thisisfutile (2/29/2016)

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An eye-opening and jaw-dropping read! I know next to nothing when it...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (2/29/2016)

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Wayne West (2/29/2016)

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suparSteve (2/29/2016)

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...So at this point, it's effectively impossible to determine whether the algorithm made a mistake, because the model probably resists human comprehension.[/i]...

suparSteve (2/29/2016)

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...So at this point, it's effectively impossible to determine whether the algorithm made a mistake, because the model probably resists human comprehension.[/i] So the concept of examining the code...

There were several problems with electronic voting machines. The problem with trusting voting machine algorithms was that the companies would not allow the code to be audited by independent...

The iPhone case is a tough one, I'm on Apple's side to not break the system. The SBPD, as directed by the FBI, screwed the pooch on this one....

Gary Varga (2/26/2016)

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Use a web browser and login to NetFlix.com and there is a page for editing the previously viewed items that are used for the basis for recommendations.

I had...

Bullet-Proofing is an attempt to prevent PEBKAC errors: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair. Art Linkletter wrote a book called Kids Say The Darndest Things, I think if he...

SQLBill (2/25/2016)

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Another issue with ransomware is that when you pay to get the 'fix', the fix is being provided by the person who caused the issue in the first place....

Neil Stephenson's book Reamde[/url] started with a Russian mob's accountant getting his mob laptop and backups hit by ransomware. Excellent book. And it came out four years ago.

It's...

That's the thing that I wasn't sure of, if MS was still writing their OS in a 32 bit world. Sad to learn that they're still stuck there, I...

With Windows 7, even the Pro edition, you have to get the x64 edition to use 16 gig, or any amount above 4 gig. Does that hold true for...

Open WiFi is a problem. There was a Slashdot post yesterday discussing the Barcelona Mobile World Congress, where Avast set up "...3 public Wi-Fi spots at the local airport...

Thanks for the info about the fingerprint ID being usable for Msecure, Kris. Just goes to show that it's never a bad thing to review settings when software gets...

Marie, that bank wasn't in southern NM was it? 😛 I had the same experience with a bank where the password had to be 8-12 characters, but you could...

I use a program on my iPhone called MSecure. It doesn't generate strong passwords but it does give you a good place to store them (it's possible they have...