Comment Re:Werd (Score 1) 785
Actually when mine locks the reset trick won't work. I always have to wait for the battery to go dead. :(
Comment Werd (Score 1, Offtopic) 785
I'm really glad my iPod has never locked up.. (like 20 times or so). It usually happens when I'm driving too, which REALLY pisses me off.
But this is what happens people, you want more and more technology in your pocket? In your car? in your phone? Then you're going to have more bugs, and lock ups. GET USED TO IT. My old POS KeyoCera flip phone never once "crashed" on me. My crackberry (8703e) has locked up 2 or 3 times in 2 years. Not that horrible, but the more complex the machine, the more chances it has to break.
But this is what happens people, you want more and more technology in your pocket? In your car? in your phone? Then you're going to have more bugs, and lock ups. GET USED TO IT. My old POS KeyoCera flip phone never once "crashed" on me. My crackberry (8703e) has locked up 2 or 3 times in 2 years. Not that horrible, but the more complex the machine, the more chances it has to break.
Comment Re:out of work and a place to go (Score 1) 353
I somehow doubt your boycott of moto products are going to change anything. I have about 1000 Motorola cable modems, a couple dozen canopy, and a couple dozen digital set top boxes out in production that all have a Motorola tag on them. I'm not going to stop using them either, as they're good products. I do have a blackberry sitting on my desk too. :D
I think where this will actually hurt them is when Motorola can't find employees willing to work under crap contract conditions. Though that's unlikely considering our current economic problems.
I think where this will actually hurt them is when Motorola can't find employees willing to work under crap contract conditions. Though that's unlikely considering our current economic problems.
Comment Re:Solution: Public Key Auth (Score 1) 327
Or they're just asking for it.
My customers fall for this one constantly:
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Important Notice We have temporarily limited access to sensitive account
features, To restore your account access, please you must reply to this
email immediately and enter your E-mail account Username here :(.................)and password here:(................)
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all email accounts spam filter to limit all unsolicited emails for
security reasons and to upgrade our new features and enhancements with
your new and improved E-mail account, to ensure you do not experience
service interruption.
Please you must reply to this email immediately and enter both your user
name and password in the space provided to enable us upgrades your
Account.
A confirmation link will be send to you for the Re-Activation of your
e-mail Account, as soon as we received your response and you are to Click
on the "Confirm E-mail" link on your mail Account box and then enter this
confirmation number: 1265-6778-8250-83.
Comment Re:911, but not Mom? (Score 2, Insightful) 232
Yeah.. those stupid teens.. because adults never drive stupid.
My perception has been a little different. I've found EVERYONE to drive like idiots lately. I even have idiot moments.
My perception has been a little different. I've found EVERYONE to drive like idiots lately. I even have idiot moments.
Submission + - President Bush makes power grab
crystalattice writes: "According to WorldNetDaily, an Executive Order signed by President Bush gives the President extensive powers in the event of a national emergency, as determined by the President. There is no congressional oversight and establishes under the office of president a new National Continuity Coordinator.
From the article: "Translated into layman's terms, when the president determines a national emergency has occurred, the president can declare to the office of the presidency powers usually assumed by dictators to direct any and all government and business activities until the emergency is declared over.""
Submission + - Trent Reznor Vs the Music Labels
eldavojohn writes: "While it may not seem pertinent to Slashdot, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, had a frank interview in which he described his pained relationship with his label and record label executives. Reznor complained about his band's latest album, Year Zero, that hasn't sold too well but is still on everyone's iPod. Reznor explains that he asked an executive why the album cost (AUS) $10 more than any other album and got a reply that his fans are loyal so the label knows they'll buy anything at any price. You can imagine that Reznor's reply was not a happy one. One of the more interesting quotes involves Reznor explaining how he would like to release his next album, "If I could do what I want right now, I would put out my next album, you could download it from my site at as high a bit-rate as you want, pay $4 through PayPal." Reminds me of what Stephen King tried years ago. Trent Reznor's interview is an interesting tale from someone on the other side of the RIAA war machine."
Submission + - Mpeg2 Editing in Ubuntu Linux
Synchis writes: "I've just switched from Windows to Ubuntu Linux (hooray!), but one of my hobbies is video editing. Is there a frame-level mpeg2 video editing package for linux that is reasonably fast and easy to use? Also, I would love to know what is the best package for authoring DVD's in linux. If I could get these last 2 applications, I would forever be rid of Windows. :)"
Submission + - RIAA, MPAA, Microsoft & Co Form Copyright Alli
The Illegal Subset of the Integers writes: "Not satisfied with the current strength of copyright law, in which children and grandmothers who have never used computers can be forced to face expensive lawsuits to prove their innocence, the RIAA, MPAA, Microsoft, Disney and others have banded together to form the Copyright Alliance. This new lobbying group's members have previously argued for strengthening legal protections for DRM, lowering the standards of proof required for successful infringement claims, and increasing penalties for copyright infringement, while wishing to limit defenses against infringement like copyright misuse and fair use. Reactions fall along predictable lines with Rep. Berman (D-CA), who cites Jack Valenti as his inspiration, praising the new group's creation as "a tremendous idea" while the EFF, CEA & co. are launching the Digital Freedom Campaign to support reforms like Rep. Boucher's (D-VA) Fair Use Act, that would repeal or weaken parts of the DMCA."
Submission + - Woman trades sex for WOW gold
JTT writes: There are multiple sites reporting that in April a woman used craigslist to trade sex for WOW gold in order to purchase an 'Epic Flying Mount'. Aparent pictures of the craigslist ads can also be found floating around the net. The 'player' followed up with 'I got MY epic mount AND I got laid which is more than most of you failures can ever hope for.'
Journal Journal: Are most IT people just average users with computer jobs?
When I was not even a year old the most advanced Intel microprocessor, was an 8bit 8080 running at a whopping 2 megahertz. It sold for around $360 at the time. It was the last stop before the x86 processor. It was used in the MITS Altair 8800. The first programming language written for it was Microsoft's first product, ALTAIR Basic.
Submission + - Vulnerability disclosure for 70 million websites
sectest writes: CSO has a "chilling" article about the shifting landscape of vulnerability disclosure from shrink-wrapped software to real-world websites. "Grossman (CTO, WhiteHat Security) claims XSS vulnerabilities can be found in 70 percent of websites." ... "If you apply those number to a recent Netcraft survey, which estimated that there are close to 100 million websites, you've got 70 million sites with XSS vulnerabilities. Repairing them one-off, two-off, 200,000-off is spitting in the proverbial ocean." Also unclear is the legality of even finding a vulnerability in a website. Recent high profile prosecutions have cautioned security researches about sharing their discoveries. And if those people stop looking, "That leaves the malicious ones, unconcerned by the legal or social implications of what they do, as the dominant demographic still looking for Web vulnerabilities."
Submission + - Woman Killed In Wii-Related Competition
snuffin writes: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?st ory=12396
Cleaning the Gene pool.
A twenty-eight year old Sacramento mother of three has died of water intoxication after taking part in a local radio competition to win a Wii console.
Jennifer Strange was found dead on Friday at her home after taking part in a contest named "Hold your wee for a Wii" at the studios of radio station KDND 107.9. The competition involved drinking large quantities of water, with the last person to go to the toilet winning a Wii console — currently out of stock in most of North America.
