Comment: Re:Guest wifi... (Score 1) 572
I agree. The sense of entitlement we've developed as a nation (speaking for the U.S., of course, is appalling.
Comment: Re:Guest wifi... (Score 1) 572
Absolutely the correct attitude.
Man up, post as an anonymous coward, and criticize people who actually HAVE friends.
Dork...
New IE Vulnerability Used In Targeted Attacks; IE9, IE10 Users Safe 169
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from the firefox-users-on-linux-even-safer dept.
from the firefox-users-on-linux-even-safer dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Criminals are using a new Internet Explorer security hole to attack Windows computers in targeted attacks, though the vulnerability could end up being more widely exploited. While IE9 and IE10 are not affected, versions IE6, IE7, and IE8 are. It's great to see that the latest versions of IE are immune, but this new vulnerability is still bad news for Windows XP users and earlier since they cannot upgrade to more recent versions of Microsoft's browser. 'We are actively investigating reports of a small, targeted issue affecting Internet Explorer 6-8,' Dustin Childs of Microsoft Trustworthy Computing told TNW. 'We will take appropriate action to help keep customers protected once our analysis is complete. People using Internet Explorer 9-10 are not impacted.'"
Comment: South America (Score 1) 354
Bogota, Colombia initially implemented '123' as their emergency number (although they now allow 112 as well). I think Guatemala other Departments in Colombia use 123 as well.
Comment: Re:Why not both? (Score 1) 354
I usually don't use the area code when dialing a number within the same area code, so I'm fairly sure there's no requirement to use the area code. Of course, that's only for the handful of numbers I actually hand-dial rather than just picking from my list of contacts.
It depends on whether the area code you are in is an overlay area with another area code. If all local calls from the phone you are using are within one area code, you can probably get away with 7-digit dialing. If you're in Northern Virginia, for example, 703, 571 and 540 can all be local calls (actually, 301, 240 and 202 in MD and DC may be local calls as well) so 10-digit dialing is required.
Comment: Re:Was it justified (Score 1) 372
"No, scapegoat did not start with the Greeks. Scapegoat comes from the book of Leviticus where a goat was designated to be cast out into the desert as part of atonement for sins. The Greeks actually used a cripple, a beggar or a criminal for the practice you are thinking of, not a goat."
That is wishful thinking. The written Leviticus is younger than the Greek high culture, as Leviticus wasn't finalized until Josephus (AD 37– c.100, according to Wikipedia).
Jackass. Not only do you not know anything, you can't even quote the Wikipedia article on Leviticus correctly;
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+ - Microsoft's Sinofsky out after Windows 8 launch
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dcsmith writes "Two weeks after Apple's stunning management shakeup, Microsoft has announced a shocker of its own: Windows chief Steven Sinofsky, heir apparent to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, left the company Monday."
Comment: Re:Smart Guy (Score 1) 379
... but an utter ignorance of the technology did not prevent her from making decisions about that technology.
Sounds like she belongs in Congress, serving as a member of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
+ - iOS6 allows "Meeting Hijacking" via Exchange Server->
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dcsmith writes "Meeting hijacking is the intentional or unintentional changing of the ownership of a meeting (in this case, in MS Exchange). The new owner can modify or delete the meeting in ways that an attendee or invitee should not be able to.
Apparently the latest update to iOS6 increases the likelihood that an iPad/iPod user can hijack a meeting to which they have been invited.
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Apparently the latest update to iOS6 increases the likelihood that an iPad/iPod user can hijack a meeting to which they have been invited.
With the recent release of iOS6, we have noticed a marked increase in support calls due to meetings having the owner of the meeting changed (sometimes called “meeting hijacking”).
Among Microsoft's recommended work arounds;
Block iOS 6 devices — Exchange server comes with the Allow/Block/Quarantine functionality that enables admins to block any device or user.
Tell users not to upgrade to iOS 6 or to downgrade their devices – This solution may work as a temporary fix until Apple provides a fix but many users may have already made the decision to update.
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Comment: Re:IPv6? (Score 0) 241
2112 - end of the world!
oh wait
Actually, that was Rush's best album. 2012 is the end of the world.
Comment: Re:Cost of geek food going up (Score 1) 349
Perfectly fine. Anything that would drive that crappy company out of business is a win. Their pizza tastes like warmed over turds.
So, you're a turd connoisseur, then?
Comment: Re:Dress Code (Score 3, Funny) 432
That's just common sense.
Comment: Re:Margin of Error (Score 1) 74
Thought that was Neil Young.
Yeah, but this is Slashdot... Who do you think the denizens are more likely to remember?
Comment: Re:Margin of Error (Score 1) 74
Id prefer to underclock, extend the usage
Remember what the Kurgon said in Highlander - "It's better to burn out than to fade away!"
Comment: Re:Margin of Error (Score 4, Funny) 74
Hopefully, they all told truth about their age...
Assuming they were telling the truth, it would mean that people in that village actually age at a much faster rate than non-residents. One man from that village was 122 years old in 1971, and three year later, he was already 134! So yes, you die much older there, but your clock is going to be ticking really fast down there. Better hurry!
Human overclocking! That's what this project is all about!