RSA Denies Taking NSA Money to Backdoor Crypto; Is Ruby Dying?

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend RSA Denies Taking NSA Money to Backdoor Crypto Is Ruby Dying? Alan Turing Pardoned The iOS 7 Jailbreak Fiasco Why Do Mobile Versions of Websites Suck? Hot Comment: "Microsoft should extend support for XP...but only on a cash-for-patch..." From the Vault: Slovak Police Planted Explosives on Air Travelers Watch It: A Step Toward True Virtual Reality Gaming Poll Booth: What computing device do you use most while on vacation? Sponsored Resource: Achieving Success with a Flexible Workplace RSA Denies Taking NSA Money to Backdoor Crypto The Register reports that RSA has shot back at accusations, based on documents released by Edward Snowden, that the company intentionally used weaker crypto at the request of the NSA, and accepted $10 million in exchange for doing so. Sound Off>> Is Ruby Dying? John Moses writes that he has been working with node.js a lot lately and discussed with co-workers if node.js is taking steam away from Ruby, adding that he thinks a graph on the release date of gems over time could help determine an answer. Sound Off>> Alan Turing Pardoned British mathematician Alan Turing, who is considered the father of computer science, broke Nazi codes that helped win World War II. But he was prosecuted for being gay, which contributed to his suicide. Now, nearly 60 years after he took his own life, Turing has been officially pardoned by the Queen. Sound Off>> The iOS 7 Jailbreak Fiasco Evad3rs' new iOS 7 jailbreak featured a Chinese app store that sold pirated software, and which was pulled from Evasi0n7 soon after launch. Latest rumors say that the exploit used for Evasi0n7 was stolen, offered up for sale, so the Evad3rs did a deal with TaiG instead. Sound Off>> Why Do Mobile Versions of Websites Suck? Kelbear notes that many companies still have crippled and broken mobile pages and asked Slashdotters to share the obstacles they've seen in their own companies that have delayed or defeated efforts to develop competent mobile sites. Sound Off>>   The Solution is Obvious "Microsoft should extend support for XP...but only on a cash-for-patch basis. Sell patches at $5 a pop for XP users, or a One-Year Security Update Subscription for $20. It's a win-win situation...." --by Nova Express Read More>>   Slovak Police Planted Explosives on Air Travelers Three years ago, news outlets reported that Slovakian Police planted explosives on eight unsuspecting air travelers. Seven were stopped by airport security, including one man who was arrested and held upon arriving at a Dublin airport. Read More>>  A Step Toward True Virtual Reality Gaming Virtuix Omni is an omnidirectional treadmill video game peripheral for virtual reality games developed by Virtuix. With the device and an "immersive" headset, you can play games equipped to use these devices with your whole body moving in any direction you choose. Timothy Lord catches up with the company's product manager and brings you a look at the system in action.  Watch the Video>>   What computing device do you use most while on vacation? Desktop Laptop Tablet Smartphone E-Reader Game console I stay away from electronics on vacation I'm Amish, you insensitive clod! Cast Your Vote>>   Achieving Success with a Flexible Workplace Flexible workplace forward thinkers are reporting productivity increases and cost decreases of 20% or more. Learn to achieve these benefits for your business by downloading the IBM executive report Achieving success with a flexible workplace: Forward thinkers' best practices to enhance productivity, spur innovation and reduce costs. The report contains findings from a recent IBM survey covering user mobility, user support, collaboration and security. Find Out More>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.

