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Security researchers have discovered how to use software defined radio (SDR) to remotely unlock hundreds of millions of cars. The findings are to be presented at a security conference later this week and detail two different vulnerabilities.
Or for our German speaking community:
Die funkgesteuerten Türschließ-Systeme von Millionen Autos, inklusive der Alarmanlagen, lassen sich in Sekundenschnelle knacken: Sicherheitsforscher aus Bochum und Birmingham haben Schwachstellen bei zahlreichen Herstellern ausgemacht.
Whose problem is that? Likely yours. Our your insurance's...
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Well - thank goodness our vehicles are secured with these electronics and chip keys.
They were so insecure when a US$2 key would work.
Now we can spend anywhere from US$70 - $US400 and absolutely know we are safe.
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| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Yes, but can you use the Arduino to turn off the emissions control for a better performing car?
oh, wait, that's just for diesels 
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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For the study, which was published online in the journal Social Science & Medicine, Yale researchers wanted to see how reading books and periodicals affects lifespan. "That's not fair at all. There was time now. There was, was all the time I needed..."
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Well, at least you won't get hit by a car[^] while reading a book (or how Pokemon GO players live shorter) 
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Do not read e books/books while driving or you can also have same effect
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Twilight Zone reference, aside, I offer you and your loyal readers the following thought:
When these types of studies are done, does anyone ever deconvoluted the data for the fact that the lifestyle difference of readers vs. non-readers may account for it all and the reading is merely an incidental artifact?
I guess that might screw up the chances of another research grant.
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yes good point ... probably the "whole package" counts in advantage of the "reader types" of people, and reading would indeed not be a cure for smoking 
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Maybe that could be meant by Quote: After adjusting for factors like education, income, and health, the data revealed [...]
in the article?
Ciao,
luker
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Kind of funny - isn't it - that they adjust for 'health' ?
The effect (or more properly describe, some effect) on health is what they were looking for.
Remember the big three "C"'s
Coincidence
Correlation
Cause and Effect
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Unusually in such a report, I was pleased to see the following:
Plus, CBS points out, people who read books tend to be healthier, richer, and better educated in general, which might lead to a longer life.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Live long, but not prosper!
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The founder of AdDuplex - the company behind 'AppRaisin' for Windows 10 - has called out Microsoft on its mobile strategy alongside the announcement it has ceased active development on its popular software. Strategy? Not even tactics.
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To get this straight, the Microsoft phone tanked and someone is griping.... I get lost there. It's hard for any company to have a strategy in a market segment where they have effectively zero market share.
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Twenty-five years ago, a small band of programmers from the University of Minnesota ruled the Internet. And then they didn't. Mourn for RFC 1436
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Enjoyed reading the article.
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I want you to go and kill all the gophers!
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Microsoft is doing its part protecting its users from hackers, but it can’t do everything on its own. I blame update fatigue
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Computers were going to save us from bureaucracy, right? Right? Hello!
I'm sorry, I can't hear you right now or process your account because my computer is updating.
Maybe tomorrow.
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And Microsoft switching to "only" monthly updates was supposed to save a lot of pain as well. 
TTFN - Kent
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Yes, of course. Now it is only monthly that I have to go and reset all the settings I had set before the upgrade came along and set them back to other settings.
Seriously, right before this I had to enable (deactivate mousepad -- on my laptop -- when external USB mouse is attached). Every time after an update, something sets it back and I inadvertently move the mouse as I'm typing. 
Oh, microsoft, I know you know best. 
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A flaw in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) used by Linux since late 2012 poses a serious threat to internet users, whether or not they use Linux directly. I'm too lazy to go look up that "More eyes make all bugs shallow" quote again
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old Linux is safe for now. just go turn to the old Linux to fix the problem
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But now Microsoft is jumpstarting its Windows 10 Mobile development efforts and it still plans to ship a “final” version of what it’s now calling Windows 10 for Phones sometime later this month. When in doubt: rebrand
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