Comment Redbox... (Score 4, Insightful) 488
Basically, this will drive people to use Redbox for disc-based movies and NetFlix for screaming.
Comment Re:I don't understand (Score 1) 505
Completely agree... I'm 37 and I've pretty much always had a watch on my wrist. And both of my kids (6 and 3) have watches that THEY asked for. Don't know, it seems like a (stupid) non-issue to me.
Submission + - Apple instructs support reps to refute malware (zdnet.com)
nam37 writes: In an internal support article leaked to ZDNet, Apple instructs its call center representatives on how to handle calls from users reporting that they have a machine infected with the “Mac Defender” malware trojan. “AppleCare does not provide support for the removal of the malware,” reads the memo. “You should not confirm or deny whether the customer’s Mac is infected or not.” Apple has yet to issue a public statement about the software’s existence or infection levels.
Submission + - Blumenthal Praises Sony's Efforts to Answer Questi (gamepolitics.com)
nam37 writes: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT, and the man who once railed against "Beer Pong as Connecticut's Attorney General) said in a statement that Sony's response to the security breach and service disruption on PlayStation Network and Station.com "could serve as a model for other companies facing similar criminal hacking."
Submission + - LastPass May Have Been Hacked (pcworld.com)
nam37 writes: LastPass, the online multiplatform password manager, has noticed "a network traffic anomaly," possibly a hacker attack, so it is forcing its users to change their master passwords.
LastPass, which hails itself as providing "the last password you'll have to remember," is an extension that works on all browsers, smartphones and operating systems. It fills in saved logins and forms with the click of a button and syncs personal data to any computer you use.
LastPass, which hails itself as providing "the last password you'll have to remember," is an extension that works on all browsers, smartphones and operating systems. It fills in saved logins and forms with the click of a button and syncs personal data to any computer you use.
Submission + - Sony Online Entertainment Services Taken Down (gamepolitics.com)
nam37 writes: Sony Online Entertainment's various services seem to be down and a message on the official site does not give much information on the particulars. According to a short post on the site, the services were taken down after an investigation revealed a deeper "intrusion" than expected at first. This is the first we have heard that Sony's MMORPG arm had some sort of security breach. This could be part of Sony's plans to beef up security for the PlayStation Network, but this message seems to indicate that something more serious going on.
Submission + - Man-Made Climate Change? Geoengineering Effects Ex (utexas.edu)
aarondubrow writes: "Researchers from the University of Washington simulated the potential impact of the leading geoengineering solution — the release of volcanic aerosols into the upper atmosphere — using the Ranger supercomputer. The simulations suggest that, though it may be possible to reduce the atmospheric temperature, other aspects of climate change, like melting sea ice, may be more difficult to reverse."
Submission + - How Angry Should We Be About The PSN Hack? (itworld.com)
jfruhlinger writes: "After Sony's PlayStation Network was hacked, rage started to build among the network's user base, with some eventually turning to lawsuits. But blogger Peter Smith — who's a PSN subscriber, and whose personal info was presumably exposed in the hack — wonders if the frenzy of anger is worth it, and is perhaps being egged on by media outlets eager for pageviews. At what point do we accept that a mistake has been made, that the company that made it trying to make amends, and move on?"
Comment Take off your tinfoil hat... (Score 1) 521
.... and you'll be a happier person.
Submission + - Circular Monopoly Cuts Corners, Cash (wired.com)
nam37 writes: Monopoly is about to get a makeover. The 75 year old game will be relaunched with a circular board, and no cash. Other than the lack of corners and currency, the game remains unchanged, which should mean that the inevitably marathon sessions will be just as FUN as ever.
Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/circular-monopoly-cuts-corners-cash/#ixzz0eaLW2yFr
Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/circular-monopoly-cuts-corners-cash/#ixzz0eaLW2yFr
Submission + - MPAA shuts down town's muni WiFi for 1 download (boingboing.net)
nam37 writes: The MPAA has successfully shut down an entire town's municipal WiFi because a single user was found to be downloading a copyrighted movie. Rather than being embarrassed by this gross example of collective punishment (a practice outlawed in the Geneva conventions) against Coshocton, OH, the MPAA's spokeslizard took the opportunity to cry poor (even though the studios are bringing in record box-office and aftermarket receipts).
Comment Re:Webmin (Score 1) 3
Yup... Webmin is probably as close as you're gonna get. Generally the GUIs for more Linux-based sever products don't light-up the world. The command-line is your friend.
Alternately, you could try something like Scalix http://www.scalix.com/community/ .
Comment It's the name.... (Score 2, Interesting) 685
I truly think a large part of the issue here is that "Blu-Ray" is a horrible HORRIBLE name. The name HD-DVD is alliterative and logical.
HD-DVD "sounds" like the logical upgrade to the DVD, while "Blu-Ray" sounds like a Star Wars weapon.
Submission + - Mono framework brings C# to iPhone and Wii (arstechnica.com)
nam37 writes: Mono, an open source implementation of .NET runtime, is bringing Microsoft's development technologies to some unexpected places, including the iPhone, Android, and the Wii. Static compilation is the special sauce that makes it possible for Mono to run on the iPhone. Mono allows developers to use ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation, which converts .NET's common intermediate language (CIL) directly to native code at compile time. This means that the application doesn't have to use just-in-time (JIT) compilation to generate the native code at runtime.
Submission + - FCC asked to mandate 'e-mail address portability' 1
nam37 writes: C|Net has an article up about the Federal Communications Commission being asked to create mandatory "e-mail address portability." The petition to the FCC (warning .PDF) based on the idea that because the U.S. Post Office offers to forward physical mail, and because FCC rules require telephone service providers to offer number portability, the same principle should be extended to e-mail accounts.
