gQuigs - Slashdot User

Submission + - Can we do something about phishing websites?

Submitted by

gQuigs

on Monday June 06, 2011 @11:42PM

gQuigs writes: "A friend's email was recently "hacked" into and it sent a phishing message to me. I reported the email to Google, and then went on to try to report the sites to different places. It actually involves three different sites,
* Redirect from About.com to
* Malicious news site (pretending to be CNBC7) describing how the final site is totally legit. [Aside: I am working on firefox extension WebCott for boycotting news agencies among other things, hence I have a relatively complete list of legit news sites]
* Actual site asking for personal information so you can work from home and make thousands a month

I reported all the sites to About.com, NBC, Google, and likely more, but AFAIK no action has been taken by anyone. The About.com redirect (the easiest to take down is still up) and no browser warnings in Chrome or Firefox. I reported this on May 25th.

Where do you report malicious sites? How effective have you found doing so?"

Submission + - Duck Duck Go in Firefox 4? (getsatisfaction.com)

Submitted by gQuigs on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @07:21PM

gQuigs writes: I am a big supporter of including the Duck Duck Go search engine in Firefox 4. Duck Duck Go is a search engine that donttrack.us, gives back to FOSS, and runs a Tor Hidden Service for even more privacy. Currently many browser give out the search spots based on revenue deals and market-share. The thing is, that will only let the players already leading the search game, stay the only players in the game. Perhaps, it's time for some real competition in the search industry.

If you think like me go show your support

Submission + - Want the Creative Suite for Linux? (getsatisfaction.com) 3

Submitted by gQuigs on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @12:31PM

gQuigs writes: An Adobe Employee has responded to an idea about Producing the Creative Suite for Linux.
"I have forwarded this feedback on to the appropriate team who will consider it for future releases of Adobe software." We have an opportunity to show a lot of demand for this by clicking the Like button. Everyone remember Dell IdeaStorm and Ubuntu?

Submission + - Firefox 3.5 Most Popular Browser In The World (statcounter.com) 1

Submitted by gQuigs on Sunday December 20, 2009 @03:33PM

gQuigs writes: According to StatCounter Global Statistics the most used browser version on the web is Firefox 3.5. Congrats to Mozilla (and the open web)!

But we can use this as a rallying call to do more. Let's Finish Off IE6 (remove the links to IE8 and Safari if you want, and maybe add one for Opera). And how many of you end up upgrading your family's browsers over the holidays? Good job keeping them safe, but bring everything you need this time on a USB stick, and then get back to enjoying the holidays.

Submission + - Hitslink: Linux Breaks 1% on the Client (hitslink.com)

Submitted by

gQuigs

on Friday May 01, 2009 @11:06AM

gQuigs writes: "Hitslink confirms it, Linux has reached 1% marketshare. Hopefully, the first 1% is the hardest. Yes, other more technical sites have had Linux at much higher levels, but this looks like a better indicator of market-share over all users.

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=8&sample=35"

Submission + - Name Node 3 of the ISS for Ubuntu not Colbert (blogspot.com)

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gQuigs

on Wednesday March 18, 2009 @01:38AM

gQuigs writes: "Collectively we can name node 3 of the International Space Station after Ubuntu. Taking on Stephen Colbert might be just what Ubuntu needs to get the attention of a lot more users that may not have heard of it. Also Ubuntu really is a better name that captures the international collaboration that is the space station.

Go Vote For Ubuntu Here!

Read more at my blog, including an attempt at convincing Serenity supporters."

Submission + - AS-IF-Privacy Pledge, Telecom Immunity (pledgebank.com) 2

Submitted by

Bryan Quigley

on Wednesday July 02, 2008 @11:57AM

Bryan Quigley writes: ""I will Vote Third Party for President If Telecom Immunity Passes Into Law but only if 100,000 other registered voters will do the same."
Sign, and put your vote where your freedoms are.
http://www.pledgebank.com/AS-IF-Privacy"

Submission + - Ubuntu Landscape Client, Against Ubuntu Promise? (blogspot.com)

Submitted by gQuigs on Friday November 16, 2007 @12:57AM

gQuigs writes: Canonical released the Ubuntu Landscape Client a while ago but it is still not publicly available. It has been available to Enterprise users of Ubuntu for some time, and is one of their selling points. Does this not violate the promise that enterprise versions will be free?
I filed a bug (linked in link). I ask Slashdot, An I overreacting?
http://gquigs.blogspot.com/2007/11/am-i-overreacting.html

Submission + - Coverity Scan Turns 1

Submitted by

gQuigs

on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @04:22AM

gQuigs writes: "Coverity's Scan has helped developers find and fix 6,035 defects in open source code. Today they launched it anew for Scan's birthday.
100 New projects were added including dbus, cups, flac, gnupg, and many other libraries. Go check it out and see if the project you like is covered.
The New 100 are listed here: http://scan.coverity.com/rung0.html
Number of Defects not included (yet)."

Submission + - Searching for a new Linux Phone...

Submitted by gQuigs on Wednesday January 03, 2007 @08:09PM

gQuigs writes: My contract with Cingular is up and now I get the ability to get a new phone for free (as in beer) with a new contract. I was hoping that someone has found a good phone running Linux with a built in Audio Player (MP3,Ogg, etc). Suggestions?

Of course I would also like to see:
A gstreamer like modular multimedia framework. I want to be able to add whatever multimedia capabilities I want. Does such a thing exist for phones?

Connectivity with PC with no special software (USB, standard drive)

I so far have found phones that run Linux, but not with Cingular, Free or with the Audio options. I have a Family talk plan so staying with Cingular is preferred.

Submission + - Yarr! The Pirate Party is looking for a captain!

Submitted by

gQuigs

on Thursday December 21, 2006 @02:28AM

gQuigs writes: ""With the 2008 elections right around the corner, the United States Pirate Party is looking for candidates to run for National, State, and Local offices." Volunteers are also needed to do other tasks. There's an IRC gathering that you should come to. Read all about it! http://pirate-party.us/node/334"

Submission + - Get GNU/Linux: simple website about switching

Submitted by

gQuigs

on Monday October 23, 2006 @01:23AM

gQuigs writes: "As a talkative GNU/Linux I get asked a lot of questions.
How hard is it for me to switch? What's different? Better? Worse? Be honest.
Wouldn't it be nice if their was a clear, simple website to show them? http://www.getgnulinux.org/ is the website you've been asking for."

Submission + - Steal This Film!

Submitted by on Friday August 25, 2006 @05:29PM

gQuigs writes: From http://www.stealthisfilm.com/ with esteemed distributor http://thepiratebay.org/ offer a film in filesharing that actually casts it in a positive light, although their website does so in all caps... A breath of fresh air nonetheless.

So download the torrent... http://thepiratebay.org/search.php?q=uploader%3Ast ealthisfilm&video=on

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