 

Did NSA Save U.S. from Malware Apocalypse?; Windows XP Slowness Caused by Exponential Algorithm

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Did NSA Save U.S. from Malware Apocalypse? Windows XP Slowness Caused by Exponential Algorithm FreeBSD Playing Catch-up on Security, Says Theo De Raadt Disney Plays Grinch to Some Amazon Customers GM's CEO Rejects Repaying Feds for Bailout Losses Hot Comment: "Next thing the Government will want us to stop smoking, wear seatbelts and..." From the Vault: What's Wrong with Unix? Watch It: Long-Time Microsoft Watcher Talks Poll Booth: How much of your media do you store locally? Sponsored Resource: BYOD Without Tears Did NSA Save U.S. from Malware Apocalypse? During a "60 Minutes" segment, the National Security Agency claimed to have foiled a cataclysmic cyber threat that would have caused untold damage to the national and even global economy. The spy agency said it prevented a BIOS attack by working with computer manufacturers. Sound Off>> Windows XP Slowness Caused by Exponential Algorithm The Windows Update client components use an algorithm with exponential scaling when processing lists of historic patch information. Each additional superseded patch would double the time taken to process the list. With the OS now very old, those lists have grown long--making that processing very slow. Sound Off>> FreeBSD Playing Catch-up on Security, Says Theo De Raadt OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt bristled at the question about whether his project would follow the steps taken by FreeBSD with regard to hardware-based cryptography. He said OpenBSD has already been doing it for a decade, adding that "I see nothing new in their changes. Basically, it is 10 years of FreeBSD stupidity." Sound Off>> Disney Plays Grinch to Some Amazon Customers Since 2011, Amazon Instant Video has sold a series of Christmas shorts from Disney, but this holiday season, Disney decided to make the shorts exclusive to its own channels. The company went so far as to retroactively withdraw the shows from Amazon, so that customers who have already paid for them no longer have access. Sound Off>> GM's CEO Rejects Repaying Feds for Bailout Losses General Motors' outgoing CEO Dan Akerson doesn't agree with the National Law and Policy Center's call for GM to repay the loss made by the U.S. Treasury from its bailout -- which cost the U.S. government $10 billion. Akerson's statement came in the wake of the announcement that the Treasury sold its last shares in GM.  Sound Off>> Leave our kids alone "Next thing the Government will want us to stop smoking, wear seatbelts and vaccinate our children against deadly diseases. Why do they think they know what is good for us?" --by masonc Read More>>   What's Wrong with Unix? Nine years ago, when Google published the GLAT (Google Labs Aptitude Test), the company asked an open-ended question about what is wrong with Unix and how you might fix it. aaron240 asked, "What insightful answers did the rest of Slashdot give when they applied to work at Google? To repeat the actual question, 'What's broken with Unix? How would you fix it?'" Read More>> Long-Time Microsoft Watcher Talks Preston Gralla has been reporting on Microsoft since the 1980s and has seen the company go through many changes -- good and bad. Find out what he has to say about Bill Gates, Windows and the best tablet. Watch the Video>>   How much of your media do you store locally? 0% to 20% 20% to 40% 40% to 60% 60% to 80% 80% to 100% I don't store any media Depends which cloud providers shut down this week Cast Your Vote>>   BYOD Without Tears This white paper looks at the challenges of integrating BYOD within corporate networks and avoid compromised connectivity or performance for established wired and wireless users. Find Out More>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.

 

Satanists Want Monument Next to Ten Commandments at State Capitol; Google's Plan to Kill the Corporate Network

