Comment Re:So it must be time (Score 2) 353
internet.bs is a good registrar.
Name.com, namecheap, and domain.com all have transfer specials right now because of Godaddy's support.
Comment Re:It's about the prices (Score 4, Informative) 353
+1 for internet.bs, I've been using them for about 18 months now with absolutely no problems. Clean interface, great pricing, no upsells.
Comment Re:William Gibson (Score 1) 647
I'm a big fan of Gibson and cyberpunk and wanted to throw out another suggestion. The Avery Cates series by Jeff Somers is a gritty cyberpunk series that reminds me of early Gibson books. Definitely a must-read if you're a fan of early Gibson.
Submission + - Download.com Caught Adding Malware (insecure.org) 1
lothos writes: Fyodor of nmap fame has published today an expose on CNet's Download.com bundling malware with legitimate downloads.
From the site:
In August 2011, Download.com started wrapping legitimate 3rd party software into their own installer which by default installs a wide variety of adware and other questionable software on users machines. It also does things like redirect user search queries and change their Internet home page.
From the site:
In August 2011, Download.com started wrapping legitimate 3rd party software into their own installer which by default installs a wide variety of adware and other questionable software on users machines. It also does things like redirect user search queries and change their Internet home page.
Submission + - Rebirth of an icon: Motorola reinvents the RAZR (bgr.com)
zacharye writes: Among companies that have played truly significant roles in building and shaping the wireless industry as we know it today, few if any can stand shoulder to shoulder with Motorola. It has been more than 38 years since Dr. Martin Cooper, a Motorola executive, made the first analog cell phone call from a prototype handset, and Motorola has continued to innovate ever since. The company’s rich history of innovation has yielded an extensive IP portfolio — a big part of the draw for Google, which is currently trying to spend $12.5 billion to acquire Motorola Mobility — and it has built a number of iconic devices. None, however, are quite as recognizable as the Motorola RAZR...
Submission + - Dennis Ritchie dies (google.com) 1
Submission + - Dennis Ritchie has died (biobiochile.cl)
rjh writes: "Dennis Ritchie, father of both C and UNIX, has died at age seventy. (English-speaking news outlets haven't yet picked it up yet, but Google Translate does well with the link.) In a career that not only spanned modern computing but defined it, he developed many tools and systems that we take for granted today. He received a Turing Prize in 1983 for his services to the industry, but even then he didn't slow down: he had a sterling career with Bell Labs and Lucent until finally retiring in 2007."
Submission + - Dennis Ritchie died today (google.com) 1
ndogg writes: "Rob Pike reported on G+ that Dennis Ritchie died today. He will surely be remembered fondly. He was the creator of C (the Ritchie in K&R after all), and the co-developer of Unix with Ken Thompson. Rest in peace."
Submission + - Dennis Ritchie is dead (boingboing.net)
drwho writes: "Dennis Ritchie, co-creator of Unix and C, has died of natural causes. There has been no official confirmation. This is the passing of a much more influential person than Steve Jobs in the geek world"
Submission + - Dennis Ritchie, creator of C, dies at age 70 (osnews.com)
vhfer writes: Dennis Ritchie, the guy who created C and was instrumental in the creation of Unix, has died at age 70. The C programming language influenced nearly all languages that followed it, and the development of Unix had an undeniable influence on what would later become the personal computer, and of course, Linux.
RIP DMR 1941-2011
RIP DMR 1941-2011
Comment Re:Sprint (Score 1) 286
The $25/month plan that your girlfriend is on includes 300 minutes, not 250.
They also increased prices on July 20th, and while your girlfriend gets her old rates, new customers are paying $35/month for her plan.
Comment Re:Autowipe? (Score 1) 238
I'm glad someone mentioned Autowipe. It's free, and it's awesome.
There are options to wipe your phone and SD card via a password sent by text, too many incorrect unlock attempts, someone sticking their SIM card in the phone, etc.
If I ever lose my phone or it's stolen, one text message from me to my phone and the whole thing is wiped.
Comment Re:Ethernet was over-specced (Score 1) 322
Nope. enjoy the same speeds because 95% of the sites on the internet are connected to a pipe that is far slower than 10mbps.
I don't think that's correct.
Every server I've had, going back to the late 90s, has been on a 10mbps or better ethernet connection. My current server is sitting in a datacenter on a 100mbps ethernet drop connected to a combined total of 90GBPS to the backbone.
Submission + - Godaddy buys, shuts down NoDaddy.com (theregister.co.uk)
lothos writes: "Go Daddy has managed to effectively gag its fiercest critics by acquiring and then shutting down the high-ranking Go Daddy gripe site: NoDaddy.com.
NoDaddy's owners announced the closure of the site on 1 July. They wrote:
"What started to document the improper suspension of SecLists.Org grew to cover dozens of other GoDaddy scandals including shill bidding on their own domain auctions, improperly blocking users from transferring domains to other registrars, sexual harassment, constant objectification of women, killing elephants for promotional purposes, etc. We're hopeful that GoDaddy's new owners will stop these shenanigans.""
NoDaddy's owners announced the closure of the site on 1 July. They wrote:
"What started to document the improper suspension of SecLists.Org grew to cover dozens of other GoDaddy scandals including shill bidding on their own domain auctions, improperly blocking users from transferring domains to other registrars, sexual harassment, constant objectification of women, killing elephants for promotional purposes, etc. We're hopeful that GoDaddy's new owners will stop these shenanigans.""
Comment Re:Meh. (Score 1) 505
They need an Apple-like brand in terms of design that gets in there and promotes nice materials like a sapphire crystal face, clean lines, and minimalism. A digital watch almost always has ugly styling or just has too much going and is too busy looking. In fact, maybe an iWatch wouldn't be a bad idea.
I think you just described Movado watches. Clean, simple elegant designs. Almost all of their watches are quartz, and expensive. They're almost like the Apple of the watch world, IMHO.
I own one, and like it, but I also have some mechanical automatic watches as well that I like better.
