Comment: Funniest Home Videos (Score 2) 256
None of those stories were remotely amusing.
Comment: PDF Files? (Score 5, Funny) 741
I find it hard to believe they had PDF files in 1869.
Comment: So What? Transfer It On Day 61 (Score 1) 146
The period of renewal stays with the domain name so it's not like I'm going to lose the money I paid to GoDaddy. If I change my contact details in preparation for a domain name transfer and GoDaddy locks me out out of transferring it for 60 days, what's to stop me from transferring it on day 61? If it happens to overlap with my renewal with GoDaddy then all I have to do is renew the domain name for one year with GoDaddy and then transfer it when the lockdown is over. Nothing is lost here. It might be inconvenient but they're not bilking anyone out of any money.
Kim Davies Dispels DNS "13 Root Servers" M->
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LazloHollyfeld writes "On the official ICANN blog Australian Internet governance and core infrastructure maven Kim Davies sets the record straight...
'So let's dispel these myths.
There are not 13 root servers.
What there are is there are many hundreds of root servers at over 130 physical locations in many different countries. There are twelve organisations responsible for the overall coordination of the management of these servers.
So where does the 13 number come from?'"
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Julie Amero granted new trial->
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Dynamoo writes "As previously covered on Slashdot, Connecticut teacher Julie Amero was facing the possibility of a 40 year jail term because of a spyware infection on a school computer.
The judge in the case today ordered a new trial citing that the original evidence was flawed. This comes after a campaign by security experts and bloggers to have the earlier conviction overturned. It looks unlikely that Amero will actually be tried again, which looks like a great victory for common sense."
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The judge in the case today ordered a new trial citing that the original evidence was flawed. This comes after a campaign by security experts and bloggers to have the earlier conviction overturned. It looks unlikely that Amero will actually be tried again, which looks like a great victory for common sense."
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Teacher Julie Amero gets a new trial->
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LazloHollyfeld writes "A New London Superior court judge this morning granted a defense request seeking a new trial for Julie Amero, the former Norwich middle school substitute teacher convicted of exposing her middle school students to Internet porn.
Acting on a motion by Amero's attorney, William Dow III, Judge Hillary Strackbein placed the case back on a trial list.
Amero had faced 40 years on the conviction of four counts of risk of injury to a minor.
State prosecutor David Smith confirmed that further forensic examination at the state crime lab of Amero's classroom computer revealed "some erroneous information was presented during the trial.
Amero and her defense team claimed she was the victim of pop-up ads — something that was out of her control.
Judge Strackbein said because of the possibility of inaccurate facts, Amero was "entitles to a new trial in the interest of justice."
After the brief court appearance, a smiling Amero stood next to her attorney.
"I feel very comfortable with the decision," Amero said.
Dow commended the state for investigating the case further.
A new court date has yet to be scheduled. Amero has reentered a not guilty plea."
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