CC Companies Scotch Mythbusters Show On RFID Security (27)
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mathfeel passes along a video in which Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage recounts how credit card companies lawyered up to make sure the Discovery channel never, ever airs a segment on the flaws in RFID security. "Texas Instruments comes on [a scheduled conference call] along with chief legal counsel for American Express, Visa, Discover, and everybody else... They [Mythbusters producers] were way, way outgunned and they [lawyers] absolutely made it really clear to Discovery that they ...
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Sean Blakey said:
If your credit card has a chip, keep it in a faraday cage.
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Wolfger said:
gotta love capitalism, legal bullying, and "security through obscurity"...
Mythbusters Gagged: Credit Card Companies Kill Episode Exposing RFID Security Flaws (39)
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Credit card companies successfully nixed a Mythbusters segment exposing RFID's security flaws, according to Arbiter of Truth and Mythbusters co-host, Adam Savage. Texas Instruments comes on along with chief legal counsel for American Express, Visa, Discover, and everybody else... They were way, way outgunned and they absolutely made it really clear to Discovery that they were not going to air this episode talking about how hackable this stuff was, and Discovery backed way down being ...
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Jason Adam Young said:
wow, just, wow, and I mean... just wow
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Randy said:
and this is why I don't have an RFID credit card and hate the new passports.
21 Cool and Unusual USB Powered Devices (2)
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So you might be like most people, spending all day working in your room or cubicle with the same old stuff plugged into your USB ports. Well, here is a list of USB powered devices to help you step outside the box.
Crossing Canada on an Electric Bike Using Only $10 of Electricity (4)
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Greenest Way to Travel Long Distances Justin Lemire-Elmore loves electric bikes. He doesn't just sell them at his Vancouver store, he's also trying to show that he can cross Canada on one... on just $10 of electricity. So far, he has already crossed two provinces on his 6500+ km trip (4,000+ miles), using only $2 of his electricity budget. The bicycle he's using is a Xtracycle conversion. It's a pretty clever bike mod: "It rides ...
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Matt Warren said:
cool.. this guy runs a store in vancouver that builds and sells eletric bikes and the parts to build your own.
Crossing Canada on an Electric Bike Using Only $10 of Electricity (1)
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Greenest Way to Travel Long Distances Justin Lemire-Elmore loves electric bikes. He doesn't just sell them at his Vancouver store, he's also trying to show that he can cross Canada on one... on just $10 of electricity. So far, he has already crossed two provinces on his 6500+ km trip (4,000+ miles), using only $2 of his electricity budget. The bicycle he's using is a Xtracycle conversion. It's a pretty clever bike mod: "It rides ...
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Matt Warren said:
cool.. this guy runs a store in vancouver that builds and sells eletric bikes and the parts to build your own.
Arctic Climate Tipping Point Happening Now! Sea Ice in Its “Death Spiral” Scientist Claims (1)
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image: NSIDC After yesterday’s ominous news that North American permafrost (and presumably European and Asian, as well) stores 60% more greenhouse gases than we thought, here’s another siren announcing that we are rushing full speed ahead towards a climatic tipping point: Scientists are reporting that the extent of sea ice in the Arctic is at the second lowest point on record. Currently ice covers 2.03 million square miles; last year's sea ice coverage, 1.59 million ...
Arctic Climate Tipping Point Happening Now! Sea Ice in Its “Death Spiral” Scientist Claims (5)
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image: NSIDC After yesterday’s ominous news that North American permafrost (and presumably European and Asian, as well) stores 60% more greenhouse gases than we thought, here’s another siren announcing that we are rushing full speed ahead towards a climatic tipping point: Scientists are reporting that the extent of sea ice in the Arctic is at the second lowest point on record. Currently ice covers 2.03 million square miles; last year's sea ice coverage, 1.59 million ...
