* Posts by Lucas S. Bickel

10 publicly visible posts • joined 8 May 2008

Cache of the Titans: Let's take a closer look at Google's own two-factor security keys

Lucas S. Bickel

Feitian

So, is no one mentioning that the Google keys look exactly like what Feitian has been selling for quite a while? Have a look at https://www.ftsafe.com, their keys look just like what Google is offering.

Sony slips Skype on PlayStation Vita

Lucas S. Bickel
WTF?

my precioussss titleses

"will continue to invest in and support Skype clients on non-Microsoft platforms"

You mean like they did with Skype for Asterisk?

Facebook bug spills name and pic for all 500 million users

Lucas S. Bickel

obvious

This ones easy, If you would try this using just one IP you'd be banned shortly for failing to login over and over. If you try the same thing from behind over 9000 proxies their IDS would not notice and you don't get a ban.

The IDS thing is probably the one thing that Facebook got right security wise. On the other hand it is to harsh for my taste sometimes. It's not like I'd put anything I consider worth something on Facebook.

Steve Jobs death-grips iPhone 4 reality

Lucas S. Bickel
Jobs Horns

Which one of us is living in the real reality?

I can't believe I'm the first one to say "reality distortion field" in here!

NZ unleashes sonic Manilow weapon

Lucas S. Bickel
Flame

aye

a good tasering always does the job

Preventive policing? Don't even think about it

Lucas S. Bickel
Boffin

random

random: made, done, happening, or chosen without method or conscious decision

so that would be like every fifth passenger, wouldn't it?

Apple has that syncing feeling over MobileMe

Lucas S. Bickel
Jobs Horns

very strange

so now the only thing on the linked post is a "We'll be back soon" message.

seems like el reg stumbled upon something Apple doesn't want to share :)

Eco-satnav software solves 'drive or walk' decisions

Lucas S. Bickel
Jobs Halo

wot?

no iphone support? now who would want that?

Fujitsu develops world's first hi-def train simulator

Lucas S. Bickel

whats new here

the only thing new here is actually the HD stuff. i remember driving a tram simulator at a museum some 10 years ago that was basically the same thing.

heck its still on display nowadays (and they seem to have upgraded it quite a bit since then):

http://www.verkehrshaus.ch/en/museum/schienenverkehr/loksimulator.php

Peekaboo pledges pole-dance kit for Wii

Lucas S. Bickel
Paris Hilton

marketing?

please add some marketing snaps ala eeepc to this story

paris, cos, well you know