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Comment Write Bits Directly Onto a Hard Drive Platter? (Score 1) 578

by zazelite on Wednesday March 03, 2010 @01:17PM (#31347554) Attached to: Write Bits Directly Onto a Hard Drive Platter?

I believe the technical term for this is deep magic - or I would, if I thought the poster understood what the words 'write', 'bit' and 'platter' mean in the context of hard disk drive tech. As it is, the question is so nonsensical it's bizarre.

Submission + - SPAM: New attack fells Internet Explorer

Submitted by alphadogg on Sunday November 22, 2009 @09:33AM

alphadogg writes: A hacker has posted attack code that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. The code was posted Friday to the Bugtraq mailing list [spam URL stripped] by an unidentified hacker. According to security vendor Symantec, the code does not always work properly, but it could be used to install unauthorized software on a victim's computer.
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Comment Why Do We Have To Restart Routers? (Score 1) 936

by zazelite on Saturday July 12, 2008 @08:34PM (#24168151) Attached to: Why Do We Have To Restart Routers?

Because routers lack the ghost of the dead graduate student that performs that function in Windows.

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