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+ - The return of Autoduel->

Submitted by Zaphod-AVA
Zaphod-AVA writes "Pixelbionic is assembling the car combat dream team to bring back Autoduel. Zack Norman (creator of Interstate 76) has joined their advisory board.

From their press release:

Pixelbionic was founded to create spirited games such as Autoduel that are ignored by publishers, leaving the door open to independent developers supported by fans of the genre. Autoduel development funding will be crowdsourced, with a Kickstarter campaign launching soon.

"Our mission is to assemble a team of car combat visionaries to deliver the game fans want to not only play but also help create," said Pixelbionic co-founder and President Mike Arkin. "Autoduel pairs the vision of the best talent in the industry with the enthusiasm and support of gamers, a combination we are confident will set the bar for what can be achieved in a new PC vehicular combat game.""

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+ - Adobe pulls Flash update support from Ninite.

Submitted by Zaphod-AVA
Zaphod-AVA writes "Adobe has asked Ninite to stop providing updates for Flash Player.

Keeping Flash up to date is critical in maintaining a secure desktop. By removing Ninite's ability to support Flash, they are making desktops less secure, and perpetuating the malware industry's abuse of Adobe's product. Let's make Adobe aware that we want more good options for maintaining the security on the systems we support.

Adobe Security Issue Report Form
http://www.adobe.com/misc/securityform.html

Ninite
http://www.ninite.com/"

Comment: It happens when you don't know the end. (Score 1) 219

by Zaphod-AVA (#43274861) Attached to: Scientists Study Getting an Unwanted Tune Out of Your Head

I find that songs that are stuck in my head are ones that have a repetitive section, but I don't know the end of the song. To get a song unstuck, I sing a song that I know from start to finish (out loud if possible, in my head if not) and then distract myself.

For me the most successful song for this purpose is the Muppet Show Theme.

Comment: Re:Who cares? Anyone like Office anymore? (Score 1) 464

by Zaphod-AVA (#42899801) Attached to: Retail Copies of Office 2013 Are Tied To a Single Computer Forever

Man, putting things in folders inside of filing cabinets is such a pain in the ass. Why can't we just spread them all over the room in piles?

The home ribbon displays more than 40 buttons, and if the average person uses *maybe* a dozen of those. Why do you want buttons on the screen all the time that you never use?

Comment: Re:Who cares? Anyone like Office anymore? (Score 2, Insightful) 464

by Zaphod-AVA (#42892829) Attached to: Retail Copies of Office 2013 Are Tied To a Single Computer Forever

You prefer boxes with symbols instead of an alphabetical list?

Lets see, number of menu options in Word 2003 top menu:
File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, Table, Window, Help

Number of tabs to open new ribbons in Office 2013:
File, Home, Insert, Page Layout, References, Mailings, Review, View. Of course there is still the Help button cleverly hidden in the upper right corner.
How is this helping again? Oh, right! The tools we commonly use are on the 'Home' ribbon... where more than half of the UI is taken up by 'Styles'

The ribbon is not only one of the shitty things Microsoft has made, it's easily in the top 5 along with the Windows Registry, and Clippy.

Comment: Which would you rather run on your network? (Score 1) 204

by Zaphod-AVA (#42384025) Attached to: FDA Closer To Approving Biotech Salmon

Which program would you rather run on your network? One with code that got corrupted at random, or one that had a change made by software developers?

I think we worry too much about the folly of man. We interact with nature all the time. We've created new organisms by breeding, moved them out of their natural habitat into other areas without any thought of consequences, and things are mostly fine. There are a lot of rabbits in Australia, and a lot of pythons in Florida, sure, but we have done an awful lot of good by tinkering with nature and our food supply. Now that we have a better understanding of genetics, why panic when applying it?

Comment: Re:Why do we still use the black list security mod (Score 1) 115

by Zaphod-AVA (#42188025) Attached to: Interviews: Ask What You Will of Eugene Kaspersky

You missed the part where I said 'automated'.

Imagine a whitelist that checks with a central repository that reputable software manufacturers send their updates to. Even with updates, checking the software you regularly run is now a simpler problem then comparing everything you run to a list of all the malware in existence.

Comment: Victorinox Cybertool 29 (Score 3, Informative) 416

by Zaphod-AVA (#42136717) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Server Room Toolbox?

The Cybertool series from Victorinox has been a great addition to my kit for years. Sometimes it does better than dedicated tools. Model 29 is small an light enough to have in your pocket for daily use. Much lighter than the Leatherman, it is more tuned for tech use than outdoors.

http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Cybertool-Pocket-Knife/dp/B00005ML8H/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354234788&sr=8-1&keywords=cybertool+29

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