Comment Re:I have a better Solution (Score 1) 390
Use an entirely free search engine that works just as well with a better privacy policy.
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Submission + - First Evidence of Another Universe? 2
blamanj writes: Three months ago, astronomers announced the discovery of a large hole at the edge of our universe. Now, Dr. Laura Mersini-Houghton thinks she knows what that means. (Subscription req'd at New Scientist site, there's also an overview here.) According to string theory, there are many universes besides our own. Her team says that smaller universes are positioned at the edge of our universe, and because of gravitational interactions, they can be observed, and they're willing to make a prediction. The recently discovered void is in the northern hemisphere. They contend another one will be found in the southern hemisphere.
Submission + - MIT Hackers Remember the Fifth of November (lewrockwell.com)
qrad writes: "Early this morning MIT hackers celebrated Guy Fawkes day by unveiling huge banners over building 10. They read "Remember Remember the Fifth of November" and "Ron Paul Revolution." See this site for pictures!"
Submission + - iPhone Contains Secret Keylogger (tuaw.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Not quite a keylogger, but still disturbing. It's been discovered that a file on the iPhone automatically stores new words that are typed on the phone for its auto correction feature. So far, so good, but unfortunately it also appears to store passwords in plain text within the file. With all the methods of accessing the iPhone filesystem, this is bad news for people who lose their iPhones or sell them without a full wipe.
Submission + - Military contractor censors anti-war candidate (huffingtonpost.com) 1
James in Chicago writes: NBC as subsidiary of General Electric, is hosting a debate at Drexel University October 30th. They have set arbitrary funding requirements such that they exclude Senator Mike Gravel from the debates. Whether or not you agree with Gravel's politics he has been the most outspoken candidate concerning the war and the military-industrial-complex. GE on the other hand has over 2 billion dollars worth outstanding military contracts. When military contractors such as GE get to decide which political candidates are heard what does that mean for this Democracy?
Submission + - Compromised ad server spreading malware (itworld.com) 1
jfruhlinger writes: "Even if you're careful about the sites you visit, you can't control the servers those sites use to host their ads. Symantec security researchers have traced a recent rash of malware back to a compromised ad server run by 24/7 Real Media Inc."
Feed Google beats Microsoft, Coke in brand stakes (com.com)
Second time in a row a tech brand has beaten household name in ranking based on each brand's dollar value, market researcher says.
Submission + - Death of the Console Exclusive
rabidmuskrat writes: "PS3 Center reports that Square Enix has confirmed FFXIII is not a PS3 exclusive. Also, Joystiq reports that the next Katamari Damacy is not a PS3 exclusive either. You can practically hear the squirms of Sony execs."
Beryl User Interface for Linux Reviewed 271
techie writes "OSWeekly.com has published a review of Beryl, a very cool looking UI for Linux. Matt Hartley writes, "This release, in my opinion, was the most over-hyped and bug-filled to date. You will have to really hit Technorati to see more of what I'm talking about, but Feisty is as buggy as the beta I tested a short time ago. After completely tossing into the wilds of the ubber-buggy "network-manager," anything running with Edgy supported RT2500 driver shows up, but it will not connect without a special script. Those of you who are on Feisty and need help with your RT2500 cards are welcome to e-mail me for the bash script."
Submission + - Program Names govern admin rights in Vista ?
Hymer writes: The Register reports an almost unbeliveable security feature in Vista: Program Names govern admin rights in Vista.
It seems that the neame of the executable is what triggers the need of admin rights.
It seems that the neame of the executable is what triggers the need of admin rights.
Feed Chinese Official Blames Internet For Youth Crime (techdirt.com)
A reader alerted us to this bizarre story that a Chinese official is blaming youth crime on the internet. It seems like a clear case of confusing correlation with causation: "In recent years from the cases we have discovered, the proportion of young people guilty of cheating, rape or robbery who are given to using the Internet or have been corrupted by online filth, is very high. Our preliminary figures for arrested youth criminals is that almost 80 percent of them have been seduced by the Internet." You know, in recent years, I've noticed that the proportion of young people guilty of cheating, rape or robbery who are given to breathing is very high. My preliminary figures suggests that 100% of them have been seduced by oxygen. Something must be done!
Feed LG gets ready to rumble live mobile TV (engadget.com)
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Portable Video
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Submission + - Stop global warming - One square of TP at a time
An anonymous reader writes: There are a lot of ways that have been proposed to reduce global warming, but singer Sheryl Crow's idea is one that would likely meet with some resistance. In an effort to conserve trees, Ms. Crow would like to see toilet paper usage reduced to a single square of toilet paper per visit. From her website: "Now, I don't want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required." http://www.sherylcrow.com/news.aspx?nid=7786
