Comment and if you're lucky (Score 1) 182
you may find the PIN in 3 tries, instead of 15 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/21/how_to_get_an_atm/
Comment Re:Oh yeah, because Portal was a huge flop... (Score 1) 260
emo or not, you got to admit that the FFF (free form fighting) system was quite impressive and innovative at that time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHgGfsZN-5I
And it's highly subjective, because I liked more the story line and the level design of Warrior Within. Maybe I liked it because it reminded of the original POP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia_(1989_video_game) which I played often as a kid...
And it's highly subjective, because I liked more the story line and the level design of Warrior Within. Maybe I liked it because it reminded of the original POP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia_(1989_video_game) which I played often as a kid...
Comment Re:newest ideas - LOLWUT? (Score 1) 260
Newest ideas. Blatantly ripping off another title.
Just think of Crysis... Some said it was a fresh idea, even if it had many similar aspects to AVP (Alien versus Predator); especially the skills of the suit, compared to the Predators skills.
Just think of Crysis... Some said it was a fresh idea, even if it had many similar aspects to AVP (Alien versus Predator); especially the skills of the suit, compared to the Predators skills.
Submission + - SPAM: SEO Friendly short URLs
dblackshell writes: "There have been several discussions lately about url shortening services and why this kind of services should be avoided. And so a new proposal has been made.
More insight on this new proposal can be found in Shiflett's article Save the Internet with rev="canonical". This proposal has already received some supports, it's only up to Twitter to conform (the ONE place where short URLs are used in abusive way)."
More insight on this new proposal can be found in Shiflett's article Save the Internet with rev="canonical". This proposal has already received some supports, it's only up to Twitter to conform (the ONE place where short URLs are used in abusive way)."
Submission + - MS Slashes Price of Windows on Netbooks (infopackets.com) 1
nandemoari writes: Microsoft has cut the price of Windows by almost 80% for the special netbook edition. However, the price is for manufacturers, meaning consumers won't necessarily see all of the savings.
Until now, computer makers normally had to pay around $70 to include Windows on their machines. Microsoft has now started offering Windows for just $15 to firms making netbooks. Of course, there's no guarantee manufacturers will pass all of those savings on; depending on how competitive the market is, they may attempt to keep back some of the $55 reduction for themselves.
Microsoft feels the price cut is necessary because of the success of open source Linux systems on netbooks. The computers are designed to be cheap and ultra-portable and, while full-featured PCs, mainly used for Internet access.
Submission + - Furthering My Network Security Education
SirNick writes: I've been in IT for over 20 years now. I'll be finishing my bachelor's degree in IT in the next year or two (better late than never). For the last 10 years, I've worked in network security and find it extremely satisfying. I have a Check Point certification, and work in a Cisco shop. Once I have completed my degree, I'm trying to decide if I should make my next goal a Master's in network security or pursue Cisco CCIE in security. If I should go with the Master's, which graduate schools offer a good curriculum.
Submission + - Tremblay Hiring May Signal Parallel Push At MS (infoworld.com)
snydeq writes: "Microsoft's hiring of Sun chip designer Marc Tremblay could be part of a parallel computing push at Microsoft, InfoWorld reports. The former CTO of Sun's microelectronics business will manage a little-known group that sets software/hardware strategy for Microsoft. Tremblay, who holds over 100 patents, played a key role in the development of multithreaded, multicore Sparc processors. Test results suggest that Microsoft's Windows OS runs faster on CPUs with up to four processor cores, after which performance levels may deteriorate as more cores are added."
Submission + - BitTorrent communities can be targetted (arstechnica.com)
Death Metal writes: "A research team from Northwestern University has found that BitTorrent users form unintentional communities based on their shared interests, and that the communities can be used to launch a "guilt-by-association attack." An open-source plugin restores privacy, though at some cost to transfer speeds."
