From the article: "Oracle, in retiring the ‘Operating System Distributor License for Java’, means Canonical no longer have permission to distribute the package." So it's not that Oracle has lost their right to distribute Java (JDK) or something, but they are retiring the license Canonical is using that granted them the right to distribute it with Ubuntu. The summary also states (correctly) that Ubuntu will remove the sun-java package from the repository and user's machines, but does not state why: “Due to the severity of the security risk, Canonical is immediately releasing a security update for the Sun JDK browser plugin which will disable the plugin on all machines.” Ubuntu’s Marc Deslauriers wrote in a mail to the Ubuntu Security Mailing list. “This will mitigate users’ risk from malicious websites exploiting the vulnerable version of the Sun JDK.” Summarizing: there are two things going on here, one is that Oracle has revoked the license Canonical is using to distribute Java (JDK) freely so it will not come with Ubuntu anymore. Java must now be downloaded from Oracle's site. Second: The java jdk package will be removed from user's computers because of severe security holes. Java must now be downloaded from Oracle's site. So, two things, one article and one terrible summary.

It took Carmack a considerably shorter time to come up with that engine than it took for id's art department to make a game out of it. And that game isn't even good. Seriously id Software needs to refocus on one thing, making great engines with tech-demo games (Doom 3) or great games with outdated engines because all they are doing now is tech-demo games with outdated engines (Rage). The id Tech 5 engine was first shown at the WWDC 2007, RAGE was released just a month ago. So there's a four year disparity. Also, the engine (or at least, RAGE) lacks features like HDR, which are present even in the (old, but updated) Source engine.

It's funny you mention Modern Warfare 3 since that game's engine is based on id Tech 3, an engine id Software open sourced before, just like they are doing now with Tech 4. "The engine was first used for Call of Duty 2 in 2005 under a proprietary license of id Tech 3 created by id Software in 1999, as at this time, the engine was a heavily modified version of the Quake III engine. The engine did not have an official name until IGN was told at the E3 2009 by the studio that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 would run on the "IW 4.0 engine". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IW_engine)

Was he, really?

"calling it the choice of 'cheap' phones" Which makes Windows Mobile the choice of 'expensive' phones? Which is a good thing, why? On Topic: I fail to see how my LG Optimus 2X is in any way inferior, build quality and feature wise, to the Windows Phone, ehm.. phones!

Or applications?

At least twice: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2011/08/apple-iphone-5-prototype-lost-in-san-francisco-bar/

Yeah, Expression Web is pretty useful, it's like having a CSS2,3 and HTML handbook at the ready all the time. The WYSIWYG stuff is just an added bonus, the real value (for me) is how you can quickly edit properties.

Mac OS Update Detects, Kills MacDefender Scareware New MacDefender Defeats Apple Security Update ATTN. Mac fanbois, security through the obscurity of your OS, IS OVER. You're going to be facing the same, if not worse problems than Windows users have been battling for years. Worse, because your userbase expects things to "Just Work(tm)". And Apple has been marketing the impenetrability of their OS through the roof. Virus makers have finally risen to the challenge, and Mac users should cower in fear, for their lazy days are over*. *at least concerning OS security. Of course they will still be lazy college drop-outs and pretentious "hipsters".

From the Gearbox forums: "It's not a joke. This is not something we would joke about. We have a commitment to our fans to get the game out as early as possible and every day counts. New games are available on Tuesday in North America so we’re getting the game out as early as possible in this territory. The international markets do not adhere to this release timing, and it just happens that they will be able to release the game a few days before North America. We don't want to hold it back, we want to get it into the hands of consumers as soon as possible." http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=119037

Good thing, then, that deterrent is just one of the purposes of criminal law sentencing. 1. Retribution. The criminal fact has damaged the order of the law. 2. General prevention. Confirming and re-affirming the norm. Making sure others than the culprit understand that violation means punishment. 3. Special prevention: By sentencing the perpetrator we protect society and resocialze the guilty. 4. Reparation: Restoring the old situation, e.g. paying for damages, repairing something, paying the victim. I'm getting a little tired of the "it's not an effective deterrent so we shouldn't punish". Some day, a study will show that detterence for certain crimes will never prevent all of them, and someone will get the brilliant idea that we shouldn't punish at all. This is usually due to an incomplete view of the reasons why the criminal law system adds suffering. IANAL, but I'm a Dutch law student, studying criminal law. I translated this from the top of my head so excuse any errors.

I replied when this first showed up on Facebook... Some people should stop using straw man arguments.There is no overlap between the idiots who claim Julian is a villain (e.g. Bill O'Foxnews) and the ones saying that Mark Zuckerberg is the Man of the Year. Also, Facebook only "steals" the stuff you give to them. Google has been tracking internet users for years. Neither of these guys is a villain. One is a businessman, the other is a journalist. Some people might argue that all businessmen are villains but that is over exaggerating. Captcha: Harassed.

Hey, and look how well investment banking is doing! Seriously, wtf? Some heavy elitism going on there.

Ok, I forgot to login, the reply from 6:35PM is actually mine.

You're welcome :) I have some qualification, in this discussion I'm somewhat like a witness, who can offer anecdotal evidence.