Should Snowden Be Punished or Pardoned?; FBI Seized Tor Mail's Entire Email Database

Why Does Facebook Need To Read My Text Messages?  |  FileZilla Evil Twin Steals FTP Logins To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Should Snowden Be Punished or Pardoned? Most Epic EVE Online Battle Does $200K in Damage FBI Seized Tor Mail's Entire Email Database Why Does Facebook Need To Read My Text Messages? FileZilla Evil Twin Steals FTP Logins Hot Comment: "These idiots probably designed those flyers on a Mac using Microsoft Office, and..." From the Vault: Bill Gates: Anti-Vaccine Effort Kills Kids Watch It: $499 3-D Printer a Hit at CES Poll Booth: How loud is your primary computer? Sponsored Resource: How Modern Custom Applications can Spur Business Growth Should Snowden Be Punished or Pardoned? U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has made whistleblower Edward Snowden a very peculiar offer: plead guilty, and the U.S. government would consider how to handle his criminal case. If Snowden ever risked coming back to the U.S., and you were Holder and Obama, what sort of deal would you try to strike? Sound Off>> Most Epic EVE Online Battle Does $200K in Damage This week was witness to the biggest battle on space MMO EVE Online in its 10-year history. It involved over 2,200 players in a single star system and over 70 of the game's biggest and most expensive ships, the Titans, were destroyed. Losses for the Titans alone for this massive battle are estimated at $200,000 - $300,000. Sound Off>> FBI Seized Tor Mail's Entire Email Database When Tor Mail operator Freedom Hosting was shut down by the FBI last August, the Tor Mail servers suddenly began hosting FBI malware that attempted to de-anonymize users. Now, Wired reports on a new court filing that indicates that the FBI was also able to grab Tor Mail's entire email database. Sound Off>> Why Does Facebook Need To Read My Text Messages? The latest update to Facebook's Android app asks for some rather odd permissions. Some users in the UK noticed that the social media site wants permission to read your text messages. Some suspect that Facebook wants access to the data so it can serve you more targeted ads, which the company denies. Sound Off>> FileZilla Evil Twin Steals FTP Logins Maliciously modified versions of the popular FTP application FileZilla look and act just like the real thing, but include extra code that steals the login data typed in by users and sends it to an unauthorized server using the same FTP operation launched by the user without going through a firewall that might spot what it's doing. Sound Off>> Re: Protesting against themselves? "These idiots probably designed those flyers on a Mac using Microsoft Office, and used Google to find all the facts and allegations in their flyers." --by darkmeridian Read More>>   Bill Gates: Anti-Vaccine Effort Kills Kids Three years ago, Bill Gates had harsh words for those who engage in anti-vaccine efforts, especially Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who falsified data to "prove" a fraudulent link between vaccines and autism. "It's an absolute lie that has killed thousands of kids," Gates said. Read More>> $499 3-D Printer a Hit at CES 3-D printing is far from new, but a $499 3-D printer at CES sparked headines including "CES 2014: Could 3D printing change the world?" Timothy Lord got to see the lower-cost machine in action and talk to XYZprinting's Gary Shu about the device's features and when it will be available.  Watch the Video>>    How loud is your primary computer? It's silent It's only audible under load It's a constant, minimal buzz It's mostly quiet, occasionally noisier It's not quiet, but not loud enough to annoy It's louder than I prefer It's far too loud It's a 4.3 on the Richter scale Cast Your Vote>>   How Modern Custom Applications can Spur Business Growth This white paper outlines four key challenges to business growth, and explains how modern custom applications built with the ServiceNow Service Automation Platform can help to address these challenges effectively. Learn 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.

 

Snarky Answers to Stupid Job Interview Questions; Linus Torvalds: Any CLA Is Fundamentally Broken

