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Submission + - Disney to buy Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, release Star Wars 7 in 2015 (go.com)

MagicM writes: Disney is paying $4.05 billion to buy Lucasfilm Ltd., the production company behind "Star Wars," from its chairman and founder, George Lucas. It's also making a seventh movie in the "Star Wars" series called "Episode 7," set for release in 2015, with plans to follow it with Episodes 8 and 9 and then one new movie every two or three years.

Comment Re:Forced Upgrades? (Score 2) 665

I'm sorry but, what?

First, a dark background when most websites and images are very light is jarring.

I have yet to find a website on which the black background for standalone images opened in a new tab/window has jarred me.

Second, centering the image makes it harder to click on for actions like saving or copying.

That's like saying they should put an archery bulls-eye on the edge of the target because it will be easier to hit there. I hate repeating myself, but, what?

And third, it destroys the usability of a very common entire class of images.

If an image is supposed to have a white background, it needs to define a white background. Many image editors show a checkerboard background for transparency. If the usability of these images is destroyed, that's the image's fault and not the image viewer.

Comment Re:wtf is "internet threat information"? (Score 1) 616

If you mean "cyber threat information", the definition is part of the bill:

(6) CYBER THREAT INFORMATION. - The term cyber threat information means information directly pertaining to a vulnerability of, or threat to a system or network of a government or private entity, including information pertaining to the protection of a system or network from -
(A) efforts to degrade, disrupt, or destroy such system or network; or
(B) theft or misappropriation of private or government information, intellectual property, or personally identifiable information.

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