Comment Treason or not? (Score 3, Interesting) 582
If a person were to help another government gain access to confidential data, it would be called treason.
If APPLE or Nokia does it, it is OK?
Can someone please explain that?
Comment Re:Sir Jonathan Ive is ABOVE Paul McCartney (Score 1) 183
Good call on the whales. :) My spelling is horrible.
According to Debretts, knights bachelor is the lowest of the knights. All other knights rank above.
http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/hierarchies/table-of-precedence-gentlemen.aspx
Comment Sir Jonathan Ive is ABOVE Paul McCartney (Score 4, Informative) 183
Sir Jonathan Ive is a KBE.
To be exact, in the order of precedence, he is above Sir Paul McCarthney (who is an MBE) and Sir Michael Caine (who is a CBE), and Bill Gates (is only an honorary knight. He cannot use the title. If he were British, he would be a KBE).
He ranks equally with Sir Bob Geldof who is also a KBE.
The whole Order of Precedence (in England and Whales) is very complicated, and to an American, a bit silly.
Submission + - The era of artificial flowers is almost here (dailymail.co.uk)
Saphati writes: "Researchers have found a way of making a material fold on its own."
Using infrared light scientists can make material fold... old unfold.
Using infrared light scientists can make material fold... old unfold.
Submission + - Plastic bags instead of toilets on Dutch trains (dutchnews.nl)
Saphati writes: "From the article, "Dutch Railways (NS) is to introduce plastic bags on stop trains for people desperate to go to the toilet..."
It gets even better, "Passengers' association Rovers says it is pleased with the move...""
It gets even better, "Passengers' association Rovers says it is pleased with the move...""
Submission + - Apple just can't get it right (apple.com)
Saphati writes: In addition to disappointing the world with an incremental update instead of an iPhone 5, Apple has managed to embarrass themselves with their 4S release.
For at least 30 minutes yesterday, the Apple website was completely offline giving only an error message.
Today I noticed that the intro video on their /iPhone page does not work properly in Google Chrome and even on Sarfari gives ugly results. Click on either the left or right arrow that appear in the bottle corners of the video when you hover there. Several frames of text overlap and the video stops.
For a company as polished as Apple, they should be embarrassed.
For at least 30 minutes yesterday, the Apple website was completely offline giving only an error message.
Today I noticed that the intro video on their
For a company as polished as Apple, they should be embarrassed.
Comment Re:Chinese rootkits on cell phones? (Score 1) 149
The Dutch do wear clogs!!!
Submission + - GoDaddy deactivate domains before they expire
Saphati writes: "I have discovered that GoDaddy cancels domains before the expiration dates.
I have a .be domain that was expiring on the 30th of August. They submitted the cancelation notice to Key System in Germany on the 26th. On the 27th it was deactivated.
This was 4 days BEFORE the expiration date.
If you have paid for a term then you are due that term. GoDaddy believes otherwise.
Digging further, I discovered that the domain was tagged as 'expired' on the 20th of July.
How can a service expire before the expiration date?
Because the domain is expired on the 20th of the previous month, it is possible for someone else to purchase that domain from auction before the end of term.
GoDaddy is using the .com expiration rules on .be domains. The 2 systems do not match.
Has anyone else experienced this or similar problem with GoDaddy?"
I have a
This was 4 days BEFORE the expiration date.
If you have paid for a term then you are due that term. GoDaddy believes otherwise.
Digging further, I discovered that the domain was tagged as 'expired' on the 20th of July.
How can a service expire before the expiration date?
Because the domain is expired on the 20th of the previous month, it is possible for someone else to purchase that domain from auction before the end of term.
GoDaddy is using the
Has anyone else experienced this or similar problem with GoDaddy?"
Submission + - Measles Resurgent Due to Fear of Vaccination (eurekalert.org)
florescent_beige writes: In the September Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Gregory Poland, M.D. writes that "More than 150 cases of measles have been reported in the United States already this year and there have been similar outbreaks in Europe, a sign the disease is making an alarming comeback. The reappearance of the potentially deadly virus is the result of unfounded fears about a link between the measles shot and autism that have turned some parents against childhood vaccination..."
Meanwhile, in spite of Mr. & Mrs. Great Unwashed`s opinions, the search for the true causes of autism goes on in spite of the best efforts of old Playboy bunnies.
Meanwhile, in spite of Mr. & Mrs. Great Unwashed`s opinions, the search for the true causes of autism goes on in spite of the best efforts of old Playboy bunnies.
Comment Re:Old tech - old OS - old browser (Score 1) 158
One of my corporate customers, a UN office in Brussels, have IE6 on all their office computers. Yet they require their site to have functionality that is not supported in IE6. It took a lot of education to show them why IE6 was bad. Now they require IE7 minimum. Hurray for education. You can teach old dogs new tricks.
Comment Re:Old tech - old OS - old browser (Score 1) 158
That is a VERY scary website!
There are far more reasons why IE6 must die:
http://mashable.com/2009/07/16/ie6-must-die/
http://davidwalsh.name/6-reasons-why-ie6-must-die
http://mashable.com/2010/01/18/5-more-reasons-why-ie6-must-die/
http://mashable.com/2009/07/17/ie6-must-die-twibon/
Even Microsoft is trying very hard to kill IE6.
Don't be selfish. Let IE6 die!
Comment Old tech - old OS - old browser (Score 1) 158
During the 4 short months I was in China, most of the computers I saw were old and running XP. It is no wonder they use IE6. Yes. I believe the statistics from having witnessed it.
However, most people visit Chinese sites.
Those people in China that surf to western sites and purchase western products on them most likely have better/newer computers running pirated versions of Windows 7.
My conclusion is the IE6 users in China are NOT potential customers and therefore irrelevant. So I refuse to develop IE6 compatible sites.
Comment You are here (Score 1) 130
Where is the 'You are here' marker?
Submission + - The ISP Hostbasket in Belgium crashed today
Saphati writes: As odd as it may sound, and entire ISP crashed today. All their customer's servers lost power including their telephone system. Once the phones when back up and we contacted them, they said they lost power and their UPS was also down. I am eager to hear what caused all this. Don't all ISPs have generators to prevent this?
Submission + - Apple recommends you jailbreak your old iPhone?
Saphati writes: My brother bought the new iPhone 4G. He is giving his 3GS to me. Good for me! His contact is thru AT&T in California. My current contract is thru Vodafone. I figured that since he fulfilled his contract and bought a new phone, Apple should allow us to unlock the phone so I can use it with Vodafone. I called Apple iPhone support and the lady on the phone said they cannot unlock it and that I should jailbreak it so I an use it with my network. I though Apple's lawyers considered that illegal?
Does anyone know what the legality is of unlocking an iPhone after the contact is up? Is it possible? I think an unlocked phone would be better than a jail-broken phone.
Does anyone know what the legality is of unlocking an iPhone after the contact is up? Is it possible? I think an unlocked phone would be better than a jail-broken phone.
