Posts by wbaw

Nice computers don’t need to go to the toilet, says Barclays

Can we have some kind of clearer warning in the headline so that I don't need to click on these Alistair Dabbs stories. If I'm tired & emotional then I could think there's real news about computers going to the toilet.

Microsoft thumbs nose at NSA, hardens crypto for Outlook, OneDrive

TLS isn't end-to-end encryption for email, everything is decrypted on each server, it just encrypts the transport layer (if it can). You'd want to use something like PGP for end to end encryption for email.

'Apple is terrified of women’s bodies and women’s pleasure' – fresh tech sex storm

Re: The "joke"

Punany

Psst. We've got 400Gb/s Ethernet working - but don't tell anyone

Re: First modem

You had a modem? Luxury. Here in Yorkshire ...

I use to have to copy games on to audio tape & swap them in the playground. The school's (single) computer was a BBC B & nobody else could afford those, so it was only educational software on it.

And you try and tell the young people of today that ..... they won't believe you.

Thanks for nothing, OpenSSL, grumbles stonewalled De Raadt

They don't have users, you'd need to be insane to consider using libressl on a production server right now, they've only just started (re)writing it.

You’re a LIAR and a CHEAT... la-la-la, I can't hear your lawyers

Re: terrible

Attack grammar & spelling when you know you've lost an argument. Always works.

For Windows guest - KVM or XEN and which distro for host?

You're not going to play 3D Windows games in a VM, not very well.

Apart from that KVM works well.

Buy another PC & use a KVM switch.

Google opens up data on secret data collection orders

Re: Damnit, Google! What does "Transparency" mean to you?

They actually added another layer of security on top of Linux to separate apps from each other & give finer grained permissions control for each app to the user, without making it too complicated.

The latest version even comes with SELinux enabled by default. So it's at least as good as an average 4 month old Linux system with no firewall, that you use on public networks & that hasn't had any updates. If you have a Nexus with 4.4.

It's mainly the OS update system that is lacking. Takes months for most manufacturers to update their latest devices & the older ones are stuck on old versions with known root exploits forever.

At least a simple packet filter firewall enabled by default would seem sensible too.

Feuding fanbois in a flap over piracy haven in new iOS 7 jailbreak tool

Re: Ethical

It's unethical because you could choose to buy a different phone that could be customised without jailbreaking. By buying Apple you're giving them the money & sales figures to justify locking it down. Eventually they'll do it right & you wont be able to jailbreak your new iphone.

I don't see any problem if you were given your iphone or stole it.

Re: Fair?

So, why do you buy such a locked phone & keep funding Apple to make them more locked?

Worried OpenSSL uses NSA-tainted crypto? This BUG has got your back

FIPS 140-2 validated, but it doesn't work at all, well done FIPS.

Bitcoin mining rig firm claims $3m revenue in just FOUR DAYS

Re: Sir

You're about 6 years out of touch, you can buy a much better graphics card for less than the price of a PS3 now.

Look! GNOME 3.10 (with Fedora 20). Did we mention GNOME 3.10?

Re: Hiding the notification area

It pops up a notification if you get one, you need to click to hide it.

Lavabit, secure email? Hardly, says infosec wizard Moxie Marlinspike

Re: Secure email

Javascript encryption can never be secure because it's too easy for an active attacker to inject malicious javascript code into your web page that can intercept the plain text.

Google's Nexus 5: Best smartphone bang for your buck. There, we said it

Re: "90% of what's needed"

"Samsung's best phones" are almost double the price. Find something better & cheaper.

Oh, shoppin’ HELL: I’m in the supermarket of the DAMNED

Maybe you shouldn't use computers.

DIAL M for... mobile: New Wii app pipes mobe vid to big tellies

The PS3 YouTube app also has this feature.

Yahoo! Japan says 22 MEELLION User IDs may have been nabbed

128 million people live in Japan, seems implausible that Yahoo Japan has 200 million customers.