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wrekkuh

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    Comment #4588254

    I have a very extensive torrent file collection on my SkyDrive (well over a thousand torrents), and have had it on there for a long time (before SkyDrive existed, when i was only u…

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    Comment #4555251

    I could not agree more. If the op isn't comfortable airing the laundry here, then join a resistant force and do it there (GitHub). While it wouldn't help the community, it would he…

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    Comment #4515302

    Indeed. But what would it take for this website to make it to the top of a search engine, above the .gov you've mentioned? Is this subjective to that search engine's algorithm? (th…

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    Comment #4508074

    From a design perspective this actually brings Harry Beck's inspiration for modern 'tube' maps full circle. The 'electrical schematic concept' revolutionized the way these maps wer…

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    Comment #4494660

    I'm not sure how much of this is conjecture. My thinking differs from yours with respect to the following - "Albums don't really have years either. Or at least they have publicatio…

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    Comment #4489328

    Leveraging the 'watering hole' technique to penetrate into one network in order to gain entry into another more compelling system (the actual target), is clever but nothing new. Th…

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    Comment #4478336

    Earth-Moon-Earth Communication (EME), or Moonbouncing, is today enjoyed by Amateur Radio enthusiasts all over the world. I just thought this was really interesting in it's exploita…

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    Comment #4472702

    The reason i don't think this is funny is because it's compromising the maturity of this community. Please create a new thread stating your grievances, instead of distracting thing…

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    Comment #4440590

    I agree. On the surface of things i'm completely put off, but i haven't completely lost faith in these guys. I think they should make the alternative way of signing up ("The e-mail…

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    Comment #4369625

    Thanks for the read. It might seem strange to some but this is a solid image to see when you're camping - there are machine cycles going on that is keeping your data alive and you …

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    Comment #4339226

    Just to chime in: The only safe back-up is actually more than one physical back-up, in more than one location.

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    Comment #4339175

    After hearing how this attacker was able move from one linked account to the next, ultimately gaining a snow-ball effect of moving through, defacing and wiping your data, from a se…

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    Freedom of Information Requests - BBerry PIN-to-PIN Not Qualified

    The Daily News is reporting that if aides of New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo cannot speak in person or by telephone with the Governor, they are told to use BlackBerry's PIN-to-PIN…

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    Comment #4208115

    It would help to add that while the age of everyone posting is a broad range, the most active users are teenagers and people in their early 20s. At least that's the impression i ge…

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    Comment #4173754

    One feature that i really enjoy is booting my system from GRUB using an ISO in the root directory of any partition on the local (USB attached, etc), or other disk.

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    Comment #4165162

    Great post. To add to the usefulness of the protocol, I use the BitTorrent protocol on the WAN to sync files with my own computers and those of family members via my own/our tracke…

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    Comment #4159721

    I've been trying to find out how much of this change has to do with iOS 6's Facebook integration. I remember having to re-do my contacts two weeks ago and this was a HUGE issue bec…

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    Comment #4082119

    My question is; Is there a solution here? This will only become an arms race, or skipping that entirely; the web will just be a destructive place. Another battlefield. Where in the…

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    Comment #4066855

    I actually feel Mikko & the folks at f-secure are very good at explaining things to people who aren't everyday "virus fighters," but i felt the exact same way you did (like they we…

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    Comment #4057043

    Have you, or anyone representing you company/app, ever approached WhosHere to 'merge' businesses as they claim in their rebuttal blog posting?

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    Comment #4056812

    Agreed. I wonder if the people who leaked this information will be held responsible just the same as Thomas Drake & Jeffrey Sterling were/are. For this to be included in the sudden…