Comment: Further proof (Score 2) 325
That the USPTO is staffed with lazy incompetent morons.
Comment: Problems solved... (Score 1) 673
No more traffic jams on the interstate or on the internets for that matter. Except here at
Comment: Getting rid of "Stuff" (Score 1) 585
Been going through many years of accumulated "stuff" and I found parts of my old Altair and a Heathkit. They brought an nostalgic moment, but out they went along with my old US Robotics modem and a box of old DOS games.
Can't believe that I hauled all that "stuff" around from place to place all these years.
Comment: Re:Damn Republicans! (Score 1) 162
You might take note that Leahy is a Democrat.
Comment: That smells like (Score 1) 556
Bullshit!
Comment: Re:regardless of the optimal queuing strategy... (Score 1) 464
IT doesn't make a lot of difference. Inevitably, when I get up to the cashier, I have to wait until they check out to go on break and wait until the new cashier has checked in.
Comment: Further proof (Score 5, Insightful) 413
There is no cure for stupid.
Comment: Re:Isn't it obvious (Score 2, Funny) 433
Hmmmmm... Didn't you notice the Diploma ffrom the Hugo Chavez School of Governing on the Oval Office wall?
Sun Pushes Emergency Java Patch 90
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by
timothy
from the emergency-shot-of-soy-latte dept.
from the emergency-shot-of-soy-latte dept.
Trailrunner7 writes "In a sudden about-face, Sun has rushed out a Java update to fix a drive-by download vulnerability that exposed Windows users to in-the-wild malware attacks. The patch comes less than a week after Sun told a Google researcher it did not consider the issue serious enough to warrant an out-of-cycle patch and less than a day after researchers spotted live exploits on a booby-trapped Web site. The flaw, which was also discovered independently by Ruben Santamarta, occurs because the Java-Plugin Browser is running 'javaws.exe' without validating command-line parameters. Despite the absence of documentation, a researcher was about to figure out that Sun removed the code to run javaws.exe from the Java plugin. The about-face by Sun is another sign that some big vendors still struggle to understand the importance of working closely with white hat researchers to understand the implications of certain vulnerabilities. In this case, Google's Tavis Ormandy was forced to use the full-disclosure weapon to force the vendor into a proper response."
Air Canada Ordered To Provide Nut-Free Zone 643
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by
samzenpus
from the no-nuts dept.
from the no-nuts dept.
JamJam writes "Air Canada has been told to create a special 'buffer zone' on flights for people who are allergic to nuts. The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled that passengers who have nut allergies should be considered disabled and accommodated by the airline. Air Canada has a month to come up with an appropriate section of seats where passengers with nut allergies would be seated. The ruling involved a complaint from Sophia Huyer, who has a severe nut allergy and travels frequently. Ms. Huyer once spent 40 minutes in the washroom during a flight while snacks were being served."