Comment Cyriak knows something (Score 1) 96
So there is some truth to the "Horse Destroys the Universe" book.
Comment That would be (Score 1) 134
Freedom degrees
Comment Re:Lets try the same thing that failed before! (Score 1) 126
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
I liked better the economy model from "Voyage from Yesteryear". An economy truly based on skills.
Comment Re:Different torrent client ? (Score 1) 291
I use this setup to backup up 18 sites on two backup servers:
t0 script generates backup file and .torrent in every location, then uploads the .torrent to the tracker, then starts seeding
t1 script pushes .torrent from tracker to backup servers
-> launchmanycurses (in screen) does it's job
t0 script generates backup file and
t1 script pushes
-> launchmanycurses (in screen) does it's job
Political and Technical Implications of GitTorrent 208
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
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."
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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.
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