Comment Re:Tending toward infinity (Score 2) 225
How long you've been around doesn't equate to how long you will be around.
Of course not, but after half a millennium or so you start to suspect it's not in any immediate risk of shutting down.
Dropbox Attempts To Kill Open Source Project 250
Meskarune writes "Dropbox is trying to kill the Dropship project, a useful program that allows users to import files into their accounts using hashes and bypassing the need to make files public. Dropbox sent out fake DMCA requests to all parties involved, and is banning and censoring the program."
Comment Re:Tending toward infinity (Score 1) 225
My place of employment has been around since 1477
Righthaven Defies Court In Domain Name Ruling 148
Hugh Pickens writes "Copyright troll Righthaven makes their money by coercing defendants of alleged copyright infringement into settling with them with threats of $150,000 in damages and forfeiture of the defendants' website domain names. Now EFF reports that Chief Judge Hunt of the federal court in Nevada, which is overseeing more than 200 Righthaven copyright cases, has dismissed Righthaven's merit-less claim to seize its victim's domain names. Righthaven contended that the mere hosting of any infringing material meant that the entire domain name was forfeit but the judge rejected that claim, explaining that the 'Court finds that Righthaven's request for such relief fails as a matter of law and is dismissed.' But now Righthaven has filed a new copyright case in Nevada federal court that not only demands forfeiture of the domain name but has asked the Court to 'order the surrender to Righthaven of all hardware, software, electronic media and domains, including the Domain used to store, disseminate and display the unauthorized versions of any and all copyrighted works.' The new complaint also asserts that Righthaven holds the 'exclusive rights' to Stephens Media news articles, despite the Strategic Alliance Agreement showing that Stephens Media retains these rights."
Comment Re:So what? (Score 1) 209
Unfortunately there is a very good chance many have used that same email/password combo on more important sites.
Spring Dynamic Modules In Action
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RickJWagner writes "Every once in a while a technical book comes out that so exhaustively covers a topic that it becomes the definitive word on the topic. These books are the end-all reference, the final authority, the singular go-to reference that every practitioner falls back to in their hour of need. This book review covers one such book, the newly released Spring Dynamic Modules in Action from Manning." Read below for the rest of Rick's review.
Comment Charges has been dropped! (Score 1) 1017
Jag anser inte att det finns anledning att misstänka att han har begått våldtäkt, säger Eva Finné i ett pressmeddelande från Åklagarmyndigheten.
Quick translation: I dont think there is any reason to suspect that he has comitted rape says prosecutor Eva Finné.
http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/assange-inte-langre-misstankt-for-valdtakt_5167469.svd
Comment Re:#7. They Have Too Many Natural Predators (Score 1) 320
Would that be an African flying zombie or an European flying zombie?
Comment One old phone (Score 1) 307
I always keep one old phone in case I drop my new phone down the loo again.
(Had it in my breast pocket and bent forward to replace the empty roll of toilet paper)
Older phones get returned to the store as it's quite common (in Sweden) to give a pretty good rebate when you buy a new phone if you bring in an older still working phone.
The Chipophone — an 8-Bit Chiptune Organ 84
adunk writes "Linus Åkesson has built an 8-bit synthesizer inside an old electric organ case. 'All the original tone-generating parts have been disconnected, and the keys, pedals, knobs and switches rerouted to a microcontroller which transforms them into MIDI signals. Those are then parsed by a second microcontroller, which acts as a synthesizer.' The Chipophone is perfect for playing classics such as the Super Mario Bros in-game music or Rob Hubbard's Spellbound. A description of the build process, with photos, is available."
Submission + - Ubisoft DRM authentification server is down (joystiq.com)
AnonChef writes: "As many here expected Ubisofts DRM servers for Assassin's Creed 2 failed leaving only the "pirates" able to play."
Comment Re:why is it so unreasonable? (Score 1) 388
Make them opt-in optional software patches with disclaimers. There, fixed.
Nobody reads on the web* (especially disclaimers), MS would still be blamed.
Scambaiting Gets Comical; Internet Scammers All Dressed Up 178
Nurse Nasty writes "Scambaiting is a fun and relaxing full-contact email sport. It's all about baiting Internet and email scammers into exposing themselves and sharing that humiliation with the entire world. Recently I baited four different groups of Internet scammers into being comic book action super-heroes, and then giving them their own 10-page graphic novel. It's a bit of fun and eduction through entertainment." (Warning: The comic contains a bit of naughty language.)
Comment Re:Oh, look! (Score 1) 888
No really, there are staff constantly patrolling with huge brushes capturing all the litter.
Yes because most people are not as considerate as you. Not because they *want* you to throw it on the floor.
Comment Re:Ted Alvin Klaudt (Score 0, Redundant) 527
Ted Alvin Klaudt? Ted Alvin Klaudt. Ted Alvin Klaudt.
