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2010 Bug Plagues Germany 233

Posted by CmdrTaco from the well-that-was-ten-years-late dept.
krou writes "According the Guardian, some 30 million chip and pin cards in Germany have been affected by a programming failure, which saw the microchips in cards unable to recognize the year change. The bug has left millions of credit and debit card users unable to withdraw money or make purchases, and has stranded many on holiday. French card manufacturer Gemalto accepted responsibility for the fault, 'which it is estimated will cost €300m (£270m) to rectify.' They claim cards in other countries made by Gemalto are unaffected."

Comment Re:Friends (Score 0) 504

by amazingxkcd (#30660380) Attached to: Best Buy $39.95 "Optimization" At Best a Waste of Money
Oh course, this is a scam. Think about, smart people build their own pc, such as in my case, and manage all their tweaking themselves. These major retail centers, esp Best Buy are tailored for the dummies who do not have a clue about anything, and yet go there because Best Buy seems smart. The one exception is mircocenter, for which i had great deals with (i7-920 for $200) because they specialise with those who know and that they can cather for the dummies.

Comment Satanic plot (Score -1, Troll) 5

by amazingxkcd (#30660012) Attached to: Google's Islam Censor
Its all part of the Satanic plot, spearheaded by Freemasons and other cults, to convert the world to Islam, and make it eaiser to convert to Satanism once the AntiChrist comes in a couple of minutes... This is true, not a troll
Censorship

Submission + - Google's Islam Censor (atheists.org) 5

Submitted by codewarren
codewarren writes: Google (US and UK at least) appear to be censoring suggestions for searches starting with "Islam Is". Go to Google, try typing "Christianity is" and seeing the suggestions of a lie, bullshit, false, etc... Try Hinduism, Judaism, etc... similar. Then try "Islam is" and there are absolutely no suggestions.
Games

Revisiting the "Holy Trinity" of MMORPG Classes 362

Posted by Soulskill from the or-druid-as-the-case-may-be dept.
A feature at Gamasutra examines one of the foundations of many MMORPGs — the idea that class roles within such a game fall into three basic categories: tank, healer, and damage dealer. The article evaluates the pros and cons of such an arrangement and takes a look at some alternatives. "Eliminating specialized roles means that we do away with boxing a class into a single role. Without Tanks, each class would have features that would help them participate in and survive many different encounters like heavy armor, strong avoidance, or some class or magical abilities that allow them to disengage from direct combat. Without specialized DPS, all classes should be able to do damage in order to defeat enemies. Some classes might specialize in damage type, like area of effect (AoE) damage; others might be able to exploit enemy weaknesses, and some might just be good at swinging a sharpened bit of metal in the right direction at a rapid rate. This design isn't just about having each class able to fill any trinity role. MMO combat would feel more dynamic in this system. Every player would have to react to combat events and defend against attacks."

Comment Children Story (Score 1) 17

by amazingxkcd (#30468114) Attached to: Bed Jumping Banned
Great. Now we have to add to the story of the 5 monkeys "And lawyers in front of the mommy and said ' They were jumping right on the bed'" and then something about paying fees for having fun Stop screwing up my childhood!

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