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+ - Is the GOP stealing Ohio?-> 0

Submitted by Nimey on Monday November 05, 2012 @06:27PM

Nimey writes "The Salon reports that "Last week, Bob Fitrakis and Gerry Bello at FreePress.org reported an important story concerning what they described as “uncertified ‘experimental’ software patches” being installed at the last minute on electronic vote tabulation systems in 39 Ohio counties.""
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+ - Adobe introduces the paid security fix-> 1

Submitted by Nimey on Thursday May 10, 2012 @05:24PM

Nimey writes "Adobe has posted a security bulletin for Photoshop CS5 for Windows and OSX. It seems there is a critical security hole that will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Adobe's fix? You need to pay to upgrade to Photoshop CS6. For users who cannot upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe recommends users follow security best practices and exercise caution when opening files from unknown or untrusted sources."
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+ - Inside Amazon's warehouse-> 0

Submitted by Nimey on Monday September 26, 2011 @03:31PM

Nimey writes "Over the past two months, The (Allentown, PA) Morning Call interviewed 20 current and former warehouse workers who showed pay stubs, tax forms or other proof of employment. They offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it's like to work in the Amazon warehouse, where temperatures soar on hot summer days, production rates are difficult to achieve and the permanent jobs sought by many temporary workers hired by an outside agency are tough to get."
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+ - Microsoft's Win7 Student Edition fiasco-> 0

Submitted by Nimey on Thursday October 22, 2009 @08:44PM

Nimey writes "It seems that many people who have bought the $30 student edition of Windows 7 have received a broken installer that will not create a bootable DVD image. The problem seems to be related to extracting a 64-bit version of 7 on a 32-bit version of Windows.

In other news, the Pirate Bay has several editions of Windows 7 available in .ISO format, which need a license key (which we paid our $30 for) to work anyway."
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+ - Anatomy of a malware scam 0

Submitted by Nimey on Monday September 01, 2008 @12:06PM

Nimey writes "The Register has posted an in-depth story analyzing the all-too-common malware XP Antivirus 2008. It's a very professional scam, and I've had many users taken in by it. Essentially the program masquerades as a legitimate anti-malware program, pretends to scan your computer for baddies, wants you to buy the full version to remove what it "found", and imitates portions of Windows XP."

+ - Mukasey: No prosecutions in Justice hiring scandal 0

Submitted by Nimey on Tuesday August 12, 2008 @12:42PM

Nimey writes "Gosh, imagine that. US Attorney General Michael Mukasey will not prosecute the former Bush Administration officials who improperly hired career Justice Department officials based on politics. The Bush Administration continues to protect its own at the expense of the country."

+ - House to discuss wiretapping in closed session-> 0

Submitted by Nimey on Thursday March 13, 2008 @08:01PM

Nimey writes "For the first time since 1983, the US House of Representatives will have a closed session, this one to have "an honest debate" about President Bush's unwarranted-wiretapping program. The session is scheduled for tonight. Contact your representative."
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+ - Is the GOP stealing Ohio?-> 0

+ - Adobe introduces the paid security fix-> 1

+ - Inside Amazon's warehouse-> 0

+ - Microsoft's Win7 Student Edition fiasco-> 0

+ - Anatomy of a malware scam 0

+ - Mukasey: No prosecutions in Justice hiring scandal 0

+ - House to discuss wiretapping in closed session-> 0

+ - Pidgin website down-> 0

+ - Robert Anton Wilson dead

+ - I have nothing to say

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