Comment Re:If Apple is so evil (Score 1) 716
I don't buy anything apple...
Submission + - Police investigating virtual furniture theft (bbc.co.uk) 2
krou writes: Finnish police are involved in the investigation of up to 400 cases of theft from virtual world Habbo Hotel, with some users reporting the loss of up to €1000 of virtual furniture and other items. Users were targeted using a phishing scam that used fake webpages to capture usernames and passwords. There is no mention as to whether or not the thieves made off with the bath towels, gowns, shampoo bottles, and soaps.
Comment If Apple is so evil (Score 1) 716
If apple is so evil, why do people keep buying their stuff?
Surely people can speak with their wallets and support companies that aren't so restrictive of people using their products.
Submission + - Why Mozilla will use a Chrome interface in Firefox (conceivablytech.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: There is an interesting theory why Mozilla apparently had no choice but to go with a Chrome-like user interface in the next version of Firefox. It seems that Mozilla’s users are not quite as loyal as market share numbers indicate – Firefox may be gaining users from IE, but it may be losing users to Chrome at a similar pace. Now, it appears, Mozilla hopes that a Chrome-like interface will stop bleeding and convince more users to stay with Firefox. If Mozilla can’t stop the migration, it could be drowned by Chrome in the long run.
Comment about time (Score 1) 1
It's about time. I am greatly anticipating their html5 support too.
Submission + - Mozilla updating Firefox for the 64-bit age (webmonkey.com) 1
Bobfrankly1 writes: Firefox is reportedly joining Safari and IE8 in the 64-bit browser arena, by offering experimental builds. Currently available for Windows only, we will finally be able to consume more ram then ever before.
Submission + - Rumor of Betelgeuse's death greatly exagerrated (discovermagazine.com)
The Bad Astronomer writes: "A rumor is spreading on the net like wildfire that the red supergiant star Betelgeuse is about to explode in a supernova. This rumor is almost certainly not true. First, it's posted on a doomsday forum. Second, it's three times removed from the source, and is anonymous at each step. Third, the evidence is shaky at best. Plus, even if true, the supernova is too far away to hurt us. But other than that..."
Submission + - Anti-Bieber software maker gets death threats (digitalspy.co.uk) 2
baronvoncarson writes: A software creator has been sent death threats over his anti-Bieber addon for Firefox.
One crazed fan has likened his creation to Nazi germany writing, "I realise that you're just stating an opinion, but what you're doing is going back to World War II all over again. Hitler wanting to erase Jews from society — you want to erase Justin Bieber."
One crazed fan has likened his creation to Nazi germany writing, "I realise that you're just stating an opinion, but what you're doing is going back to World War II all over again. Hitler wanting to erase Jews from society — you want to erase Justin Bieber."
Submission + - Is Zuckerberg Over His Head as CEO? (daniweb.com)
rsmiller510 writes: Mark Zuckerberg achieved the ultimate geek dream when his dorm project turned into a major corporation, but is the man-child CEO really the man to lead a company the size of Facebook?
Submission + - Australian schools to teach Intelligent Design (couriermail.com.au) 2
An anonymous reader writes: It appears that schools within the Australian state of Queensland are going to be required to teach Intelligent Design as part of their Ancient History studies. While it is gratifying to note that it isn't being taught in science classes (since it most certainly isn't a science), one wonders what role a modern controversy can possibly serve within a subject dedicated to a period of history which occured hundreds of years before Darwin proposed his groundbreaking theory?
Submission + - Quit Facebook Day (quitfacebookday.com) 1
robbievienna writes: The movement to quit Facebook due to privacy concerns has just taken a new turn. Over 2^15 facebookers think so, and have pledged to cancel their accounts. Quitting Facebook isn't easy. Facebook is engaging, enjoyable and quite frankly, addictive. Quitting something like Facebook is like quitting smoking. It's hard to stay on the wagon long enough to actually change your habits. Having peer support helps, but the way to quit Facebook is not to start a group on Facebook about leaving Facebook.
Comment Re:I use it because... (Score 1) 467
83% of statistics are made up, 76% of people know that.
Comment Re:So what about Left4Dead 2? (Score 3, Interesting) 71
We wont. Zombies look too much like humans.
It's the doublestandards of our rating system. On the one hand a game where you kill zombies gets banhammer, but on the other hand a game you play as a terrorist (MW2) and can decapitate living humans, not zombies (AvP), get the MA15+ rating.
Our country is so far behind the times with it's rating system and it's fast becoming a nanny state.
Hopefully some kids get this game and parents see how violent it is and it causes some pissed off mums to get vocal. It might actually help us get our long awaited R18+ rating.
Comment Re:Simpsons did it... (Score 4, Insightful) 391
As an Australian I resent that comment.
I suggest America, no one likes them anymore anyway.
Comment Re:About time (Score 1) 315
I think this is a good thing too that they're looking to other sources. To be honest, the movies I enjoy today are ones with the unknown actors, not the big A list celebs you see all the time and generally play the same character every time.
