Posts by CommanderGalaxian

Silent Circle shutters email service

Hushmail - ssshhh they could be listening....

"However, developments in November 2007 led to doubts among security-conscious users about Hushmail's security and concern over a backdoor. Hushmail has turned over cleartext copies of private e-mail messages associated with several addresses at the request of law enforcement agencies under a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the United States."

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/11/encrypted-e-mai/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushmail

Nuke plants to rely on PDP-11 code UNTIL 2050!

Green phosphor

VERSA DOS VME complete with green phosphor 132 character VDU (motorla 68010, iirc, under the bonnet). (Still powered up when I last turned it on). Beet that suckers!

Exclusive Halo game coming to Windows 8 and WinPhone 8

Off to play M.A.M.E.

It'll appeal to somebody. Certainly won't be gamers. Jog on Microsoft.

Russians draw liquid blood from frozen woolly mammoth

Black Blood

Haven't these people been watching the X-Files!?

Microsoft reveals Xbox One, the console that can read your heartbeat

What about the games?

Does anybody know if the new XBox is still useable as a proper games platform?

Crack Army pilot to be first PROPER British astronaut IN SPAAAACE

Re: why

No. She doesn't count, because she answered a job advert to go work in the Soviet space program and got the job ahead of the other 13000 applicants - based on her ability, knowledge, education, drive, appitude, determination, resourcefulness, etc.

Besides, she's also a woman.