Federal Agents Interrogate Google Glass Wearer at Theater   |  LogMeIn Abruptly Pulls Free Access To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Snarky Answers to Stupid Job Interview Questions Federal Agents Interrogate Google Glass Wearer at Theater LogMeIn Abruptly Pulls Free Access Linus Torvalds: Any CLA Is Fundamentally Broken What New Technologies Should You Learn in 2014 to Be Employable? Hot Comment: "Forget the Target breach, how about the Boston Marathon bombing? That was..." From the Vault: Woz Cites 'Scary' Prius Acceleration Software Problem Watch It: Low-Cost Eye Trackers for the Masses?  Poll Booth: Best skywatching equipment at my disposal Sponsored Resource: Three Imperatives for Advancing Product and Systems Snarky Answers to Stupid Job Interview Questions Ever been asked a question in a job interview that's just so abysmally stupid, you were tempted to give in to the snarkside? Take a look at suggested interview-ending answers to 16 of the stupidest questions candidates actually got asked in interviews at tech companies in 2013. Sound Off>> Federal Agents Interrogate Google Glass Wearer at Theater A Google Glass user was removed from a theater and interrogated under the suspicion that he may have been recording the film he was watching. The matter could have been cleared up in minutes by plugging Glass into a computer to review the contents, but the agents insisted on questioning the user for hours. Sound Off>> LogMeIn Abruptly Pulls Free Access Remote desktop service LogMeIn sent an email to its users Tuesday notifying them that "LogMeIn Free" will be discontinued that day and that the company's services will be limited to paid subscribers. This prompted k280 to ask: "What alternative tools are available for free, and how do they compare to LogMeIn?" Sound Off>> Linus Torvalds: Any CLA Is Fundamentally Broken The controversy over Canonical's Contributor License Agreement (CLA) has once again surfaced. While Matthew Garrett raises valid points about the flaws in Canonical's CLAs, Linus Torvalds says, "To be fair, people just like hating on Canonical. The FSF and Apache Foundation CLA's are pretty much equally broken." Sound Off>> What New Technologies Should You Learn in 2014 to Be Employable? An anonymous reader, who has been a software engineer for the past 15 years developing in C for embedded systems, asked Slashdotters, "What would be the smallest set of 'new technologies' one should know to be employable in web/mobile these days?" Sound Off>> Re: Well, at least they are honest "Forget the Target breach, how about the Boston Marathon bombing? That was exactly the kind of attack this program is being sold as preventing. And it didn't. Yet we still have it and it still hurts us." --by O('_')O_Bush Read More>>   Woz Cites 'Scary' Prius Acceleration Software Problem Four years ago, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak spoke about a "very scary" problem with his new Toyota Prius where "the accelerator goes wild, but only under certain conditions of cruise control." He said he tried for three months to get through to someone at Toyota and the NHTSA, but couldn't get anyone to explore the alleged software-related acceleration problem. Read More>>  Low-Cost Eye Trackers for the Masses? Eye tracking technology has been around for years, but it's been extremely expensive. But now, a Danish company is making it available for the consumer market for the first time. The Eye Tribe just started shipping its $99 software development kit. Timothy Lord caught up with CEO Sune Johansen at CES to talk about the software and get some demos. Watch the Video>>   Best skywatching equipment at my disposal: One or more eyes -- that's all I have a handheld monocular or binoculars My own telescope, convenient to carry My own telescope, inconvenient to carry My friends' much better equipment Easy/regular access to institutional scope I run the planetarium Cast Your Vote>>     Three Imperatives for Advancing Product and Systems Organizations developing products and systems in industries such as automotive, aerospace and defense, medical devices and consumer electronics are undergoing a transformation driven by the rapid growth in functionality delivered by software and electronics. This paper outlines an approach for using this shift to gain a competitive advantage. Learn 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.

 

Windows 9: Ready or Not, Here It Comes; Ex-Cop Kills Man for Texting at the Movies

