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Comment Re:People need to get out more (Score 3, Insightful) 467

by thebra (#36721900) Attached to: When Software Offends

People will use all kinds of reasons to justify their behaviour. I imagine this name would make all kinds of people want to try out the software as well. Do you think the main purpose of the open source community is to provide tools for megacorporations?

I don't see how this naming would make anyone want to try out this software. But what it would do is make it difficult for a person in a business environment to search for and access this package, especially those with strict internet filtering.
Chrome

Submission + - IE Surrenders First Countries To Chrome (conceivablytech.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It is no secret that Chrome’s market share varies dramatically in different geographic across the globe, but it has caught us by surprise that Chrome is now the most popular browser in at least four countries. Chrome appears to be especially strong in South America, where it now leads in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.
Education

Submission + - Stanford CS adopts JavaScript (i-programmer.info)

Submitted by mikejuk
mikejuk writes: If further proof were needed that JavaScript shall indeed inherit the earth we have the news that Stanford has adopted JavaScript to teach CS101 — Introduction to Computing Principles.
"the essential ideas of computing via little phrases of Javascript code."
You can even try it out for yourself at: CS101
Programming

Submission + - 10 Apps Pushing HTML5 To The Limit (infoworld.com)

Submitted by
snydeq
snydeq writes: "InfoWorld's Peter Wayner takes a look at 10 projects that are putting the potential of HTML5 on promising display, each of which shows how HTML5 breathes new life into Web applications, hinting at major shifts in programming to come. 'Smart designers see HTML5 as a way to create a single design out of basic tags and CSS directives that works well on many different machines and on many different screen real estates. It's never perfect, of course, but it's easier than writing Java for the Android phone, Objective-C for iOS, and an entirely different Objective-C for Mac desktops. Can HTML5 help the Web supplant native code? Only time will tell.'"
Google

Submission + - How Google+ Measures Up On Privacy (itworld.com) 1

Submitted by
itwbennett
itwbennett writes: "The slow rollout of Google+ has led some to wonder whether Google was trying to create demand through scarcity, but it might just be that the company learned its lesson from the privacy fiasco that was the launch of Google Buzz. 'I think it is very smart of Google to restrict Plus to a 'limited field trial' — they aren't even calling it a beta. Google made a misstep with the roll out of Buzz. They've already avoided that mistake with Plus with this limited release. And because it's so exclusive, tech savvy individuals are fighting to get in — just the type of folks that you want as beta testers,' said Sean Sullivan, an F-Secure security adviser. Of course, fixing bugs doesn't necessarily mean that Google will have privacy issues buttoned up. 'Google Plus is clearly designed to give people better control over their privacy with respect to their family, co-workers and friends, [but] there are other types of privacy that it simply can't provide,' says Peter Eckersley, a senior staff technologist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. 'If you want a communications tool where the information you're sharing can't be read by Google, or by governments or lawyers in western countries, Google Plus isn't the service to use. Nobody has succeeded in building a social network that can offer those kinds of privacy protections yet.'"
Politics

Submission + - DHS Admits Knowledge Of Infected Technology (fastcompany.com)

Submitted by smitty777
smitty777 writes: Deputy Undersecretary Schaffer of the DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate confessed to being aware of foreign technology that had been imported with spyware, malware, and other security risks. According to the article, "More worryingly, the hearing specifically mentioned hardware components as possibly being compromised--which raises the questions of whether, perhaps, something as innocuous as Flash memory or embedded RFID chips could be used by interested foreign parties."

These hearings were held on July 7th to "examine the nature and extent of the current threat to America's infrastructure.
Businesses

Submission + - Standards Make Rapid Software Releases Workable (itworld.com)

Submitted by
jfruhlinger
jfruhlinger writes: "There was a bit of a kerfuffle when the Mozilla Foundation's community coordinator brushed aside concerns from enterprises that Mozilla's rapid release schedule clashed with organizations' need carefully vet software upgrades. One thing that could bridge the gap between these worldviews is a widespread adoption of open standards. After all, if IE 6 dealt with Webpages in a standard way, it wouldn't have been so painful to keep it around as long as it lurked on many corporate desktops."

Submission + - EA Launches Cross-Platform Social Gaming Network (digitizor.com)

Submitted by dkd903
dkd903 writes: Electronic Arts has jumped on to the Social Media bandwagon in a big way by launching a cross-platform Social Gaming Network called Origin that works on both Desktop computers and mobile device platforms.
Idle

Submission + - Snow Falls on The Most Arid Desert on Earth (ouramazingplanet.com)

Submitted by crackspackle
crackspackle writes: The Atacama desert region, a vast expanse of land stretching 600 miles along the Pacific coast of South America from Peru to Chile, is know as the dryest region on earth, receiving only .04 inches (1mm) of rain per year. Many weather stations located in the region have no recorded precipitation during their existence. Sterile from the lack of rainfall, sparsely inhabited, and virtually free from electromagnetic and light interference, the desert hosts several major astronomical observatories. The other-worldy location is also popular among sci-fi film makers, and is a prominent test site for NASA's planned Mars mission. This week, the Atacama received 32 inches of snow, stranding motorists along the Pan-American highway and other roads, prompting numerous rescues. Footage of the snow is available on the BBC

Comment Re:what about false positives, bad clames, fake cl (Score 1) 219

by thebra (#36685592) Attached to: Media Companies Create Copyright Enforcement Framework

false positives have been a issues in the past does this do any thing to fix that? Let's say some without HSI but has cable some how get some HBO VOD data flagged? or just that they flag the wrong subscriber.

Bad clams The bank's have done foreclosure on loans they don't even own so what stopping someone from makeing a clam on stuff they don't own or that may be free but some how they thing they own the rights to? What if a game is free but someone flags it based on in game music?

fake clams

One business may just make clams just to DOS a other business.

What about places with FREE WIFI or hotels? (A lot of hotels use cable HSI)

What about if you HAVE the rights to that Copyright and the right to download it and you still get flaged?

Mmmm...clams.

Comment Re:How much did they spend on typewriters? (Score 1) 159

by thebra (#36477684) Attached to: The Government's Gadget Habit

Did they spend anything on typewriters?

How about filing cabinets?

Any word on semaphore flags?

Pretty sure this is a shift in paradigm in the tools needed to perform the task, not a shopping spree on cool toys.

I fail to see the relationship. What tasks are being performed by the thousands of game consoles or MP3 players that have replaced file cabinets and typewriters?

Comment Re:I must be behind the times (Score 1) 482

by thebra (#36465790) Attached to: Open Source Alternative To Dropbox?

People actually have enough time these days in their daily lives to fill up their phones memory/micro sd cards on every day usage? Or is this just people trying to look busy so others think they have somthing going on in their lives.

If you take so many photos you abviously want some quality in the image so why not just get any of the 100's of digital pocket cameras out there?

I own an Android phone that I use for video/photos when I don't want to bring my DSLR with me. The picture quality is fine for snapshots from my HTC Thunderbolt. Also my phone does 720p video which obviously requires a lot of space. I can see how it is quite easy to fill up your phones memory with video and images.

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