Yeah - the fact that MicroSoft screwed up on security is not news, but that someone is writing an Algol compiler (58/60/68 not withstanding) should be front page material on slashdot.

What's up with that?

I find your signature somewhat ironic - they did take the sky from Bull, didn't they?

I'm not sure what you mean by a "release group" but suspect you mean illegal distribution. The fingerprint is of the first few seconds of the audio of the file. A legal download from emusic or itunes or amazon has the same fingerprint.

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Unless the RIAA subtly change the music to fingerprint every CD uniquely, and then track from the point of sale with your information and watch for that fingerprint on the internet. (Dang, haven't quite got the conspiracy theory thing down quite yet!)

If the story is false, who will read TechCrunch again?
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Actually, quite a few people, I guess. The attraction of this sort of thing for certain people is a "well known fact" as they say. It is relatively easy to post things and enjoy the notority they bring. I'm not saying it would ever happen on /., but you never know where else this might happen.

I'm not sure that using a TechCrunch story to verify a TechCrunch story is any sort of unbiased confirmation. Also, a picture of an email is not the type of "proof" that I'd be willing to accept from anyone I knew personally, let alone a provocative website.

Well, no. Amaya has never been useful as a primary browser. ;-)

(Unless it changed really significantly with release 11.)

With MathML coming into other browsers - okay, it came into Opera - I really don't see anything to promote Amaya any more.

Do you mean that it is a disservice pack?

Hey they are all safer now.

MS IE Patched
Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 patched
and Opera 9.63 released earlier this week

Let browsing begin again!

Other features include a spell checker and auto updating.

Firefox had this years ago, seriously is this accurate, Opera just got these?

This is somewhat inaccurate. Opera has had spell check for some time. (Can't recall how long, sorry.) The new part is that checking is done in-line, as you type. (I think I prefer the spell check on demand version.)

As well, Opera will currently check for updates periodically. The new auto-update is done for you, without you needing to confirm the update. (Again, I think I prefer the old way.)

The perp dropped mealworms.

But that is an interesting pic. I wonder what species that is.

Maybe these?

Yeah, it's the fastest gets 10 points, no matter if the gap is huge, like Chrome on that V8 benchmark or almost non-existent like those flash crabs. I'd say Chrome should get the full ten on the V8 and the rest should have had some sort of prorating.

As someone said in this thread Opera bashing is always popular. If you comment that a great number of the Firefox addons are there to compensate for features that Opera has, but Firefox out-of-the-box lacks, you get modded to oblivion. Try saying that Chrome's tendancy to phone home is creepy. (Has that been fixed? I de-installed it as soon as I saw what was happening when I typed in the address bar and will not install it until that is off by default.)

Heck they could do that in the 60's.

No, then the title would be Stone Age Library Found. Artificial lights used to provide illumination for clients. Apparently, librarians enforced the "SHHH!" rules very vigorously, almost in a military fashion.

Also, was this a fission or fusion type nuclear family?

All I have to say is that I am now dis-Spirit-ed. I hope you Martian dust storms are happy. (/Sulks)

"The Source by Circuit City" formerly RadioShack, in Canada, has filed for protection as well, mostly due to the (lack of) performance by the parent (American) company.

The Canadian operation has "good strong sales and good earnings over the last several quarters"
the Canadian subsidiary had no choice but to seek the court's protection, which he said "was triggered by the filing in the United States."

Perhaps, "Blame the US" should be invoked? :-)