Interesting
Regardless of who or what Anonymous are truly capable of, I think that what is interesting here is the incredibly large solidarity that is currently being expressed from all walks of life.
Nous sommes Charlie
Posts by Khaptain
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Anonymous vows to avenge Charlie Hebdo massacre by blitzing jihadist sites
Saudi Arabia to flog man 1,000 times for insulting religion on Facebook
Friday 9th January 2015 15:20 GMT 
Re: Why are our sons fighting to defend a country that evangelizes terrorism?
And that Oil represents large amounts of power and wealth for a very select few, I beleive that some of them are actually in or were in the goverment..
Friday 9th January 2015 00:00 GMT
Je suis Charlie...
Here in the occident we used to burn people for heresy up until the end of the 17th century. That wasn't really that long ago. 12 people were killed yesterday for the same reason ( or at least that's the excuse, just as it was not so long ago).
Mankind doesn't really grow up does it ?
Why don't the religious leaders put an end to these silly beliefs...the religious books were written by man, in that case man can change them. Instead they choose to dwell in the past where fear and ignorance reign.
Charlie represents the opposite of that fear and ignorance, I would like to believe that mankind was capable of continuing down that path.....
BILL GATES DRINKS 'boiled and treated' POO. Ah, 'delicious'
Wednesday 7th January 2015 14:26 GMT
Re: Well..
There is a famous French song 'Dès que le vent soufflera - Scélérats" by an artist called Renaud which has appropriate lyrics
J'ai déserté les crasses qui m'disaient sois prudent
la mer c'est dégueulasse, les poissons baisent dedans!
translation:
I deserted the dross that said to me be careful
the sea it disgusting, fish fuck in it!
Alien Earths are out there: Our home is not 'unique'
Saudi Arabia hires 'ethical hackers' to silence smut slingers
Tuesday 6th January 2015 10:28 GMT
Re: R@ Fluffy Bunny (was: e: We need a better term than "hacking")
I would argue that the term "hacker" originates from the world of telecoms/IT. MIT students used to "hack" the telephone lines using a computer to test the PBX lines for available dial tones and successfully managing to re-route the call charges to third parties.
@Jake
"Hackers" are people who know how to take apart systems, from hardware to firmware to running code, and then put it back together again so it works properly/better. They are the people who gave us modern computing"
I am not sure that the electronics engineers at IBM,Intel,Motorola etc would agree with that phrase
The weirdly-synched life of the Google Nest household
Tuesday 6th January 2015 06:57 GMT
Connections
And how willl the suppliers ensure that Electricity, a fast Connection and the Network will function 100% of the time.
How does one protect themselves from the future Stuknets and Regins ?
I will remain old and boring for many long years before accepting any of this technology which I believe is only being built/provided in order that mass surveilance is accepted into your home by you....
I'll be the one with the tinfoil wrapped faraday cage house....
No cellphones in cells, you slag! UK.gov moots prison mobe zap law
Monday 5th January 2015 21:28 GMT
Re: They could just use jammers
Why do the guards need cellphones whilst on duty? I presume that they have access to fixed lines within their offices and walkie talkies or similar whilst doing their rounds.
Jammers would be the obvious solution, or is there something that I don't know about that requires a cell phone on duty.
Monday 5th January 2015 19:38 GMT
Re: Er, prison...
This week a Belgian paedo was granted the right to been euthanised ( is that the correct word) so maybe he should have been given a cell with bars years ago.
http://www.theweek.co.uk/world-news/60443/date-set-for-rapist-and-murderers-mercy-killing
Ladies and trolls: Should we make cyberbullying a crime? – Ireland
Monday 5th January 2015 15:36 GMT
One man's meat is another man's poison
Many things to consider, the line that they are treading is very, very thin.
* Consider how heated some forum debates can get.
* Some people can't bear even the slightest remark or negative critic.
* How will they trace the historic of all and any converstations/acts.
* Would the "victim" have behaved the same in a public place, if so case continues , if not ????
* How to avoid people crying wolf.
Very touchy subject and and I am not convinced that it is heading in a good direction. I agree that some people are bastards, and yes they need to be surveyed, but there are also others that need supervision by a nanny "before and/or during" being allowed into the web alone.
Renault Captur: Nobody who knows about cars will buy this
Want to have your server pwned? Easy: Run PHP
Friday 2nd January 2015 08:00 GMT
Re: And the alternative is ?
"Please ... it's like saying Windows is popular because it's good. Or wars are popular because it's good ..... etc. etc."
Now that was a very poor attempt at trolling, do you also read the Daily Mail.
PHP is not imposed on anyone........... Web programmers have a plethora of choice.
Thursday 1st January 2015 18:47 GMT
Re: And the alternative is ?
@Frumious
"Nah, I don't think that it's because it's good, but because (IMO) it's relatively easy to write code in, has good documentation, the feature set is well-suited to the task of web programming and its syntax is easy for people to get to grips with (somewhat like Basic or Pascal). "
Doesn't your argument give weight to the fact that what you just described is actually what most people want from a language? For me, that would be the definition of good.
