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Only in the fever of creation could she recreate her own lost life. -Anais Nin
by RevMike on Wednesday July 16, @09:03PM (#24221575)
Attached to: Gmail Reveals the Names of All Users

So yeah, this is a pretty big deal -- not so much for spammers, but as a privacy violation. You can't do a name lookup for an arbitrary e-mail address, and you shouldn't be able to do it for a GMail address. Someone should get an ass-kicking for this.

You know what else... Someone left a thick softcover book on my doorstep the other day that listed the names, addresses, and phone numbers of everyone in my region. Hundreds of thousands of people, maybe millions. I called the police about this, but they seemed unconcerned.

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by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 25, @06:03PM (#23938811)
Attached to: Charter's Trials of NebuAd Halted
Liberalism is a debilitating mental condition which most often affects those on the fringes of society, such as those in the fields of technology or, to a greater extent, academia. It presents as behaviors which can be broadly defined as expressing a marked detachment from reality, including - but not limited to - violent hatreds of their country, their leaders, and anyone who expresses un-Islamic religious beliefs.

Other symptoms expressed by those afflicted by liberalism include:

- Inability to understand their place in society.
People affected by liberalism are unable to understand the need to work for a living. They believe, erroneously, that the government should pay for them to live. Either ignorant of, or unable to grasp, the concept that others around them would have to pick up the tab for their medical bills, the Liberal is more than willing to see resources taken from other, more hard-working individuals to pay for their indulgences.

- A hatred of Christianity and a love of Islam.
Despite the obvious fact that the majority of sufferers of the Liberal mental disease are not Islamic, and despite the punishment that Islam seeks to hand out to anyone not of their faith, many sufferers of the Liberal mental disease espouse a hatred of Christianity on par with their Muslim bretheren, while professing a love of Islam far beyond the rational reason of any normal human being. They will write letters and stage campaigns to force Christianity out of society, but will make no peep when Islam forces itself on a population. This is one of the most marked symptoms of the disease, as they feel compelled to undermine every element of their host society.

- A desire to see their country (or it's people) harmed.
One of the most shocking symptoms of the liberal mental disease is their desire to see their people harmed, and the lengths they are willing to go to in order to achieve this goal. They will support, or even become, politicians that support the downsizing of a country's military, the removal of the powers of a country's police force, and even the destruction of a country's powers to protect itself against terrorist attacks. They have a genuine desire to see their countries destroyed, and many have even said they support the reasons 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Remember, these people are dangerous, but they are ill. As yet, there is no cure for the Liberal mental disease, and so they should be tracked for their own safety, as well as that of others. If you know anyone who is beginning to show these symptoms, please be sure to pass their address on to the local police force, local priest and local militia group.

Together, we can stop the liberal disease. For all of us.

U.S.A.

--
NRA, LGF, FOX - Sources of sanity in an insane world.
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by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 02, @12:03PM (#23626175)
Attached to: RedOffice 4.0 Beta Updates OpenOffice UI
Here, let me correct that for you:

"Although some Russian, Chinese, Cambodian, Cuban, Yugoslavian, Romanian, and Polish leaders have demonstrated the ultimate outcome of communism for many people..."
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by ottawanker on Sunday June 01, @06:03PM (#23619289)
Attached to: Explosion At ThePlanet Datacenter Drops 9,000 Servers

so you're agreeing with me. The servers getting blown up was a huge mistake, one that certainly could have been avoided with a little proper planning.
you are a fucking moron

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  Canada's labels slam proposed digital 'tax' 2008-01-06 18:38 canuck57

Submitted by canuck57 on Sunday January 06 2008, @06:38PM
canuck57 writes "Why do I not get a good feeling about this Reuters story?

A revolutionary plan that would effectively legitimize file-sharing here has been slammed as "a pipe dream" by Canadian labels.

The Songwriters Assn. of Canada proposes to allow domestic consumers access to all recorded music available online in return for adding a $5 Canadian ($4.96) monthly fee to every wireless and Internet account in the country.

