Comment Re:LSD and Unix (Score 4, Funny) 878
What about crack cocaine and Windows ME?
Comment Let me guess... (Score 4, Insightful) 71
It will load sloooooooooooowly, look like the rich text editor Hotmail had in 2003 and require Java(tm) even though it's HTML5 based?
Comment Re:DRM worked out then.. (Score 1) 464
Well, a such a large figure must come from a somewhat wide place...
Comment Venus is too close (Score 1, Troll) 37
If you moon me, I can see Uranus.
Comment Re:Never got the "point" of XBMC (Score 1) 195
XBMC on an Apple TV. Still a $99 system.
Comment Re:Free GPS receiver! (Score 4, Funny) 278
It's 72 virgins you insensitive clod!
- Akmad
Not after I'm done with them.
Comment Re:How long before a 419 eater style site? (Score 1) 278
s/411/419
Brainfarted.
Comment How long before a 411 eater style site? (Score 1) 278
Or maybe a Facebook worm that randomly injects these words in innocent posts?
Comment Re:Porn on Blackberry (Score 5, Funny) 157
*RIMshot*
Firefox Disables Microsoft .NET Addon
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ZosX writes "Around 11:45 PM Friday night, I was prompted by Firefox that it had disabled the addons that Microsoft has been including with .NET — specifically, the .NET Framework Assistant and the Windows Presentation Foundation. The popup announcing this said that the 'following addons have been known to cause stability or security issues with Firefox.' Thanks, Mozilla team, for hitting the kill switch and hopefully this will get Microsoft to release a patch sooner." Here's the Mozilla security blog entry announcing the block, which Mozilla implemented via its blocklisting mechanism.
Comment Re:It's full of stars (Score 1) 436
You don't have to. The latest Release Candidate *IS* the final build.
45-Year-Old Modem Used To Surf the Web 622
EdIII writes with this awesome snippet from Hack a Day: "'[phreakmonkey] got his hands on a great piece of old tech. It's a 1964 Livermore Data Systems Model A Acoustic Coupler Modem. He recieved it in 1989 and recently decided to see if it would actually work. It took some digging to find a proper D25 adapter and even then the original serial adapter wasn't working because the oscillator depends on the serial voltage. He dials in and connects at 300baud. Then logs into a remote system and fires up lynx to load Wikipedia. Lucky for [phreakmonkey] they managed to decide on a modulation standard in 1962. It's still amazing to see this machine working 45 years later.' Although impractical for surfing the Internet today, there is something truly cool about getting a 45-year old modem to work with modern technology. The question I have, is what is the oldest working piece of equipment fellow Slashdotters have out there? I'm afraid as far back as I can go is a Number Nine Imagine 128 Series 2 Graphics card on a server still in use at my house which only puts me at about 14 years."
Mozilla Jetpack and the Battle For the Web 280
snydeq writes "Mozilla Jetpack makes it so easy to filter, modify, and mash up pages that it might end up pitting developers and users against content producers in a battle for the Web, writes Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister. By allowing users to modify the behavior, presentation, and output of Web apps and pages to their liking, Jetpack gives users the ability to 'patch the server, in a sense,' McAllister writes, bringing us one step closer to a more democratic Web. Good news for developers and users; not so good for SaaS providers and media companies that have a vested interest in controlling the function, presentation, and distribution of Web-based content and apps. In other words, as Jetpack produces fruit, expect more producers to call for 'guardrails for the Internet.'"
How Comic Fans & Shops Are Stereotyped 387
brumgrunt writes "Why do TV shows, such as 30 Rock, The Simpsons, Heroes, and Everybody Loves Raymond, persist in so ferevently stereotyping comic book fans and stores? Den of Geek has pulled together eight examples, with video evidence to back them up ..." Minus one point for doubling up on Malcolm in the Middle. Plus 10 points for referencing Spaced, which I hope you all have seen.
Google Considers Taking Beta Tag Off Gmail 180
Barence writes "Google is considering removing the beta tag from Gmail — and other online services — a mere five years after it was first launched. Google has become somewhat synonymous with seemingly endless beta cycles. Many of the company's most famous services, including Gmail, Docs, and Calendar all still carry the beta tag. Google now admits the eternal beta cycles could be damaging consumer and business confidence in its online apps. 'It's a minor annoyance and something you'll see addressed in the not-too-distant future.'"
