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Submission + - Invasive popups, what can we do?

Submitted by

phyrebyrd

on Tuesday July 10, 2007 @04:56PM

phyrebyrd writes: "Everyone knows those annoying popups that seem to get through the popup blockers... One that seems prolific are those for NetFlix... But what can we do to seriously hurt this advertising model so that it's not so attractive to use? Is there a way we can automate spoofed 'clicks' so that this racks up the bill for the invasive advertiser? Can this be done 'legally'? After all, they're going against our own wishes and forcing ads upon us with the intent of circumventing our own blockers, couldn't we fight back and hurt them where it counts? Does such a technology already exist to combat these things and hit them where it really hurts instead of just blocking the ads? I feel like these advertisers have absolutely no regard for how they get their 'messages' across, so why can't we use the same tactics to get OUR message across? Why should we have to tolerate such practices?"

Submission + - Man flies 193 miles in lawn chair (cnn.com)

Submitted by

bradgoodman

on Tuesday July 10, 2007 @04:46PM

bradgoodman writes: "BEND, Oregon (AP) — Last weekend, Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks — and a parachute. Attached to his lawn chair were 105 large helium balloons.

Balloons suspend Kent Couch in a lawn chair as he floats in the skies near Bend, Oregon, on Saturday.

With instruments to measure his altitude and speed, a global positioning system device in his pocket, and about four plastic bags holding five gallons of water each to act as ballast — he could turn a spigot, release water and rise — Couch headed into the Oregon sky."

Submission + - Firefox 3 Targets Phishers in a New Way (cybernetnews.com)

Submitted by jktowns on Tuesday July 10, 2007 @04:40PM

jktowns writes: In the latest round of Firefox 3 nightlies Mozilla has implemented a new way to target phishers. This time they are trying to make users more aware of the domain that belongs to the site they are viewing. They are also trying to prevent phishers from using a method called "percent-encoding" which can make a URL virtually unreadable. Here are some screenshots and details of the new features that will make it into the next Alpha release at the end of July.

Submission + - Vodafone Tipped for iPhone Agreement (timesonline.co.uk)

Submitted by

bobmarleypeople

on Sunday July 01, 2007 @09:21AM

bobmarleypeople writes: "According to an article on The Times Online, it's rumoured that Vodafone will be the network provider for the Europe release of the iPhone. However as the article states: "Vodafone faces stiff competition for the exclusive rights to distribute the handset in Europe from rivals such as Orange and the German-owned T-Mobile. ... The relatively greater upside for smaller UK players such as T-Mobile means they will not retire from the negotiating table without a furious fight." So don't go out buying Vodafone SIM cards just yet."

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