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Was Apple's SSL Flaw Deliberate?
On Friday February 28 2014, @02:38PM
Bruce Schneier writes that the three characteristics of a good backdoor are a...
Internet Explorer
On Friday February 28 2014, @05:13PM
After several recent phone calls from family members, I was curious to know if...
Cheap surveillance with perl and IP cameras
On Friday February 28 2014, @09:32PM
A year ago I wondered if it was possible to use a cheap IP camera I had to...
IBM mainframe staff sackings and the future of z computing
On Saturday March 01 2014, @12:24AM
I heard from my IBMer friend the other day, who is (or was) one of the main...
IRC Cloaking
On Saturday March 01 2014, @01:01PM
Update: It's live on the testnet, see the information below!
Hi,
...
Mars, Ho! Chapter Five
On Saturday March 01 2014, @02:18PM
Chapter One
Previously...
Catfight
Three days after liftoff we had docked...
slashdev
On Sunday March 02 2014, @12:00PM
After a minor problem with virtualbox (f*ck you nvidia) I got the slashdev...
Mars, Ho! Chapter Six
On Sunday March 02 2014, @01:34PM
Chapter One
Previously...
Drops
I'd been with Destiny for a month and a...
Now that February is over...
On Sunday March 02 2014, @03:10PM
...the Slashcott is released into the wild to do as it will.
The Secret to Getting a Job at Google
On Sunday March 02 2014, @05:34PM
Tom Friedman writes at the NYT that Google has determined that GPA's are...
torrents and copyright infringement letters
On Monday March 03 2014, @05:04AM
If you get letters in the mail for copyright infringement while torrenting, set...
File Error between Keyboard and Chair
On Monday March 03 2014, @02:02PM
Last night I decided to fire up FreeBasic to do a quick file hack of converting...
Mars, Ho! Chapter Seven
On Monday March 03 2014, @02:25PM
Chapter One
Previously...
Confession
I'd brought a bottle of wine from...
'Machine to Be Another' Lets Users 'Swap' Bodies
On Monday March 03 2014, @04:45PM
"Kyle Vanhemert reports that a group of researchers in Barcelona are using the...
Yummy popcorn
On Monday March 03 2014, @04:48PM
Lets face it popcorn is kinda awful tasting. So we put goo on it to make it...
SN Moderation seems a bit heavy handed...
On Monday March 03 2014, @09:14PM
I got slapped today for two point penalty for a simple joke here on S/N.... Why...
Cheap surveillance w/ perl and IP cameras, part 2
On Tuesday March 04 2014, @02:24AM
After posting my last journal entry, a reader informed me about cheap IP...
DRAFT: The Moderation Talk
On Tuesday March 04 2014, @04:14AM
NOTE: This is just a draft copy of my post, likely still incomplete. Once...
Mars, Ho! Chapter Eight
On Tuesday March 04 2014, @12:54PM
Chapter One
Previously...
Fire!
"Shit!" I said. "A fire! Oh, hell!" I took...
Walmart Designs Aerodynamic Semi-Trailer Truck of the Future
On Tuesday March 04 2014, @04:31PM
Heavy-duty trucks spend more time on the road than passenger vehicles, so...
Proto-submissions
On Tuesday March 04 2014, @04:43PM
Ever come across something you think is worthy of submission to SN, but don't...
Short Story Repository
On Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:40AM
When I'm not mucking about in someone's database, I write subversive short...
Slashdot refugees on Usenet (comp.misc)
On Wednesday March 05 2014, @07:48AM
A lot of Slashdot refugees ended up on Usenet before SoylentNews was up and...
Google are Evil, or how you never 'see' the real Web
On Wednesday March 05 2014, @09:07AM
Google are evil. There, I've said it. We all think it and it's time we spoke up...
irc logging bot
On Wednesday March 05 2014, @11:09AM
had a go at scripting a little quick & dirty irc bot for soylent
requires sic...
Mars, Ho! Chapter Nine
On Wednesday March 05 2014, @02:37PM
Chapter One
Previously...
Hangover
I woke up with the worst hangover I had...
Sumerian Proverbs Meet the Dissociate Press
On Wednesday March 05 2014, @02:56PM
Dissociate Press is a Markov filter implimented as a Perl module which is based...
Comcast to Turn Your Home into an Xfinity Wi-Fi Hot Spot
On Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:04PM
Robert Channick reports at the Chicago Tribune that Comcast is set to turn...
icanhazjournal?
On Wednesday March 05 2014, @06:04PM
YES!! ICANHAZJOURNAL!
Of course, knowing me, this may very well be the last...
User numbers
On Wednesday March 05 2014, @06:23PM
Wonder how much I would have to bribe someone to get an insanely high user...
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