Comment Well this is helpful (Score 2) 292
They just announced to all potential "deranged gunmen" that they shouldn't use the "active shooter" phrases on the internet, or cover their tracks if they do so. Good job.
Comment Traced his IP? (Score 4, Funny) 594
I bet they used a GUI interface using Visual Basic!
Submission + - Reddit Now Banning Quality News Sites Such as The Atlantic and Business Week
Kindgott writes: "Sites where users can promote stories eventually have to come to terms with the possibility of users gaming the system in order to promote their own sites — whether they generate revenue or contain malicious content.
With that in mind, Reddit implementeda domain blocking system, initially targeting URL shortening services.
Today, Reddit user violentacrez recently posted that "entire high-quality" domains such as The Atlantic and Business Week are subject to a blanket ban.
In light of previous behavior by sites, some users welcome the change, while others are condemn it as censorship.
A subreddit has been created in order to keep track of confirmed blocked domains."
With that in mind, Reddit implementeda domain blocking system, initially targeting URL shortening services.
Today, Reddit user violentacrez recently posted that "entire high-quality" domains such as The Atlantic and Business Week are subject to a blanket ban.
In light of previous behavior by sites, some users welcome the change, while others are condemn it as censorship.
A subreddit has been created in order to keep track of confirmed blocked domains."
Comment Re:Damn! (Score 1) 1165
I guess it's time to find out which handguns are most popularly used for crime and then start a company selling brass catchers for them.
And then the government will ban sales of brass catchers.
Comment This just in... (Score 1) 188
This just in, Fox News is produced using video cameras, the same technology used by terrorists to create beheading videos!
Comment Re:Why the next one? (Score 1) 293
If you're a bit more daring, you can check out sites such as mp3car.com or other "carputer" resources and try to roll your own. Looking at mp3car.com now, I am slightly disappointed. They used to be more of a "how to" with a shop section, and they seem to have transformed into a shop with a forums section.
Comment Slower downloads will stop piracy? (Score 1) 154
Back in the late 90s, I knew people who would leave their modems connected overnight on a dedicated line, with a download manager running, just to be sure they got the latest copy of whatever it was they were after.
Slowing up your downloads is just going to make people take longer to grab something, or they'll busily try to find a way to circumvent your "protection." Or, they'll move on to some other service or method, partially collapsing your business model.
Comment Re:Well, THIS should be entertaining (Score 5, Interesting) 548
The Zetas will have to worry about the other cartels coming for them and their allies if the names are released.
Comment I should be fine. (Score 1) 273
I have a 1 year old 2TB drive, a 1TB drive, and two 500GB drives, all SATA. I also have a 750GB external drive. The external isn't as handy as it used to be, only for the fact that my current case has a SATA dock built into the top, and my system supports hot-swapping of hard drives. Unless I need to be sure I can access files on another machine, I can just plug in one of the spare drives as needed.
Comment Re:Newegg Policy (Score 1) 368
According to their website, they don't seem to offer a price guarantee even on preorders which drop in price before shipping.
Comment Re:How curious... (Score 1) 174
According to one of the articles I'd seen, his status as a Fellow of the Harvard School of Ethics would have allowed him access to JSTOR. If true, one wonders why he went through all the trouble.
Comment Re:He's a Reddit co-founder. (Score 1) 174
An update on the article points out that his claim of being a Reddit co-founder is in dispute.
Comment Re:It sounds like he was being an asshole (Score 1) 174
I unsubscribed from the Demand Progress mailing list because of their whitewashing of the charges against him.
Submission + - Aaron Swartz Arrested (boston.com)
Kindgott writes: Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit, and Demand Progress has been arrested for allegedly using unauthorized access of MIT's network to download over 4 million academic journal entries from JSTOR's archives, and posting them on file sharing sites.
Demand Progress has released a statement regarding the arrest.
Demand Progress has released a statement regarding the arrest.
Comment We have these here (Score 1) 163
I've never used 'em. I don't use the self checkout unless I'm only getting a couple items, either, and god help you if you want to get beer. Honestly, the checkout lines are never a problem at our Stop and Shop so there's no real added convenience to using it for me.
