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The number of attacks that exploited previously unknown software vulnerabilities more than doubled in 2015 as hackers raced against security defenders to find effective ways to infect end users with malware, according to a recently released report. I thought getting rid of Flash would solve all this mess?
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The human brain can still outperform our best algorithms for a variety of tasks. "Talking 'bout you and me, and the games people play"
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For most business websites and applications, reliability is something that’s handled a bit by the developers, a bit by Q/A, and a bit by operations. At Google, however, reliability is a way of life—at least, it is for the company’s site reliability engineers (SREs). "You better run all day, and run all night."
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PowerShell, a scripting language inherent to Microsoft operating systems, is largely used to launch cyber-attacks, a new report suggests. I knew there had to be someone who liked it
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lol some friends and I got in trouble a few months back for some Powershell and Batch AD (Active Directory) hacks we did 
i cri evry tiem
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Microsoft is now offering up an online emulator for you to see the Windows 10 experience before you make any changes to your current operating system. Because if it works in PowerPoint, it will work on your machine
Not really an emulator, more of a clicky demo
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What a WOTAM, the great unwashed (non technical people) will automatically move when they upgrade their current machine and an on line demo is not going to convince the tech savvy to move. Most corporates will probably move when they absolutely have to, 5 years from now!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Most corporates will probably move when they absolutely have to, 5 years from now!
What, in the same way that they moved on from XP when they had to[^]? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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We still have XP on developement PCs and still sell it as default on machinery. Suffice to say that we started using Win2k in 2004 and WinXP in 2010. We're now moving to Win7 due to some big (VERY BIG) customers not accepting any machine with OS older than that.
Given that most of the hardware we use don't have drivers suitable for win7 and changing hardware means having to write a lot of code to manage it - ours are embedded systems so we cannot abstract from hardware, trust me on that - plus the implied testing/selection of the replacements and eventula change of vendors... we stick to what we know it works until ubi maior minor cessat.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
If a coffee bean is between the Earth and the Sun, is it a Java Eclipse? -- Sascha Lefèvre
/xml>
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A sizeable swath of the world’s wired population distrusts the Internet of Things (IoT) according to new study, raising concerns the technology’s consumer market growth could be seriously undermined. Because the average user doesn't use any software that risks their security or privacy
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Could massive consumer fear kill IoT?
Maybe... maybe not... but the ridiculous name isn't doing it any favors.
"Internet of Things" sounds like a fluff piece from a Sunday "news" magazine.
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Internet is not a given: in most countries only the big cities have pervasive broadband communications, and while they are very densely populated they often are less inhabited than the surrounding areas - especially outside working hours.
That being said, most of the population wouldn't need a Internet connected domestic appliance since either the connection is not available or it is too slow or it is a pay-per-use instead of a flat. Smartwatches are cool gizmos but have all the disadvantages of a smartphone (high battery consumption, low power, only crappy apps instead of proper software), some of their own (they're bigger than normal watches, their screen are minuscule) and no advantage. Cool gizmos for tech-geeks or clinical show-offs, but not much more.
Internet connected TVs are maybe the most useful appliance due to Netflix, but other than that there is simply no need to have the oven connected, or the MP3 player or whatever. Add to that that these devices tend to cost a freaking lot and to be virus magnets...
Have you ever noticed that IoT are exactle the last three letters of idiot?
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
If a coffee bean is between the Earth and the Sun, is it a Java Eclipse? -- Sascha Lefèvre
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Solving tomorrow's challenges requires a technically skilled, innovative and diverse workforce. Learn Computer Science, the Google way
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Kill me now.
i cri evry tiem
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In the latest development of what appears to be a never-ending guessing game, a report on Tuesday claims FBI officials purchased a zero day exploit from a group of professional security researchers as part of its successful effort in breaking into an iPhone 5c linked to last year's San Bernardino terror attack. And I'm sure that will be the end of that
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Headline: In the future the most effective IT staff will have empathy as well as technical skills
How to save your job from the intelligent robots | Computerworld[^]
Everywhere you go people are "just doing my job. I can't help it that you're having trouble."
Well, if that's how you feel about it: Bring on the robots!
They can't help either, but at least I know it's only because they haven't been programmed to yet. 
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Open VMS[^]
If my memory serves, at least one regular poster here is a VMS afficionado, so thought I'd post this for them.
Is time starting to go in reverse in computing? They'll be bringing back punched cards next 
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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No,no - punched cards were in use with CDC Cyber I think,
but not in VAX VMS, it were rather big wheels with
magnetic tapes ... 
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Exactly, punch cards would be another step behind VMS.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I would resemble that "aficionado" remark. What an amazing OS. I support a customer now that runs an ANCIENT VMS application for their manufacturing system. The system was migrated to a VAX virtual machine years ago. It just sits in the corner and runs. The only time there are issues is when the corporate IT folks start elephanting around with the network and confuse Windows Server 2008.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Grammar Nazi Alert[^].
(And before the pedants among you point it out, I am aware that of the difference between grammar and spelling - note also that hte illustration in the article shows a spelling, rather than a grammar, mistake - unsure if that was intentional).
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Ok, tried to email you privately - where did I go wrong?
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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You didn't, I did, you corrected it.
(Was intended as a joke).
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Quote: VSI also reconfirmed plans to offer OpenVMS on x86-based servers.
That's to what I'm looking forward. 
I've had my Integrity server for only a few months now and it is running: HP OpenVMS Industry Standard 64 Operating System, Version V8.4
My AlphaServers and MicroVAX are running a couple flavors of OpenVMS 7.
modified 13-Apr-16 9:57am.
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