Of course it is also possible to use to use synatically more difficult languages, or more precise yet difficult to read but what is there to truly gain from that... The web for example requires very dynamic languages that are quick to program.
I coded in assembler for a year or so and as much as I enjoyed what I did, I would not class it as a good language to program in ( although it is excellent for certain tasks, I was hooking and chaining interupts at the time)
Thursday 1st January 2015 09:34 GMT
And the alternative is ?
PHP is popular because it is good.
What are the real alternative 'secure' solutions, that wont break eveything when upgrading, that are maintained regularly and that are human readable?
IIS, Java, Perl, ActiveX, Flash ?
( Flash and ActiveX are just there for giggles please dont take seriously, even though some of you might)
Fake Android The Interview app actually banking Trojan
Monday 29th December 2014 23:38 GMT
Re: It's sad...
I don't understand this either, why would someone activelly search for specific application, click to install it, in order to watch a specific film...
If these kind of people do exist then why are they allowed to actually use a phone, let alone a smart phone, unattended...
Appropriate quotation for the day:
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
<Albert Einstein>
Key to Windows mobe app sales? Er, LOW MEMORY, of course
Internet Explorer 12 to shed legacy cruft in bid to BEAT Chrome
Ghosts of Christmas Past: The long-ago geek gifts that made us what we are
Thursday 25th December 2014 19:54 GMT
Re: You left out flying models
"The woodwork teacher found me a balsa glider kit that someone had not assembled. I remember its dihedral wings - and the final taut doped red paper skin. I suspect now that he may actually have bought the kit especially to cater for poorer pupils like myself."
I had several of those balsa/doped gliders and I really enjoyed building them, hence the reason I have always had scalpel knifes kicking around (mother was a nurse so scalpel blades were common). Up until today and reading the above comment, 35 years on, I never realised that they were for the poorer kids, which I was without knowing it at the time. It's kinda funny but I now realise that my parents actually made sacrifices to buy me those gliders.... I never lost my desire to build things like this...
Cambridge boffins and Boeing fly first hybrid airplane over British skies
New Zealand Supreme Court says Kim Dotcom search warrants were legal
Tuesday 23rd December 2014 23:04 GMT
I don't get it
Can anyone actually confirm that KDC, or his company, was actually sharing illegal files. I always understood that he simply owned the platform.
Or is this poor bastard, simply being used as a media scapegoat...
Sounds like our Kiwi bretheren have dropped their pants for Mr Obama...... I think that this is what upsets me most, I like the Kiwis so I can't understand them being brow beaten for this kind of crap.
Unless of course KDC was actually the sharer, in which case, tough luck, you got caught.
Hilton, Marriott and co want permission to JAM guests' personal Wi-Fi
Now Obama seeks China's help to halt alleged Nork HACK ATTACKS
Sunday 21st December 2014 20:29 GMT
Re: He really wanted to see that movie badly
" I thought we still have a couple of years to go."
Maybe the Yanks have lost interest in Afghanistan and are simply looking to move on. Maybe there are a couple of Missile Manufacturers, that need to shift some stock and NK would be an excellent opportunity. Might be worth investing in Raytheon for a quick buck or two. ( Or whoever G.W. Bush invests in ).
Icon is obvious ->>>
Microsoft fires legal salvo at phone 'tech support' scammers
Friday 19th December 2014 12:26 GMT
Re: RE: ".........(law enforcement) have AFAIK pretty much ignored the problem....."
I have to agree with Arctic Fox, this is a police/Interpol problem, 1.5 Billion cannot be considered petty crime..
Also the Telcos know exactly where these calls are coming from, so surely it wouldn't take long to track the bastards down.
Movie industry's evil plan to destroy the internet is going precisely nowhere
Iliad owner coughs €2.3bn for Orange Switzerland
Friday 19th December 2014 12:35 GMT
Illiad, who ?
Must admit that I have never heard of the name "Illiad" I can only presume that it is the holding company. "Free", however is very well known as they have successfully pissed the major operators, SFR, Orange and Bouygues...
If they do the same in Switzerland as they have done in France they will make a fortune. Swiss ISPs and Telcos are extremely expensive and I believe that the Swiss public will be enthralled to have some decent competition.
Soon everyone will be doing it with a strap-on: The Reg's 20 festive wearables
Thursday 18th December 2014 12:44 GMT
Re: Everyone?
I clicked throught the 10 pages of marketing and thought to myself, shit, who would want any of this stuff.
After three seconds of thought I split people into two polarised groups (a very serious study if ever i saw one).
"The anti-everyone group ( I belong in this group with Steve along with a lot of El Regtards)"
You like watches, you already have a real watch ( at least one probably more).
You are sporty kind of person, you already have a Polar/Garmin/Suunto.
You are a Geek, but not stupid enough to but this gear, at least when you can buy an indestructable Casio G-Shock with 14000 functions.
"That everyone group ( you know who you are - there might even be some closet Regtards)"
You drink KoolAid, Ok then why not, it will match the fluorescent ski bonnet...
You already have an iPhone, thes add to the Shiny shiny collection.
You wear shell suits, and maybe like the Chav approach to life.
Fashionistas wet dream material here.
