Welcome / open talk
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HOLY S#*!T: NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-breaking Computer Project to Entire Internet
By - Sam Biddle May 11 2017, 7:57 a.m.
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  18 years
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New features coming for Windows 10.
An upcoming feature in Microsoft’s Windows 10 system will automatically identify the best photos and videos to help people create highlights of their experiences.
https://www.apnews.com/7e2d5df97bd94fb693a669a75696cdc1/Wind...
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15 years
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Maybe Big Brother Breathes! -> AI detective analyses police data to learn how to crack cases
A system called VALCRI should do the laborious parts of a crime analyst's job in seconds, while also suggesting new lines of enquiry and possible motives
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Minority Report becomes real? Emotion reading technology claims to spot criminals before they act
Paranoia will set you free!! 
Emotion reading technology could soon be used by police after a Russian firm created a tool that can identify people in a crowd and tell if they are angry, stressed or nervous.
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( This is Rich ) -->>> Microsoft CEO: tech sector needs to prevent '1984' future
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said Wednesday tech developers have a responsibility to prevent a dystopian "1984" future as the US technology titan unveiled a fresh initiative to bring artificial intelligence into the mainstream.
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15 years
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Kaspersky Denies Allegations That It Aids Russian Intelligence Agencies
Earlier today, an ABC News report said that the FBI is investigating Russian security company Kaspersky Lab because U.S. officials have concerns about the company’s ties to Russian intelligence. Kaspersky stated that the allegations are false.
Russian Antivirus
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12 years
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Driver-less cars and drone jamming
Drone jammers are used to bring down or misdirect unwelcome drones flying over property, they are operated in violation of FCC regulations. Some also jam GPS signals.
What are the chances that they will also impact driver-less cars.
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15 years
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Microsoft rushes emergency fix for critical antivirus bug
Microsoft's security team fixed a type confusion flaw in its malware engine that affects practically all of its security products
The point of antivirus is to keep malware off the system. A particularly nasty software flaw in Microsoft’s antivirus engine could do the exact opposite and let attackers install malware on vulnerable systems.
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15 years
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Just So You Know: HandBrake Warns Mac Users Of Compromised Mirror Server
There's a 50% chance that Mac users who recently downloaded HandBrake, a video conversion tool, accidentally installed a Trojan instead. The app's developers said in a security warning that a mirror download server was compromised between May 2 and May 6.
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Contributors Of The Week 2017-05-01
This week we’re recognizing, CraigW!
CraigW is a mainstay in our discussion forums. This last week he was particularly helpful in the Can Not Reset 1450 thread.
Thanks for continuing to share your knowledge and experience with our community, CraigW!
~Angela
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14 years
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Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of May 08, 2017
This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.
This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.
~Angela
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Honor Flight
My father (turns 92 in a month) is in Washington DC today, VE Day, as part of the Northern Colorado Honor Flight. Reports are that today's events start at the White House with an appearance from the VP. His army infantry service was in Italy during WWII where he was awarded the purple heart.
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15 years
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Congress joins the FCC to kill net neutrality
The campaign of misinformation heats up, and Verizon explains this week how it’s a huge fan of the open internet
Prease to read more here:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/3194588/net-neutrality/cong...
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9 years
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selfie stick & camera
I am going to take a extended vacation this summer and would like
to take some pic,s . any one have any info on a inexpensive selfie stick & camera . i do not want to get involved with all
kinds of iPod,Bluetooth,pinkeye,and a mess of wires.just a very
basic stick with a camera on the end . this is probably the only
time i will use .any info would help .
thanks for any help .
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15 years
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Heads Up: Massive Phishing Attack Targets Millions of Gmail Users
An unusually sophisticated identity phishing campaign appeared to target Google's roughly 1 billion Gmail users worldwide, seeking to gain control of their entire email histories and spread itself to all of their contacts, Google confirmed Wednesday.
Image: Google apps on Android phone
Google apps on an Android smartphone, including Chrome, Gmail and Maps.
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12 years
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100 years ago
The year is 1917 - just one hundred years ago.
Postby OnTheLimit » May 1st, '17, 16:17
The year is 1917 "One hundred years ago."
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1917:
The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for cars was sold in drug stores only.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
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15 years
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Vulnerability hits Intel enterprise PCs going back 10 years
The security hole involves enterprise IT remote management features in the chipmaker’s firmware
Intel is reporting a firmware vulnerability that could let attackers take over remote management functions on computers built over nearly the past decade.
The vulnerability, disclosed on Monday, affects features in Intel firmware that are designed for enterprise IT management.
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14 years
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Contributors Of The Week 2017-04-24
This week we’re recognizing, Bwarden!
Bwarden’s been a member of POI Factory for over 9 years!
He maintains multiple POI files, many dedicated to mass transit locations.
Last week he updated his TriMet files for the Portland, OR area.
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14 years
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Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of May 01, 2017
This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.
This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.
~Angela
How Many Active Members have been here over 10 Years?
Just curious how many of the 'Over 10 Years' members are still active here?
RT
"Internet: As Yogi Berra would say, "Don't believe 90% of what you read, and verify the other half."