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The Military

Russian Army Upgrades Its Inflatable Weapons 197

Posted by samzenpus from the blowing-up dept.
jamax writes "According to the BBC: 'The Russian military has come up with an inventive way to deceive the enemy and save money at the same time: inflatable weapons. They look just like real ones: they are easy to transport and quick to deploy. You name it, the Russian army is blowing it up: from pretend tanks to entire radar stations.' But the interesting thing is these decoys are not dumb - actually they appear to be highly advanced for what I thought was a WWII-grade aerial photography countermeasures. Apparently they have heat signatures comparable with the military tech they represent, as well as the same radar signature."
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China's Nine-Day Traffic Jam Tops 62 Miles 198

Posted by samzenpus from the living-on-the-road dept.
A traffic jam on the Beijing-Tibet expressway has now entered its ninth day and has grown to over 62 miles in length. This mother-of-all delays has even spawned its own micro-economy of local merchants selling water and food at inflated prices to stranded drivers. Can you imagine how infuriating it must be to see someone leave their blinker on for 9 days?
Censorship

Thailand Cracks Down On Twitter, Facebook, Etc. 130

Posted by timothy from the and-everybody-loves-the-king dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The ongoing poitical turmoil in Thailand has inspired the country's Ministry of Information, Computers, and Telecommunications to issue a stern warning that all users of the Internet in Thailand must 'use the internet in the right way or with appropriate purpose and avoid disseminating information that could create misunderstanding or instigate violent actions among the public', that 'all popular websites and social networks such as facebook, twitter, hi5 and my space [sic] will be under thorough watch,' and that 'Violators will be prosecuted by law with no compromise.' Thailand has draconian anti-lèse majesté laws which are routinely abused in order to settle political scores and silence dissent, and recently implemented a so-called 'Computer Crimes Act' which appears to be almost solely focused on thoughtcrimes and censorship, rather than dealing with, you know, actual crime. Several Web forums have recently been shut down, their operators charged because they failed to delete 'harmful posts' quickly enough to suit the Thai authorities."
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Jordanian Mayor Angry Over "Alien Invasion" Prank 217

Posted by samzenpus from the war-of-the-worlds dept.
krou writes "Jordanian mayor Mohammed Mleihan has taken a dim view of local newspaper Al-Ghad's April Fools prank, which saw a front page story claiming that 'flying saucers flown by 3m (10ft) creatures had landed in the desert town of Jafr.' The paper claimed that communication networks had gone down, and people were fleeing the area. The mayor called the local security authorities, who combed the area, but they were unable to find any evidence of the aliens. Mr Mleihan is now considering suing because of the distress it caused to residents: 'Students didn't go to school, their parents were frightened and I almost evacuated the town's 13,000 residents. People were scared that aliens would attack them.'" I guess they've never heard of Orson Welles in Jordan.
Windows

New Crossover Release With Improved Compatibility 104

Posted by kdawson from the lin-win dept.
solanum writes "On March 2nd Crossover 9.0 was released. CrossOver 9 features a new user interface that focuses on making installation of Windows software quicker and easier than previous versions. Another new feature is CrossOver's ability to download installation 'recipes' directly from CodeWeavers online Compatibility Database. 'If another CrossOver user has figured out how to use CrossOver to install a Windows application, they can upload that installation recipe to our database,' said Jeremy White, CodeWeavers chief executive officer. 'As we go forward, and build this online storehouse, CrossOver will begin to automatically install that same application for other users. This enables us to move closer to a world where CrossOver will begin to run the majority of Windows apps, and not just an officially supported subset. In other words, our diabolical plot for world domination is going exactly as planned,' he added. Early reviews and comments are positive, and my own experience is that many more Windows applications work in this new version than previously."

Comment Re:ha ha suckers!!! (Score 0) 658

by handfullofsausage (#31107480) Attached to: Windows Patch Leaves Many XP Users With Blue Screens
Ubuntu by far is the easiest to use as Linux Distros go. I use many different versions of Linux and would recommend Ubuntu to anyone looking for a new OS that's very stable and easy to use. I recently installed Ubuntu 9.10 on a Lenovo, replacing Windows 7. The battery life is 5 to 5 1/2 hours with Ubuntu, compared to 3 hours using Windows. Also, the stock Windows install utilized about 60+ gigs, I have Ubuntu loaded with alot of options and am only using 6.5 gigs. Why anyone still uses windows baffles me. I am a certified MCSD, and at one time a fan boy of MS. I have totally gone to the other side, Linux. If you are still using MS Windows you really deserve what you get. The only good product MS has is MSSQL200x, and that's just another fork of SYBASE, but with some mods from MS.

Comment Screw Universal (Score 1) 335

by handfullofsausage (#30893986) Attached to: Universal, Pay Those EFFing Lawyers
EFF should be asking for $5,000,000. Screw Universal!!! If their lawyers are that incompetent, they deserve to be bled. If we all believe in that little fantasy of how "the market takes care of itself" then Universal would then penalize it's own lawyers for their screw ups. But we know that ain't going to happen to any lawyer so screw em and bleed em!

Comment More Greasy - Less Filing (Score 1) 406

by handfullofsausage (#30815240) Attached to: France Tells Its Citizens To Abandon IE, Others Disagree
Microsoft still insists IE8 is the 'most secure browser on the market' and you will barley notice any difference once they do release a patch. You see you can hardly tell it's IE all covered in kay-why... Remember, when it comes to security, if the door is locked try opening a Window!!! Yeah and I believe in the Easter Bunny!

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