Comment Huge cluster? (Score -1, Redundant) 246
Can we configure it as a beowulf?
Comment Had a wee bit of vodka jelly (Score 1) 310
Thought I was on Facebook and was looking for the "Like" button.
Comment Well. (Score 1) 1
Another nail in the coffin of broadcast television hammered in by the on demand culture.
Comment Use an old-fashioned method (Score 1) 3
Known as a telephone. If you've spoken to a real person, it's then on their head. You know they know about it and it's up to them to do something about it. You should find their phone number in the whois info or on their website. If it's a toll free number, but from a country you're not in, use Skype Out and it will be a free call.
Comment Following the masses (Score 1) 1
The only reason I maintain a Windows machine is because I need to handle Windows-only file formats. I only need to do this because everyone else is using a Windows machine. The only reason I maintain a Facebook profile is because everyone else has one. I'd much rather it was all decentralised, maybe using XFN.
Comment Yay. (Score 1) 1
This is good news for me as I use Google Apps. Not switching back and forth between accounts lets me keep all of my information in one place. I'm slightly worried though about how much easier it would make it for anyone with access to my account to find out everything about me. Google has too much of my data.
Submission + - All Google Services To Be Available on Google Apps (readwriteweb.com) 1
wisesifu writes: At Google Atmosphere last month, Google Apps President David Girouard said that the company gets lots of requests to open more apps from the Google portfolio. Google responded ...
Submission + - Critical flaw found in virtually all AV software (theregister.co.uk) 1
Securityemo writes: "The Register is running an article about a new method to bypass antivirus software, discovered by Maltousec. By sending benign code to the antivirus driver hooks, and switching it out for malicious code at the last moment, the antivirus can be completely bypassed. This attack is apparently much more reliable on multi-core systems. Link to original article here."
Submission + - Reporting security flaws in websites? 3
lolbutts writes: When you discover a security flaw in a website, what do you do? I just realized that a website that I might have used has really glaring security holes. I have sent them an email detailing the concerns, but I am almost certain it will be disregarded. This bothers me because ensitive data for all of their customers, not just the web users, is trivial to get. Without breaking the law, how would you get an offending website to fix security problems?
Comment Re:But Google owns gmail.co.uk (Score 1) 3
Little off-topic, but if that dot thing is true, that'd be great for anti-spam measures. If you're giving your email address in a situation where you think it'll be misused, just move the dots about and setup a filter to delete anything sent to that address.
Submission + - Appliance adds a weather radar channel to your TV (wattsupwiththat.com) 1
radioweather writes: Here's an interesting weather geek gadget that takes the hassle out of waiting for the Weather Channel to show your area. The StormPredator Weather Appliance is a small, self contained WiFi/wired automatic appliance that connects to any LCD monitor or TV with a SVGA port or HDMI port and turns it into a dedicated 24/7 weather radar channel. It mounts directly to the rear of the LCD monitor/TV using the included VESA/wall mount. Once setup, the StormPredator Radar Appliance will run continuously and unattended to provide live radar coverage of the area you select. If you have PIP on your TV, you can watch storms and SciFi at the same time. The nationwide radar data comes free from NOAA, using your existing Internet connection.
Comment You could try (Score 1) 1
getafreelancer.com?
Or apply for a GSoC project?
To be fair, I've tried the getafreelancer.com website, and I got a few jobs, some lasting up to a week, but the pay is crap. There are just too many people trying it.
Comment But Google owns gmail.co.uk (Score 1) 3
According to the whois information, Google owns gmail.co.uk. So why can't we use that in the UK as opposed to the .com domain?
Comment At least it's a good product (Score 1) 1
The versioning doesn't really matter. If it's all just a marketing ploy, I don't care as long as it's not affecting the product. They have put a fair amount of work into Chrome and it's now the fastest browser I know of. There is a youtube video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgQDjiotG0 ) showing it beat a potato in a race.
Comment In the UK. (Score 1) 6
In the UK, it is the owner of the Internet connection that is liable, not the user. Hence why you should declare yourself as a "communications provider" if you're going to have people you don't trust using your connection. See the Digital Economy Act 2010. Not sure about the US though.
