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Comment Ugh, force me to use IE on my mail order meds site (Score 1) 369

I was blocking 3rd party cookies, until my (required, no alternative) mail order medication site stopped working due to an "upgrade" they made.

I had to turn off 3rd party cookie blocking to log in.

If 3rd party cookie blocking is enabled by default I hope there is a way to turn it off for the 1 site, or all sites if I need to.
Otherwise I will have to use the insecure IE for their site.

Comment Re:Insulin pumps can be taken off. (Score 1) 811

Exactly.

You can disconnect for bathing, swimming, etc.

If she was in the line and did not think ahead, it could have been handled like any other object we forget to remove from our pockets and go on the belt.

If she would have thought ahead, then she could have had the pump in her bag away from the millimeter waves, and avoided most of the questions.
She may have been pat down for the stent that is still in her for the pump to connect to, but that is minor compared to replacing a pump.

Yes, the TSA is a waste of time to the traveler, but as long as you keep in mind that you can't avoid the idiocy, you can work around it and get through the hoops with little to no trouble.

Comment Re:Muscle Car (Score 1) 599

I did the cost comparison between muscle car and the Volt, and if you got a Volt, with the $7500 rebate of 2011, and drove it on battery only (except when it forces you to use gas) you would have to drive it 16 years to recoup the cost difference of the Volt over the Camaro (V6 RS, Automatic).

A $45K car at the Chevy level of comfort? No thanks. Though I do have to say the Volt drove REALLY nice. Very impressive, and it does not have the Prius hesitation at stop signs. The Volt is a well thought out vehicle, having the gas backup is awesome. Better than the Leaf and it's once the charge is used you are stranded model.

I picked up a Buick Verano instead. Cheaper than the Volt or the Camaro, really comfortable and very quiet.

Comment Bluetooth Devices? (Score 1) 270

Will it have the same 40% extra cost for the Bluetooth name like the rare bluetooth mice do?

Can this Bluetooth Keyboard also hang for 10 seconds twice a day like my Microsoft Bluetooth mouse does?

Will the Keyboard last the 10 years or just the battery?

I miss my Logitech Bluetooth mouse, too bad the buttons didn't last more than 3 years....

Input Devices

Microsoft Kinect With World of Warcraft 80

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies have developed software that enables control of PC video games using the Microsoft Kinect sensor. Their toolkit, known as the Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit (FAAST), emulates custom-configured keyboard controls triggered by body posture and specific gestures. This video shows a user playing the online game World of Warcraft using the Kinect. Potential applications of this technology include video games for motor rehabilitation after stroke and reducing childhood obesity through healthy gaming."

Comment Re:Class Action Suit? (Score 1) 376

If you read the article it tells you that the Disc is not broken. It works fine. It's the owners of the players that didn't update their players that caused the problem.

Oh, and if you find the box or instructions for the player it will state that an Internet connection or manual update is required to keep the player up to date. These owners didn't pay attention to that and they are seeing the consequences.

So there is no basis for a lawsuit...

I don't believe BR is good enough to warrant the money for the player, so I am sticking with upconverted DVDs until forced to switch.

Security

Sun Pushes Emergency Java Patch 90

Trailrunner7 writes "In a sudden about-face, Sun has rushed out a Java update to fix a drive-by download vulnerability that exposed Windows users to in-the-wild malware attacks. The patch comes less than a week after Sun told a Google researcher it did not consider the issue serious enough to warrant an out-of-cycle patch and less than a day after researchers spotted live exploits on a booby-trapped Web site. The flaw, which was also discovered independently by Ruben Santamarta, occurs because the Java-Plugin Browser is running 'javaws.exe' without validating command-line parameters. Despite the absence of documentation, a researcher was about to figure out that Sun removed the code to run javaws.exe from the Java plugin. The about-face by Sun is another sign that some big vendors still struggle to understand the importance of working closely with white hat researchers to understand the implications of certain vulnerabilities. In this case, Google's Tavis Ormandy was forced to use the full-disclosure weapon to force the vendor into a proper response."
The Internet

Blizzard Previews Revamped Battle.net 188

Blizzard updated the official StarCraft II site today with a preview of how the revamped Battle.net will function. They emphasize the social features, competitive matchmaking system, and the ease of sharing mods and maps. Quoting: "When the legacy Battle.net service introduced support for user-created mods such as DotA, Tower Defense, and many others, these user-created game types became immensely popular. But while Battle.net supported mods at a basic level, integration with tools and the mod community wasn't where it needed to be for a game releasing in 2010. The new Battle.net service will see some major improvements in this area. StarCraft II will include a full-featured content-creation toolkit — the same tools used by the StarCraft II design team to create the single-player campaign. To fully harness the community's mapmaking prowess, Battle.net will introduce a feature called Map Publishing. Map Publishing will let users upload their maps to the service and share them with the rest of the community immediately on the service. This also ties in with the goal of making Battle.net an always-connected experience — you can publish, browse, and download maps directly via the Battle.net client. Finding games based on specific mods will also be much easier with our all-new custom game system, placing the full breadth of the modding community's efforts at your fingertips."
Image

Tower Switch-Off Embarrasses Electrosensitives 292

Sockatume writes "Residents in Craigavon, South Africa complained of '[h]eadaches, nausea, tinnitus, dry burning itchy skins, gastric imbalances and totally disrupted sleep patterns' after an iBurst communications tower was put up in a local park. Symptoms subsided when the residents left the area, often to stay with family and thus evade their suffering. At a public meeting with the afflicted locals, the tower's owners pledged to switch off the mast immediately to assess whether it was responsible for their ailments. One problem: the mast had already been switched off for six weeks. Lawyers representing the locals say their case against iBurst will continue on other grounds."

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