Comment: Re:Democracy? (Score 1) 585
Yes. Thank goodness the corporate giants are there to protect with their giant wads of cash.
Comment: Democracy? (Score 1) 585
If that many people are pirates, shouldn't we just use our voting power to deem the BSA as an illegal racket trying to hit us up for protection money?
Comment: Re:Outdated. (Score 1) 309
Craigslist Free Stuff
There are people who will take your stuff in minutes, most of the time.
Comment: Re:Local impact = climate change? (Score 3, Funny) 384
Change is bad. Stop changing things.
Comment: A Blatant Lie! (Score 1) 715
There is nothing clever about the term "brogrammer"
Flashback Trojan Hits 600,000 Macs and Counting 429
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timothy
from the first-they-came-for-the-windows-machines dept.
from the first-they-came-for-the-windows-machines dept.
twoheadedboy writes "A Flashback variant dubbed Backdoor.Flashback.39 has infected over 600,000 Macs, according to Russian security firm Dr Web. The virulent Flashback trojan infecting Apple machines sparked interest earlier this week after it was seen exploiting a Java vulnerability, although it was actually first discovered back in September last year. The Trojan has a global reach after Dr Web found infected Macs in most countries. More than half of the Macs infected are in the US (56.6 percent), while another 19.8 percent are in Canada. The UK has 12.8 percent of infected Macs."
Comment: Re:Blegh (Score 0) 458
Why get married if you aren't planning to combine anything?
Comment: Re:I Don't Agree with You or Jaffe (Score 1) 313
I agree with Johnny Chung Lee, who pointed out in his blog, http://procrastineering.blogspot.com/2011/11/technology-as-story.html that everything is a story. In the case of movies, you consume the stories but in other cases you are actually a part of the story. I believe this applies to business software, games of all types, hardware and software.
The trick is understanding the story and what to do with it. The games I enjoy are escapist first person action where I am the center of the story. As such, I don't really care about cut scenes or any of what I consider fluff.
The trick is understanding the story and what to do with it. The games I enjoy are escapist first person action where I am the center of the story. As such, I don't really care about cut scenes or any of what I consider fluff.
Comment: Re:Might as well ban drivers if people are stupid (Score 2) 1003
Two "professional" drivers were very responsible for the deaths in this situation. Any driver, and especially a professional one, should be able to respond to things that happen in front of them in a way that avoids contact, and if that is impossible, in a way that minimizes damages to people or property.
It is even possible the 19-year-old that caused the initial crash would still be alive if not crushed by a school bus driven by a professional driver.
Obama To Veto Anti-Net-Neutrality Legislation 355
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Soulskill
from the you-can't-not-stop-that dept.
from the you-can't-not-stop-that dept.
An anonymous reader writes "In a statement of policy on Tuesday, the White House announced that President Obama will veto upcoming legislation that would undermine the FCC's net neutrality rules. According to the statement (PDF), the rules 'reflected a constructive effort to build a consensus around what safeguards and protections were reasonable and necessary to ensure that the Internet continues to attract investment and to spur innovation.' The statement continued, 'It would be ill-advised to threaten the very foundations of innovation in the Internet economy and the democratic spirit that has made the Internet a force for social progress around the world.'"