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Comment Defense =offense? (Score 1) 59

by rockrr on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @04:10PM (#42121527) Attached to: Real-World Cyber City Used To Train Cyber Warriors

"devise strategies and employ tactics to thwart computer attacks". It's well known that defensive military training teaches offensive skills first to teach defensive skills. Personnel trained to find bugs are trained to plant them. Personnel trained to secure areas and material are trained to pick locks and open safes. So NetWars CyberCity might follow the example.

Comment I got excused after being chosen (Score 1) 528

by rockrr on Monday May 09, 2011 @03:13PM (#36074756) Attached to: When it comes to jury service, I ...

There needed to be one other category. I was selected but was excused. (I had a really good reason. 8})

Comment Re:Start with human organs (Score 1) 471

by rockrr on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @07:47PM (#35216152) Attached to: I would draw the line at cloning...

And the first organ of choice for men would be? Think of the spam, the internet would crash from the DOS.

Comment Re:Count me... (Score 2, Interesting) 383

by rockrr on Sunday February 22, 2009 @01:39PM (#26949637) Attached to: Is Flash Really On 99% of Net Devices?

For computers that have the primary drive that is not "C", flash won't install. I have one,(of four)that is without flash. I find that I don't really need it. I would rather read information than have it shown to me.

Valve Takes on Piracy With Free, Pre-Packaged Game Publishing Tools 190

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday January 30, 2008 @06:48PM from the stamping-out-the-bad-stuff dept.

Heartless Gamer writes "Valve is rocking the boat in a big way, especially for PC gaming piracy. They have just announced the release of a complete collection of publisher tools, called Steamworks. They're making it available to developers and publishers completely free. Valve notes that beyond simply making the product available to consumers some of the tools can integrate copy protection, social networking services, or even server browsing features into a developing game."

E-Voting Undermines Public Confidence In Elections 155

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday January 30, 2008 @06:46PM from the i-totally-trust-the-network-my-favorite-inwo-card dept.

Jeremiah Cornelius writes "Techdirt columnist, Timothy Lee, hit the metaphoric nail on the head, claiming that e-Voting undermines the public perception of election fairness - even when there is no evidence of wrongdoing. 'In a well-designed voting system, voters shouldn't have to take anyone's actions on faith. The entire process should be simple and transparent, so that anyone can observe it and verify that it was carried out correctly. The complexity and opacity of e-voting machines makes effective public scrutiny impossible, and so it's a bad idea even in the absence of specific evidence of wrongdoing.' Add to this the possibility technical faults, conflicts of interest and evidence of tampering, how long before the US vote is viewed as an electronic pantomime?"

Windows Vista Annoyances 399

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 30, 2008 @03:14PM from the that's-a-big-list dept.

stoolpigeon writes "It has been well documented that the reception for Microsoft's Windows Vista has not been all that warm. Yet, visiting the web site of many PC manufacturers or visiting a retail outlet selling computers will show that most new hardware is being offered with Vista as the primary if not only option. O'Reilly's newest in their Annoyances series, "Windows Vista Annoyances", by David A. Karp, seeks to alleviate some of the pain for new Vista users. For the Vista owner who is able to put the book's suggestion into place, the edge should be taken off. For the individual considering a purchase of Vista and wondering if it can really be that bad, this book seems to indicate that yes, it is that bad." Read below for the rest of JR's review.

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