The Mystery of the $3 Million Google Engineer  |  NYT: NSA Put 100,000 Radio Pathway 'Backdoors' in PCs To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Windows 9: Ready or Not, Here It Comes Ex-Cop Kills Man for Texting at the Movies Lawsuit: Oracle Called $50K 'Good Money for an Indian' The Mystery of the $3 Million Google Engineer NYT: NSA Put 100,000 Radio Pathway 'Backdoors' in PCs Hot Comment: "Democracy creates these idiots. The problem is that politicians..." From the Vault: Google Accuses Bing of Cheating, Copying Watch It: Powered, Remote-Controlled Paper Airplane Poll Booth: How would you use science to innovate upon sports? Sponsored Resource: 10 Common Problems APM Helps You Solve Windows 9: Ready or Not, Here It Comes A little over a year after Microsoft released Windows 8, and a mere three months after it pushed out a major update, rumors abound that Windows 9 (codenamed "Threshold," at least for the moment) is already on its way and will be discussed at April's BUILD conference. Sound Off>> Ex-Cop Kills Man for Texting at the Movies A retired police officer shot and killed a man in a theater following an argument over texting. A New York Times report notes that cinema execs at a recent trade event debated whether to accommodate younger viewers by allowing text messages during some movies. Sound Off>> Lawsuit: Oracle Called $50K 'Good Money for an Indian' When a former Oracle sales manager wanted to transfer a high-performing salesman from Oracle's India office to California and pay him a salary equivalent to white employees in the same position, he was denied. And when he protested, he was fired. Sound Off>> The Mystery of the $3 Million Google Engineer Business Insider caused a minor stir with a recent story about a nameless Google engineer who's making $3 million a year. Who is this person, and how unusual are pay scales like this inside the Googleplex? Phil Johnson uses public information to try to get the answers. Sound Off>> NYT: NSA Put 100,000 Radio Pathway 'Backdoors' in PCs The New York Times reports that the NSA implanted transmitters into the USB input devices of PCs, allowing computers unplugged from the Internet to still be monitored, via radio, from up to 8 miles away. The source of the data was the leak from Edward Snowden. Sound Off>> Re: As wasted as that idiotic Irish luddite "Democracy creates these idiots. The problem is that politicians are expected to have opinions on everything, yet it's impossible to know everything. These people end up making decisions on things they understand little or nothing about." --1s44c Read More>>   Google Accuses Bing of Cheating, Copying Three years ago, Google said that it ran a sting operation that discovered Bing was watching what Google users searched for, the sites they selected from the results and then used that information to improve Bing's own listings. And Microsoft didn't deny it. Read More>> Powered, Remote-Controlled Paper Airplane The PowerUp 3 is a powered paper airplane you control with your smartphone that creator Shai Goitein calls "a mixture of origami and technology." Timothy Lord caught up Goitein at CES and talked with him about the software and electronics involved with flying a piece of paper with your phone. Watch the Video>>   How would you use science to innovate upon sports? Weapons-grade PEDs Genetically Modified Athletes Robot exoskeletons Computer-enhanced senses 'Smart' equipment (e.g. baseballs with flywheels inside) Adapt and play them in zero-G Digitize/CGI them and let AI play Just let me on the blasted WiFi at the stadium Cast Your Vote>>     10 Common Problems APM Helps You Solve Applications in today's distributed, cloud-based IT environment need to perform at their peak at all times. Unfortunately, most do not. And while many developers and IT professionals have Application Performance Management (APM) solutions, they often don't know how to take full advantage of their benefits. This SlashGuide gives IT professionals and developers practical advice they need to get the most out of APM. Learn 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.

 

Is the Internet Destroying the Middle Class?; Iconic Blue Linksys WRT54G Router Resurrected

Intel Kills McAfee Security Brand  |  Trigger of Apocalyptic Supervolcano Eruptions Discovered To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Is the Internet Destroying the Middle Class? Intel Kills McAfee Security Brand Iconic Blue Linksys WRT54G Router Resurrected Trigger of Apocalyptic Supervolcano Eruptions Discovered How Many (Electronics) Gates Is That Software Algorithm? Hot Comment: "It boggles my mind why people still think gun control will 'fix'..." From the Vault: The Case of Apple's Mystery Screw Watch It: CES: Self-Guiding Lego Robots for Fun and (Maybe) Profit Poll Booth: I think wearable computing will take off... Sponsored Resource: Standardizing Security Processes to Minimize Mobile Threats Is the Internet Destroying the Middle Class? Joe Nocera writes in a New York Times op-ed piece that he agrees with Jaron Lanier's observation that the same network efficiencies that have given companies great advantages are becoming the instrument of our ruin. Also, the digital economy has done as much as any single thing to hollow out the middle class. Sound Off>> Intel Kills McAfee Security Brand Intel announced at CES that the McAfee brand name will be phased out and replaced by "Intel Security." The BBC reports that John McAfee is "everlastingly grateful to Intel for freeing me from this terrible association with the worst software on the planet. These are not my words, but the words of millions of irate users." Sound Off>> Iconic Blue Linksys WRT54G Router Resurrected Linksys announced at CES that it is bringing back what it calls "the best-selling router of all time -- the Linksys WRT54G," but updated and modernized with the latest wireless technology-- and the ability to flash the firmware with open source software. First released in 2002, the boxy, blue router received a cult following. Sound Off>> Trigger of Apocalyptic Supervolcano Eruptions Discovered Scientists have found that the eruption of a "supervolcano," which is hundreds of times more powerful than a conventional volcano and could potentially wipe out civilization as we know it, is more likely than previously thought because eruption is possible without any external trigger. Sound Off>> How Many (Electronics) Gates Is That Software Algorithm? dryriver, who developed a graphics algorithm that got an electronics manufacturer interested in turning it into hardware, asked fellow Slashdotters: "Is there a piece of software or another tool that can analyze an algorithm written in C/C++ and estimate how many gates would be needed to turn it into hardware?" Sound Off>>   Re: Took them long enough... "It boggles my mind why people still think gun control will 'fix' crime. Crime is a socioeconomic problem. Why is there so much crime? It's not because there are guns. It's because of the way our society, economy and culture are setup. Nothing will change until you address the root underlying causes of crime, and offer people alternatives/programs that they are willing to accept." --by Anonymous Coward Read More>>   The Case of Apple's Mystery Screw Three years ago, Network World reported that Apple replaced two tiny screws at the base of the iPhone with a mysterious tamper-resistant "pentalobular" screw--making it harder for do-it-yourselfers to make repairs. Also, if you take your phone in for any kind of service, Apple Store geniuses will automatically replace the Phillips screws with the tamper-resistant screws. Read More>> CES: Self-Guiding Lego Robots for Fun and (Maybe) Profit Researcher Lauro Ojeda joined Microinfinity at CES 2014 to show off his latest Lego drawing robots. Timothy Lord caught up with Ojeda to talk about sensors, the potential of Lego robots and hacking systems to make them more programmable. Watch the Video>>   I think wearable computing will take off... In 2014 In 2015 In 2016 In 2017 In 2018 In 2019 or later Never I'm a nudist, you insensitive clod! Cast Your Vote>>   Standardizing Security Processes to Minimize Mobile Threats To communicate rapid changes regarding IT and mobile security best practices, we've sought out experts - both inside and outside Lenovo. Download this eBook and gain access to new information you can use to better secure your organization. Learn 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.

