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southerncross
03-01-2012, 08:16 PM
Yeah, this might be a tad bit important.

entire article
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/03/01/nasa-laptop-stolen-with-command-codes-that-control-space-station/

WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — NASA’s inspector general revealed in congressional testimony that a space agency computer was stolen last year with the command codes to control the International Space Station.

In a statement given to a House committee on the security challenges facing NASA, Paul K. Martin said that an unencrypted NASA computer stolen last year was one of 48 taken between April 2009 and April 2011.

“The March 2011 theft of an unencrypted NASA notebook computer resulted in the loss of algorithms used to command and control the International Space Station,” Martin said in his written testimony. “Other lost or stolen notebooks contained Social Security numbers and sensitive data on NASA’s Constellation and Orion programs.”

norenrad
03-01-2012, 08:37 PM
Some things just do not belong on mobile devices, unless they are being escorted. Seems there could be some money in a new company that provides commonsense to those that make large decisions and lots of money. Perhaps I could start a company called "Commonsense R Us". The motto would be, "You have the brains, We have the commonsense."

Companies could call in with their questions and we would supply them with a commonsense decision. Rates could be by the decision and the weight of that decision. Ordinary people could even call to ask if it is OK to drive after parting all night or if it's a good idea to smoke pot on a fishing boat while frying oysters in a deep fryer during a hurricane... I can see the money rolling in now.