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Satanists Want Monument Next to Ten Commandments at State Capitol Google's Plan to Kill the Corporate Network JPMorgan Building 'Bitcoin Killer' New Evidence that Universe Could Be a Hologram NSA, GCHQ Invade World of Warcraft, Second Life Hot Comment: "If you think stealing a van and hitting someone warrants death, you are an..." From the Vault: Greed, Zealotry, and the Commodore 64 Watch It: Why Wearable Tech Isn't One-Size Fits All  Poll Booth: How long do your computer mice last? Sponsored Resource: Enterprise: A Technical Overview Satanists Want Monument Next to Ten Commandments at State Capitol The Tulsa World reports that in their zeal to tout their faith in the public square, conservatives in Oklahoma may have unwittingly opened the door to a wide range of religious groups, including Satanists who are now seeking to put their own statue next to a Ten Commandments monument on the Statehouse steps. Sound Off>> Google's Plan to Kill the Corporate Network Google has revealed details on its Beyond Corp project to scrap the notion of a corporate network and move to a zero-trust model. The tech giant has moved to authenticate and authorize its 42,000 staffers so they can access Google HQ from anywhere. Sound Off>> JPMorgan Building 'Bitcoin Killer' Banking giant JPMorgan Chase has filed a patent application for an e-commerce system that sounds remarkably like Bitcoin. The application, which was made publicly available at the end of November, describes a "method and system for processing Internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network." Sound Off>> New Evidence that the Universe Could Be a Hologram The journal Nature reports that a team of physicists has provided some of the clearest evidence yet that our universe could be just one big projection, possibly proving Juan Maldacena's theory that gravity arises from infinitesimally thin, vibrating strings. Sound Off>> NSA, GCHQ Invade World of Warcraft, Second Life The NSA and GCHQ infiltrated the massive communities playing online games, according to secret documents disclosed by Edward Snowden. Not only were real-life agents deployed into virtual realms, but there were also attempts to recruit informants from the games' tech-friendly users, according to reports. Sound Off>>     Re:Tough luck.. "If you think stealing a van and hitting someone warrants death, you are an unhinged individual (or more likely, an internet tough guy). Even the Old Testament said 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth' - that is, the punishment should match the crime. If someone takes your eye out, you're entitled to take up to one eye- not the whole head. And I don't think there are many people who would argue that the Old Testament was too lenient..." --Patch86 Read More>>   Greed, Zealotry, and the Commodore 64 Three years ago, when the Commodore 64 was reborn as an Atom-equipped nettop, the Guardian's Jon Blyth remembered what the original Commodore 64 taught him about zealotry."I can now see why American Baptists get so miffy about atheists -- it's horrible dealing with people who don't realize how much better you are," he wrote. Read More>> Why Wearable Tech Isn't One-Size Fits All Although wearable tech is much less of a gimmick it was a few years ago, it's still not something all of us need just yet, according to editor and publisher of Wearable Tech Insider Dan Rosenbaum. He also discusses the latest and greatest developments and products in the wearable-tech world and explains why he doesn't love Google Glass--which he calls "dork wear". Watch the Video>>   How long do your computer mice last? Less than a year 1-2 years 2-3 years 3-4 years 4-5 years 5+ years Until the day after warranty expires I only use trackpads, you insensitive clod! Cast Your Vote>>   Enterprise: A Technical Overview When it's time to share files on-the-go, employees will often resort to consumer solutions for a quick fix. But a consumer file-sharing app is too lightweight to handle the heavy-duty requirements of enterprise data and can introduce security risks. Prevent security breaches and provide more comprehensive on-the-go access. With Citrix ShareFile you get: Mobile access to SharePoint and network shares; Mobile editing and PDF annotation on-the-go; Secure collaboration with other employees and 3rd parties; Advanced security policies for mobile devices; and User, device and network reporting/analytics. Find Out More>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.

 

Porsche Carrera GT: Too Dangerous at Any Speed?; 5 Cents Worth of Power Lands EV Owner in Jail

