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Journal Journal: Perpetual Sessions? 1

Journal by junner518
Recently I went to youtube.com from my secondary computer and realized I couldn't auto-login to the site. After logging in a few times across different computers I realized I could only be logged in on one browser at a time. But why? Is my security compromised by having a (hopefully) secure cookie across many browsers? Are there data issues? On my personal website, I implemented perpetual sessions with a few lines of php code. However many popular websites require you to log in for every session

Comment Re:Yet to experience them. (Score 2, Informative) 628

by junner518 (#26450891) Attached to: 3 Cups of Coffee Increases Hallucinations
From United Nuclear's website

Caffeine is a central nervous system and metabolic stimulant in small milligram quantities, however, ingestion of only slightly larger amounts can be fatal. This material is for experimental purposes only and not to be added to food or drink products.
Caution: Caffeine is toxic. Use normal safety precautions (wear a filter mask/respirator and gloves) when working with Caffeine. Accidental inhalation of fine particles can be dangerous. Note: adult signature required upon delivery.

Disregarding the FUD, I still would think twice about ingesting pure caffeine.

Comment Re:Not gonna happen (Score 1) 249

by junner518 (#26244653) Attached to: Fairpoint Pledges To Violate Net Neutrality
As a current resident of NH, I can say that many people have access to an alternate ISP. In my area Fairpoint will take over Verizon's DSL and land-based telephone service, and the limited FiOS connections that exist. But on top of that Comcast (which isn't so benevolent either) and in some places Time Warner Cable offers internet. Of course in some of the rural areas the cable alternative might not be there, but in general there are options in NH.
Portables

Submission + - One Laptop Per Hacker program offers reduced-price (gdium.com)

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AdamWill
AdamWill writes: "Emtec, the company behind the Gdium netbook, is launching the One Laptop Per Hacker program. Interested developers can apply to get a pre-release Gdium system at a reduced price of 250. Taking advantage of the Gdium's unique system of storing the operating system on a removable and interchangeable USB key, each system provided in the program will come with two G-Keys, containing different versions of the Mandriva Linux-powered operating system — one contains the standard version, and one a complete development environment. Interested developers are invited to register for the program, providing a description of what they would like to develop for the system."
Power

Submission + - Hard times sometimes forces new inventions (maannews.net)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Gazan resident Abed Ar-Rahman revealed an alternative to cooking gas that he developed since Israel has prevented deliveries of cooking gas to Gaza. . He invented a device using chemical substances available in Gaza, which burn when mixed and brought into contact with oxygen. The first component is a metal filter that controls the interaction between 40% of the oxygen in the surrounding air, the inflammable substance and some other substances.
Music

Submission + - Last.FM, Boldly Datamining Like Never Before (dailytech.com)

Submitted by
Rob Spengler
Rob Spengler writes: "Last.FM cofounder Richard Jones says the biggest asset the company owns is "hundreds of terabytes of user data." Jones adds, "... playing with that data is one of the most fun things about working at the company." Last.FM, for those who have been living on Mars for the last two years, is the largest online radio outlet, with millions of listeners per day.

The company surpassed Pandora and others largely due to its unique datamining features: "Audioscobber," the company's song/artist naming algorithm, can correctly determine a track even with tens of thousands of false entries. Jones says sitting on that much data has even helped police: "thieves listening to music on an Audioscrobbler-powered media player have helped police in the U.S., UK, and other countries track down users' stolen laptops."

Does sitting on a mountain of data make Last.FM powerful enough to start making a stand against the record industry? CBS certainly thinks so — they bought the company for £140 (~$200) million last year."

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