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Comment Re:ulteo (Score 1) 113

I recently implemented this at the University I work for. It is a robust replacement for citrix. If your only using Linux based apps it is free (as in beer). If you require windows applications, multiple terminal servers (along with the cost of licensing) may be implemented to act as a pool of application servers available to the clients. The only real drawbacks we have found is legacy software which upon installation decides its ok to use old 32bit code as well as newer 64bit code bases. Windows separates the two components into the C:\Program Files & C:\Program Files (x86) folders which causes the Windows application server available for Ulteo-OVD to get confused due to path problems for that particular piece of software. The other is trying to use anything with OpenGL or DirectX. There went my game server. Other than that we have a production environment which has been in place for about a year now.

Comment crypto (Score 1) 536

crypto is new to myself and I am by no means a mathematician. However after using libraries in various development projects I always see a significant rise in interest in what I am doing. Not just the project but my personal life which kinda pisses me off. I pay taxes, get out of my life.

Comment sensitive topics (Score 1) 283

I recently began writing an article for web developers on implementation of symmetrical and asymmetrical client side (JavaScript) encryption techniques and it seems like it will never get published due to the bureaucratic bullshit plaguing our nation today. I understand concerns of misuse, I understand needs for wiretaps... but to stifle an article that helps with education and addresses security concerns plaguing todays on-line shopping charts to prevent the defrauding of others? Our tax money hard at work...
Science

Submission + - Breakthrough in Hydrogen Energy? (hplusmagazine.com)

destinyland writes: MIT researchers have developed a way to split a hydrogen/oxygen water molecule by emulating the way blue-green algae separates oxygen from hydrogen. One chemistry professor called it "an extremely clever piece of work" that addresses "the nanoscale organization of the components", and they're currently developing a cheap way to split off the hydrogen atoms. Using sunlight rather than electricity to make hydrogen from water could greatly improve the efficiency of the process, and then the hydrogen can be stored for generating electricity or burning as fuel for cars. The project is being led by the winner of a 2004 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, who uses genetically-engineered viruses as templates for nanoscale electronic components. "Suddenly, I wondered, what if we could assemble materials like the abalone does — but not be limited to one element?"

Submission + - Lidar finds overgrown Maya pyramids (nytimes.com)

AlejoHausner writes: A team of archeologists scanned the jungle of Belize with lidar. Although most of the reflections came from the jungle canopy, some light reflected off the ground surface. Using this, suddenly hidden pyramids, agricultural terraces, and ancient roads are revealed, at 6-inch resolution. The NY Times has the story.

Comment Re:And if there's a man in the middle? (Score 1) 69

So development of a secure communications channel utilizing quantum crypto being inherently susceptible to a denial of service condition due to specialized hardware necessary for transmission which would have to wait for someone to stop listening before re-generating key pairs then transmitting?

I hope this is not in development to replace the 911 infrastructure or monetary data transmissions on a winder scale until that is addressed.

Perhaps a fiber switch/router hardware solution to allow switched routes and the necessary attenuation needed?

Medicine

Submission + - DNA cancer codes cracked by international effort (news.com.au) 1

Enigma23 writes: As reported on news.com.au, scientists from the International Cancer Genome Consortium of 12 institutes around the world will today release the first DNA profiles of some of the most prevalent types of tumours. While the story asserts that "A new era of cancer treatment has dawned" I'm a bit more sceptical, given that gene therapy and immunotherapy are still very much in their infancy at the current time.
The Military

Submission + - Military Asserts Right to Respond to Cyberattacks

Hugh Pickens writes: "AP reports that National Security Agency director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander says the US should counter computer-based attacks swiftly and strongly and act to thwart or disable a threat even when the attacker's identity is unknown. "Even with the clear understanding that we could experience damage to our infrastructure, we must be prepared to fight through in the worst case scenario," wrote Alexander in a 32-page Senate questionnaire he answered in preparation for a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to head Cyber Command. Alexander offered a limited but rare description of offensive US cyber activities, saying the U.S. has "responded to threats, intrusions and even attacks against us in cyberspace," and has conducted exercises and war games adding that it is unclear whether or not those actions have deterred criminals, terrorists or nations. Alexander stressed that any US response to a cyber attack must be authorized by the president and must conform to international law and guiding military principles requiring that the reaction be deemed militarily necessary and in proportion to the attack. "It is reasonable to assume that returning fire in cyberspace, as long as it complied with law of war principles ... would be lawful.""

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