, which saw 1,319,144 malware infections from a user base of 1,297,828 machines, but it indicates a problem that is worse than Microsoft has been admitting to." Microsoft hasn't responded yet to this report.

Hairy Solar Cells Could Mean Higher Efficiency 203

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday May 19, 2008 @05:40PM from the warm-fuzzy dept.

kitzilla writes "Two research groups working independently have come up with what they say are cheap processes for growing nanowires to be used with solar cells. The 'hairy' cells provide a direct path for electrons collected at the panel face to reach an electrode, something which has the potential to dramatically improve system efficiency."

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