TorrentLocker ransomware pestilence plagues Europe, bags $500k
Thursday 18th December 2014 11:03 GMT
Interweb Licence for The Flox
Should the heardables, sheeple, collectively known as "The Flox" be required to obtain a licence before being allowed to go near the interwebs ?
In all honestly, many people were given the key to a technology/toolkit for which they have had no prior training, are completely unaware of the abuse that can and is done, and are simply lost in the miriad of abreviations and keywords. ( Those in a business environment have less excuses, there should be an IT bod in the vicinity to help explain things).
A static textfile or an executable have no difference for the Flox, they just click on the damned thing and a program magically opens up displaying the content/performing the task. Why should they be expected, "inherently", to know the difference ?
By default, Windows turns of File Extensions which makes things even more vague. I can understand the anguish of those that receive a file named "Electricity Bill.pdf.docx.exe"
I understand that the OS has a lot to answer for but the user has his role to play as well.
The user interface of a vehicule, road signs, basic laws are relatively simple but we are obliged to take lessons and pass a licence. Why is it different for computer use, which for the user, is far more complex ?
Microsoft says to expect AWESOME things of Windows 10 in January
Wednesday 17th December 2014 22:42 GMT
High school adjectives for business solutions
Do people honestly use AWESOME, in upper case I might add, as an adjective for an OS ?
I would honestly prefer something like, "Enterprise class", or "Business strengthened", "Proven stablility", yes, they are boring but they actually mean something.
AWESOME is a very vague word that has about as much appeal as a blunt kitchen knife in an operating theatre. It's a word associated with beach bums and surfers named Brice....
Bring back the IT adjectives, they're boring but appropriate.
ICANN HACKED: Intruders poke around global DNS innards
Wednesday 17th December 2014 20:58 GMT
Re: Come on - TheReg should know better
"Well, 'cracker' is a racial epithet in the US, that's why the press avoids it."
I'd say it was then about time that a lot of people grew up. It appears that anyone with enough time on their hands will eventually find a term, a word or a phrase which offends them.
In my book, if you decide to behave like a c**t then you have to accept to be treated like a c**t.
I put asterisks in place in order to avoid offending all the colts...
Wednesday 17th December 2014 20:08 GMT
Spear Phishing !!
"The organization notes it was a "spear phishing" attack, suggesting employees clicked on a link in the messages, and then typed their usernames and passwords into a bogus webpage, providing hackers with the keys to their accounts."
This can't be serious, if it is then maybe they should change their name to ICANT....
Sony looks at unpopular Google Glass, shouts 'ME TOO!'
Wednesday 17th December 2014 22:59 GMT
It's a sony
"Unlike Google Glass, which required users to purchase the full headset, the Sony unit clips on to a user's own sunglasses, sport goggles or fashion glasses (the company did not say whether the display will work with prescription lenses at this point.)"
So the product has intentionally been designed for the Fashionista crowd. I've yet to see someone wearing Google Glass so I don't imagine that these are really going to make much of an impact either.
Is there really a mass market for these wearables, I can think of specific niches, but I just don't see these as being a "herdable" product.
ps : That's the 1st time I have seen "herdable" in an article.....makes a change from sheeple.
NASA asks world+dog to name Mercury's craters (back off, 4chan)
Boggling bum babe Kim fails to 'break the internet' – Robin Williams instead tops Google charts
Tuesday 16th December 2014 21:35 GMT
Re: Kim k
"Come off it mate, "current events" are universally grim: Isis, murders, wars, unemployment, lying shithead politicians."
Always look on the bright side of life, dum, di dum, di dum di dum di dum....
Life's a piece of shit, when you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true
You'll see its all a show, keep 'em laughin as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you
Always look on the bright side of life, dum, di dum, di dum di dum di dum....
Couldn't think of more appropriate timing....
Pirate Bay admins 'couldn't care less' about police raid
Tuesday 16th December 2014 21:28 GMT
Re: Could(n't) agree more
@Phil
I just read an article that stated that it was around the late 1950, early 1960 that the Americans started to use "I could care less". Before then, apparently they did acutally use the "I couldn't care less" version.
The article also states that no known reason has been stated as to why the negation disappeared.
France says 'non' to UberPop
Tuesday 16th December 2014 09:33 GMT
Free for all
So basically this is a free-for-all service whereby any numpty on the planet can respond to a request for services. Now what could possibly go wrong with that !!
It's easy to understand from the Taxi-Drivers point of view. Imagine that the same kind of service went out for IT.
UBER-IT, we respond to your important IT requests 24 hours a day. We can't garauntee the service but we will gaurantee that your troubles are only beginning..
Cool Large Hadron Collider to fire into doubly powerful ring
Sony hackers PINCH early version of James Bond Spectre script
Monday 15th December 2014 19:28 GMT
Re: No, no and no
>They can post it online, but a true fan will simply choose to not download it.
I don't mind them posting it online, I can then choose not to look or search for it. I worry about the media splashing the story across the Internet/Newspapers/Twitter anywhere public that they feel that they can make a quick buck on...
Assange, if a French speaing person says his name it sounds like "un singe" which means "A monkey".
Biting the hand that feeds IT
