Comment Re:Firsssssssst Posssssssst (Score 1) 397
I think it's "whingeing"
ACLU of Ohio Sues To Block Paper Ballots 243
Apu writes in to inform us that the ACLU is trying to block an Ohio county from moving from touchscreen voting machines back to paper ballots. While it may seem like Cuyahoga County — which includes Cleveland — is moving in a good direction from the perspective of ballot security, the system chosen tabulates all votes at a central location. This means that voters don't get notified if their ballot contains errors, and thus they have no chance to correct it. The ACLU of Ohio is asking a federal judge for an injunction against any election in Cuyahoga County it they move to the new system.
Submission + - Men allegedly Googled 'how to blow up ATMs'
An anonymous reader writes: THREE Sydney men charged with conspiring to blow up ATMs with powerful homemade explosive, allegedly obtained information on how to do it from the internet, police said today.
The men, who were among five arrested yesterday in a joint operation by federal and NSW police, were denied bail by a Sydney court today.
Fadi Bassil, 20, from Lakemba, Elias Taouk, 19, from Kingsgrove, and Badawi Nassour, 20, of Greenacre, were all remanded in custody until October 23.
A fourth man, Linley Desire Jose Anthony, was refused bail when he appeared in the same court yesterday. The fifth was released after questioning by police.
Police said the arrests followed a tip-off from Northern Territory authorities about the purchase of otherwise legal chemicals that could be used in the manufacture of nitroglycerine.
Police documents tendered in Sydney Central Local Court said the men bought 23 litres of chemicals as well as mixing equipment such as beakers, thermometers and droppers from a Darwin company.
The products could have been used to manufacture up to 40kg of nitroglycerine, police said.
Police said internet surveillance revealed that Mr Bassil had Googled "how to blow up ATM machines" and "how much money is kept in bank ATMs".
The men also had Googled a recipe for the explosives, and eventually gained all they needed from the internet in terms of knowledge and know-how to carry out the job, police said.
They said the men discussed by mobile phone and SMS how to best mix the chemicals to form the explosive and when and where to carry out tests using fireworks as detonators.
Mr Taouk was allegedly intercepted fantasising about what he would do with the loot from the planned roberies.
"Taouk said he couldn't wait to be on video and couldn't wait until he parked his Porsche in front of Roxy's (nightclub) in Parramatta," the police documents stated.
When refusing bail today, Magistrate Paul Lyon said: "the sheer volume of the substance takes it into the serious category".
Looks like Google is giving up search history to the man.
http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,22327 716-5005940,00.html
Submission + - Essential Mac utilities (computerworld.com)
jcatcw writes: Computerworld's list of tools that should be installed on every Mac but that Apple didn't include. For example, your Mac sends a lot of information to other computers on a regular basis — that's how it knows that updates are available. Little Snitch will let you know when it tries to send information off to another computer. Inquisitor provides likely matches in a drop down as you type into Safari's search bar. Perian is a sort of universal translator for QuickTime that adds support for almost any video format. MacPilot provides customization, including the ability to have all windows re-opened at next logon. In all, 26 apps in 11 categories.
Submission + - Microsoft Announces Plans to Upgrade LIVE
Mitchell McEwan writes: "A big announcement came from Microsoft camp today with plans to increase the official size limit of Xbox LIVE Arcade games from 50MB to 150MB. To support the change, on April 3rd Microsoft will be releasing a 512MB Memory Unit worldwide for the Xbox 360, set to retail in the US for $49.99. Eight times larger than the current 64MB unit (which will simultaneously drop in price from $39.99 to $29.99), the 512MB unit will come with Bizzare Creations hit LIVE title Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved preloaded for a limited time.
For the full story, go to http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/11528/Microso ft_Announces_Plans_to_Upgrade_LIVE.html"
Feed What’s Online: Don’t Buy My Book, Just Read It (nytimes.com)
Seth Godin published a book under a Creative Commons license that allows anyone to republish and sell it. But he was a little surprised when someone actually did.
Feed After Its Founder’s Return, Many Are Leaving at Dell (nytimes.com)
Two weeks after he returned to run the computer company that bears his name, Michael S. Dell is making sweeping senior management changes.
Submission + - Why is RAM so bloody expensive?
LuckyEdBoy66 writes: This has annoyed me for a while, but today i was surfing Newegg for some RAM (Random Access Memory), and I was outraged by the price tags on those things. none that i found were under $100 for 1gb (ok, i didn't look that hard). What is the deal? I have seen 1gb SD cards for under $10, so why is RAM so pricey? sure they use different types of memory and formating, but if technology can produce cheap SD cards and flash drives, one would think it could do the same for RAM...
The only possible explanation i can think of is that all the people upgrading to Vista are flocking to upgrade their machines and thus causing a huge supply shortage (ya, right. we all know better than that...). ok, so if thats illogical, then where IS the logic? is there any foreseeable price drop in the near future?
Submission + - The World's First iPod Vibrator
playafly187 writes: "http://www.johnchow.com/onmibod-the-ultimate-ipod- acsexsory/
That's right ladies! The OhMiBod offers a completely new way to enjoy your iPod (or any other music player). Not only will you get your own personalized experience set to your own tunes, but you also get to feel the music in a whole new way. The OhMiBod shakes, buzzes, moves, and grooves to the beat of whatever you're playing."