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Porsche Carrera GT: Dangerous at Any Speed? 5 Cents Worth of Power Lands EV Owner in Jail Death to the Trapezoid: Next-Gen USB Will Fit Both Ways How Do I Convince Management to Hire More IT Staff? Amazon Reveals Plans for 30-minute Deliveries by Drone Hot Comment: "What are laws but the playthings of the rich and powerful to be used and discarded at..." From the Vault: The Condescending UI Watch It: Android-Powered Mirror, Mirror on the Wall... Poll Booth: Should companies start using drones for common tasks, like package delivery? Sponsored Resource: 10 Ways Wire Data Can Help You Conquer IT Complexity Porsche Carrera GT: Too Dangerous at Any Speed? Known as the car actor Paul Walker was riding in when he died, the 600-horsepower Porsche Carrera GT is notoriously difficult to handle--even for professional drivers. Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson says drivers are on a "knife edge" handling the car and described it as "brutal and savage". The Carrera GT is also unusual because it has no electronic stability control, which means that it's unforgiving with mistakes. Sound Off>> 5 Cents Worth of Power Lands EV Owner in Jail A Georgia man was arrested and charged with theft for plugging his Nissan Leaf into a 110V outlet at a school. He charged his Leaf for less than 30 minutes, which works out to about a nickel. Does this mean anyone charging a laptop or cell phone at a public outlet could be arrested as well? Sound Off>> Death to the Trapezoid: Next-Gen USB Will Fit Both Ways TheRealHocusLocus writes "Extreme bandwidth is nice, intelligent power management is cool... but folks should be spilling into the streets in thankful praise that the next generation miniature USB connector will fit either way. All told -- just how many intricate miracle devices have been scrapped in their prime -- because a tiny USB port was mangled?" Sound Off>> How Do I Convince Management to Hire More IT Staff? An anonymous reader, who is one of four IT staffers at a manufacturing company with roughly 150 employees, 130 desktops, 8 physical servers, 20 virtual servers + a commercial SAN and an ERP system with over 100 customizations, asked Slashdotters how to convince company bosses that they need more IT people. What can be done?   Sound Off>> Amazon Reveals Plans for 30-minute Deliveries by Drone Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed during a CBS 60 Minutes interview that the company is working on a service called "Prime Air" to deliver packages by autonomous octocopter drones within 30 minutes of hitting the "buy" button. The plan still requires more testing and FAA approval, but Bezos predicts it'll be available to the public in the next 4-5 years. Sound Off>>   No one watches the watchers "What are laws but the playthings of the rich and powerful to be used and discarded at will? They're like a blanket in a blizzard: designed to keep you warm, but when the storm strikes, utterly useless." --by korbulon Read More>>   The Condescending UI Two years ago, Paul Miller dispensed some advice for user interface designers: Don't be condescending. Miller complained that "The Ribbon in Microsoft Office products is constantly talking down to me, assuming I don't know how to use a menu, a key command, or an honest-to-goodness toolbar." Miller also had some harsh words for Apple. Read More>> Android-Powered Mirror, Mirror on the Wall... How would you like your bathroom mirror to give you stock quotes, display the local weather, and tell you the temperature of the water you are about to use to wash your face--along, of course, with sensors that detect hand gestures so you can control the device? A software company in Japan has rolled out a prototype of such an appliance. Timothy Lord brings you a close-up look. Watch the Video>>    Should companies start using drones for common tasks, like package delivery? Absolutely. Can't wait. Sure, as long as it's properly regulated. I don't care either way. I'm a bit uncomfortable with the idea. No way -- they can't do it safely. No way -- they can't do it ethically. Wait, I could get pizza from magical sky robots? Cast Your Vote>>    10 Ways Wire Data Can Help You Conquer IT Complexity Wire data is an incredible source of operational intelligence. It is the record of everything that is happening in your IT environment in real time, and provides an unmatched, in-depth view into the performance, availability, and security of your environment, including issues that you otherwise might not know about.  Download this white paper to read 10 ways wire data can help conquer IT complexity. Find Out More>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.

 

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I am Barrister Lucas Shianu, a solicitor at law and acted as a personal attorney to (late) Engr. Dilawar Williams Alkhabaz, who dwelt and worked here in Togo for more than twenty years as a gold business merchant and major contractor to shell petroleum development company. I am writing this letter to you because there is something important I want us to work on, regarding his left over estate. He has the same last name with you, so I would like to present you as his next of kin so that we can claim the $17.7m (Seventeen Million Seven Hundred thousand U.S Dollars ) he left in the BCEAO bank here in our country Togo. I was his personal Attorney before he died and I have been mandated by the bank to present his next of kin to claim this fund. So I would like to present you as the next of kin due to the similarity in surname so that we claim the fund. If you are interested to work with me on this deal, I will be giving you 40% of this money, while I will have 60%. kindly let me know your interest urgently. Regards. (Advocate Lucas Shianu. (SAT Esq). lucas.shima20 @ gmail . com (+228 9984 72 46).