Comment Cyriak knows something (Score 1) 96

by smARMie on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @07:01AM (#64701534) Attached to: Horses Can Plan and Strategize, New Study Shows

So there is some truth to the "Horse Destroys the Universe" book.

Comment That would be (Score 1) 134

by smARMie on Saturday March 19, 2022 @08:02PM (#62373007) Attached to: It's 70 Degrees Warmer than Normal in Eastern Antarctica. Scientists Flabbergasted

Freedom degrees

Comment Re:Lets try the same thing that failed before! (Score 1) 126

by smARMie on Monday December 07, 2020 @01:49AM (#60801890) Attached to: Kazakhstan's Government Begins Intercepting HTTPS Traffic In Its Capital

In a company you give your consent for that, or else you can choose not to submit (and quit). And you anyway don't own the device, it's the company's device.

Comment Similar but better? (Score 1) 503

by smARMie on Saturday July 11, 2015 @03:57PM (#50089735) Attached to: A 'Star Trek' Economic System May Be Closer Than You Think

I liked better the economy model from "Voyage from Yesteryear". An economy truly based on skills.

Political and Technical Implications of GitTorrent 208

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday December 04, 2008 @02:03PM from the distribute-this-sucka dept.

lkcl writes "The GitTorrent Protocol (GTP) is a protocol for collaborative git repository distribution across the Internet. Git promises to be a distributed software management tool, where a repository can be distributed. Yet, the mechanisms used to date to actually 'distribute,' such as ssh, are very much still centralized. GitTorrent makes Git truly distributed. The initial plans are for reducing mirror loading, however the full plans include totally distributed development: no central mirrors whatsoever. PGP signing (an existing feature of git) and other web-of-trust-based mechanisms will take over from protocols on ports (e.g. ssh) as the access control 'clearing house.' The implications of a truly distributed revision control system are truly staggering: unrestricted software freedom. The playing field is leveled in so many ways, as 'The Web Site' no longer becomes the central choke-point of control. Coming just in time for that all-encompassing Free Software revolution hinted at by The Rebellion Against Vista, this article will explain more fully some of the implications that make this quiet and technically brilliant project, GitTorrent, so important to Software Freedom, from both technical and political perspectives."

'Greasemonkey' Malware Targets Firefox 370

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday December 04, 2008 @12:25PM from the oh-this-can't-end-well dept.

snydeq writes "Researchers have discovered a new type of malware that collects passwords for banking sites but targets only Firefox. The malware, dubbed 'Trojan.PWS.ChromeInject.A,' sits in Firefox's add-ons folder, registering itself as 'Greasemonkey,' the well-known collection of scripts that add functionality to Web pages rendered by Firefox. The malware uses JavaScript to identify more than 100 financial and money transfer Web sites, including PayPal, collecting logins and passwords, which it forwards to a server in Russia. Trojan infection can occur via drive-by download or download duping."

Feed New Methods And Tools Needed To Measure Exposure To Airborne Nanomaterials (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Tuesday April 17, 2007 @04:32PM

New methods and tools for measuring exposure to airborne engineered nanomaterials will be required to protect the health of workers in nanotechnology-related jobs -- estimated to total 10 million people by 2014 -- according to two occupational health experts.

Feed Podcast: Hot software guaranteed to bore you to tears (com.com)

From feed by cnetfeed on Tuesday April 17, 2007 @04:32PM

The hottest software guaranteed to put most normal people to sleep...Is it curtains for the Internet tax moratorium?...Meet Will Ferrell, the would-be YouTube crusher.