Comment Comment (Score 1) 291
I hate when people discuss race, it's racist.
But this comes at no surprise: The black has a bullet in the body, the white has a gun, and the asian has neither.
Submission + - Another exchange bites the dust
harris s newman writes: Yet another cryptocurrency has come forward and admitted that security and system problems have led to customer funds being pinched by hackers.
Poloniex, a Bitcoin trading post similar to Mt. Gox, has lost 12.3 percent of the Bitcoin stored in hot wallets on the website.
The owner of Poloniex, Tristan D'Agosta — a.k.a. Busoni — admitted to the loss and asked users how they would like to be compensated.
In a forum post, Busoni said that a hacker took advantage of a processing flaw in the Bitcoin exchange post. When users submit a withdrawal request, the input is checked against your balance, deducted, and the new amount recorded within a database. However, it was discovered that placing several withdrawals all in practically the same instant meant each request was processed at more-or-less the same time, resulting in a negative balance but "valid insertions into the database, which then get picked up by the withdrawal daemon."
With all the volitility in the market, are we on the verge of a bitcoin market collapse?
Poloniex, a Bitcoin trading post similar to Mt. Gox, has lost 12.3 percent of the Bitcoin stored in hot wallets on the website.
The owner of Poloniex, Tristan D'Agosta — a.k.a. Busoni — admitted to the loss and asked users how they would like to be compensated.
In a forum post, Busoni said that a hacker took advantage of a processing flaw in the Bitcoin exchange post. When users submit a withdrawal request, the input is checked against your balance, deducted, and the new amount recorded within a database. However, it was discovered that placing several withdrawals all in practically the same instant meant each request was processed at more-or-less the same time, resulting in a negative balance but "valid insertions into the database, which then get picked up by the withdrawal daemon."
With all the volitility in the market, are we on the verge of a bitcoin market collapse?
Comment Misleading subject (Score 1) 209
Into Near
If the comet had truly plunged into the Sun, it would not be in orbit around it. It's trajectory never was into anything.
Comment BBC (Score -1) 208
I believe that is a clone of the Ohio Scientific C1P...http://oldcomputers.net/osi-600.html
Comment Found one (Score 1) 615
How about the Lunar Lander? Do they still make replacements for that?
Comment Easy peasy (Score 0) 203
Simply boycott BP. If enough people do it, they will be bought by a responsible company.
Comment Big question (Score 1) 222
I went to the site but couldn't find the source code. Where is the source code?
Comment Estonia? (Score 1) 454
Isn't that the country run by the Marx brothers?
Comment I assume someone is telling Fox news (Score 1) 335
Because they have been selling this as a conspiracy by Obama for days.
Feeling Upset? Look At Some Meat 155
Meshach writes "A study out of Canada claims that seeing meat actually calms a person down. From the article: 'Contrary to expectations, a McGill University researcher has discovered that seeing meat makes people significantly less aggressive. Frank Kachanoff, who studies evolution at the university’s department of psychology, had initially thought the presence of meat would provoke bloodlust, believing the response would have helped our primate ancestors hunt. But in fact, his research showed the reverse is true.'" I can see all the "Make Steak, Not War!" protest signs already.
Sex Drugs and Texting 287
statesman writes "The Associated Press reports that teens who text frequently are three and a half times more likely to have sex. A survey of 4,200 public high school students in the Cleveland area found that one in five students sent more than 120 text messages a day or spent more than 3 hours a day on Facebook. Students in this group were much more likely to have sex. Alcohol and drug use also correlate with frequent texting and heavy Facebook use."
Comment There is no competation (Score 1) 645
Wikipedia: "Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, nations, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources." Since you can get Linux with 0 cost, there are no resources transacted.
Submission + - Don't get naked while playing Xbox Kinect (gamepron.com) 1
UgLyPuNk writes: The latest gaming blockbuster from Harmonix, the Kinect-enabled Dance Central hit shelves this week and already it’s taking the world by storm.
I was trying out the Kinect Dance Central game and I was getting hot so I took off my clothes. I had no idea that the game was going to take A BUNCH OF PICTURES OF ME
I was trying out the Kinect Dance Central game and I was getting hot so I took off my clothes. I had no idea that the game was going to take A BUNCH OF PICTURES OF ME
Comment Tomorrow's news (Score 1) 216
"Hackers announce first vulnerability for UEFI BIOS, demonstrated".
World's Northernmost Town Gets Nightlights 144
Velcroman1 writes "On October 26, 2,000 Norwegians watched the sun set. The next time they'll see it rise? Sometime in February. Extended nighttime is an annual occurrence for the residents of Longyearbyen, Norway — Earth's northernmost town. Located at 78 degrees north latitude in the Arctic circle, Longyearbyen experiences a phenomenon called Polar Night, in which the town remains in perpetual darkness for four months each winter. To lighten up the seemingly endless night, Philips has started an experiment called 'Wake Up the Town.' And anyone who's complained about the brief daylight hours in winter will want to know how it works."
