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Comment: It could be so much better. (Score 1) 221

by Bocaj (#40397845) Attached to: Android App Lets You Steal Contactless Credit Card Data
With NFC phones you could make an almost crack proof system. Since the phone has a second line of communication it could use NFC to generate an an encrypted transaction with the merchant terminal and then use it's cellular connection to verify that transaction with the bank, and at last the merchant terminal would use it's network connection to the bank to finalize that transaction. Yes that means both devices need a working network connection to make the transaction work, but it would be super secure since there would be no CC number. Each transaction would be unique and unrepeatable. The bank would get verification from both the merchant and the customer for each transaction.
GNU is Not Unix

+ - Can I call it a GNUix?->

Submitted by Bocaj
Bocaj writes "Most, if not all, "Linux" distributions rely on GNU tools. Some people prefer "GNU/Linux" but it just doesn't roll off the tongue. The newer Solaris and Apple distributions also rely heavly on GNU. People often use the term *NIX for some Unix like derivative. I'm going to start calling them GNUix. If see a bash terminal and bunch of GNU applications, it's a GNUix, reguardless of the kernel."
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Comment: The original is still the best. (Score 3, Interesting) 425

by Bocaj (#38061234) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What's a Good Tablet/App Combination For Note-Taking?

Comment: Re:Where's the beef? (Score 1) 7

by Bocaj (#37881642) Attached to: How can I justify using Red Hat when CentOS exists
Web hosting is one thing. What we're doing is clustering, virtualization, NAS, databases, almost everything. We're going to run the entire company backbone off of this system. If it goes down, we go down. Out of my depth? Not really. I've been doing the GNU/Linux sysadm gig for a while now and I'm RH certified, but I am the only one. Having a support contract means that not only do I have backup if I do get in over my head, the support techs could probably walk one of the junior admins through fixing a problem if I'm unreachable. You'd think that statement alone would be enough to convince someone to purchase support, but no. If I where to be hit by a truck and they had to fix a problem they would spend whatever it took to hire a consultant and get it fixed. If that meant spending more than the cost of years of a support contract then so be it. They would be fine with that because they have no choice. My issue is that, according to what my superiors tell me, if CentOS didn't exist they would gladly purchase Red Hat. The rational is that we could instead invest the software budget in more hardware, except my hardware budget didn't go up, the money just vanished.
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+ - Hybrid technology could bring 'quantum information->

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An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at Purdue say the merging of plasmonics and nanophotonics is promising the emergence of new 'quantum information systems' far more powerful than today's computers. "Plasmons are quasiparticles that combine electrons and photons. And by using them in place of the simple electrons of today's computers, they could overcome limitations in the operational speed of conventional integrated circuits.The technology hinges on using single photons for switching and routing in computers that would harness the exotic principles of quantum mechanics."
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Comment: Re:What? (Score 3, Insightful) 770

by Bocaj (#37855990) Attached to: Android Orphans: a Sad History of Platform Abandonment
From TFA:

Why stop at June 2010?

+ - 1 MW LENR plant supposedly to come online tommorow->

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Jherico writes "Andrea Rossi (covered here a few times before) is scheduled to bring his 1MW plant online tomorrow. This will likely either be the point where 'unexpected technical difficulties' unmask this for the scam it is, or the presence of an actual 1MW plant with no chemical fuel source will silence a lot of skeptics. What would you do if it were real?"
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Comment: We'll just have to see how this goes. (Score 1) 244

by Bocaj (#37421098) Attached to: Obama To Sign 'America Invents Act of 2011' Today
You never know the full effect of legislation until it hits the courts. We'll see if this has any improvement. Personally I feel that new copyright law for software is needed and then limit patents to only physically producible items. No software patents, no business practice patents. If it can't be manufactured, you can't patent it. Patent infringement should be handled first by submitting documentation of a product that is actually being sold and your patent number to the patent office. If an examiner finds that the product matches your patent you may file with the court system. If not, you're out of luck.

Comment: Space food is not that special anymore. (Score 1) 120

by Bocaj (#37386310) Attached to: NASA Sells Space Food, Shuttle Tiles To Schools
Now that freeze dried food is more readily available (http://www.mountainhouse.com/) it isn't as much of a novelty anymore. I am surprised we don't see the heat shield tile technology more. Lining an oven with these might improve efficiency. They just need to work on manufacturing costs.