 

If UNIX Were a Religion; Snowden Leaks Made NSA 'Infinitely' Weaker, Says Former NSA Boss

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend If UNIX Were a Religion Linux Distros Store Wi-Fi Passwords in Plain Text U.S. Customs Destroys Virtuoso's Handmade Flutes Snowden Leaks Made NSA 'Infinitely' Weaker, Says Former NSA Boss One-Third of Americans Reject Evolution Hot Comment: "How many people writing applications on Linux ever regularly read the kernel..." From the Vault: Should Younger Developers Be Paid More? Watch It: Are Tablets Replacing Notebook Computers? Poll Booth: No. of vehicle license types I hold Sponsored Resource: The Big Data Zoo-Taming the Beasts If UNIX Were a Religion Charles Stross wrote an article where he describes the religious metaphor he uses with non-technical folks to explain the relationship between Mac OS X and UNIX. There is one true religion in operating systems and it is UNIX, says Stross. And the biggest church in the whole of UNIX is Mac OS X. Sound Off>> Linux Distros Store Wi-Fi Passwords in Plain Text An article on Softpedia claims that Linux distributions using NetworkManager are storing Wi-Fi passwords in plain text in /etc by default and recommends encrypting the full disk or removing NetworkManager and using a different tool. Is this a real problem or is it FUD? Sound Off>> U.S. Customs Destroys Virtuoso's Handmade Flutes Flute virtuoso Boujemaa Razgui lost 13 flutes, which he made from hard-to-find reeds, when a U.S. Customs official mistook the instruments for pieces of bamboo and destroyed them. Razgui was not present when his bag was opened and was not questioned about the flutes at the airport. Sound Off>> Snowden Leaks Made NSA 'Infinitely' Weaker, Says Former NSA Boss Ex-NSA director Michael Hayden said on CBS' "Face the Nation," that the NSA is "infinitely" weaker as a result of Edward Snowden's leaks, adding that, "This is the most serious hemorrhaging of American secrets in the history of American espionage." Sound Off>> One-Third of Americans Reject Evolution A recent poll found that 33 percent of Americans reject the idea of evolution and believe that "humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time" instead of evolving gradually through a process of natural selection. Sound Off>>   Re: Stop trying "How many people writing applications on Linux ever regularly read the kernel code? Or, for example, the Qt source code beyond the headers? Yeah, next to none of them." --by Desler Read More>>   Should Younger Developers Be Paid More? Three years ago, Eric Spiegel wrote an article that described facing an upset senior developer who learned that a new hire -- a recent college grad -- would be making 30 percent more than him. The reason: the new grad knew an emerging technology that a client wanted. With the constant upheaval in new technology, this situation is almost unavoidable -- or is it? Read More>> Are Tablets Replacing Notebook Computers? Whether a tablet can replace a notebook computer depends largely on the application and the user. Editor of Tab Times David Needle talks tablets -- what sparked their sudden popularity, what options are out there and what's right for your needs. Watch the Video>>    No. of vehicle license types I hold: None - Why should I need permission? 1, terrestrial: car, *or* motorcycle, etc. 1, air- or water-related (boat, plane, etc) 2 or 3, all ground based 2 or 3, all non-ground based More than 3, of any kind As soon as I'm old enough, I'm there Cast Your Vote>>   The Big Data Zoo-Taming the Beasts Big data is probably the single most important trend in information usage for both business and IT in the past decade. It is changing the way companies make decisions, do business, succeed or fail. Using information and insights intelligently to anticipate and profit from change. 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.