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Has Yahoo had a breakin recently?
Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, June 22 2013 @ 04:10 PM EDT

During the last week, my Yahoo account was broken into - somebody logged into my account and sent spam to everybody in my Contacts list. Two other people I know have had their Yahoo accounts broken into, also in the last week. And there are several comments to the Facebook news story by others who have had their Yahoo accounts hacked - all in the last week.

Whoever breaks in, in all these cases, sends spam to everybody on the victim's contact list.

Has this happened to you? Has there been a general Yahoo breakin that Yahoo has not admitted to yet?

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The First Ever Electronically Stored Program Ran 65 Years Ago Today
Authored by: JamesK on Saturday, June 22 2013 @ 10:58 PM EDT
Sixty-five years ago, in a cluttered lab in Manchester, UK, three scientists changed the world of computing forever. Working with a machine they’d built and nicknamed Baby, they ran the first ever program to be stored electronically in a computer’s memory.

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U.S. hacked China ..
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 23 2013 @ 01:03 AM EDT
"The US hacked into computers at Chinese mobile phone companies and a major Beijing university, the South China Morning Post reported late Saturday, in the latest revelations from United States whistleblower Edward Snowden" ..

"Snowden also told the newspaper that the NSA had hacked into computers at the Hong Kong headquarters of Pacnet, which owns one of the region’s largest fibre optic submarine cable network" link

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MPAA tries to reshape treaty that would benefit the blind
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 23 2013 @ 10:01 AM EDT
The treaty, years in the making, could be in jeopardy because of unresolved differences between advocates for the blind and the Motion Picture Association of America, which says the accord could undermine protections important for filmmakers, publishers and other major industries.

The agreement, known as the treaty for visually impaired persons, would allow for such books to be distributed internationally, which is now largely prohibited, and encourage governments to allow books to be converted to accessible formats without having to get permission from copyright owners every time.

Advocates for the blind are pressing to extend the kind of rights afforded by U.S. law — which allow books to be converted to accessible formats without seeking permission from copyright holders — to the 300 million blind and visually impaired people around the globe. Only 1 percent of the world’s books are in such a format, according to the World Blind Union.

But the MPAA has been using its considerable clout with Washington officials to press for changes in the accord, warning that loosening copyright protections to help the blind could set a costly precedent.

Kimberly Kindy, Washington Post

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Webcams still making headlines
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 23 2013 @ 06:53 PM EDT
BBC   SMH

Now, which company was it first put the webcam inside the 'puter?

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Fame or Fortune
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 23 2013 @ 07:10 PM EDT
Crack Windows 8.1 Validation and enter the Hackers' Hall of Infamy or
Collect $100K? (microsoft.com link for the squeamish)

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The TAO of Cyberwarfare
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 23 2013 @ 07:40 PM EDT
Bruce Schneier

I suspect a lot of the stuff described wouldn't happen
if people used proper Operating Systems ...

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Thoughts on file systems
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 23 2013 @ 08:51 PM EDT
I am planning a move from my old 2 drive system to a 3 drive with the OS on a
SSD and the 2 traditional drives set up as a mirror. At the same time moving
from Fedora to Debian.

Any suggestions as to the most appropriate file system to use for this.
Currently I am using ext3. Also, how do I ensure that data has been copied
correctly from the old drives to the new? There is a lot of data I need to move
reliably.

Tufty

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Pondering a Microsoft free future ..
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 23 2013 @ 10:55 PM EDT
"Server 2012 and 2012 R2 are both operating systems designed for the cloud. Oh, cynics will laugh, but it’s damned true. These operating systems are designed to make Azure work; nothing more, nothing less. I sat through three days of having that drilled in to my head: Microsoft learns something in Azure and bakes it in to Server. Microsoft learns something in Server and bakes it in to Azure" ..

"That sure is a pretty looking Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow aircraft carrier floating way up there in the clouds. Marvellous technology that makes me pump my fist in the air and go “hell yeah!” whenever it passes overhead. But once it has passed, I turn back to my busted bicycle and wonder: if I sell enough newspapers this month, can I afford to get a new chain? Maybe even some oil?" lin k

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PlayStation runs on FreeBSD ..
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 24 2013 @ 12:10 AM EDT
"It's been exposed that the operating system powering the PlayStation 4 is Orbis OS, which is a Sony spin of FreeBSD 9.0. It's not a huge surprise FreeBSD is being used over Linux, in part due to the more liberal licensing. The PlayStation 4 is x86_64 based now rather than Cell-based, which makes it easier to use FreeBSD." link

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UK cops knew that banks, lawyers, rich people and others routinely hired criminal hackers to spy
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 24 2013 @ 02:13 AM EDT
did nothing about it
The Independent reports that the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency supplied secret evidence to the Leveson Inquiry (on phone-hacking by newspapers) saying that many other groups in the UK routinely engaged in criminal, invasive hacking through private investigations firms.

