Comment Breaking news (Score 1) 268
When not preoccupied with boring shit, people will find something else to do.
More at eleven.
Comment Re:What about the nitrogen oxides? (Score 1, Funny) 84
So basically, Volkswagen is saying "Yes, we knew there was a dead rat in your soup, but at least there's no fly in it"
Comment My shoes (Score 1) 1
I'll keep the shoes I'm wearing right now for 7 years. If he can cure aging by then without causing cancer, I will eat these shoes and put it on Youtube. (And will also hope that CRISPR can do something about the complications from that)
Scammy Tech Support Sites Now Serving Up Ransomware (csoonline.com) 43
itwbennett writes: One holds your files hostage, the other overcharges to fix nonexistent computer problems. And now they may be working together. On one scammy tech support site seen by Symantec, an iframe hidden on the page redirected to the Nuclear exploit kit, a popular one used to spread malware. What is unclear is whether the people running tech support scams are working with those who create and rent out the use of exploit kits and associated infrastructure or if the tech support websites have been compromised in order to redirect visitors to exploit kits. Either way, it could add up to a very big headache for anyone who falls for the scam.
Comment Re:Why emojis/emoticons are in Unicode? (Score 5, Funny) 262
Japan
Comment Re:Untold requirement? (Score 2) 94
No. The attacker forwards a port on the VPN gateway. This means that the attacker recieves any traffic on that port already, including the victim's IP. All the attacker needs is the same level of VPN access that the victim is paying for.
Comment Re:Bigger problems (Score 1) 94
The point is that a VPN is used to hide your IP address, but with this vulnerability, a single web page can subvert that. All the attacker needs to trick you into doing is opening a single TCP connection. This can be done with a single img or iframe tag on a page. It's not running a malicious payload, it's browsing the internet
Comment That'll teach grandma... (Score 1) 108
to look at porn on her pacemaker.
Comment Effective? (Score 2) 83
One thing's for sure. I'll never traffick drugs in Indonesia.
FDA Approves Drug That Uses Herpes Virus To Fight Cancer (nature.com) 76
An anonymous reader writes: U.S. regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind drug that uses the herpes virus to infiltrate and destroy melanoma. Nature reports: "With dozens of ongoing clinical trials of similar 'oncolytic' viruses, researchers hope that the approval will generate the enthusiasm and cash needed to spur further development of the approach. 'The era of the oncolytic virus is probably here,' says Stephen Russell, a cancer researcher and haematologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. 'I expect to see a great deal happening over the next few years.' Many viruses preferentially infect cancer cells. Malignancy can suppress normal antiviral responses, and sometimes the mutations that drive tumour growth also make cells more susceptible to infection. Viral infection can thus ravage a tumour while leaving abutting healthy cells untouched, says Brad Thompson, president of the pharmaceutical-development firm Oncolytics Biotech in Calgary, Canada."
Comment Here it is (Score 1) 103
def IsPasswordHackable(password):
return True
Comment Ford Truck (Score 1) 251
My dad and I recently put the engine, transmission and manifolds from a totalled '94 Ford Ranger into a '96 Ford Ranger (to replace a cracked block). Despite the fact they were just 2 years apart, they were surprisingly different. Had to transfer all the manifolds and everything on the engine belt (e.g. power steering), because the '96 parts wouldn't mount on the '94 engine. Broke the '94 belt tensioner taking it off and the '96 that replaced it sat at a different angle, meaning we had to find a longer belt to compensate. Rewired the whole thing. (Except for lights) Even the wires that had a 1-to-1 match (about 80% of them) had to be extended or shortened, because the control unit was on the opposite side of the engine. Took about two months of combing through manuals and schematics to get everything wired up right.
Once everything was together... Turned the key and it purred. There were a couple engine codes (I forget what they were, but we determined that it was basically the control unit saying "WTF Is going on!"). Gotta love the feeling of a hack JUST WORKING. Had to replace the drive shaft and a few cosmetic parts, and then drove it 200mi home the next day, costing me 9 gallons of gas. I've been driving it for a month since.
I've heard of more impressive motor replacements, but prior to this, the most difficult repair I'd done is replacing my brake pads.
Also, we broke a chain fall and "2-ton" wince, dropping both motors right after pulling the chassis out from under them. Luckily we had tires set under the good one, so it didn't crack, and neither of us were dumb enough to be underneath. That was fun.
Also, I've learned I like driving a stick.
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