Comment Too Paranoid (Score 1) 792
He's the kinda guy that puts a Post-It note over his laptop's webcam because he doesn't like it staring at him.
Comment Re:WANT! (Score 1) 386
$20 for a GPS jammer? $25 for a cell phone jammer? I wish I would've caught these when they were on sale at Meritline - I would've got one of each. They're cheap enough that the range probably isn't that great (the GPS jammer claimed 10-15M and probably isn't even that) but for that price I wouldn't care.
Comment I also went to ITT... (Score 1) 557
I graduated from my local ITT Tech with a Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems Security as the valedictorian of my class. It took me a year to find a job and not only do I feel like I am COMPLETELY unprepared for a simple IT job but I was also informed that I was hired mainly because the senior IT guy here said he thought we'd get along well (and we do, which is nice), so that basically means I got lucky and my credentials had nothing to do with it. I've got a sizable debt still, but I haven't been out of my old retail job for a full year yet. 30K a year is double what I made in retail, but not quite what I was expecting (I am entry-level, though).
All-in-all, I liked that the teachers worked in the field and really did know their specific subjects inside and out (for the most part), but I didn't like anything else about the school.
Comment Um... (Score 1) 2
How are you being abused via Facebook if you can't get on Facebook to be abused?
Submission + - 3DS hacked to run R4 cart full of DS games (geek.com)
Anonymous Coward writes: "The Nintendo 3DS has been available for only a few short hours in Japan, but a hack already exists allowing backed up game roms to be played.
To be clear, this is not a hack allowing piracy of 3DS games. It is instead a method for allowing an R4 cart loaded with DS games to run on the system. Effectively it allows for the continuation of DS piracy on Nintendo’s new hardware.
Fortunately for Nintendo this is not something a lot of 3DS owners will be able to use. It requires a modification to the 3DS and relies on a whitelist Nintendo included stating which official DS carts will play on the system. The R4 team managed to access that list and modified it to play the games on their cart.
A firmware update is expected to close the vulnerability allowing the hack pretty swiftly – this is what the 3DS auto-patching system is meant to help combat after all. What this does show, however, is that the 3DS may be quite easy to gain access to and cause Nintendo another piracy headache in the coming months."
To be clear, this is not a hack allowing piracy of 3DS games. It is instead a method for allowing an R4 cart loaded with DS games to run on the system. Effectively it allows for the continuation of DS piracy on Nintendo’s new hardware.
Fortunately for Nintendo this is not something a lot of 3DS owners will be able to use. It requires a modification to the 3DS and relies on a whitelist Nintendo included stating which official DS carts will play on the system. The R4 team managed to access that list and modified it to play the games on their cart.
A firmware update is expected to close the vulnerability allowing the hack pretty swiftly – this is what the 3DS auto-patching system is meant to help combat after all. What this does show, however, is that the 3DS may be quite easy to gain access to and cause Nintendo another piracy headache in the coming months."
Submission + - Why are most U.S. tabletop gamers white and male? (gnomestew.com) 1
Anonymous Coward writes: "This is an open question to the tabletop RPG community that I've never seen addressed directly, and I'm curious what people think the answer is (assuming they agree with the premise). Basic demographic data suggests that gamers as a group should be 50% women and 47% non-white, which is pretty obviously not the case. Why is that?"
Submission + - Cyanobacteria Secretes Diesel, Just Add Sunlight
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "The Boston Herald reports that Joule Unlimited claims its genetically engineered microorganism can secrete pure diesel that’s interchangeable with the fuel that goes into trucks and doesn't need biomass feedstock such as corn, grass or algae. Joule’s process for photosynthetic fuel production uses a solar converter and microorganism to capture sunlight and convert carbon dioxide and water directly into liquid fuels and chemicals. “Biofuels, by nature, are not scalable, whereas we have created technology where the solar converters are modular and therefore scalable,” says CEO Bill Sims. “And we can show at small scale what the technology is capable at large scale.” Joule projects it can produce diesel for as low as $30 a barrel, including all of its costs, and ethanol for $50 a barrel and that Joule’s technology produces more power than the fossil energy that it consumes.. “We’re not aware of any biofuel that can make that claim.”"
Comment Didn't someone... (Score 1) 162
Didn't someone in America try to name their kid ESPN (pronounced ehs-pin) and get sued over it, or was that just a rumor?
Submission + - Ancient Brits Ate Their Dead (itworld.com) 1
itwbennett writes: According to a Reuters story, 'researchers from London's Natural History Museum discovered 15,000-year-old human bones in southern England which showed signs of cannibalism and skulls made into drinking cups.' In what had to be a laborious process, 'the skulls had been meticulously cleaned of soft tissue, cut to remove the base and facial bones, and had their rough edges smoothed to create skull-cups or bowls,' said paleontologist Silvia Bello. Blogger Chris Nerney has rewritten the tale as an allegory for asset management.
Submission + - Fox News Doctors CPAC Video Footage (youtube.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: Fox News is caught splicing audio from the 2010 CPAC convention's straw poll over 2011's straw poll to paint a negative picture for the winner Rep Ron Paul R(Tx).
Comment Re:And this is nerd new how, exactly? (Score 1) 96
It was just posted here an hour ago. You think that qualifies as OLD?
Comment Not good (Score 1) 96
Zuckerberg is a VERY poor actor.
Comment My secret: (Score 1) 2
I'm tired all the time and I found a great way to stay productive. Here's my secret: deal with it. People are tired. People have always been tired. People will continue to be tired. It's a simple fact of life and it's much easier to just grin and bear it than to try to change or alter how your body functions. Vitamins are good for plenty of things other than keeping you awake, and some say caffeine has health benefits (just watch the sugar intake along with it) so I can't say you shouldn't go for those, but I don't think you should use them to try to wake up / stay awake. From someone with chronic insomnia for just over 10 years now all I can say to you is get used to it. Sorry for the harsh advice but I really do think it's better than trying to wake yourself up unnaturally.
Comment Plenty of reasons (Score 1) 1
Drive-up ATMs aren't made any differently than walk-up ATMs. There are also people who have poor enough vision that they can see enough to get around but not enough to read. There are also people (at least in my horrid little town) that walk up to drive-up ATMs like the geniuses they are. I'd much rather like to know why people put signs with braille on them too far up to reach, or behind counters so you can't get to them to read the Braille.
Comment Troll tag (Score 1) 470
I see the "troll" tag was removed but the "and even Glenn Beck" comment still remains.
