Comment Too bad... (Score 1) 55
...it's not transfer of info over QT. Such an invention would create a truely decentralised internet; peers connected directly without corporates and gvt as go-betweens.
Comment Re:Maybe it woul be... (Score 1) 37
I only have 2 questions regarding this: when did this happen? And how far away from the blast where we?
Comment Re:Directional antennae... (Score 1) 91
Not invented, just inserted a "crazy piece of
wire antenna". And it works - I've not had signal problems ever since and my battery's power doesn't fade as fast as it used to.
Comment Directional antennae... (Score 1) 91
will never beat the copper wire I've been using. 100% signal strength 24/7.
Comment Blank... (Score 2) 39
page on Opera Mini.
Comment Re:Always the frontrunner? (Score 3, Insightful) 226
We won't be able to overtake but a space probe could in the immediate future (50 yrs). Plasma/ion propulsion and solar sail technologies are being developed with deep space exploration in mind.
Comment Re:WTF. (Score 0) 616
"I kind of wish there were two paths to get Linux on the desktop. A cutting edge path, tailored to the distro, and a Standard Desktop for Linux (SDL) that was included with most distros (voluntarily) that was designed for minimal change over the years (bug fixes and minor improvements, but otherwise stay the same). During the install, you could just select the desktop environment you wanted. "
It's called Debian and you can make it as big or as small as you like.
Submission + - Private Key Found Embedded in Major SCADA Equipment (digitalbond.com)
sl4shd0rk writes: RuggedOS (A Siemens Subsidiary of Flame and Stuxnet fame), an Operating System used in mission-critical hardware such as routers and SCADA gear, has been found to contain an embedded private encryption key. Now that all affected RuggedCom devices are sharing the same key, a compromise on one device gets you the rest for free. If the claims are valid, systems in use which would be affected include US Navy, petroleum giant Chevron, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The SCADA gear which RuggedOS typically runs on are often connected to machinery controlling electrical substations, traffic control systems, and other critical infrastructure. This is the second security nightmare for RuggedCom this year, the first being the discovery of a backdoor containing a non-modifiable account.
Comment Mirrors? (Score 0) 168
Are users in the U.K. able to access TPB mirrors?
Comment Putting trash to good use (Score 0) 68
I'm surprised it has taken this long for some corporates to utilise an abundant and seemingly inexhaustive energy source. Eco points to Apple, Microsoft and others doing this.
Comment H.I.V. (Score 0) 218
Can the same method be used to generate a vaccine for the H.I.V?
Comment Déjà vu (Score 0) 305
This is already being done by ISPs in Australia. I'm a 10GB per day user on a 12GB monthly plan. It sucks.
Comment MRAM (Score 0) 125
I'm still waiting for it.
Comment Quantum Teleportation (Score 0) 487
As soon as transfer of information via QT becomes possible, peer-2-peer networking will become a serious competitor to the internet. Right now, everything is on the internet - freenet, i2p, etc.. Governments and corporates own the pipes and therefore have great control over what goes through those pipes.
Comment Pay (Score 0) 315
I never pay for the news. However I do and will always pay pay for good analysis and opinion pieces.
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