Comment Polar Nights (Score 1) 137
I guess this is why all the people living in Nordic Countries are obese.
Comment What is your secret recipe to success? (Score 1) 172
I have to admit that I loved your video How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus. Which raised the question, when mixing Jack and Coke, what is the perfect ratio?
Comment I could be the first slashdotter from outer space (Score 1) 355
Yes, it is true. I applied. Not sure if I represent us well, but should we (as slashdotters) be worried ;)
http://applicants.mars-one.com/profile/6cf2c6c2-0862-4994-a255-8caa980cea85
Submission + - What will happen today with the developing story of North Korea?
jppiiroinen writes: In this developing story of tourists can not enter N.Korea, China's new president Xi has stated that "No one should be allowed to throw a region and even the whole world into chaos for selfish gains" and South Korea has raised surveillance alert level, among with all the related activity by Japan and US.
What will happen today?
What will happen today?
Submission + - North Korea threatens U.S. with preemptive nuclear strike (reuters.com)
jppiiroinen writes: "North Korea threatened the United States on Thursday with a preemptive nuclear strike, raising the level of rhetoric while the U.N. Security Council considers new sanctions against the reclusive country."
Submission + - Ubuntu Touch Port-a-thon (ubuntu.com)
jppiiroinen writes: Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has released the developer preview images for 4 different devices and a SDK Alpha on 21st day. Now two days after it seems that the community has kicked in and the Devices list is growing by the minute on their Ubuntu Touch Port-a-thon.
Submission + - OAuth Flaw Allowed Access to Any Facebook Account (net-security.org)
Orome1 writes: "A flaw in Facebook's OAuth system that allows the communication between applications and users has allowed web application security specialist Nir Goldshlager to gain full control of any Facebook account. The exploit worked on all browsers, and would even work on accounts that have 2-step verification enabled. Luckily for all of us, this flaw has already been patched by Facebook, but Goldshlager says that he found a couple of more and Facebook is still working on fixing them."
Submission + - Ubuntu Tablet, Phone OS Available For Download (muktware.com)
sfcrazy writes: Canonical, as promised, has made the install images available for Nexus devices. The team has done a commendable job at clearly documenting how to prepare your device for flashing it with Ubuntu and how to go back to Android.
Submission + - Are Mosquitos Becoming More Intelligent? (bbc.co.uk) 1
Copper Nikus writes: An article at the BBC makes a shocking claim about mosquitoes. It appears some individual insects in the wild have developed the ability to ignore the very popular DEET repelent after a first exposure. Imagine what misery this will bring to the human race if this trait spreads to the general mosquito population through the process of evolution through natural selection (or through divine intervention if you happen to be a creationist).
Comment Re:That email is suspect (Score 1) 66
I think it's a hoax as well.
Here is the full raw email. http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=KefZru47 It clearly shows that the email originated from the Nokia network.
Submission + - Nokia closed application store in China for N9
jppiiroinen writes: It seems that Nokia is slowly killing existing applications for their Linux based N9 mobile phone which are available thru their store. As a developer who has published paid (and free) apps, it looks like that after their final blow of killing the support for paid applications in China, where the main revenue came from, there is not any means to make money, and no reason to maintain apps anymore. What this means also for the end-users; no premium apps, like Angry Birds.
There was no heads-up or anything, just a single email without any means to make a complain.
Nokia, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.
There was no heads-up or anything, just a single email without any means to make a complain.
Nokia, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.
Comment the link to press release was wrong (Score 1) 1
Submission + - Digia paid only 4 million euros for Qt, when Nokia paid 100 million in 2008 (omxgroup.com) 1
jppiiroinen writes: "It seems that Digia did a very good deal, they got the rest of the Qt/Trolltech for only 4 million euros. Back in the days Nokia paid around 100 million euros."
Submission + - Digia to acquire Qt from Nokia 1
MrvFD writes: "Ever since the most recent layoffs were announced by Nokia last month and the end of Qt related programs at Nokia was rumored, the fate of Qt has been in the air despite it nowadays having a working open governance model. Fear no longer, Qt brand, since Digia has now announced acquiring of Qt organization from Nokia. While relatively unknown company to the masses, it has already been selling the non-free (non-LGPL) licenses of Qt for 1.5 years. Hopefully this'll mean a bright future for Qt in co-operation with other Qt wielding companies like Google, RIM, Canonical, Intel, Skyp... Microsoft, Jolla and the thousands of Qt open source and commercial license users. Digia now plans to quickly enable Qt on Android, iOS and Windows 8 platforms, where work has already been underway for some time."
Submission + - Digia to acquire Qt from Nokia (digia.com)
jppiiroinen writes: ""Digia, the software powerhouse listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki exchange (DIG1V), today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Qt software technologies and Qt business from Nokia. Following the acquisition Digia becomes responsible for all the Qt activities formerly carried out by Nokia. These include product development, as well as the commercial and open source licensing and service business. Following the acquisition, Digia plans to quickly enable Qt on Android, iOS and Windows 8 platforms.""
