* Posts by Like Magic

11 publicly visible posts • joined 7 May 2010

Microsoft reportedly mulls a does-everything 'super app' to expand mobile search

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Editorial review required

"If the report proves true, for Microsoft, a super app could help plug a hole as it competes with Microsoft and Apple, both of which also run their own mobile app stores."????? competes with itself???

US Dept of Energy injects more particles of cash into tokamak fusion reactors

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another dead end. How much deuterium and tritium is there in the world, not a lot

US regulators set the stage for small, local nuclear power stations

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Re: Reactor disposal

drill a deep bore hole drop it down and seal it up

Crypto for cryptographers! Infosec types revolt against use of ancient abbreviation by Bitcoin and NFT devotees

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To Late

the cab has already left the rank, there is no way you would ever convince the public any different

What bugs me the most? World+dog just accepts crap software resilience

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Re: Who bears the cost ?

You may be eating it, I am currently trying to track down why caustic cleaning product random ends up in the food product being manufactured.

How to make people sit up and use 2-factor auth: Show 'em a vid reusing a toothbrush to scrub a toilet – then compare it to password reuse

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VIDEO Link

unlike the register to leave out the link to the video - would be great to share

Russian malware harvesting Telegram Desktop creds, chats

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Re: So what?

remember Snowball from Animal Farm

As Facebook pushes yet more fake articles, one news editor tells Mark to get a grip – or Zuck off

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Facebook are using fake virus alert to collect personal info

"Let's check your device for malicious software" - according to Facebook.

I have been blocked from logging onto Facebook account unless I download their doctored malware scanning software ESET. The problem is you can download it on Ubuntu but it will not run. The condition of running this doctored version of ESET is you give Facebook permission to access all the files on your computer.

What have I done to upset Facebook they want a rectal probe of my computer?

Ford slurps 400 BlackBerry devs in smart car software push

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Re: How Many?

Dated???? I think more homework is needed, extra study after school.

Still current working world wide in many factories and imbedded in huge number of devices and machines.

Old but not dated, The systems I have been involved in are fast, secure, reliable and communicate with modern standards.

Malware 'disguised as Siemens software drills into 10 industrial plants'

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Re: here's ya problem, there is no first rule

Hi I regularly use the Siemens software (TIA used for later PLC's). It runs on a the production network which is fire walled off from the administration network.

The is very difficult to use with out internet connection as:

1. the install files are large and getting them from one network to the other is very slow

2. the help for the hardware is web based.

3. When the IDE software has anomalies (not bugs) the crash reports are very difficult to get off the development machine to send to Siemens.

Voting chaos in not-fit-for-purpose electoral system

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Grenade

Look at the Bottom of the World

Here in the colonies we have got it partly right with MMP, minority parties rule with supply and confidence agreements. This means the parties have to negioate with the other parties and limits how radical they can get.

Maurice

New Zealand