The SAC claims that the proposal, which has been presented to labels' bodies the Canadian Record Industry Assn. (CRIA) and Canadian Independent Record Production Assn. as well as publishers' groups, would raise approximately $1 billion Canadian ($993 million) annually. Although the SAC does not detail how revenue would be collected and distributed, it says it would go to artists, labels and publishers.
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 [+] submission, yro, music, fresh, slownewsday, interesting
Posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday July 28 2007, @08:30AM
from the you-can't-make-this-up dept.
Miang writes "A video from a recent FOX 11 (Los Angeles) newscast has surfaced on YouTube. In the segment, reporter Phil Shuman investigates so-called "Hacker Gangs" comprised entirely of anonymous users. The segment, which focuses mainly on users at 4chan, 7chan, and 420chan, seems to confuse /b/ raids and motivational poster templates with a genuine threat to the American public. For added FUD, the FOX team inserted an unrelated video of a van blowing up — twice! Presumably, one is intended to equate anonymous posting with domestic terror. The story and video can be found on the local FOX website, so it does not appear to be simply a clever parody." Cringe as you watch this video explain terms like 'LULZ' and show inspirational poster parodies as evidence of the evils of this terrifying "Group".
Posted by Zonk on Friday April 27 2007, @09:54PM
from the help-help-i-need-to-escape dept.
_randy_64 writes "In a story that ties in nicely with a recent discussion about the possible reprieve for Net Radio, the Wall Street Journal asks Can Music Survive Inside the Big Box? The article discusses how the 'big box' stores (e.g. Wal-Mart, Best Buy) are cutting back on space and acceptance of music CDs. With 85% of music sales still coming from CDs, maybe this is another thing to push the music industry towards better online sales models? 'Thanks largely to aggressive pricing and advertising, big-box chains are now responsible in the U.S. for at least 65% of music sales (including online and physical recordings), according to estimates by distribution executives, up from 20% a decade ago. Where a store that depends on CDs for the bulk of its sales needs a profit margin of around 30%, big chains get by making just 14% on music, say label executives who handle distribution. One of these executives describes the shift as a tidal wave.'"
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 [+] story, apple, music, business, internet, media, money,

  Seven Sisters Pose for Spitzer - and for You! 2007-04-19 12:53 $RANDOMLUSER

Submitted by $RANDOMLUSER on Thursday April 19 2007, @12:53PM
$RANDOMLUSER writes "NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope took some new infrared images of the Seven Sisters (the Pleiades, you pervert). According to the press release, tonight, shortly after sunset, we will have a conjunction of the Pleiades, Venus, and the cresent moon in the western sky, just above the horizon. Hope the sky is clear in your part of the world tonight."
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 [+] submission, science, space

  The Dangers of Misspelling Google 2007-01-21 13:33 Xenographic

Submitted by Xenographic on Sunday January 21 2007, @01:33PM
Xenographic writes "Ever wonder how people can continue to rack up ever higher amounts of spyware on their computers? This article at GNUCitizen shows how many bits of spyware will own you should you misspell Goggle.com, err, Google.com in the wrong browser. Let's just hope you use a safe browser (i.e. not IE)."
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 [+] submission, it, security
Submitted by fait on Sunday January 21 2007, @12:09PM
fait writes "David Harris, the developer of Pegasus email reader and Mercury MTA, has announced that he will continue developing the software."
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 [+] submission, it, announcement

  Netscape: "JK!" DTD safe forever 2007-01-21 03:18 Randall Bennett

Submitted by Randall Bennett on Sunday January 21 2007, @03:18AM
Randall Bennett writes "Previously, the folks at Netscape accidentally removed the rss 0.92 DTD, then restored it saying it'd be removed July 1st. Now, the kids are keeping the file around indefinitely. Chris Finke says the file will stick around, at least till AOL moves the Internet's oldest brand onto another project again."
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 [+] submission, developers, internet

  MIT Labs Moves Ahead In Synthesizing Spider Silk 2007-01-21 00:22 icepick72

Submitted by icepick72 on Sunday January 21 2007, @12:22AM
icepick72 writes "A team from MIT's Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) announced they have devised a new way to create Lycra-like materials (like organic Spider's silk) in a lab. The naturally occurring substance — on a weight basis — is stronger than even steel and it is theorized a pencil-thin thread could stop a 747 in mid-flight."
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Submitted by Gwwfps on Sunday January 21 2007, @12:09AM
Gwwfps writes "Looks like Amazon.com is accepting pre-orders for a certain "Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate UPGRADE Limited Numbered Signature Edition [DVD]. The price is $259.00, $10 more than the regular upgrade version of Vista Ultimate. From the picture of the box, it seems there will be 20000 of these available in total, all signed by Bill Gates himself. Buyers are promised to "own a little piece of history"."
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 [+] submission, microsoft

  SORBS blocks GMail? 2007-01-20 23:54

Journal by Short Circuit on Saturday January 20 2007, @11:54PM
I've been getting messages like these for several days.

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification
 
Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:
 
    (removed)@(removed).org
 
Technical details of permanent failure:
PERM_FAILURE: SMTP Error (state 9): 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [66.249.92.172] blocked using dnsbl.sorbs.net; Spam Received Recently See: http://www.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml?66.249.92.172
The strange thing? I tried to send the message using GMail's web interface. I have to wonder how many GMail users are getting bounce messages because of a badly designed DNSRBL...
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  Julie Amero Convicted by Malware 2007-01-20 23:08 krasicki

Submitted by krasicki on Saturday January 20 2007, @11:08PM
krasicki writes "Julie Amero, a substitute teacher in Norwich, CT has been convicted of a morals charge when the computer in her classroom began a cascade of porn pop-ups. This woman needs your help. Make your voices heard.

My blog is http://region19.blogspot.com./ Sunbelt Software's Alex Eckelberry is speaking out here http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/13/teacher_faces _40_yea.html

Alternet has the most lucid piece; http://www.alternet.org/rights/46925/

This is a truly unbelievable story."
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 [+] submission, yro, education