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To fix Intel's firmware fiasco, wait for Christmas Eve or 2018

Thursday 23rd November 2017 07:45 GMT Bryn Jones

Re: I wonder about motherboards

The management engine is a separate processor embedded in the chipset, and typically has its own separate firmware which is distinct from the bios. It doesn’t even need the main CPU to be functional to give access to the machine.

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Exploding phablet phears phorce Samsung Galaxy Note 7 delay

Wednesday 31st August 2016 22:42 GMT Bryn Jones

Re: Requires 440VAC for charging

Super-duper-88kW-fast-charge-and-incinerate.

Charges the battery in a moment, and then keeps pumping in energy until there is only a pile of molten slag descending through the floor.

The ultimate secure erase :-).

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Science non-fiction: Newly spotted alien world bathes in glow of three stars

Friday 8th July 2016 06:47 GMT Bryn Jones

Re: Am I missing something?

Yes you are. The star on the right of the image is 2 stars very close together. I guess the object with the red orbit is infact the huge gas giant exoplanet.

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Yahoo! Mail! users! change! your! passwords! NOW!

Friday 31st January 2014 20:39 GMT Bryn Jones

Re: users should never use the same password on multiple sites or services," said Yahoo!

You should use a password manager to remember most of those account passwords (with long randomly generated passwords), then you only have to remember the important ones (online banking, etc) and the password for the password manager.

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