Included in the list of those purchasing criminal services are the super-rich, insurance companies, law firms and telecoms companies.

The Leveson Inquiry took the evidence, but kept it secret, including the fact that the police knew about and tolerated this kind of activity. The spying included bribing police officers, perverting the course of justice, real-time tapping of phone lines, using specially built spying gadgets attached by BT engineers who assisted in the crimes.

Cory Doctorow, boing boing

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When the Lunatics take charge
Authored by: complex_number on Monday, June 24 2013 @ 02:43 AM EDT
yro.slashdot.org]

To quote 'Dark Side of the Moon'
The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.

IMHO, for an official to even suggest that making a legitimate complaint about a service you are paying for could be considered an act of terrorism should be a quick and easy way for said official to get his 'pink slip'.

The loonies are taking over and it seems that the majority of US Citizens don't even care. Sad really.

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Ubuntu & 'apt-get' are not the answer to Life, The Universe & Everything which is of course, "42" or is it 1.618?

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What ever happened to grammar?
Authored by: JamesK on Monday, June 24 2013 @ 12:13 PM EDT
On occasion here, we've reflected on a general lack of education in many, touching on things like basic arithmetic, comparisons and more. Another issue I've seen is the basic lack of the rules of grammar. I was recently reading this article and came across "Kahn announced his well-earned retirement on Jan. 1995. He would be replaced by Gary Wetsel. Who was replaced by William F. Miller". Is "Who was replaced by William F. Miller" supposed to be a question, with a question mark at the end? Or is it supposed to be part of the previous sentence, separated by a comma? e.g. "He would be replaced by Gary Wetsel, who was replaced by William F. Miller". Another example of the poor education these days is this article, which tells how high school students can't even sign their own name! What is education in this world coming to?

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M$ -as we know- is no longer the most popular OS: Source Gartner
Authored by: squib on Monday, June 24 2013 @ 02:19 PM EDT
See Table two in Gartner's press release:

Gartner Says Worldwide PC, Tablet and Mobile Phone Shipments to Grow 5.9 Percent in 2013 as Anytime-Anywhere-Computing Drives Buyer Behavior

I notice too, that the operating system called Others has a pretty good market share as well. Where can I get a disto' to try out?

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Nothing to do with Snowden, probably ...
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 24 2013 @ 04:12 PM EDT
An American executive said Monday he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages like those given to 30 co- workers in a phased-out department.
Wall St Journal

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Microsoft-Oracle deal: What you need to know
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 24 2013 @ 04:54 PM EDT
Microsoft-Oracle deal: What you need to know

Oh boy, Microsoft and Oracle...this can't be good.

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Feds Claim Phone Data It Scooped Up Doesn't Include Location Data
Authored by: SpaceLifeForm on Monday, June 24 2013 @ 05:47 PM EDT
Link

This is in regards to a murder trial, where the defendant asked prosecution to produce cell phone location data.

As I expected, they would not do so without a fight.

Interestingly, they did not argue that they did not have them because it was not Verizon, so basically they have confirmed that it is everyone's phone records.

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You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.

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US Panel Deals A Big Blow To 'Patent Trolls'
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 24 2013 @ 08:23 PM EDT
The International Trade Commission said it will soon require some complaining companies to prove upfront that they have a significant presence in the United States.

US Panel Deals A Big Blow To 'Patent Trolls'

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HTC 0.9
Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, June 25 2013 @ 02:23 AM EDT
Is this guy one of those who always seem to attract trouble? Or has Apple really set the bar too high?

modaco.com

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Wiretapping: Privacy v. Security - infographic
Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, June 25 2013 @ 12:11 PM EDT
http://ig.whocalledmyphone.net/privacy.jpg

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Something strange afoot with Microsoft and Barnes & Noble
Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, June 25 2013 @ 01:02 PM EDT

Hmmm. This article is strange: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/bus iness-23052445

Why do I say it is strange? Microsoft has been angling to kill the Android/Linux based Nooks from the beginning, and now they're angling to acquire the Nook division entirely.

As an Android developer, I have 50+ apps in the B&N Nook Shop, Google Play store, and Amazon Appstore. Revenue for B&N is 3x what Google Play is, and 5x Amazon.

I don't think there is anything anomalous about my apps.

Given the financials I've seen first hand, there is just something that seems fishy here, and I have a strong suspicion the B&N shareholders will get the short end of the stick in this deal that Microsoft is trying to force on B&N.

Economically, any platform is really all about the developers and the software. Microsoft knows this, and I find it interesting that they're targeting one of the big three distribution points for Android.

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  • Nothing strange - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, June 25 2013 @ 02:56 PM EDT
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