Comment Re:Why stop at Javascript? (Score 2) 482
A good idea, but here's what that will accomplish: http://xkcd.com/927/
Comment Re:Woah, TIMEOUT! (Score 1, Insightful) 2115
Is it a slow news day? There's nothing at all happening in the world of science or technology that would be more important to the average nerd than this? What about every other bill the President has proposed? I haven't seen those on slash dot
Mod parent up. This is just tax policy news. There's no gadget, there's no advanced math - it's pure politics. This isn't news for nerds, this is news that applies to the general public and in no way applies specifically to nerds.
I'm sorry your crippling autism prevents you from being interested in anything that doesn't explicitly involve shiny gadgetry. Could I make a suggestion? If you don't find an article interesting DON'T READ THE ARTICLE.
Comment just a thought... (Score 4, Insightful) 224
but perhaps they should spend more time and energy on making games that are worth paying for, and less time and energy on making people regret paying for their games?
FBI Shuts Down Major Scareware Gang 84
Trailrunner7 writes "The FBI has made a major dent in the huge scareware and rogue antivirus problem, arresting two people and seizing dozens of computers, servers and bank accounts as part of a large-scale coordinated operation in twelve countries. The operation, which involved authorities in the United States, Germany, France, Latvia, the UK and several other nations, was designed to disrupt the scareware ecosystem that has been preying on users' security fears in an effort to scam them out of millions of dollars in licensing fees for useless or outright malicious software."
