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Re:NIST removes Dual_EC_DRBG
on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @07:22PM (#7631124)
If you read the bottom of NIST's press release, they've tasked their Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (recently co-chaired by Vint Cerf) to do a review of NIST's crypto standardization process. Their review will be released to the public.
See the following for more info on the VCAT:
Re:Huge hack 'ugly sign of future' for Internet threats
on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @11:53AM (#7218545)
"Attackers used a well-known method to bring down a system known as Denial of Service (DoS) - in which huge amounts of data are forced on a target, causing it to fall over."
Really? If it's so well-known, then perhaps Dave Lee should inform himself that DoS is a method, not a system. Does the server literally fall over too??
Re:Show HN: thedaywefightback.js
on Wednesday February 05, 2014 @05:13PM (#7187219)
Yes, for sure. As someone who works there, there's nothing more annoying for staff assistants sitting through hundreds of irrelevant calls from uninformed people reading a script. It's not a problem to call offices already in support of the legislation, but make sure those calling know that before they dial!
Re:DNSSEC surpasses 50% of root domains
on Friday January 24, 2014 @09:26AM (#7114970)
This is the right question. ICANN likes to put out these happy press releases, but they don't give us the details. It's necessary to name and shame the TLDs that are behind the curve.
Re:Google Video Quality Report
on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @03:15PM (#7105076)
I can't get it to work in Washington, DC. I smell a conspiracy...
Re:The Day We Fight Back
on Friday January 10, 2014 @12:39PM (#7038002)
So, what's your plan re: pushing legislation? Have you identified who in Congress will serve as a champion for your cause? Are there any lists of specific demands that any good legislation would address? Changing your avatar on Facebook, Twitter, or G+ won't sway anyone.
Re: Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke
on Monday December 23, 2013 @12:39PM (#6955426)
Here's the difference. The banks control something critical: the financial system. What's the critical system for the tech companies? The Internet. Tech companies don't control it, so they don't have as much leverage.
Re:We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m (2012)
on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @03:27PM (#6923689)
I'm just curious -- What do you want to do with your design/coding knowledge? I'm in the non-tech world and have the desire to learn for the sake of learning, but I also want to know what the hell I'm going to do with it!
Re:Show HN: Cilantro - Chat 1:1 with employees at companies you'd like...
on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @04:31PM (#6890888)
It's blocked by my work firewall. Oh well!
Re:Senate hearing on Bitcoin [video]
on Monday November 18, 2013 @05:18PM (#6757559)
Sounds like a personal problem.
Re:Let's have coffee.
on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @09:35AM (#6675230)
So, what are you working on?
Re:Have a startup idea but don't know how to code?
on Friday October 18, 2013 @02:33PM (#6573142)
The HN DDoS attack strikes again...
Re:The World Wants to Break Up with America's Internet
on Thursday October 17, 2013 @09:29AM (#6565187)
"Keep in mind here that Chehadi was appointed by the US government, who has remained silent on this matter."
No, he wasn't. ICANN appoints its own President/CEO. There is no US confirmation of that position. None.
Re:Google - Our History in Depth
on Thursday September 26, 2013 @04:16PM (#6453339)
No mention of their funding from the National Science Foundation that helped them get off the ground?
http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100660 http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9411306
Re:US Budget Visualization Using d3
on Monday September 09, 2013 @12:51PM (#6354539)
Basically everything beyond Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid is discretionary spending. If you get rid of those, then yes, military spending looks huge as a share of discretionary spending.
There are dozens of sites breaking down the spending (this is just another attempt at visualizing the data). A quick search led me to http://nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-1... where you can find discretionary spending separated out on its own.
Re:Campaign to name hurricanes after climate change deniers
on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @10:57AM (#6290379)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/...
Will hurricane "Jim" really make people think about Senator Inhofe? I don't think so.