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spavis said:
remember this day when you're living 'skin of our teeth' style in a bunker 40 years from now
Translate Single Words with Google's Search Box [Google] (24)
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Google has quietly added another new feature to its basic search box—single-word translations between English and nine different languages, including French, Italian, and Spanish. To use it, type in "translate" followed by the word you want to convert to English, or add "into French," for example, to change over English words. The results are pulled from Google's translation dictionary tool, and while the search box can't take more than single phrases or words, it can ...
Next Off the Plane to Save Weight: Safety Equipment (1)
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Jazz, Air Canada's discount airline spinoff, has pulled all the lifejackets out from under the seats to save about a pound per passenger and a bit of fuel. The regulations say that is OK if the plane stays within 50 miles of land, and they have adjusted a few routes accordingly. Instead of a lifejacket, passengers will grab a seat cushion. Now my reaction may be emotional; while there have been a few cases where ...
Next Off the Plane to Save Weight: Safety Equipment (4)
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Jazz, Air Canada's discount airline spinoff, has pulled all the lifejackets out from under the seats to save about a pound per passenger and a bit of fuel. The regulations say that is OK if the plane stays within 50 miles of land, and they have adjusted a few routes accordingly. Instead of a lifejacket, passengers will grab a seat cushion. Now my reaction may be emotional; while there have been a few cases where ...
"Watch for Bikes" Sign Not So Helpful (1)
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Via PhotoBasement Bike Paths World's 10 Best Biking Trails That's the Bike Path? Good Luck! Mexico City to Build 186 Miles of Bike Paths by 2012...
"Watch for Bikes" Sign Not So Helpful (12)
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Via PhotoBasement Bike Paths World's 10 Best Biking Trails That's the Bike Path? Good Luck! Mexico City to Build 186 Miles of Bike Paths by 2012...
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Raj said:
har har har. passive agressive road workers?
A Good Reason To Go Full-Time SSL For Gmail (85)
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Ashik Ratnani writes with this snippet from Hungry Hackers: "A tool that automatically steals IDs of non-encrypted sessions and breaks into Google Mail accounts has been presented at the Defcon hackers' conference in Las Vegas. Last week Google introduced a new feature in Gmail that allows users to permanently switch on SSL and use it for every action involving Gmail, and not only, authentication. users who did not turn it on now have a serious ...
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Krishna said:
Seriously, You are doing yourself a favour if you set this option :)
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Stewtopia said:
This is scary. Turn SSL on for Gmail folks.
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Alex C said:
“It's on the bottom of the settings page. Go do it now.”
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Troy said:
I see the option to force SSL in regular Gmail, but not in my domain Gmail. Hopefully it will show up there soon.
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badpazzword said:
Paranoia ftw!
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Andrew said:
This is a good new feature, everyone go turn this on!
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Zubin said:
Gmail Settings -> General tab -> scroll down -> browser connection -> always use HTTPS
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Matt Warren said:
always a good idea to use encryption when ever possible. You can enable SSL in the settings for gmail
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Bryn said:
Well, Duh.
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Al. said:
Que buena que está la Defcon, no puedo creer la cantidad de cosas que salen de esa conferencia. Hay que tener cuidado con lo que dice el artículo.
Apple Enterprise sending thousands of Macs into hotels, cruise ships (6)
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Apple's Enterprise Sales Group has been quietly installing thousands of iMacs, Mac minis, Mac Pros, and Xserves in hotels and cruise ships in a new push to bring the media rich experience of Apple's retail stores to the hospitality industry, where ho...
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cb160 said:
Interesting approach - discusses how hotels and cruise ships are adopting macs a differntiator. Also talks about Microsofts Surface table.
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Matt Warren said:
The hotel video and messaging system looks kick ass
Turning Bike Racks into Works of Art (3)
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Interesting Bike Rack Designs David Byrne, "an installation artist, author, blogger, recording executive, photographer, film director and PowerPoint enthusiast," is also an avid
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