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Comment This will be horrible. (Score 0, Offtopic) 47

by reverendbeer (#31803428) Attached to: Arduino Assisted Mind-Controlled Television
If this technology becomes commercially viable, it will result in hundreds of thousands of divorces because if the husband has control of the TV, it will either automatically go to A. girl-on-girl porn, B. male/female porn, or C. Male-on-male porn. Of course, such observations by the partner could lead to possible IRL A, B, or C; as such, this technology must be pursued to the fullest. ((As options D and E, the gangbang and trannies, could arguably fall under any of the other categories, they are therefore not listed as choices. ))

Comment Re:Question (Score 1) 458

by reverendbeer (#31152614) Attached to: Operation Titstorm Hits the Streets

Better still, educate your fucking kids to not do stupid shit on the internet. That works better than any filter.

I find your ideas intriguing and wish to have everyone subscribe to your newsletter...whether they want to or not, ironically.

Submission + - Top climate scientist admits no warming since 1995 (dailymail.co.uk) 4

Submitted by Mindl
Mindl writes: Phil Jones, who is at the center of the Climategate scandal, has admitted that there has been no statistical warming in 15 years. He is also claiming to have lost the data that supports his "hockey stick" warming graph. In addition, Mr. Jones is also claiming that warming periods have occurred in the past and were not due to humanity.
Security

Submission + - 'Iceman' Gets 13 Years for 2nd Hacking Offense

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Hugh Pickens
Hugh Pickens writes: "Computerworld reports that Max Ray Butler, who used the hacker pseudonym Iceman, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for hacking into financial institutions and stealing credit card account numbers, the longest known sentence ever handed down for hacking charges. This isn't Butler's first time facing a federal hacking sentence. After a promising start as a security consultant who did volunteer work for the FBI, Butler was arrested for writing malicious software that installed a back-door program on computers — including some on federal government networks — that were susceptible to a security hole. Butler served an 18-month prison term for the crime and fell on hard times after his 2002 release. "I was homeless, staying on a friends couch. I couldn't get work," says Butler. In desperation, he turned again to cybercrime and by the time of his arrest in September 2007, he had built the largest marketplace for stolen credit and debit card information in the world. "It is a shame that someone with so much ability chose to use it in a manner that hurt many people," says Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke Dembosky, who prosecuted the case for the federal government. "This sentence sends a message that cyber crime is taken very seriously.""
Apple

Submission + - The worst Apple products of all time (pcauthority.com.au)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: While Apple is frequently referred to as a leader in consumer electronic product design, the history of the company is filled with examples of poor design and questionable product strategies. This list of Apple's worst ever products includes some interesting trivia, including Apple's overpriced eWorld Internet service, their painfully bad attempt at a "value" computer (the Performa), the much-loathed "hockey puck" mouse, and the Apple Pippin gaming platform. The article also includes the infamous Apple III, which overheated so badly that it prompted one of the strangest repair techniques ever: "Users were advised to pick the computer up a few inches off the ground and then drop it, hopefully jostling the chips back into position."

Submission + - Manga collector sentenced to six months of prison (wired.com) 1

Submitted by Bragador
Bragador writes: A U.S. comic book collector is being sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to importing and possessing Japanese manga books depicting illustrations of child sex and bestiality.

Though child porn drawings leave me uneasy, should Americans accept or oppose a law like this?
Space

Submission + - Has Kepler Discovered New Class of Cosmic Object? (discovery.com)

Submitted by astroengine
astroengine writes: NASA's Kepler planet-hunting observatory has found two normal stars orbited by objects that are too blistering hot to be planets but too small to be stars. So what are they? It's anybody's guess. They're simply called "objects of interest" by the Kepler team.
Education

Submission + - Big Apple Bugs: New Cockroach Species Discovered i (scienceblogs.com)

Submitted by grrlscientist
grrlscientist writes: Like an episode from the popular television series, CSI: NY, two high school seniors sought to identify hundreds of specimens that they had collected throughout Manhattan. Their goal? To identify the species by analyzing at a small portion of their DNA using a technique known as "DNA barcoding." The two "DNAHouse investigators" made a number surprising discoveries using DNA barcoding, including mislabeled food items, and — most astonishing of all — the discovery of a species of cockroach that is new to science.

Submission + - Facebook blocks 'Web 2.0 Suicide Machine' (networkworld.com)

Submitted by azoblue
azoblue writes: Operators of Web site dedicated to those who seek social-media death with dignity say that Facebook is taking a more Hippocratic approach to the idea of killing one's online identities with a few keystrokes. They say the social-networking giant has killed off their access to Facebook.

Called Web 2.0 Suicide Machine, the site's pitch goes like this: "Tired of your Social Network? Liberate your newbie friends with a Web2.0 suicide! This machine lets you delete all your energy-sucking social-networking profiles, kill your fake virtual friends, and completely do away with your Web2.0 alter ego. The machine is just a metaphor for the Website which moddr_ is hosting; the belly of the beast where the web2.0 suicide scripts are maintained. Our service currently runs with Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and LinkedIn! Commit NOW!"

Submission + - Monty wants to save MySQL (helpmysql.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It seems as if the MySQL author is trying hard to win back control over MySQL. In his blog he calls upon the MySQL users to "Help keep the Internet free" by signing his petition. He fears that if Oracle buys Sun they automatically get MySQL which would spell doom for the project. But I have have mixed feelings with this call for help because after all; who sold MySQL in the first place?
The Internet

Submission + - SPAM: Why you won't recognize the Internet by 2020

Submitted by alphadogg
alphadogg writes: As they imagine the Internet of 2020, computer scientists across the country are starting from scratch and re-thinking everything: from IP addresses to DNS to routing tables to Internet security in general. They're envisioning how the Internet might work without some of the most fundamental features of today's ISP and enterprise networks. Their goal is audacious: To create an Internet without so many security breaches, with better trust and built-in identity management. Researchers are trying to build an Internet that's more reliable, higher performing and better able to manage exabytes of content. And they're hoping to build an Internet that extends connectivity to the most remote regions of the world, perhaps to other planets. This high-risk, long-range Internet research will kick into high gear in 2010, as the U.S. federal government ramps up funding to allow a handful of projects to move out of the lab and into prototype. Indeed, the United States is building the world's largest virtual network lab across 14 college campuses and two nationwide backbone networks so that it can engage thousands – perhaps millions – of end users in its experiments.
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