Comment: Re:Buy them a soccer ball (Score 0) 267
You're right. Anyone under the age of 18 outside a building is insta-raped. No exceptions.
Comment: Buy them a soccer ball (Score 3, Insightful) 267
or a skateboard.
or a bicycle.
They don't need another video game console. They need to go outside and play.
Comment: So the organizers are admitting piracy? (Score 2, Interesting) 155
Fairly sure this constitutes piracy. I'm not sure on the copyright issues with national anthems, but surely recordings themselves would be protected?
Why wouldn't the organizers just ask each country's organization for their national anthem in any case?
Baffling, just baffling.
Why wouldn't the organizers just ask each country's organization for their national anthem in any case?
Baffling, just baffling.
Comment: Re:Idiots (Score 5, Insightful) 213
Those same idiots will scream even louder when someone really does blow up something and the cops ignored it because of these protests.
Actually, I don't think cops are that dumb... But if they were, that's how it would go.
Yes, because terrorists have a real tendency to tweet about the attacks they're going to commit.
Comment: Re:That could never be abused.... (Score 1) 284
Maybe they're just Children of Bodom fans
Comment: Re:WebKit (Score 1) 126
BlackBerry QYB 9800?
Comment: Re:A challenge to game designers (Score 1) 305
Man, I guess all those statistics, forecasting and modeling classes econ majors take are just extravagant lectures on how to con people. Thanks for setting us straight!
Comment: Re:The Thai King is a... (Score 1) 329
The Thai King's momma is so fat when she bungee jumps, she brings down the bridge too.
Comment: Re:I wonder... (Score 1) 303
Genius. Pure genius.
Comment: Re:pronounced 'bang exploitable crash analyzer' (Score 1) 310
...or as i prefer to call it, "bang beca."
My girlfriend's name is Rebecca.
Thanks Microsoft!
Comment: Re:An incident all right. (Score 2, Insightful) 197
Yeah, I *hope* those completely unbiased print newspapers that provide me with the news the second they happen and offer completely relevant information while not charging me any money don't ever disappear.
Comment: Re:The 6000-year people may be right (Score 1) 755
6. The moon has always been an enigma, where did it come from? To this day there is no agreed answer except perhaps that God created it and placed it there on the fourth day of Creation.
Oh, I see, it's all so clear to me now. Praise Jesus!
Amazon Patents Customized 404 Pages 167
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CmdrTaco
from the makes-my-heart-hurt dept.
from the makes-my-heart-hurt dept.
theodp writes "Among the patents awarded to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Tuesday was one for his invention of Error Processing Methods for Providing Responsive Content to a User When a Page Load Error Occurs, which covers displaying alternate web pages in response to HTTP 404 page-not-found errors. So is this the technology that causes Amazon's Home Page to be displayed when Bezos' MIA Patent Reform Page can't be found?"
Trend Micro Sues Barracuda Over Open Source Anti-Virus 200
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Zonk
from the troubled-waters dept.
from the troubled-waters dept.
Anti-virus firm Trend Micro is suing Barracuda Networks over their use of the open source anti-virus product ClamAV. The issue is Trend Micro's patent on 'anti-virus detection on an SMTP or FTP gateway'. Companies like Symantec and McAfee are already paying licensing fees to Trend Micro. Groklaw carries the word from Barracuda that they intend to fight this case, and are seeking information on prior art to bring to trial. Commentary on the O'Reilly site notes (in strident terms) the strange reality of patents gone bad, while a post to the C|Net site explores the potential ramifications for open source security projects. "Barracuda has been able to leverage open source to bring down the cost of security. Early on Barracuda was blocking spam and viruses at roughly 1/10 the price of the nearest proprietary competitor (that was only selling an antivirus solution). Barracuda has helped to bring down prices across the board, and it has been able to do so because of open source. More open source equals less spam and more security. Trend Micro is effectively trying to raise the price of security." Slashdot and Linux.com are both owned by SourceForge.
Useful Apps for First-Time Windows Users? 980
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Cliff
from the stuff-your-desktop-shouldn't-do-without dept.
from the stuff-your-desktop-shouldn't-do-without dept.
pauljoyce asks: "I'm a Mac fan who is intrigued by the possibilities of Apple's Boot Camp software. Now that I have a chance to painlessly dip into the Windows world, what I'd like to ask you is, what Windows software amazes you? I want to build a list of unique, elegant, can't-do-without apps, so all us new Boot-Camp babies can finally experience some of the great innovation happening over on the Windows platform.
I roughed in a quick blogpage to collect the info, and to house any useful discussions. It'll probably deteriorate into a flame war at some point, but hopefully I can get a few contributions to each category before then. Would those interested please chime in with their list of favorites?"