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Submission + - Twitter blocks website supporting Phil Robertson Following anti-gay comments (hollywoodreporter.com)

Submitted by cultiv8
cultiv8 writes: Social network giant Twitter has reportedly blocked users from tweeting the phrase "iStandWithPhil.com," a hashtag representing the petition drive to have Phil Robertson reinstated to A&E's "Duck Dynasty" reality show. Robertson was indefinitely suspended from the show last week after he described homosexuality as a sin in an interview with GQ Magazine. The organization running the organization does not know why it is being blocked, as a diagnostic page says the site "has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days."

Comment Re:lock front brakes + accelerate (Score 1) 290

by cultiv8 (#45645299) Attached to: New Ford Mustang May Have Electronic "Burnout" Button
Still is called line lock, which I installed on my mustang cobra, and takes about 10 seconds of spinning to get the slicks hot and sticky. "Launch control" is the same as revving up the engine and engaging the clutch at the right RPM, which is about 3500 rpms for me. It took about a dozen passes at the local dragway before I broke the rear axle, and I'm sure this will happen on the new cars too. I'm sure mechanics will have fun with this. :)

Submission + - Application security is non-existent and my boss doesn't care. What should I do?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: I am a senior engineer and software architect at a fortune 500 company and manage a brand (website + mobile apps) that is a household name for anyone with kids. This year we migrated to a new technology platform including server hosting and application framework. I was brought in towards the end of the migration and overall it's been a smooth transition from the users' perspective. However it's a security nightmare for sysadmins (which is all outsourced) and a gloryhole for any hacker with minimal skills. We do weekly and oftentimes daily releases that contain and build upon the same security vulnerabilities. Frequently I do not have control over the code that is deployed, it's simply given to my team by the marketing department. I inform my direct manager and colleagues about security issues before they are deployed and the response is always, "we need to meet deadlines, we can fix security issues at a later point." I'm at a loss at what I should do. Should I go over my manager's head and inform her boss? Approach legal and tell them about our many violations of COPPA? Should I refuse to deploy code until these issues are fixed? Should I look for a new job? What would you do in my situation?

Comment End of an era (Score 0) 59

by cultiv8 (#45139759) Attached to: Time Lapse of Endeavour's Final Ride
We can continue to try and clean up the gutters all over the world and spend all of our resources looking at just the dirty spots and trying to make them clean. Or we can lift our eyes up and look into the skies and move forward in an evolutionary way. -- Buzz Aldrin

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