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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by khazhoux on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @08:17PM (#16541488)
In 2091, an overworked developer will accidentally let the certificate expire for the Planetary Shield Defense Matrix, and the Zylorts will finally conquer Earth.
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by Natsu on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @09:31PM (#16541807)
It's okay, some hacker will save earth in the end by typing commands into a graphical, 3-D version of OpenSSL 1.2.
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by deckarep on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @10:10PM (#16541995)
“I know, I’ll create a 3D-VR GUI application to track the killer’s IP address”

Plot twist: the world will still be on IPV4

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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by ben_jones on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @09:50PM (#16541888)
It's overly optimistic that the US gov would have upgraded to that version by then.
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by mulmen on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @09:45PM (#16541866)
Is type the right verb? Maybe glance or stare.
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by Amygaz on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @10:13PM (#16542011)
It will have to be typing, since the new certificate for the perfect retina auto-alignement will not be in the trusted list
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by smaili on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @09:00PM (#16541675)
Reviving the age-old question: should we use certs against aliens?
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by jest3r1 on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @08:50PM (#16541638)
Google will keep distrusting your certs. Forcing you to reissue every couple of weeks.
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by dpflan on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @08:19PM (#16541497)
Sounds like the work of a double agent...
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by saghm on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @08:29PM (#16541544)
Hanlon's Razor? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by milhous on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @10:13PM (#16542014)
Yep, or Guias Baltar gives the Cylons access codes to the defense mainframe!
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by mancerayder on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @09:57PM (#16541922)
He couldn't afford the renewal fees! Can you imagine?
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by Edmond on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @09:08PM (#16541711)
2091 is just around the corner, push it a bit out :)
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