e5150 - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:Really? (Score 1) 352

by e5150 on Wednesday October 20 2010, @03:50AM (#33958266) Attached to: Thief Returns Stolen Laptop Contents On USB Stick

The original article in my local newspaper (västerbottens-kuriren) said that his calendar (which was retured a while after the crime) spanned the last ten years. But "'[the laptop] contained, among other things, all the materials I've produced during the summer and fall. Unfortunately I have been sloppy about taking backups.', said the professor."

Comment: Re:Actually, much of it is accessable. (Score 4, Interesting) 486

by e5150 on Saturday April 19 2008, @03:16PM (#23129468) Attached to: Dilbert Goes Flash, Readers Revolt

Well, yesterday and earlier today you couldn't see the comic w/o flash. Thanks for pointing this out, I had just removed my cronjob to fetch-dilbert-and-set-as-wallpaper-script, probably need to rewrite it tough.

The Future of Packaging Software in Linux 595

Posted by Zonk on Monday February 19 2007, @12:39AM
from the come-together-right-now dept.

michuk writes "There are currently at least five popular ways of installing software in GNU/Linux. None of them are widely accepted throughout the popular distributions. This situation is not a problem for experienced users — they can make decisions for themselves. However, for a newcomer in the GNU/Linux world, installing new software is always pretty confusing. The article tries to sum up some of the recent efforts to fix this problem and examine the possible future of packaging software in GNU/Linux."

Scanning Ajax for XSS Entry Points

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 18 2007, @11:19PM

An anonymous reader writes "Ajax code loaded in browser can have entry points to XSS and it is the job of the security analyst to identify these entry points. It is difficult to decisively conclude that possible entry points to an application can be exploited. One may need to do a trace or debug to measure the risk of these entry points. This paper introduces you to a quick way to identify XSS entry points in an application."

Madrid Bombing Trial Opened to Streaming Video->

From feed by nytfeed on Sunday February 18 2007, @11:12PM

A live video stream is chronicling the trial of 29 men accused of the 2004 terrorist bombing in Madrid.
Link to Original Source

New Weapon in Web War Over Piracy->

From feed by nytfeed on Sunday February 18 2007, @11:12PM

Content-recognition software could address a major entertainment industry concern— songs and videos being posted on the Web without permission.
Link to Original Source

GPL click-through licenses?

Submitted by Kuciwalker on Sunday February 18 2007, @09:47PM

Kuciwalker writes "It seems that every other open-source program I download includes the GPL as a click-through license during the install. What's the point of this? If the GPL is a distribution, not use license then I don't do anything by agreeing to it during installation. Are we just so acclimated to clicking "yes" to an EULA, or are there valid legal reasons it's put there?"

Search for New Autism Genes

Submitted by

iuvasago

on Sunday February 18 2007, @08:37PM

iuvasago writes "The largest search for autism genes to date, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has implicated components of the brain's glutamate chemical messenger system and a previously overlooked site on chromosome 11. Based on 1,168 families with at least two affected members, the genome scan adds to evidence that tiny, rare variations in genes may heighten risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). [Read More] from Physorg.com"

How do you change careers into programming?

Submitted by on Sunday February 18 2007, @08:14PM

An anonymous reader writes "I have worked in tech support for the last several years, but find myself wanting to move on to something else — programming. I've written some small programs in my limited spare time but nothing particularly impressive; just functional stuff to make my life easier. I've spent a lot of time recently working through programming books, and feel I'm ready to make the switch in my career. That said, I don't have a CS degree, and find that responses to my resume have been along the lines of "Thanks, but we aren't hiring for tech support positions." Surely someone from the slashdot crowd has been in the same position — what would you recommend?"