YES

just so you know, truecrypt won't run on openbsd

Oh lord. Thanks for reminding me why I don't participate in online discussion forums

ok, in that case I'll submit anything interesting I see and not worry too much about adding explanatory text. thanks
btw, the site's editors are doing a great job so far

err, my comment was about using them as a tool to quit smoking. I really don't need to hear about how insensitive your mum is for the nth time. most smokers - like most people in general - are decent, tolerant human beings. what the long term health effects of vaping is no-one knows, but are they an effective smoking cessation aid? yes, without a shadow of a doubt. your mum is the exception to the rule, and I get the feeling she's the only smoker you know

I've lurked for years at slashdot but I really like it here and would like to help out. However, I'm reluctant to submit new stories as I don't know the correct format or what's acceptable. I also don't really know how modding and stuff works (I never bothered to get a slashdot account). There must be others like me, so I'm wondering if it would be worthwhile creating a brief intro document on how the main points of the site work so that new users like me can help build up the momentum?

Thanks

Not wishing to turn this into a vaping forum (though why not, any discussion is better than none), but I just switched from the same set up as you (itaste and protank) to those funny clearomizers with the long wicks (Innokin CE5, just checked). I'd highly recommend trying them. The flavour is much better, and the protank used to get gunked up after just a day or two of use, whereas the CE5 has been vaping obstruction free for a week. Only thing is it's plastic rather than the pyrex protank, which means you have to avoid really acidic liquids.

I guess most of us here are the sort to require hard, empirical evidence of things before we believe them, but this is one of those cases where for whatever reason it's best to follow anecdotal evidence. Just ask vapers. I smoked heavily for over a decade. I tried vaping once, and immediately realised that I could give up cigarettes. I haven't smoked a cigarette in 6 months. What's more, because the hit is different from traditional cigs, I can go a whole day without vaping and not feel an overwhelming desire to punch anyone. I could quit entirely, but I enjoy it and it's the only break from work I get during the day. It's the same story with everyone I know who's tried proper vaping (not the cigarette lookalikes). I have no idea how the researchers can come up with this conclusion.

the linked pdf has an appendix on cleaning, but basically, no, you need a complete wipe and reboot - as you would for any attack that's gained root access. By the way, unless your home machines are internet facing servers, they're not going to be affected.

This is a very sophisticated bit of kit, but from glancing through the pdf yesterday I was under the impression that initial access was gained by other means and then openssh was later patched with a backdoor. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there's anything to panic about if your system comes up clean (assuming they haven't remotely updated their exploit kit to cover the test - which is certaily possible)

I agree, no important features are missing. The only thing really missing here is up to date content. If the articles posted were identical to slashdot then more people would migrate here permanently, but as it is I now visit both sites - slashdot for the news, and here in the hope that the same article is posted so I can discuss it.