Submission + - Church files complaint against online blogger. (jacksonville.com)
Scr3wFace writes: "After a church filed a complaint about a blog, a police detective — who also is a member of the pastor's security detail — opened an investigation. The detective got a subpoena from the State Attorney's Office requiring Google Inc. to provide information about whoever was behind the site. Names, addresses, etc. It's important to note that the blog never threatened violence. Was it harshly critical? Sarcastic? Unfair? That's a matter of opinion. But it never threatened violence. And the detective closed the investigation, finding no criminal wrongdoing.He also provided the church, his church, the identity of the blogger.
The church then issued a trespass warning against Thomas A. Rich and his wife.
Most chilling about all of this: Those in power — from the police to the church leaders — not only defend this chain of events, they say it's how things should work.
The Sheriff's Office says there wasn't a conflict of interest and that the detective did the right thing by passing along the blogger's identity to the church.
The State Attorney's Office says there wasn't anything unusual about the subpoena, which made it possible to figure out who was tapping away at a computer keyboard. Happens all the time. Not just with blogs. With e-mails, text messages, etc.
And I'm not sure what to make of one detail of the saga, other than perhaps the irony of it, but one form of communication that wasn't part of this investigation — face-to-face talking with the blogger.
This isn't necessarily unusual, police say, especially considering that no criminal wrongdoing was found. But what if, as the blogger believes, the ultimate goal of this process wasn't to find wrongdoing but to find him?
More details to this can be found here. http://fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.com/
http://www.newbbc.accura.net/FBCSubpoenas.pdf
http://www.newbbc.accura.net/JSO-InvestRep-Sept29.pdf
http://www.newbbc.accura.net/JSO-InvestRep-Nov13.pdf"
Submission + - Does professional gaming have a future? (bit-tech.net)
mr_sifter writes: "Three years ago, celebrity gamers such as Fatal1ty were bagging millions in prizes and TV channels were queuing up to broadcast games on TV. Professional gaming looked set for the big time. It never happened, and in the current economic crisis, sponsors and media organisations are cutting costs, resulting in the closure of many pro gaming competitions and a downscaling in prize money. This feature looks at whether pro gaming can bounce back, and whether it will always be a PC sport, or if console pro gaming is the future."
Submission + - Apple switching to quanity over quality? (digitimes.com) 1
Trintech writes: Apple has reportedly placed orders for 100 million 8Gb NAND flash chips. (Note: The chips hold 8 Gigabits which equals 1 GigaByte) This is an odd move for Apple because they generally use much higher density chips even in small storage products like the 4GB iPod shuffle which uses a single 32Gb NAND chip. There has been some speculation as to what Apple might do with all these low density chips and, as usual, Apple refuses to comment.
1GB iPod Femto anyone?
1GB iPod Femto anyone?
Submission + - $99 HP Laptop -- no Intel Chips. (engadget.com)
jmccarty writes: From the article: ... NVIDIA is showing off an HP Mini 1000 at CTIA that it has totally gutted, replacing the laptop's stock Atom-based circuitry with its own Tegra wares atop a bone-stock Windows CE build. At first the move seems counterproductive since Tegra can't run XP or Vista, but if you look at this as the first prototype of a large Tegra-powered $99 MID, you're thinking along the right lines.
Comment Re:Europe... (Score 1) 199
well this cannot be know, no study or research has been done on that matter. But I can tell you that we (most of the young people, under 30) don't share the ideology, and don't care about.
A small example, from the entire Romanian blogosphere I read daily (100+) there were only 3-4 who wrote an article about it, and a couple which came with twits like: "gonna watch some TV... actually changed my mind, you can't see anything else except the riot in Moldova".
A small example, from the entire Romanian blogosphere I read daily (100+) there were only 3-4 who wrote an article about it, and a couple which came with twits like: "gonna watch some TV... actually changed my mind, you can't see anything else except the riot in Moldova".
Comment Re:Adobe has a similar program for developers (Score 1) 204
yep, you can get the free Flex from https://freeriatools.adobe.com/flex/
Comment Re:It's incredible down here! (Score 1) 199
it's all fine and dandy till someone will start shooting, right?
