Comment Re:Time to build an open source Stinger clone (Score 1) 90
See my comment, three paragraphs down
Comment Is this really a good thing? (Score 1) 90
A product such as this, even if only used as a proof of concept, is quite dangerous, and I'd like nothing more than to shoot it down with a Stinger, and destroy all the R&D material. I find it interesting that they label this as a black-hat project, with malicious intentions, which it clearly is. They could have had a better public reception if it was pitched as a military tool to enable battlefield communications by the drone claiming to be a cell-phone carrier tower, like a temp cell tower.
Comment Re:Porn Stars (Score 1) 722
Priceless :)
Comment Re:There is no other (Score 1) 722
Don't complain about lack of options. You've got to pick a few when you do multiple choice. Those are the breaks.
Read the rules, have fun, don't complain. Really? On this one? Its not even political or something that matters. Complaining about something as insignificant as Server names? Can't we all get along?
Comment Hostnames (Score 1) 722
Me and the other guy at work started naming them after Greek (Roman?) Gods, Zeus, Atlas, Jupiter, etc
Comment Re:OSX (Score 2) 455
I disagree, we all suffer from Malware, and malware targets the largest number of users it can expect to harm. As Apple gains a larger market share, apple's market share of malware threats will grow in parallel. Hiding in a small dark corner was a good idea, until you turned on the disco ball and threw a party.
Comment Give, then take it back (Score 1) 1307
Sure, Give IT the access they want to the server. Then after things calm down after 2 weeks or so disable that account. IT has bigger fish to fry.
Submission + - Email Proves Businessman Owns Half of Facebook (wired.com)
Antisyzygy writes: A businessman who is suing Mark Zuckerberg for scamming him out of a controlling interest in Facebook allegedly has emails that prove Zuckerberg did indeed do so. Perhaps Zuckerberg ain't so smart.
Submission + - The Israel Lobby (youtube.com)
feynmanfan1 writes: "How much influence does Israel and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) have on U.S. foreign policy? See the analysis given by Colin Powell's former chief of staff and William and Mary professor Colonel Wilkerson in the VPRO Back-light documentary "The Israel Lobby." The documentary covers the book "The Israel Lobby and U.S. foreign Policy" by Harvard professor Stephen Walt and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer. AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby has consistently been ranked as one of the top two most influential lobbies by congress, is it just me or is it messed up that a lobby representing a foreign country is arguably the most powerful lobby in the United States?"
Comment IE (Score 1) 378
Sometimes you just have to use IE for comaptibility, But fro browsing, CHROME!!!!
Submission + - Samsung Secret About Android 2.2 Update in US (xda-developers.com)
An anonymous reader writes: An anonymous poster on XDA forums has revealed what many US Galaxy S users have suspected for some time:
"I’m going to step across the NDAs and explain the issues behind the Android Froyo update to Samsung Galaxy S phones in the United States. I think most of you have come to this realization yourself now: the withholding of the Froyo update is a largely political one, not a technological one: Froyo runs quite well on Galaxy S phones, as those of you that have run leaked updates may have noticed."
Samsung has denied that this is the case and that "No. Samsung is not charging carriers for Froyo updates to Galaxy S. We hope to have more detail on status shortly. Promise!" http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=7346&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter.
"I’m going to step across the NDAs and explain the issues behind the Android Froyo update to Samsung Galaxy S phones in the United States. I think most of you have come to this realization yourself now: the withholding of the Froyo update is a largely political one, not a technological one: Froyo runs quite well on Galaxy S phones, as those of you that have run leaked updates may have noticed."
Samsung has denied that this is the case and that "No. Samsung is not charging carriers for Froyo updates to Galaxy S. We hope to have more detail on status shortly. Promise!" http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=7346&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter.
One Night Stands May Be Genetic 240
An anonymous reader writes "So, he or she has cheated on you for the umpteenth time and their only excuse is: 'I just can't help it.' According to researchers at Binghamton University, they may be right. The propensity for infidelity could very well be in their DNA. In a first of its kind study, a team of investigators led by Justin Garcia, a SUNY Doctoral Diversity Fellow in the laboratory of evolutionary anthropology and health at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has taken a broad look at sexual behavior, matching choices with genes and has come up with a new theory on what makes humans 'tick' when it comes to sexual activity. The biggest culprit seems to be the dopamine receptor D4 polymorphism, or DRD4 gene. Already linked to sensation-seeking behavior such as alcohol use and gambling, DRD4 is known to influence the brain's chemistry and subsequently, an individual's behavior."
