Comment But I thought (Score 0, Offtopic) 109
that Chome was "as good as dead"?
Comment Somewhere, in a box (Score 1) 763
... out in my shed is a ZX-80.
But when I run across it I'm-a throw it out, not "bring it back."
Comment Re:Doh (Score 1) 408
Yeah, a "Cap and Trade" on obnoxiousness! Only we wouldn't really "cap" anything, we'd just sell indulgences for excess obnoxiousness.
Comment Re:The most useless (Score 2, Informative) 300
But likey farm links aren't apps, though. Your only choice is to hide the user, or report it as spam.
Which actually sounds like good idea, now that I think about it.
Comment The most useless (Score 4, Insightful) 300
... posts are those stupid likey-link-farm "likes". You can't comment on them, and you can't hide them unless you hide everything that your "friend" posts.
Comment Customers? (Score 1) 217
What customers?
SCO Puts Unix Assets On the Block 217
itwbennett writes "SCO Group announced Thursday that it plans to auction off most of its Unix assets, including 'certain UNIX system V software products and related services,' ITworld reports. 'This asset sale is an important step forward in ensuring business continuity for our customers around the world,' said Ken Nielsen, SCO chief financial officer, in a statement. 'Our goal is to ensure continued viability for SCO, its customers, employees and the Unix technology.' Interested parties must submit a bid for the assets by Oct. 5."
Comment A wearable kombucha SCOBY? (Score 1) 93
Sounds slimy to me.
Comment Re:Hold them accountable? Who? Congress? (Score 1) 370
We could call it the Ministry of Love (or MiniLuv, for short).
Comment Re:What do you expect... (Score 2, Insightful) 689
There's already a "Palin Effect."
Except it's usually called, "Palin Derangement Syndrome" (PDS).
Comment Re:This is my First Amendment Right of Free Speech (Score 1) 689
Time to refer this person to miniluv for room 101 treatment.
Microsoft Links Malware Rates To Pirated Windows 348
CWmike writes "Microsoft said today that computers in countries with high rates of software piracy are more likely to be infected because users are leery of applying security patches. 'There is a direct correlation between piracy and the malware infection rate,' said Jeff Williams, head manager of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center. Highlighting research that showed worms to be the most prevalent computer security problem today, Williams said the link between PC infection rates and piracy is due to the hesitancy of users of pirated software to use Windows Update. China's piracy rate is more than four times that of the US, but the use of Windows Update in China is significantly below that in this country. Same for Brazil and France. But Microsoft's own data doesn't always support William's contention that piracy, and the hesitancy to use Windows Update, leads to more infected PCs. China, for example, boasted a malware infection rate — as defined by the number of computers cleaned for each 1,000 executions of the MSRT — of just 6.7 per thousand, significantly below the global average of 8.7 or the US's rate of 8.2. France's infection rate of 7.9 in the first half of 2009 was also below the worldwide average."
Comment Well, if we do Mars... (Score 1) 703
...then we'll need to recruit some chicks to go all the way, because Mars Needs Women!
Comment Re:Attention People of California (Score 1) 762
The US still has a constitution?
Car Glass Rules Could Impair Cell, GPS and Radio Signals In CA 762
An anonymous reader writes "The California Air Resources Board (CARB) just passed a new regulation that requires glazed glass in automobiles that is supposed to reduce the need to use air conditioning. The catch is that the same properties that block electromagnetic sunlight radiation also block lower frequency electromagnetic radio waves. That means radios, satellite radios, GPS, garage door openers, and cell phones will be severely degraded. Even more surprising is that it requires this glass even for jeeps that have soft covers, plastic windows, and no air conditioning.'"
